Circulation for the Oregon
Statesman average for the month
of April. 1924:
Salem has arrived as a f.:.:
center. The mill 3 are en th
way.
Daily and Sunday . ...... 6337
Sunday Only . . . . ....... . .00
SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
SALEM; OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1924
price five cr:;;:
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SENATE PASSES
OF IIDIEW
Republican Insurgents Assist
' in Substituting Measure
for Mellon Tax Plan; Vote
Close
SMOOT TO MAKE EFFORT
FOR COMPROMISE RATES
Hope Held That Senate Will
Accept Revision Similar
- to House Plan
WASHINGTON May 5. The
much discussed Mellon tax plan
was laid to rest today with adop
tion by the senate of the entire
Democratic income tax substitute.
The minority's schedule of sur
tax rates was approved, 43 to 4Q;
and Its revision pr normal rates
was adopted, 4 4, to 37. The Republican-
insurgents Joined the
Democrats with supporting the en
tire program.'
Chairman Smoot of the finance
committee said that when! the bill
came op on final passage he would
propose a compromise as was done
In the house after the Democratic
program had . been ' approved.'
There is hope that the senate will
accept the compromise as the
house did.
The surtax rates written Into
the bill today provide for a reduc
tion of the present maximum of 50
per cent to 40 per cent and for
corresponding revisions all along
the line. They are almost similar
to those adopted by the house. -
The normal rates accepted were
2 per cent on the first $4,000 of
income, 4 percent on the second
$4000 apd 6 per cent on all. above.
$8000. This compares with the
present rates of 4 per cent on the
first $4000 and 8 per cent above
that amount.; ;
In adopting the Democratic rub-
Btitute, which offered hs Senator
Immons. North. Carolina, the sen
ate moved with startling rapidity.
The first vote came within a little
more than an hour after considera
tion of the tax bill had been re
sumed. The others followed rap
idly. Discussion of this, the heart of
the bill, had been preceded only in
desultory fashion for about an- hoar
when Senator Jones, ' Democrat.
New Mexico, demanded - a vote.
There was less than a score of sen
ators present and leaders on both
Bides held hurried a conferences.
Announcement then was made that
both sides were ready for the test
of strength. V
- The Simmons plan having thus
been substituted for the Mellon
surtax schedule, the vote came on
the question of the Democratic or
the Longworth compromise con
tained in the bouse bill and the
senate affirmed its approval of the
minority rates by a vote of 43 to
40 with no change in the lineup
pf Senators.
The normal rate substitute then
was offered and there was brief
discussion with Senator Smrot
alone defending the Mellon rates
of 3 per cent on incomes of
$4000 and 6 per cent on those
above that sum.,
INDIANA BALLOTS TODAY
-INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. May 5.
(By The Associated Press) In
diana voters, confronted with a
host of candidates for public of
fice, will register their preferences
at a statewide primary election to
xnorrow. STRIKERS RETURN .
DECATUR, I1L, May 5. The
first break In the ranks of approxi
mately 750 striking students of
the James Milliken university and
conservatory of music came this
afternoon with the announcement
by a local woman's organization
that Its members would attend
classes tomorrow morning.
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Fair and warm
er Tuesday; moderate westerly
winds.
LOCAL WEATHER
(Monday)
Maximum temperature, 60.
Minimum temperature, 39.
River. 1.3 feet; rising.
Rainfall, none.
Atmosphere, clearl
Wind, souths
STICKERS ARE
NOW READY TO
GIVE TOURISTS
Attractive Advertisement for
Salem Will Be Seen On
Windshields of Travelers
After, several months of delay
the much-awaited "Trail 'Em to
Salem" windshield stickers L have
been printed , and are being dis
tributed, both at the Saiem auto
camp grounds and the Chamber
of Commerce rooms.
- The stickers are printed in four
colors on a white rectangle, four
by five. Inches. The outline of
the state is in heavy black, while
the capitol is in black and white.
with a yellow dome. On either
side of the capitol are fir trees.
in green, with pink roses along
the bottom of the sticker. The
"Trail 'Era to Salem" slogan is
just above the dome and is print
ed in blue, while across t,he bot
tom. In prominent letters is the
word "Salem." - This is printed
In; red,-with Oregon, beneath. In
greenl '
MONDAY IN
WASHINGTON
; The senate approved the demo
cratic .income and surtax rates of
the revenue bill. )
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The bill for modifying the laws
governing the' veterans' bureau
was passed by the senate. ,
;
The Philippine Independence
mission laid its case before the
house insular committee.
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: Testimony favoring the JFoyd
Muscle Shoals bid was heard by
the senate agriculture committee.
.The house irrigation committee
began: bearings on recommenda
tions of Secretary Work's fact
finding commission. .
A resolution to determine the
condition of the naval . establish
ment, was introduced by Senator
King, democrat, Utah ; 'c
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The house took the Barkley bill
to . ; abolish the : railroad labor
board but of the hands of Us com
merce ; committee. ; ,
i . - .
A vigorous attack on the ad
ministration of the veterans bu
reau was made In the senate' by
Senator Oddle, republican, Ne
vada. ;
Senate republicans decided to
give; farm r elief legisla
tion right of way after the tax and
appropriation bills are disposed of.
i
, Gaylord M. Saltzgaber, com
mander in chief of the GAR ask
ed senators to override President
Coolidge's veto of the Bursum
pension bill.
" !'-; .
The Daugherty committee heard
testimony charging former Attor
ney General Daugherty personally
Intervened in litigation over New
England railroad combinations.
S. Carolina Conventions -
Fail to Agree on McAdoo
COLUMBUS, S. C, May 5.
Five county conventions of the 46
held in South Carolina today, to
elect delegates to the state demo
cratic convention instructed their
representatives to support 'William
G. McAdoo's candidacy for the
presidential nomination, nine en
dorsed bis candidacy and 13 left
their delegates uninstructed, ac
cording to reports assembled here
early tonight by the state.
CHICAGO'S HOTTEST DAY
CHICAGO, May 5. Today .was
Chicago' warmest day this year
and the hottest May 5 since" 1909
the weather bureau reporting- $4
degrees at 4 o'clock.
mzm siae urn
The Salem high school debate team last, night won the
Western Oregon debate championship by. defeating the Ash
land high team in Eugene by a' decision of 2 to 1.. The Salem
debaters, Benoit McCroskey and Edgar Tibbets, will meet
Union high, Eastern Oregon champions, for the state lifgh
school title in, Portland on May 23. This debate is tor, be
broadcasted over the Northwest by radio. I
, The victory last night adds another to the long list of
forensic triumphs won by Salem high this year. , Benoit
McCroskey, leader of the debate team, has figured largely in
these victories! . He won the state high school extemporane
ous contest several months ago, the state oratorical cpntes,
Friday night, and bids fair to add the debate championship to
his record May 23. . ' , , ,. ..
LOST FLIER IS
REPORTED SEEN
ON BERING SEA
Martin's Plane Believed
Sighted By Two Men Yes
terday Circling in Air Near
Port Moller ;
SEARCH TO BE EXTENDED
EAST OF ALEUTIAN ISLES
Squadron, Minus Command-
er, to Depart Today on
530-Mile Hop to Attu
FALSE PASS, Alaska, May
5. (By the A P. ) Checking
of clews given searching par
ties by natives and trappers
between Chignik, Alaska, and
the Behring sea makes it ap
pear certain that Maj.Fred
L. . Martin flew : northwest
ward' last Wednesday toward
Behring sea and made a forc
ed landing on that coast " af
ter starting southwestward
for Dutch 1 Harbor, Unalaska
island. " ;.,
Searching parties are re
turning without any definite
word or clue to "the , where
abouts' of the commander of
the aerial squadron encircl
ing the globe. ;
V CORDOVA, Alaska. May 5.
(By the Associated 5 Press) An en
tire new face today was given to
the hunt. for Major Frederick L.
Martin, commander, whose squad
ron has gone on without him in a
flight around ; the earth. The
change was effected by a report
that two men "felt certain" they
had seen a plane yesterday r-wax
Port Moller, on the Bering . sea
coast of th Alaska peninsula' r
The squadron.- minus' Major
Martin's plane, was at '-'Atka Is
land, .in the Aleutians, preparing
to depart tomorrow for Attn Is
land, 530 miles from Atka and the
last stop scheduled in American
territory, I The report from Port
Moller was received at False Pass,
and caused Immediate planning to
extend a search of the Bering sea
side of the peninsula that was' set
afoot soon after it became known
that Major Martin had departed
Wednesday from Chignik, Alaska,
730 miles east of Atka island, but
had not appealed at Dutch Har
bor where the other three planes
of the expedition were then wait
ing for him. I : " , . "
The report said that two men at
Port Moller, which is on the oppo
site side of the peninsula from
Chignik and 500 miles west of
Cbignlk, had noticed something
ch cling In the sky above some hills
in the Aleutian range yesterday
evening. The men thought they
saw "between the wings" of an
aeroplane, although they estimat
ed it to be 10 or 15 miles away.
Investigation of the south side
of the peninsula had been consid
ered complete until the Port Hol
ier story opened a' possibility "that
Major Martin had reached the vi
cinity of the eastern end of the
Aleutian islands,-220 miles from
Chignik. The coast guard' cutter
Algonquin was tonight .still en
gaged in the marine search south
of the peninsula. Every cove from
Chignik to the Shumagin Islands.
150 miles ; southwestward from
Chignik had been entered it was
reported without finding any sign
of Major Martin or his companion.
Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey.
A party of natives equipped for
tiaveling on land. Ice or water,
was out seeking signs of the miss
ing aviators north from Chignik to
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MOVIE HOUSES
ADOPT SUNDAY
MORN CLOSING
Boycott By 10,000? Portland
Church Folk Lifted as a
: Result of Action
PORTLAND, May 5. Down
town motion picture theaters-to
day agreed to adopt, 12:30 p. m.
as their Sunday opening hour, and
the action was followed immed
iately by the lifting of the movie
boycott by the Portland Council
of Churches which has been In ef
fect for several weeks. ., : ...
According to the estimate nt
Dr. Thomas J. Viliers, pastor of
White" Temple; the action of the
theater managers absolved, from
heir promises about 10,000 church
folk who signed pledges not to' at
tend any downtown picture h3ttde
until the theaters agreed to rema'n
closed during church hours Sun
day mornings. ' '
Council Votes to Stand jts
Share; for First Survey
of District
The city council will furnish its
share of the $750 estimated as
needed to complete a preliminary
survey of, the proposed, drainage
district In the southeastern part
of the city and the adjacent ter
ritory, It was decided . last night.
The remainder of the fund will be
raised by the state and county. ;
Further discussion of the drain
age district will be held at die
office of the board of control, on
Wednesday night. J. G. Merchen
was appointed one of a board to
investigate at the meeting held
two weeks ago, and he was to
name one man from Salem and
one from the county, to work with
him. These, and other citizens In
terested in . the . Project are ex
pected to attend the meeting to
morrow night. wr.-jUvW
Routine business was transacted'
and a quiet meeting passed by the
city council last night. The busi
ness centered over: the reading of
petitions for paving various por
tions of the city. -
Petitions to Improve Lefelle
from Saginaw to Fir with concrete
24 . feet wide, and from Commer
cial to Saginaw; Mission, between
Commercial and Saginaw with bi
tuminous pavement, and the grav
eling of Nebraska avenue between
Firteenth- and Seventeenth streets
were referred to the street com
mittee. Improvement of Electric
avenue from High to Cottage with
concrete curbs and pavement was
recommended, as was improve
ment of Oak between Liberty and
High with concrete 30 feet wide.
A final resolution adopted provid
ed for the improvement of South
Cottage from Mill to Bellevue.
The council heard an offer to
equip the city hall ; with an oil
burning heating system to replace
the . present wood : plant. This
equipment would cost S950 ready
to fire. Oil may be had at pres
ent for $2.65 a barrel, with two
barrels equaling one cord of
wood. No action was taken.
Damages of $50 are asked of
the city council by Mrs. Laura M.
Clutter, 724 Mill street, who com
plained that a new dress ' was
ruined by a fall the night of April
21. Negligence upon the part of
the city is. alleged. :
Mrs. Clutter, in her complaint
to the city council, said she was
walking on Seventeenth, a little
south of A street, about 9 o'clock.
There are no light3 along this
street In 'hi8' vicinity. i'When she
came top the end : of , the wooden
sidewalks where It joins the con
crete, she was unaware of a sten
down." " ' - ;. , - j
That she pitched . forward on
her face and . received severe
bruises, running a knee through a
new dress is the basis of her
claim. ' -' -
(The matter was referred to the
city attorney. . . , ,
' (. H. Benjamin, who lives in
the .Yew Park district. In a com
munication to. the council, re
quested that action be taken re
garding ditches, that the city had
dug. "'These permit' water to over
flow and are damaging his prop
erty, he said. He asked that the
ditches either be filled or that the
surface, water be carried away.
This" was, referred to the sewer
committee.
COJIMiasIONERS TAKE STAND
PORTLAND, Or. Mar 6.Tf!
three Multnomah county commis
sioners having waived immunity;
today, took the center of the stage
in its bridge probe, t Commission
er Rankin finished, hia testimony
and CharleM Radeon w nn tho
eiana at : tne close of the after
noon session.- He. will return to
morrow to be followed by D;w V.
Walker. . . ?
Cm WILL AID
Final Plans Will Be Made Tonight For
Campaign To Raise Funds For Erection
Of Salem Memorial For Soldier Youths
FINAL plans for the Salem War Mothers' $4000 campaign to raise funds for the erection of a me
morial to Marion county ex-service men who gave their lives during the World war will be made at
the Chamber of Commerce tonieht. , r " "
Territories will be alloted and everything lined up for the two-day drive. which opens Thursday morning.
Salem's share of the monument fund is $2000 while the other half is being raised throughout the country;
r - Several substantial
voluntary contributions
have been made by
prominent citizens : and
local business firms so
far, which serve to give
an Impetus to the drive.
Contributions have been
received by Mrs. iohn
A. Carson, president of
the War Mothers, from
Mrs. A. N Bush, Dr.
Henry E. Morris, Thom- .
4 -' V?
as a. Kay, ., 'rea . a.
Erixon, Curtis B. Cross,
Steusloff Brothers, the
First National -bank and
tho Oregon Pulp & Pa
per company.
!'? From the smaller
communities throughout
MTV
Marion county comes the
word that these will do
their. share in raising the
ml ' J- t
local quotas and e,very
indication points to the
complete success of the
drive, Mrs. Carson said.
The committee for each
community was appoint
ed last week. -
Definite ' location for
the statue has been se
lected west of the court
house, between t h e
building and High street.
The statue will be erect
ed on what is now the
sidewalk line.- In order
to provide the proper fa
cilities, the sidewalk will
be utilized and 1 new
walks constructed,
around the , memorial,
leaving it in the center
of the walk.
- "Over the Top to
Victory" is the official
name of the statue,
which personifies the
spirit of the American
Doughboy during ' the
World Jwar. Action is '
shown in every phase;
and ' the equipment of
the overseas man copied
wUlw exactness.. While -the
statue Is a duplica
tion of the one recently
unveiled at McMinnville
there will be one essen
tial - included that was
eliminated in the other.
In the uplifted hand of
the doughboy there is a
hand grenade. This, Mc
Minnville people held,
was entirely too warlike.
But Salem, will receive
the statue as designed
by "the sculptor and the
Salem doughboy will be
ready to hurl the small
missile at a moment's no
tice. This statue met the
approval 'of the Ameri
can Legion here after
the War Mothers had
submitted three photo
graphs of a similar,
nature.
President Wins 4.313 to 530
Over Effort for Unin
y structed Delegation
BALTIMORE, May 5. Calvin
Coolidge, republican candidate for
president, carried Maryland easily
in , the primary today over his
shadow opponent "An uninstructed
delegation" early, returns, which
included the complete vote of Bal
timore. - and I scattering returns
from the counties indicated. , -
His total vote in this city was
4313 against 530 for an unin
structed . delegation to the" Cleve
land convention.
Former Woodburn Teacher
Complains Against Wife
, His profession ' Is ; such that it
depends upon his good name for
honesty and morality and his wife
has blasted his financial hopes,
generally wrecked his plan of life
and forever ruined his reputation
when she caused criminal proceed
ings to be filed in the Linn county
court while he was touring the
rYellowstone park with his son,
Guy O. Larklns, former Woodburn
school, teacher, declares in his
answer and cross-complaint filed
with the- county court. The cou
ple were married May 10, 1923.
Mrs. Larkins led him to believe
that she was "a widow with $30,
000, he alleges, and shortly after
their 'marriage falsely caused him
to be arrested. They moved to
Albany in June, , 1923, upon her
request, Larkins declares. He
asks for a decree, reasonable com
pensation for her hasty action In
court,' and any other relief the
court might give.
C00U0GE CARRIES
MilO PHHIf
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Statqe Similar to tljat which 1U
JIariou County
CALIFORNIA TO
REGISTER VOTE
ON CANDIDATES
Presidential Choices at Party
Conventions to Be Named
at Primary Today
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.--California
voters will go to the
polls tomorrow in the presidential
primary election to register their
choices for candidates to national
party conventions.
The registration of the state' is
overwhelmingly ' Republican.
Public Interest in the primary
is "directed ' chiefly at "the contest
on the Republican ticket between
the supporters of President Cool
idge and Senator Hiram W. John
sen, although there is no small
measure -of speculation over the
outcome of the contest on the
Democratic ticket between candi
dates pledged to William G. Mc
Adoo and the "no preference" or
anti-McAdoo ticket.
E
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Notable Gathering of Ki
wanis Held at Chemawa ;
: Last Night
About .500- members of the. Ki
wanls club from Portland, Salem
and other western Oregon cities,
their wives and invited guests met
in : the auditorium of the Salem
Indian school at Chemawa' last
night to hear Edmund F. Arras,
international president of the Ki
wanis, who makes only" this one
stop in Oregon." . ..
4 Clubs, represented Were those of
Salem, Portland, McMinnville, Al-
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pry errrttnl mrmorial to
tJoldiers, -
BEFORE PRESiDETJT
Coolidge to Study Relief
Measure as ApprovedBy
. House Committee
WASHINGTON, May 5. The
McNary-Haugen : farm relief bill,
as approved by the house, agri
culture committee, was laid be
fore President Coolidge for study
today by Representative Haugen,
republican, Iowa. . House leaders
hope to-obtain within a few days
an expression of the executive's
views on the measure. :
Mr. Coolidge never has express:
ed himself regarding the bill but
has at various times been reported
as doubtful of the efficacy of the
measure as a means of providing
-aid for' farmers and also as to Its
economic soundness.
Ministerial Association :
, ; Protests Butler's Speech
NEW YORK, May 8. Charac
terizing Dr. Nicholas. Murray But
ler's speech before the Missouri
society as. "beneath, the -dignity.
of the . president of a great uni
versity,'. the Methodist Ministerial
association today resolved to make
formal . protest to the board of
trustees of Columbia university.
. Dr. Butler's statement that It
was impossible to enforce , the
prohibition laws were declared to
be "radical,, superficial1 and un
founded." . CO-EDS RESCUED ,
GRAND FORKS, N. D., May 5.
-Four university of . North Dako
ta girls' who feel from a raft In
English, Coulee on the campus and
were unable to , swim to ; shore,
were rescued by four men students
who heard their screaa3 last zitt.
vqu;:g plop:.
ARE li; :;
Sermon at Tabcmc:
, 'nlht By I'sz. D:
Exclusively for "i
From 14 to 23 .
REVIVAL STRUCTURE
NOW FULLY PAID f
Addresses cn Lcvo cz J ' 4
; fiame" Tcuch llzz:::
. Sunday Aud;:n:::
Folks who believe that t I
tlon is utterly free and tLcr
have given their bit, an I
Others who believe that f
money shouldn't have a r
evangelism, can attend t" : ;
a re st services from now r
nothing financially to anncy t:
for the tabernacle Is rati f ,
the campaign bills are met, r
there Js a email surplus f sr
encles that are sure to er! .
Ing the two weeks the
yet hare to run
The tabernacle "material
sold Saturday for I556.1C,
salvage value never havjr "
entered in the canipala 1
The sale will pay up that i.
of the contracted' tllli, " b.. I V
with the Sunday collector. j i
the financial annoyarce.
. Sunday's storm did eo;..- C
age to the tabernacle roof, r
ing some of the tar p-per t
ting "the rain through. TL 3
age was easily repaired, L .
and the tahercaela will , 1
dryland, comfurtatla. 1'. s I
ing -wag f nit 3 t:crt t3 t -both
times Sunday, f !
meetings are exzictn a
of times in the nfcit two t, .
Tonight the servls t.
young people onlv fhosa I :
the ages of 14 and 2? &r :
older folks are reques' ed to 1
the service for them alonf. '
Demarest, the eVacrsStt, ,
that far' more- franknes? t
secured and better interest t
talned in-, aegregated nest'
special services for nca; f
for women; sBecl3l3 far r
people; specials for chilirc -
tnis time It is for the you- ;
Pie, onlyj The two women's :
ings hare filled the hall to t. .
Ity, and this one U esjec !
do as much. The men's m .
that had been announced for "
latter part of this week, n, :.I
postponed until Tuesday cr 1
week, and the third of the r;
women's lectures will ba :
Thursday afternoon.
. "The Greatest Thing in :
World" was the therie Eirli
ternoon, Mrs. Demarest's t -ful
sermon on love.1 "
"Love is the-rainbow cf (
care," was her summation r : 1
whole subject. "The" grtiL.
these is charity," or love, z : .
Hng to the Bible text from t' :
chapter of First Corinii:
"Never tell me that the r -IS
Is unlucky when it til- J
the world this marvelous r.u.
U Is perfectly shocking tLa 1
we make over superstitiors I
that of unlucky numbers er. Z r
Xleet the things that re " - ;
while, like thas chapter cf I"
Every Christian ought to rt I t
f Continued on tirs IV
Offerings For Ycti !
The "For Rent" '"
T A HE you lozl'Z
.an apartnszt I-:
or, rooms to rest? I
glance thronrh tha ':
Rent" column In t: '
classified section. .
may f find Just what ;
want listed la ttia
man,1 '
When you have t::
thing to rent get ttit -of
using the Ctat:
. "For Rent" coluna. - -get
result.
a bid