The Weather Cloudy and Serrice We guarantee our delivery service... If the carrier fails to-bring your-Statesman phone 583 and our messenger will make delivery. cool with fresh north and ' northwest winds. Thursday -Max. 48; Mln. 38; River 4.2 falling; Rainfall .01; - Atmosphere part cloudy; Wind southeast. . . , . - , . ,, . SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY-MORNING, MARCH 6, 1925 PBICE.FIVE CENTS BOARD L-Eli Teachers' - Training School aLlndependence Way Ndt Be Built Kay Tells (finer State Officials BLIND MAN LOSES i SOFT PORTLAND JOB J. F. Myers, Field Man, pis missed; Deals Report Stirs Superintendents Construction of a $125,000 teachers', training school building at Independence to be usedby the Oreeon State normal school of Monmouth, may never begin, T. B- Kay, state treasurer, pointed out. at a meeting of the board tt control , Thursday, citing that the -appropriation might be unconsti " tutional, in that the state constitu tion contains a provision which in hibjta the construction of state buildings outside of Marion county without a vote of the people. Should this appropriation be found unconstitutional, the school- at Monmouth will be left almost without appropriations as Govern or Pierce has vetoed items calling for-construction and-repairs at Monmouth. Col. Carle Abrams, secretary of the board, was in structed to take the matter up with the attorney general and ob-- tain his opinion. . i Myers Is Dismissed By unanimous vote,' the board of control- dispensed with the ser vices, of J. F. Myers as field rep resentative of the adult school for blind in Portland which now"nets the incumbent 5200 a month sal- ry, In the future, if Mr. Myers -Is employed, It will be by the su perintendent of the school with his. salary .fixed by the board of control. .Mr. Myers appealed to the board several weeks ago, ask ing that he might be given work to do in return for his salary. ' Discussion of private use of Btate owned automohiles, prohibited, by an act of the legislature, took up much time and will be completed at i a later meeting. Governor Pierce said that when he signed the, bill he read it hurriedly but that now he sees considerable trouble ahead. i Beats Arouses Wrath Because of recommendations to the ways and means committee by Senator Beals, the- board' of con trol has a problem on Its hands Following; out , the recommenda tions, the committee slashed the appropriations and took away all moneys for farming purposes at the state deaf school and the girls" industrial school and failed to make provision for dairy and gar tleq produce to be purchased for inmates. The .committee .recom mended that, all farming oper- (Continued' on pte 3) ACTION URGEI Democrats and Republicans to Force Question at Present Session WASHINGTON, March. A moye to force consideration of the world court question at the pres ent, special session of the senate was launched today by both re- 1 publicans and democrats. ;! Senator Swanson of Virginia, the. ranking democrat on the ,for- " -ign relations committee, reintro tiuced his resolution to adherence witi reservations, and at a later executive 1 session Senator Willis, -republican, Iowa,; re-offered his proposal embodying the . reserva tions approved, by President Harding- and Coolidge. , .t , ;, Administration leaders. had not locjuded consideration of this Issue In the tentative program, but Chairman Borah of the foreign relations committee said -that .if tho, members wished It would take upithe proposals.' ' ,.. , Senator" Pepper, republican, of Pennsylvania said he would not determine juntll after consultation with leaders whether he would i.pre.saJiia.-xesolutiDii proposing the "" establishment - of a world court totally separate from the league of calioua, Insurgent Members of - Senate Will Be Aeted on at G 0 t Conference WASHIXGTOX, March 5. Re- organizatldnof j the; senate with disposition of the question of: re moval of the republican Insurg- enja.Xrom.lthe.ir.present,committee ranksjs planned for.. tomorrow by administration leaders. ' .... The republicans in conf erenc today selected their slate of of fices and decided to meet again tomorrow to pass upon the report of the committee on committees which will he by the recommen dations that Senators La Follette of -Wisconsin, Ladd and Frailer, North Dakota, and Brookhart of Iowa, be treated in assignments to the standing committers as though they had Been elected on a ticket other than the republican. Democrats of the senate have been called in conference tomor row morning for the purpose of selecting their (names, for presi dent, pro tempore, and the other senate officers re-electing Senator Robinson of. Arkansas, as their floor leader and the other officers of the party organization. "With the republican and demo cratic slates completed, organiza tion of the senate probably will POSTAL FORCE J Salaries Raised About $300 a YeaT jEach; Total Nearly $12,000 - More than $12,000 in Increased payroll will be brought to Salem this year by the postal act which granted an Increase in salary tq all , government employes of the postoff ice system, according to a review of the local situation. - "Effective from , the first of this year the Salem .employes of the postoff Ice. will secure an increase of approximately ; $25 each per month or $300 each year. There are 40 employes in the Salem pest office, j In addition, several minor changes will allow the nine rural carriers to secure an added in crease -for 'their, mileage. It has heen-estimated to be an increase of -three cents for each mile per month, which;will increase the to tal amount of money to be brought into the city by the postal em ployes, j .- - ' The mileage increase will be paid in addition to the present sal ary, it is stated. . These are not all of the proposed increases how ever, for some changes' will be made by the increase of postal rates. . j - It is stated that .the increase in postal rates will affect the busi ness of the Salem postoff ice and as a result the pay of the officials here will be added to. The pos tal increases! will bring a higher salary to the postmaster, the as sistant postmaster and the super-; Intendent. The .new change will be made about April 15. The rates Of increase are not known yet. LAST IF OF Ftl ORDER fS SHIPPED State Flax Plant Will Have Check for Over Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred The ;last half of the 25 ton long line flax fiber order from the state flax ; plant I : went forward on Wednesday, being shipped on the steamship t Calif ornian, ; The first half went a week i before, being taken by tho steamship Pennsyl- vanlan. Both vessels sailed from Portland, and CO through the Panama canal. Thla flax; was bought by An drews fc Cook, new York fiber merchants, and it' Is to be landed In Boston. It is likely that it will be used by American spinners, as there are thread and linen mills at Andover.iMass.. about 23 miles north of Boston. The first shipment on the order Was of 24, 7S9 pounds-and the sec ond was of 25,256 pounds; total SO, 015. The price is 33 cents a pound. Tf. o. b. Salem; so that in a short time tho revolving fund of tfeo pcnUentiary Will have a check draft for $16,504.95. ; -There will be no more- shipments of long -line fiber for the present from the eCale "flax "plant. Tfie contract with the Miles linen mill, GETS E be first In order when the senate convenes at noon. . . " While democratic leaders have made ; It plain that they do not propose, to place .anypbstacle, in the way of the organization of the senate., by " the majority, the.La Fcllette supporters have intimated that they will fight the program of the majority with reference to their committee assignments. . . While . the senate republicans were perfecting their reorganiza tion the house republican commit tee on committees decided not to recommend the reappointment of Representative Frear of Wiscon sin,, a La Follette follower, to the ways and means committee.- The committee plans to take similar action with reference to others of the La Follette group. Senator Moses of New Hamp- shirevwas selected by the republi can senate conference without op position as. the party candidate for president pro tempore, to succeed Senator Cummins of Iowa, who did vnot" offer for renomination. Senator -Curtis- ofKansas was re elected floor leader; Senator Wat- (Contlnutd on ! ptg 6) SHEPHERD WILL BE QUESTIONED State Attorney Demands In vestigation of Foster-Father of Young Man CHICAGO, March 5. Assistant State's attorneys pursuing one of three separate investigations Into the death of William Nelson Mc Cllntock, "millionaire orphan," to day requested that William D. SheDherd. McCllntock's foster- father and "principal heir to the young . millionaire's estate, be brought to the state's attorney's office for questioning.' The request came after Mrs. E H. Reuter, , owner of a cllncial lab oratory said that pictures of Shep herd closely resembled the fea tures of a man who called at the laboratory about 13 months ago to buy germ cultures. She said that the laboratory did not have what he wanted and could not remem ber exactly what he had asked for. . Detectives sent out to get Shep herd were unable to find him and tonight continued a search for him,. Meanwhile, the1 police and Judge Harry Olson, chief justice of the municipal court and friend of the ' McClintock family were conducting their own investiga tions. i Younng McClintock died last December of typhoid fever leav ing to Shepherd an estate of about $1,500,000 except for an annuity of $8000 for Miss Isabel Pope McClintock's fiance, who waited to marry him when he died 4. Attempt to Eliminate Inter ference Will Be Carried on, Secretary Says L WASHINGTON, March 3. Al though an appropriation of $125. 000 approved by 'the budget bu reau for use by the commerce de partment in attempting to elimin ate radio interference was killed In the final - legislative jam in congress. Secretary Hoover said today , the request would be re newed before the next congress! Interference in radio broadcast ing has become more and more serious, - the secretary explained, and a part of the' fund asked for was Intended for investigation to determine the distances and di rections of radio ; impulses from each station.';:, , - -; "We have : hoped that another year of experiment and progress in the art might indicate what could f be done, Mr. ; Hoover said, "as the matter stands at present we have , people notifying us al most daily that they intend to put a station la operation. The only thing that can be done is to di vide time -with existing -stations. and this naturally adds to the x- rpenso "and Inconvenience of both radio listeners and operators of (CqotJjiu4 pa pa 4) 0BSCI1TYDF FOREBlGi ifLICPEIfi EngBn.Secretary of .For6jdn 'LAntses ChaaaIi :in Miiauo ivioa- ojjccvi' tn House of Commons;; De bate Not Clear - . 1 COMPLICATIONS ARISE OVER STAND OF FRANCE Minority of British Caoinet Said Co Favor Views Held By French LONDOff. March 5 (By the AP.) The speech of Austen Chamberlain, secretary , of r foreign affairs. In the debate in the house of. commons today :.. did .little to light up the obscurity surrounding the efforts to obtain some pact of security tor; France, to replace the proposed pact between the United States, Great-Britain and France, which failed to be put in to effect. .. 5 Balfour Draws Pact ' The difficulty In this matter arises from the opposing British and French views. England con tends Germany had been a . party to the pact. France opposes Ger man participation. The position is further complicated by the fact that a minority of the British cab inet is said to support the French view. , , .. f. tIt is .understood Lord Balfor, with the concurrence of the cab inet, has drafted a ; pact, but ap parently nothing decisive has been done, for Mr. Chamberlain- was careful to si ay to explain that he was not going to -propose any definite plan to M. Herriot, , ihe French premier, but only sond French' views. i - .'.- By inference Mr. Chamberlain confirmed the current versions of the German proposals for a secur ity pact, which have been submit ted to the principal powers. Would Divide Europe , II. A. L. Fisher, who opened the debate for ; the liberals, demanded the publication of the Inter-allied control commission's case against Germany and had expressed the strongest opposition to. a 'defens-r Ive pact with France and BelglumJ alone, which he declared, would divide Firope Into two armed camps and lead to a repetition of Armageddon. Mr. Chamberlain, expressed some doubt as to whether it would be advisable to publish the control commission's report. The most important point ;of his speech however, which ranged over most of the unsettled queS' tions allied to the treaty of Ver sallies, was his cordial reception ot the tierman ' proposals which he said I'jntght be the starting point for, real recovery of the IJuropean situation." . "Th eoitnnon enemy In Europe today la the sense of insecurity which reigns everywhere, said. he Victim Placed on Red Hot Stove to Force Her to Procure Cash and Gems TACOMA, Wash., March 5.- How a burglar tried to torture Mrs. Ernest L.. Benjamin of South Tafnma into tellinc where "her jewels and liberty bonds were "hid den by placing her on a red hot kitchen range was revealed ftere today for the first time, although the attempted robbery occurred a month ago. .... Mrs. Benjamin was alone the evening of February 4. At 5:15 a person, believed to have been a man in the guise of a woman. knocked at the door. When Mrs. Benjamin opened the. door, a sec ond, man, masked, stepped in and demanded she tell him where her diamonds and liberty -bonds were hidden." She refused .and tried to fight him off., The robber placed her on the stove and held her there untlljshe swooned. She was unconscious tor more than an hoar before she was S PundJby Jicx hus band. The burglar had ransacked the-house but did not find the val uables. Police havo not yet discovered T-tue assailant wa$. DiES ROUSES RE'S' IRE; IGN Bdrjy fs Angered andpesent ful at Actions of Vice Pres ident; Plans to "Tame Him" Made SENATORS OUTRAGED AT INAUGURAL ADDRESS WUll Attempt -to GivejNew Presiding Officer Lessons in - Customs . WASHINGTON, March 5. Angered- and r resentful :ot the way Vice President Dawes cut corners off its time-honored customs, thfe senate set today to teach its new presiding officer a lesson in sena torial dignity. There were whispered stories of plans for "taming him now", and "clipping his wings before he goes further." .... ; . . But a recess during which some senators cooled off and a spirit of reasonableness got in its work on both sides of the chamber, result ed in what was covertly advertised as a sound spanking, being reduced to a slap on the wrist. Feelings Are Hurt It developed that the senate was not so offended because the new Vice president in his inaugural ad dress, pounded his fist on the table, shook his finger and shouted when he declared for changing the rules to outlaw the one-man filibuster The feeling of dignity was particu larly outraged, it developed first, because the "vice. president had in terruptea the ceremony or new senators signing the roster in the presence of their colleagues, and second, because he had not return ed to the aenate. chamber. to pre side after the ' inauguration of President Coolidge outside. , ; Blow Assuaged The bruise from the first blow was assuaged by the unanimous adoption of a resolution providing that for this one time only it should ;be considered for the pur poses of the permanent record that the new senators signed the roster in the fashion the senate rules pro scribe although, they.did not do so Mr. Dawes suggested the cere mony be performed over again in the regular way, but Senator Cur tls, the republican leader, replied that the adoption of the resolution proposed by. Senator Reed, demo crat, Missouri, would save time. The troubled - waters . having been .calmed by that .time, Sena tor Reed did not press his threat to force a reading of the journal of tho inauguration day proceed (Continued on pagv.S) KAY BIVES TALK TO RESIT E Describes Early Fight o Commercial Body m Pro moting Salem's Welfare "If it were not for the Influence of the Chamber of Commerce or the Board of Trade as It .was then known, Salem today would not have the progressive place she now holds today. It is due to the ac tive citizens with visions of the future and. faith in the city that placed Salem In the position of today," declared Tom B. Kay state treasurer, who spoke before the Marlon-Polk county realtors Thursday noon at the Marion ho tel,: . - .;! .; ,r;;. - i "Salem stands foremost as the resident 'city .of the northwest There was a time when she had a black eye In this regard, but the cooperative efforts . of the early citizens - caused many changes. However, the Chamber of Com merce took hold and the conserv atism which held progressive de- velopmeat was broken. : - There are always those who oppose , every public forward movement of any kind.- Only the immediate, cost in the way of taxes, 'and unable to see ..the j possible benefits , of any change,-. 5 1 L. i "'When I first moved here from McMinnville grass grew in" the parks and along State street, and It was cut. and nsed..for,iay! was the statement of the speaker, in speaking upon the changes in the city.'' .." The spirit of cooperation has Woman 104 Y&t& old Gelfebtates Dr. C. C., Poling enters the old est inhahltant contest and so far has distanced all other entries by several lengths Or years. He re cently helped celebrate the 104th blrthday'of ah Oregon woman and he believes" she Is -the oldest wo man living In Oregon today. She is Mrs. Mary Croasan Brickley and bids fair'to live a number of years yet. ,.;... Mrs. Mary Croasan Brickley of Middleton, Oregon, on Februar 20th celebrated her 104th birth day. She Iive3 with her youngest child, Mrs: Elmer Pointer. Mrs. . Brickley is the mother ot 13 children. 12 of whom are now living, one having died in infancy of diphtheria. .. Her oldest , son is 84 years old and her' youngest daughter is 60. She has 58 grand children, 1Q0 great grandchildren, and. 44 great great grandchildren. On the ; celebration of her birth day she had her picture taken holding one of her great great grand children on her lap. : Mrs. Brickley has been blind for four years caused by cataracts. The doctors are afraid to remove them for fear the shock will cause death . although she enjoys good GO SEiTE AGTIQ Confirmation of Nomination's of Warren arid New Sub mitted at Last WASHINGTON, March 5. President Coolidge again today asked senate confirmation of the nomination of Charles B- -Warren of Michigan to be attorney gen eral. This , nomination was sub mitted together with that of Harry SJ New to( succeed himself as post master general. , Mr. New was confirmed imme diately, but Mr. Warren's nomlna tion was referred to the judiciary committee, who ordered a favor able report at the last session, but on which the senate failed to take action. Before these nominations were sent to the senate, two new cabi net officers, recently confirmed, took the xiath.of office Frank B Kellogg as secretary of state and William M. Jardine as secretary of agriculture., Because the law requires the postmaster general be appointed for a specific .term, Mr. Coolidge renominated him, but took the po sition, the rehomination of the other cabinet officers was unnec essary, i : , , Mr. Coolidge also did, not return to the senate .the nomination of Thomas F. Wopdlock of New York to be a member of the interstate ommerce commission. Because of the pronounced opposition in the senate to confirmation it is under stood, the executive is Considering the selection of someone else for the. place. Aside from these nomination?. Coolidge has yet to send to the senate the name of a successor, to Brigadier General William Mitch ell, assistant chief of the army air service and of , an assistant secre tary of agriculture.,. C. W, Creel, director of agricultural extension at the University of Nevada,, was mentioned prominently in connect ion with the secretaryship. Gill OF 5 Statement of Economic Con ditions ? Presented By Russian Emissaries WASHINGTON, March 5. Fur ther Indications of a renewed drive by Russia for recognition by the United States developed nere today In the making public by the Russian information bureau, w!th in a few hours after Secretary Hughes had left the office of sec retary of state, of a statement of economic conditions in Russia which said there had beenn an ex tensive economic recuperation in Issued by the bureau as a state mcnt of conditions based upon of ficial reports from Russia, the sur vey gave' figures on production trade and, fiscal .matters .which would Indicate that Russia Is no longer a commercial vacuum, an RUSSIA IS liEO health and is" able" to walk arpund each day Her husband passed away 18 years ago. The birthday celebration ; con- Ristorf tit 9 fsmllr dinner nt which kH relatives were present as well v--0? frit JXTyears and gave wonderful testi mony on her birthday. She sang some of the old hymns and joined in singing every hymn that ' was sung. Dr.. C, C- Poling who was ! a friend of the family in Johns town, Pennsylavanla, was present and helped make the celebration a success. Mrs. Brickley in her more than a century of life has always had a clear mind and recollects things nearly a hundred years' back. She has vivid impressions of many of the great . event3 of the country. T" A . M , . .1 eceuy sue unaerweni a pnysacai tAumiuaiioa sun iue uuciors pro-1 nouced her physically sound. Shtil has no organic disease and her physician told her she ought to I live ten or fifteen years, more. Mrs. Brickley is a sweet old lady whom everybody, loves and her long life has been a benediction to the world. , . OR gets mm Threat of Injunction Is .Made I arid Bitter Fight Being J l ' ... a i I Waged in County Court A stiff fight is being waged be- tween. supporters of the proposed . drainage system of southeastern Salem and its objectors, and it is asserted that an injunction would. be served out immediately if an affort to lower, the water of" Mill creek so it would affect the power AINfiGEHOw was made, according, to action in j house concur in the senate amend the county court -yesterday.1 ments. The house receded from F. W. Durbln asserted Thurs-1 day he would be willing to pay 1250 in cash if he could be left out ot the district,-declaring that! drainage would do him more harm than good because of the eub-irri-l gation conditions now existing on his land. A drainage ditch would destroy this system. Mr. Durbln stated that he would pay 9250 to be let out of the district and when asked If he would withdraw his objections if given the amount, he objected. "Not on your life," was bis re-1 ply. "I am In this fight with my neignoors out there and I will spend a thousand dollars before I desert them." it is contennded In the original plat, that property belonging to J. G. Merchen, one of the prime mov - ers of the project, was not inClud ed, according to the word of F. W. Durbln. He declares that it is a frame-up. Since the scrap has started in the county -court the properties have been withdrawn from the proposed plat of the -district Just what the final decision of the court will be remains to be seen. They have yet to consult the district attorney as to certain legal phases of the situation A project of the past several years was recounted during the hearing in which the Mill creek' was to be lowered. The project under the cooperation of. Dr. R. E. Steiner and others. The problem of disposing of the dirt scooped out of the stream was such a bfg one that the project was given up. I SJLEM FIELD Buyers Arrive Here From Foreigruand Local Mar kets; Activities Start Fruit men are flocking Into Sa - lem preparing to secure their share of tonnage during the com - ing year. Representatives for the export market are here arid from all indications the fruit game is to oe a nveiy - one. Among the outsUading- fruit buyers is .A iGompertz, formerly San Fancisco uiauaci iui .ua uau-aiuenciui company, known as the -largest! brokerage firm in the world. He is now; with the New. T6rk office and is making a visit to the Salem FIT MEN BUSK aisirici. aii me packers of iheluu' ommea tne nomination (99Pti5-i55l po pt il FOR IISSI1 fliiiiiJTS CafMUl IriVeStiQtiOn Falls t0 Reveal Two Important Amendments to House Banking Measure RESPONSIBILITY NOT ; . YET FIXED; PROBE Oil Enrolled Bill Now Found to Be Incomplete Following i . Examination v&reul search hag io far fallea . to ve1 ' tne Presence of two amendments to HB 401 by Rep- resentative Herbert Gordon, a sub- ttn ,r mutual savings hanks, signed by Governor Pierce on February 20- Th e bill, was. read for. the first time on. February 4, and contains 3? printed pages. The measure authorizes the . incorporation ox mutual savings banks, defines their powers and duties, and pre scribes . pennaltles for violations. HB 35, the original bill, was in troduced by Representative, Gor don and read for the first time on January 14, -two days after the 33rd session convened. It too," Is a lonffthv mnnra it a arnnn hA. in? contained in. 43 printed pages. . Amendments Made TwA o mon I mon t -u m nrfu in the senate and the bill returned to the house, which refused to concur in the amendments made by the "senate. , ,;i Following this, a joint conf er- j ence committee was appointed in , both houses, consisting of Repre- sentatives Gordon and German in the house and Senators Butler and I Corbett. in the senate. After eorae I discussion, the conference com mittee recommended that the its former- position and accepted I the report. Enrolled Bill Not Complete Both amendments were includ- I ed in the engrossed bill bur through some agency, po&siblj I carelessness : or oversight,, thi I amendments did not annear In tb I enrolled bill and the bill was sign- I ed by the governor minus the two I amendments. I Every effort has been made to find the two amendments or to I learn how they disappeared. These efforts, so far, have failed to place I the responsibility unon any person I or persons. PERSHING YET ILT, 1 HAVANA. CUba. Marrh K General John J. Pershing, who has 1 been ill since Tuesday. last. Is still In the hands of his physicians', con fined to bed. TO CLOSE JOINTS - NEW YORK, March 5. Pad lock proceedings rather than the arrest of .offenders will be used here In the future to enforce the Iprohibltion law,. United States At I torney Emory BuCkncjr said today. THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON The senate confirmed the re- nomination of Postmaster General New. Frank B. Kellogg was sworn In as secretary of state and William J. Jardine as secretary of agri culture. a Senator Swan, West Virginia. vested in the special session of the senate his world court resolu tion, . Hampshire, was. selected as re publican candidate for president pro tern of the senate. . .RepresenUtive Tilson, Connectl- i cot. republican floor leader. -a f chosen chairman of th rnnv.n- l ean house committe on rnmr . 1 tees. I . The senate, afier two I decided whatever was dona yf3. terflay In violation senate I when Vic President Dawp. - i- the chair, .should be conslderel j icu auu proper. - President Coolidge returnprl n I the eenala the nomination cf ci. .-. B. Warren to be attorney genera! Thomas F. Woodlock tor ths I- IVWt? CQSJElCrv? coapil'rl'?-