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Newspaper Page TextzCT-y rl 1 1 iJ. ,! A f 300,000 tESEN jnLTi WfnfiiPr OREGON T CttLllCl: tJnaettled probably rain; cooler east portion; fresh southwest winds. Max.. &1 Mtn 47 River 4.7. rlslnn. Rainfall, .09.! At Will Increase theyalue of Salem proprty materially. Look" over "the real Vstate llstiii&i In the Classified columns of Tbe Statesman. Real Estate Investments in Salem can't help but be good. ' ' ' ', ' ' " ' f -" i mosphere, cloudy, Wind, soutnwedt. T' of flii in (i f! 1 r' ! i ... I i X i? - . i - !' K 5 i SEVENTY-FIFTH: YEAR GUILT DIED ey SI H TRIAL WANTED L State Attorney i Demands That Trial Start at Once; Y l Motion to Quash: Indict ment auasnea: I k MAN IS HAGGARD AND i WHITE AS CASE NEARS New Information Furnished State; Nurse to "Billy" Called ! CHICAGO, April! 16 White month's and haggard from hi 3 stay in jail, William D. Shepherd today emphatically pleaded not guilty to the charge that he mur- dered William N. jMcCIiitock;'lilH foster. son, with typhoid germs. Chief ? Justice , Ilopkins off the criminal court, before j whom Shepherd was arraigned, iprevious ly, had overruled' motion to quash the indictment. First; As sistant State's Attorney; Gorman manded that the trial start at i ce. '' 1 " . - ! ; i Date Xot Set ! Judge Hopkins ruled that the . ,,te .was a matter for the trial "jiidse to determine. i "Theicase will follow the regu lar call," he saftl. - . . Information regarding life in the MeClintock household just be fore the death of Mrs. Emma Nel son MeClintock, the jboy's mother, was brought today to! Chief Justice Olson" -of" the municipal court by Mrs. Anna Beer k ford who served as a nurse to Billy. Olson .Demands Probe ! . Judge Olson instigated the in vestigation into the deaths of young MeClintock. Mrs. MeClin tock -and his own brother, Dr Os car Olson. 1 - . ' ! -Mrs. Beeckford told of a mys terious illness that sent! her to a hospital after she had permitted Shepherd to give her medicine for a cold. She described also the continuous influence of the Shep herds In every action of ; Mrs. ' Me Clintock and declared Shepherd shaped Mrs. McClintock's every decision." ' ' k :: It was the first time Shepherd had been in court since ;his third unsuccessful effort to obtain free dom from jail on bail in the local courts. A fourth effort in the Illinois supreme court by means of habeas corpus action also! had failed. x , ! Argument Xot Presented f The defense motion to quash the indictment which charges that Shepherd and C. C. Fatman mur- (Contlnaed on pica 7) SPEED OF LIFE GAUSES DEATH S: Nationally Known Doctor De- cfares Incessant Speed ' Breaks Health CHICAGO Aprir l6.--"Amerl-canitis" is causing 240,000 pre ventable deaths yearly In this country. Dr. William S. Sadler, nationally - known physician, ! as serted today in" condemning ''the high tension and terrific drive of our dally life." ! i i -f " The statement was made in a report of the Gorgas Memorial in stitute, which claimed confirma tion for the firsi time of 'the hitherto only suspected fact." that more Americans than any other white people are dying from heart disease, Brlgnts disease, apoplexy, and high blood pressure 'between the ages of 40 and 50. j f' ; "Americanftis" is the name Dr. Sadler applied to the whole group of conditions which he believes re sponsible for needless loss of life. '"The huTry, bustle and incessant-drive of the American tem perament is responsible for this peculiar and characteristic Ameri can mortality increase during the "'dangerous age' period between 4 0 and 50 years," reported Dr. Sad ler. "This distinctly American phenomonen can be remedied only by teaching the public that heart disease,- Brights' d isease,i apoplexy and high blood ' pressure can be checked, and at least 0 per cent of the 400,0000 such .deaths pre vented by proper, medical advice in the early stages when these di seases rae practically, symptom less. - ,' ; :, -. Such breakdowns as we read of ..will continue until men know bow to live. An inordinate ambition to orge ahead has driven many a man to his grave years ahead of his time. fTwo things are neces sary to cope with the situation. The first is a yearly health audit. A second Is a changa in living habits of most Americans.. They must slow down their bodies and palm their nerves." : French Cabinet Named j by New Premier; Only One Former ' PARIS. April 16. (By The As sociated Pi'ess.) After ardous ne gotiations,! Paul Pamleve complet ed his cabinet about midnlght and sent notification to President Dou mergue that he had succeeded in constituting a ministry, ; jwhere Lrland'had failed.' " .; - . : ; So difficult were the last hours of the task that hope had almost been abandoned of reaching i'an agreement"" But, in addition to forming "the ministry", an accord also was found on the ministerial program, i - M y v j :i. rib j M. Palnleve himself takes the poet of mlnltser of war,1 as well as president of the coUnciM'While M. Briand assumed the portfolio of foreign affairs and Joseph Cai llaux, whose political career was thought to have ended, when in 1 S20 he Was sentenced' to impris onment and ordered expatriated, will have !the guiding hand over France's finances. 1 i The only member of M. Her riots cabinet who remains is the former finance minister, "Anatole TO BE PUS Woman Declares She Killed amily in Order to Send Them to Heaven GARY, Mrs.i Anna old widow Indiana, April i 16. Cunningham, 49-year-of Gary, Ind., who col lapsed today, after confessing the killing by poison of three of five members cf her family wh bave died, in the last six years and the poisoning of another of her sons who! is III in a Chicago hospital, had I recovered her composure to night. The middle aged widow said best she killed those she loved in order to take them with her to heaven. Mrs. Cunningham' was to have been arraigned today' on a" charge of having murdered her son Wal ter, but after she collapsed, the hearing was postponed Indefinite ly and the j authorities said that a coroner's inquest would ' probably be held first over the body and that f it might " be two or three (Continued on page 7) BOMDBIGES Ninety Two Members of Salt Lake Rorce Hand in He- sig nations to City SALT LAKE CITY, April 16 r Ninety-two of Salt Lake's 110 firemen today submitted their res ignations ih.a body to the city rec order, effective April 21, following a hearing before the city commis sion iof a petition of the firemen seeking th removal from lofflce of Fire Chief William H. Bywater, The petition of the fire fighters charged Chief Bywater with lack of consideration and cited alleg ed acts which . tended to provoke bad 'feeling! between the men and the chief, j 1 i The blanket resignation will be presented to the city commission tomorrow. . si ; In; a brief statement issued to night Chief Bywater said that 36 'foremen have been training for the last three weeks and will be placed on jthe force immediately providing the city ample protection:?;- ..- ! - T- Mayor d. C. Nelsen is out of the city and is not expected to re turn i until tomorrow. Chief By water has been head of the de partment for 13 years and Is a for mer president of the International Association of Fire Qhlefs. j PQISONGHARGE Flu Well-filled Creels Are Exhibited ! H ; by Fishermen Who Get Early Start i - ,i.n . . . . ;s -i - . Some "Fish Yarns" Are Jte ported But At Jast One Man Obtained ! ! limit Allowed By Law"; Streams Are Becoming Muddy If you "were In" any of the places wheire men are wont to gather yesterday you probably heard something like the follow ing: L ,;- ' r "Man, ypu should have r seen htm.' He was sure a whopper. I almost landed him ttoo,- but he got In the snags and broke loose." Any one could tell It. It is one of those fish stories that are so popular along about this -time ev ery year. : : - :' In due fairness however, to those f more expert, or perhaps more fortunate fisherman , who did not allow their fish to get into the 'nass.tit mttst besaid .that many a full creel was brought tri umphantly into Salem Wednesday at the tlose of 'the first" day of open-' season o"n trout and"' many a fisherman told - true story of Member In de Monzle to wbom is attributed in a measure the downfall of the Herrlot administration. ' He be comes ! minister of pffblic Instruc tion. Some of the most important offices; are as follows: i Premier and mlnltser of war, Paul Palnleve; Foreign affairs, Aristlde Briand;- finance, Joseph Caillaux; jirstice and vice presi dent of the cabinet, Jules Steeg; public j instruction. Anatple De Monzie; : interior . Senator A. Schrameck. : I ' - j The ! ministerial crisis occupied the leading statesmen and bank ers throughout the day tnd night and slates of all descriptions were suggested and put aside, until the final combination was deeded up on.! H is reported. that M. Briand hesitated ito accept the portfolio of foreign1 affairs " and held hp the final decision as his program was said toi be greatly at rariancei with that of Caillaux. ! f rsriand'rt i role, although less (ContfJlue u page 6) BUCK PASSING EttfJS DAY Attorney General Denies Governor Consulted Him About Reprieves Statements made by Governor Pierce Implying that he. had - ad vised the granting of a week's leave of absence from the peniten tiary to Alex and Harry Goldstein heave aroused the wrath of I. H. Yans Winkle, attorney general, j ''Governor Pierce never consult ed me about granting leave of ab sence to 5 prisoners, neither the Goldsteins nor anyone else," At torney General Van Winkle de clared Thursday. : " I j resent hia trying to saddle any part of the responsibility on me." t . In granting the reprieve to the Goldsteins, I in jorder to permit them to attend the 'Passover cere monies! in U Portland, t Governor Pierce said Wednesday that he had done so solely: upon his own responsibility and had; fallowed the attorney general's advice in the matter.:! U;: I j';- I v ' A pardon wa$ Issued Thursday to Otto ! Russell, who has served six1 months j for I possession of a still, the executive clemency also reducing; his 'fine from $500 to $250 which must be paid " before he l is released from . the county jail. W. j A.: Delzell. private sec retary to the governor, aid that the pardon 1 was; Issued npon the recommendation! of John H. Car son district attorney and P. J. Kuntz, former justice of the peace. Both of these officials denied that they had recommended any par don but did say that they would not oppose a pardon. Mr. Del zell later! changed bis remarks to mean that the two men bad been consulted and had not opposed the granting of the pardon. i Russeir was recievd October 19 after he had entered a - plea of guilty in court. : " Ji .tr ' - Former Oregon Pioneer . Dies at Age of 80 Years NM;;lhr::ii''-jM,:!n ; ', , - . r iTi.- : i WALLACE, Idaho. April 16. i Mrs. Adella Pederson, 80, a resi dent of Kettle Falls. Wash., who crossed' the plains in an on-team with her 1 parents In 1819, died here late today at the borne of a granddaughter -with whom she had spent the winter, f ' Mrs. pederson was born in Iowa In 1845.: i t'i-r, : .., !' - Her first home in the west was In the Willamette ! valley, Oregon. She went to Vale, Or., in 1883. Kettle Falls had been her home in recent ! years '-j Mrs. Pederson was! the mother! of .14 children,' 10 of whom survive, and -were at the! ! bedside i when 1 death came. Thirty-two grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, all residents or pacific;' northwest cities, also survive. ;i; R'iiH!1 'Kj'j:f ? :!-; j ; j his days exploits with the willowy bamboo. : j!li''!!j:!': f . ! - : ! : .;! During the day the writer ran across, three sportsmen who se cured the 'illxn it 1 allowed by law. Several I jnorerrwho caught more than a dozen, and no one returned with an! empty creel. Continuous rain fall has made the rivers and streams muddy, and , this has spoiled the! fishing' to a certain extent. Even against this handi cap, though, the boys are making them bite,' and bit bard. One of the things that makes trouT fishing; I i a . favorite . sport among ! Salem 1 residents is the proximity of many well stocked streams. ! For Instance, there is thefcYamhllI. or jthe Silver Creek; the Apple Core or the Mill stream, and many others. '' You can take your, choice. ' m,; : r - SALEM," OREGON, R CASE JURY IS DRi Speedy Action Feature of Oil Graft Trial; Testimony is Taken During Opening Day o Case ACCEPTANCE OF $4,000 FEE CHARGED SENATOR Surprise Witness for Prosecu- tion is Promised; Books Inspected ! ! 1 t GREAT FALLS. Mont.. April 16.) (Bj The Associated Press.) Progressing swiftly a jury was completed; and the taking of evi dence .oegu.n tUay at tne opening session o the trial of Senator Burton K,l Wheeler of Montana In federal district court here. jciraft CharRHl The senator is charged with ac cepting a '$4000 fee after be was elected in! '1922 for prosecuting oil and,' gas prospecting permits berore the department of interior for Gordon Campbell, Montana oil operator'."' Announcement that the government ; had a surprise wit ness, a lawyer.Pwho would play an important! part In the prosecution of the "case, was made by District Attorney John L. Slattery In his opening, argument to the Jury.' ! Kecordi Disclosed W. E. Bennett, register of the land offici here, was the first wit ness caMed. He, identified "records from bis Office relating to the per mits involved in the case. ' The books were admitted as. evidence over the protest of Senator Thom as J. Walsh, chief of defense coun sel who" Interposed technical ob jections. " :r .The: jury, was selected In the space of three hours. ' The defense exercised UutJ six of its 10 peremp tory challenges, -i r'ri r ' Jurors ProterteI ' t The Jury bearing the case "was put under; surveillance tonight' on orders y federal Judge Frank S. Dietrich; who te presiding. Two Bpecial officers under' United States Marshall Rollo Duncan were assigned to be with the Jur ors'contihually. The deputy mar shalls .Were put under a special oath to let no one to communicate with the Jury. ' ,. "I 'think 1 1 can arrange so you will not be annoyed or inconven ienced 'as Jurors some times are," Judge Dietrich told the' 12 men. Agents" Are Present i Several days ago. W. FT O'Leary of defense counsel made the state ment that; many agents of the de partment of justice were here and (Contlnncd on page 0) SHERIFF United States Fidelity Guar- .-amy .uompany Files Suit . Against Bower . s" Instituting action for $6,000 against Sheriff Oscar D. Bower, the? United States Fidelity Guar anty - company; has ' filed' papers with the 1 county' clerk,' alleging that the sheriff la unlawfully hold ing goods! belonging to them. -'Some time 1 ago garnishment proceedings were - taken against Payne & Padrick Construction company by the sheriff, under the direction T of T. the " Northwestern National bank of Portland. The property of the contracting com pany was seized and held by the Sheriff's orders. The- guaranty company, bondsman of the con tractors, now declare that tbe property belonged to them under an assignment, despite the at tachment of the bank. A sheriff's Jury decided recently that Bower should continue, to hold the property-until all the details of the case had been clear ed up. .-. " A SPLENDID SUED co nnn u.uuu A splendid impression was made upon the big men of the metropolis by the Willamette valley; delegation that lunched at" the" noon hbuir yesterday with the Portland Chamber of Comrfierce " .-' ' ? ' " ' ' ' " ' I Rather .with the united front and the earnestness of the vajlley representatives m asking assistance in launching the secbnd'lineri mQl in Salem, and with the able presentation.of the project by .the spokesmen of the valley delegations, y ..There is every indication that the restf of the; stock of the prqposed company will be taken by the valley towis and Portland if Salem will take her allotted . half I v - ' " And! the very best friends of Saleni say this must and will.be' done; that it is an opportunity that has been long in cipmirigTTias been sought earnestly, and must Te embraced And it will be' glorious news if the whole 'majr can .be conclude quickb. - ""V. ".T rtTV I FRIDAY MORNING, APRItT BLUE' FORGES TO ATTEMPT AVAL AHACK Recapture of Hawaiian Is lands From 'Enemy' to be First Object of Pacific Fleet Activity v : j - WAR CONDITIONS ATTEND MANEUVERS OF U-S. SHIPS Capture of "Gibraltar of Pa 'cific? Declared of Great I Irnpo.rtance ' SAN FRANCISCO, April ; 16. (By The Associated Press.) The method of i attack to be used by Admiral S. S. Robinson, command er In chief! of the battle fleet in the aftemp ".to recapture the Ha waiian, islands from "the enemy" who theoretically holds them, was this foremost.- topic" of speculation among the personnel of the Unit ed States grand fleet as it interred Its second night of steaming to ward the western outpost of the nation's defense. ' ' Forces " Are Active Although, it has been made known that the navy and war de partments and the senior officers of both services consider the mat- A - . ... ier oi -wno wins tne war? as minor in comparison , with the greater purpose of disclosing de fects in the country's defense both the "black") force which holds the Islands. . and the "bine"" i force which is the fleet ace anxious to be returned! victor because' of the natural desire not to be beaten in anything. I ! Several ivenueslof action are open to Admiral Robison. Any one or all of them might be utilized in the attack which will be as much like actual I warfare as it is pos- smie to make the game. To Attempt Coupe It may be decided to attempt to land a party of the marines who ae" traveling aboard the United States transport Henderson with the fleet, reinforced by the regu lar marine detachments of the var ious vessels! and a Handing party of sailors. i This landing would be made on Oahu "the i Gibraltar of the Pa cific" and the objective of the fleet, preferably near the Pear Harbor navy yard. It would be necessary tri make this landing at tempt at night, under cover of darkness, as it would be impos' ' : 1 . . f ,. (Continued on pga 7) YAKIMA IS SWEPT Br: SEVERE GALE Hail Stones IncVi in Diameter Fall Throughout Valley; 4 Damage Large:' YAKIMA, April 16. Hail stones an inch in j diameter fell during a storm in Sunnyslde, near here, this afternoon and piled up three inches deep j in some places. Fruit trees white! with blossoms were stripped and draggled when the Jtorm ceased. Rain 'was general ver the Yakima valley. Damage to the fruit crop will not be great, In the opinion of farmers, j " f Yakima city and the surround ing districts! were in darkness for an hour and a half tonight, the Storm having put the power line between here and Han ford out of commission I and also the line In the lower: Yakima valley. With both these sources of power , cut off, the local power company set Its steam plant near here in oper ation. , It was reported here that the Sanford-Pasco line was also put of commission, i - 1 1 Today's rain brought the. fall for the past two days to .51 of an Inch, while tain fell" In the" valley, Snow fell In the Cascade moun tains to the west. Cooler weather in the bills! has lessened danger of rivers in this district overflow ing, according to reclamation of ficials.. J i IMPRESSION 17, 1925 English Dirigible Now Safe; Ship Breaks From Mooring Mast in Gale LONDON, April 16.Z (By the Associated Press) Relief came tonight to an overwrought British public, which had been fearful throughout the day as to the fate of some scores of officers and men who were borne away early this morning in the dirigible R 33 which was torn from Its mooring mast at Pulham by a fierce ale and driven across the North Sea. The relief, came with a report which reached the air ministry that the dirigible had successfully ridden, the storm and was starting on her homeward journey to Pul ham from Holland, she was mak ing from five to ten knots an hour he report said, and expected to reach the airdrome sometime to morrow morning. The wind, which during the day had averaged ' 75 miles ' an hour had greatly moderated. Shortly after 11 p. m.. the R-33 was 14 miles seaward from Ymul den, Holland and. still making headway but- slowly! " She asked THREE III! 01 GEil TICKET Only Three Candidates PJac . l ed on Ballot For Head I of German Nation ' BERLIN, April 16. (By the Associated Press). Only .three candidates will'appear on the bal lot for the. presidential election which is to be' held a week from next Sunday.; They will be Field Marshal Von Hlndenburg, candi date of the united right; Dr.' Wil liam Marx,1 representative- of the people's bloc, and Ernest Thael mann, nominee for the communist party. The nominations closed at midnight tonight. Although only 26,856,000 vot ers participated ,1a the, election o March 29, the federal election commissioner must provide 38, 800,000' " baiiots for. the coming election, that being the number of eligible voters who have entered the polling lists throughout Ger many. Dr. Marx today delivered a speech) at a banquet here in which he said: V ' "The internal economlc5develop raent of our country Is dependent upon the outcome of the election. Powerful circles abroad would welcome the possibility of a change in Germany s policy as an effec tive means for agitation. ' "Also there are mighty foreign business groups which are anxious to reawaken the barely quelled suspicion of a feared competitor." He warned that Germany's do mestic economy still requires for eign help on a large scale and that foreign cooperation' cannot be avoided on the road to freedom. The united right bloc in a pro clamation issued today denies an allegation that it is an organiza tion of industrialists and capital ists. - - - ' " GrangegPasses Resolution Banning Agricultural Tax SHERIDAN; Or., April 16. A resolution -proposing to make it unlawful to levy or collect a tax from1 agriculture or livestock for a period of 15 years or until 1940 has been adopted : by Pomona Grange of yamhill county, it was announced today by Holt Stockton of Sheridan, secretary.: Copies of the . resolution were sent to all chambers of commerce in the state and Mr. Stockton said that consideration of this . resolution would be among the most Import ant business at the annual conven tion of the state grange at Dallas in June. House Cleaning for Nicotine Inhalers Well Under Way on Willamette Campus Many Are Called on "Carpet": Students Beinpc Encouraged to Act In Capacity of 'Stoolpigeons" Against Each Other Spring housecleanlng is under way at Willamette in order to have tbe students free from, the odor of nicotine before the return of Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, presi dent. ;:,.f . -'? f-5V? v, At least one dozen of the men students have been called-.onr-the carpet" to answer questions re lative to their Indulgence in. cigar ette smoking, either on or off the campus; whether dances are at tended; if; they frequent pool rooms, play cards In sucbr estab lishments, and Other similar per sonal questions. ' r - In order to : learn more of the native habits of the male popula tion at the Institution relative to their behavior outside of school hours and when they are not at tending classes or appear on" the campus, a system of encouraging students to spy on other students and -report backj to - the - proper authorities is being advocated. One student was "on the carpet" by wireless that the Codetta sbo'v her searchlights and also request ed jthe weather forecast. The ra dio added that-the wind at the time was blowing from 20 to 25 miles an hour. , j The R-33J which only recently had been brought out for new ex periments after four years or idle ness'1 spent in the Card.ington hangar, was attached toi the moor ing mast at Pulham awaiting for favorable ; weather to fepeat her recent' successful cruise over the British Isles ' and adjacent waters. The airship -successfully rode out the gale, during the: night and everything' apparently had , with stood the , terrible strain imposed upon it.' ' : ' ; j ; "... ' The wind tapidly drove the diri gible - toward the North Sea. -" During "' the day there Was . a wholly bewildering and,' rapid suc cession Of reports of the alleged whereabouts' and doing of the lost airship. " It was ' extremely diffi cult .to disentangle any connected Etory from the numerous reports. PBjOUTHE El Cathedral I Explosion Causes ; rJayo.c jrj Mgaria; 1 munists Attack SOFIA, Bulgaria, AprQ 16. (By the Associated Press. )J The ancient Cathedral' of Sveti Krai (the saint king) was! the scene of a terrible , outrage this after noon. -Members of thef Bulgarian cabinet, ; hundreds of leading po litical personalities and citizens, and' many military officers were assembled at the funeral of Gen eral 'Georghieff, who vr&s assas sinated in the streets of Sofia on Tuesday night. j In the course of the; services a bomb, or .bombs, exploded, caus ing widespread death and destruc tion and partly wrecking the old building. ! i How many persons were killed is not'known, but rescuing parties, have already taken numerous bod ies out ot the ruins. None of, the ministers -was killed; although several were, wounded.! It Is "the general belief that this outrage, the attack on King Boris and the murder of General Georghieff constitute an attempt to provoke a communist revolution. Itis ex pected martial law will be pro claimed tonight. i . . TAYLOR IS ! WELCOMED HERE New. Methodist ! Minister Likes Salem; -Attends Weekly Prayer Meeting ' . .. .. : :; . i ,rI am enthusiastic about your beautiful city, with Its wide streets and wonderful ! civic cen ter,' declared Rev.: Fred C. Tay lor, new pastor of the First Metho dist church here, when; he. arrived in Salem last night; j "The cordiality: of the people and the enterprise Manifested by them and the Chamber of Com merce in the development of In dustry is sometbirig unusual. It points to wonderful things for the future." . -'i . - - This is the .first trip west of Rev. and Mrs.T Taylor and their family, who made the' trip here over the Union Pacific railroad. Four children -arrived j with them and they are" Wayner aged 19 years; Lois, aged 15 Hortense; (Continued on pI 6) recently and questioned 'Closely about his habits. He admitted that he was a frequenter of pool rooms, in fact, be was working in one in order to obtain tbe neces sary money to pay tuition at Wil lamette and complete;" his educa tion. - - -I . :"i - ' This student was asked to act as a "stool pigeon" and-to report If and -what: other students were observed in tbe place In which he worked, taking note if they smok ed, played cards," gambled (which Is not. permitted Itf" any of , the pool or card rooms of the city) or if ' they loiter 'around the green covered table to. "shoot" a few games of pool or billiards. ', It ; is understood that the pro position of '"spotting", has. been made to other students. Effors were made recently to have some' of the fraternity- men take aa active part In discourag ing smoking in the fraternity houses. , r 0 IS1W : .! price five cc:rr3 lli'l ,.,L OF FLUX PLPJ! a Salem Ready to Raise Half of flecessary Money to Guild and Equip ') Factory f'c- Nary Declares WILLAMETTE VALLEY IS WELL-REPRESENTED Delegates From Many Cities "Attend Chamber of Com merce Lunch Thursday Representatives of the commer cial bodies and business interests of the whole Willamette valley met With the Portland Chamber of Commerce at noon luncheon Thursday and put I up to ttie rep resentatives' of the metropolis the importance of the proposed "sec ond linen mill for Salem, asking at the conclusion of the meeting that the Portland Chamber of Com merce appoint a committee to so licit stock subscriptions to the company to own and operate the proposed mill.- (-; , j United Front ver, before has the whole Wil lamette valley been so well repre sented in a request upon the- city of Portland to come to the aid of a proposed industry, and the heads of the Portland Chamber of Com merce expressed the belief that the response would be quick and all that is expected from the people of the metropolis. Frank Miller of i Albany presid ed on the part of the valley dele gations, and he called first upon John Hi McNary of Salem, who made a brilliant response, telling the Portland men present that Sa lem win subscribe $300,000 of tbe $600,000 of the preferred stock: of the proposed linen mill com pany. Mr. McNary went into the history of the flax operations of this district and stressed , the soundness of the proposition that Is now before tbe people of the Willamette valley, declaring th&t it is the best opportunity of tfca kind ever presented to onr peo ple. Kay Presents Cae Hon. T. B. Kay was called upon, and he presented tbe whale c&sa of the flax industry and of the pro posed linen industry in a most masterly manner. One of the t!j gest men in Portland's financial Circles declared that while ha came as a doubter, he was com pletely "sold" on the proposition by the speeches ot Mr. McNary and Mr. Kay. Meeting Important D. M. Sanson, president of the Dominion Linens, of Canada. ; was next called upon, an4 he outlined tbe plans and prospects of the pro posed mill in a way to leave no doubt concerning the success of the undertaking. In case it can be financed ! as proposed. The Portland meeting was a most important one, -because it showed the whole valley ready and willing to aid in the proposed en terprise, which will be one of the most Important mile stones. in TLa Industry that is destined to be the greatest 'of all the industries of this state, for all. time. ' . Among Those Present Among those present in the val ley delegations were the follow ing: T. B. Kay, T. A. Livesiey, Z. J. Riggs, R. O, Snelllng, John II. Mc Nary, Theo. Roth, Joe Baumgart ner, F. o. Deckebach, Dan J. Fry. (Continued en pg 6) THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON . The department of Justlce an nounced a reorganization of its field forces. The Tickel Plate merger bear ing was continued before the in terstate commerce commission. Treasury officials announced their consluslons that the country has j too many denominations of money. President-elect Machadoo of Cu ba' was" a "ltmcaeotr guest at the White House and afterwards tour ed; the capital. - - . The commerce department la sued a compilation ' showing for eign securities In Increased amount were absorbed by the Am erican ; market during ' the last, quarter of 19 23. ' - - i President Quezon of the Philip pine senate protested to the wsr department as'r;st t'.e sale cf tL Pacific- -Mail . company's "presi dent" ablps ,to the .Dollar Inter ests. . i ; ; v The Swiss and Tclish n!n" s Inquired .whett r I -' ' t C tdge would .;, ' t c1 - . committees for ; :ratio.i t sible future !' :h i :tw two countries.