11 i TAX BOARDS , OF COUNTIES ARE SELECTED Governor Pierce Appoints Lists for All Except Mult nomah, Morrow and Clat sop Dissension Heard CONSERVATION AND 1 SUPERVISION PURPOSE Politics Not Considered By : Executive; General Meet ing in Fall County'lax supervising and con servation com mission for 33 Ore gon counties were announced yes terday by Governor Pierce, total ing In . all 99 appointments, are i created by an act of the 1923 leg-.' 1 islature. t " - No appointments were made for Multnomah, Morrow and Clatsop counties. : Multnomah already has a commission created by a pre vious legislature! The governor has not yet been able to make a satisfactory selection for Morrow county, and In, Clatsop county fac : tlons are at war, causing the 'ap pointments to be delayed. Rec iommendatlons are being received ' by the governor from that coun ty, but no sooner is a recommen datlon in than another faction sends in a protest and recom mends someone else. ' The gover nor is disposed to allow the,sit- . valuation in Clatsop county to cool 'down a bit before be makes bis : "selections, y.- i-- "; J;; -j wt politics Not, Considered! ; i f In a statement given out yes terday at the time the appolnt- ments were announced the goyer . nor declared the selections bad "v 'wn made without regard 'to pol- itlcs, the executive asserting that be had tried to procure the best . equipped men in every county. All appointments were made contin gent upon the appointees not be ; ing members of tax levying bodies " and in the event any man appoint ed should have become a member Of such a body he is requested in i the governor's letter of appoint ment to return his oath of office unsigned, unless he desires to re ' sign from the other body. r ! General Meeting in Pall 1 Governor (Pierce also yesterday announced1 that a general meet ing of the commissions from "all " counties will be called in Salem ' early tho coming fall. 4 f "At this meeting." said the gov ernor, "the whole problem of tax 1 ation in Oregon is to be, gone over, end Indicate in my letter of appointment that I expect the bodies will consider not only re : trenchment, but new sources of revenue in order ; to reduce tax I burden on the productive classes." y Present Situation Bad - In this letter the governor calls attention to the present tax situa tion and overs that the future prosperiy of the state defends up on "arresting the rising tide of taxation,? and that there must be of more equitable distribution of 4he tax burden. The governor said he had not decided on a date for the general meeting. - . Th4 letter of appointment says In part: - ' . , i "I consider the duties which I .am asking you to assume as being Of the very highest importance to the commonwealth at this time. "We have reached a point in tax ation where much of -our produc tive land is threatened! by confis cation. Our state continues to face a situation that demands a reduction of the tax burden. Our future growth and prosperity rest ' upon our success in arresting the , ruing tide of taxation and in more equitably distributing the burden that now oppresses our produc tive classes. : i 1 Concerted Action Xeeded . "Concerted action by all ' tax Jevylng bodies in Oregon must be applied to the solution of this problem. All parts of our state and all political subdivisions that have to do with the raising and spending of tax monies must Join Jn an organized determination to accomplish this result, and must assist In the enactment of laws that are sorely needed (a) to bring about a more equitable as sessment of properties, and (b) to reach other sources of revenue in meeting the expenses of govern ment. (Continued on page six) SOVKT OVERPOWERED; CREW 1 BRIG iVESSEL HOIE Russians Placed in Irons Upon Arrival of . Trading Schooner ir Tacoma; 'iskum" and Three Other American Ships Seized by Siberian Authorities in June for Alleged Violation of Commercial Laws, j NOME.' Alaska. July 26. crew of the trading schooner Iskum of Tacoma, Wash., which was held in Siberia by soviet authorities on the charge that Russian commercial laws had been violated, overpowered guards stationed on the vessel, placed them in irons and brought the craft here, arriving today. The guards seized on the Iskum were turned over to the authorities here. STATE OFFICERS HI E - - : -' Five Reclamation Projects to .Be Inspected By Secun ; ties Board Members of' the state Irrigation and drainage ; securities commis sion and of the advisory hoard will make a tour of Inspection of four Irrigation' projects in Klam ath county and one In Deschutes county, leaving Salem for the pur pose August 7. The projects to be visited are Shasta View, 6600 acres, asking for. certification of bonds In the sum of $120,000; Malin district. 4555 acres, asking for bond cer tification in the sum of $100,000; Pine Grove project, 1000 acres, reauestlne bond certification In the sum of $15,000; Horsefly dis trict, asking for certification ot bonds In the sum of $135,000; and the Snew creek project, 3000 acres, asking for bond certifica tion in the sum of $40,000. The party will leave for Ash land on August 7. arriving there at 11:20 the following day, and going by automobile immediately to Klamath Falls. An inspection of some of the projects will be made, in the afternoon of August S and completed the morning of the following day. Governor Pierce will leave the party at Ba nanza. going east to lAkevlew and Burns. The remainder of the party will return to Ashland If possible In j time to take the 5:30 p. m. train for Salem. The governor 1111 I proceed to Burns and Will spend August 12 and 13 there, returning to Bend about noon August 14.' The other mem bers of the commission will leave Portland for Bend at 7:10 p. m. August! 13, arriving at Bend on the morning of August 14. ' The inspection of the Snow creek pro ject will be made In the afternoon of August 14, the party returning to Bend In time to take the S o'clock train for Portland. Fifteen Men and Women Arrested in Yakima Raid YAKIMA, Wash., July 26. Fif teen men and women were arrest ed here this afternoon on jolntist charges in the largest series of raids, according to the police ever made in Yakima. All of those ar rested, it was alleged are owners or managers of drug stores, ho tels, and soft drink parlors. The first 14 were! arrested within 15 minutes after the dry squad men and special officers left the coun ty rJaiL : f'" ' : ;1 : i ' '. . " ' Unqualified Fire Chief Said Potential Murderer BEND. Or.,July 26.- "The un qualified fire chief is a potential murderer.? :J 'U i : ' ' With these words Jay W. Ster ens, representing the Fire Under writers' bureau of San Francisco, entered a plea for a careful study of the psychology of selling fire prevention to the public, when he delivered the chief address today of the Oregon State Fire Chiefs' association, at its fourth annual convention. Stevens' address was on "The Fire Chief as a Fire Pre vention Salesman." ; WILL MAKE TOUR GUARDS ARE (By Associated Press.) The The officers and crew of the Is kum recovered control of Lher at Anadyr. Siberia and made a run to St. Lawrence island, an Amer ican possession in the middle of Bering Sea for water and other supplies.- As soon as these were obtained the Iskum proceeded with speed to Nome. . According to reports obtained from men aboard the Iskum. the Baychimo, a trading vessel of the Hudson's Bay company, was or dered to overhaul the Iskum, but, went aground while getting un der way. Those who gave this In formation suggested that some one aboard the Baychimo hfid in terfered with her steering gear. ; The US coast guard cutter Bear, which left here for a cruise of the : Siberian coast soon after the plight of the Iskum and three other American trading schooners seized by the soviet authorities at East Cape, Siberia, was reported in June; Is on her way back to Nome, j according to advices re ceived here today, l' PIERCE REDUCES LEE DAVIS' FINE Prisoner Will Have to Pay Only $00 Jail Term ( Soon to End Governor Pierce late Wednes day extended executive clemency to Lee Davis, who : was convicted in the Salem justice court? and sentenced to three months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $500. , The governor reduced the tine from $500 to $100. Davis will serve out his term, which will expire in a few days, and then, It is presumed, will attempt to earn enough money to pay the $100 fine. Davis was convicted of trans porting liquor. Petitioners f who asked: the- governor to extend leniency - showed that Davis had never been in trouble before. Arguments Are Advanced: For Overhead Crossing Lives of the Marion children who attend the high ; school in Jefferson are needlessly endang ered by having to cross the main line of the Southern Pacific rail road while traveling between their homes and the school In the school bus. t ; ; This was the main ; argument advanced yesterday at a meeting of representatives of Marlon, Jef ferson and the county court, who are seeking to eliminate the num erous railroad crossings between; these two towns" that are neces sary under the' present county road. : l" " If the expenses are not too heavy, the railroad company has expressed itself as willing to co operate in the cost of the new route which will cross the right of way only once, and this by means of an overhead crossing, a natural site for the bridge being available under the proposed rout ing of the county road. . I ' Those who attended the meet ing from Salem were Judge W. M. Bushey, Commissioners Hunt and Smith, and W. J. Culver, county roadmaster. . !. WEATHER FORECAST OREGON: Fair and continued warm Friday. ' ' COAL STRIKE THREAT MADE FROM MINERS Operators Refuse Ultimatum of Closed Shop and Check Off for Industry if I ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. July 26. (Ily The Associated Press.) An. ultimatum demanding es tablishment of the . closed shop t,nd the check off throughout the anthracite industry, with a strike on September 1. as the penalty for rejection, was flung into the joint wage negotiations confer ence today by the miners and re fused point blank by the f opera tors. ' I All that prevented the ! Imme diate collapse of negotiations af ter -the miners declared there was "no' more use in (conferring," was their concession to the operators petition for a truce and another session tomorrow in order that both sides might "sleep on the question and someone might have a change of heart." ; ROTHS MEET IN GRANITE CITY Big "Get Together" Banquet Held in Ashland; 125 in Attendance. ASHLAND, Or., July 26. More than 125 Rotarians from Oregon and California met in Ash land today for a "get together" banquet. Fourteen cars loaded with Cal ifornia Rotarians and their ladles were met at the Oregon-California state line by a pilot car with Bob Stewart, president of the Portland Rotarians, at the wheel and escorted to Ashland, where they were met by over 10 cars of Portland Rotarians, as well as representatives from Eugene, Kla math Falls, Roseburg and Med ford. - A banquet was held In Lithia Park, after which speeches were made, with M. L.. Walthers of Medford, presiding. Charles Walt ers of the Sttn Francisco club was tho principal speaker. - TWELVE-HOW Steel : Corporation Making Start; Session Will Be Continued Today NEW YORK. July 26. Heads of manufacturing subsidiaries of the United States Steel corpor ation. ,and Chairman Elbert H. Gary, made a start in their plans to eliminate the 12-hour day in the industry at a conference be hind closed doors today. At the same time, Eugene G. Grace, president of the Bethle hem Steel corporation, announced his company was making progress in formulating plans for the dis continuance of the much criticiz ed 12-hour shift, and expected within a very short time to be gin the actual rearrangement of the working forces. " Chairman Gary declined to make any statements other than that the conferences would be continued when the meeting with the United States Steel officials adjourned late in the day. ME ELIMUlC BERRY RE-CA W1LESM0. STREET PORTLAND, Ore., July 26J Hubert Berry, one of three convicts who escaped from the Oregon penitentiary lat Sajem last Tuesday, was recaptured here 1 tonight, strolling along a prominent street and dressed in a new and fashionable suit of clothes. ". -f ' -:r " ' Berry told the arresting officers that Hobson and Moore, the two others who escaped had come to Portland with him, but hdd left him earlier in the day. He said that the clothes he was wearing had been cached for him' at a designated place by a friend prior to his escape and in preparation for it. GIVEN HARDING BY jCiliDlS Enthusiasm Said as Great as That Displayed When Prince J of Wales Visited on Dominion Soil . PRESIDENT RIDICULES TALK OF ANNEXATION American Nation Banished Such Schemes Years Ago, He Tells People VANCOUVER, B. C July 2C By the Associated Press. ) His tory was made today in Vancou ver. ! 1 . . r .: An American president for the first time stepped on Canadian soil and spoke to a Canadian aud lence. Realizing the significance of the occasion the people of Van couver gave him- Warren . G. Harding- a reception that was most impressive in its enthusiasm. Though not desiring to make comparisons. Vancouver newspa nerm en. accustomed to gauging the degree of enthusiasm in re ceptions of distinguished visitors Harding' was at least equal In its warmth to . that accorded , the Prince of Wales three years ago Three members of the president' party, also undesirous ot making comparisons, did not hesitate to say that no American city gave the chief executive of the, repub lic during his recent trans-conti nental tour a 'more genuine wel come than was accorded him to day in this Canadian city., SDirit Is Neighborly The president himself, frankly admitted that neither be, Mrs. Hardin e nor the members of bis party had been prepared for such a reception as was, given them, and declared that lie regardedTJt as ''new assurance-that the United States and, the dominion of, Can ada will eo along hand In hand and side by side toward fulfill ment of the destinies of the two great democracies.' The manifestations of welcome wore continuous, beginning this morning when the naval transport Henderson, bearing UieJ president and his narty home from Alaska, steamed Into Burrard Inlet and received from the British light cruiser Curlew a salute of 21 guns and I continuing until 9:30 tonleht when, after attending a state dinner given by the govern ments of the dominion and of the province of British Columbia Mr. Harding returned to the ender on for the overnight jvoyage to Seattle. ':'''' Throughout it all ran the spirit of neighborliness, and it was this feeling that the president stressed in the two addresses he: made dur ing the day. one at Stanley park to a fathering estimated by Van couver newspapers to number 40,- 000, and the other to lhe 500 or 600 nersons who attended a luncheon given In his: honor by the city of Vancouver.) t Annexation Ridiculed The president termed talk -of the United States scheming to annex Canada as an "ancient bug aboo" long ago banished from the minds of the American people, and this assertion Vas greeted by applause that later was equal- (Continued on page 3) PTURED LUNG ON 1P0RTLMD AVIATORS TRY NON-STOPPING NIGHT FLIGHT Reports From Ohio Cities Show Progress Between J Chicago and New York CHICAGO. Julv 26.. (Rr Th Associated Press.) Driving the same all-metal monoplane in which he established a former world's duration record, Eddie Stinson, accompanied by Charles Dickenson, president of the Aero club of Illinois, and Arthur Gray. mechanician, hopped off at a su burban flying field at 11:00 p. m. (Chicaeo davlieht saYinza time) in an attempt to make the first non-stop flight at night between Chicago and New York. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 27. The monoplane in which Eddie Stinson is attempting to make a non-stop flight from Chicago to New York passed over Sandusky, rf-Y n - mm ..... ' yjaio, at z:t i o ciock this morn ing .according to information re ceived here. , . CLEVELAND, July 27. Eddie Stinson, flew over Cleveland at 2:52 o'clock this morning. Dr. Giesy of Los Angeles Had Not Visited Capital City in 20 Years Dr. Norman Glesy of Los An geles was a Salem visitor yester day between the morning and evening Southern Pacific overland trains, accompanied by Mrs. Giesy, They are on the last leg of a trip that took them to New York. Philadelphia and other cities of the east, into Canada to near the Alaskan border, and to the hos pital city of he Mayo Brothers, the famous. surgeonsJ In Minne sota, where Dr. Giesyf spent some days In research work, as he had done at Denver and other cities, Dr. !Giesy was born in Salem, but he had not been here before for 20 years and Salem had almost grown out of his memory, He Is one of the five Drs. Glesy who had their beginnings at Aurora. His father wis August Glesy, county treasurer of far ion county, and his mother was Emily Webb Giesy. They were married in Salem, and Dr. Giesy was born In this city. His grand father, John Giesy of Aurora, was a member of the Marion county court when the present court house i was erected. He is a nephew of Mayor John B,-. Glesy and Mrs. R. J. Hendricks. Dr. Glesy has a large practice in Los Angeles. He is one of the rising young surgeons and phy sicians of that city. He has al ready driven in his automobile over 123,000 miles in that terri tory. There are over 2600 miles of paved roads in Los Angeles county, outside of the city of Los Angeles, and there are more auto mobiles owned there than in any county of the world in proportion to Its population. Dr. Glesy was very much Im pressed with Salem and the sur rounding country. He was sur prised at the paved road mileage here," and at the many evidences of progress he saw. He declared that he would not wait another 20 years fcefore coming back to "view the scenes and haunts of his childhood. His mother has been a resident of San Francisco for many years. She was for nearly all that time head of the travelers aid, and pne ot the best known women of the Bay City. Her father, Rev. J. W. Webb, formerly pastor of the First Chris tian church of Salem, though about 86 years old, is still in the harness near San Francisco, and as active and vigorous as he was in the old days In Salem and many old Salem residents remem ber how active he was then. William Hardy Killed At Greenville camp SILVERTON. July 26. (Spe cial to The Statesman.) William Hardy was killed at Greenville logging camp Wednesday and the body was brought to Silverton. Nothing la known of Mr. Hardy and his body Is being held at Sil verton while information Is being sought. He was safd to be about 0 years of age DOCTOR B0RHI Id SflLEM STOPS OVER PRESIDENT GOES TH Oregon Capital Very Polite and Will Allow Ik&zz's Executive tp Slumber Undisturbed Chamber cf Commerce Announces it Will be Content with TcsxL- j v Bouquet Through Window. . Salem is the most gentlemanly and ladylike and Chester fieldian city in all America. i That's taking in a. lot of territory, but here's the proof: President Harding is to come through Salem Saturday morning at a little before 6 o'clock on the presidential spe cial. Salem people voted for Harding. .He's their president by a whaling big majority. As one of their hired men, they .might rightfully, order him up, to stand .at attention when they come around to inspect him. They might even crack the whip, and see if he'd jump. Y But the Chamber of Commerce will ; officially forbear. Why call a man up in his pajamas just barely after sunup, and ask him to appear in this- sort of deshabille, or to robe fastidiously at this unchristian hour of the day, and parada before a few people who can read the whole story in the newspapers arid save their own sleep? Minis Express Office Compelled to Have Change Room in Rear Just Now . One of the biggest 'businesses of this Season qf the year, in the American Railway Express office Is the handling of tourist trunks. The auto tourists carry their grips with; a temporary supply of duds, but have their main reserve of clothing and other parapher nalia in the big trunks that -do not fit into any auto scheme. So they store; the trunks in the ex press .office, with orders to ship at specified dates 'to their next important! stop. "Our back office is a regular change station," said local man ager W. T. Hickey." TVfe provide the tourists, with every accommo dation possible and a change room is one of the necessities. We hold their baggage as requested, and ship with or without additional orders. ; : : The trunk business has grown to immense proportions. It almost rivals the fruit 'business in vol ume, and jit saves oodles of .brok en springs end swear words on the. part of the tourist's. About $5000 Remains to Gather for Hospital There? is .still about $5000 to raise for the -Salem hospital, the reports made on Thursday show. The committees are still working steadily, though without very viv id hope of landing any more big subscriptions. However, Chair man Henry" Morris says ' they'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer. While no especial drive has been made for the smaller sub scriptions, they are ready to take anything! that any one will offer: Five hundred subscribers at $10 each; or, 1000 who will pay in $5 each, or 5000 et $1 each, would clean up the whole bill. Send It in to Henry Meyers, care Salem hospital, or to Dr. Henry E. Morris, or to the Cham ber of Commerce.; It will be re ceipted for and turned in with a hurrah. Enrollment Increases In Wasco County Schools Enrollment In the high schools of Wasco county for . the last school year totaled . 624, an in crease of 72 over the previous year, according to the. annual .re port ; of the county school super intendent submitted to J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of schools. K .-:v ''; ' In the county are 31 men teach ers who receive an average monthly salary of $146, and 110 women teachers whose monthly wage Is $102. ' There are 69 schoolhouses In the county, says the report, 51 of which? have but one room each.- The total en rollment in all schools Is 3018, and the average daily attendance Is 2855, a percentage or 94. HDUffiS WMEBJ I So Salem, much as the people would desire to see their presi dent. Is not wiring him to jump lively and make them a train-tall speeeh in the grey dawn. The train is to stay in Salem for 1 5 minutes, for oil and water -but there will be no gas. He escapes the predatory welcomer and the voracious handshaker who be lieves that it is a mark of appre ciation to break - as many bones as possible. . And the people es cape the sinking sensation of wor rying a tired and sleepy man out of two good hours of hard-earned sleep. - -. . . "V . - ' Salem will sleep decorously In Its -own downy -cot, and let the harassed president do" likewise in his. The president will miss gee ing the state' house, end the ava lanche .of faces .that might greet him. The avalanche will stay at home and dream of trout stream 3 s and ocean waves and a barrel ct gas In the old flivver. Everybody gains by this program. Bon Jour. M'sen President, W never "saw you, but we could-of and so that's that. - The Chamber of " Commerce, however, will gather a wonderful bouquet of Salem flowers for Mrs. Harding, and heave them in to the car with the best wishes of the city. The president him self will be remembered In some other appropriate fashion prob ably with a glorified card greet ing, ''Pleasant Dreams," and the keys to the city If he should ever wish to return. SMWOffl T BY AUTO Mrs.vWV W. Emmons Re ceives Double Arm Frac ture; Daughter Bruised Mrs. W. W. Emmons, 828 North Commercial street suffered a dou ble fracture of her left arm, and Marion . Emmons received some bruises about the head when their automobile, driven by Marlon Emmons, went into the ditch on the Pacific highway about 15 miles north of Salem early Yes terday, afternoon, when the left rear wheel broke, folio win r the casting of a tire. Another pas senger In the car, Lucille Emmons escaped without injury. According to Marlon Emmons. she was driving north and travel ing ebout 35 miles an hour when the accident occurred. ; Before she had time to apply the brakes and close the throttle, the car was in the ditch. Though she wis pinned beneath the machine for a short time, she managed to free herself . from . the wreckage and help the others. A passing motorist, named Slrrn merman, brought the Emmons to Salem.' The machine. It was stat ed, was badly damaged. TWO COPS KILLED NEW YORK. Jnlv 26. -Two policemen were shot and Instant ly killed tonight by the occucants of a taxlcab at 64th street az.,', Second .-avenue.