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111 THREE? SECTIONS , 20 PAGES ) PART ONE - PAGES 1 to 8 SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1925 - PRICE FIVE CHNT3 III IIS STATE'S WE GENERAL1 MILES' PONY CAVORTING ON CAMPUS CAUSE OF CRITICISM EVERY HONOR TO BE PAID TO WARRIOR BY COUNTRY LINEN MILL-REPORTS TO CONTINUE MONDAY TRADED FOR OLD PLUG FHIITil BILLS VERY HEfiW TO CQLLEOT DEBT PATIJERS BARGAIN IHSAP- WIIIaAMRTTK may day danc. ES ARK HKLD SHOCKINCi ARMY AXD XAVY WILli TAKE TAHT IN iaST SKR17CES ENTIRE AMOUNT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED THURSDAY POINTS PATTON BROTH EMS V nJ I J i j -i- X CROPS TIT lil' I Jt V 'i Strawberry Yield Expected to Break All Previous Records This Year GOOD PRICES INDICATED Gra!ni and Grasses Looking Good ' Survey Reveals; Average Farm rer Will Prosper, Arclierd - y ' Kays , " - r . Wheat, oats, hay, flax and all grain crops with In , the trading area of Salem never looked better than they do today. 5 ' - - The strawberry crop" will break past records and the price will be satisfactory. Even the loganberry crop, which was thought to be lost, Is looking fine. Report:) from, pear orchards are-thatj the prospects were never better. : . According to reports received by the Salem Chamber of Commerce, crop conditions within the Salem trading area are extremely encouraging.- Not for years have-all the grain crops looked so fine as they do now, and It' is from the grain and gras.-t crops that the big money is circulated In Marion and Polk counties. . J Prune Men Suffer The one cloud in the sky, speak ing from the agricultural stand point, is the prune crop. This crop willLbe short, although Tew 'localities report prospects of fair ' crops. ; - Harley Q. White, who is In close touch with farmers in both Marion aad Polk counties, reports , pros pects good for at least a 50, or 60 per cent cherry crop, notwith standing a few reports that the crop was a partial failure. In many districts there will be a nor mal crop. 1 .! ; j J Charles R.Arcnerd, who has Just Returned from a trip into the two counties, said; "I have never seen such fine grain and grass crops at this time of year. Every thing loQks likea very heavy yield this season.' In fact, with the exception of prunes1 and with cherries in a few localities, crop i prospects are ex tremely encouraging, and what is also of importance. Indications aTe for high prices all along the line. ;; , More Money Seen Indications are that more mon ey from ; crops will be in circula tion this fall In Salem than; for years past. While the cherry crop will not.be as heavy as a year ago, prospects are that more cherries will be shipped fresh. More fresh fruit buyers are now In Salem than at any time in past history. This means more competition and het ter prices for all fruits and ber ries. It Is a fact that while so much -aftention Is given to the fruit and berry crops in Marlon and Polk counties, these crops do not com pareI value with other crops. And that while the prune crop will be short, the heavy grain-and grass crops with the high prices,' will by far offset any loss there may be In prunes, taking trops as a whole. Value' Estimated About one year ago, the Salem .Chamber of Commerce made an estimate of the value of various crops within the Salem trading area using the f. S. Department of. Agriculture reports as to crops and Value. The report was on the 1923 crop. , Y The object of the report was to .glvejthe actual valuer of the vari ous 1923 crops and then to show which crops" brought - the most money into the country. With the exception, possibly Of hops; the value of the 1925 crop will jbe much 'greater than two years ago. Wheat, which sold for an average of 95 cents a bushel in 1923, wilt in all probability bring a good price this year, circulating close1 to $2,000,000 within the Sa lem district, compared to SI; 39,- (OoBtlanad on pag 7) i GROCERS WILL ORGANIZE IXDPEXDEXTS TO I T K AGAINST CHAIN STORES ; Independent grocers of the city have called a meeting j for the Chamber of . Commerce ; Tuesday night to organize and- fight the chain store competition. A dele gation from the Portland Grocers' association is expected to assist in the formation of an association here. Decision as to the establish ment of- a separate unit or an affil iation with the Portland-'group will be made at the meeting; . f An organizer from Portland has been! in the city during 'the' week and ; promises a large delegation from his group. . . - - Animal Not Kept Iong; Evrhanged for.Tpjr Pistol Which Shot Hal In Hand "Father bought' the late Gen eral Mile's cavalry pony in 1880. just before he was transferred to the coast," Hal ,D.. Patton, local business mail, said yesterday. 'But Cooke and I never got to ride him, because a farmer talked father out of the animal. He gave him a slow .plug that , would hardly move.",. The General's mpu'nt was a lively animal, i- " When ; the j boat brought the horse from Portand, we were on hand with Joe Albert to bring the military pony to our -heme, but when we rode' the lod slow plug, we had to shake a lot of cans be hind him to get him started." con tinued Hal and Cooke. We did not have the horse very long; we traded it for a toy pistol. When the man took the plug to Mill Creek, the animal laid down in the ater and nearly drowned. "Hal took the pUtol."; continued E. Cooke Patton,1 "and he thot a hole in his hand, i You can see the scar." i CHERRY MEN TO MEET FOR CONFERENCE HERE PICKN PRICES TO RE FIXED Tl'ESHAY NIGHT Problems Conf touting Growers Arc to be AireI at Cliamber of Commerce Cherry growers of the Willam ette valley art "to 4meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Sa lem Chamber of Commerce, It was announced Saturday, by George VIck, prominent grower : Practically every problem to be confronted by the cherry men,will be discussed the matter of spray ing, quantity of production, and the price to be paid for picking this year are some of the prob lems to be discussed. , . , .... The black cherry men are .to be on hand as well and are to contribute their share of the dis cussion. , t : - i O. E. Brooks and Max Gahlher are calling the meeting. - GRANGE CONTEMPLATES CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM Clf AIM SYSTEM USED IN .WASH - INGTON IS FAVORED Resolutions Passed Oppose Hlar' . Increase fop-Certain State 1 Officials " A" resolution Is to be presented to the state grange by the Salem grange at an early meeting con cerning a plan of co-operation. which Is in vogue In communities of Washington, j A . number of chain stores are operated there and it is the plan of the local grange to institute a like system here. - Earlier in the meeting resolu tions were passed by the Salem grange opposing increases In sal aries of . certain state f officers, which were authorized at the re cent legislature. " The matter of increasing the salaries should be referred to the people of the state, according to the; resolution. Su preme court judges and district at torneys were the ones for whom the salary Increases were object ed to. I . ' -' ' ; Another resolution considered was making it unconstitutional to Increase a state officer's Hilary during his own term of office, j It would preventra state cf fleer fr,m securing the benefit of an increase unless he was re-elected I to succeed himself: v . H ' ' Mrs. C. F. Bates and C. B. Stower were ; initiated Saturday while S. H. Van Trump, county fruit Inspector, gave the general lecture. : , L- "i . ' ' SECURES NEW GARAGE P. A. Elker. has assumed the management of the H. H.-Harris garage on Uberty street, fie plans to remodel in part and join the business building to the one of his own at present. ' ; T"'" Saturday in , Washington The interstate commerce com mission ordered fan inquiry' into the recent financing of . the St. Paul railroad, ' Plans for; unusual military hon ors to the late Lieutenant General Nelson AT Miles in connection with his funeral Tuesday were an- aouncedvr"" "T ! - ; Nin debtor nations, with aggre gate? obligations ot more (than 6even- billion , dollars, -ifere ad vised that the United States would be pleased to take up funding ne gotiations.. ..) .... . - . . Mid-Wst Swept by Storms; Communication by Wire Is Interrupted PROPERTY DAMAGE HIGH lleacy Storm -Takes Toll of Seve-, Tp Hnndred Thousand Dollars; Zeio Weather Is Reported CHICAGO, May 1)5.- (By the Associated Press.) Heavy rains, high winds, hail and forest fires swept sections of the middle west last night and today caused ' a property loss ' that will run into several hundred thousand dollars. Oklahoma and Missouri were hardest1 hit by the storm which interrupted wire communication in eertain parts of these states, great ly damaged crops and caused a heavy property loss. While rain in the northwest did' some dam age, it also, proved a blessing for it aided in putting out forest fires in northern Minnesota and helped crops in the southern part of the state. j Cold weather followed the storm n the middle west apd frost was predicted for some of the more northerly sections tonight. Only a few smouldering ffres were re ported burning in the forests of northern Minnesota tonight. From Jamestown, N..D., came reports of ice coated streets following a rain with the temperature at 24 degrees above zero, j Korman, Okla., 20j miles from Oklahoma City, was Cut off by the storm for a time antVffhree houses in this town were destroyed and heavy damage was done to wire and rail communications. Trib bey; a little town of 300. was also cut j off by the storm last night and reported heavy damage. Sev eral other small towns in Okla homa were damaged while from Columbia, Mo., came reports of an estimated $100,000 property dam- age i Xrom the storm, and Boone ville. Mo., estimated : its damage at 150,000. In the wrldof; sport," mank baseball' games were abandoned today, because of the rain and the downpour r' at Louisf Hie aJmost wrecked the' Kentucky . Derby and completely wrecked thousands of dollars worth of women's finery. TAKE COIN FROM THROAT DA IX AS YOUXaSTRR RUSHED TO SALEM FOR SURGEOX ; 1 Dorothv ' Holmes, aae ' 3. was rushed to Salem 'front Dallas Sat urdoy in order to receive surgical care that saved her life. A five- cent piece had lodged in the car diac orifice of the esophagus and the' Polk county : physician was afraid, to remove the obstruction. The coin -was removed by a pro- bang by Dr. M. C. Findley. Tne little girl is the daughter of Os car Holmes. S , Earlier in the . week another youngster was rushed to?- SaJem from near Dallas after a peanut had lodged in its throat."' Surgical treatment was not glvenltti tim and , the child died, ;V-. MRS. GILBERT IS CALLED MOTHER OP STATE OFFICIAL. PASSES AT 5 tYEARS ; Mrs. Mary L. Gilbert, mother of L. M. Gilbert, superintendent : of the boys' - .raining school, died May 15 at the age of 85 years. 3 months and 2 days, f She was the daughter of Phineas and Huldah Lamb, and was born February 13, 1840, in Hancock county. Indiana,' May 21, 1862. r To thjs union, were born nine children, serea of. whom are Ht ing. These are Levi M.. Salem; Daniel J.. Marysville', Calif.; Abi gail Pinkerton, Indiana, Penn. ; OHye Elliott, Newherg; J, Gurpey, Damascus, Ohio; Emily Blnford, Newberg and Belle Finley, Los An geles. Mr." Gilbert passed away about two years ago.y : y- Tot almost 6,0 yestrs these two Godly people maintained a home in which ". the Christian vrtues were cultivated, a home wlilch stood for truth, honesty and up right living. 7': "V'" AGED MAX ATTEMPTS 81TICIDK BEND, Ore., May ! 16. Instead of , boarding the train for Rose burg tonight to enter the Douglas county poor' farm Jerry Haley, 75, ot Bend is near death at a hospital here. Haley cut bis throat in a hoapital hjere. where he:, was- a county charge, when he learned I be was v to .: be : sent to ; pouglas 'county. ii ... .. Ontrwged PstrotiM and Friends of University Express Tluir Disapproval What was intended to be & beau tiful spectacle of young 'men and women turned out to be a burles que upon many things that should otherwise Jiave been symbolic of high ideals, according to a petition to the board of trustees and facul ty of Willajnette university;. spon sored by, J. J. Kunn an.1 signed by a large number of patrons end friends of the institution, who were shocked at ' the sights pre sented in the name of art on the college campus May day. Willamette university, be it un derstood, forbids its students to sponsor any dance, and In the words of the rules' and regula tions "frowns upon" their attend ance as individuals. ' l J "We respectfully protest against the repetition of exercises la- sneh a manner as those' recently held on the Willamette university cam pus during the May day exercises," the petitioners aver., '"We ffnd no words adequate to txprf ss tip you our sense of outrage and indigna tion when viewing the antica and improper conduct of the partici pants in that alleged May dy ex erclsf. .: r "What should have been a beau tiful spectacle of young men. and women, vhose ambition to. render lives of service led them, to Wil lamette, turned out to be a burles que upon many things that should otherwise : have been symbolic of high ideals. v ! - 1 "We sincerely believe that such activities were not in accordance with the traditions of old Wil lamette, founded upon the sacri fices and devotion of Christian men and women, and we must earnestly and insistently voice this protest and pray that in the future no exhibition' such as that wit nessed last Friday shall again be tolerated under the auspices of that ' worthy institution, the Wil lamette university." T OLD FRIENDS WEEK .SET OBSERVANCE STARTS TODAY I . .AND ENDS OX MAY 2 . - 'Beginning today, the week-ending May 24, is designed as Old Friends' week In. Oregon by a proclamation issued by Governor Walter M. Pierce. "It is my hope that during this time as many old friends as pos sible may gather together to talk pf old times, perhaps to sing old songs and to recall once more the joys of. other days," the procla mation reads. "May we all stop lor a moment in our busy work-a-day lives and thing of those , old friends both near and far who mean so much to us in the jour ney of life." SPEAKING OF BULLET-PROOF VESTS, THIS PARTY SEEMS TO HAVE A WHOLE SUIT! f ' k. 1 .MM tfelf I ff m ' 7- "V I Ml If I ' 1 " V If i. f M "w V III &r-ZX m Oeneraf Nelson A. Miles to be Ac corded Honors Reserved . for Highest WASHINGTON. May 16. (By the Associated Press.)' - Every honor marked In the solemn milf- j tary ritual for obsequies of an army commander will be paid next Tuesday to the late Lieut. General Nelson A. Miles. The army will be in Charge, but the navy aiid marine corps will join in the services designed to commemorate i the career: of the last and greatest guardian of the western trek.; ' ' " j: Hoofbeats of the cavalry , he left on the Geronimo trail and rumble of caissons will beat the time of his cortege in the last march from the home, within a, stone's throw "of the war depart ment to the family mausoleum at Arlington, where veterans of three wars In which ' he fought await him. Bugle and rifle shots will ring his requiem.. ' ; Iounted on the carriage of a field piece, the flag draped coffin will be placed by high officers of the army: and navy and followed by contingents of various arms. Major General Rockenbach. . com manding 'the Washington department,- will command the marqb, attended by his entire staff. Final approval of the ' funeral plans await the arrival of Gene4 ral Miles' son, Major - "Sherman iiles. who is due here Monday from , Constantinople. They in clude religious services ? at " (St.; John's Episcopal church at 2 p. m. -Tuesday, before the march to Arlington - across the Potomac rlver- ;.:U . ;:. " Acting Secretary Davis today ap prised the far-flung, army posts Of : the death of" General Miles in a special order. which recounted ex ceptional record. - General Persh ing, once, under General Miles' command, also issued a statement attesting his personal sorrow. STUDENTS HAVE LIQUOR TWO PINTS AND TOO MUCH SPEED LEAD TO ARREST 1 Kenneth S. Perry and E. K, Hunter, students at O, A. C., were arrested by Officer Edwards last night and charged with possession and transportation of liquor. Two pints and a bottle of ginger ale were found in their possession. Attention was drawn to them by the excessive speed they were trav eling down South Commercial. Sid Brownell, a resident of Salem was lodged In the city jail by Offi cers Smart and Thomason on a charge of drunkenness. r ' d mm - "" i r i mi, i.i i wi iii i Mt ir i.i biiii Knit rwnu mm m United States Institutes Move to Settle War and Post War Fund ALL NATIONS NOTIFIED AH American Diplomat Asked to Dilng Matter to Head In Respective Countries; French Debt Huge WASHINGTON. May 16. (By Associated Press.)- After more than three years of waiting the United States has initiated steps to obtain funding settlements from Its foreign debtors. The powers to whom the nation made war or post war loans, have been made acquainted with American opiu ion that some move should be made by tbem toward liquidation . Although .officials , of ..this gov' ernment Insisted they held no de sire to press unduly for payments, they feel '(and France,; Italy, Bel gium, Rumania, and Czecho-Slo- vakia have been so advised) that the American government is en titled to have fund proposals t.nb- mitted. The other principal deb tors, Jugo-Slavia, Esthonia, Latvia and Greece are also aware of Washington's, view, but it was not made clear tonight whether Amer ican' diplomatic officials in those countries have been asked to con vey settlement suggestions. France has been informed -by Ambassador Herrick that the American govern ment would be pleased if a French commission would be sent to dis cuss a funding proposal. , Inas much as France is now -the larg est debtor, this phase of the gen- (Conti&oed on pg S) ORIENTAL STILL SEIZED JAPANESE IS FIXED $100 FOR MANUFACTURING SAKI U. Saiki. a Japanese, living across the river from Independ ence wag sentenced to pay a fine of $100 In the justice court yes terday, when he entered a plea of -guilty to,. the manufacture of sakl, the Japanese equivalent of whiskey. Ijt was evident that he was making! It only for his own use. ' T - The still U8ed in the process is declared to be the smallest yet seen by officers. It-consisted of a small gasoline can, a miniature coil, and a small bucket Into which the- liquor was drained. In no sense could it have been used to manufacture liquor on a commer cial basis. Besides the still, a small quantity of sakl was found, together with some rice mash from which it is made. ThIrtj--one Name Added to Oria inal . List . of Subscribers Last Week It is felt that the report of the linen mill workers Monday noon at the Salem chamber of commerce will put the finishing touches on Salem's quota for the-aew propos ed I640.00O linen mill, according to reports made yesterday. By Thursday noon it is expect ed that the job will be done, and that the finishing touches will be given by the end of next week. The workers have been consistent ly at the job of .securing funds. despite the apparent lulls that oc purred in the work. i".'3 The several small subscriptions that the .workers have been get ting brought the totals closer to the desired mark.! With the fin ish of eeeuring Salem's quota and the raising of the Portland quota of 1175,000, articles of incorpor ation will be filed, with the state. it is declared. . i Since the last report, May 5, the following .kave .subscribed -for stock In the Hnen mill. This brings the total subscribers up to 409. ! Alderin. George: D- Benner, Joe, Bertelson & Mc- Shane. Blatchford,! Dr. B., Brown, Dr. Walter H. j Cochrane, Donald R. -f' Durkheimer, Mrs. H. M. .... Findley,-Dr. M. (5., Finsetb, P.A arold, Christina M., Hein. C. F.. Hlllman, Grover, Horgan, John A., Hummel, H. C: Kay, E. W., Kuhn. V. E. Linquist, Mrs. A. E. McReynolds, Mary, Meredith, Frank'. Patterson, I. L., Patton Broth ers, Penuey, J. C.jCo. Query, C. D. Ralston, Louner; Reeves, W. Kittmann, A, F.; Roberta, J. J. Schrelber, Mrs. Bertha) Sestak, Joseph, Strong, Ada. Wa8sam, Quay M. PRINCIPALS OF COUNTY MEET HERE LAST NIGHT DECIDE DATE "FOR ANNUAL DECLAMATORY CONTEST Schools At-e GrouMHl Into Three Classes; Other MMters Are Considerel Many important r details for the coming year were arranged by the Marion county principals associa tion, following their banauet at the Gray elle last night, when they met at .the Marlon county court house. f ' One of ' the important chances for the coming year was the de clamatory contest, ! which' is to oe staged tne tmrd Friday In Janu ary, while separate track and field meets are toe given for the high schools and grammar schools of the county. The date will Drobab- ly be the last Saturday in May of l26 for the high school meet, with the" grade meet one week earlier. I The schools hereafter will he entered as individual units, with the grade schools classified in three divisions. One-room schools are An class A, two-room school in class B. and the larger schools in class C. Each class will con test against the. units within that class. I There will be two divisions In the' high school, while -the base- bail games of the grammar and the high schools will be plaved on separate days. It Is also planned to alternate the different events to various parts of the county. This meeting twill nrobablv be the last of the association for th year. Robert GoeU, principal of the Silverton high school, in jdent of the association, with W. w. ox, rural school supervisor of Marion county, secretary. SIX MEN HURT IN CRASH ONE MAY DIE, 'RESIT LT OF A HEAD-ON COLLISION HOQUIAM, , Wash., ifav 1 Six men were injured and one of them. Jack O'Brien, is likely to di with a fractured skull, as a resou or a head-on collision be tween a speeder on which they were riding and a lo motlve of the Donovan Corkery Logging company, about 25 miles north of Aberdeen I tonlrht. The raen, all employed bv the Do novnri. t Corkerv fnmnanv t . , ...r-.j.i,, vuiumf IU vrys jiwoor ,to spend Sunday, and r-.-ad been Informed that the locomotive would mo e to a siding ana taxe water while they, passed. The collision occurred when they .were about a mile from, camp on a sharp turn. Fourteen other men who were ridinr on the aneo- er or two txailers behind it jumped to safety. The 'locomotive "was undamaged and j.lta crew unin- jurea. Private "Automobiles Used for Official Business Prove to Be Costly PRIVILEGE BEING ABUSED Charge $300 for Itound Trip Be tween Portland ami Oregon " ' City When regular- Fare In SO Cents Thousands and thousands of dollars contributed by the tax payers of the state, are' beius needlessly expended by private automobile ""owners engaged on fctate business that could be saved if the generous. 10 cents a mile allowance for gasoline and oil would be eliminated and the ve hicle owners, of they desired ;to take their own machines, be com pelled to keep their expense ac count equal to the charge on the railroad or the automobile stages. There are some ' instances in which business is transacted that conld.nt be looked after unless the representative of the state hid an automobile at his disposal, but there apparently Is. little excuse for a state employee driving from Portland to Oregon City, for In stance, a round, trip of 26 miles, and - thertturning in an expense account for .$2.60 'when the trip can be made by interurban elec tric or stage for 0 cents a round trip .and service every 15 minutes of the day' and the greater por tion of the night. j Vouchers on Tile at the, office pf the secretary of state show that L. D. Curtis of the hatchery de partment, in Avxll made five round trips to Oregon City at $2.60 each; seven to Corbett,' a. round trip of 40 miles, at $4 per trip, -when the railroad or statra fare is 75 cents each way, whilo other numerous trips were made to Cascade Locks. Multnomah Falls, ;WashougaI, Wash., and other points all easily accessible by stage or rail. j -j- H P. S. King, made a trip to southern Oregon, stopping at all the principal cities between Ralem and Ashland, Including a side trip to Tillamook, Nehalem and Jewell. He was gone the entire month and checked up 1023 miles, between cities, for which he turned in a bill of $102,30, which was duly approved. The practise apparently is gen eral and the accepted system, for (Coo tinned en par 7) LEGION ENDOWMENT TO BE OBSERVED BY CITY QuotiT of $4000 to Be Rabwnl ia CIAL WEEK MAY 25-30 QQuota of 1()00 to Be Raised In 48 Hours; Campaign Xa tional in-Scope ! Mayor J. B. Gfesy has issued a . proclamation designating May 25 to 30, Inclusive, as American Le gion Endowment Week. During this period the local'Leglon post will undertake the task of raising $4000 for the fund, this amount being Salem's quota. Preliminary plans for the campaign are now well under way among local Le gionnaires and they expect Salem's full quota to be subscribed within 48 hours after the campaign - opens. . The Legion endowment cam paign is national In its scope and has been under way In various sec tions of the country for several months .past. Everywhere the general public has responded spontaneously, grasping the sig nificance to the nation cf such a movement. - ; The object of the campaign is to raise a permanent endowment or trust fund fro the care of disabled veterans and homeless orphans of veterans thus guaranteeing a solid financial basis 'in perpetuity for the I programs of disabled mens rehabilitation and child welfare. The American' Legion lias pledged it eif find a borne for every homeless orphan of a veteran a home where health, education, affection and character build shall displace disease, want, ignor ance and the easy paths whlchi lead to lives of crime and vice. ; - The Liegion, therefore, has rone before the public asking its assist ance in the creatioirof an endow ment or trust fund f $5,000,000. the interest only from which will be expended. " i 'The Legion'has been planning the raising of, this fund for. three years, but has been unable to put itf plan in ; execution because it lacked the money to do so. - Local Legio'nnaries feel that f j lem citizens need, only to binder-, stand the motive and purpose of the, endowment campaign to re spond readily and cheerfully to ir