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.OREGON Unsettled and cooler, probably occasional rain; light variable winds. 'Ma. 7-7; Mm. 44; River 3.2, falling ;.; Rainfall none; Atmosphere clear; Wind north. . Part Ono Paeo 1 to G 18 Paces Today SEVENTY-FIFTH .YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, .MAY, 10, 1925 price five cnirrs PRESENT Liquor Vessels Leave SEMIIS Harbor; Coast Guard m am i Blockade Is Success mm v. 1MB . I'CMKG Had of Willamette Univer Bity Is, Welcomed ! by : Stu dent Body; . Appreciation Expressed. : Musical Program Is Feature of Day May Day Celebration Brought to - t ; I'loee With Brilliant Affair The return of Dr. Carl Gregg Ioney, president of Willamette, featured the university May day festivities yesterday. . At 9:35 the students met the Oregon Electric train upon which Dr. Doney ar rived and gave him a most cor dial welcome. A short speech was given by the returning president! in which he expressed his appreci ation of the hearty welcome that had been extended to him. The speech was doubly effective In that it unique termination was caused by the appearance of a train upon ' the same track was the doctor's truck. i,. . ' . , ; , Karly -Saturday morning .the students served a May morning breakfast upon ihe campus under the direction of Miss Jeraldiue Cook. About 300 persona were r served.: " J 1 - rafter the, return of DrDoney the j Wfllamette-OAC tennis teams met upon the s Willamette, courts with the result that the Bearcats won two out of three matches. Willamette won the,. first contest, and from that point OAC !tooks the lead,, although Willamette was able to tie them in the next to the final contest. S-.- ' -. i A musical program was pat on in Waller hall chapel during the morning and a number of inter esting selections were given.- The . f eatqr of - the atlair. ,gwr, wai toe appearance of the "Saucy SInkopa tors' a rather unique band composed" of sophomore loma tinder the direction of Miss f Eu genia Baker. . .' , ',. -.yfc '::"!''.';; -The afternoon's, program Includ ed' the annual freshmen May day stunt, in which the freshmen boys dispose' of their green caps af ter which they are not compelled to wear them during the school year, ""' "X" track meet followed the freshmen stunt, in which Coach Sparks' men . defeated the Cbe mawa Indians by the score of 62 to 58. The meet was1 interest ing, as' mostj of the! events were closely contested and fjhe i score was close enough to leave the final outcome in doubt .till the last few events had been decided. A number of sopbomore-fresh- men stunts followed - the. track meet in which most i of ihe mem bers of both classes; took a vital interest. The feature of these events was the tug-o-war between two teams' across the. old mill stream, i The rope, broke a num- ! ber . of times before the event 'could be decided, and members of both teams trere rather nolstened before the event was oveif.n f U 1 The musical sonata, "Hiawathai's Wedding Feast," was prated at Waller hall chapel in the evening aad was well . received by the crowd attending. A "chorus of 100 voices chosen front, the music tdcpartme'nt were one of the nota ble attractions of this event. The cantata, waa under thedlreption of Iroressor Iiobsou.:; '!,. i An enjoyable get-together was enjoyed In Willeon park, by friends of the university and students af ter the cantata had been given. For the first time thia year the Waite memorial fountain was in actTon.' t-'-;5-" "K j; 'p , , ; WILL GET WATER West fialem Xpproves Of" $5000 Bond Issue. By Decided. ote ; ..'J : -i . ! x- West Salem has approved the Issue of fjiOOji) water bojada hy a vote of s to; 8. A new well is to -be dugl a new pump installed and actual Construction of the municipal project will start next month, according to Mayor John jGosser. ' ' :':; i: ; jjV '' !:;! j The total indebtedness-of West Salem will be 114,000 after the new bonds ar Issued." A year ago three bonds of $1000 each were paid off, and; three more are to be paid off on July "1 - All bond issues have gone to pay for water and sewer improvements. ; The debt will run for a period of 20 years, , it was declared, tut re- servations have. been raada to pay the indebtedness before the expira tion of that time. NEW YORK, May 9.(By the Associated Press, j i Wire less re port! from the rum row blockade stone to Capt. W. V. E. Jacobs, commandant of the coast guard at rfewji York today told of signs, of the disintegration of the whiskey armada that has been off the mid Atlantic coast on anri nf f ir J since the prohibition law went in to effect. : J :;:; i-y Capt. Jacobs said no details had been gfven in the messages, which were sent from the cutter Mojave, "flagship", of the blockading dry navy. The j messages coincided wtthf reports received at tne navy dry fleet headquarters stating that several of the largest"' vessels had pulled up their anchors aud de parted, because of their enforced holiday i since the blockade went into j effect last Tuesday. i Patrols and converted submar ine chasers pf. the dry fleet bobbed along through : the fog after the departing craft, to make sure they moved seaward.; and not 1 merely to new positions on the row. It was inot known where the contra band carriers were bound. COUNTY PUPILS IN CONTEST HERE Floyd. -Massey and Ferne Wada vrorth I Winners! lit High' School Division : -oyd Massey. and .Fern, Wads- worths won flrs,t and second place in the. nigh school division of the Marlon coufnty declamatory! con test staged at the v Salem high school, auditorium last. night. Cblene Minnis and Zoe Cute forth won similar places r in the second division, which represent ed the 6th, 7th and 8th grades, wjille; Mae! Caffey and Doris Wall ing took fjrst and. second place in the I. third division;-; representing the ;3rd, 4th and Sith grades. ; Awards' were made upon points scored on voice, interpretation, stage appearance and rhetorical ettekt.;:r f.-W'. 1-.v-H:f-Vv Judges ' IwererMiaJSelaiOaai age, .former head of the public speaking department of the Nor mal; school; H. E. Rosson, ol the University! of Oregon, 'and C- B. Mitchell; director of public speak ing J at the Oregon Agricultural college. . :;,: j.s , -j. j ::'J rU.1!-. ti:l: , Presentations of the medals was; made by Robert Goets, presi dent of the Marion, county princi pals' association, v LljQUOR MEN HIT Schmit and Optlz Are Fined $500 and Sentenced to 1 Vear Charged with ' possession and transportation of intoxicating li quor, Julius Schmit and Frank Optlz, of St. Paul, -appeared in jnstice court - yesterday morning andij were each sentenced to one yea in the county jail and a 1500 fine, by Brazier C. Small Justice of. the. peace. j ' . Schmit, who was sentenced to a jail term some time ago oi. the same charge, and wa pardoned by governor Pierce,! was given the one j year and the fine on a posses sion!; charge. ; Optiz was fined 1500 and was given six months for transportation of liquor, and six months on a possession charge. j The men were arrested .. hear St. jPaul at the first of the week, by jBtate officers. About 15 gal lons of liquor was found in,a car, although, no still was discovered. Both men changed their pleas at the j last moment, and did not de mand a jury trial, as had teen expected. , They ; plead guilty to both counts :' ':,x LANDMARICBURNS 51a a son BTofrae - at Outmpoeg De stroyed By Fire last Week : When the Manson house at Champoeg went up in flames last week one of the historical build insk of Marlon county was de stroyed. Although i t the building did! not. stand on the , original Champoeg spot. It was occupied by thel newer city, that arose, after the: famous flood ; of the Will amette. ..river in 1861. Judge Pet'er II. D'Arcy, maintains' that the building was erected between 1845! and 1850. ! It was the residence of Francis Manson, French-Canadian, an em ployee of the: Hudson Bay com pany, ;; !"!;v -y The property was owned by Henry Zorn, a farmer who' waa In Tprtland at the time of the fire. It was started from sparks caused by the burning of rubbish in the orchard apjacent to the old build ing!, Y ' '; . " J ! " ' With the falling of the fog the-blockade up to today was con ducted with all conditions favor ing the government forces the guardsmen increased their force, a dozen patrols and a few more, chasers, some of them with new engines capable of 35 knots an hour, went out to' the biockode zone. , V: ' .-. ; 'x t - ' ; t The rum runners were expected to take advantage oT the swirling mist-f to seek to land some of their liquor for the week-end trade of the great white way, along which approaching aridity has -been re ported in the past few days. One of the shore-to-row runners made a try at It today; but failed. The rum ...runner got to one of the guarded whiskey carriers in some manner and started for shore with 100 cases of the contraband. . But a vigilant government boat's crew sighted it and gave chase, firing as It pursued,? The fleeing rum boat Jettisoned Its cargo to In-? crease its speed and made its es cape. ' But the government guards said it took no liquor ashore with it. BABY FARM HEAD I IS ORDERED HELD Death Total of Uttle Tots Blonnts to 23; SHbetltution la ; Charged , , ' " ll NEW YORK, May 9. The ba bv death toll of Mrs. Helen Au gusta ." Geiseu-Volk'a East 86 th street 'baby farmk' has reacted 23, it waa anonounced by the au thorities today." Tne woman, wP dow of- a Prussian army officer and a former German Red Cross nurse, waa held for investigation by the grand Jury, i The- twenty-third victim, a two y ear old boy, died at.Bellevne hos pital last night.; Hlar father had taken him . . from - Mrs. Geisen Volfc's rbaby fann.'V yesterday, to the hospital for ailments said to have been caused by malnutrition and neglect. N 's Mrs.. Gelsen-Volk waa , held on af-thargi of havtntteiapterttf give a strange fcaby. to Wllliaia. Angerer who called tor. hla own child. Stephen, seven months, bid, last Tuesday. The Angerer child still missing and a half doten children taken from the "baby farm" remain at Bellevue unident ified and unclaimed. Mrs. Gelsen Volk offered -no defense when ar? ralgnedi Her bail of $35,000 on the substitution charge was;, con tinued and the magistrate imposed additional bail of S 1,0 00 when the children's society agents charged the woman with having violated the terms of her city license In that she had kept a score of child ren in her place, while her. permit called for only seven. ! Chief Assistant District Attor ney Pecora, who has assigned a large force of men to the investi gation, ; said - that, hia, office.. soon. would make a homicide charge against some one in the case." WHITE GOES EAST General on Committee to Revise National Defense Act j 1 Instructions to report to Wash ington, D. C, on the morning of May. 22, as member of a war de partment board on proposed re vision of the national defense act, were received Saturday by Briga dier General George A. White, commander of the 82nd national guard brigade, who has been nail ed a member- of th epecial com mittee as representative ol the west. The committee, it is under stood, will present a study of the present military! policy and make recommendations based on the five years the national defense act has . been. to. operation. ., ..J,. I I On account of the near approach ol. fie 16V training camps. General White id said to have wired urg ing postponement of the sessions fn order thai the views of all the western, states may be secured, and studied. He is said to be strongly opposed personally to an revision of the defence act or any tamper ing with Its provisions by ' Con gress, v MURDOCK IS BACK Questions Will Be s Answered By Blish Theatre Thia Week T Murdock will be at the Bligh theater again Monday,' Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week.' He will . also answer questions again, through The Statesman. If you have questions address Mur dock, care of The Cta teaman, and he will receive your questions and answer them. A great deal of in terest was aroused In these an swers before, acl bo doubt large numbers of .questions will again be-asked. 20 BOB! ii Twenty-Two" Known to Have Perished in Ship Catastro phe on Mississippi River; 1 Engineers Die Investigation Is" Made of Disaster BodieA of Twenty Victims of 111 Fated Craft Are Not Ii ; ' Found : : "MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 9. (By Associated Preas.) The Mississ ippi! river tor many m?les below Coahoma landing, Mieeisslppl, to: night was picketed by rlvermen watehlng out for the 20 unfound victims of the cap&iaiag of the steamer M. E. Nor-nan. The swift current that races around Coahoma bend and on toward Helena, Ark., was expected to carry any bodies not caught in the Superstructure of the ill-fated craft downstream perhaps - for many miles. , : ; While the picketa kept watch, govem:n at steamers from the United States engineering corps fleet; here were searching and watching the vicinity of the dis aster which cost the lives of 22 persons, 17 of them! members of a party of engineers and their families put for an afternoon on ther4ver in connection with the convention here, of the mid-couth association .of. engineers. The other five were members of the crew. The steamer Chlsca arriv ing li here at noon, today, ! after searching all of last- night and thia morning. . reported that : no bodies had been found and no liy xng person treated, i ' - Two expert divers were ordered here! from St. Louis. ,-They will arrive tomorrow. They rare to go down nd attempt to trate I i me cuoiu ox iue norraau in ue hope that they can recover the bodies -of, persons who may have been caught In the sudden over turning ot the, steamer after her wild and drunken staggering Just before the, end. Meanwhile, direct boats were ' despatched to Josie Harry island on the end. of which the Norman is lodged to endeavor to hook on to the cabin and tear away, enough of the superstruc ture to release any captive bodies. Divers from the ; government fleet planned to cut a hole in the eteel hull, two feet under water. Investigation of the causes of the i accident will be started at once by steamboat inspectors and officers of . the arm engineering corps. Major D.. H.. Connolly, in charge of the work, out of Mem phis, said today. "We are going to find out what caused the boat to roll over," he said. . Major Connolly who was in charge of the party that go gaily went down the river to Cow Is lands yesterday, but which was suddenly and dramatically broken UP. later, has been working unre mittingly since he. was pulled out of the stream after ''the accident. He remained ; at the scene all of last! night and up until almost noon today. Coming to Memphis, he left again for, Coahoma .Bend at 1 p. m. - ; y- - Stories of heroiem involving vir tually every member of the party that was hauled into the water in one j of the swiftest stretches of .the : lower Mississippi ' continued to be heard today. How men plac- (Contiaatd a psge S) SUMMER SCHOOL PLANNED. AGAIN Seesiow to be Third Censecntlve One; No ' Charges for Attendance Salem grade children will be given . an opportunity to attend school, according to the announce ment made yesterday at the school superintendents office. Thi; will be the. third consecutive year that the, school- has' been held here. More than 500 pupils are expect ed In the enrollment for the com ing year, It is stated. , t The Monmouth Normal school is maintaining the summer, school here at Its; own expense in order fo train the students to teaching. Miss Margaret Cosper, principal of the Grant 'school is to have charge of the schools here, , which will be maintained .In the Yew and Park school buildings. . The schools will "be open to students, free of charge up to the 8th : grade. Especial attention Is paid to' students who need special work because of sickness and other, reasons keeping ' them out of school. : IHIS is the daj" of all days arid hope. Her love was heart o'er flowed with sympathy for youth and childhoods' whom she loved' fhe saw few Mother's hands were seldom still,. . -Little tasks of love they were always ddjng. . . They, comforted me when I could no longer, hide the broken faiths and the heart-breaks from a criti cal world. They stroked my hair, patted my cheek, wiped away my tears and made me feel She "understood." r ; ; ' r ,!, To her I trusted my deepest: secrets for I knew that In her keeping they were safely hid den. In my hours of doubt and longing, she it was who spoke of faith and prayer. In recognition' of the Mother's Influence and service tor the home, good government and for humanity congress set aside by special act the Becond Sunday in May of each year as Mother's 'On ; '- 1- HAWAIIANS WILL BE STRONG POST Over. Forty Million Dollars to Be Kxpended for Islana : Defense 1 I, NEW YORK, May 9. Approv ed war department estimates for the defenses of . the Ha waiin is lands Involves a total outlay of 140,000,000 of which about one half has already been expended. The figures are exclusive of pro jects for deveiopmentfof the Pearl harbor naval ; base, for which a separate 16,000,000 proposal has been authorized by congress al though no applications have yet been made. , : ; j ;. ; . , .. The figures on the army de fense project came to light today in connection with the results of the joint army and navy maneu vers to test the present garrison against a surprise attack. U While official reports or the outcome of the war game are not expected to reach Washington for a week or two- unofficial advices have al ready disclosed in the judgment of officers who have read care fully all press accounts from the scene of the half finished, defense project cannot he' relief upon to protect, the . Pearl .harbor naval base from the enemy j in the event of such a surprise attack force as was simulated in the maneuvers. The aggregate cost of $40,000, 000 for the land defenses of the island of Oahu has been discussed at length by congressional com mittees eovers the additional com munication-system of roads and other means of rapid transport which observers here believe the official reports will 1 show ; might have prevented the landing of the "black" forces. It also ( includes a large number of additional con crete gun implacements with ne cessary railway sidings for the semi-mobile 240 -centimeter how itzers which are the main reliance of the defense plans : for1 beating off impending land In gj attack. Additional long range , guns for better securing the' naval base it self and the city of Honolulu against -bombardment from the sea is another item in th'e project as well as housing for. additional regular routes, increases in the air service defense squadrons and the like. :--.;-v-:V , 'V'"V: i ' Further incidents i of the rum runners', counter offensive were reported to the coast guard. of the year my Mother V Iay. the most beautiful, most sacrificing, of earth's treasures. Her if any faults. Day and in this act provision is made for public display of flags and the expression of individual tribute to motherhood. The idea has developed, rapidly into; expression of various types. Churches .extend service greetings; the.1 white, carnation is the accepted, flower, though others may be worn in memory of Mother. . Greeting cards and other methods of expressing appreciation of her . are also employed. . Hundreds of thousands of people all over this land will today wear flowers expressive of their memory of white' haired Mothers,; of motherly advice and motherly sacrifices and thousands of mother-hearts will be gladdened by love tokens frtom sons and daughters living in Places oistant membering and this Mother's Day ' The noblest thoughts my soul can claim, The holiest words my tongue can frame, Cnworthy re to praiso the name ' : 7roTeSa'T tMu all other. T"" "r" An Infant, when her love first came- Grown p I find it Just the same; Reverently I breathe her name The btcescd name of Mother." NEW ANGLE SEEN IN POISON CASE Suspicions of Mrs. McClintock Said ; to Bo Shown By Second - " ;.- : ' ' ' Letter CHICAGO, May 9. A' second letter purporting to relate suspi cions uttered by Mrs. Emma Nel son McClintock, concerning, .Wil liam D. Shepherd and his wife was received today by Judge Harry Olson, he announced. Shepherd was indicted by the grand jury forj murder of young William N". McClintock bytyph id inoculation and his wife was o.Jered held as an accesaory tb ! the crime. A coroner's jury recommended thit Shepherd he held to the 'grand Jury in connection with the death of Mrs., McClintock 16 years ago. . Judge Olson, who was instru mental in securing the indictment of Shepherd, refused to make pub lic the, letter, said .to be from a St. Louis woman. ' ? Numerous angles of the inves tigation are being followed ae the result of a letter recelved earlier this week from Mrs. Mytha Os- " (Centlnned en page 6) WAR VETERANS RECEIVE CARDS Disabled Soldiers Are He mem . ; in Celebration of Mother's I .WASHINGTON. May, 9 An U lustrated mothers' day message printed in five colors will be pre sented each of the 30,000 disabl ed war veterans in hospitals throughout the country tomorrow by the American Legion Auxi liary. The message which will be delivered in each case In the name of the veterans mother follows: , .'The American legion auxiliary greets you today in the name of your own mother. . We are think ing of you, and our - hearts are with you as we renew our pledge of thoughtful loyal devotion - on this day of days, and beyond to day, throughout the whole year. "We admire your courage, your service to your country and your plucky smile in the : face of. ad versity. "To us you are our country's most precious citizen and we feel that in serving you we are carry ing a happy obligation.- r i "We know that were your mo ther here today she would give you, her blessing and so ' we say to you for her 'God bless youi; " She it was who gave me life fears and' sorrows. In. those trom the old home but still: re cherishing the mother love.,! THE,, SALEM CHURCHES MEMORIALIZE DAY ..i .'' . i - . ; Special Music ami Sermons to Be Featured By Nineteen Denominations Nineteen churches In Salem have made special preparations for the observance of Mother's day In ser mon and music today. Some are placing special emphasis upon the theme In the. morning and others In the evening. The First Metho dist church is carrying the thought throughout the week, and the fathers of the .church are sponsor ing a Mother and Daughter ban quet Friday 'night. Flowers are being used extensively for decor ations in honor of the mothers of Salem. Special muifc.and an appropri ate theme, will feature the morning service at the Unitarian churqh, while a memorial to mothers who have passed away duTing. the ear will be held at the First Presby terian church with special music morning, and evening. Fathers will hear a message at the First United Brethren, which will also offer a program. ' ' i The Lutheran congregation will help observe the day while Mrs. C. H. Hopkins will deliver the sermon at the Nazarene Special services are being held at the South Saiem Friends in the morn ing while the Church of God w,ill offer a special program. The mor ning service t the Leslie MetbO: dist will be devoted to Mothers' day, as will that at the First Con gregational. Both the Sunday school and the church will re member, mother at the Church of Christ, with an illustrated song a feature of the evening service. ; At the First Evangelical the morning service will be in har mony with the day, and all servi ces will be" based upon Mother's day at the Castle United Brethren, with a message to daughters in particular. The, Central Congre gational will offer a special pro gram while the . First Christian, Market Street Free Methodist and First Baptist churches wjll have special services bo.th morning and evening. Special recognition will be given to the oldest and the youngest mother at the Jason Lee Methodist, with special pusie. r ESTRAY REPORTED A dark bay mare, weighing 1. 000 pounds, with a spot ia the forehead was placed- ia Kappa han's barn by officers yesterday, to be claimed by an owner. lf i sjk n r- -m :j ssmJ r V? a I a Merchants From AH Parts of State Corning for Eigh teenth Annual Convention Starting Monday Varied Pronram Is : Of fered Visitors Tlieatre Party, Itauqaet and Zih- tlon of Officers, Are Features Plans are complete for tlis eighteenth annual convention of the Oregon Retail Jewelers' asso ciation which convenes for a two day session Monday. A. A. Keene, Salem, is president of the asso ciation. Greeting by Governor Walter M. Pierce will open the the. program, , followed by an ad dress of welcome by President Keene, - F. M. French, ' Albany secretary-treasurer, will also be a speaker. ,- t Theatre Party Planned 'National PublicUy" will be discussed by F. A. ,Heitkemper of rorUand, a member of the board Of directors. Sigurd Landstrom will gjv an address on the "Jew elry Business of Yesterday and Today." This will be followed by a . roundtable discussion. "Win dow Decorating" will he discussed by Miss. Ella Meade, i, Members of the associatioa will be entertained at a theater party at night. . i . i Features of Tuesday morning's program will be an address, ".What , the Association is Doing for the Jeweler." bv Carl T. flrnTA of Portland, fallowed by a talk on state finances by Thomas B. Kay, axate treasurer. "What the Jew eler, can Learn From the Harvard Research Burean Renorts.'r will be the subject of an address by lm .D. HopinataM. E M. T.m win- discuss "Protection for the Jewel er." , : y-t . , i; WUl Elect Officers Election of officers and cons id eratlon.oL reports also are ached uled for Tuesday morning.- The closing session will be fea tured by an, address, "Value of Associations and the Importance of National ' Organization,"' by Constant J. Auger, vice-president of the national association. "The Value of Advertising" will be discussed by S. T. French of Albany, while "A Woman's Place in the Jewelry Store" will be the subject of an address bv Mrs. A. F. Glover Of Klamath Valla Lance H., Smith of Portland win discuss "Co-operation Between Wholesaler and Retailer." A banquet will follow thn ing session of the convention. The principle address will be riv ATI vr Charles A. Archerd of Salem, who nas selected as his subject "The Rogues' Gallery of Business." SATURDAY l! IN WAiSHINGTOIT I Sharp reductions In coal freight rtes from . Colorado and New Mexico to the corn belt werp - dered by the interstata coBmt.ti commission. - .'. : y Federal reserve, board declare I European, trade wos continuins at the high levels made in the fir. t quarter of the current j t ar. , . . -TQe international . council f women at its concluding - elected officers and adeptc l i -olution calling upon raer,!"r- work for Inclusion of all i - j in the league. , . ; . -The results or the Honolulu , ar games were said by war and n vy department officials to have W. :--trated dramatically the defk: z cies of the island defenses. ' '- ,Tie army general, staff w! : was ordered to study the y. t Point curriculum with a view f modifying it,jf necessary, to t in the proposed extended coui ; In avlation.v I placed cxDnn Annz.ir Archie Thomas, of Route 3 ' placed under arrest by Off James last night on a char;, molesting young women oi streets. He will appear for t Monday. ; L.V crt-ixun sriLncr: :: v 2IEDFORD, Or.. IU7 9. state conclave of tl. eesslon here 'today, t Grande a.? tho neetir j' tha 192G cc-r lAvo ' '('' v to be heU th f ; -: Saturday in r ' TO M