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Newspaper Page Texto ' " TV . CTT . P M EDF01B. Weather Year Ago Maximum 87 Minimum 48 Dtlly Twentieth Tut, WHr Fitty thlrd Yur. . MEDFOUD, ORKGOf, - TUKSDAY. JUXH 23, 1 f)2., NO. SO START COURT AG T PIERC Ttim Watbr Prediction Fair Warmer tonight Increasing fire 'huzurd Maximum yesterday 92 Minimum today 49.5 MAIL' I KIBIfJ WE TIQN GOV'S RIGHT OF VETO IS CHALLENGED Attorney John McNary of Sa lem, Files Action in Su preme Court to Kill Gov ernor's Veto of Special Election Bill and Save State finances. SALEM, Ore., Juno 23.-Contend-ing that Governor Pierce did not have a constitutional right to veto the bill passed by the 1925 legislature calling a special election in September, an original proceeding In mandamus was today filed in the supreme court de manding thnt Secretary of Stale Kozer call a special state election on the second Tuesday of next Septem ber. The petition was filed by Attor ney John H. McNary of Salem, broth er of U. 8. Senator McNary, on behalf of L. L. Swan of Albany, a member of the legislature, who appeared as the petitioner The order which was signed by Chief Justice McBrtde today and de mands that the secretary of state ap pear on June 26 and show cause why the special election should not be called. The act of the legislature which' was vetoed by the governor provided that the special election should be tilled In event the referendum was invoked against. any of -the .avenue producing measures that were passed by tthe legislature, having particular reference to the tobacco tax act, the bus bill, and the "tithing bill." the latter ; requiring that self sustaining state activities pay ten per cent D their proceeds into the general fund of the state. On all of these measures the refer endum has been invoked. Since the governor had vetoed the-special elec tion bill the revenues from all these measures were considered to be cut off until after the general election in November 1926, thereby throwing the state's financial condition Into a seri ous tangle and making a state deficit of over $.6(10,009 by the end of 1926 almost certain. If the mandamus action filed here today is successful, however, the ref erended measures will be voied on in September. Should the measures not )e defeated in that election the state's finances will he bolstered up accord ingly. If the measures are defeated the condition will remain serious. The bus bill Is estimated to produce about $500,000 for. the blennum and the tobacco tax act about $1,500,000, while the tithing act wna estimated to yield about $170,000 for the two years. The argument In the petition filed today is on the theory that section one, article IV -of the state constitu tion, known as the initiative and ref erendum amendment, provides that nil elections on measures referred to the people shall he had at biennial regular general elections except when the legislative assembly shall order a special election. It I contended that concurrence of the governor is not required and that passage of the act by the legislature was sufficient in It self and the governor's signature is not required. The County Judges association of the state and the state highway de partment are mainly interested In the success of the action filed here today by Mr. Swan. Provisions of Hill : The special election bill provided that unless the referendum were in voked on one or more of the revenue bills all other measuces that were re ferred to the people by the legislature itself, should be voted oh at the gen eral election in November, 1926. while If the referendum were Invoked on any revenue mensure all other re ferred bills would be voted on at the Continued nn Pae 8I 1 I INJUNCTION IS GRANTED AGAINST. TEACHING BIBLE IN N. Y. SCHOOLS NEW YORK. June 23 (A. P.) The use of a portion of public school hours for religious instruction l churches of Mount Vernon, a West c.tjester county suburb of New York City, has been forbidden by injunction- , Supreme Court JUee Peeger yes terday granted n writ at White Plains, permanently restraining the Mount Vernon school board from permitting children In the fifth and sixth grade to take 45 minutes of each school week to devote to religious training, Egg Boat Stormed By Villagers and Stock Is Devoured SRATTLE. June 23. (A. P.) A Canadian Press today from Calgary. Alberta. Mild that fifty two inhabitants at Kurt Simpson, 1000 miles northwest of Calgary, npar the Arctic circle, "stormed the first egg boat of the season and fried eggs with one hand and ate them with the other. Many 4 crates of eggs were reduced to empty shells In an hour." WARJSJEARED Japan Threatens to Take Strong Action if China Does Not Apologize at Once Conditions Thruout Country Become Serious Again. By Associated Press, June 23. Possibly serious developments in the Chinese situation were Indicated today by reports in some cases not confirmed of attacks upon Japanese officers In three cities In China. In one case the stoning of a Japanese con sul at Chingklang, nn apology Was de manded and it was intimated Japan might take strong action if the apology were not made. Reports from Ningpo described the anti-foreign movement as rampant and said rioters looted a foreign mess .there. r I Japanese consuls were reported to have been stoned both at Chungking and Chingklang. A Japanese customs commissioner was reported killed mid two Japanese injured at Wuchow. This report was not confirmed. i At Peking the diplomatic corps de cided to open negotiations With the Chinese government to fix the respon sibility for the strikes there. At the same time the (lipolmatlc corps sent to the Chinese foreign of fice a note refusing to accept respon sibility for the delays in settling the Shanghai question. The note also changed the Chinese foreign office with nni'rntlne- n vopninn nf tho Khtintr. hnt IneldP.it thnt rlne nnt nrrnrri with the facts. ) Attempting to extend the anti-foreign agitation to Manila, Shanghai radicals today cabled to comrades In the Philippine city urging a general strike at Manila beginning June 25. j More anti-British boycotts were re ported from various Chinese cities to day. A Hrltlsh destroyer left for Hol Hdw where the Hrltish consul reported trouble. Wall Street-Reportj NEW YORK, June 23. The closing was heavy. American ' Can rallied sharply on short covering in the final hour. General Electric. American Water Works. Tidewater Oil and Max well "B" certificates sold three points or more below yesterday's final fig ures. Stock prices turned reactionary to day but trading was in relatively light volume. 1 here was a widespread ne- net mat tne reaction was a natural correctlon or an over-Douglit comlltion Tota sa es approx mated 950,000 . 11 snarcs- Will Protect Foreigners. WASHINGTON. June 23. (A. P.) Consul General Jenkins nt Can- ton advised the state department todav that "orders had been Issued by the governor for the protection of foreign lives and property. The proceedings were Instituted by Lawrence B. Stein of Mount Vernon, a member of the Free Thinkers So ciety of New York. Clarence Darrow. lawyer of Chica go, WnO In U UHJ1IMI 111 lilt; wviciinc ui . ill. SmnpN evnlntinn trinl. rieclnred he I JAP CONSULS IN CIA ATTACKED regarded the matter ns important as'fr appearance the revolution case. It was the soci ety's cuntentiotPthat the action of .the Mount VermO school board was a violation "f the state constitution In that It Joined rb.urch and state by i recognizing relifcMm as part of the curriculum. . i " ' ' ... i. , . . , ... - His Fate Will Be j Decided Tomorrow William D. Shepherd (indicated by arrow Y. 'alleged " his millionaire ward, is shown listening calmly to prosecution testimony in the courtroom in Chi cago. The jury, chosen after weeks of effort, is seen in the background. MOROCCO ISSUE CAUSES A FIGHT PARIS,' June 23. (A. P. Today's session of the chamber of deputies con sidering the Moroccan question brpKe up in a free-for-all fight whan the white haired Colonel Picot. deputy of the right bloc, rushed to the rostrum and slugged the communist deputy, Doriot ; squarely in the face as tlio lat ter was attacking the French govern ment. Deputy Doriot staggered, but clinch ed with his assailant. Communist. from the left and nationalists from the right came climbing up the steps of the rostrum until 25 deputies were there, milling around, wrestling and hitting each other wildly. ' A turmoil of deputies then surged in the open space below the rostrum and it was ten minutes before the ush- ( ers could break up the various fights and President of the Chamber Herriot , could adjourn the session. j With folded arms, Premier Painleve nnd Foreign Minister Jlriand watched the fight. i Before the disturbances started Pre mier Painleve had commenced a Peech on the Moroccan situation He .said France must present a solid front In Morocco. I If we took the least initiative to ward peace negotiations," he said, "our action would bo interpreted as weak ness and make our situation more dif. ficult." TO HAVE WIFE KILLED, BUT SHE LIVED KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 2.1. (A. P.) The Kansas City Journal today prints a copyright story detailing u confession of Charles B. Davles. prom inent Concordia, Has., resident, that lie hired a Kansas City gunman to siay Il1s w,fe )n or(er t0 ohtaln ner ,mM, ertv ,) or hi8 subseouent lilackmnll- OF DEPUTIES Jng by gllmon aml lhelr associates -.,,, , . n..st ,n,tch from the .,, ,),,,,.,,.., mllr,,p, i. 1 ls ,'"v . ","'m"-n wnen tne attempt at 'niinte- ''Associated Press staff representative Davies nnd seven Kansas City men ut KlnK11 Bay tnat lhe press nK(.nt of who were alleged to Pave l -a ... . lh v-ni-wcittain Aero club which con- volved In the plot against Mrs. Davles J ?.?, ?l? Z ,,ltr f, oin nl fr. were cliareod with assault with Intent t0 km charges filed last night at Concordia. Uavles, n i-it.-' m---1'B.- secretary of the Elks club of Con- cnrdla. the .toums Walter Moseley of Kansas City to kill his wife, paying $?nuu, with me pru.u ise of $:I0(I0 after the slaying. Mrs. navies' was attacked in her bedroom October 14, 1924, and was. lelt for dead She recovered from a fractured skull, however. mMmimii i i,... ii The kherlff of Cloud county confirmed to- day reports published In Kansas City thnt Charles D. Davies. wealthy re tin A niPrrhnnl nf Pnnrnrd f r nnd con fessed he had conspired with Kansas City gunmen torklll his wife. Mrs. Davies recovered from nn at tack made on her last Oeeober by gangsters. Davles was released on JSOOO bond at an arraignment Thuriglay. KDINnrilOH. Siotland. .Inn. (A. p.) Miss Anna Ai:i:: don of Kvanston. III., was re -mi 21. president of the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union today. ENGI FORCED N. POLE PLANE TO LAND Amundsen party Made Forced ... Landing in Arctic, Accord ing to First A. P. Report Allowed Thru 2y Norway Aero Club. KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen, Saturday, June 20. (A. P.) (Delayed) The lost airplane 'of the Amundsen-131 taworth e xpedition by this time probably has been crushed ' by the ice in which it was left fast and parts of It may eventually drift westward and be cast up somewhere on the Greenland coast. This is the view taken by the mem bers of the Amundsen party who re turned here Thursday in . their re maining plane. The story told by the returning ex plorers showed that trouble - for the parly began early, when the machine Amundsen, leader of the expedition, was occupying with Lieutenant Uilscr Ijursen nnd Mechanic Carl Feueht de scended to a low altitude the day after the start to take observations. The motor of this machine, It was stated, suddenly developed a defect, necessitating a forced landing on a narrow strip of water between two moving masses of Ice. Nobody was hurt but the party had to move quickly and ubandon every thing it could not carry in the way of Tood and equipment and dash for safely. They were separated by some distance from the other plane, the oc cupants of which were unable to see them. In crossing new lee In the attempt ed salvage work that followed Lief Dletrichson, pilot, and Oskar Omdahl, mechanic, broke through Into the water and were rescued with great difficulty, mainly by the heroic efforts of Lincoln Ellsworth,-' companion ex plorer with Amundsen In the expedi tion. Omdifhl was pretty far gone when he was (lulled from the water. ........ .i . Snltzbercen. hns pi-rmltted to come I through since Amundsen's return. The "Daily Bank Robbery Riri-l.I.m-UO. Wis.', June 23. (A. P.) Robbers entered this town about 1 n. m. today, wrecked the vault In the First National bank and escaped with an undetermined nmount of cash and securities aner hiiuumiik u i me w In the mots approved wild west man ner. It Is believed the loot was not more than $10,000. TROON. Scotland. June 23. (A. P.) Kichty-one golfers here have iiunllfled for the Hrltlsh open cham pionship, among them being the trio from the I'nlted States, Joe Kllkwood, MurInnM Smith and Jim I :mi lies, who returned cards of 1.13. 10 and lf,.ri, respectively, for the nor- n i; holes quiilifvlni; pliv. The chnm ted pliinshiii. - hnle meil.il play, will h. Uwr "0 at I'restwlck Tnursuay and Friday. CHANDLER EGAN WINS EIGHT UP IN FIRST ROUND TACOMA COUNTRY CLUB. TA COMA, June 23. Dr. O. K. Willing, amateur champion, Portland Wnverly club,, started out today In the first IS hlles of the 3( hole play of the first round in the Pacific Northwest Golf association amateur event at the Ta' coma Country club by defeating his opponent, Walter Favoargue of Aber deen, one tip. H. Chandler Kgan, Medford, Ore., finished eight up on Hobby Vaughn, Taconia; Lee Btell, Seattle, and A. Kyle, Portland, cuine in even; Chuck Hunter, Tacoinu, two up on O. Sbuw; Frank Dolph of Port laud. I'lve up on 11. O. Thompson of Vancouver. , National At New York. R. If. 13. Brooklyn H 13 3 New York 5 (I 0 Hntterles: Vance and Deberry; Ileal ley, lluul'inger. Winner and Ciowdy. Second game. R. II. K. Brooklyn 5 10 B New York 8 13 1 Batteries: Khrhardt, Green nnd Taylor; MacQuillan, Uenn and Sny der, Gowdy. At Boston. R. II. B. Philadelphia , 7 1 Boston - 3 9 2 Batteries: King nnd Wilson; Barnes Maniuard, Yaryan, Ryan and Gibson. Second game. . ' R, II. K. Philadelphia 9 1 d 1 Boston 7 11 2 Batteries: Carlson, Couch nnd Hen llne; Graham, Kyun, Genewlch and Gllison. At Chlcngo. ' R. H. R. Cincinnati 5 HI 1 Chlcngo 0 14 0 Batteries: Donohue, May. Blemllter and Kruger; Cooper and flonzales. T Plttsburg-St. Iouls ratn. American. At Phlladelpha R. H. K. Boston 2 8 3 Philadelphia 3 8 1 Quinn and Plclnlch;. Harris, Rom mel and Cochrane. At Washington R. TI. FJ. New York 16 0 Washington K 14 Shocker. Kerguson nn Bengough; Ruether, Marberry and Ituel. Daily Report on the Crime Wave CIIICAOO, June 23 Drnatle action against Kuntnen and rohhers was con sidered by police executives here tn il:iyiH they inveatlBati'd the slaying yesleriiy of Patrolman Patrick Mc C.o'ern, shot down hv three men. who escnped with $5000 carried hy a messenger McOovern was 'escorting, lie was the sixth policeman to fall In two weeks. ' ' ' OcorKc llnney. -the mcwsenKcr. was held after a search of his hoi' re veiiled letters from men with police riTonls. Police dccitlliMl Hancy was slilnnpi-il hint ivcinln'r nnd rnMied of $i;oo0 anil two. yi-ius iikh $l-ri.0'Mt wan stolen from a sufe In the theater which employed him. BASEBALL SCORES Electricity Fails; Prince Dances As Guests Hold Cand&s JOHANN KS H t It G , SouthAf- rlca, June 23. A. P.)- The Prince of Wales ushered in his 31st birthday in thu small hours 4 of this morning dancing to the light of candles and matches v held by other guests at a party given bv thu Hrltlsh Empire Service league. The emergency form of lighting was necessi- tated when the ulectrlcily failed for half an hour. Chief Executive Denies That Economy Talk Hurts Busi ness U. S. Surplus of $200,000,000 Is - Predicted Federal Encroachments in States Deplored. WASHINGTON. June 2.1. (A. P.) An administration tax pro gram to reduce thu prcweiit lax burden by $:iuO,000,OU() hatt vir - tun Ily bwn complete! - for sub ' mission to wngrcss next fall. Thnt a g r e t m c ti t has boon reached on most of Uio major features of thu progium was re vealed after a conference today between Secretary Mellon and Chair out it frcen of the house ways and means committee. The two were said to te In accord except on I he que I Ion of ru ncuUng estate taxes. WASHINGTON, June 23. (A. P.) A promise that he wilt recommend further reduction of taxes to congress ' ut tho December session was mado I hist nl if lit lv President CnnllrfifM in nn address at the semi-annual budget meeting. He predicted a surplus of $200,000, 000 at the end of the fiscal year June 30, and estimated that the surplus for the coming fiscal year would approxi mate $:'Ut. duo, odd. Admitting there was little prospect, for several years at least, of cutting government expenditures below three billion dollars annually, Mr. Coolldge said the outlay for the current fiscal year would total $.1,035,000,000, ex clusive of money applied to reduction of the public debt and operation of the postal service. It Is his desire, he added, to hold expenditures for the coming year, In cluding the amount applied on debt reduction but excluding the postal service, within $3,375,000,000, or $126,000,000, ho said, less than esti mated comparable expenditures for this year. Mr. Coolldge also declared he would attempt to hold estl males for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 a 1! C , to $3,0K0,ou0.000, exclusive of the postal service. No estimates were given of the amount needed for reducing the debt u nd operating the postal service. Must Continue Kiimomy - The president told his audience, made up of cabinet officials, and de partmental executives, that they must continue their efforts to decrease the cost of government. Ho gave con gress credit for supporting the budget and declared that while the tax bur den had been materially lightened, It "is still with the people." .. t "Back of the tireless, persistent and drastic campaign for construc tive economy In federal expenditure," declared Mr. Coolldge, "has been the relief of the people of this nation jfroin a great burden of taxation. It lias neen successiui. j iixen iittvu ueen tOnnttnusil on Vugm EHx U. S. A. DEBT E FEEL F PARIS, June 23. (A. P.) It was officially announced today that l French operations for the evacuntion J of the Ruhr will begin within a short time. The announcement was made after the council of mlnlsteis approv ed the measures taken by the Paln i leve government for the execution of France's engKemen concerning the Ruhr evacuation. I It was explained later that this tneans the evacuation of Kssen and the fulfillment by tfw Painleve gov- PRESIDENT FOR IAX REDUCTION AND ECONOMY STATE ASKS DEATH FOR SHEPHERD In Address to Jurv State At torney Demanded Penalty of Death for W. D. Shep herd Defendant On Wit ness Stand Denies Crime State Refuses to Cross-Examine Him. - CHICAGO, Juno 23. (A. P.) Iu almost the first words of Its" opening address to the jury the state demanded the death penalty for William D. Sfceb herd, accused of the murder of William McCllntock. "It Is up to you, gentlemen of the jury, to fix the punishment in this case, 14 years to life Imprisonment, life imprisonment or death," said George K. Gorman, first assistant state'B attorney. "We contend, however, that this murder was so brutal that there, is but one penalty which would be proper and that Is the death penulty."- .. ' Mrs. Shepherd burst luto tears when Gorman said that she had been used 1 in Shepherd's plan to obtain the Mc Cllntock fortune. It was her first display of emotion , since the trial started. She was hid ,den from the jury by a huge column. I Mr. Gorman had not concluded his fldloliriWIfl Until 10 A M tnmnvmtu -CHICAGO, June 23. (A. P.)-Wll- nam unning aiiepnera tooK tne wit ness stand today to -strike the chief blow in his defense of the charges that lie used typhoid bacilli to slay his millionaire foBter-son, William I Nelson McCllntock. A crowded room of spectators who had fought for admission to this day I of days of the five weeks of the trial strulned forward tonsely us Shepherd was culled. ' I A great mass of a man, wide and or stocky build, curly iron grey ha'r, IiIb face chalky white with Its prison pallor. Shepherd ambled leisurely to the witness box. I Murder It Denied. ' 1 '"Did you murder Billy McCllntock?" asked William Scott Stewart, Shep herd's chief counsel, after the usual Identifying questions. -I "I did not," Shepherd replied In a firm, well modulated voice. The de fense nttorney took Shepherd through each charge in the Indictment of i!2 counts, covering the death of McClln tock by poison, germs and ait "un known manner." In each instance the defendant .answered a firm "I did not." I In three minutes Shepherd'B general denial of each and every accusation against him had been formally en tered and Stewart sat down with a remark, "take the witness," to the prosecution. I The defense rested Its case at 2:30 P. M., after Shepherd was excused from the wltuoss stand. - , No Cross-Examination. ' , ' The crosB-examlnatlon wad con cluded In four minutes after the after r.oon session was resumed. The pros ecutor did not ask a question regard ing the Illness or death of Billy Mc Cllntock, nor query as to Falman, Marchand, the letter Shepherd Ih alleged to have written to Falman's school or the school itself. - Shepherd obviously was astonished ns the prosecutor remarked: i "That's all." . .- The courtroom . was taken by sur prise and gasped. Kive minutes sufficed for nrrana'nn the division of time for arguments and George E. Gorman, first assistant state's attorney, immediately began the first of the arguments to the jurv. It was agreed there would be no time limit on the addresses to the Jury. Gorman said he would talk about three hours, however. He will be (Continued on page two) ' 1A ernment of the engagements of th preceding Herriot government ' 10: evacuate the Ruhr territory by Aug ust 1 & to tho line of Oberhausen, Maulhnlm and Kettwlg. " ;.t,-. Apparently the poicnl tension be tween Germany and France has been greatly relieved during the last Jew weeks. A French paiilamentaiTan. explaining the situation said: "( Iir ninny Is the only country In the world which Is not asking France for something Just now."