HURRAH FOR THE -VJgfeKERS EOR "THE SECOWDl LIMEM P.llLL, WHQ ARE SQ MEAR TQ COMPLETE VICTORY
m jVEATILBR. FOR FRIDAY: Fair and mild ;
- gentle to moderate northerly 'winds. Max.
s t80 ; Min.; 54; River 2.6, falling; Rainfall
none;7Atmosphere clear; Wind northwest.
SEE SUNDAY'S STATES2IAN For in
formation about the various beacti resorts.
You will find something about every Pce
from Newport to Gearhart. ' " '
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 15," 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
7 1
i
I PIKED FOB
an, is. Gil
State Calls Star Witness to
Stand in Prosecution of ,
Former Governor
DECLARE PARDONS SOLD
Young Attorney Characterized By
Defense As fatsnaw of Cor
rupt political group
TOPEKA, Kans.. May 16.
Attempts to show that Anthony L.
Oswald the state's star, witness "in
the trial of T Jonathan M. Davis,
former Kansas government charg
ed with seeking a bribe has been a
catspaw of the governor's politi
cal enemies, were made today by
A. M. Harvey, chtef defense attor
ney. ,: ' -
Oswald5 told the jury that he
had come to Topeka last Novem
ber to urge the governor to free
Walter Grundy from the state penitentiary,-where
he had been sen
tenced for wrecking a Hutchinson
bank.
Receiving encouragement, the
young lawyer said, he returned in
December to report the plea for
executive . clemency. This time
the governor, was cold, even inso
lent, Oswald added. - Knowing, of
rumors that pardons. had been tfold
through the office of Carl J. Pet
erson, state bank commissioner
9 Oswald testified he told the gov
ernor. '
"Well I presume the only thing
for Grundy tftdo is to take the
retersoh route!'
This remarki Oswald testified
caused Governor Davis to become
more cordial. Taking Oswald by
the arm, according to latter's tes
timony, the governor led the young
lawyer to Peterson's afflce. Pet
erson and Oswald after several
days negotiations finally agreed
that the payment of $2500 would
"bring a pardon for Grundy, testi
fied Oswald. '
Colonel Harvey made the wit
ness repeat twice on cross exam
ination various details brought out
In : direct testimony. Suddenly
Harvey shot this question at Os
wald: . . "
VIsn't it true that on January
9, 1925. your father called Peter
son by long distance telephone, to
tell him that those politicians In
Hutchinson had you in their
clutches?"
"I don't know what my father
did; I wasn't there," Oswald ans
wered before C T B. Griffith, attor
ney general had time to object to
the question. ; -
V BATTLE IS FOUGHT WITH
k ALLEGED FISH PIRATES
IaAW--OFFICERS' STAGE RUN
NING GUN' FIGHT AT NIGHT
Shot Frcely Kxt'lianRed Between
Itoals; Officers Finally Arrest
1 , " Men. . if
PORTLAND, May 14. Details
of a running night battle of guns
and blows on the lower Clackamas
river in which wardens and alleged
fishpirates suffered slight injuries
wore related today when the men
under arrest entered a plea of not
guilty before Judge Lewis-at Oak
Grove. ! -! ; .i'.- 1 ' ,
The boats drifted almost a mile
down the river during the fight,
which lasted about ; half an hour,
anditWhich ended when the war
dens, with their, boat damaged by
a pike pole and leaking,1 managed
to make fast to that of the fisher
men and; to clamor abroad and
make the arrests,; ; i
Shots jwere freely exchanged, al
though jthe officers were under
orders to shoot to cripple the boat
rather than to hit the occupants,
i Arrest" was the i"j result i of the
open declaration of F. M. Brown,
chief deputy game warden of the
state, that salmon 'bootlegging"
was a common practice and that
pirates were invading forbidden
territory! with nets" and selling the
fish to Portland dealers. It lis
lawful to fish for salmon only with
hook and line: in the Clackamas
at i the present time. ,
Warden-contended In court to
day that 'the two" men under aro
rest, Tuffy Russell of Oregon City
and Bun Woodard of Park Place,
were a part of a salmon "boot
legging" ring tnd that they had
interrupted activities which, took
thousands of fish from ;the river.
SERViCE N WEST1 S)LEM
PARKER STAGES VILLSTOP
FOR ALL PASSENGERS
. Residents of West Salem will be
able to ride into Salem on the
Parker stages for; 10 cents accord
ing to the new tariff filed with the
public service commission. Prior
to this time stages h:wje operated
between Salem and Dallas, Inde
pendence? and Monmouth without
picking up passengers t in . West
Salem. All cars will stop in front
of the Gerth store;.- tli h:.!' i ' ::f
The new schedule gives West
Salem excellent : accommodations
as there are 17 dally stages each
way passing the store. The new
tariff places 30-ride books on sale
for the price of 22 one-way rides,
fifJ2.?0 or tjj9 JO r1?S, : j '
1
Thursday in Washington
Selection of Wlnfield Scott of
Oklahoma as the next commission
er of pensions Was indicated.
.' 1 -.!"; ,
The international iccouncil of
women voted to hold its 19S0
quinquennial convention in Vien
na. , ,
" I I " -..? r ;
Decision to re-appoint Bert F.
Haney-of i Oregon to the shipping
board became known at the ynitp
House. i
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Opposition developed in some
shipping -board quarters 'to pro-
posed mass sale of j government
vessels to! Heary Ford,, for scrap
ping., r : ' I ..
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Agreement for use of Universal
cotton standards by the Liverpool
cotton i assbciation was reported
ag practically assured. '
f. :! !-V
An increase of more than twenty
per cent ipver last year, was shown
in the census bureau's cotton con
sumption report for April, i . '
HAMMOND NOW ?0N TRIAL
6reg6x citv attornkv is
TO FACK CHARGES -r
PORTLAND, May ! 1 4. Phillip
Hammond, Oregon City attorney,
was put on trial in federal court
here today on a charge of having
received a commission in excess
of that set by law to prepare
claims for parents of a soldier
who died while in service, ;
Hammond, who is himself a
veteran of the World war, was
formerly bonus attorney for Clack
amas county.; it is charged that
he accepted fJOO each from Jos.
and Mary J. Mooney, parents of
Private John L. Mooney. Company
C. 130th infantTy, who died at
Camp Fremont, CalJ from pneu
monia contracted while in the ser
vice.; .; i . j J: M
The feo set by the government
is V. i.j
ITALIANS TO CELEBRATE
GOVERNOR? CALLS ATTKN
TIOX TO DATE THIS SUNDAY
Governor Walter M. Pierce is
calling attention to' Sunday as
marking the 10th anniversary of
Italy's entrance in the World War
and the 25th anniversary of the
reign of the present ; sovereign.
victor Emanuel
"We are indebted to Italv for
her noble contributions to art,
science and literature,? the gov
ernor, says. "Every rwlreless on
the sea every radio in the land
speaks a tribute to her inventors;
every piano- sounds a praise to the
genius of her musicians; Our art
.museums are adorned by the han
diwork of her sculptors and her
architecture is copied In every
capitol of our states. We in
America can Join with our adopted
peoples in such celebration and
thus closer cement the many ties
that bind our common; interests."
HOXon lAVCXh WOMKXT
At a district convention of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft in Cor
vallis several women of. the Sa
lem district were elected to office.
These are Mrs. Edith Guthrie, Dal
las, guardian; Mrs. Alia way. SI1
verton. captain; Mrs. Krank, Sil
verton, musician; Mrs.! Keene, Sa
lem, inner sentinel;! jjtfrs. I Anna
Shaw, Salem, manager.! Delegates
to the grand circle' in Portland
next month include f Mr3. Stella
Blackerby and Maybelle Turner,
both of Salem. si'
THREE KILLED IX CRASH
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TRENTON, Neb., May 14.-r-(By
Associated Press.) rLlpyd L. Hef
ling of San Francisco,! pilot, and
two passengers, Mrs. Harry Gib
son and Floyd KakLns pi McCook,
Neb., were burned to death near
here today when the airplane in
which they were riding crashed to
earth and burst into flames.
Hefling, It was said; was prepar
ing to do a loop when 'one of the
wings of his plane collapsed, send
ing jthe machine and its: occupants
to the ground, and death overtook
all before they could be extricat
ed from the burning wreckage. '
LAIUJE LIQUOR SEIZURE
it ...ij-jt- ,jf ; ( J J j : -';'
NEW YORK, May 141 (By the
Associated Press.) Sit hundred
bottles of alleged champagne, gin
and liquors and a quantity of al
leged liquor filled candies were
seized today aboard ; the Lloyd
Royal Beige steamer Mercler at
her pier In Brooklyn; U :
The Mercier arrived yesterday
and the seizure today automati
cally prohibits the ship's leaving
port until a fine estimated at be
tween 2,00Q. and $2500, is paid.
YUKON TERRITORY FLOODED
VANCOUVER. B. C. May 14.
A delayed message fronv Dawson.
Y. T., dated May II, received by
the Canadian Press tonight, de
clared that Dawson was experienc
ing its worst flood In history. The
Yukon river, the dispatch related,
had overflowed its banks and business-houses
had been damaged
by the advancing waters,
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EVOLUTION NOT TOUCHED
MEMPHIS, Tenn.,: May 14. The
Southern Baptist convention today
declined by a vote of more than
2 to 1 to include within its doc
trinal declarations a direct refer
ence tf ije tteory ot eroiution.""
fiBBY ROCKEFELLER
Hil SIMPLE
Daughter-of Wealthiest
Family Weds New York
: ' Attorney :
FEW GUESTS PRESENT
Single Ring Ceremony In Used;
Bride Gowned lu Silver Net; Or
chids and Gardenias Carried
New York, May 14. (American
Press.) Miss Abby Rockefeller,
heiress to one of the greatest fam
ily fortunes in the world, wa3 mar
ried today to David Merri weather
Milton, a young New York attor
ney at a simple ceremony witness
ed only by members of tho immed
iate family and relative.
The wedding took'pface in the
drawing room of tho eighth story
home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr..
her father, at 10 West 4th5 street.
The Rev. Cornelius Woelfklns,
pastor of the Park avenue Baptist
church, known as the "Rockefel
ler" church, performed the cere
mony. Those In attendance were rela
tives of the bride and groom with
the exception of Everett Macy, an
Intimate friend of the bride's fa
ther. ; Johg f. Rockefeller, senior,
came from' his Lakewood, N. J.,
home to attend the wedding, i
Mr. Rockefeller with his daugh
ter, Abby, on his arm followed.
Thelsride wore a gown of silver
colored net with a train embroid
ered with points de paris lace. Her
net veil had a very narrow border
of honiton lace and she carried or
chids and gardenias.'
The single ring ceremony was
used and the word "obey" was
omitted from the marriage vows.
A reception to 1200 guests fol
lowed the wedding. :
The Milton's honeymoon will be
a two months sojourn in Europe
and they are taking a roadster in
which to tour the continent.
On their return they will occupy
an apartment, the address of
which has not been made public.
Mr- Milton and his bride in early
childhood were playmates on the
adjoining RkefeHeT"'and--Miltrrfl
estates at Pocainto Hills, N. Y.
Their engagement was announced
February 25 of this year.
Mrs. Milton is the only daughter
of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. With
her, five brothers, all younger, she
will presumably share in the for
tune of her wealthy father. After
Abby's engagement Mr. Rockefel
ler announced he provided trust
funds for all his children to be
drawn upon later in accordance
with their requirements.
The bride is 21 years old. Mr.
Milton is 25.
SUSPECTS ARE. ACQUITTED
SEATTLE, May 14. Lee Waite
and Charles II. Pearl who were
charged with having robbed ' a
chain store messenger of $1,204
or. March 10, were acquitted by a
Jury here tonight, after less than
four hours deliberation. :
THE DIFFERENCE
iini -v W iA mtWmm 1 1
TOE Aaa,'V.J&ib --v v 1 ?f A , (f. ' i i i , ( , j
' J?- )i 'fs'l im4 llv1
jjj
OREGON DEAF SCHOOL IS
GIVEN PRAISE BY EXPERT
PROF. DAY COMPLETES HIS
I feURVEY lOF INSTITUTION
Good Work Being Done Declares
' Member of National Research
J Committee.
j Prof. Herbert E. Day represent
ing the national research commit
tee of Washington, 'D. C., finished
a survey of ithe Oregon Deaf school
yeqterday, ; which determined "the
exact standing of the-tnstitution.
t'The Oregon state school for
deaf! is doing a good work here,
tho plant is in good condition and
the results secured are," worth
wiille." he" said, "Originally, l
understand, : the school was de
signed fori some 30 students, but
during the past few years the num
ber of pupils have increased. ' In
time the present plant will have
to be increased." j ,
I Prof. Day ia a representative of
the. National "research committee
branch of the American Academy
of Science,; which is sponsoring a
survey of about 35 typical deaf
institutions in the United States.
He has already made a surrey of
the eastern and southern divisions
and ia just finishing" up on the
Western part. :" The investigations
were started last year. j
The tests given to the students
have included audiorr.etter tests
for hearing,' which 'as given to
Students oyer 12 yeam of age In
the schooli ' Mental "tcr.ts were
given, as well as educational tests.
; A survey of the general condi
tions surrounding the pupils was
made, the plant, the teachers, the
ability to jead the lips and to
speak.' j " : f '
' Prof. Lay leaves for Portland
this r mo. .ilng, where he will: re
main a day before going to the
Washington state school for deaf.
ESCAPED BANDIT CAUGHT
UNARMED; FEARS N00SE
i n.
MAX ' DECLARED TO HAVE
KILLED GUARD, TAKEX .
' : .
Companion Not Yet Found by Po-
MIcc;; Prisoner Main.
' 1 ; tains Silence
SACRAMENTO. May 14. The
escaped bandit. Hall, was captured
late tonight by Chief McShane and
is now in Jail here. - i
' Tanko is still at large but" po
lice expected his arrest before day
light. -
i Jlall was apprehended in the
Colusa rooming house. at 1108
Fourth street, following a tip to
Clilef of Police Barney McShane
and ; Captain of Detectives Henry
Desenfants, shortly - before 10
o'clock tonight.
When the officers entered the
bandit's room it appeared vacant,
but a flash under the bed revealed
him in hiding.
' "Come out of there with your
hands above your head!' was the
command of the officers. Hall
crawled from under without delay.
He was unarmed.
- 'Accompanying the chief and cap
tain at the time of the arrest was
Sergeant Perry. Gamble j and j Pa
trolman Danny Reith. j
' Hall was taken to the city pris
on and ptejeed in a cell. He main
tained a discreet silence and would
say but little to officers.
"I know what this means, it's
the noose,' was the only comment
he would make to the chief and
Captain Desenfants. j
TEN TliOUSA ND YEAS OR
MY SPRING OUTFIT1.; " Jri:- j
COUNTY PAVING PLAN IS
OUTLINED FOR THE YEAR
FOUR PLANTS WILlJ JJE OP
. ERATED, BOA DMASTER SAYS
pavers at Salem, St, Paul. Stayton
and Scollard to Open
- June 1
The 1925 program for highway
paving in Marion county will be
carried out by the establishment
of four paving plants, and an aux
iliary rock crushing equipment, it
was announced by- W. J." Culver,
county roadmaster. yesterday, jj
The plants will be located at Sa
lem. St." Paul, Stayton, and. Scql
lard, with the crusher in operation
near Silrerton. :- - j" H : j
Approximately 16 miles of hard
surface road will be put down dur
ing the year, the county court an
nounced,' although no, "work will
be done4 before May 28, and all the
plants will not be. 1 noperation be
fore June 1. ' : ;...f ' - jj
Work under Salem " paving
plant; . "I ' .
One and three-fourths miles of
pavement on the Liberty-Skyline
road. " : .
. One. miles of pavement on the
Silverton-Fruitland road east from
the state hospital to the first main
crossroads. - : ; ' i '. "'-:.
Whealtand road at Claggett
creek where a new concrete bridge
approaches were left uupaved. The
Sap to fill is about 600 feet. !
' Geer road at ; Pudding river
where conditions I are similar to
those on the Wheatland road. I
Pringle road past the school for
feeble -minded and by: the girls
school. J
H Work under Stayton paving:
J Three miles of pavement trqm
the end of the present pavement
east of Stayton to a point about
three miles from Mehama. j
One miles of pavement on the
Turner-Marion road . from tjho
bridge oyer Mill creek at Oak Tree
corners sbuth toward Marion.
Work under Scollard plant:
Mile and a . half of pavement
from Woodburn on what Is known
as the Gervals cutoff from Wood
burn to the Pacific highway. j
The city of Woodburn plans i to
pave a half mile, inside the city
limits to meet this cutoff.
" Mile and a half of j pavement
from' Hubbard to Broadacres, com
pleting that road. .-r) ' j!
Pavement connecting the coiiin
ty paving at Aurora with the Pa
cific highway. ; 1 , !
; Paving under the'St. Paul plant:
I Six miles of pavement to connect
the pavement at j St, Paul to the
end of the Newberg bridge. I .
-ThIs will make a complete pave
ment from Woodburn through St.
Paul and Newberg to PortiandJ
PAVING PLANT IS BUSY
AWJEJYS ARE COVERED BY! A
CREW OF CITY WORKERS
Salem's new paving! unit was
busy, yesterday placing cement in
the alleys boundedNjy High and
Liberty and State-and Ferry. , Due
to the new machine, and the crew
lacking in experience with the
machine, work was not done; as
fast as it could - have been, but
within the next 30 days it will be
different. Every man will be ac
customed and the machfne can be
run at a greater capacity. Street
Commissioner Walter E Lowe con
tends that with the new f ive-sack-er
and mixer he can place down
several extra blocks of pavement
this summer. I ' j
SO MAKES IN US!
LH ill DIVE
QUOTA IS LACKING
Hard Work Shows Total q
$272,3.85 at Thursday.
Forum Meeting
DALLAS NOW INTERESTED
Committee Wanted For Polk
County; Independence Mill ..
Be Visited. Today ;
Despite the hard work put
across by the committees in the
field for the new linen mill for
Salem, the quota was only pushed
to . $272,385 by Thursday noon,
according to the reports made at
the Chamber of Commerce. Ap
proximately $28,000 remains to be
secured before Salem really goes
over the top to establish the new
industry in the Willamette valley.
Prompt action Is needed to set an
example and to act as : an incen
tive to other parts of the state,
when the workers here go out to
sign up Portland, it is declared.
Just as soon as the quota here
Is finished and the Portland back
ers come in with their quota of
$175,000, articles of incorporation
will be filed with the state.
Small Shares Wanted
It remains, however for the
workers to put Salem actually
across. ;. Unless the full quota Is
secured the matter will drag, and
it is imperative that action be
shown. . It developed at the meet
ing yesterday that the "little fel
lows were overlooked." Smallf sub
scriptions for shares of the stock
have not been gathered in as close
as possible, and it Is the 'aim of
the workers to sign up the man
who 'wants 'to buy one or two
shares of stock. They waint the
proposition to go across and every
bit helps swell the general fund.
Dallas workers were In Salem
and asked for a committee to be
present at a meeting in Dallas.
which is to be arranged at a later
date. Workers are to make a trip
to Independence this morning to
secure some of the quota for: In
dependence, which has been pro
mised. Winnie Braden, secretary ot the
Dallas Chamber ot Commerce was
present and reported the Interest
shown in the linen mill since Got.
Pierce addressed a gathering re
cently. -. j -, V '
Enthusiasm was marked at the
well attended complimentary lun
cheon and the workers have pro
mised to keep bard at the job un
til the final touch is given.
CHECKER ARTISTS WILL
STAGE , MEET TONIGHT
SALEM PLAYERS ENTERED UN
DER ALBANY COLORS
State Cahmpion Will Be Seen In
Action at Chamber of
' Commerce
A checker tournament will- be
held tonight at the Salem Cham
ber of Commerce with plenty of
room for : Interested, spectators.
Isadore Greenbaum, local' mer
chant and J. M. Ott are responsi
ble for the organizing the players
here, who have entered the tourn
ament' under the Albany checker
club colors. The first tournament
is to be held here and the second
one in Portland, the best two out
of three matches.
Portland's best players are to
make the trip to. this city. They
are Wark. former state chamnlon
and E. H. Bryant, editor of the
oregonian checker department.
Each player here will play two
games with opponents in his class,
making height games for a man.
Two points will be. given for a
win or draw and the team scoring
161' points will gain the victory.
The teams will be matched as
follows: b' ;;i ' :
Portland team, first division. E.
H. Bryant, Blanchard. Van Zant.
Second division: Roy Bryant,
MimlckBerg,1 Goodman.
Third division: GIbbs. Barlow.
Boyle, Anderson. r - v f
Fourth division: Sheldon, Rove
Tucker, McVickers. . . '
Fifth division: De Graff, Bfflit
er, Queenes, Hay.
Albany, first division: Doe,
Stewart, Simmons, Greenbaum.
: Second: Hornback. Dave Dra-.
er, s B. Laughlln; Btone." ' "
Third: WIeder, McLennan, Hof
Hch, J. S. Sherman. " -
Fourth: Ott. Cranes, Miller,
Wright. f -
Fifth: Patterson, Cook, Green
wood Hill. ' .
DEFENSE MUSTER 0. K.
PIERCE NOT ' BIDUTARIST BUT
FAVORS REVIEWS -
.While no militarist. Governor
Pierce believes that the nation
should he able to fully defend
homes and Institutions and Is in
favor of an annual review on Ar
mistice Day to test this ability.
The opinion was telegraphed to
Washington' and will be placed be
fore President Coolidge with state
ments from other state executives
relative' of a ; "national defense
muster" on November 11.
Views expressed by state execu
tives will be considered before a
decision is given in the Plan
drawn by a committee of reserve
officer and submitted by the war
jiepartmeot, t t'- : .
MURDER CONFESSION IS
CONFIRMED BY WITNESS
MOOR'S DESC1UPTIOX TALLB3S
SAYS MISS PRIES ' '
Governor Maj' be Asiked to Par
don Convict to Stand Trial
1 in Sacramento.
The; confession made recently by
C. R. Moor, Inmate of the Oregon
state penitentiary that on Sept,
18, 1923, he shot and killed Harry
Brown of Sacramento," tallies ac
curately with details ' of the crime
received Thursday from Miss Flor
ence Pries of Sacramento, who was
with Brown at the time of the
murder.
Miss Pries' description of - the
murderer also tallies with that of
Moor, A. M. Dalrymple, warden of
the prison, said.
The confession signed by Moor
bears date of May 1. 1925. and
was made In the presence of War
den Dalrymple, Mrs. : Ruth Moor
and the penitentiary matron. :
Bernard McShane, chief of po
lice of Sacramento, In a letter re
ceived at the prison, indicated that
he would request Governor Pierce
to grant a1 conditional pardon to
Moor so that he might b return
ed to fiacramento for trial on a
charge of murdering Brown.
CORONER SAYS BABE'S 1
SKULL BADLY, BROKEN
OFFICIAL AUTOPSY PERFORM
- ED OX' LITTLE VICTIM 'J- 1
Operator of. "Baby Farm' Said fo
Ifave Itasiieu t ruui iganiNi .
: .-.:'' '-TV'-Wair:
NEW YORK, May 14. (Asso
ciated Press.) Completing an of
ficial autopsy. Dr. Otto . M.
Shultz. medical expert today re
ported to the district attorney
that the skull of six months old
William Winters, who died In a
baby home conducted by Mrs. Hel
en Auguste Geteen-Volk in east
86th Btreet, was "cracked in
half." The fracture, he said, ex
tended from the back of the head
to the front and "its suggested
cause was violent contact with a
flat, hard surface."
The report immediately led tp
a special investigation by police
to determine how the baby re
ceived his injuries. It also renew
ed study of information, furnish
ed the district attorney several
days ago by a "nurse, that a baby
in the home had' been lifted by
its feet and its head dashed
against a wall. These charges
had been thought repudiated by
an autopsy yesieraay on ine noay
of 18-months old ' Agnes Toohey,
which revealed that the child had
suffered no physical injuries.
The autopsy on" the, exhumed
body of the Winters child was
caused by insistent demand of his
mother who told police that she
was not satisfied that her child
had died f from heart disease as
the original death certificate in
dicated. SAY CONTRACTS FORCED
PROBE INTO ACTIVITIES OF
MOVIE TRUST IS ORDERED
MILWAUKEE, May 14. Actir
Ities of the film board of trade
which exhibitors declared that the
Will Hays group "forces" them to
sign contracts under penalty of
depriving them of pictures for
their houses and in alleged viola
tion of the Sherman anti-trust act
as well as constitutional guaran
tee of property rights-have become
the subject of investigation by the
United States department of jus
tice it was disclosed" at today's
session of the motion picture
theater owners of America. '
" Agents of the department of
Justice headed by Eugene L. Mar
tin, have learned,- after having
gone into the records of the film
board or trade In various parts
of the country,' Including Chicago
and St.'LduIs. ? , j
Disclosures of the government
Investigation' came on the floor of
the convention today when ex
hibitors launched an attack on the
so-called "uniform contract" with
particular resnect to
- - . WVWMk
clauses. .-'.: ' .
TEST OR QEFENSE PLAN
OUTLINE PROPOSAL TO HOLD
TEST ARMISTICE DAY
WASHINGTON May 14 (By
the Associated Press.) War de
portment proposals regarding de
fense day now before President
Coolidge for action are confined
to plans for repeating the test this
yeamrwas learned authnrliatlvo.
ly today at the department. The
recommendation of a committee of
reserve officers that the test be
made a reeular annual event nn
armistice day apparently has not
wen xoipwed in tne plan present
ed to the president, i 4
It was further stated that In
suggesting armistice. day for the
test this year, i the 'war depart
ment "had merely pointed out a
date which it regarded as suitable
for practical reasons.
The department was described
as regarding the holding of the
test itself as the important thing,
and the" question of the date upon
which it should be held as a sec
ondary matter and of no particular
provided the date selected would
permit the fullest possible public
cooperation in making the tests
a success, ' : i - ',''.,
The reserve officers' committee
made the flat; recommendation to
the general staff that "defense day
be made an annual event held on
armistice day and devoted to a
master of all the military forces of
the army ot the United States,
combined with an accompanying
patriotic demonstration,"
CIIBE If OfiLLO'
TITLE KOW SOUGHT
Temporary Restraining Or
der Issued Upon Petition
of CC. Chapman
MUST SHOW CAUSE SOON
Wording "Cigarette, Snnff and
" Smoking Tobacco Stamp Act
'. Bill Waited
A temporary restraining order
appealing from the ballot title pre
pared by I. H. Van Winkle, at
torney genera", was issued in the
circuit court Thursday by Judge
LY H. McMahon, upon a petition of
C. C. Chapman, of the Oregon
Voter, and W. fe. UTteh.' Portland
attorney, "citing Sam 'A. Kozer, sec- .
retary of state and the Oregon Re- -f
tail Cigar Dealers' association, de- t
fondants, to appear and show cause
by May 18, earner ir possible, why
the ballot title should not be
changed. . i " , ,
'" Change Is Desired
According" to Mr. Chapman, the
words "cigar and tobaccb tax bill"
should read "cigarette, snuff and
smoking tobacco stamp act bill."
and the title prepared by the at
torney general is unfair.
Should the petitioner be upheld
by the court and the ballot title
altered,' it will be necessary to
start petition') in circulation again
and all names that-have been ac
quired to date will be voided. The
petitions must be complete and
filed on or before May 27.
-- Argument Is Given
' The petition sets forth this argu
ment in favor of the change in
ballot title:
"That the ballot title above pro
vided by the attorney general for
said law is insufficient and unfair
in this: that it does not state that
ah appropriation is made for en
forcement of said law and that It
describes the said tax as an excise
tax and does cot state that it i a
stamp tax law; thai the words 'ex
cise tax'' do not necessarily mean
a: stamp tax and do not convey to
the mind of the voter the knowl
edge that this is a stamp tax law;
that the word 'excise is not a word
in common use and not commonly
understood while the word 'stamp'
Is In common use to describe atax'
and will clearly and instantly con
vey to all 'persons the 'character
and method of levying and. col
lecting htis tax, and further said
ballot title is Insufficient in that it
does -t that any -penalty is
provided for -violation of said law
and erroneously States.' the pro-
ceeds of said taxrare part of th
general tundf of" the "state."
ENTRANCE INTO LEAGUE
WOULD STABILIZE PLAN
U. S. SHOULD ENTER COURT,
OWEN D. YOUNG SAYS
Authority )n Dawes Reparation
' ' Proposal Declares Good
Will Result
a NEW YORK, May 14. (By the
Associated; Press). America
should : join thfr world court, "to
get the practical ' processes of
peaceful decision operating while
the world is crying for peace,.
Owen D. Young, the first admin
istrator of the Dawes reparation
plan, said at the annual ' dinner
of the national Institute of social
sciences tonight.
With the advocacy of adhesion
to a world tribunal, he Joined a
plea for "the submission of actual
participation In world affairs for
debate on underlying principles
and for consideration and patience
toward the nations in America's
debt. "Most of all.'! he said, "let
tis see to it that the great moral
physical and financial power of
this country -is not to -Impose im
possible and unfair terms and so
pave -the way for 'future default
with all the evil reactions and bit
terness that may bring to the next
generation. . .
'America's attitude toward in
ternational problems, he continued
is one of prayer," longing and de
bate, but no action, which is ne
cessary. '"What are the practical
things we are doing," be asked,
"he whole world is throwing out
an anguished 'cry for" peace now
that the debauch otar is over."
We look at its cost with the de
pression ot the morning after. We
see the flower of a whole genera
tion using our advance in the arts
and Industry to destroy each oth
er. . Our desolate homes, our econ
omic burdens, : our human losses
all lead to the prayers and cries
of the united world, to outlay
war." - "
WEINER ROAST IS HELD
Get-Together Staged In Interest e?
1025 Sea beck Meeting
Between 30 and 40 of the Wil
lamette university men were pres
ent at the get-together meeting
and hot-dog fed Wednesday night
for the purpose of increasing the
interest in the coming Seabed
camp held each year by a group of
students from the colleges of tba
northwest for the purpose, ot pro
moting student fellowship. Dr.
Carl Gregg Doney, president cf
the university made a short tal c
on the benefits to,te derived fr-.
the summer camp,