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, SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, . OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1922
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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
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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.
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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. , ;
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$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. , (
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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