TIl3-Weatfiisr v.
ably rain' west portion, moderate to fresh easteiv
ly winds. Monday Max. 51; Mm. 36; River
6.5 falling; Rainfall none; Atmosphere clear;
Wind -north west. ; '
EIGHT PAGES TODAY i
Only fourteen shopping days until Christ:.::.-. I j
all the Christmas excitement do mot orcr! ..."
the many bargains offered by our enterfrl-li
merchants.- : . j
if-' 'i
SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1924J
price five cz::.
PHOGRESSiVES
UE SET
BACK IFJ VOTE
German Ballots Show Ad
" verse Sympathy With
Parliamentary: Govern
ment; Democrats Hit Hard
OPPORTUNITY TO OUST
SOCIALISTS IS SEEN
Terpitz-Bismarck Party Is Re
turned With All of Form- .
er. Strength
BERLIN, Dec. g.( By The As
sociated Press.) The net result
of : Sunday's balloting for the
relchstag and the Prussian-diet Is
set -down by political observers as
Indicating a distinct setback for
progressive policies nnd parlia
mentary government in that it
leaves' In its wake an lnter-party
situation' which affords no basis
for the construction of a govern
ment pledged to a program of un
adulterated liberalism.
This condition is amply reflect
ed by editorials - appearing- today
in thcr. nationalist unit rnniiArva.
tlvo bourgeois press which pro
fesses to see in the party lineup
brought about by Sunday's nation
al polling the long-sought oppor
tunity to eliminate the socialists
and .possibly also the democrats
from participation in future gov
, ernraents. ( .
No concealment is made In gov
ernmental rirHen nf tha fact that
the Yon Tirpltz-Von Bismarck
party has not only been returned
in its full former strength, but
also has enhanced its representa
tion In the Prussian diet by 44
mandates.
The circumstance that Luden
tdorff's party through its loss of
18 seats is believed to have vir-
tually eliminated Itself from fur
ther political- consideration and
that the communists lost. 17 seats
In the relchstag, is declared to
suggest no useful offset to the
'. re Motion that-te unrevissd Pf-
licit cictuwu vuuJb a uwn
hand leaves German Internal poli
tics in an awkward tangled state. !
Contemplating the various solu
tions to the apparent parliamen
tary Impasse occasioned by the in
decisive vote, Germania, which Is
close to Chancellor Marx, suggests
as the only available solution the
formation of a big coalition. This
coalition,; according to the news
paper would comprise the social
ist, clericals, people's party and
democrats, and on issues of for
eign policy could count on the sup
port of ! the Bavarian people's
party and several non-partisan mi
nor groups, which control a dozen
mandates.
Final Result of Election
In .Washington Is Given
OLYMPIA, Wash.; Dec. 8.
President Calvin Coolidge obtained
a majority of 26,635 votes over
Senator Robert M. La Follette and
John W. Davis, Charles Foster of
the state elections division, an
nounced here today at the com
pletion of the official state tabu
lation of votes cast Nov. 4 "
The. vote tabulations for Presi
dent and governor showsi . .
Coolidge, 220,224; La Follette,
150,727; Davis, 42,842.
- Governor, Hartley, 220,162;
11111, 126.447; Oman, 40,073.
Statesman Christmas
v Fund for Needy Grows
Contributions to Help Distress
in Salem Families Wei-
corned; $44 Received "
As the Christmas season ap
proaches more and more the
desire for service wells up In
the hearts of men. There are
a good many avenues of service
In Salem. However there are
always isolated cases and to
meet just such conditions as
this the Oregon Statesman has
Inaugurated a Christmas fund.
This fund is not entangled with
any other fund whatsoever and
will not duplicate any other
work done, but careful inquiry
will be made into every case
reported to this office and on'
Christmas such relief will be
ad ministered as the funds will
afford.
? Salem people can cooperate
by sending to this office checks
for any amount they desire and
the money will be. .well spent
under, competent supervision.
The following have already re
sponded to the can:
D. A. White ..; .8
Henry Jaquet V, ......
I. L. McAdams ........
i:dis Belle Matheson ...
Ida Mary Matheson ....
Daniel J. Fry . i .
Francis Rollow .......
Itoyal Neighbors of Am.
j. I Ingrey
A Friend ............
2Irs. J. It- Chapmant ...
A Friend .............
5.00
6.00
1.00
2.00
2.0fr
S.00
6:00
5.00
2.00
2.00
5.00
5.00
Total
....,$44,0?
REGE
New Plumbing Ordinance
Will be Introduced to
City Council Next Week
An ordinance which Is designed
to give Salem citizens protection
in the installation of their plumb
ing was framed last night by a
committee from the city council
and from the master and journey
man plumbers. The new ordi
nance, which will be introduced at
the next meeting of the city coun
cil, combines practically all the
features of the- state plumbing
law, with features of the present
city laws. It asks for the appoint
ment of a council composed of
two plumbers, the mayor and an
other member to form a board to
pass upon the efficiency of plumb
ers applying, for; permits to do
business in Salem.
The ordinance alms to protect
the small householder and builder
who is oftentimes, imposed, upon.
Several' cases have been reported
to the officials of the city and' to
UODE11DT0
1GE?
Amendments to Shoals Bill
are Said to Meet Ap
proval of Senator :
WASHINGTON, Dec 8.-Solu
tion of the Muscle Shoals question
advanced a step nearer today with
the introduction by ; Senator Un
derwood of ammendments to his
goverment ownership hill which
were recommended by the war de
partment, j
After a wek-end cruise on the
Mayflower with" President Cool
idge and a two hour conference
today with Secretary Weeks, Sen
ator Underwood said no serious
differences on the Muscle Shoals
question existed ' between himself
and the administration.
He declared he was willing to
agree to all the amendments, if It
were deemed wise to incorporate
them in the bill. He explained he
had refrained from including
some of the war department a sug
gested amendments in- the original
draft for fear they would meet
with objection, f
Senate leaders are of the opin
ion that if certain amendments
are adopted the measure would be
in no danger of a veto at the
hands of President Coolidge. With
objections covered in amendments
both democratic and republican
senate leaders are hopeful of
bringing the measure to an early
vote. -: i- .-.
Chairman Norris of the senate
agricultural ' committee announced
in the senate' that if the Under
wood bill was accepted as an a
mendment to the Norris bill he
would offerk a modification of his
measure as an amendment to the
Underwood bill which then would
be before the chamber for pass
age. The Noris bill .was reported to
the senate at the last session, but
Senator Underwood's proposals
given the status of the amendment
to this measure, is in line for a
prior vote.
Mr. Norris explained that his
new bill would provide for separ
ate development of the ' fertilizer
and power units at Muscle Shoals
and would prevent the power util
ization from becoming secondary
to fertilizer.
SUPH COURT TO'
Move to Appeal Publicity
i Provision Must Await
Court Decision
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Re
publican leaders of the house are
of the opinion that any move to re
peal the publicity provisions of the
revenue act must await a supreme
court decision as to whether news
papers are privileged to print in
come tax lists. ;
" Chairman Oreen of the house
ways and means committee dis
cussed the' legislative situation;
particularly- wUh regard - to rev
enue matters, with President Cool
idge today and after, leaving the
White House, conferred with Rep
resentative Longworth, the re
publican" leader, it- v
. Mr. Green said v no attempt
would be made at this session
to revise the tax law generally bat
he thought an effort might, be
made to amend the publicity of
returns section..
LOTTERIES RAIDED
PORTLAND, . Ore.; Dec. 8. Po
lice tonight raided alleged Chinese
gambling resorts here and arrest
ed 68 Chinese on charges of gamb
ling. ,
The Orientals i were placed In
jail in lieu of $4500 bail demand
ed for their release. ' Police des
troyed large amounts of gamblng
paraphernalia. - -
DECIDE TAX CASE
the plumbers of houses which
have had plumbing installed and
the vent pipe was left out. This
resulted in- an unsanitary arrange
ment and the householder! has
suffered. ' i'
The .lavf which was; designed
last night will secure ah Inspector
of plumbing. . A qualified
man
who understands - plumbing
Is to
be appointed, according to
the
wording or the ordinance
1
The committee which met to
frame the ordinance was composed
of four members' from' the city
council and three members of the
master plumbers - and three jour
neyman plumbers. L. J. Simeral,
chairman: H. H. Vandeworth. C
VaaPatton, and J. E. Galloway,
represented the city; T. M. Barr,
Edward Pratt and J, A. Bernard!,
the' master plumbers, and i John
Humprey, Earl Patton- and' Fred
Leise, the journeymen.
Foreigners Without Papers
, in France in Danger j of
Being Arrested
PARIS, Dec. 8. (Br the AP.)
Premier Herriot's house clean
ing of communists in, France sim
mered down today to the arrest of
10 foreign' workmen whose immi
gration papers were not In order.
They will be deported. : j
' The 10 men; were described in
the announcement of arrest as being-
"considered as charged) with
the mission of organizing interna
tional communism." The police
drive seems to have been reduced
to ferreting out' all undesirable
foreigners, and visitors to Paris
were warned today to see' that
their papers are in order and to
carry them on their person. :
. Many entirely respectable per
sons not associated with the com
munists rlready? have been picked
up by the authorities because they
had .left their credentials at horse.
The order is likely to prove es
pecially trying to tourists who are
not required to take out papers
Immediately and who seldom carry
with them documents to prove
their status. "
The government today showed
concern over the importance given
communism In France by the for
eign press. Tonight M. Bergery,
who is Premier Herriot's chief' of
cabinet, summoned the foreign
correspondents and told them that
communism here was "insignifi
cant." hut that fear of it neverthe
less has "become a growing pan
ic" J&'
American, Delegate Fails to
Receive- Support r of
-Opium Conference
- GENEVA,", Dec. 8. (By the As
sociated Press) .The jproposal to
have the heroin problems pushed
at a special plenary session' of the
international opium conference
was sidetracked today at the plen
ary session despite the plea of
former Surgeon General Blue of
the American delegation for a full
consideration of the question, i
: Although General Blue's pro
posal was- supported "" by Delegate
B. R. Engand of Canada; a motion
to refer the question to the experts-committee
was made by the
Belgium delegation. This motion
was seconded by so many - dele
gates that General Blue acquisced,
reserving, however, the right to
make a minority report if the
committee shaved down the Amer
ican proposal for the outlawry of
heroin. The Cuban, Spanish and
German delegates were among
those supporting the move to refer
the matter to the experts.
STEAMER ON FIRE
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 8. Radio
messages to the Federal Telegraph
company here tonight reported the
Mexican steamer Oaxaca on fire
40 miles south of Mazatlan on the
west coats of Mexico. The ship
Is In no immediate danger, how
ever, the message said.
TREES SHIPPED
J VICTORIA, B. C., Twenty-five
carloads of Christmas . trees des
tined Xor California homes are
already on their way and at least
five more carloads will be' shipped,
according to local shippers.
1 DONATION GIVEN
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec 8.
George Eastman of the Eastman
Kodak Co., today announced new
gifts of $12,500,000 to education
al institutions, bringing hla total
known benefactions to - $53,151,
000. -
RED CLEAPJUP
I5MIED
BOB PROBLEM
IS SIDETRACKED
BUST III
Federal Council Pledges
: Support to World Court;
War Is Branded as Inter
- national Crime f
GOP CRITICIZED FOR
PLANNING DEFENCE DAY
William J. Bryan Receives
Great Ovation Following
i Peace Talk
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 8 (Bf
tbfrAP.) War was today declar
ed on war by the federal council
of churches in session here.
: Methods of maintaining world
peace approved by the organiza
tion which represents 28 Protest
ant denominations, included the
world court, pledges by all nations
to submit to "suitable tribunals
international disputes of a threat
ening nature, and the branding of
war as an "International crime."?
William. Jennings Bryan, Dr,
James T. Shotweil, New York, di
rector of the Carnegie- endowment
for international peace, and Gov
ernor William, E. Sweet of Colo
rado, led the attack against -war.
- Governor Sweet approved the
Geneva- protocol, - urged the
christianization of international
relations and declared the church
es are ''indignant and rightfully
so at the attitude of congress concerning-
America's relations to
world peace."
The . republican administration
was criticized by him for this po
sition in regard to international
problems and for Its sponsoring
of defense day.
Bryan was given the greatset
ovation of the present meeting of
the council during the course of
his address. He urged churches
to work for a reduction of arma
ments, a referendum on war, and
complete establishment of a. worLI.
14
court with another tribunal which
would have power to investigate
all disputes, but not to enforce its
decrees. .
Among the recommendations of
the business committee adopted
by the council was one asking
those responsible for the "char
acter of moving pictures" to pre
vent the showing of ' those; reflect
ing on "cardinal virtues," casting
"innuendoes oh morals or relig
ion," and in "any way" weakening
the "approved restraints of con
science and personal character.";.
FIDDLKID FIRE '
TO BE HIS SUBJECT
Noted Lecturer to Be at the
: Congregational Church s
SupperThis Evening
The Congregationaiists and their
friends in Salem are to have a
meeting at the First Congrega
tional church this evening, at
which the ladles will provide the
eats, and there is to be organized
a Brotherhood to aid in carrying
on the work of the denomination
here. ' .
JPror. Fred G. Bale, noted lec
turer, and now in charge of the
public speaking department of the
Albany . college, is to be present
and speak, his subject being
"Fiddling and Fire."
Prof. Bales was the youngest
mayor of Ohio, at Westervills,
when he was 22, having been ad
mitted to the bar the same year.
He was prosecutor in the juvenile
court of Columbus one of the
most outstanding of the whole
country. He took national honors
in intercollegiate oratory when he
was 21.
He stumped Ohio in several hot
campaigns for reform measures.
He delivered 1000 addresses in
one noted campaign In Ohio. "
He is one of the big men of the
United States on the lecture plat
formand he will no doubt have
a stirring message for the Congre
gationaiists and their friends to
night.
A supper, will be served at 6:30.
- JORDAN GETS PRIZE
AUGUSTA, Me., Dec. 8. Dr. A.
C. Thomas, president . of , the
World Federation of Education as
sociations and commissioner of
education of the state of Maine,
has announced the award of a
$25,000 prize to Dr.-David Starr
Jordan, chancellor emeritus of
Leland Stanford university, for
the best educational - plan calcu
lated to maintain world peace."
The prize was donated by Raph
ael Herman- of Los Angeles and
Washington, D. C, to be given the
winner of a contest conducted by
the world federation, in which
thousands of - strictly educational.
non-legislative plans were submit
ted. , - -
C HOTS FIRED AS
RIDERS CAREEN
THROUGH STREETS
Thirteen Mexican ; Prisoners are
Forced to ftlarch Twenty-Five
Miles - Across Desert
DOUGLAS; Ariz.. Dec. 8.-
Mounted men rode through a side
street of Agu Prieta opposite here,
tonight firing more than a score of
shots in their attack. Soldiers
who were scattered about the city
hastily . gathered : at the garrison
and police and fiscal guards began
an investigation. i r
Names of 13 prisoners taken in
a roundup Saturday and marched
from Agua Prieta were announced
tonight. One of them was Elici-
ano Lechuga, an; official of the
Mexican customs service. The
troops escorted the prisoners to
a , junction of the Cananea rail
road several miles from Naco
where they turned' them over to
other, guards.
One man, who was wounded was
nearly dead when the 26 - mile
march across the desert was com
pleted. Thirteen men arrested- last
week at Agua Prieta by Mexican
authorities and supposed to be on
the way here in custody of a de
tachment of " soldiers had not ar
rived tonight;
Cooperative Marketing Is
Announced Salvation of
Farming. Industry ,
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Cooperation
will restore farming to its proper
place In the American' economic
scheme, O. F. Bradfute, president,
told 'the' American- farm- bureau
federation' today, in opening Its
sixth annual conventidn.
"Cooperative agriculture will
hasten that' day said Mr. Brad
fute,. "but-"bf that' term -1 mean
more than cooperative marketing.
We must carry cut a great prob
lem planned'-and backed by the
department of agriculture and the
farmers organization supported by
the individual-farmer.".
More than $3,000,000 worth of
farm products- were cooperatively
marketed this year, the president
bald
U&l&er. se o f f 2 2i to: 59- per
cent -oyer other years-. ;
Mr. Brtdfute entered into the
question" of taxei, saying it was
openly' admitted- that . the "farmer
pays more 1 than his share.
Control of - her own ocean ship
ping is one of America's most Im
perative needs. Commissioner W.
S. Hill of the United States ship
ping board,- told' the farmers.
I am sure," he said, "that the
farmer will -be- the first to awake
to this necessity if he will study
this question from the -standpoint
of - his- adrantage. We people of
the interior -must know that we
cannot hope to have the place we
are entitled to in foreign markets
as long, as we depend on our
neighbors' to get our products -to
market.' ' 1
VOTE TO STRIKE
IS TAKER OK U
SP Is Said to Be Willing to
: Call Conference With
Engihemen of Line
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. An
almost unanimous vote of the en
gine crews and hostlers on the
Southern Pacific : company to
strike unless the company grant
them a conference on wage differ-'
ences, was officially announced to
day and was met with the an
nouncement, toy William Sproule,
president of the company, that
such conference was agreeable to
the officials- of the system.- The
strike vote involved approximately
6.000 men employed on the S. P.
proper and Its subsidiaries, the El
Paso Mc Southwestern-system, and
the Arizona & , Eastern -system.
Two Robbers Pursued By
Bank Clerk- are Caught
PORTLAND, Dec. 8. After they
had robbed two grocery stores in
Portland's suburbs, Frank Bratn
lett, 22, and Horace Heitzel, 31,
were captured' late ; today by Pa
trolman Mike Lillas and jailed on
charges- of - assault- and - robbery-.
Capture of the two men, who con-
fessed the robberies, was. effected
by Li His with the aid of Larry Mc
Lei lan, a bank employer who- noti
fied of the robbery of - one of the
stores, pursued the robbers as they
fled in an automobile.
McLellan was driving - by the
small grocery: store of Mrs. H. E.
rntterfield as the robbers emerg
ed and started away in their auto
mobile. He pursued them in re
sponse to Mrs. Bstterfield's plea.
keeping the1 robber' car in sight
until he ' saw patrolman Lillis.
Picking Lillis up.' McLellan resum
ed the chase abd overtook th men
who surrendered, without offering
resistance. Both. roboers were
armed.:
1 MHO
juSi
Alleged Slayer of Mrs. Mors
Appears Cheerful; Listens
Intently as Attorneys
Quibble
DEFENCE WILL HINGE ON
STORY OF MRS. MARTIN
Task of Drawing Jury Dif
ficolt; Large Throng:.
Crowds Court House
LOS ANGELES, . Dec. 8. Nat
tily tailored, but slightly worn as
the debonair Lothario-of 20 years'
ago when . he warthe prize ring
idol of the nation, Norman SelbyV
alias Kik McKoyy sat' through the
first session of superior court here
today listening intently to the ex
amination of prospective jurors
who will decide his guilt or Inno
cence of the murder of M'rsV
Theresa W. Mors, divorced wife of
Albert A. Mors, antique dealer;
last Au rust: 'v ' '
At the adjournment of court
more than a score of talesmen had
passed under the fire of Questions
from defense and prosecuting at
torneys ana all were rejected. The
task of selecting the jury was ex
pected tor be completed early to
morrow. .
Oneninjr clashes of onnosine
counsel disclosed that the defense
will hinge its' olea for acauittal
on the testimony of Mrs. Iva-Mar-
un, wno uvea in tne apartment
nouse 'Where Mrs. Mots was slain
- r Not SIcCoy
" Attorney GeorrA' Rhretr rtorlnr.
ed to the court that Sirs.' Martin;
testifying for the defense, would
laenury tne "neavy, tnick set" man
sne saw running rrom tne apart
ment immediately after , the
scream and shot were heard as
the husband. Mors, and not Mc-
Mors made to her husband In New
York city in 1821, also including
him as beneficiary to $31,000 life
insurance; ; Further-reference was
made to a burglary charge,
brought against Mors by his wife.
for which he was never prosecut
ed, duer to her death. .
One of the largest crowds in the
TV0 SAILORS
Nineteen Others Severely
Burned When Sheet of
Flame Sweeps Ship
SAN PEDRO, CaU Dec. 8 -(By
the Associated Press). - Sixteen
enlisted men are missing .from the
dreadnaughts Tennessee and' New
Mexico tonight, It .was officially
announced ' aboard the . USS Cali
fornia, flagship , of. the battle fleet.
(Whether or not these men were
passengers on the - water" taxi - La
Moyne. which burned in the har
bor here early today, had not been
determined, but their absence was
being Investigated with today's
fataltles in mind.
i SAN PEDRO, Dec. 8. Explo
sion early today aboard the water
taxi La Moyne, - while the - vessel
was returning with a full load of
passengers to the various ships of
the battle fleet, claimed the lives
of two navy sailors and - caused
severe .burns - to one officer, two
civilians and 16 sailors.
;M. A. Moore,, one of the dead
sailors, died aboard the battleship
Pennsylvania : after having swam
about 150 yards from the burning
water taxi. The body of J. A.
Keck, an electrician's mate, third
class, of the US3 New Mexico, and
not recovered, and L. Vovdopya, a
cook of the USS Oklahoma, is ex-
(Oeatland oa paa 3)
Gene Stratton Porter
Will Be Buried in West
i
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.- Gene
Stratton Porter, novelist and nat
uralist, whose writings brought
the charm ; of - Indiana's Limber
lost to thousands of readers and
motion picture audiences, prob
ably will sleep. her last sleep. near
the wilds she loved so well, accord
ing to Los Angeles .relatives of
the writer who died here Satur
day night of Injuries received in
an automobile accident.
i Final decision as - to whether
Mrs. Porter's body will be sent
back to Indiana for burial will be
reached "after the arrival - here
Wednesday - of . . her ? husband,'
Charles D Porter; who Is en route
to Los Angeles from Rome City,
ma. -
II E
WEST IN .
1V1
GRIP OF STORM
COLD IS SEVERE
Zero Weather Continues; Com
munication Interrupted;
Record Snowfall r
ST. PAUL, Minn.,- Dec. 8.
visited by a- severe storm which
was' a continuance of a-snowfall
of yesterday, the northwest to
night reported a heavy blanket of
snow which in some sections in
terrupted communication. Strong
winds prevailed and a drop in temperature-was
general. - The South
Dakota countryside was snow
bound with; roads blockaded while
In North Dakota the mercury was
below zero. Northern Minnesota
reported a snowstorm propelled by
a high northeast gale. ;
' DENVER. Colo., Dec. 8. With
temperatures-ranging from 10 de
grees below zero to 10 above, fore
cast' by the weather bureau for
Colorado and the eastern slope of
the Rocky mountains, the plateau
regions prepared today for the
coldest night of the season.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec 8. With
rising temperatures predicted for
tomorrow- Nebraska tonight saw
relief . from severe cold r weather
that has held the state in its grip
for nearly a week, affording some
sections the heaviest snowfall in
several years, and causing the pop
ulation ot a large section to shiver
under near-zero temperatures last
night and today.
LEGI0U1D
New Commander Unanimous
! Choice ot Post; Rousing
' Meeting Draws Crowd -
Election of officers,-reports of
236 paid up members for 1925,
an entertainment "and feed were
the features of a snappy meeting
of Capital Post No. 9, American
legion, at McCornack hall last
night. The meeting was one of
the best-attended during the year.
with chairs at a premium.
Clifford Brown, unopposed, was
the unanimous choice of the post
for commander next year. Other
officers elected were Carl Wcsrser,
vli commander)-charl.es Good x i a
adjutant, replacing Braxier .Small,
post adjutant for three years; L
W. Lewis, . finance officer; Don
Wiggins, re-elected quartermast
er; Rufe White, chaplain C." K.
Logan, ; re-elected historian and
publicity officer. The five mem
bers ot the executive committer
elected were Carl Gabrielson, re
tiring commander; - Brasier C.
Small, Dr. Lee Wood W. Kr Mc
Knight and Frank Durbin, Jr.
Special entertainment was pro
vided by Dan'Langenbergs Junior
Rotary quartet, which gave sev
eral selections and ... Newell , Wil
liams, in vocal solos. Dallas and
Silverton posts were well-repre
sented by visiting delegations. .. .
Short talks were made by.-the
new officers and Charles Johnson;
state executive committeeman, -of
Silverton; J. Waldo Finn, new
commander of Carl. B. Fenton
post, Dallas; Joe Halgerson, Polk
county t district attorney., of Dai-
las;- Bill Himes, of Dallas; Hoag
of Silverton; Bob Creason of Dal
las; Karl Hinges, of Portland and
George, Griffith, state commander
and Major Charles E. Gjedstedt,
both of Salem.
Names of 30 members to form
the chorus for the minstrel show
were received by Rufe White,
chairman of the show- committee.
The first rehearsal was called for
next Monday night.
OF 19 MEMBERS
Annual Memorial Day Serv
ices Held at Grand Thea
: tre Sunday By Elks
Judge W. A. Ekwall of Port
land delivered the memorial ad
dress for Elks- and their- friends
gathered at the. Grand Theater
Sunday. The eulogy was read
by O. L. McDonald, knight of the
lodge, although it was prepared
by Guy O; Smith, who was un
able to be present on account of
illness. In the eulogy tribute was
paid to each of the 19 members
of 'the Salem lodge who have
passed away during the-past year.
Ritual of impressive character
was carried out by the exalted
ruler, C. B. O'Neill and his staff
of , officers. Chopin's funeral
march, played by the Elk's orches
tra, opened the services. Rer. J;
J." ; Evans, . pastor of the First
Christian church, gave the. Invo
cation. Two solos, "Light" and
There Is No Death," were sung
by Mrs. Harry Harms, accompan
ied by Mrs. Frank Zinn. "Nearer
My God ,to Thee," and "The Frol
ic,"! a march by Schiller, were
offered by the orchestra.-
The Auditorium was filled to
capacity by the Elks. -
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OBSERVE PASS
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WILL RECEF
MORE 1 Hi
Hi
Advance in - Prices An
nounced By Gsv. FI:rc:
K Moilday ; 'Contrast' "t:.I
to Be Cheaper
MILES CLOSES DEAL
r for new f.'Ac:;::::v
DeHvery Be '-llady- llczt
Spring; Builib- Clio
, Be Selected .
Flax growers will recelra c
higher rate for the product
Uvered1 to the state ' next year, it
was announced Monday by Gotc"
nor Walter M. Pierce.- For c .
flax the: state-will'-pay $22 a t
during 1825 against $21.53 j.: .;
this year.; For pulled flax, or :
20 inches and up to 30 inchr
length, the state will pay ?2S -ton.
. This season the pulled fla -brought
$26.50 a ton. For pull : ;
flax measuring 30 inches or mcr i
in length, the growers will receii a
$38 a ton as compared wit.
$36.50 a ton this year. All prl: ;i
for 1925 are based oa deliTerr c ?
the flax at the penitentiary
plant.,
Acreage Increase!
Growers who hold cotrz:
with the state will be atld ta i -chase
seed at $2.50 a bushel v .
the Independent growers -wi:! '
compelled to pay $2.75 a ti:
.Last year the state contr
for approximately 3000 acr . -flax
to be delivered durir- IT. .
but because of a small crcj tL .
was-received at the penltenV
only 1300 tons of the proiu:l. :.
was estimated that 3500 acrt-i t :
flax will be contracted for
Blachinery Ordered ;
Machinery for the new linen r.' !
will-arrive in Salem about Usy 1.
according to contracts simei
day with Falrbarin, Lawson, Cor
be Barbour, Ltd. The each!--"
is to be laid dawn &t Li , c r
on April 1, for Iej
The contracts called for
inery.to fully equip tha Gals tj r ; 1
and includes many intrl:zt3
chines. Special stress has Lt :.:
made for machises which will pro
duce 'salmon tvlne, harness e ii
shoe thread. The total cc;t i-4
abdut . $60,000.
Hamilton Oliver, American re--resentative
of the firm in Ke ,r
York City, handled the deal t:
with B. C. Miles; and was a gu:
at the' -Chamber of .Conner ,.i
luncheon. .'it
Hunt Por Site
. When the machinery Is erects 1
In Salem there will be an exr " ' -mechanic
from the factory to c.
for the details. It is not ros:!' '
to secure such skilled workmen :'
the" United States.
; Within - a'- few,' days - a tailll;
site will be selected for the ej
mill and building operations ill
start immediately. The new fir:
19' under a two year contract wit.,
the state of Oregon to care fcr
the flax crop and a storage ware
house will be needed by April 1,
1925.
INVITES LEADimS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Carry
ing forward his breakfast confer
ence program, President Cooli
today-invited nearly a score cf
republican leaders and committer
chairmen-ot the house to breakfa&t
with him-tomorrow at the V'LIt
House.
IN WASHmGTOIJ
The house shipping board investigation-was
resumed.
.,
The Mayfield eUtion contest
was' again before a senate com
mittee., -
- The annual report of the coes
missioner of reclamation was sub
mitted to congress. -
.
, The Chicago sanitary ' district
case. Involving removal of water
from Lake Michigan, was argue
in the- supreme court.
.
A tentative program for employ
ment of the Los Angeles and
Shenandoah was worked out by
navy officers.
Albert: C.' Williams of Fort
Worth. Texas, was nominated as a
member of the federal farm loan
board. -
..--.. V
i A cotton-crop of 13,153,00
bales valued at $1,421,356,262
was forecast by the department ot
agriculture on estimates mad a
December 1.
.:-
Secretary Weeks uEzstei
amendments to- Senator Under
wood's Muscle Shoals plan and the
Alabama senator ' declared as
agreement could .- be reached. -4
Lack of an adequate aircraft in
dustry was described as of grave
concern to the government in tL j
annual report of the national ni
Tisory committee for aeronaut!:".