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OPEfJIuG DF STREET
QUGIIT Dr COUNCIL
Seventeenth Offers Traffic
Possibilities From Mar-
ketto Fairgrounds
I OBSCENE BOOKS ARE HIT
Last Night Provides Pino
and Imprisonment Upon
Conviction
A., committee to investigate the
possibility of opening. North
JiSeventeenth from Market to the
jifair grourfds, was appointed ylast
If night by Mayor J. B. Giesy at the
meeting of the city council. Mem
bers' of the committee are W.; II.
Dancy, B. B. Herrick and L. j!
Simeral. " ' '
'It is the plan to open the street
to the fair grounds in order to
secure another artery for the re
lief of congested traffic on North
Capitol street during Oregon state
fair: week. Wilhithe opening of
the new street traffic will be able
to go directly to-.the grounds, in
jstead of going to the malnen
trance and threading through the
traffic.
4 Formerly
the old Seventeenth
ftrcetcar line"; extended to the end
ifr-the stfee1 , but was i taken flip
me time ago. btnee then the
eet has remained uncared for
4 la ImnaceaKIa
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- )his is a step towards the car
J'r:ng ouffjof plans outlined by
t'in'ayor Giesy in his speech to the
eJuncil members at the time of.
h bis second election. . r
f An" ordinance to prevent the
cale and circulation of obscene pic
tures and literature was introduc
ed, for the first reading! The or
dinance is aimed to prevent the
circulation of pictures, books,'
printed . matter, engravings and
cards that are obscene. News
dealers and others who have such
literature and pictures' In' their
possession are to be punished.
--i a me ereni oi arresi ana con
Iviction of guilt a fine of not less.
. than $10 nor more than $500 can,
1 be imnosed. A iail sentence of sf
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fnonths, or a sentence of fiBo and ,
imprisonment can be imposed, if
the ordinance is carried.
Undue influence upon the young
.er generation of the city is the
reason assigned for drafting of the
bill.
KfThe ordinance was drafted fol
lowing the complaint of school of
fit,', concerning the circulation
obscene, books and periodicals
ne local high school, and also
m the number of Improperly
aecoratea magazines on sale at
; news stands.
I vNewB dealers declare that they
. do not object to the passage of
t the bill because there is not much
sain for the literature in question
while there is a good sale of other
kinds of magazines.
I RUM BLOCK IS EFFECTIVE
COAST iiUARD DEMOXHTRVTES
KFFIC1KNCV OF FORCE
WASHIXGTON. May 18. (By
Associated' j Press.) The ' coast
guard blockade against rum smug-
t Eling off New York is regarded by
I Secretary Mellon as having demon
I 61 rated its efficiency in checking
Jirum runnine and he U convinced
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that continuation of the program
will materially reduce the supply
of illicit liquor in this country.
f- Trivate reports received by. the
Secretary it was said today, showed
that a majority of the rum v in-
rs are retiring from the scene
K action because with the landing
I 4l',.wet cargoes made so difficult.
can not ma ice sales. I ne soc-
reiry noids that the starv;lon
campaign will drive out the "more
pbstinate skippers from ihm'ro'-
and once they are gone it 'Is h
opinion that they will not. cme
Dack.
HSuggestIons that the scattering
boats from rum row wo?ild re
ult in the landing of illicit car-
ifOEB ai oiner points aioug. -y. c
I coast are not taken ; seriously by
f Jthi treasury secretary. ,; ; ;
Mr. Mellon holds that destruc
tion of rum row off New York was
the greatest blow td the HHtfiU
l'fiiinf -n A n (hoi Aii1rt haTo hnPn P
dealt by the coast guard," since
proximity to the big and well or
jahized market is necessary ! the
life of such trade, and o such
organization . for dsitributing the
liquor once landing; exists' any
where else along the Atlantic ca-
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VANCOUVEKB. C-. May 18.-
TEleven tins of opium, valued at
about $825, were seized and Kwok,
Sirig of the crew of the Empress
of 'Asia, was arrested whe& that
yesel dock?d here ioday, --:
ANNE SCHAEFFER DIES
AFTER HIT BY TRAIN
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SISTER BRUISED IX ACCIDENT
ON TWELFTH STREET
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GlrlH Rushed to Hospital; Father
Called Home From Work
. at Corvallis 1 ' "'
Anne Schaeffer( 16. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cart Schaeffer. 624
South Twelfth, died last night from
injuries received when she was
struck by Salem-Dallas motor car
train No. 163 while walking south
on Twelfth Bear Wye street about
6:30 o'clock. Christine Schaeffer.
15, her sister, was 3I30 knocked
down but not Injured beyond a
few bruises. They failed to hear
the warning signals, and stepped in
front of the train as it was coming
into the city. The deal girl re
ceived a broken pelvis bone and a
badly strained arm. ,
The injured girls were picked
upland taken to the Deaconess
hospital and "given medical 'treat
ment. The mother was notified
aiid she 'came" to" the "hospital to
be with the' daughters. The father,
who is in Corvallis, was also noti
fied. ' j, i
The , motor-car was giving the
ularm by bell and whistle, travel
ing at a low rate of ispeed. The
car was stopped within ; 30 : feet
after the accident occurred.
i The train was in charge of Con
ductor E. Fronk and Engineer
Richardson, eteran employees
here. : ? '
TENNESSEE WILL RESIST
OFFER -TO REMOVE REMAINS
OF LEWIS IS REJECTED
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Tennessee will, resist any efforts
made by Qregon to "have" the re
mains - ofv "Meriweather Lewis
brought to" this state for final in
terment, according to abetter re
ceived Monday by Sam 5 A. Kozer,
secretary of state, from A. P. Fos
ter, assistant librarian department
of education, Nashville.
An association known as the
Meriwether Lewis Memorial asso
ciation hag been formed' and a 50
acre tract donated for a memorial.
The' state of TehneWee has appro
priated $15, POO for a monument.'
Meriwether 'Lewis headed "the
exposition of Lewis t an Clafk
which "made the trip overland from
Missouri to) Oregon in 1804-5.'
TRANSPOpTATION LINE
, IS OUSTED FROM DOCK
LEASE WTTH CITY DECLARED
TO BE INVALIDATED
Failure to Maintain Regular Ser-
vico Upbw River Is Reason,
" r For' Action H
.The Inland Water Transporta
tion company is to vacate the
Court street" dock and warehouse,
according to the resolution acted
upon by the city council at their
meeting last night. -, The resolu
tions . instructs the city recorder
to notify the company to Vacate
the premises, to removie the ware
house after paying the city $50(H
as erntal. i 1; ; j.
The resolution declares that the
lease "between the firm and the
city has' heen invalidated, because
of the , company . to operate con
tinuously a boat line between Sa
lem and Portland. It Is also set
forth that the company failed to
place a bond which had been pro
mised,! and as' a result, the city
declares that the Inland Waters
Transportation company shall va
cate the property and remove the
warehouse after paying, the re
quired $500. V
Monday in Washington
Secretary Weeks, f who Is con
valescing from an attack of
thrombosis, suffered an attack of
gall bladder colic.' 1 ,
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The commerce department re
ported an increase of 182,000
bushels in grain exports last week
over the week preceding.
The White House announced
that President Coolidge would at
tend r the funeral tomorrow of
lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles. ' ;'- . '
Accompanied by delegations of
the senate and house, the body of
the late Senator Spencer of Mis
souri was placed on a train for
St. . Louis. i
Combined Resources of nt Uonal
banks April 6 were reporkl as
showing an increase of $1,769,
575,000 in 12 months, with a to
tal of $23,832,473,000. " '
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It V was disclosed that formal
conversations are under way with
the EstlronJan legation looking to
the funding t)f that country's $17,-
000,0000 deb, to the Unljei Sjaj
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BflKIIIl CBi'fflkllES
'EHimDanTiix
Modernistic Trend in Relig
ion Severely Scored by
- Famous Speaker'
MINISTER DEBATES ISSUE
Pastor,! of Congregational Church'
Debates Point With Bryfm; 1
j Evolution lsi Said Not
Contradictory
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NEW YORK, May 18. William
Jennings Bryan's attack on mod
ernism in religion and hisspirited
defense of the Tennessee law" for
bidding teaching of the theory of
evolution in the public schools in
a speech today in Brooklyn, drew
a vigorous protest from Rev. J. S.
Williamson, pastor of the j Kings
Highway Congregational church a
member of the audience, j-
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Mr. Bryan was mildly hissed
and cheered. t j ; '
He asserted that he had brought
the fight among the teachers of
evolution into the open and that
"we are going to win." . t '
"We mustwin," he added, "If
the world is to be saved."
Mr. Bryan had just said that
the modernists cannot send mis
sionaries : abroad because ' they
have no message to send.
' Yon are unfair to us, that is
not true,' declared Mr. William
son from his seat. "I speak as a
Congregational minister. ; Ve be
lieve ' in majority ' role and each
church is guided as it wishes in
the 'matter. 'We believe in the
freedom of the 'human: spirit."
. "Then I'm not talking to you."
Mr. Bryan replied. "After this I'll
exclude the Congregationalists. If
they have no creeds and stand for
nothing I'll leave them out I am
more' familiar with the ; modern
ists in": the Presbyterian church.'
"Two thirds of us are modern
ists and we believe in evolution,"
said Mr. Williamson. "But we be
lieve also in'the divinity of Christ
and the immortality of the' soul."
'"The disgrace," said Mr. Bry
an, "is not the Tennessee law sign
ed by 'the" governor and "passed by
the legislature; the disgrace - is
that teachers paid in the taxes of
a c o m' mlu n i t y which ' stamps
its ,: dollar 'In God We Trust'
should betray the trust 'imposed
in them by the taxpayers. .
"The president of the United
States takes his oath of office on
the bible. Are the school child-
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EVIL MIND IS CHARGE
, MADE BY WU STUDENTS
MAY DAY DANCES PERFECTLY
PROPER THEY STATE
Resolution Calls Petition Work of
Cranks" Whose Presence
"They Protest
group of the students and
friend of Willamette university
who have become indignant re
garding the statements made by
J. J. Nunnn and others who sign
ed the petitions charging that the
Willamete May dances were im
proper have circulated a petition
stating- that in their estimation
the charges are groundless . and
come only from the evil minds of
a few cranks. They further pro
test the presence of such individ
uals at their May Day festivities
although they provide no plan In
their. petition for the enforcement
o their protest if it should be sus
tcined. .- :
It has been further pointed out
by a group of students that the
charges made have not" been based
rpon any specific dance or group
of dancers and that in that re-,
gard they feel that Mr. Nunn has
been evading the issue regarding
whether or not the dances were
improper. 1
-The petition Is as follows:
"Whereas in the past the audi
ences afWIllamette University
May Day festivities 'have' been of
moral character and high ' ideals,
and, ' : -.y-v.
"Whereas at the recent' fostivl
s certain individuals were in at
tendance who it seems do not have
these high ideals and saw reflect
ed in'the program the products
of their own minds, and by a se
i ies of meddlesome ' pronounce
Cients, passed upon these produc
tions have given an unjust and
misleading notoriety to our college
activities therefore. -
i "We. the undersigned, do here
by'publicly declare protest agilns
these slanderous accusations and
he presence of such "Individuals
among our audiences."
'The petitions were signed by a
large number of the Willamette
btudents and a number of outsid?
persons who; saw the May darjcee,'
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LINEN MILL WORKERS
; NEARIfiG FINAL GQAL
SALEM'S QUOTA L.1CK8 BUT
" $270O TEASIS REPORT v
Final Returns Thursday; Fledges
' Not Counted Until : Sign- "
" "' ture Received
The new linen mill workers are
within $2700 of the $300,000, Sa
lem's - quota towards establishing
-the industry here, it was reported
.Monday at the chamber of com
merce. ' J J '
I A 'number of the workers have
agreed to hring in amounts rang
ing from $200 to $5000, which
makes the expectations for bring
ing the quota to a close, nothing
will be counted until the money is
actually secured. I f- i
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; Nevertheless, expectations can
not be counted and the workers
are not counting up the unsigned
pledges towards the new mill.
f The actual amount subscribed
so far is listed as $273,065, ac
cording to -'tfiW latest i reports on
file.
According to T. M. Hicks, presi
dent of the chamber oi commerce,
every effort is being made by the
workers to bring the su&rriptlons
to a successful close by Thursday
noon.'' ' .- ;
Twenty-six of the 48 workers
have Verbally agreed to go out
and get subscriptions that will de
crease the remaining amount
needed, tvhile letters are being di
rected to the other 22 workers
urging them to redouble their ef
forts o bring in the subscriptions.
It is thought that if all the
workers get out on the job the fin
ishing touches can be given by
Thursday" noon and the linen-mill
will be' an assured fact.
BARE KNEES INTEREST
Q0NEY ON TRIP EAST
MORE SEEN IN WEST. SAYS
Willamette president -
Labels on Tourist Automobiles
Stressed; Roads Found Good
in General .
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president
of 'Willamette university, enter
tained: members ot- the; Chamber
of Commerce Monday noon by re
counting Incidents of his Sojourn
in the east. Only four punctures
and one accident were suffered
while crossing the continent, he
stated. ' r. '
'' "It is Interesting to note the
labels upon the cars," commented
Dr. Doney. ?L saw one, that bore
the label, "Henry did it; we
didn't." Another was named
"Lincoln's Baby," you know the
kind of car it was. One bore the
sign, "Big fellow, don't bump me;
I am old and fragile." I take it
a wonderful thing, this tide of
tourists and there is mixing of
ideas' from different: parts of ' the
nation, continued the speaker. '
In ; commenting upon the Sho
shone , canyon. President Doney
stated that the roads are surpris
ingly "good across the; continent.
Chicago was the biggest, meanest
city he had ; ever been in. "I
would not drive a car; In Chicago
for a nickle a mile," he said,
j.pr. Doney urged that the "busi
ness men of Salem submit their
problems to the business schools,
in, order to have them solved.- The
conservative business men of the
east are establishing schools for
the business and industrial world,
according to the speaker.
' ?You have to come to Oregon
to see bare knees," stated Dr.
Doney. "There a.re fewer short
haired and short-skirted women
in the east." '' :- -
' Dr, B. L. Steeves. president of
the board of trustees and member
of the chamber of commerce in
troduced the speaker.
FRENCH LOSE ARM FIGHT
BRITISH AMEXD3rENT AOCEPT
ED BY GENEVA COUNCIL
GENEVA. May 18. -(By Asso-;
elated Press.) France lost a bit
ter fight tonight to keep arma
mentsof warships within the scope
of the proposed convention which
will control by, publicity Interna
tional trade in armaments, j
t After a ' heated discussion the
military commission of the arma
ment conference by a vote of 16
to 8 decided, to accept the British
amendment -whereby guns, am
munition and, alt other equipment
of airships are dropped from the
draft' convention and hence not
subject to supervision. 1
The United States voted with
the majority. . -
Thus war armaments meet the
same fate as warships- themselves
which" were excluded last week
from all official control as to their
sale. They meet also the same
fate as airplanes and armored
trains, -
GOVERNOR YlLL JOIN
Vltrf ARIZONA CHlF
l6VK VNDER WAY TO GIVE
f STATES' TITLE TO LAND
Federal Control Is Making Heavy
'inroads in the Revenue of
. ' Western States
Governor Walter M. Pierce, in
a letter to Governor George W. P.
Hunt of Arizona, joins in the move
to start ;a, campaign tor . the pur
poso of having the United States
turn over to the states all the re
maining public lands wlhin their
various boundaries. . There are
nearly 10,000,000 acres of such
lands In '. Oregon ; and Governor
Pierce is desirous of having these
kept onrthe tax rolls and the rev
enue diverted to the school fund.
"It appears to me that the ne
cessity of financing public schools,
buildings, roads and other im
provements' should entitle the
western states to" whatever is left
of the public domain." writes Gov
ernor Hunt. He also advises that
61 per cent of the land In 'Arizona
is tied up in some manner "by the
federal government either as In
dian' reservations, 4 national forests
or parks; or through withdrawals.
: The letter was' sent after the
Arizona executive had ben advis
ed that a sub-committee appointed
by congress, would visit the west
ern states "In June, remaining- un
ftr late in "August. Meetings will
be held n an the western states.
PILE qF DIRT AGAIN
. DRAWS COUNCIL'S1 IRE
MATTER UNDER DISCUSSION
! FOR LAST' TWO YEARS f
Announcement of Building Falls
to Get by; Aldermen Crav
ing for Action !
Dirt piled on the parking along
a lot owned by Dr. White ' at the
corner of Church and Chemeketa
agaih came in for heavy discus
sion at the hands of council mem
bers last night. : Hal D. Patton,
councilman, urged stringent action
be taken in order to clear the
curbing, due to the many .com
plaints that have been filed jwith
the -councilmen during t the past
two' years.-; I'' 1 ""'.':-;
r fee"4 times an attempt - failed
to put across a 7 motion which
would give the street commission
er power -to - act. ; bu in every ,ln
stance the motion went up against
a snag A settlement was reached
however when the' city attorney
was given "authority to investigate
the condition and to report to he
council at the ' next meeting., f
JL "communication regarding the
matter was presented by a local
attorney, who claimed that Dr.
White was planning to build." This
communication was attacked at
the meeting on the grounds that
the dirt had been piled on the
curbing for the past two years.
CHERRY EMBARGO HELD
FOR MEDF0RD SHIPPERS
FRUIT FLY FOUND IN WILLAM
ETTE VALLEY VARIETY,
Certificate Must' Be Furnished
With Shipments to Callfor
' n hi Points
Oregon chcrTies can be shipped
into California regardless of the
embargo placed last year provided
that the fruit is accompanied by
the proper certificate, C. A. Park,
president of the state board of
horticulture, will advise Governor
Pierce, who requested more Infor
mation upon , receipt of a lettij
from William Holmes, Med ford or
chardist, who charged that the Or
egon fruit was being discriminated
against. The market in southern
California is held of mutual bene
fit and the logical one for the pro
ducers in .southern Oregon.
According to Mr. Park, the em
bargo last year barred all sweet
cherries except those Igrown in The
Dalles district of Wasco and the
Milton-Freewater section in Uma
tilla counties. ' These were admit
ted upon f certificate.
A recent survey conducted by an
etomologist from O, A. C. shows
the presence of cherry fruit flies
in the 1 Willamette valley," Mr.
Park said.v "Douglas , county is
classed as doubtful but Bouth of
that there have" been found no
traces of the -pest. Fruit from1
Josephine and Jackson counties
can be admitted provided the cer
tificate is Issued. : ; y.
The certificate must state, that
the fruit did not originate in a
cherry fruit fly infested district!
the exact location of the place the
fruit was grown,: where it was
packed and stored and the names
and addresses of the grower, ship-
jper and consignee,
eopfiEiiriiT
IS DDT BIKELV
Violation of Deed to and Is
: land Executed in 1 864
Charged by Board
RQYALTIES ARE HEAVY
PropeHy Originally Designed for
'Military Purposes Now Leas
ed tb Irivat Fishing '
Interests
; Because the government has
failed to use Sand Island, In the
Columbia river near Astoria,, the
state land "board may bring suit
for $1,000,000 covering the royal
ties of from' $ 20,000 to $40,000
annually over a number of yeps.
The board charges ' that the pro
visions of the 'deed.' executed in
1864, have not been carried out
and are' soliciting , proposals for
the leasing of the island.' Bids
will be'eonsidered May 27.
Instead of using the island for
military purposes, as specified in
the deed, the government has leas
ed the property to private fishing
interests on "a royalty basis.1 Fail
ure to use the island as intended
i Interpreted by.the board to as
sume that the transfer iSToid and
the' property is returned to the
state." ': ' 4 r '
j. Following the policy carried on
by the, government, it is' believed
that the state can lease the island
and derive an annual' revenue of
$25,000 which would be used to
build up the. school fund. ; ' "
In the' event that suit is insti
gated, the costs of the defense
will be borne by individuals or cor
poratlons that receive" control of
the island under the most satis
factory-proposal. - - -
0REG0N-0AC QUARREL
TO BE ENDED BY. BOARD
C03O0TTEE OF HIGHER CUR-
'RlCULA HEAR ARGUMENTS '
Barrage', of Accusations and Ex-
-planation.4 by Faculties
- Is -Presented
PORTLAND, Or., May 18.
Members of the state' board of
higher curricula which met today
to hear faculty members of the
University of Oregon and Oregon
Agricultural college, present alleg
ed grievances against the respec
tive schools in connection with
duplication of courses, adjourned
tonight to study the many argu
ments of the speakers, the 56 page
brief of the university, the 212
page brief ot the college, and num
erous pages aof?assorted documents
reports rand ' statements bubmit
ted. . .. :;." :..:::;.
Dr. C. J. Smith, .chairman of
the board, estimated that it would
take several weeks , before the
board could arrive at a conclusion
as to the merits of the contentions
of the two institutions. '
While the board was perspiring
under a barrage of accusations, al
legations, insinuations and explan
ations hurled by faculty members
of one school against faculty mem
bers of 'the' other school, several
Individual faculty members got to
gether and perfected - one J com
promise agreement and laid plans
to effect two other compromises.'
. This led. J. K. Wetherford, pres
ident of the board of regents of
the Oregon Agricultural college to
remark;- .""
"I am at a loss to know why we
are here. The difficulty seems not
Kof urao t iAornnra aF t Via rWA-lnstt
tutions nor between the schools,
but between members of the two
faculties. I think" that" had the
matter been laid before the boards
a"'' satisfactory settlement ' 'would
have" been"arrived' at "quickly "and
this disagreeable - situation pre
vented.""''' f ! '''?y . " - i .
.. Differences : between . the .two
schools arose over alleged dupli
cation of courses in ' commerce,
journalism, music, education, phy
sical education "and arts and sci
ences." -j" ' j ' t
These differences should have
been taken up by faculty members
with their respective boards of re
gents and not with the board of
higher curricula, Mr. Weatherford
contended.': -";.-:: "::.:.'. ! :,J. .
The agreement effected today,
subject to the approval of the
board of curricula follows:
'No bachelor's degree is to be
granted in any of the 12 depart
ments of the school of basic arts
and sciences at the agricultural
colleger nor major work'done.
"No student at the agricultural
college1; may take -more" than 27
term hours of history; " 27 hours
of modern languages, or 27 hours
in English, plus, In English; nine
hours ,xl freshman composition."-
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SALEM BANKS SEC0NQ
WITH HEAVY DEPOSITS
lORTLAD LE.ADS IN OREGON
WITH EUGENE THIRD "
Total Resources of 270 Banks
f;i30,23 161.09; Deposits'
" f 278, t2G,'4 77.50
Salem with its four banks ranks,
second In the state in the mat
ter ot deposits, on the last-date of
call on April 6, according- to a
statement prepared by Frank C.
Bramwell, state superintendent of
banks'. The deposits aggregated
$9,493,645:56. v ' . '
Portland, with 27 banks, was
in first place, the deposits amount
ing to $154,613,817.47. Eugene,
with four banks, was in third
place with $7,362,621.56, and As
toria, five banks, fourth : with"
$7,047t827.21. Silverton ranked
21st with $1,796,881.82; Dallas,
33rd, with $889,292.81; Wood
burn 34th,. $877,906.14: Mt. An
gel, 45th, $662,352.26, and Stay
ton 50thwith $548,093.67;
Of the 279 banks listed, having
a, combined deposit of $278,726,
477.50, only 51 had deposits in ex
cess of $500,000. ;
Total resources of the banks of
the state were $330,251,561.09,
compared with $331,311,332.23 on
previous call, December 31, 1924.
Loans and discounts were $165,
552.639.19, against $164,627.
087.51; deposits, except time and
savlngsrwere $173,750,083.23. as
against $177,408,899.28;. deposits,
time and savings, $104,976,394.27
against $106,013,499.69. while to
tal deposits were, $278.72.477.50.
against $283,422,,398.97.i Borrow
ed money- amounted to $6,728,
030.49, against $2,394,747.98.
FINE TROPHY OFFERED
FOR SCOUTS SATURDAY
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BURNETT? BROTHERS DONATE
CUP FOR BIG MEET
Each Troop Must Make Strong
Bid for Each of 10 IMf- " ' '
ferent Contests
Burnett Brothers of Salem have
offered a trophy to the Boy Scouts
of Salem when they hold their
track and! field meet here Satur
day on tire ' high r school field.
Scouts from the' Cascade division
under the direction of Har61d MV
Ware, are to'c6mpete. . 5 " 1
j, Each troop entering is expected
to make a bid in the 10 contests
that are staged.- The trophy of
fered by the! local business men
will be given to the? troop making
the greatest score. Pennants are
to be awarded to the ,troops, tak
ing second and third place. -.
Trophy events are rated under
the heading of camp making, troop
inspection, water boiling contests,
obstacle race, bird identification,
first aid, relay, signal team," knot
tying," jffdging- and tug-of-war.
r The two' special." banner events
are n6C counted, towards the coun
cil trophy, but suitable banners
for ratings will be' offered." Wall
scaling by eight scouts and fire
by friction are the contests -under
this heading. " " " :
Y SUMMER CAMP IS TO
' BE BETTER THIS YEAR
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL KINDS
! OF SPORTS AVAILABLE "
Ideal Spot Is Found for Boys,
! Physical Director Declares
After Trip""
. The YMCA summer camp is5 to:
be located in an Ideal spot;' accord
ing to Bob Boardman, physical di-j
rector of the Salem YMCA and;
Benjamin J. KImber, Marion'coiin-'
ty - executive, who returned fronv
an inspection trip over the week
end. The "camp 'Is' to be located
north of Neskowln, in an isolated
spot "near - a beach that is ideal
for track and field meets,
f The location is described as the
most wonderful that the local or
ganization has been privileged to
secure. It is. free from being lo
cated near, a cheap resort, and has
in addition the advantage ot be-?
ing located near some picturesque;
sites. ' : ----- '- " ' s
It is stated that sunken vessels j
reefs, and hiking trails in the(
mountains are near , the selected
spot, which will be used by thej
Marion county YMCA as well aa
the Salem organization."" : ? I
The camp will probably "be held;
the last week of August and the;
first week in September. . -;
". Bob Boardman and Secretary
Kimber are to be in charge of the
camp for the coming year." - -
LIGHTENING KILLS FARMER
! I
BROWNSVILLE. Ore., May 18.
-J. W. Husey. 50. a farmer re
siding five miles west, of Browns
ville was strnck by lightening late
today while plowing In a field and
was fcilled. Instantly,
SIPHTILIB
BETTtuS li::0ER 1V.';V
Three Jurors Tentatively Ac
cepted; Battle Line Is
-Now Being Drawn
POISONING LIS, CHARGED
Breaking Down of Testimony of
C. C. Fainikn WiU Be Relied ;
Upon b'jf Stato Pros- '"
CHICAGO. May l8. (Associat
ed Press. )-Three jurors were ae-"
cepted tentatively and battle lines
were delineated-lni a four hour
court session today which marked
the opening of the trial of Wil
liam Darling Shepherd 'for "the al
leged' murder, by administering
yphoid fever germs, of his wife's
young millionaire "ward, William
Nelson McClintock.
' Shepherd, Chicago lawyer and
beneficiary under, the :. youth's
will, of an estate of approximately
$1,000,000 will face- an effort to
have hint hanged oh circumstan
tial evidence, the state indicate!
in-'its: questioning of veniremen.
They will rely on breaking down
the testimony ot -C. C. Feiman,
head of Chicago-school of sci
ences who confessed that he sup
plied typhoid germs to Shepherd,
taught, him how to propagate ,
them' and how to administer them
with ah '.assurance' Of fatal results,
for which he was to receive $100,-000.--
;' ; -"
Faiman was Indicted with Shep
herd but was granted a separate
trial today on motion of the state..
No date for Faiman's trial was set
however. '
In addition to the three venire
men tentatively: accepted asJur-
ors a fourth man in the jury box
bad been accepted by the defense
when court adjourned today.
To obtain that number, si dozen
men were examined.' Most of them
were excused because of prejudice
against the death penalty or con
viction upon circumstantial evi
dence. Three men with fixed opln-,
ions i which "they said a; evidence
would not alter also, were excused.
; ThaJ both state and defense
sought' men of above the average
intelligence was indicated when by
agreement one venireman was dis
missed when he safd 'he had only "
a fourth grade education and bad
difficulty in understanding ques
tions asked him. It was under
stood the attorneys were seeking
jurors able to comprehend the
technical terminology that prob
ably will find an extensive place
In the trial record. j
- Shepherd was denied the com
fort of his wife's presence at bis
elbow when the prosecution ob
jected today after she had kissed
the' accused man and seated her
self by his side. She was given a
seat, across the aisle, protesting
feebly at the enforced separation.
4 Both of the Shepherds seemed
otherwise to be la good humor and
both expressed - gratification that
tie trial finally was under way.
The "bull pen" outside the court
room Shepherd talked only ot his
J" (Continued on page )
VOLSTEAD ACT DEBATED
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SAYS
? CONDITIONS ARE BAD ' -
YOSEMITE, Calif., May 18. A
sweeping arraignment ; of the
Eighteenth Amendment and of
measures to enforce the Volstead
act was launched by Dr. Granville
MacGowan of Los Angeles, presi
dent of the California Medical as
sociation,' before the 64th annual
convention of lhat body today.
- "Dr. ; MacGowad characterized
prohibition enforcement "' as "a
state of civil war throughout the
land," and declared the. "flood ot
alcoholic liquors: into this coun
try" was a menace with which the
medical profession must cope. :
"Nowhere during extensive trav
els of the last three years have I
observed any shortage of liquore,"
said Dr. MacGowan. i "Everywhere
I saw drinking aniong j boys and
girls as well as among older per
sons. Liquor flasks openly are for
sale in stores and shops.
Disregard for the prohibition
law breeds disrespect for all laws.
Dr. MacGowan saldi "There will
not be a return to the old order,"
be continued. "The open saloon
was a menace to public health and
morals, but the American neocla
must take a more sane view of pro
motion " enforcement, Th nrnS.
lemis one which the medical pro
fession can no longer ignore.
Dr. MacGowan said that a a
medical practitioner he was wholly
in sympathy with the idea of dis
couraging the use of alcoholic bev
erages, but contended that thi
could be best accomplished by "ed
ucation,"
t