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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1925
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OREGON TUXES IE
TOPICS AT MEETING
Governor Pierce Declares
Demand for.SchooIs and
' Roads Prevents Cut
BUDGET IS SAID SLICED
Reduction of Two Million Made
During1 Last Year; Fewer
Schools and Less Road
- j Impossible
CHINESE TONGS CLAIM
VICTIMS: WAR I OPENED
DOORWAYS HOLD DEATH FOR
RIVAL 'CLAN MEMBER
Tong Hatchet and Gun Men Pre
pare for Killings In Many
- i Eastern Cities !
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TO ItTLAND, Ore., Au g. 2 3.-
(By Associated Press ). Careful
scrutiny of all proposed govern
"mental expenses before the obli
gations are; incurred 1s the sole
hope for the curtailment" of taxa
tion in the opinion of a majority
of, the delegates attending "the
western states taxpayers conf er
k ecre which opened its two day ses-
.S-; sion here today. '. ?
tViV : The budget system or the fore
casting of expenses and then the
frigid adherence to the accepted
program will assure progress and
efficiency in the handling of pub
lic funds and reduce to a mini-
H " governmental purposes, several
conference. j . ; .
The conference was opened by
Paul B. McKee of Medford, Ore.,
president U)f the conference who
introduced Governor; Pierce of
Oregon, .j .' i L .;
Governor Pierce, after extend
ing an official welcome to - the
visiting delegates, launched vigor
ously into the subject of tax re
duction. The unwillingness of the
people to say "stop!" in the mat-
NEW YORK, Aug. 25. (By As
sociated Press.) The pistol shots
which early j today struck down
three men, two of them Chinese
in Boston, echoed half way across
the United States "as Chinese long
men, after a six months peace, re
newed their warfare. j
II. Yen-Ung, a Hip Sing man;
Yee Yip, a member of the On
Leong tong, and Joseph D. Crow
ley, a bystander, were wounded in
the burst of gunfire in Boston's
uAinaiown. 1 ee Yip,; wno was
most Beriously injured,' disappear
ed after the shooting but was later
found and; taken to a hospital
Almost immediately rafter the
Boston outbreak Ho Kee, a mem
ber, of the rival On Leong tong
here, waa found dead oh a cobbled
Chinatown street with three bul
lets in his back. It is believed be
Was a; victim of Hip Sing revenge.
I In Pittsburgh, Shing Sun, ,
laundryman, was killed and short
ly afterward Low Suey in Minne
apolis, was slain. In ! St. Louis,
Long Chopey, former "king of
Chinatown there," was seriously
wounded, by enemy tongmen, and
in scores of other cities where the
great, Chinese tongs have outposts
police found the tong hatchet men
preparing for their battle
News of the Boston; attack
spread over the country as quickly
as telegraph wires could carry it
Yee Yip was obscure, but he was
a member of the Hip Sing tong,
and the shots which felled him, de
stroyed the gossamer threads hold
ing together the armistice arrang
ed sis months ago between the
Hip Sing and the On Leong tongs.
Warned, by ..code, messages, the
ter of rbuildlng more schools or
providing for higher education in gunmen of the rival tongs slipped
jnore of the school and hr devel- fromdim doorways toavenge the
it oping uignwuyB, wits aacnueu ujr
I Governor Pierce as the reason for
U high taxes and their -tendency to
" increase rather than to lessen.
. "The people are not willing to
nay 'stop!' 1 declared , Governor
Pierce in his address to the con
' Terence. , "The public demands
more and more in the way of
L..1iAntif lvA In f Vi a WOW nf tlf0fl.
Ifwavs and' so lone as this demand
" J5 CTident 11 w111 be Impossible t0
llL'-yf "reduce taxes."
The Oregon governor, hurllnf a
challenge at the delegates to tho "HELL SHIPS"
conference, oemanaea 10 Know
who would take the floor and ad
vocate the curtailment of educa
tion or the abandonment of high
way development. .
"Fewer schools?" the governor
challenged. "More children every
year to educate, and the people
demanding the extension of higher
learning .in the public schools
makes it impossible to cut down
counta held over frorHhepeace
conference I last March.
The new outburst followed by
only a few hours the burial of Lee
Kue Ting, the foremost citizen of
New York's Chinatown, who was
most influential in arranging the
truce; Members of both tongs sat
side by aide in his funeral cortege
as; all Chinatown paid last re
spectg to him. -
PROBED
RUMORS OP ILL-TREATMENT
. ON BOARD INVESTIGATED
MURRAV visited
BY HIS PAREHTS
Father Appears Reconciled
to Son's Fate But Will
Stand By Until End
GROWER OBTAINS SO POUNDS
OK OIL FROM AN ACRE
Ten - Acres Planted; Peppermint
Oil Now Selling at $11.30
Per Pound
RANKS WRITE LETTERS
One WouM Sent Convict Back to
Farm; Governor's Committee
Apparently Ends
Investigation
Though apparently reconciled
to the probable fate of their son,
Mr. and Mrs. James Murray of
Fort Blakely, Wash., will not de
sert Tom Murray, convict facing
death on the gallows for his par
ticipation in the killing of two
guards during an escape from the
penitentiary: August 12. The
parents of the desperado, accom
panied by a daughter, were grant
ed two interviews with their son
yesterday and left late in the af
ternoon by automobile for their
home. -
'Tom was not a tad boy and
never been in trouble until the
Florence bank robbery, "Mr. Mur
ray said. "He attended school un
til he was 11 years old and was a
bright boy. One day he and
companion were throwing" rocks at
a squirrel in a tree and one of the
stones rebounded and struck him
on his forehead. You can still see
the scar,
"Tom went to work, in the ship
yards while too young and receiv
ed too much money. I believe
that' the injury to his head had
much to do with his falling in
with evil companions. v We would
have attempted to have him com
inltted to the state hospital after
new. Wood debt and. to settle aL'1 we.oeirevea
e might straighten up in the
prison
Mr. Murray said he could trace
back the family history directly
Tor 100 years and no one had ever
been in trouble. His tone indicat
ed that he held little hope that
his son might escape death by
banging but remarked that "while
there is life there is hope." The
last 37 years has. been spent
raising his family of five children
on a farm on an island near Seat
ORTUNE BEING MADE IN,
MINT BY LABISH FARMER
THREE MEN FRUSTRATED IN
ATTEMPT TO ENTER DAIRY
Shot by Officer Wintersteen Bring
Answering Volley From
Prowling Trio
The Slogan man of The States
man has two items for Thursday's
paper that will, not keep for even
one day. So they are appropriat
ed, as follows:
E. C. Naftziger, about ten miles
north of Salem, his postoffice ad
dress being Gervais, Route 1, put
out ten acres of mint in April. He
is now harvesting his peppermint
oil, and it is going 80 pounds to
the acre. He brought a sample of
the mint to the Statesman office
yesterday. ; It may be seen here.
The land is Lake Lablsh beaver-
dam. : '
He has sold the peppermint oil
for Sll. 50 a pound. The reader
may figure that up. The Slogan
man makes it $9200 for the ten
acres -v
And Mr. Naftziger has the hay
left; the mint hay. And it is good
bay for hig stock. He has some
fine stock too. He has also some
red clover seed to thresh, and' he
will be In luck with that, this year,
with the high prices ruling.
Manning & Moisan got from
their still, a few miles southeast
of Brooks, on Lake Labjsh. on
Saturday last, 110 pounds of pep
permint oil. They think that is a
world record.
Dan J. Fry paid $11.05 for the
first lot of peppermint oil, from
the cooperative association. He
has paid $11.50 for a second lot
and Mr." Naftziger's lot is included
in this, i I
The second item is about red
clover seed. A grower near Sa
lem yesterday sold 200 bushels of
red clover seed for 26 cents
ponnd;Jt being very-finer" This
seed came from 50 acres of land
that is, it made four bushels, or
(Continatd on pact 2)
31 USING MAN nELD
WALLACE, Idaho. Aug. 25.
James B. Scoles, mining man of
Mullan, was arrested here today
on a charge of assaulting a 14
year-old Wardner girl. He was
arrested after the prosecutor had
obtained a signed statement from
the girl. Bond was set at $2,500
EGGS AND POLICEMAN
DUEL ON SALEM STREET
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KELLEY ACKNOWLEDGES
DEFEAT IN HIS QUEST
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HISSING SHOTGUN NOT LOCAT
ED BY CONVICT
Young Oakland Nurse Is De
clared to Be Victim ot
Gruesome Assault
Officers Led to Place Where Cap
tives were bound; Murray's
DlricFowMl
.Nearly a dozen shots were ex
changed between Officer A. Win
tersteen and three men attempt-
ng to burglarize the Fairmount
Dairy station at 910 South Com
mercial shortly after 2 o'clock
Tuesday morning. No casualties
arc reported.
1 According to Officer Winter
deen. he' was about a block and
saw three men cross Kearney,
pausing near the dairy to watch
one of the truck drivers leave.
His suspicions were aroused when
tools were dropped.
When hie command to halt was
not obeyed and they started to
run, the officer opened fire with
the artillery while the frustrated
robbers reolied.
Police reserves were summoned
by Officer Wintersteen who uaed
the dairy telephone. Officers Ed
wards, Victor, Olson and James
responded to the alarm. Officer
Wintersteen. after telephoning for
assistance, saw one of the men
across the street and fired anoth
er shot. The trio were last seen
going south.
The tools carried by the prowl
ers, dropped when halted by the
officer, consisted of two small
crowbars of the "Jimmie" type,
and la Bhort-handled sledge. These
reported stolen from a tool
at the J. Fisher home, Oak
onth Commercial. .
e safe at the dairy contained
$75.
SECRET GLUSS
TO DISAPPEAR
Seven Organizations Affect
ed by Ruling of Scnool
Bsard Last Night
TWO PHYSICIANS SOUGHT
Woman Doctor and Man Wanted
For Questioning;" Portions
Of Head of Girl Victim
Are Found
Ifamb XIurIM at Meeting Without
Warming;, Controversy f
Four Years Standing
TbotEaded
were
houas
and P
Tri
about
; GERMANS LAUDS TALKS
: BERLIN The German press
makes favorable mention of a
erlsa'of illustrated lectures given
throughout Germany by George
F. Bauer, of the American Na
tional automobile chamber ot
commerce. He spoke on "High
ways, the Production of Safety
Campaigns."
MRS. GIBXEY DIES
! NOME, Alaska, Aug. 25. (By
the Associated Press.) Mrs. Bar
ney Cibney, wife of Barney Glb
ney, pioneer salmon and hotel
man who died here a month ago,
died here tonight. Mrs. Gibney
leaves a daughter who Is in a
parochial school in Seattle.
(Continued n page 2)
GAS PRICE- CUT IN EAST
COMPETITIVE VAB CAUSES
MOTORISTS TO REJOICE :
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.
(By Associated Press.)- The state
labor commission today began an
invitation into what are described
as "hell ships- of the Alaska fish
ing fleet, now returning to San
Francisco-from the northern Sal
mon ; canneries. The commission
is investigating ship hands' com
plaints that - they were virtually
"shanghaied" on the fishing ves-
eels . and .held prisoners under
guard.". Persons attending today's
hearing before State Labor Com
missioner Matthewson " included
cannery laborers from the Star of
England, Star of Iceland, and Star
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 By the
Associated Press.) Gasoline
prices tumbled In many Atlantic j of Holland, all of the Alaska Pack-
seaboard 1 and middle western I ers' association.
states ' today, giving widespread
joy to motorists. A general reduc
tion of one half cent a gallon by
the Standard Oil company ot New
Jersey was the fourth to be ini
tiated bv that company this
month and it brought the tank
wagon quotations In Its territory
to 16 and 17 cents a gallon.. The
Gul Refining company the Sinclair
Oil and Refining company and
other competitors met the cut, '
In New York City, Yonkers and
points in 1 Lone Island, a cut of
- In connection with the investi
gation; the commission is inspect
ing the books of Young & Mayer,
who the laborers complain, signed
them for fishing trips nad then
forced them to buy clothing from
their , store at exorbitant prices,
threatening to hold back ; their
wages if they refused to buy. The
firm's books were turned over to
the commission today.
Affidavits charging illicit sale
of liquor and drugs on the vessel
were sworn to by 60 members ot
three cents a gallon by the Tide-1 the crew on the Star of Holland
yesterday and filed with the de
partment of Justice.
water Oil Sales corporation and
the Gulf ReHnlng company,
brought the tank wagon quotation
to 17c a gallon. ' !
A price of 16 to 18 cents pre
vailed in, most upstate cities and
in New England. The same level
was
OLD LINE IS USED
SOUTHAMPTON. ; Having
abandoned; this port nearly 50
established In Pennsylvania I years ago because ot lack ot ac-
and Delaware through a one cent commodatlon,' the Peninsular and
cut bv Atlantic refininar comnany. Oriental1 Steamship company in-!
Competitive conditions in the I tends using it again for almost all
middlewest which caused thelits services. The authorities take
standard oil of Indiana to lower j this as a compliment to their ef
its gasoline price two cents a gal-1 forts ot late years to make South-
Ion, also forced the Sinclair cor-1 ampton the chief passenger port
poration to make a similar cut. of the United Kingdom.
GERMAN PUBLISHER DIES
YOUNG STRIBLING WINS
EL PASO, j Texas, Aug. 25.
(By Associated Press.) Young I MTJNICII. Lothar Meggendor-
Stribling knocked out Red Fitz- fer, founder of the humorous
Simmons of San Francisco in the weekly, Meggendorfer Blaetter, j
third round of a scheduled 12 died recently. " He wan 77 years
round bout at Fort Bliss tonight loll.
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OAKLAND, CaU Aug. 25 (By
the Associated Press.) With the
partial draining today ot the El
Cerrlto river swamp, a few miles
north of this city and the discov
err ot additional portions of a
human head Identified as Mrs. J
J. (Bessie) Loren, Oakland nurse.
the search for the suspected per
petrators of Contra Costa county's
second murder mystery within the
month switched today to San
Francisco.
Two San Francisco physicians.
one a man and the other a woman.
were being sought for question
ing. The woman physician, bar
red from practice several years
ago was missing from her apart
ments here. She is said to have
quitted her offices early last week.
The telephone had been discon
nected.
No trace has been found ot the
man physician sought. The names
of both are being withheld.
Discovery of a third section ot
human scalp and the finding of a
third section cf a black walsus
hide traveling bag, constitute the
results of today's search of the
rwamn. A. woman's ear, two sec
tions of scalp with long, blonde
hair attached and a lower Jaw
bone previously were picked up
near tne same spot. K man's
leather belt with the letter "E"
on the buckle; two sections of
the same black bag and a blood
stained newspaper comprise the
balance ot the exhibits thus far.
Mrs. Loren was reported miss
ing on August 19. She registered
at a San Francisco hotel on Aug
ust 17 as "Mrs. J. Loran. Seattle.
After three hours of fruitless
search, Ellsworth Kelley, one of
three convicts who made a sue-1 i
tiary August 12. admitted UU AUllUri IS UritArtU I tU
Tuesday afternoon that he was
contused and could not find the
shotgun he Is said to have hidtn
beseath a log the night of the
escape. The shotgun, officers say.
is the one with which J. 1L Hoi
man,' guard, was killed.
Kelley was handcuffed and In
charge of Captain W. E. Golden
and Jack Edwards, guards. He
lead the officers straight to a
place four miles east ot the Wil-
lard school where the convicts bad
tied Z. J. Zlnn, taxi driver and
C. V. Ivltta, state hospital attend
ant, whv were ' kidnapped. The
place was some distance from the
road and surrounded with dense
brush with over hanging boughs,
Here the officers found strips of
shirts, some of them prison manu
facture and a portion of a silk
shirt evidently belonging to Ivltts,
bits of shoe strings and portions
of suspenders. The dirk which
Murray is said to have brandished
In intimidating ssveral unarmed
guards, was also found.
All social organizations ot the
senior and junior high schools of a
secret or semi-secret nature were
abolished la an order of the Salem
school board Ust night which au
thorized suspension or axpalalon
as the penalty lor failure of say
student to comply with the edict.
The order was embodied la a reso
lution which received the unani
mous vote of the board and which
was passed Immediately alter- It
had been presented.
The resolution orders that tas'
superintendent and principals be
and are hereby directed. Instruct
ed, and authorised to make sad
enforce such rules and regulations
.The shotgun, hidden after dark, las may be necessary for the aboll-
re mains In the woods as far as
the official party is concerned.
Kelley appeared sincere In his ef
fort to locate the weapon, but af
ter several hills had been climbed
and Innumerable logs Inspected,
he was forced to admit trat the
gun might have been hidden "over
the next hill. all of which looked
alike to him.
-Three -tfjys Are estimated for
the examination ot witnesses be
fore the special grand Jury which
eonvtnes at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. An effort will be made by
District Attorney Carson to have
it report Friday afternoon. Separ
ate indictments ot first degree
murder will be asked for Tom
Murray, Ellsworth Kelley and
James WHIos tor the killing of
both J. M. Hoi man and John
Sweeney.
tlon of these organizations." At
least seven organisations, and pos
sibly others, will come under the
ban ordered by the board includ
ing the J. C. K. O., K. C, Friar,
Phoenix, T. N. T.. and T. A. clubs.
according to Superinteadtat
George W. Hag. Four of these
are girls' and three bora' organi
zation. Ther J. CT. beys, was
formed in HIS.
The bomb was exploded last
night without warning culminat
ing more than four years of con
troversy over the continuance ct
the organisations. The - subject
was introduced by Superintendent
Hug who declared that the Intense
feeling aroused last year over tt
questions had temporarily sab-
tided and that now would be tb
auspicious time for the board t
Besides the two guards Kelley reconsider the question.
was accompanied by Sheriff Oscar
Wash.,' and checked out on the ID. Bower, District Attorney Car-
nigm oi August js. investigators son and several newspapermen.
leamea. cne spent Wednesday af-
teraoon August 19. with her
mother. Mrs. W. T. Ferguson of 0REQ0N PIONEER CALLED
waaiana. inat was tne last Mrs.
Ferguson saw of her daughter
alive. Identification ot portions
or the body found as those of
Mrs. Loren was made today by
her brother. William Ferguson of
Oakland.
Relatives of Mrs. Loren dls-l
MTCS. F. A. WHITE CAME
FIRST WAGON TRAIN
IN
PENDLETON, Ore.. Aug. 25.
Mrs. F. A. White. S4, of Hermls-
ton, who crossed the plains in the
first wagon train to come to Ore-
claimed knowledge of any trouble OB ol1 '"t night at her home.
In which the missing nurse might
have been involved.
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ir. rergusoa is quoted st
temng under Sheriff W. M. Veale
of Contra Costa county that her
daughter parted from her with the
expressed Intention of calling up-
(Catiira4 par X)
Mrs. White wss one of a group
ct pioneers that aided In unveil
ing a monument to pioneers at
Emigrant Springs In 1923 when
tne late presiaent Harding was
present. She was one of the
guests who had dinner with the
president on July 3 at the cele
bration held on the Blue moun
tains, r
UUfiOCni OtAUfi kHUb banks of the Missouri river while
FIN A L PROGRAM BRINGS
LARGE CROWD TO PARK
One of the most successful con
cert seasons ot the Cherrian band
was brought to a close last night
rlth the finest program offered
this year. A large and apprecla
live crowd filled Wlllsoa park for
the final program. '
special request numoers were
offered by Director Oscar Steel
I hammer with Oscar Gingrich ap
pearing In three splendid vocal
selections which offered a pleasing
variety In theme.
The concerts this season were
held on the scheduled . Tuesday
and Friday nights without a miss
on account ot inclement weather.
In the past it has been necessary
several times, because of weather
or special attractions, to play one
or more postponed Concerts at the
close of the season.
her parents were en route to the
west. .
Marcus Whitman, the mission
ary. was a member ot the party
The Lennox family settled first
at Oregon City. Mrs. White's
husband was an Indian fighter
and was known in later years as
-Uncle Billy White. He served
for a time under Phil Sheridan.
Mrs. Whits was the mother of
13 children, of whom the follow
ing' survive: Mrs; A. A. Hammer
of Seattle; Mrs. W. E. Eates of
Wenatchee: Millard White. Port
land; L. O. White, Hermiston,
and Mrs. J. Means ot 8tanfield
A number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren also survive,
A znoUoa was xirst mads In
structing a special commutes com
posed ot Chairman H. IL OUagtr,
and Directors P. M. Gregory and
Frank Keer to draw up a resola-
tloa to be presented at the next
meeting of the board offering raeh
an edict, but this action was later
withdrawn in favor of a motion to
adjourn for ten minutes to give
the committee time to draw up tte
resolution for Immediate action.
The second action also nulltned
a previous motion calling a vre-'
clal board meeting for next Tues
day night at which time Principal
J. C. Nelson ot the senior high
school and the principals of the
junior high schools would ba. In
structed to be present for the
purpose of "discussing methods oC
enforcement" of a prohibitive or-'
der. - . : , '
The resolution passed last ciat
follows: i
"Whereas, The school law cf
Oregon make it an effects sutiect
to expulsion or suspension for say
public school rtndeuta such ti
NEWS POLICY UNCHANGED
CHICAGO. Aug. 25, By the
Associated Press.) The Chicago
Dally News "one of the largest and
most successful newspapers on the
continent will be continued under
its present policy and management
under provisions of the will of
the late Victor Fremont Lawson.
owner and publisher", opened to
day.
RAISE PER CAPITA TAX
LABOR COUNCIL SEEKING TWO
CENT INCREASE
: An Increase In the per capita
tax from 5 to 7 cents per mem
oer per monin is proposea in an
amendement to the constitution cf
the Salem Trades and Labor rcan-
Jcil. The raise. It waa" announce J
last night, is necessary to finance
the present needs of the organiza
tion. All active locals afflllatM with
me centra boar wM r.ol!i of ! others
the proposed change and delegates
expected to attend the text r-ilar
meeting of Us cccsc.'L
FRUITUAN FILES - SUIT
RANCHETl RESENTS ACTION OP
STATE IN SPRAYING
SPOKANE, Aug. 25. (Tr J.
soclated Press.) Another o.j-ur
la the refusal of D. E. La kin. s
fruit grower cf the Fpoktr.
ley. to array his arria t. or
permit the state to do fa.
written here today vbf .i t fld
suit la the superior court U-r fJO.
000 damages ar,lnt Frak U
Nlelsen. district stxte l:ortIc"Br
Ist on allegatioss ct t'e arrest.
After Mr. LaV.Ia fcj j iefced to
epray his tres ;th as oil trepara- ,
Hon early lau pri-r. fc rouht
eu!t to prevent the Mate from do- s
in5 so. After tVe lime far usitc
the oil. t; ray taj parsed, toe ac-
Uca a'drcppe.i. bot ,B
srasca 1'r. N'.e'sofl broke a lock ca "
Mr. Lalln i crtlzri an! hd ib
tree srrajel ith s lead eolation.
It was r.ft a croBil-hed, however,
until af:er iir. Ijkla and t
tad tea attested on a
ctirzf cf reals s officer.-
The aetian Clad today Is a st
r o o' this Incident, .