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jcr II mW 71 1 II 4 9 DID YOU KNOW SEVENTY-FIFTn YEAR Navy Officers Hold Hope for Safe Return of Crew of ; Disabled Plane MINUTE SEARCH is Made Every Foot of PaciNc in Vicinity of Landing Is Combed By Searchers; Aid Is Dispatched ' 1.;'::;.. ': . HONOLULU, Sept. 2. ( By As sociated 'Press.) -Confidence of the nary, officers here in Com mander., John Rodger a continued unshaken tonight as darkness suc ceeded day and the seaplane PN-9 No. 1 .remained unaccounted for. "Commander : John will bring , her through," it was declared as tha commander of . the missing plane was praised for his resource fulness, ability and courage, ex hibited when h was in charge of the Pearl Harbor air station here. Aside from that " personal ele ment, the situation brought about by i the sudden ending through . lack of fuel, of the attempted rion top' seaplane '-flight Strom San Francisco to Pearl Harbor was not a happy one. . ' : The JPN-9 NoVl left San Fran cisco at 2:55 p. m. Monday, Pa cific f time. Shei flew safely 1 through the ; nfght, but during Tuesday ; morning ran into high winds .which held her back and forced an extravagant use of gas oline to push on. Then she ran Into rain, which kept the ships previously stationed to protect the seaplane from seeing her and finally, her gasoline gone, was forced into the ocean after she had signalled her passing of the OSS Aroostook, -1800 miles from me California coast. mat was about 1:43 p. in Tuesday. . Silence since has surrounded the seaplane. : ' From daybreak to dusk today, allavailable ships, of all types, Joined In seeking the seaplane in an ocean area of some hundred 'square miles. northeastward of the island of "Maui. . .The (aster ships wenjt around In ever reducing circles starting with a, circumference of nearly 2o0 mile, reducing to one of .35 miles, -i Navy officersideclared they would not ; abandon hope of rescue until "every drop of water in that area has 'been searched over." ! Wh4n forced down the aviators had been in the air more than 23 hours,' and it -they were still alive tonight they must have been very uncomfortable bobbing about in a heavy sea in, a craft much less comfortable than an open boat; on tinned en pz 2) POWER PROJECT TALKED VARljHS i ROUPS PLAN CON STITUTIONAL CHANGE Proposed legislation authoriz ing tho development of hydro elec . trie- power in' Oregon under state supervision ' wa3 discussed - here Wednesday hv representatives of ' - r - - - the Housewives Council of Port land, state Orange, the Umatilla Rapids association -and other or ganlzations. jThough no definite plati3bave! been made it is con sidred probafble that a constitu tional amendment will be submit ted to the voters of the stale with- in two ycarb Authorizing the tsate to proceed with the establishment of a gigantic hydro electric power .Plait., I - . Money would be derived from the-' issuance 6f bonds and the de velopment In 'charge of a commit tee of five hamedby the governor or legislature. according to pres ent plans. Berore action can he taken toward referring the'eohstt tutiohal' amendment the approval of the state , grahge must be' ob tained. The amendment Is expect ed to be referred to the grange committee within a tew weeks. THAT SALEM SILVERTON CLAIMING HUGE RECORD FAMILY NO DANGER OF BACK SUICIDE WITH 1JRENDONS Couple Parents of 10 Children; 17 of x. Whom ! Are Living; Mother, Only 45 .SILVERTON, j Ore., Sept. 2.- ( Special.) SHverton is very proud of herself. A year or so ago someone in Albany boasted in Portland papers' of a cucumber weighing 1 pound and 7 ounces, and which measured 8 3-4 inches in circumference1 and 9 inches from tip to tip. j v j 1 "Pooh,, said Silverton, and pro duced one weighing 2- pounds and 3 ounces, and measuring 11 inches In circumference! and 10' inches from tip to tip. j Now ; someone,! a Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, way back in Washington, D. C-, comes forth boasting in Ore gon papers of a family of 16 chil- (dren, and asks If Oregon can equal or better this record. Again Silverton says "Pooh." Mr. and Mrs. O. Brendon of Silverton have; been: the parents of 19 children, ',17 of whom are living. - The oldest Is aged 30 and the youngest 1 3 months. The mother is 45 years. WILL, NAME COMMITTEE GROUP TO MEET WITH COUN CILMEN IX FUTURE ' Authorization of the appoint-1 ment of a committee of five to confer with the special committee of the city council dealing with the water problem was the only action of the committee of citizens which met at the Chamber of Commerce last night. The- committee will be appointed by F. G. Dechebach, chairman, " sometime before- the end of the week. I wneiner me proposal to pur chase the local Water distributing system should include plans for the procurement of ' mountain water if the firstj question Is sub mitted to the" voters of the city was the principal; point of conten tion in discussion during the meet ing. Several members took the stand that the distributing system should not be purchased unless it was with the" definite purpose of securing mountain water but the stand was hotly- j contested. Dis cussion was brought to a close by the motion to refer the matter to the smaller committee of five. AGED WOMAN IS VICTIM THREE OTHERS HURT WHEN! TRAIN HITS AUTO PORTLAND, Sept. 2. (By the Associated Pressi) Mrs. Anna Kretschmer, 801 was killed In stantly , and her daughter, Mrs. Anna Lehman, 611 and three boys, wards et the latUr woman, all of Sycamore Station near here, were slightly injured iwhen an automo bile In which they; were riding was struck by an outbound Southern Pacific electric iraln near Bryant station . just before 6 o clock to night.' - ' ,, Mrs. Lehman,; who was driving, had just left the iome of Mrs. W. E. Simonton. Gooin station, after an afternoon s visit, when the ac cident occurred, her story she did . According to not see or hear the electric train antll it was with in ten feet YOUTH KILLED BY TRAIN BOY, 19, OF. TANGENT, 1IES WHEN CARS HIT AUTO ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 2. Or vllle Brennaman. 19. Bon of Rev. Mr., and Mrs. M. E. Brennaman. old residents of the Tangent 'dis trict was kUled 'at 7:30 o'clock tonight when his j automobile was struck, by a Southern Pacific grav- pel train as r he i was' crossing the railroad track near-the Tangent depot. " They hoy died instantly as a result of crushing injuries to his chest. ' : - HAS iri I I , I " Of I IL slums TO BE All Oblations and Promises to China Will be Observed by Nation ' CONDITION IS OUTLINED American Citizens and American Property Must Be Protected,' "" Secretary of State . Declares DETROIT, Sept. 2 .(By Asso ciated Press). Willingness to carry out scrupulously the obliga tions and promises made to China by the United States at the Wash lngton armament conference was expressed tonight s by Frank' B. Kellogg, secretary of state. In an address before the American Bar association. ' ' Coupled with .this' pronounce ment, however, was the statement that China at the same - time would be required to ''perform the - obligations . of a ' sovereign state' In the protection of foreign citizens and their property.' Mr TTallnw f eloe1 tnr tti first time that Silas H. Strawn of Chicago had been appointed American special commissioner to the proposed commission on extra territorial treaty1 revision and other speciar 'privilege questions for which no date as yet has been fixed. Mr. Strawh's selection to act as a special .commissioner with Minister John Tan A. MacM array (Continued on pa(e2) SALMON CATCH IS LESS DECREASE IS SHOWN IX NUM BER OF CASES CANNED VANCOUVER, B. C. Sept. 2. A report issued here today by the Dominion fisheries department stated that the salmon ' catch In British Columbia this season up to the last week in August was 153,272 cases below last season's pack. The total, catch 'this sea- ion was given as 782.044 cases A falling off of pinks in all dis tricts was believed to have caused the decrease. r The sockeye salmon catch -for this year was 30,000 more than in 1924. Evrry resource of the navy of' the United Statn is bring used in a concentrated search for the miss ing trans-Pacific plane that was forced to land tn a stormy, sea when Ihe jja supply failed. ,D spite QBceasinz vigilance, rtb word has boeit received of the huge air leviathan.' i Five men constitute the crrw of the navy plane." The, command er ef the hlp-ji recognized -be of the bet airmen In the service of the United SUtes. No radio CMIED " - " ,. r v.. ,A " --wfw -- , y c t. ; SXTZf ",V)f,, r-ymT I r ' ' v 7 Z A . ' ' - " 1 ' i" t ' , ' ' j w ' T s- . " , x , v j 1 ,::.,;:: - ,y - w' ' ' " " ' -' s - : V I I - . " ; i v t v ' ' t i l - t : - f i . i -'j? fjFr- T' I I" ;l I ' r. - ' y U . -iJ-r"1 i I 3 .ivif - '''Tri" 'r" : 4 ss ' I , . s . . I ' - - 4 : ' . 'I I ' : " .V- : ' . . ; j j , f. . .,..i-Jv-r r.. w j I fT-- ..ftnYimr i Birn-i -i ii-naniwinmi! mmmm -" TV PAYROlLCITY ANDA:RAR(DLY"dROWIWG SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER TWO WOMEN SEEKING! DAMAGES FOR HUSBANJ) MATRIMONIAL TANGLE AIRED IX LOCAL? COURTS Death of JnkJcala' Alto I Basis for Court Actions Against CommLvlon Tangled matrimonial affairs were bared in the circuit court here Wednesday when A'ilhelmlna Liimatainen was denied an appeal to the supreme court in her cane against the state industrial assj dent commission. Her husband. Jukkala Alto, was killed recently in an industrial accident, and she is suing for damages. -- But another woman, in the per son of Mrs. Hilda J. Alto,. appear ed on the scene and declares that she is the lawful wife of Alto, and also asks damages for, his death. She won her case in the circuit court, from which decision the state accident commission has (ap pealed. .. , . . , . It The marriage problems started in : 1 905, .when Alto married , Vll- neimiina. Liimatainen at Karles- jarviv Finland. Later he applied for a divorce, and . this was re ceived,' although it Is now' said, to be Irregular.' Alto then came to the United States. Here, he mar ried the present Mrs. Hilda J.- Al to in 192a. !l .His former wife sued for dam ages as the result of his death. but lost her case. Her ittorieya then filed motion for an appeal1 to the supreme court. This was de nied, however, -by Circuit "Jdge I'ercy K. Kelly, On the grounds that the appellant is not a resident of the state of Oregon. STRANGLER LEWIS WINS iowa Heavyweight defeat 1 ED IX .STRAIGHT FALLS TULSA, Okla., Sept, 2. i( By Associated Press). Ed (Strang ler) Lewis, claimant of the world's heavyweight wrestling, champion ship, successfully defended his claim- here tonight by winning from .'Howard Canoowine, Iowa, heavyweight, in strafght. falls BROWN TO RUN AGAIN' SEATTLE, Sept. 2. Mayor Ed win J. Brown, before a meeting of the King county democrats, gathered here today to welcome Congressman W. A. ' Oldllelfi lof Arkansas, announced as final hi intention to run for senator fin 1926. - HAVE INTREPID FLIERS MET commnntcationfi Ivav'r been receiv ed from the ship since .the tact brief appeal: "Our gas jls- gone. In!t land. Please jotamf by and keep a close lookout for ws.. j ft is thought that he radio ap paratiitf :iiuny ,havV' beer damaged by hnsc. vTo washing over1 the rT. in.' At 'the tfine'of "tha forced latulin a' M'vcre ralh'ntorttit was r?iS ilthe' sea was lashett by laKfc ibera. ' ..; ' ' Navy ofriciaU declare that the plane could not tlnk aa the gaso n BOY TUMBLES FOURTEEN I FEET THROUGH SKYLIGHT I THEODORE CTIITTY HURT . j UNIQUE ACCIDENT' IX Barber Narrowly -.Escape Iajfery From Body of Falling YoofV j Wednejiday t Too abrupt entrance into the Capitol Barber shop at 264. State street cost Theodore Chitty, il, severe lacerations . and injuries about the left leg, hands and body iu a unique accident early yester day.' afternoon. The lad entered the shop via the skylight falling some fourteen feet and striking one of the barbers and a corner of one of the chairs in his decent. The boy is the son of Ma. and Mrs.; Frank E. Chitty whose resi dence is at the Capitol Hotel at the corner of State and Commer cial streets.' A door opens; from the back of the hotel on the second floor onto the roof of the one and a halt story building in which the barber shop is located. The lad had gone onto the roof of the ad Joining building on an errand for his grandmother. The roof is used tor clothes lines and the storage of various goods and the youth; went in search of some canned fruit that had been stored near the skylight. When within a foot of the sky- right the lad tripped on a wire and fell headlong through the glass. One of the barbers was leaning over at the time and was struck in the back. Medical examination revealed several severe cuts and bad bruises. It was necessary to take several stitches in a wound in his left leg. The lad was not in danger of his life, the physlaian declared last night. , ! Mr.'Chitty is a linotype operator in the Statesman composing room. MILK PRICE IS RAISED RESIDENTS OF PORTLAND TO PAY 12 CENTS j 'PORTLAND, Sept. 2. (By As sociated Tress) . The : price of milk in Portland has been in creased for the second time with in two weeks and householders now pay 12 cents a quart for: cash and 13 rents a quart if bills for home deliveries are not settled be fore the fifteenth of each month. DEATH? 1 . i liae tanks were empty and would fcnoy the ship. Uulews the plane went into a nose dire and plunged head ftrt into the Pacific, hope Is held that the crew are alive. The plane weighed over 10,000 pounds when atartlng on Ita non Mop dah to the Hawaiian Wand. Over I TOO gallons of ao!ine wm carried.. .The air liner was within SOO miles of Its goal vthen the gasoline supply rare ont. The. air distance from the Golden Gate to the Islands Is 2100 nautical miles. 3, 1925 1: I 1 I State Assumes New Attitude .Toward Guaranteeing Interest Upon Bonds . APPLICATIONS REJECTED Silver Lake Project, Dor to Moral Obligations Is Only One or Four to be Favored by Commission A new policy that may lead to the reorganization of .irrigation districts and a substantial saving to the state was predicted Wed nesday after the state irrigation securities commission rejected three out of four applications pre sented asking for an extension of the state guarantee of interest on irrigation bonds. i An extension or a year ana a half of the state guarantee of In terest of 1650,000 of bonds Issued by the Tumalo irrigation district met with unanimous approval of the commission. It was pointed out by T. B. Kay, state treasurer, that the status of this district was different front the others in that the state was responsible for a large number of settlers locating on the lands. The extension is contingent upon the district levy ing an increased assessment from 25 to 40 per cent on lands having partial water rights and the repair of the dam. Reports from Rhea Luper, state engineer, showed 100 settlers on be district with 4500 rr. If Irrlrahlo lanria I -. . -D ' j " Extensions asked by the Silver Lake irrigation district on 1275, 000 of bonds for one year; the Eagle Point Irrigation district in Jackson county, on $400,001 for one and one-half years, and two applications by the Lone Pine Irrl gation district in Crook county, $93,000 of bonds for two and one- half years and on I94.00O of bondi for the' same period, were rejected. The history of the Tumalo dis frict was briefly outlined by Mr. Kay. who concluded his remarks ith the statement that the state owed a moral obligation to the set tiers on the project. The. commission went on record as favoring a proposal submitted by Col. E. M. Place in connection with the reorganization of the Sil ver Lake district. Place. said It was his plan to assess tne bond holders of the district 10 per cent and use the boney to acquire the land through the purchase of de linquent tax titles. He said the bondholders then would develop the lands within the district and ell them to settlers at a definite figure. In payment for the land the bondholders would accept part of the annual crop, until such time as the settlers were In. a position to meet their obligations on a cash basis. . - , Through: such a plan. Colonel Place predicted that the settlers now in the district would not he disturbed and eventually the state would receive every dollar It had Invested In 'the 'project. COUNCIL WANT WATK1NS PORTINI IAX -URGED AS SUCCESSOR TOll.XEY Elton WaOtins. former congress man, is the choice of the Housed wives council of Oregon for a suc cessor to Bert E. Haney; In casi he Is removed from the United States shipping board. A resolution directed to the Or? egon delegation was prepared on Wednesday by the executive com mittee of the council asking Sen ators McNary and Stanfield and Representatives Sinnott. Hawley and Crutnpaeker to recommend Watklns (a the event that Haney Is retired. . The resolution was signed by Josephine M.'OthuV president Mrs. Kate - Bonham. secretary; Mary A. Roan. legislative commit tee, and Annie L. ilorrLi. treaso I rer. composing the executive com- I mittee. in PREDICTED IVlANUFACTURING CENTER t :. v Murder Suspect rx: S, HI W. R. LLOYD W. R. Lloyd, murder suspect sought by Polk county authorities. was received at the penitentiary from Lane county October 26, 1921, to serve two years for forg ery. Ills home was at Cottaga Grove. Lloyd was dismissed April 26, 1S2J,' at the expiration of his minimum sentence, time off being granted for good behavior. . Lloyd was 22 at the time of his ! ent Is 27. He Is described as ing dark complexioned. with dark hair and eyes; weight 14 3 pounds; 5 feet 3 inches tall; wart on the ring finger of his left hand and a scar on his right thumb. When last seen he was dressed in a blue serge suit and wore a straw hit- While his two companions were seen around Independence, no one has been found who could give description of them. IRRIGATI0HW0RK URGED immediate completiox of COLUMBIA PROJECT ASKED SPOKANE, Sept. 2. (By Asso - elated Press.) Immediate con struction of the Columbia basin Ir rigation project fwas urged by United States Senator Ralph Cam eron of Arizona at a luncheon here today where the visiting members of the senate publle I the Spokane chamber of com - merce. Call It Coolldge dam." Senator Cameron suggested. "Take the hnll tho hnrni rn nnl and ft the money and put it over right away. Do it now. 'l Referring to a recent report of li'll?' not completed at this time. Sena- -It doesn't make any difference what Mead and Work think. Senator Robert N. Stanfield of Oregon, chairman of the commit tee, also spbke' In faVer of Imme diate eompletloa Of the project. ; "It Is with regret that we see some men In high office saying there Is no need for more farming and that reclamation should be suspended." he said. "There Is no danger of overproduction If our prodncts are marketed as .they should be and production la bal anced. We are now Importlnc three, times the amount la dollars and cents that we are raising-.' LINCOLN'S GUARD DIES CIYIL WAR VETERAN TH, ONCE BODYGUARD, PEAI SALT LAKE. Kept. 2. Walter Robn. 7g. Civil War veteran and declared to have been one of the fe.w surviving members of the per ona! bodyguard of President Ab raham Lincoln. 4s dead at hi borne here. Mr. Robb was born In Ham- moad. ?i. T.'..la 1SSS m l va qtiirtcrmsr.. rf ! .trr.psn:' of the 22nd New York cavalry during the conflict between the North and the South. 4 (;'; PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 fl LLOYD IS UELQ :AT THE DALLES Ex-Convict, Thought by Po- Irce to Be Connected With Crime Is Held TWO OTHERS ARE SOUGHT BY-SHERIFF AND POLICE Entire Eastern Oregon ' Is Combed for Companions in Death Car . SUSPECT KEEPS SILENCE W. IL Lloyd Citnred by Railroad Agenta aa He Waa Board ' lng Train la Attempt to Leave City WrR. Lloyd, extern- be-IVlCt, Wanted in COT1 flee tion with the murder of Clinton I. Baun, Inde pendence taxi driver, was captured at The Dalles, at 11 o'clock Wednesday evening, accordine to word re- ceived by s I man from Sheriff Tom n lJle- C D1l, 1 COUnty. The arrest was made by Special Agents Kel ley and McKillahan, of the Southern Pacific 1 railroad, as UlOyd WHS i auciupuiig w ooaru a Uram leavincr fhe ritv. I O J I He reiUSed to glVCany - r .' 01 r e imrormaUOn, jnerirt Hooker declared. county ana tne Cfuei 01 poce of The Dalles have orrranizJ pos5ca and 'an extensive search is being made for tvrn companions who were with Lloyd in the car in whiciTthe taxi driver yri& roarderal. The whole of eastern Oregon is in cluded in ths manhunt. r The search was centered icual The Dalles when the" deserted auto in which the three in -a r.1 was found there. Since that tlv.a all roads have been ga.irJed? No definite mo'.lru for t1i r jt- der of the taxi driver I js l?en es tablished, although rt'bVry is a n- sldcred the nest liirlj. The fct that uqi motfey wkj loni on the drivers body l cxpb-.lned l tLe fact that an arptoacMng rur frightened the murderers aa r'.'r were attemptlog to riflo the in-.n'a clothing. Several of hK were found turned lasKc oat. ; Lloyd will probally he rttn:: i to I"oIk county toda. . For the becwed tlna la th: c iweeks poilcs throag-ont tte con west J-Jlnsd forces V.'tl-c? '.