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. CIRC0UITIOII April, Xfiir. Sundajr only ' a Si? "0,h e,,di" Huijar only . ' , ' ' (tfli J lily and Sandav 5214 m m citt or aixzx Varte aed Polk OoaatUg SwlT nwjUy t da The Oregon Statesman xsm hoici xxwsr ins ' , SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, . OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1922 PRICE : 7 FIVE CENTS MSJllBJSJISlSwe g,.. "' """" """" """"" ' " " ' - 1 11 -hi i m n - M LJ LjvJi, JlJvJLU LJ Ui UUUlJULJL L LJ. l Liu i ..... i d , .... f i a 1 . . " ' ' ' ' r - . - .- ; f '. .. ' , , "t .... n " ' . ' 3f If J i i r 6 ClSHllED ' -" - v - Silverton Lumber Company Suffers Damage of Over , $5000 When Freight Cars Plunge Down Grade at Rate of 50 Miles an Hour Engineer Lea Receives Broken Leg Other Members of Crew Shaken Up Flying Logt Hit Farmer's House, and Barn Plucky Pilot Sticks to Cab at Risk of His Life One man was injured seriously, three others sustained slight bruises and property was damaged to the amount o more than $5000 when a logging train operated by the Sil) verton Lumber company ran away late yesterday... Whilo descending a steep grade at a point six miles northeast o Mehama... Six of the 10 cars in the train and the front, trucks of the locomotive were derailed. ' .... BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD As the train started down the grade the engineer at j tempted to apply his air, brakes but without satisfactory, response. Upon realizing the impending danger he called to members of the crew to jump, with the result that. Jack Reeves, fireman; and T. Lu Rydell jpi&.k MBrickey, brak& men, abandoned the train. Although not seriously hurt the three men sustained numerous "body bruises and.; suffered somewhat from shock. ENGINEER MAKES BRAVE EFFORT ? E. B. Lea, engineer, remained in the cab of the locomo- tive - until it neared I a sharp curve at the bottom of the grade. ..He then jumped, sustaining a broken leg, sprained ankle and other injuries. As the train struck the curve six of the cars left the track, while the locomotive was partly derailed. Two cars belonging to the Southern Pacific com pany which were next to the engine were badly damaged, reports said, t At the time the ei&ineef jumped the train was running at a speed in excess of 50 miles an hour, mem bets of the crew reported. On the way down the grade TOTS TAUGHT Twenty ' Seven ; Little Girls from Grade Schools Pad dle Across Tank - One hundred and fifty little ' ' girls'from tha'grade schools went V Into the w'immlng tank at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday. Yes, they went in and then half an hour late)r they came out. Mothers and big Blsteri who bavei had some experience In getting little slater dressed may Judge from that Just bow those who had charge of the dresalnr of tha kiddies accom plished the feat for ' from 10 to 30 at the same time. "Every one must bring a bath - jng suit This was about the . . only, requirement made by those (Continued on pace C) VOTE OF PEOPLE IS THAT CITY ACQUIRE OAK GROVE :FOR WELFARE OF PUBLIC Shall the city of Salem take over the Panrish homestead at the Intersection of Capitol street and North Mill creek? Answers to the. above Qiiery propounded jresterday morning to a large list of' Salem citizens are eomin In rapidly and are. for the most part, favorable to taking over the property. Early action Is necessary In or der to halt dirision of the proper ty into city lots and offering them 'to the public. : , Many RepUea Come . . Following are replies received up to yesterday evening. Many some of the logs became loosen ed from their fastenings. One of. the logs plunged from the car and fell on the porch of the dwell ing of a rancher named Burdick Hying near the right-of-way. An other log was hurled against his barn. Both the house and barn were damaged. Brakes Prove Weak Although no investigation has been conducted as yet, reports in dicated, it is said, that the brak ing power was weakened because of failure of the crew to cut in the retainers. . The scene of the wreck is mid way between te camp operated "by the owners of the train , and the Mill City branch of the south ern Pacific lines. Medical Aid Summoned ? Engineer Lea lives at Silverton. Residence of the other memSers of the crew could not be deter mined last night. Following the accident, Mr. Lea was removed to a nearby farm house and medical aid was summoned. It was said that he will be moved to his home at Silverton within the next few days. more are expected to follow: , Yes. Ray L. Farmer. ...Yes, absolutely. A. . Bohm stedt. City should acquire it. 0. Putnam. It certainly should. E. W Hazard. Yes. by . all means. William Brown. . l The city should acquire tbis plot Oscar B. Gingrich. City should buy it if price is reasonable. Joseph H. Albert 1 would favor .taking the pro perty over -O. E. Price. (Continued on page 8) Service Men Benefit From Change In Date SILVERTON TO HAVE MODERN PHONE OFFICE Plans for Building Prepared by Interurban Company Semi-Automatic Used SILVERTON, Or., May 23. (Special to The Statesman) The Silverton Interurban Tele phone company is having plans made for an exchange building of concrete and tile with a brick front. The building is to be 4 4 by 50 feet of one story and base ment and it is to be used exclus ively by the telephone company. A garage 20 by 22 feet will be located at the rear. The first floor wlU .contain the cashier's and manager's offices, the term inal room, operating room and operator's rest room. The base ment will be devoted to shop, store and furnace rooms. Plans are also being made for the installation of a new semi automatic switchboard. Work on the new building will horl Jnn 15 and Will b com-1 pleted about October 1. , ; . . $25,000 .with nearly all the stock held by Silverton people. OYSTER HELD GUILTY Verdict is Returned in Jus tice Court Against T ent of Portland Lou M. Tent, Portland oyster dealer, was yesterday found guilty in Justice court of a charge of selling oysters which contained an excessive amount of water. A jury returned the wer dlct after Tent had admitted on the witness stand that the oys ters had been "swelled" before being 'shipped from Portland. "There is not an oyster shipped out of Portland to this trade which is not swelled in the same way," said Mr. Tent on the wit ness stand. Tjocal Men Assist Several prominent business men of Salem have been active in bringing out the facts In the oys ter packing game. Oysters dilut ed with water "sour" very easily and ptomaine poison Is often traced to this cause, it was as serted by J. F. Jones, depaty sealer of weights and measures, who filed the complaint against Tent Cleared at Sllverta Tent was found not jguilty of a similar charge In connection with alleged sales of watered oys ters to Graham & Carver of Sil verton. State officials tested a can of oysters from this place and found a quart of water In a gal lon can. Accordlns to. state stat utes, oysters -must be dry packed and must contain but a small per cent of liquid. . Sentence Due Today Tent testified that hia firm had not unpacked the oysters involved in the second complaint before shipping to the Silverton firm. and it was on this technicality that he was cleared. Sentence on Tent will; be Ira posed by Judge iTnruh at 10 o'clock this morning. ALL GET DIPLOMAS WASHINGTON, May 23. All of the graduates In the June class at the United States naval acade my at Annapolis will receive their commissions as ensigns, their names .being confirmed today by the senate. This ended all ques tion as to the number to be com missioned. , ( 11 BONUS LIT IS BY OFFICIALS Rules Are Changed to. Ad mit of Applications up to June 20 Instead of May 25, Secretary Announces. DATE OF AMENDMENT IS CITED AS REASON Action Taken Based on Op inion of Attorney Gen eral Van Winkle Tne ,,mlt for lnitlal ir n "r ,uan una T 8 DO"us iaw u" iieu exietiueu iroin .nay - ivi June 20, 1922. ' Thig waa announced yeterdy by Harry C, Bru:nbaugh, secre tary of the bonus commission who stated that this change in the rules and rern att"Ui was based on an opinion fr.m the at torcey general to" the effect that, although the legislative enact inent. if considered alone, wuuld . -a v ( uuve ueen eiiecuve on siay .. the Constitutional amend nent, which was authorized and atified the law, berjme effect ive by proclamation of the gover nor cn June 21, 1921. Amendment Pcverns Since the law became effective enly upon the passage of the con stitutional amendment, the lat ter povernr, hence the final date frr filing applications is determ ined by the date tho constitution al amendment became eflcMiv The law and the rules regula tions provide that initial applica tions must befiled within one yesr after he act because ol f .tco and effect. U 1 'cr the opin- iru above quoted, thn proclama tion rf the governor dated June 21, 1921, putting into effect the constitutional amendment, also determined the effective date of the legislative enactment. As a consequence, Captain Brumbaugh states that initial applications reaching the office of the com mission up to midnight of Juno 20, will be accepted. Applicants Right Established Under another opinion of the attorney general, the filing of the initial application, for eithter the cash bonus or loan establishes, the applicant's right o receive either. onsequentlyt should the applicant express his preference for the loan in the initial application, and for some reason, be unable to complete the loan transaction, he would be entitled to receive the cash bonus in lieu thereof, al though the time limit for making (Continued on page 61 IT1 RETURNS NOW GIVE GOVERNOR OLCOTT LEAD OF 356 VOTES PORTLAND, Or., May 23. Complete returns from all but 1 precincts of the state and partial returns from those precincts tonight gave State. Senator Charles Hall 42,486 and Governor Ben W. Olcott 42,840 votes in the contest for the Republican nomination for governor, a lead for Olcott of 356. Completion of the count in the missing precincts was ex pected slightly to lengthen Olcott's lead, as all of them have favored biinV . . . BANQUET TO START FETE OF BREEDERS Annual Jersey Jubilee Opens at Albany Tonight Whole Valley to be Toured Several Jersey enthusiasts from Salem are, to go down to Albany tonight to attend the opening ban quet to the Jersey Jubilee cara van that is to tour the valley, starting early Thursday morning. The caravan goes to Shedd and other points east and south, on Thursday, and then comes back through Marion and Jefferson to spend the night in Salem. Friday it will go to Monmouth and Inde pendence, seeing the Iliff and Mc Kee ranches and herds at about dinner time. In the afternoon, the procession will take in some of the important Jersey farms In northern Polk and in Yamhill counties, to spend the night at McMinnvllle. Saturday will be de voted to Yamhill and Washington couty herds. HEALTH WEEK E First Day Will Be Devoted to Examining Children of Pre-School Age At a meeting yesterday of the central committee in charge of Good Health week, to be held in Salem beginning Wednesday, May 31, a number of changes were made in the tentative program. Wednesday, which was at first set apart as "Dental day" will in stead be devoted to children of pre-school age. A specialist has been secured from Portland who will examine all the children- for crooked teeth, , malformation of the jaws, etc. Especial attention will be given to the examinations for adenoids and enlarged tonsils. The day's program was changed because the state board of health responsible for Health week, has discovered through experience in other towns where it has been held, that the clinic for pre school children is of paramount importance. Advice will be given, and suggestions offered, as to the best method of correcting any major or minor defect found in a child and prepare him for school. Cooperation of parents and teachers Is being urgently asked by both the board of health and the central committee. REPORT IS CANARD VIENNA. May 23. (By the Associated Press). The reported Bulgarian revolution is described by the news agencies here as a canard. It is alleged that the report originated in the east. CUBES DAUGHTER ISSII AFTE TVPHOOW II COURT SAYS JEAN ACKER IS STILL WIFE OF VALENTINO ft . V--- . !: & "5 - s ' ; ! " . , , ' ' " I M ' ' i - I I ft .VSW'W.- ':-v- I 'SiixX'- ' J ti f ' ' 9 I , , - S i i: V. i V - . 1 Is En i sr i i.iisMsi m iiitBr nirr n i it"t r- HUHmmw.mnnm fc rf m i- ,,,, , MISS JEAN ACKER, film star and first wife of Rudolph Valentino, motion picture actor, from whom, according to California jurists, the actor is not yet legally divorced, despite the fact that he has married Miss Winifred Hudnut, daughter of the wealthy perfumer. While Mr. Valentino was granted an interlocutory after entry, the time was not TWO-GUN BILL Presbyterian Minister Reads Letter from Actor at Church Assembly DES MOINES, la.. May 23. (By the Associated Press) Wav ing a letter from William "Bill" Hart, two-gun motion picture star, in the faces of 800 Pres byterian commissioners of the 134th general assembly here this afternoon, the Reverend Dr. Gus tav Driegleb of Pasadena, charged that films are ridiculing Protes tant pastors in hheir pictures in retaliation for censorship cam paigns being conducted against thera by Protestant denomina tions. Hart's letter was in reply to one from the California pastor pro testing against a picture in which a pastor is portrayed as robbing a stage coach in order to complete the construction of a small church. Reply Rrm.ses Minister The "grim hero of the studios" who is himself the author of the ecenario in question, replied to the criticism that he admires "a man brave enough to go ahead with his good work although it involves robbing a Btage coach." Later In the picture the pastor (Continued on page C) T I . MR AI degree, to take effect one year yet up. Grand Jury Does Not Meet Until June 1 Through an error, the States man announced Tuesday that the Marion county grand Jury bad been summoned for a regular ses sion,' Thursday, May 2a. June 1, is the date of the grand jury's session, it was announced yesterday by county officials. PROSPEROUS ERA IS 1UC H IN AROUND SILVERTON, Ore., May 23. (Special to The Statesman) Silverton is again beginning to boom. Although through out the "dead-period" Silverton residences were going up, now the business part of town was not as brisk as could be wished. Now it seems this period is over. The Silver Falls Timber company opened its logging camp No. 7 in the Abiqua basin May 15 and began its night shift at the mill May 22. Work at these two places win employ about 100 men each. Fir and hemlock are being cut. It Is rumored that SUverton is also to have a modern new hotel. Anderson and Fry. local real es tate dealers, report that Elsworth Pickell of Lo Angeles has taken a six months option on the vacant lots at First and Oak streets be longing to Mrs, oma- Rtjss11. EH MANILA, May 24 (By The Associated Press) More than 36 hours have passed without word from Governor General. Leonard A. Wood, who is missing with his wife and daughter aboard ) the yacht Apo, following a ty phoon. Army and navy headquar ters here . believe General Wood's yacht took refuge at some port out of reach of ra dio communication and sug gested ; the ; possibility the Apo'g radio set had become disabled. v ; General Wood and his wife and daughter sailed from Ma nila Saturday. The governor intended to make a brief trip of inspection 'on the island of Mindoro, . ' " HONOLULU, - May 23-. Great anxiety is felt in Manila for the safety of Governol Leonard A. Wood and party who are reported missing fol lowlntr a ivDhoon off Inzon coa&t in a small Vacht. accord. ing to a press dispatch front Tokio to the Hawii Shlnpo, a Japanese language newspaper Here quoting Manila advices. ihe storm rose so suddenly the despatch savs that manv vessels, navigating the ; open sea were unable to reach safe. ty before it was upon then and the governors yacht was one of many vessels reported missing. , The storm was said to have done considerable damage in and around Manila, many per-, sons being injured. No deaths were reported. Patriotic Program Will Be Given at Blind School A patriotic and parent's day program will be given at the Ore gon State School for the Blind in the school chapel at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. May 26. Members of the G. A. R, and W. R. C. are planning to be pres ent and to participate in the pro gram. , Alt parents and friends are cordially Invited to attend the exercises. EVIDENCE SILVERTON The sum considered Is $14,000. " Three Stories Planed ' ir the building goes up it will be three stories and of brick. The basement, .will t contain ' barber shops;T the first door will be de voted to stores and offices, while (Continued on page f )