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- Part One Pages I to 6 4 I i jV t I -' Three Parts SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1924 PRICE FIVE ci::tt3 ',1 ;ln-:? v'Uiv r-.-Yvrf 'i- 1 r1"1" zi I. ! u U Li v sl 1 1 1 ft f t f it. t - 1 1 ! 4 t i 4' ' jr": f 11 It! TILU100K Forest Conflagration Sweeps Four Million Feet Felled Logs, Sawmill and Other Property FUMES NEAR VIRGIN' TIMBER LINES HOURLY Logging Camps Threatened By Blaze Which Has Swept 10 Miles PORTLAND," Or., April 26. A. swath 10 miles Ions and one mile wide, including 4.000,000 feet ot felled logs in Tillamook1 county, Oregon,' a lair her mill Talued at $ 1 5 0.0 0 0, several dwellings, a echoolhbuse and four ranches In Clarke county, 'Washington, and at least a score of minor . fires scattered oyer sereral Oregon and Washington counties IS the toll reported this afternoon from early season forest fires. : With a strong wind blowing and the hygrometer at a' record low level it is feared' by forestry of ficials that some' of the fires will reach in virgin timber stands be fore being checked. .. V From the Salmonberry river In Tillamook, county., to. the tops of . the monntat a end-ahAlf miles distant, -a fierce fire was this afternoon reported Sweeping over brush and. logged-off 'land and starting to eat Its way into1 dense timber. The flames traveled 10 miles since they first started Fri day and were imperilling several logging camps. Fighters Mobilize : Every man from' the Gresham lagging company camp at Belfort the Brighton mills camp at Rec tor, and the Clement Logging com pany camp at Enrlght is out bat tling the blase, which IS rapidly circling the camps.;- . :. Tho Salmonberry fish hatchery, further up the river Is reported as being out of danger, but the fire this. afternoon was entirely out of control and. additional crews wer being gathered by lumber compan ies Interested In. the district. . SEATTLE, April 2 6f Forest fires threatening Seattle's high tension , power lines from Cedar Lake sent officials, linemen and fire fighters from the, city light department to the fire' sone late today, : , i.-V-....-.:-;,.'' i. ;s .- . A timber blaze near Trade, three miles north of Barneston, was sweeping op a hillside and drawing near the power lines,, ac cording to telephone messages re ceived, by the city, light depart ment. Another, fire was also re ported spreading at Molasses creek near Swan lake, with the high ten sion line No. 1 in the path of the approaching flames. . , Between , Black River Junction and Steel staon flames swept 800 acres, approachingthd mouth of the Beacon hill coal mine before they were finally checked. ; In the Lake. Burien-Three. Point region, residents succeeded la saving their homes after a. hard' tiitt. : .. Other forest fires were reported to be raging., in a northeastern Clarke and southeastern Cowlitz counties and. th flames were be ing fanned by a high wind. I A blare" war still burning at Tale, southwestern Cowlits county and where the North Fork Lumber company plant, schoolhouse and several residences have been de stroyed.", THE WEATHER OREGON: Cloudy "and cooler Sunday with rain in west por tion; moderate southwesterly winds. . . -. , ; LOCAL WEATHER '(Saturday) Maximum temperature, 83. Minimum temperature,' 42. River l.g ; falling. Rainfall, hone. Atmosphere, clear. . ' Wind, northwest. GREAT DA FOLLOWS FIRE PUPPIES DESTROYED ; IN FIRE SAT1IKDAY AT FLAKE'S P1ACE f , - - - - - - . , . , . A distressing loss by fire occurred yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock at the E. B. Flake place a mile and a half out on the Portland road when a large number of thoroughbred puppies and some of their pothers lost their lives in the flames and all outbuildings on the place was destroyed. The buildings were a garage, a wood-shed and the building, that housed the dogs, a structure about 30 by 65 feet. The resi dence was saved. Mr. Flake believes the fire started from the explosion of an oil stove. : ' Mr. Flake is a dealer in birds, thoroughbred dogs and other tets. and has built up a lucrative business in Salem. He is unable to estimate the number of dogs that were lost, but there were several nests of very young puppies and the num ber will run & score or more. Several of the mothers that refused to leave their young died in the, fire. r . The financial loss, Mr. Flake believes, will run about $1500.': j'lU . ' T . I j.: .. One truck from, the Salem department went to the fire. BUILDAT OCCE, Pierce Promises Club Wom . en Immediate Action on ; Training School , That a site will be purchased at once- and the new state training school for lioysv blltthis Hammer was the unqualified statement of Governor Pierce yesterday in ad dressing a delegation of 46 Port land club women, whom the gover nor met in the offices of the state board of, control. The i women urged upon the governor that there be no delay in constructing the new school. v j , I C The women, represented various organization affiliated with the Portland Federation of Women's clubs. They arrived in the city Saturday morning and spent the day visiting various state institu tions. 1 1 The, party was under the leadership of Mrs. R. . L. Buland, president of the federation, and Mrs. R. Bondurant, chairman ot the. institutional .committee. ' The slogan, which brought them to Sa lem to see for; themselves was "Know Your Institutions." In addition to the club women, there were representatives of nearly all of the social workers' organisa tions...:; j;!;;..; .. !, .j., 'r :: .The women . (are not taking an active' part in the anti-capital punishment legislation this year, the newspaperman was , told, but they are making a concerted move toward obtaining greater! appro priations for the deaf school and are taking a keen interest in the boys training school controversy. The party, were taken through the penitentiary during the afternoon and were shown the new, flax plant. They returned to Portland about 5 o'clock. . DEBATE GflrJTEST Decision Is 2 to 1 at Warren ton - McCroskey. and Tibfaet Speakers V . Salem high school won the de bate with Warrenton high school at Warrenton last night, according to word received in Salem. - The debate was the semi-final inter district contest. The' vote was 2 to 1 for Salem. Members of the Salem team were Benoit McCroa ker and Edgar .Tibbets. p. H. Horning,1 debate coach, accompan ied the team to Warrenton yester day. . . - ; ' i' - CAMPS OPEN SILVERTON. Or.,? April 26. -(Special to The - Statesman) The Logging1, camps in ths Meha ma district opened during the past week - It is said that this com pany is In possessions of r some of the best standing timber- in the Pacific northwest. SAYS Glffilil SJTlBiiLE : IS II Evangelists Commend Zeal of Salem rolk Who Built Structure "Check your little children at Chresto han will be one of, the unoftrcrar Lueiiiasi ixn&rtmxi tabernacle, beginning with ( the services this af ternoon. j For with a crowd of 4 SO 0 people an irri table child is in a bad place, and the ' evangelical campaign man agement has provided a delight ful spacious play-place and skilled attendants . to make things right for the children and relieve the tired mothers for a . blessed hour of spiritual rest. Chresto hall is at the northwest corner of the tabernacle. - A total of approximately 650 days of work has. been used on the . structure, which was com pleted at about 11 o'clock last night. Out of all that volume of work, only four days' time t was paid for, and the men i who drew that pay. first gave as much time as was paid . for. The value of the work donated Is close to $3, 000, and much of it 'came from men who were able to give only because they felt It a moral duty to help make the city better. If those who have money and no time or skill to spare would only give money as liberally as the Workmen have done with their time and strength, the committee would have enough money left to start a bank. t "It Is the most wonderful out pouring of fervid seal in a. good cause that we have ever seen." said Rev; A G. Wrenn of the Dei marest party.: "There; was not a stick ot lumber on the ground, un til Wednesday morning. Tonight the structure will be completed. Less than 1 per cent of the labor was paid, for. The Salem 'taber nacle has " had no counterpart in all our experience, and we. desire to thank the royal good men and women who have made this work possible. . The meetings ought,' to be marvelously successful with such' a start." -r - - -. i : ' Lights have been strung along all the entrances to the campus. and the whole ground will be vig llantly patrolled by detailed po lice. The building. Itself is well lighted for the night with electric lights and for the day by -tnusUn-screened panels around the side- walls. These panels will also give perfect ventilation. The building has several stoves set up inside to take away the possible chill of the night atmosphere, though it is not really "heated to any painful ex tent. , , v The whole body of the. united evangelical campaign : committee joins In thanks to , the building committee and A. A, Eiewert, who laid out and superintended the work so admirably.. A number of others joined him in giving their whole time since the work started On .Wednesday morning, there" be ing approximately - 60 men . who (Continued from page - S) COMPLETED REPORTS REACH SAN SALVADOR Thirty-Twoi Women Among Those Fighting With Force Defendihg Capital City SAtf SALVADOR, Republic . of Salvador, April 26. The. govern ment buildings at Tegucigalpa, cap itkl of Honduras, are reported to be on fire in a dispatch reaching here from La Union. Thirty-tWo women are said to be fighting with the forces of the de facto government defending the capital- ':i--t ., . -; , ; According to these advices, peace negotiations between the fighting factions of Honduras have been started on board the United States ' cruiser Milwaukee anchor ed 4 in the bay of, Amapala, ; with Sumner Welles acting as American mediator., J It is expected that there Will be some difficulty, in arriving at an agreement because of the absence of emissaries to represent General Gregorio Ferrera, who is leading One group of rebels In the attack on Teguclpalpa. i ' New Plan for Singers i 7 , At Concerts This Yetir A new. plan regarding singers tor the silmmer band concerts will be used this year, according" to 6scar Steelhammer, ' director of the band for several years.; Dif ferent soloists will be" used at dif ferent times, while several times during the season a quartet will sing at the evening concert. ! : Other nights no vocal soloist win be on the program and special instrumental solo by members of tha band will be featured.; The band concerts will begin about the last of June, U . Timber Faller Narrowly Escapes Death at Camj - . v SILVERTON, Or., April - 2 6. (Special to The Statesman) Bert Neal, taller in the Silver Falls Timber, company camp, nar rowly escaped death Wednesday afternoon. A large limb fell catching him across the shoulder and back, breaking the collar bone and - a rib besides' causing several bruises. ' Mr. Neal barely dodged from the path of the limb in time to avoid more serious in Jury. - University Students Raise Fund Quickly UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu fcene, April 26. (Special.) The students at the University of Ore gon went "over, the top" in their campaign to raise, $200,000 to build the student union this eve ning, pledging 218,750. ; , The drive sets a new record for quick campaigning, having oc cupdied, only three days. Almost every student' on the campus sub scribed to the $2000,000 fund, most of them pledging $100, pay able oyer a 10-year period. Many of the living organizations and clubs suc8cribed 100 per cent. The campaign to raise $200, 000 among', the students is the first step In the $5,000,000 gift cam paign which ' is to be' carried on throughout the state from May 9 to May 31. The alumni at the university will conduct' their cam paign to raise $1,00,000 to pro vide a library, men's gymnasium and a war memorial court; in memory of the 47 University of Oregon men, - who - died In the World war. Next fall ,the cam paign . will ; be - conducted among the citizens of the state.' I FINAL FLASHES LOWELL, Mass., April 27. Fire early today swept, through five buildings and threatened a congested district In the heart of the , city. Five i firemen -were trapped in the Associate building when a wall collapsed. '. I : , FLORENCE, Arts., April ,26 Frank G. Hutchison, . confessed slayer' of his wife, Nellie - Hutch ison, who; was killed recently by an explosion ot dynamite which had been . placed ' under her bed, pleaded guilty in superior court today, and .was sentenced to .life Imprisonment in the state peniten tiary. - tiLOBE FLIERS' COMMANDER TO JOIN COMRADES Major; Martin Vili Hop Off Monday Morning for ' f Dutch Harbor CHIQNIK, Alaska, April 27. ( By Th Associated Press. )- Ma jor Frederick L. Martin, com manding " an aerial squadron of the United States army encircling the globe, who arrived here yes terday J after hopping off from Kanatak in a blinding snow storm", spent most of the day in preparing for his trip Monday of 400 miles to Dutch harbor, Unalaska island, where he .will join his three com panibns who landed there April j Major Martin termed Kanatak as the "cauldon of winds" and he resolved yesterday to make the probable sole . chance of leaving tnat point for many -months. A special, raft was constructed to take the flagplane Seattle, out of snauow water and enable him to Start, f Low visibility caused Ma jor Martin to halt. at Kumlik bay lor'30 minutes, where he checked his position before pressing on to this point. Reports received here from Dutch Harbor state that the other three aviators will continue the globe flight when Major Mar tin joins them as . the three air cruisers have been completely overnanled. The next scheduled stop from Dutch Harbor is Atka Island, 30 mites southwest. 66y Scout Leaders Meet At Dallas to Make Plans .i Members - of . ther- Willamette Council of the Boy Scouts which includes Marion, Folk, Benton and Linn counties, met last night in Dallas'. The Scout camn at Fikh lake will be ; repaired according to plans made so that it will be ready f6r the boys Aueust 1. It is estimated that 120 boys will at tend camp here in two grouns. : George Bent, Chemawa, was named deputy scout master at the Salem Indian school where there are now 150 scouts; Field rallys will be held at Che mawa; May 28 and at Albany May 31. It was voted to Investigate the possibility of a Scout camp at the time of the stae fair in the fall. : v. '..'.v.:. : Among those ,attending the meeting from Salem were Elmo S. White1, president ot the Marion county council. K. L. Haga. scout executive and Howard Zinzer, dep uty executive. Stanley Emmel Elected Student Body President Stanley s Emmel of Salem was elected to the presidency of the Willamette ' - university i '.student body In the annual election Friday to' choose officers for the coming school, year. He was the victor in a close face with Dwlghf Find- ley," also of Salem. - Emmel is a member of Sigma' Tau frateriilty, a meter : ot the Websterlan literary society," and Is this year's manager of the Walln luh, college year book. Miss Adelia White of Portland was the winner in the race for the office , of vice president. Miss White Is. a member .of. the Delta Phi sorority and is a member of the Philddosian literary , society. She has been prominently associat ed with many campus activities. . Miss Lucia Card. Of Dallas, also a member of Delta" Phi ' sorbrity, was chosen secretary for next year. Richard Briggs qf , Kennewick; Wash., received election as student treasurer , without competition. Miss Juanita Henry of Salem was also elected without .j competition as the editor of the Collegian, col lege : newspaper. Se is a member of Alpha Phi" Alpha sorority.: ' Members' elected to the athletic council were Ruth Ross of Salem, women representative; , Herbert Booth of Salem, Paul Sherwood of Salem, and DeLoss Robertson of Ponland. j ' r , NEW . AERL4L ERECTED ; SILVERTON, 0rv April 26. (Special to The 'Statesman'.) The high Bchool radio club has erected a new aefial, .133, feet in length at the. high school. .The Radio club is planning to have an outdoor meeting in the near fu mm MLTlIS iUMf BY: FAEE HABVEV OF EUGENE SC1DUIE! Oregon Man Among Those lestifymg Before ben- ate Investigators WASHINGTON; April 26. Conflicting testimony as to the na ture of the work Senator Wheel er, democrat, Montana, was to per fdrm'as counsel for Gordon Camp bell, Montana oil operator, was given to the senate committee in vestigating the indictment of the senator by a federal grand' jury in his state. ,i . : Senator Wheeler is charged with 'accepting a fee to prosecute land matters' before - the Interior department for Campbell after he was. elected, to the senate. H. E. Glosser, formerly' private secretary to Campbell, testified Wheeler "had left the Impression" upon those attending a conference in Great Falls that he "would fix up" one permit, at Washington for the oil operator. On the other. hand, E. M. Har vey of Eugene, Ore., formerly a trustee of Gordon Campbell Syn dicate ' No ltoid the committee that' the trustees had passed . on the termaof Senator Wheeler's em ployment and that he was to rep resent the syndicate only in court matters.' ' '.;,' House Approves Proposed Amendment to Constitu tion By Big Vote ; WASHINGTON, April 26. A resolution proposing a child labor amendment to 'the constitution was passed late todajr by the house. The vote was 257 to 69, or 53 more than the two-thirds required tor passage. ; . Every effort - to modify the measure, which now goes to the Senate failed." It would empower iohgress to limit, regulate or pro hibit the labor of children under 18 years of age. v " ) Opposition was based chiefly on the ground that the proposed amendment made necessary if congress Is to have authority to deal with the problem, by the ac tion of the supreme court in twice declaring federal child labor laws unconstitutional, would constitute an invasion of state rights. 5 On the " other" hand proponents of the resolution contended that a federal standard might be set up to bring certain states' which have been 1 backward in the enactment of child labor legislation to a more rigid requirement. 11 WITH RESULTS Classified Ad Rents House . Advertised in Statesman; Also Another House Statesman classified ad rents house advertised also another house. f ; r, ,.- -v.-. Mrs. Sarah Lansfield ot Stay ton, Oregon had excellent results from a classified; ad in the Statesman. Says that she got so many replies that she could nt handle them all and rented the house she had. ad vertised and also another house that was not advertised. The house is located at 1562 Mission street. --The new tenant has al ready taken possession. CHILD LIBOR LtlV I50L1ITI0W PASSES U'FIL PL EASFri WEE W VmML : Used Frank Sever's Name on Tclcjrci sive With Salem Date Lin6 Trn-J f land Telegraph Of fice- Chat crcd to A of Billiard Supply House Inquiry 1 Federal investigation of fraudulent telegraphic r r r : : I : the war department were demarided of the government yc day by Brigadier General George A..White, adjutant r c of Oregon, it became knowniast night following a ccnic: : oetween the adjutant general and 'Attorney General V. SVinkle. , Comrilete documentary evidence of ens ccu::t :;T telegram bearing the forged signature of a well known 'and man has-been turned over by General White to 1' government after the telegram had . been thoroughly .tr: r and the facta: established- by intelligence agents end t" inspector genera's department of the national gusrd. TO REDPE Depositors Will Be Paid 85 Cents on the Dollar 95 Cents in Prospect' ; MEDFORD, Or., April 26. An nouncement was made this, after noon that the Gold Hill,, bank, closed last March by the state banking board," when - an alleged shortage of approximately J 10,0 00 was discovered' in the' accounts of the former cashier.' P. H. Bell, would be reopened May 10, with a capital stock of $15,000 and re serve fund of $1500. ' H. Zimmerman, an Idaho bank er, endorsed , and approved by State Bank Superintendent Dram well. Will be in charge, and .has subscribed 17000 and the balance was, subscribed by citizens of Gold Hill. - ; It is said that the depositors will receive. 85 cents on the dollar now, with the probability later of receiving 95 cents on the dollar In the reorganization of the in stitution, . 116,000 in "slow . and doubtful paper" was culled from the resources. . SATURDAY IN WASHINGTON .: The house passed a resolution tor a child labor constitutional amendment. . ' . Senate and house conferees met on the . immigration bill without reaching a final decision. : ;- ; The McFadden banking bill was reported ' favorably to the house without substantial change. - ' - - ( ' ' , The senate continued; consider ation. ot the revenue bill and acted on. a number of . minor amend nients. - , '.. r:' The senate adopted a resolution citing M. S. Dangherty, brother ot the former attorney general for contempt. .v . Selection of representative Bur ton, Ohio, as temporary chairman of the republican national conven tion was indicated. I -'. - ' ' . H. .E. Glosser and other Mon tana witnesses testified before the senate'! committee inquiring into the indictment' of Senator Wheeler. 4 Enforcement of Section 28." of the merchant marine act would be deferred until May 1, 1925, under a resolution reported by the house merchant marine committee. r , :. - James R. Garfield, former sec-' retary of the interior told the sen ate agriculture committee the Ford Muscle Shoals hid was con trary" to the" spirit of the federal water power act. . t . ,. , VI J ' J I 4 H h 3 i TnA Yin 711 'fclea-ro ri V i' series making violent attac!.. u. General White In an er it head off. h la possible tr an sa line, command end the er'i.i: ment of an infantry brigade,! quarters in Oregon, has tec a t ed to the charge account cl North Portland business firri, -the identity of, those rcrc -for sending It is being ests.'.:: The name of Captain Frari La former deputy state treasurer, forged to. the telegram. ' Will Slake it E.rcr; '-- j Sweeping " investlg-atlc i cf telegrams nd "letters, t: .A '1 been sent; to the war dez&it.. and to sUte officials rill f ' the case of fraud already c ..I ...... ed. General Vlte Bald. . ."Both fraud and slander &ra 1 volved In these cases end we i going to go to the Lottor.i them," he stated. "I have T the victim, along with otLcrs, t every sort of slander and i.i': r presentation that can be dev' by responsible and uhscrujpul political gangste'rs who hay a f j. themselves unable to bend i.. j t their will and. I have not fcerct tore dignified the situatl:.i the slightest attention. i:;t rc that signatures of reputable t... tens are being forged to bcsi messages to the 'war dopartr Iam compelled to pay atteat: to the situation. In a l... way, those interested In this cr are among those who atterjp.. to embarrass the national f tn the last legislature, and v that came to nothing, tie met! Of misrepresentation iued we disgrace to the state. V.'hea t grand jury In . Portia r i r through with the bridges, I l lieve it can find afertl!a I among some of the rotten i cal rookeries of , the metre; : which specialize . in undergro intrigue,; slander sni - i-' spreading against tho?3 when t: cannot control." - ; Sever'f Name Tor-- j The counterfeit telesrsn I ing the bogus signature cf C:; Sever was sent to the secretary ' war, April 14 and contains a vl lent attack on the adjutant z" eral. The; original ttl:z:-. ' dated Apr" 13. the eTi!c shows' and this was marked c and the date April 14 written c . It. Although It was' st-t'-ty t fcortb Portland branch cf t'3 I. tal Telegraph" company. It was d;t d "Salem' ty the operator,, T' notation tbtt the - telegram t charged to tLe account' cf a i land business firm deal!- ii L llard arid pool tables ii la c .' handwriting,- which has t : : i : tially identitied, the met- y'. being typed. I The 'signature ! out the. middle Initial cf C Sever, but identifies ti i vl". : tltlo foltowfig h!3 nans:" assistant treasurer, lata c : ; ' 91st division." . , Detection Acci 'tx f 1 Only-; by the merest cti"--j . the' fraud come ta l!;lt. C Sever, a fef days ago, it i t received a brief form 1:" the secretary of war.s' ing receipt d Ca;Ula -..r'j t egram from-Salcn dated concerning ,the transfer cf (. White. ' Captain a er v . closa j ?rscnal friond c . surprise and enclos.'-.j .(Ccitlauel ca ;:;