DID YOU K?JQVV THAT CAN- GROWASi 7AST AS SI-IE : DEVZLC73' r-IZtTUw'ATZrP WEATHER FOR THURSDAY Generally cloudy with mild temperature; gentle to moderate variable winds. Max. 77 ; Min. 54; River 22, stationary; Rainfall .03; At mosphere part cloudy; Wind southwest. A CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY ,Cf T? spopsible business firraa'and profess Ic l jneri of Salem arrimged for easy rcfereca may be found 'pn ,pae seve.ii cf jtcy's paper. Lool it over.' '- u , . Wrt : n ini ; a i I Wliiii I I hi- Q-sMKysW'i UUW I'M SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALE1I, OREGON, THURSDAY HORNING,' MAY 14, 1925 RICEFlVDCIlinS i r i PROPER T1IFF GREATEST PJEEO Agriculture to Solve Own Problems if Conditions Are Remedied COOPERATIVE MOVE SAID HELP TO DEVELOPMENT Establishment of Export Cor poration Is Declared Best Policy i , DES MOINES. Iowa. May 13.- (By Associated Press.) Agricul ture will be able to solre its pwn problem if if is given ' proper tariff protection and equalization with other industries; representa tives of 24 farmers organisations decided here today in the closing Session of a, conference called for the purpose of reaching an agree ment on measures that promise re? viral of the prosperity of the farm ers. ' ; -"The one specific, legislative re Quest for which i the conference 'went on j record was the creation of an export -corporation j The farmers do not want a jgovernment subsidy, the council declared, but the opportunity of working ! out the problem of rejuvenation them selves aided by 'proper ; aggressive remedial measures.' " , 1 .' The council was authorized to bring about Joint action of all farm organizations "with respect to eco nomic and legislative proposals" both state and national. ' ; : 1 It was proposed to effect mar keting control methods that will guarantee a profit to the farmer and to extend cooperative move ments i to all branches ' of the in dustry." . 'T"' ' ' No proposal for .agricultural price fixing was brpunght out, the nearest approach; top this- subject" " being the request that congress create an export corporation to be under the control of the farmers, and through which surplus pro ducts might be marketed abroad, to maintain domestic prices. The . cooperative movement un der the program adopted, will be extended If possible' to the cotton growers of the south and an effort also is tl be made to "Join hands with the1 cooperatives in New Eng land."; j : .I" -;: :.: j The conference marked the first general j attempt by farmers to unite on a program which some economists have held necessary for the revival of (agriculture and which manr ; farm leaders have desired j should be worked out through legislation. Speakers throughout the session declared legislation would be of no avail-Vlth the exceptlon,of the export corporation plan which j It was pointed out, the government might finance. 'The .''subsidy'' i suggestion however ;j came ftt for criticism. j -i '''.'' The conference adjourned..,tPr . ztlght after , naming, a commission of 25 farm organisation ' leaders charged with carrying i out . the Unified j program and "to speak With authority for agriculture." FORD OFFERS TO TAKE " OVER 200 U. S. VESSELS Manufacturer Intends to Scrap ; Ships of Government Ship- ! .! ping Board DETROIT,..;. May Iff. Henry Ford will purchase the 400 ves sels df the United States Shipping board If the government will 'ix what he considers atfalr price, ae cording to a stpry which will ap pear In the Detroit Free Press to morrow morning. , i The j announcement was made this afternoon by Mr. Ford follow ing a conference with T. V. O'Con nor, chairman of the Shipping board, tho story slid. O'Connor is quoted as asking Mr; Ford to take over 200 ships in his original suggestion. the ar ticle says.; j However, when Ford informed him that! he would only buy the ships to scrap them for Junk, Mr. O'Connor suggested he buy all 400, as it would not cost much raqre to construct dismantl ing apparatus to handle the 400 ships jthan It j would the lesser number. : i i Mr. Ford agreed to this, saying that he might retain from 10 to 30 of the ships for use by Ford industiyes.1 ! If anjr ships were put in operation they would be recon ditlonel and equipped as oil burn ers, the article states. ; Harold M: Ware. Hoy Scout ex ecutive of Cascads division, made another trip to Cascadia yester day . where ih , Scout camp Is to l?9 ipcaieq, ; Three Oregon Heavy Just three families in Oregon contribute approximately CO - per cent of the inmates to the feeble minded Institution, 40 per cent pf the inmates to the state train ing j schools for the under-privileged boy3 and girls,! and many to the J penitentiary, declared Or, J. IN.; Smith, In addressing students oi j sociology at Willamette uni versity yesterday.. The families are located in Portland, Troutdale and! Gresham. . : - I : - ' ' i "The families are rapidly in creasing in number and are creat ing a problem for society that will .have to be dealt withron the mor row"," ' continued the speaker In commenting upon: the seamy side of the submerged tenth, as sociolo gist speak of the defectives of so-cletjjr,'-ji'. .;.'.:. ;;: ; .? ! "Heredity, which Is .Influenced greatly by environment plays an AIR MAIL SERVICE WILL BENEFIT SALEM PEOPLE Time Between City and Chicago I But 12 Hours by Way of " , Fasco, Wash. ; Salem business men will be sav ed 1.2 hours by the new airoplane mail 'service being inaugurated on the Pacific coast, while letters to Chicago are delivered 'abolt 32 hours and 40 minutes after being started 00 their way from here. Train service is used between here and Pasco, where connections is made with aeroplane service to Elko, Nev., thence to Salt Lake and seat. ' About eight and one half jhours time is required to transport a letter from Salem to Pasco, ,six hours from there' to El ko and the balance of the time to Chicago. . ; V Many business men are availing themselves of the new mail service In transacting their business af fairs, which require speed and the least delay Already the ew ser vice has built up a demand that is making it a faetor in the business world of today. t t HILLSB0R0 WILL PLAY SENATORS SUNDAY i 1 - : ' Local Team Still in Lead); Post I poned Game ' Will Be ' j J- Played : I Uer . . The Senators : will meet the Hlllsboro nine Sunday, providing weather conditions permit, on f the Oxford park diamond. The .Hills boro players are considered to be In j fine shape and will put up a good game. ; t-- Last Sunday i the Luckenbach game was called off on account of rain. The game will be played at a later date. 1,''.' ' Salem has taken a lead In the' games played so far, and stand a good chance to nab the champion ship of the inter-state league. ; Salem's battery is; being arrang ed and it is expected that Towner will be behind the bat. with Bar- ham shooting the pill across the plate.- - I ADOPTED CHILD IS HEIR" Bights to Estate Declared Equal With Natural Children 1 OLYMPIA, May 13. Holding that an adopted child has the same rights at law as a natural child, the; supreme court today affirmed the j Yakima court! in awarding Marlon Elkanah Hebb, adopted child of Fred S. and Nellie ebb, an Interest in the estate of Elka nah Hebb, his foster grandparent. ! Marlon Hebb was adopted by Fred Hebb and wife in 1908 and Fred Hebb died in 1912. When Elkanah Hebb, father of Fred Hebb, died in April, 1924, he did not' mention' the ' adopted 'son of Fred Hebb in the will, although another son and an adopted daughter were .mentioned. The courts held that Marlon Hebb had thej same right to enter a claim for a share of the property as If the1 testator had died without leav ing' a win. S ALLEGED PARTY HELD Marcos Cottage at Xeskowla En tered; Auto Number Taken Occupants of cottages In the vicinity of the A. P. Marcus cot tage near Ncskowln report that the Marcus cottage was broken in to by a group of Salem youths. ;! Attention vas called by the nblae coming from the cottage, Reading the neighbors: to believs that a liquor party was In pro grc3. Mr. Marcus, It is under stood, did not give anyone permis sion to use his cottage. i i Vbile the Investigators did not learn the names of any of those In the party, the license number of the automobile was taken. Ko charges have yet been filed. Families Contributors to Institutions of State enormous part in shaping the destinies of the group considered: I think people underestimate heredity to a great extent in deal ing with this problem. It is true that : the two are interdependent, and one influence the other. A discussion of the notorious Juke family was given, who com pared their record of contributing inmates' for the underworld and inmates for the state institutions. He also showed the influence of the Edwards family, which by the union of two people of high men tality, produced a stock, contribut ing to society, 12 college presi dents, 2C6 college graduates, 65 professors, 60 .J physicians, 100 clergymen," 75 army1 officers, 60 prominent authors, 100 lawyers, 30 judges, 80 state officials, three congressmen, two senators, and one vice-president of ' the United States. ,. HOME DISINTEGRATING ; EDITOR TELLS ROTARY Avalanche of Divorce Pointed to by Senator Tooze to Prove . " Point ? , Three speakers appeared before the Rotary club at their regular meeting Wednesday noon and fur nished an interesting but crowd ed program. Mrs. Winnie Petty-. John, manager of the Better Homes week program in this city explained the merits of the pro gram which was being offered. - "Many of the unwise invest ments made in homes of Salem can be avoided in the future, if proper educational measures are undertaken. That is the main reason for the Better Homes week being offered," she said. Senator F J. Tooxe, managing editor of the Oregon Statesman made the principal address of the dyfPakjng on ;!TheHojneaJ & Yesterday and'Today."' ' 5 : "The home has given over to the civic and educational agen cies the rights which they should retain." declared the speaker. "The breakdown of the home is shown by the avalanche of divorce, which renders children homeless. Formerly there was work for the boys and girls in the home, but the playground and athletics are taking that place of today. I be lieve every boy and girl should have work to perform, duties to care for, instead of being cared for by the state; The school is creat ing a time of idleness in the lives of the children," Senator Tooze said in closing. Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president of Willamette, "a Rotarian, made a short' address on his first ap pearance at the club after an ab sence of nearly a) year in the east. ( ERt VA ARC. 1 ), i ,x wmmm DEBT fill! J DECIDED UPOFJ Official Word Received From Frrface Relating 'to W?r Fund Parley :-'V . DISPATCH. IS EAGERLY ? AWAITED BY OFFICIALS Difficulties 'Declared to Be : Vanishing; Hope Being . Held Out WASHINGTON," May 13. BM the Associated Press.) Official word from' Paris that concrete! proposals" as a basis for a French debt refunding settlement would! bo forthcoming this- month was eagerly awaited by Washington of ficiala ..tonight, after Associated Press dispatches had. given them their iflrstU knowledge . that thej Paris csgbinet had decided upon' such a step - :" j In the 'absepce of .some authori tative Jndica ion as to what meth-' od orsettlcfaerit the French gov ernment would advance, officials had nothing to say except to indi cate their pleasure that difficulties' with relation to the French debt, settlement at last appeared to bo-1 vanishing. .They characterized the situation as the most important; development In: many! months In, regard . to the debt problem and gave ; every . evidence of pleasure that the French government had at last found itself in a position tof make a definite move.' There appears to be no doubt here i that ,a satisfactory under-j standing on terms;' of settlement will be arrived , at once definite proposal, has been made. Since It evidently has already been deter mined Jn Paris not to name a spe cial .envoyojr. send si debt commit siorTit is assumefi the" work will be,' entrusted " to Ambassador Daeschner. BUNDLE DAY DATE SET Near East Relief to; Be Staged 3Iay SO Under MrsJ Kantner i The Marlon county Near East relief will be sponsored here by Mrs. W. C. Kantner. according to the appointment of J. J. Hand saker, director of the Near East relief. Featuring of a bundle day here on May 20 are some of the outstanding eventa to be staged. The different governments of the western world have prevented suf fering there when one, and one half jnilllion Armenians were driv er, into exile and .rendered home lessjj A half million are .still homeless and must be provided A Modern Goliath iirasi COfflEOT OF QUOTft RETURN Total of $275,000 is Expect- ; ied " for New Linen jMW Subscription j FINAL REPORT WILL BE HANDED IN TODAY Conditions ' Declared Favor- ' able by Chamber of j J . Commerce The workers in the field fojr Sa lem's new linen mill are expecting to report" a?iotal of- 9275,000 for Thursday's ' report towards I" the needed quota, according to reports from the chamber pf commerce. , Enthusiasm runs high and j it is expected the quota will be realized The different teams hare been hit ting the ball in the way of secur ing subscriptions, and several are to be reported today noon at the complimentary luncheon." : j Reports from the outlying cities' of Marion county are ; favorable, and the meeting held at Independ ence was markedly ' successful. A committee to stari things was ap pointed and the good news Is to be reported here r. from time to time. The reports from Dallas and Silverton are of the samej cali ber and some good words ae to be told today noon of. the activi ties there. Interest! showi by farmers of this district is gratify ing, as many of them are able to make substantial investments in the new mill here. ! They fee a way by which their crops can be made to yield a higher return, at the same time without a greater Investment. ; - - ' Workers here are! enthusiastic at-the rally made during the past several days and it is expecte that the nronosition will go over, with a bang today noon. ' LIFER ESCAPES PRISON Clatsop County Inmate Falls Vic- tira to Tuberculosis i ; A' life-termer at the penitenti ary escaped from all; confinement and sontude, Wednesday when the Grim Reaper, visited his celLj Peter A, ; Brenner, the! life termer, was received from Cf tsop county December 2S. '19191" . He had been in .111 health for several weeks, suffering fro mtubejrculo sis and his death was anticipated. Pending word from his family at Astoria his remains are being held at the prison. No word bad been received late la3t night, for. " i j 1 1 Grain ExchaBffes Must Biseontini WASHINGTON. , May . 1 3.--( By the Associated Press.) -Adoption of rules by , the grain exchanges, limiting the spread In dally quota tions, was recommended j Secre tary Jardine today as a means of preventing' unreasonable fluctuar tipns and manipulation of grain prices.' '" -' ' " "' ' . ' -' ' " The recommendations were con tained in a report in preliminary investigation by the department of agriculture under the grain fu tures act of the sharp fluctuations in future grain quotations oh the Chicago board of 'trade beginning in January. Secretary Jardine declared In the report that .unless the ex changee of their, own accord .took some effective action "he would be obliged in the public interest tp susgest legislation giving to the MRS. SHEPHERD HELD iOT' GUILTY OF Grand Jury Absolves in Case Woman's Death; Not True '. ' Bill Out Pf CHICAGO. May i 3. ( By the Associated Press.) The county grand Jury today absolved Mrs. Jule- Shepherd, co-guardian and foster . mother of William Nelson McClintock, millionaire orphan, of implication in bis death and in the death of .his mother, Mrs.. Emma Nelson McClintock. The jury voted a "no -bill" in each instance. I The case of William Darling Shepherd, already under indict ment for the murder of young Mc Clintock, was left open with re spect to the death of Mrs. McClin tock, the rand jury refraining from taking any action. This procedure . will allow the grand jury toV hear ; any further evidence developed. . A coroner's Jury last week re commended that Shepherd be held for the murder of Mrs. McClin tock and Mrs. Shepherd be held as accessory in connection with the " death of both young McClin tock and his mother. 1 The grand jury took action af ter hearing more than a score of witnesses In less than two hours. Its decision was not unexpected, as Robert E; Crowe, state's attor ney, had said the exaction of the coroner's jury and its recommen dations had Interfered with the trial of Shepherd, due to start on Monday next. He had indicated be did not bejie-ve the evidence sufficient to sustain a charge against1 Mrs. .Shepherd in either death Some of" the witnesses heard by the. grand jury today are persons who will 4e flsed by the defense in Shepherd's trial. DAILY CARTOON ADDED AS STATESMAN FEATURE . - ' ' New Service Offered latest Pho ' tos of World Events and .. .. Persons' " The Statesman is offering lta readers the best in the lipe of daily cartoons, by- Cargill,: pi whom the noted cartoonist,' Darl ing, has spoken of very highly and who is Tegarded "as the foremost of the younger pen artists in the country,-as he is in his early 30's. In addition a contract has been signed with the Central Press as sociation which' will give readers the latest photographs of the im portant world events apd persons. Other daily" features will be found on the editorial and sports pages. : -;" GIRLS UNDER 16 ARE BARRED FROM MATINEE Murdock to Offer Famous ''Ladles Only' Event at Blfch TJhca ter Today. Tonight will conclude Mur dock's second succesitful engage ment within three weeks, He leaves for - an indefinite stay in Portland where he will hold the boards of the leading theatres in that city.' His demonstrations have been exceedingly entertain ing and without doubt the best that have ever been seen in Salem. Today at 2 o'clock he will present- his famous "Ladies Only" Matinee at the Bllgb, at which time all male employees of the house will ho dismissed, girls un der the ace of 16 will not he ad mitted and Murdock will give over the major portion of his time to answering questions. A limited number of oriental gazing balls will be glren away free at this time. - i -; ; -: Questions answered by Murdock today are: . L. M. S.AVill I make a success of the work that I am taking up? Ans. Yes, I do see success ahead for you. B. It. Does my husband care department additional authority to meet the situation. The investigation so' far, he said, has brought but Vindications that .eridence did - exist which would show, at attempted or actual manipulation of the market, but proof necessary for the conviction of those who might be charged with a violation- of the act bad not thus far beep obtained.", He emphasized that the inquiry had not been concluded and that he-was "determined to utilize the results of this . invesygs.tion I for the purpose of Instigating what ever prosecution inay be Justified under the law. ; :i He added, however, that he was concerned more particularly ip the development of some method by which a repetition of "such .er ratic and destructive" price chang- es may be obviated. DEATH OF PRISONER IS LAIP AGAINST system Action Against Men Responsible My Not Be'.TakenAt-:''' torney States SEATTUE, May 1 3. With a conference' V set for tonight on what action" to take, James Bailey, deputy prosecutor, of King county, said that 1 commercial action against Policeman Rofy McDonald and F. B. Wright", for the death of Samuel Hillegas, Tacoma auto mobile salesman, -in the Seattle city jal, was improbable. "" Such action, though recommended" to day by a coroner's jury, would make - "these two men the goats for the system,'" explained Baiev, 'We "want to correct the system?1' ' Hillegas was arrested .April 30 "for Tiolatlpg the traffic regula tions while 'drunk," : recitejl 'the Jury's verdict. "He was confined Thursday night, Friday and Fri day night and all " day Saturday in a tank or cell that contained no bed, chair or any article of furni ture.' :" . ';: i. ' McDonald, and Wright, accord ing to Jtbe testimony in an inquest that opened yesterday; as inter preted by the ver.dict.'-transferred Hillegas ' to ,a padded, cell " Satur day night. May 2, but neglected to make any pot of, the transfer on the Jail records kept for that special purpose. They also ne glected to inform the jailers who relieved them of .the peculiar ac tions o,f this man. During his confinement n .the padded cell he received no atten tion .whatsoever until about 5:3.0 Monday ' morning, when he died within a half hour after being re moved to the city hospital. . The Jury urged that a physician be provided for the jail. . , McDonald, seven years a Se attle -policeman, testified that .the night of May 2 he heard a noise and went to see if Hillegas had climbed the grating and fallen to the cement floor pf -the cell. Other men' in the cell told McDonald that Hillegas was "goofy-cfazy." Met Donald "thought he was insane," but did not call a physician be cause we like that." have so many cases NORTHWEST DRIED FRUIT MEJ TjOLpAJifpUAL tlEET W. T- Jenka, 8alem, Is Elected President by Board ot " ' " IMreetora. ' The annual meeting of the Northwest Dried' Fruit association was held in Portland yesterday, which was attended by all packers In the Northwest states. D. K. Grady, secretary of the California Dried Fruit association was pres ent and gave "interesting talk on features of the association's work. The following- directors were elected for the ensuing years C. L. Dick. N. W. Silver William Woods Robert Paulus, and W. T, Jenks. '-. ' , Following the election, the di rectors met and elected W. T, Jenks, Salem, president; W. W. Silver Tlce president; and F, W, Aries, sjcrotary. i 1 EARWIGS ARE EXPECTED Warnings Are Issued by County Fruit Inspector's Office County Fruit Inspector Van Trump has issued a warning against the earwig, which is sched uled to put In its appearance here most any time. With the arrival of the early season it Is expected the' earwig will make Its appear ance before Jun 1. . . Gardners can destroy the pest when they turn up in the garden by pouring a bucket of hot water into the brood when they are dis covered. - Poisons are to be furnished and aJH&ht made when -the .earwig Lo gins to e; ,-c?r, JERSEY FiiH..::i WILLODSEp. Seventh State-V&b YSi Will Open in Cciun-.bia County Way 18 " ' MARION C0UNTYV7ILL ' CEPfOPAT? JQf f3l AY 21 British Columbia Mart lo Judge AH Events ; Ccrn ejtitioa Is Keen ; Flans for the seventh annual Oregon. Jersey jubilee have been completed and the first event will be held -'May .18,. it was announced jwj iiui(iv.o rtuuu, emivr of r the'Oregon Farmer and mem ber of he state fair board, who was in the. city rom Portland, '.j The first jubilee was held ta celebrate the record made by Viva la France, the wonder cow, and other records have been celebrated almost every year until at pTfiseat four of the eight world's records are' now held by Oregon cattle. ' A new one is expected when tests fre completed in June. Ehort and snappy programs will be held in connection with" the various jubi lees, Mr. Addis said. ; . ' " Opens May 18 ' Marlon county .day will be ob served at the state fair grounds Thursday, May 21. ".. . .Opening of the series of count j spring shows, the L. O. Gmit jjunnybank farm at Scappoose, ia Columbia county, will be host of Tuesday, May 1 18. The annaai meetjng of the Columbia count) jersey club will also be hell. TLl t.'.-'fl Smith a1- will Ka ta"o1 , .1 - ..... .... W.V . (W the following jday. . Oh, May.: 20 Clackamas county day,? wilt be held at Cahby, with an attendance of 2500 anOdpaici. Mr. McGilvary of British. Colum bia, who U Judging all the county Shows, will stage a dairy cow dem onstration: . ' . Polk to Celebrat PoJk county day will be observ ed May 22 'at Independence, with more than 100 Jerseys shown. A pigprogram ja' bein arranged and ja- friendly, though keen competi tion" with Linn county is expect ed. Linn county day Is May 23, Bryant park," Albany, with Gover ppr Pierce the-principal speaker. r Tuesday; May 26, will be feat ured by a saie at the'J. C. Brown Son: farm near Shedd, whils Wednesday the Warfen Gray sals .will he held at the'Stanley Riches place near Turner. Lane county day is May 28, at the Li O. Griggs & Sons farm, jthree miles from Fugene. Thouh this will be the smallest of ths Jersey' shows, Tan' f old-fashioael jfree picnic is to be held in con nection with the event. The D. .C Howard dispersal F.ale wlir.blose the jubilee at"E;ivfr ton on FrldaK Ma 29: ; cue expert nrns O. V. .Mills, champion fancy bil liard and, pool shot, is spendSnsr a few days in the city. He will r l?9 .exhibitions' 'at 'the 'RoumalrV iLang estaolisbment, 35 6 r;tat( to niht' and Friday night. The ot hlbitions 'start a 8 o'clork. 'WEDNESDAY IN WASHINGTC - Prominent bankers r t-i Kfnoned as witnesses for toorrc, session of the oil grand Jury. The International CounrJi el Women Toted against afr;::.it J-n with other international cran'. i tlons. Reorganization of! protllStir.i land forces was begun with a vh to coordinating land and sea en forcement campsigns.1 Secrete ry Jardine issut.i a re port declaring recent ifluctuntl: in Chlcaro wheat market rri. ' resulted from professions! r - ulation. , 1 Reports from Tarls that sctli negotiations on funding war debt woull begin , fortnight were rra ivt I t dijisulsed ; aat!-fact!oa! ia circles. ' j Robert Carl V.'hile w.i ed as assistant r r rotary r Walter II. Husbtnd, : ant' secretary, r 1 f - sentatlve Harry .:. n.:; admlnUtrct r - -