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Newspaper Page TextEUGENE GUAI WEATHER Oregon: Cloudy and cooler tonight; Friday, fair and cooler; moderate westerly winds. Minn f J w ' VOkJ gUQENE, OREGON, THURSDAY jNIXG, AUGUST 14, 1924. " " '" ";, " yQ 33 nnnnnnr Td UlUUUbt III U0NGHG.O.P. R TONIGHT wominee to Be Officially , Notified of Honor of Representing Party in White House oampaign. KASHIN'GTOX.' Aug. 14. Heady . i.nnch the national campaign, re publican leaders from every section j He nation, were ucro touuy .iu i..f President Coolldse outline his rifita on tlie campaign iss'! iu a lWech accepting the nomination of the party ns presidential candidate. "Mr. Coolidge wi" D0 notifiotl tot wjr of bis nomination at exercises j, Memorial hall tonight, and his tiposition of ther principles on which he seeks election will set iu motion (1, campaign planned to take in most pjru of the country. Many Visitors Call. Many of the visitors called at the Tlite House to leave their respects ,iih Secretary Slenip during the jorning, prior to a r.oon buffet lun ,i,oii mid informal reception ar rived by Ir- 'ni 51 rs- Coolui:c for !b, representatives of the convention riicb nominated him. But the presi dent, because of the work on his (tsk and an engagement to test his wire and poae for pictures in the mdilorium where he will speak, was uojble to receive many of them per mally until the lntter hour. Cnder the direction of William M. Barter, chairman of the national nannittee and James B. Reynolds of Washington, in ehnrjre of the plans fur the ceremonies, all arrangements bad been completed for the exercises toitnrt at eight o'clock tonight, east ern standard time. " Butler to Preside. Mr. Ihitler will preside and Frank ff. Jlondell. permanent chairman of the nalional convention will notify Sir. Coolidge of his nomination. Mr. Coolidce's acceptance and a prayer by the Rev. Jason Noble Erick, pastor b the First Congregational church here of which the president is a mem ber will conclude the program. Lont distance telephones will car ry the sneakers' voice to radio broad- sstin( stations in every section east ol the Rocky mountains and the na tional commitfee estimates that an uiiience of 2-1.000,000 would be en-. bled to hear the addresses despite the limited capacity of the hall. SMS, TlLLSiVSQOK TILLAMOOK, Ore., Aug. 14. Pel ntes to the annual' state convention I the Benevolent and Protective Or der of Klks were registering today, tile first events of the three-rlnv Wsram hegan. Frank Loncrgnn of '"ttlanil. president of the stnto Elks 'fe. was principal speaker at ft first meeling this afternoon, tieep s,. fi,i,ing trip a rodeo and amusements have been arranged ' the entertainment of the visitors. W'mwk i, decorated in purple and '""''"'s .f the order. PUBLISHER HERE ' . M Reagan. publisher of the Al f Herald. and Mrs. Reagan were lwMnj:g(.ne Thursday. Today's Feature Modern Horns tor Sale Terms AND LET THE Want ads FRY0U Guard AdleU Mmk.9 YOU Money PHONE 1200 Kid McCoy is Charge of Killing Woman LOS AXUELES. Aug. 14. Evi dence to be presented , to the county grand jury today will completely dis prove the story of Norman Selby (Kid -McCoy) that Theresa Mors, latest Kf the ei-pugilist's heart fuecies, "killed herself, according to police detective in charge of the case. The bullet that killed the divorced wife of Albert Mors, wealthy antique dealer, entered her temple without any accompanying powder burns, an examination showed. It must have been fired from a distance of at least three feet, officers say, and they de clare would eliminate the suicide the ory from the tangled skein of the af fair. Further, it is pointed out, the body scars and bruises indicated nn ante mortem struggle. LOS ANGELES, Oil., Aug. 14.- Kid McCoy, veteran of the prize ring whose clever fists fetched him fat purses and wide fighting renown more than a quarter of a century ago, eat iu a jail cell here today facing the most desperate battle of his car eera fight to free himself of the charge of murdering a woman. Woman Found Slain. The woman, Mrs. Theresa Mors, divorced wife of a wealthy antique dealer, was found dead early yester day in the apartment she and McCoy, whose true name is Norman Selby, had occupied for several weeks as 'Mr. and Mrs. N. Shields." In her head was a .illi culibre bullet, nearby was en automatic pistol of the same calibre and a note signed by McCoy bequeathing all his Worldly posses sions to his mother. ' When HcCoy waB arrested several hours later, after terrorizing omploy-. es and patrons of two fashionable Alcohol and Drugs Brought Death to Thos. B. M'Devitt PORTLAND, ore.. Aug. 14 Acute olcoholiBni with nn injection of a drug as a strong contributing fnetor were the causes of tile death last Sunday of Thomas B. McDevitt, well-known local lawyer, according to a report by Coroner Knrl Smith. The report is baaed on a post mortem examination. Officers at the coroner's office said they would recommend that no in quest be held as the effort to estab lish the cause of death liad developed so much technical medical evidence that it would be useless to( attempt to present to a coroner's jury. According to the police, McDevitt had been drinking before he was giv en the-drug. by Mrs. Nellie Procnsco, who Is still being held without bail on a minor charge of having narcotics in her possession. T CniCAGO, Aug. 14. OP) Clar ence S. Darrow, counsel for the de fense, and Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney got into an flnpry argument 'at the afternoon session of the Franks hearing which was interrupt ed only when Judce John H. Caverly directed a five-minute recess. Mr. Harrow was crops-examining Dr. Archibnld Church of Chicago, the ! state's second alienist, when be asked if the doctor had gone to the boys for j any other purpose than an alienist fjr the state, to give testimony on which to hang them. His lips quivering, his nnturally ruddy countenance redder than ever, and his finger pointed pbak'mg'y at Mr. iKirrow, the doctor managed to get out; "Now, Mr. Darrow. you know that : was not true," before Mr. Crowe was , ou his feet with a loud objection. "Let him answer, let him answer,", Mr. Crowe shouted, a at the same ; moment Mr. Dnrrow withdrew . hts j question with an apology, Bnd Judg I Caverley ordered it erawed from the i record. ' "He tsked a question and saw th i answer was going to hurt him," Crowe j said, in reference to Dnrrow. I "You know I don't play trick? hurled back Mr. Darrow. "I scad vertentiy used the word and I faavf had it stricken o'it.M "You have played plenty of tricks, Mr. Crowe g t in. bff ire Judce Car ci-ly dire'-red the temyera to cooL Held to Face snops and shooting and slightly wounding three persons, no wan stub bornly silent for a time, but finally talked freely. Mrs. Mors killed her self, he said. The, shock and grief "put out his lights" and filled him with nn insane rage to kill her hus band, "who drove her to it," to kill all those who stood in his way, and f.nally to kill himself. But fate hid Mors from him and his plan to kill himself was lost in th swirl of events. , Had Planned Suicide. I was going to kill myself," he said, explaining the note found in the apartment, "but I forgot." Police believe portions- of McCiy's story, but declare that his suie'de de fense has already received its knock out blow from the Kid's own sister, Mrs Jennie Thomas, whom they quote as Baying McCoy came to her home soon after the shooting of Mrs. Mors and burst out with: "I just had to kill that woman!'' McCoy, under re-grilling at the city (Continued on page eight) Big Picnic of Lumbermen on Labor Day It was announced by A. C. Dixon at the Booth-Kelly Lumber company offices todny that it is possible that a picnic for all employees of the com pany and of all lumber company and sawmills in the couuty may be staged Labor day, .September 1. About 15 employees of the Booth Kelley company 'from Eugene, Spring field and Wendling will gather in the chamber of commerce rooms tonight to discuss the possibility nnd make plans for the affair. As yet no definite information has been given out on the picnic aside from the fact that it may be an all cpunty affnfr. Tha place nnd the pro gram as well as other general infor mation will be worked out at the meeting tonight, which is scheduled for 8 o'clock.. Lane county is one of the greatest lumber nnd sawmill districts in Ore gon, and a gathering for all employees of all lumber companies and sawmills here would be a monster meeting, as there are many hundreds of men em ployed in the lumber industry in this vicinity. G. A. R. CHOOSES 1 BOSTON, May 14. Dr. Louis Arensburg of Uniontown, Fa., today was elected commnnder-in-chietf of the Grand Army of the Republic, by the encampment. John Itees of Nebraska, was chos i junior vice-commander-in-chief; the Jtcv. Charles Blodgett o& Ohio, chaplain-in-chief and Kola D. A. Stewis of Buffalo, N. Y., quartermas ter general. Wilfred A. Wetherbee of Newton, Mass., was elected senior vice-eoinmauder-in-chief. A resolution was adopted instruct ing a committee to present to the next congress a bill to increase the pensions of all Civil war veterans to $72 a month; every widow who married prior to 1010, $00 a month; army nurses ?.V) a month; soldiers totally disabled f u month nnd oldiers disabled $100. Remodeling of S. P. Depot Has Started A crew of workman this morning started operations for the remodel iritt of parte of tJ:e Kugcne Southern I'acific depot. It is planned that an office will be built in what is now part of the furnace rom on the west eud of the d'-pot to be used for the tejemph office end thus remove this department from the ticket office. Tbs ffefct office is to be remodeled and fixed over, aud made modern in every detail. The vrew doing the work has Just eonipietcd lli eoiitrurtioB U new depot at Reexport, Ore. midiiM kau: to A Ij ciiisis liKl.sr:i, Aug. H. a criBi in J!tirttitii'Ji coal supply will be pre. clpttai thruuKti the walkout yes tt'Njy of C'j.'vS rn'.ner of the at, s.'ww lit t! s Mw.a liafin, (he men re- tt;e cut of 10 BLAZE SWEEPS JOB OF T Col. Greeley Personally Supervising Fighting of fires in California; Plans to Make Survey. BEND," Ore., Aug. 14. Sixty more men have been sent to Wasco lake to fight the forest firo there, which has already burned over more that! IfiOO acres of timber.- The firefightin force jn the region now numbers ItiO men, 70 of whom have been brought from the road construction crew tit Mj'IConzie pass, .Taking these men from their usual work may mean de lay in completion of the highway this fall, said forest officials, here. The expense of keeping the crew in the rugged region adjacent to Was co lake amounts to approximately .$2000 a day, it was said by officials directing the operations. The firo is one of the most serious in the Des chutes national forest this season. It has been burning uncontrolled since Monday. The firefighters are worn through loss of sleep. 1 ( FIRE ENTERS TIMBER MARSH FIELD, Ore., Aug. 14. The forest fire near the camp of th Coos Buy Logging company, five miles east of Marshfield, is burning in green timber over a mile front, and the sit uation is regiirded ns serious by for est officials. The entire crew of the logging company Is fighting to hold the flames In check. ' ' Numerous bVher fires in the county were reported under control tody'. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL. Aug. 14. Colonel WB." Greeley, chief of the United States forest service, here to personally supervise the fighting of fires In California's national forests, prepared today to leave for a two weeks' inspection tour of reserves In the northern part of the state. In company with Paul O. It cd lug ton, dis trict forester, Colonel Greeley will make a complete survey of the north ern area and then enter the southern district for a similar period. Sees Greater Hazard Plans to combat what was charac terized as an extreme fire' hazard period, expected during this month and part of next, were announced by Colonel Greeley. He said that a re serve force of experienced forest rangers from other western states would.be concentrated In California within the next two weeks, to be available for any emergency. f - r HER LANDS IIS Oregon Old Timer Sees Portland for FirstTime,Pleased POHTLAND, Ore., Aug. 14. Bar. Bey Car.y, who I. 64, and wlio un til yesterday n.ver uw an le vutor, a atret car, a vaudevllla ahow or a pollca patrol wag-on la enjoying himself In Portland. ' Ha dropped In for a couple of dnys, to. see what Portland waa like, from Camas Valley, down by Hoeeburg. "'Yea, I think I'd like to live In Portland," he remarked today. 'Tills hoIbo sounds good." Caroy crossed the plains to Hose burg with hts fathrfr In '6t. He never 'got to Portland before, but when Dernard Uann, with whom he lives, decided to come up, ltarney decided he wanied to see the big city. , , . . . ' ' . Jle took his first' ride In an ele vutor at the pollco station, when Dr. Max Charleton started out to show him the sights. Then they put him In a street car. That wasn't so much of a thrill for Harney has ridden In autoB. But when the medical man took him to a vaudeville ahow, the old farmer becamu Interested. -. Chief of Police Jenklna gave Car ey a ride In the covered wagon, alias the patrol. ISat lie wasn't arrested. SAIJiM, Ore., Am. 11. Secretarv of State Hoier todtij received a letter signed by Governor ll'crca und War den A. M. Dalrymple of the state penitentiary, in wllch they .declare that it is nscesnary to boriww SlhYOOtt from the stute general fund, not oth erwise appropriated, in order to meet current demands on the Di'ison revolv ing fund. The revolving fund was created at the request of the, governor by the 11123 legislature and under the act creating it is provided the right- to borrow from the general fund ud to $30,000. : . . The letter scutes that the money is needed principally to pay for flai straw purchased from farmers, nearly all, of which will be delivered tills month. Host of the 1023 crop Is still on hand, the letter says, not having been worked up on account of the prison flax mill beini destroyed bv fire last September and not yet being fully constructed. It Is estimated tbnt it will be at least three months be fore sufficient returns can be ex pected from the sale of products to pay running expenses. Most of the sales of flax products are made on from 30 to 00 days" time., i . WHAT'S ON THE END OF IT? CONFERENCE SUCCESS THREATENED; FRENCH, GERMANS UNSHAKEN CM DETAINS START OF 0. S. Departure of Flagship For Position Enroute Held Up Following Fall of Barometer and Blowing. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dug. 14. W) The American round-the-world filers will leave on their hazardous flight from loeland to the northeast coast of Greenland tomorrow If weather permits. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. U. Tho departure of the United States cruiser Richmond, flagship of Reur-Admlral Thomas 1. Mngruder, to take up Its station 150 miles off the Iceland coast to await the pass ing of the American round-the-world nvlators, which hnd been planned for 8 o'clock this morning, was postponed until tomorrow on receipt of news from (he cruiser Raleigh off the Greenland coast that the hnromoier was falling and Hint hnlt a gale was blowing. Other Craft On Water. The American navy patrol- craft Reld and Billingsley left Reykjavik Wednesday for their stations along the course of the Greenland, fliera x toward . The plane of Lieutenant Nelson, which bad been on shore for sovernl days for ' on overhauling, woe put back In the water lost night. The ma chine is said to be in perfect condi tion. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The destroyers Barry and Oobhlan have left Indian Harbor, Labrador, to take up Uieir positions off Greenland to ild the world fliers, on their bop across the Atlantic. BURNS KNOCKED OUT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. Pat Lester, heavyweight, protege of "Spi der" Kelly, a noted trainer, knocked out Jack Burns in the first round of a scheduled four-round bout here last night. ' WORLD 5 Berlin Sees Crisis While Americans Work For Compromise in Evacuation of Ruhr; Departure From Territory is Question. LONDON; Ann;. 14. After tho intprvontion of the British prime minister, Rnmsny MacDonnkl, Chancellor Marx decided this afternoon that he would send Dr. Luther of the Gorman delegation to Berlin, lyit would eotnmunioate by ware with his government regarding tho stand of the l'Veneh on tho military evacuation of the Ruhr. Ihi said he would give out tho answer of the Keieli tonight if he received it. The French and Germans are deadlocked on tho evacuation of tho Ruhr. Germany Is Behind Marx, Cabinet Says niiltl.IN, Aug. M. OP President Hbert prcxUlcd at nn extraordinary sesHlon of the cabinet, convoked lit 7:30 o'clock this muruiug, to discuss the situation whldi lias arisen iu Loudon becuuso of I lie fnilure ot the French and Ourmim delegates to the International conference tii arrive lit an agreement on tho time limit for the military evacuation of tho Ruhr. Au official bulletin was given out announcing, tbnt the members of Jho cabinet were In full accord with the attitude taken by the German dele gate! In London. V , llerllu fteea C'rlala ' The latest serious developments at tho London conference are com mented upon by all the Uorlln news papers, whloll, without exception agree that a crisis has been reached on the question of military evacua tion of the Ruhr. ( it Is generally agreed also that there seems to bo little or no hop of a compromise unless tho French make concessions, for, It Is stated, It Is utterly Impossible for Ger many to make further concessions. I.lttle Hope Hern The newspapers point out that the bills whereby the Liawes report may be put Into effect In Germany will never obtain the neceasary two-thirds majority In the Reich stag unless the chancellor is 'able to announce that the German dele gation h ii a returned from London with a definite written protocol, signed by the French premier, to the effect that the Ruhr will bo entire ly evacuated by a, certain date In the near future. , There Is no doubt whatever, It I generally conceded, that the gov ernment would have the support of all tho political parties In a refus al to agree to anything abort of complete evacuation at at) etlrly date, and that It la prepared to face the ' consequences, however heavy, on such a refusal. ' CLEARED OF DEATH LOB ANOF.I.ES, Aug. H. Charles W. Dorrls of Iwing Beach, was ac quitted In the superior court here on two charges of murder in con nection with the recent shooting to death In his apartment at Long Beach of his wife and Henry D. Meysr ot 1'asadena. ' The quick return of the Jury came as a complete surprise to both sides. Mrs. Dorrls and Meyer were found shot to death In Uorrls'a Long ileach apartment. !orrls consistently maintained that til a. quarrel over a note for 126, 000 given by Meyer to Lorrls, the former had shot the woman and then himself. Bank Bandit Chief Killed By Officers BEATTI.n. Aug. 14. D. C. Ma lone, alias A. J, Itrown, leader of a bandit gang who attempted to rob the Snoqualmlo Valley Rank at Toll, Wash., Wednesday waa killed, Ted Leshee, of Jerome, Ida ho, was fatally wounded and deputy Sheriff Virgil A. Murphy was slightly wounded In the leg when Bherltf Mat Ktarwlsti and elx de puties frustrated the holdup after leeelvlujt. a "lip- from a. criminal. LONDON. Aug. H. OP) The deadlock between the French and the Germans on the question of the time limit for the military evacua tion of the Ruhr Is Imperilling the tnte of the international confor ence, It was Indicated today after a hurried meeting of the Trench. RelKinn and German premiers at Downing street, early this morning suits'""0'1 ' prodU06 nlhl re No Ultimatum Given. . American Ambassodor Kellon .. sued a statement through the embns- sy denying a published report that he had issued nn ultimatum m n.. mans in support of the B'reuch plan providing a year for the military eva cuation of the Ruhr. "A Mr. Kellogg's position. It is aint. ed, la one of neutrolity. ' Later Chancellor' Man said that ho could hot accept oa hi own auth ority the French nrouosal that the military evacuation of the Ruhr be gin one year after the dnte of the signing of the protocol in London. It was announced that Dr. Luthur'F. Garde! would go to Berlin to consult with President Ebert and the lenders of the parties nnd that the Germane would glvo their, answer Sunday. The deadlock. It la etnlulned . la ovor both the date on which the evacuation will beiln and on the duration of the evacuation. The Ger mans have been Inslstlna that :t should begin immediately and should bo completed by January. Hie French have pronosod .that tho evacuation should be completed not Jiiler than one year from the date of the signing- of the nrotoml embodying the work of the London conference. The assumption has also been that the French would not be willing to begin the evacuation until the .Inter-allied tVntrul aommiaslon luul completed Its present investiga tion. This, ie la expected will' not be before tho middle of Septomber. IS JURY VERDICT: James Campbell of Otkrldge, taken by officers In their recent cleanup at that place, waa today found guilty of a charge of sale of Intoxicating liquor and was assessed a fine of $500 end sentenced to serve a term of six months In the county jail by Harold J. Wells, acting Justice. J. M. Will isms, attorney for the defense, served notlca of appeal. The jury whirh beard the case and found James Csnipbell guilty was composed of II. F. Fortney, J. E. Roach, I. S. I)ny, E. E. Quimhy, Hen ry Grant and Mrs. Ruth Addison. Thin afternoon the Jury trial of K. F. Rieklefs, also of Oukridge, charged with possesnlon of liquor, was occu pying the attention in Justice court. Jurymen were J. T. Genn, Mrs. Helen Stevenson, Mrs. B. W. DeBusk, I. J. l:tes. I. S. IHty and P. I. Bust. Howard M. Brownel! was attorney for the defense, with Clyde N. Johnston, district attorney, acting for the pros ecutlon. CANE SUGAR $7.10 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. An Increase of 1ft cents a hundred pound In sugar was aunounced today by the Western Sugar Refining company and the California-Hawaiian Sugar Rofin ing company. The increase makes the price for cane sugar $7.10 and beet sugar 8.00.