SALEM; OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1925 soar hes REPEAL OF EXCISE AND TENTATIVE CITY BUDGET PASSED BY C0UN OILMEN LIQUOR LAV VIOLATORS ST5TESTIFJ PORTLAND TANNERY MAY 11 E SPECIAL TAXES SOUGHT ARE BEIfiG CONVICTED ENTER SALEM DISTRICT N HI'S Til ElECTII AXOTHKR SLICE IS CARVED INCREASE OP $10,403 OVER 1923 IS SOUGHT 231 ARRESTS IS SEPTEMBER LOCATION: WITH PROPER FA- FROM FEDERAL TAX 156 ARE GUILTY CILITEES IS DEJIANDED CTTENTY-FIFTH YEAR WORLD FfflUP SI KEY TO PEfiCE fllEfl lArJY FEATURES AH OFFERED BY LEGIOfl CALLED t - f 1 I V . School 'Board Authorizes Special Levy of $30,000 t ' to Meet Conditions ; i) COMPROMISE EFFECTED hh Amount Xot as Largo an Desired by Teachers bat Gires Re lief; Rake Extends i " s v . Over FIto Years The calling of a special election to pat before the taxpayers of Sa lem the question of a general sal ary increase for the Salem school , teachers was authorized by the ""Reboot board at its regular meet ins last night. The move to call -the special meeting was t made by Director Frank Neer, seconded by P. M. Gregory and passed unani mously by ' th'e .board. ' Another motion was made and carried to t instruct the chairman of ) the f; - school board and the school clerk to give notice of and call the elec t tion, which will probably be! held December 3, I The question of calling the elec- V tion excited considerable dlscus k slott before the motion was finally made, , the main objections being v that on such a short notice the j teachers and board would hardly have time to put the matter to the public sufficiently to win the ne- , , cessary number of. votes to put the salary- raise across, and that Tailure of the election might seri ously Involve the regular budget . r As for the latter, it was brought out that the advertisement of the budget would not be made until after the election, and the results of the vote would in no way In fluence the regular budget as al ready drawn up, The readjustment of the salary schedule as recommended by Sup erintendent George Hug will ne cessitate ihe'Ievyiog? of $30,000 While such a schedule will not be "as high as was anticipated. It will be sufficient to give the teachers fa reasonable raise to start with, x' and the enticement of a "$5 f "raise v each year for five years if they stay with Salem. Mr. Hug submitted to the board two schedules that he had drawn up, and when asked by one of the directors which he would recoin mend, be stated that he would - recommend a compromise schedule that would be half way between tj the' two he had submitted. This would make a minimum Vy tor grade school teachers, normal school graduates -having nd ex perience, $1050, and for normal ; school graduates with two years or ' more -outside! experience, $1150. From there the salaries would be Increased at the rate of SSO a: year for five years, making a maximum for grade school teachers of $1350. Junior ' high school teachers, normal school graduates, would receive $1100. College graduates with no experience would receive $1200, and would' increase at the rate of $50 a year for five years reaching a maximum for junior high school teachers of $1500. The high school teachers would start at $1250 and receiving yearly raise of $50 for five years would attain a maximum of $1550 Grade school teachers not normal graduates would receive $100 less than the schedule, and the high school teachers not college gradu ates would receive $100 less than the schednle. The main object in making the raise ef fectire for five years, ac- (Continue a pf 4) ; FORMER RAIL HEAD DIES - t -i n ii i -r ALBERT J. EAUMXO HAD FAITH IX WESTERN ROADS MILWAUKEE, Wis,., Ndv.'lO. (By Associated Press.) -Albert J Karling, former president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, died here tonight at the residence of his daughter, Mrs Lawrence Fits. Death followed a lingering illness. ' Mr. Karling, who served as pres ident of the Milwaukee road'from 1S98 until 1 SI 7, worked up from a humble position to the head of the system he served. He began his rail career as a telegraph oper ator at Watertown, Wis.,ln 1866 From that humbte beginning he ran the gauntlet of the usual step ping stones of railroading until he reached the' top. He was one of three presidents of great railroads that Milwaukee produced. C It was during the regime of AI 7ert J. Earling as president ef the 'Milwaukee? road that the $77,000. 000' project to extena toe raaa to the Pacific coast was formulated He was largely responsible for the success of that project. Mr.! Earl ing was a firm believer fri the northwest and held", the opinion that the territory to. be served by the new' extension 'would become the granary of the world, i Levy on Autos Also Reduced; w Surtax Rates Are - Given Approval WASHIDNGTON, Nor. 10. (By Associated Press.) The bouse ways and means committee today voted to slash about $11 4,- 000,000 more from the annual federal tax burden by repealing most of the excise and special taxes now in effect ani cutting substantially the levy on automo biles. - h - The committee completed the revision of rates In preparation for the drafting of a tax reduc tion bill-to be presented to the house next month and estimated tonight that It had approved re ductions totalling $308,372,709, or slightly more than was pro posed by the treasury. The committee today also ap proved the new surtax rates for which a maximum of 20 per cent on incomes in excess of $100,000 already had been fixed. The pres ent maximum Is forty per cent on Incomes in excess-of $200,000. Under the new schedule, no change in rates applying on in comes under $44,000, would be made the reductions being effect ed by broadening to $10,000 each income .bracket calling for rates between 15 and 20 per cent. Automobile levies received the major part of the excise reduc tions. ' " - - The tax on pleasure cars and motorcycles was trimmed from five to three per cent, represent ing a cut of about S40,000,00u annually in revenue, while repeal of the levies on automobile trucks and tires and accessories was approved accounting for about $31,000,000 more. No change was made on the taxes on admission 'and dues, al though the committee voted to exempt legitimate theaters hous- ng the spoken drama and "high class musical entertainments," from the ten per cent admission levy if a- provision; susceptible to adequate administration could be drawn. ,-. . , ctus . DOLLAR WANTS VESSELS NEGOTIATIONS UNDER W A Y WITH SHIPPING BOARD PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 10. (By Associated Press). "We in tend to negotiate with the ship ping board for purchase of the five 535 steamers we are now operating out of Seattle to the Orient," declared R. Stanley Dol lar, executive head of the Dollar interests and the Admiral Orien tal line, who arrived in Portland today. "If the vessels can be ob tained at a reasonable figure, we will undoubtedly buy them." Reports reached various coast ports a few days ago via Seattle to the effect that the Columbia Pacific Shipping company of Port-1 land intended to buy the five ves sels. .-'.' . :.- ' Members of the Columbia-Paci fic company flatly denied this. "The Pacific coast has done more in buying vessels than any other part of the United States," Dollar continued. "Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seat tle all have bought vessels. "The principal bar toward suc cessful private ownership' is that the government has not yet sold itself the idea of private owner ship.. "For instance', both the army arid navy are operating transports in competition with private ton nage. They lose tctween $700,- 000 and $800,000 a year iii opera tion out of San Francisco' alone.' CHOOSE MILL SITE -SOON MXKX P Ii A" N T DIRECTORS WILL MEET NEAT WEEK The matter of selecting a site for the new Oregon Linen Mills Inc., has not been definitely de cided upon but several sites are nodei consideration. Definite de cision in the' matter will be made at a" meeting s to be called "some time next week. It- is held that the best site would be ono next to running water. The directors suggest that the new zoning plan that is under de velopment should be considered in planning the site of the new mill They express the desire to cooper ate with Salem in making; it the city beautiful. The directors have Issued a call for 10 per cent of the stock sub scribed by those who have bought since the first call for 10 per cent was issued. STANFORD GETS f.,000 SEATTLE, Nor. 10.Stanford university' is to receive $25,000 of, the total gate receipts of $52; 00& for the football game with the University1 of Washington here Saturday. Graduate Manager Dar win Jdeisnest announced tonight. Spirit of Kindliness and Es teem Is Urged by Charles . Evans Hughes COURT ADHERENCE ASKED Former Secretary of State Urges Support to Permanent Court of Internation al Justice NEW YORK, Nov. 10. (By As sociated Press.) The chief con tribution of the United States to the peace of the world lies not in "declarations calling for the out lawry of war," former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes asserted at an armistice eve din ner in his honor here tonight. He ssid it lies rather in the ex hibition of a temperate disposi tion on questions affecting Inter national justice, national self re straint in controversies concerning the United States and readiness to assist the government in solving difficult problems. Responding to the tributes-of Elihu Root also a former secre tary of state and Irving T. Bush, toastmaster, for his efforts "to promote" world peace, and inter national good will," Hughes de clared that "our most important service will be found not so much in any specific act as In the spirit In which we conduct our foreign relations." j "If any nation on earth can conduct its foreign affairs In a spirit of kindliness, of esteem, of regard for the feelings Of others, ' he said, "It is the United Statesv Our greatest interest is Interna tional friendship." Urging adherence to the perm anent court of International jus tice, Mr. Hughes said: ; "We now have an opportunity without sacrificing any' national interest to support and buttress the new Institution to maintain the supremacy of law among na- Jlgsj I trust that we shall not miss tnat opportunity try railing to support the permanent court ot international justice." Presidents Harding j and Cool idge, Mr. Hughes praised for the opportunity to reorganize the dip lomatic service "without inter ference through demands for patronage," and to former Secre tary "Root, he paid tribute for plac ing the department on a merit basis. x The accomplishment of former Secretary Hughes in eliminating international discord should be deemed "in the outstanding achievement," of his long public career, declared President Cool idge in a letter read to the diners by Mr. Bush. The letter follows: "I appreciate sincerely the in vitation to join with the friends of Charles Evans Hughes in pay ing tribute to his work in the cause of international peace. "I am Bure that it must be a cause of great gratification to him that In a long career of service marked by so many notable contri butions to the public welfare, his (Continued on page 3) I : r'vHji;;' r THI CITIZENS DUTY Seven years have elapsed since the first Armistice-day celebration announced the cessation of hostilities in the World war. The American soldiers who escaped with life and hope the fatal conditions and events of that terrible holocaust of Europe have generally returned to their homes, friends and. loved ones.. Those who came back are now en gaged in various avocations or are in rehabilitation institu tions in" this their homeland, i And thousands of others- are still lying in the cemeteries of Trance, honored but unknown by those guardians who zealously maintain and protect tHeir last resting places. Thousands more have been removed from special Committee of Taxpayers ! Will I Take Final Action r . Thursday Night i Intact in every phase, the pro posed budget for the city of Sa lem for 1926 will be placed before the taxpayers committee ' when It meets with the city council In special session Thursday night. None of the tentative estimates were change! at an informal meet ing of the city council last night. Every detail Was considered in or der to thoroughly familiarize the aldermen with the budget and to expedite; its passage later in the week. : (The 1926 budget totals $268, 723.68, an increase of $16,405.30 over the budget for 1925. The new budget, takes the utmost ad vantage under the 6 per cent limi tation law. Few increases are proposed in the new budget. These are ac counted for in an increase of sal ary from $1200 to $1320 for the police matroh;' $300 for clerical work at the office of tbte city re corder and from $2115 to $4000 for the police department to take care of the act of the legislature providing that peace officers may be placedunder protection af forded others engaged in hazard ous occupations. The new bud get provides $1250 for upkeep of the city jail against $325 for the budget this year. The sanitary in spector's salary is increased from $1200 to $1500 while $240 is pro vided for a child health demon- (Continued on pag 4) BALLOT TITLES READY HYDRO - ELECTRIC MEASURES BACKED BY GRANGE I Ballot titles for a hydro-electric statute and a constitutional am .endment, both initiated by the State Grange, were completed on Tuesday by I. H. Van Winkle, at torney general. 1 The proposed statute creates the Oregon water and power board of fire members, consisting of the State engineer and four others ap pointed by the governor with an aggregate annual salary of $14, 400. The board would control water power and electric energy, while the statute authorizes state bonds to 4 per cent of the assessed state valuation, an appropriation of $200,000 from the general fund andthe issuance of interest bear ing hydro-electric utility mortgage securities. 1 The proposed amendment also authorizes the credit of the state to be loaned and indebtedness in curred not to exceed 4 per cent of the assessed valuation of the state. LOVE VICTIM FOUND ILL TRANCE IS BELIEVED CAUSED BY UNREQUITED LOVE j SEATTLE, Nov. 10. (By As sociated Press.) Suffering from what physicians diagnosed as love psychosis, Harry C. Rowley, age 22, was under the care of the city here tonight-after being found un conscious in a hotel. He refused food for several days and doctors blamed unrequited love. AMERICA HONORS HER HEROES n " " " v a' .- i v.. i - "', i w , - ' Umatilla Leads State iii' Number of Arrests; Other Counties Batting High j Prohibition enforcement officers Of the state and counties are mak ing more sure of their positions !efore making arrests and as a esult the percentage of convic ions to arrests was high for Sep tember, according to a report from William S. Levehs, state prohi bition officer. From the 251 ar rests there were 156 convictions while $11,734.50 were collected from the $23,859 fines assessed. Thirteen stills were seized, j 366 gallons of liquor destroyed and a total of S 750 days in Jail meted but. Twenty-seven of the 36 counties reported, though six of these reported no activities. The remaining nine failed to turn in a report for the month. Marion county made no report of its ac tivities. . , Umatilla county headed the list jn the number of arrests with 71 arrests and 47 convictions; $2,925 assessed and $1004 collected in fines; 141 gallons of liquor de stroyed, two stills seized and 455 days in jail given. Lane county was also , active, with 16 arrests and 15 convictions; ,$5150 assess ed and $1803 collected; two stills seized and 750 days given in jail sentences. Klamath, regarded as a "moist" county, reported 14 ar rests and 13 convictions, $2175 assessed and $1825 collected in fines and 120 days in jail. Tilla mook reported 19 arrests and 16 convictions; $1315 assessed and $990 collected with no jail sen tences. Multnomah county made 23 arrests and obtained 17 convic tions; $1025 assessed sand $225 collected in lines: no -Jail sen tences nor liquor seized. 2? Other counties, with the arrests and convictions are: Baker,; 8-6; Benton. 8-7; Curry, 1; Clackamas, 10-6; D.eschutes, 1-1; Douglas, 1- I; Gilliam, 2-2; Linn, 5-5; Lin coln, 4-2; Lake, 4-2; Malheur, 5- 2; Palk, 2-2; Washington. 8-8; Wallowa, 4-4, and Yamhill 5-5. Counties failing to report were Co lumbia, Coos, Clatsop, Harney, liood River, ; Jackson, " Marion, Union and Wasco. The remainder were inactive. AUTOS STRAND ON BEACH FIVE MACHINES CAUGHT IN SURF; ROAD REPAIRED NEWPORT, Or., Nov. 10. (By Associated Press.) Five auios were caught in the surf between Newport and Agate Beach yester day. The beach is being used by trucks delivering gravel oh the Newport end of the Newport-Agate Beach section of the Roosevelt highway. Five more days of work will put the highway in a passable condition and the people living north of Newport will be able to get up and down the coast for a distance of 12 miles. Many autos and other vehicles of transporta tion have been destroyed each year on the beach north of Newport. -STATE FAIR REPORT MADE YAKIMA, CNor. 1 0 j Receipts for the Washington state fair held here last fall ; totalled $91,031.61 of which $58;499. 50 was derived from fair activities and $20,000 from legislative appropriation. n f .... j the world war sepulchers across the sea to their final resting places on the hills and vales of These past seven years nation has been passing through all the throes incident to reconstruction which follows war. Many of the returned soldiers who had been torn from vocations in which they had centered their lif e's-work plans difficulties in the way of readjustment. Many of them who found their old positions preoccupied and other conditions which made it unwise or impossible to take up their life' plans and -work where they had left them, to fight for world safety and democracy, have drifted into other avocations some of (Continued Mental Experts Disagree as to banity ot Blazer at Time of DEFENSE CLOSES CASE Rebuttal by State and Expert Tes timony Drags Out; Night Session Is Ordered to Speed Trial LITTLETON, Colo.. Nov. 10. (By Associated Press.) Althoueh the defense has rested its case in the trial of Dr. Harold Elmer Bla zer, who is charged with the mur der of his 34-year-old imbecile daughter Hazel, the presentation of expert testimony on the ques tioned insanity of the defendant continued throughout the day with the examination of alienists of fered in rebuttal by the state. It not only continued through the day, but was carried over Into a night session! ordered by Judge Samuel Johnson in order to speed up the trial. "He was insane on the day of the homicide." "He was not Insane on the day of the homicide." These were the conflicting dif ferences of opinion paraded before the jury; as defense and prosecu tion alienists took the sland. Prominent in the defense of the country doctor was Dr. Howell T, Pershing of Denver, a cousin of the famous American expe ditionary force, commander, who declared that the letters Dr. Bla zer left to explain his act and di rect the disposition of his prop erty "were enough alone to Indi cate to me that he was suffering from severe mental disorder." rne oerense a-ested its case shortly before noon after Dr. Pershing concluded his testimony and Prosecutor Joel E. Stone opened rebuttal testimony, with several Denver newspaper men and Arapahoe county , officials. All declared they, believed Dr. Blazer sane during the days immediately following the discovery of the life less body of the "child-woman" in the same room with the accused man. ' They were followed by Dr. Ed ward Delehanty, another Denver alienist, who asserted that the de fendant suffered "neither amnesia nor melancholia." Defense experts testified that Blazer Buffered from one of the two forms of mental derangement "His spells probably resulted from severe headaches." Dr. Dele hanty said. "If he did not brood somewhat over the death of his wife, it was most unnatural." A packed court room greeted the defendant as he returned for the afternoon Session. During the morning hours 'there was a decided thinning out of the spectators who apparently tired of the techni cal discussions and testimony and returned hoping the concluding arguments might be started. Throughout ;the day opposing counsel came to verbal blows fre quently and even wrangled with the presiding judge. Hypothetical questions, pro- k (Contiuued on pAge 4) their own native country. have been years in which this found upon their return many em pag 3) 1 1 i t, " J Increased Business Necessitates Expansion; Salem Men : Are Queried The owners of a big tannery, pr rather a tannery that will grow arge. under vigorous management, are knocking at the Industrial door of Salem for admittance. They are the owners of the West Coast Tanning company, of Portland. Started in a small way in.-. 1921, this business has increas ed to the point where their pres ent facilities are inadequate, end its managers have made inquiries of the .Salem Chamber of Com merce as to a location here, Where they may be assured of an ample supply 1 of pure water and where the city will support their growing business. Specialty Manufacturers The West Coast Tanning com pany has specialized in tanning hides Jor supplying, leather to glove manufacturers, shoe upper ing manufacturers, shoe uPper manufacturers and power belt lacing dealers, and their finished product has heretofore been ab sorbed by the Portland market largely, but on account of the mul tiplying orders for their superior grades of finished, leather products and on account of the numerous voluntary orders from all over the coast territory, which cannot now be accepted, due to lack of facil ities, the West Coast Tanning company is seeking a location where the expansion of their fast growing business may be taken care of. There are produced annually on the Pacific coast 1,200,000 green hides, 2,400,04)0 goat and sheep pelts, and 480,000 calf skins, and the Portland, market handles an nually in excess of 200,000 green hides and 300,000 goat and sheep pelts, and when one realizes that over 9 9. per cent of all these hides are shipped east to be tanned and returned to the Pacific coast as finished . leather, - it becomes evl dent that this is one of the in dustries we as a community should foster. N' Hit? ftnm Antinallv The Pacific coast consumes an nually 9,500,000 of finished leather In, the way of gloves, belt Ing, automobile accessories, trunks bags and .miscellaneous, leather goods products and it Is remark able that over 99 per cent of this leather consumed Is now tanned in the. east from hides which actu ally originate right here at home, and we have allowed the eastern leather tanners to lake ths bus! ness, which rightfully belongs in this territory. The new plant in contemplation will employ upwards of 30 men to sjart, and the steady demand for their superior product seems to warrant further expansion In very short time. CONVICTS ALUDE POSSE GUARD AT WALIiA WALLA PRISON RECEIVES DISUSSAL WALLA 'WALLA, Wash:,- Not. 10. No trace of the three con victs who escaped early Sunday morning from the state penitenti ary here has-been found. Posse- men' have been busy running down a number of futjle clues and false alarms since the break over the prison wall. In a statement to the press to night, -S. M. Carrithers, prison guard, who . lost his Job following the escape, summed up his side of the story. At the time of the break Carrithers says that he was 200 yards from the place when the trio went over, listening in on a disturbance in VLittle Siberia, where the worst criminals arc in carcerated. , PLAN MAJORITY SERVICE SEVERAL PEMOLAY MEMBERS REACH 21 YEARS The Chem&keta chapter of the DcMolay boys will hold a majority service on ' Thursday evening at S:I5 o'clock. The public is in vited to attend the event and large program has been prepared The service' will be held in the Masonic temple. . The exercises will be part id pated in by all the young men who have reached their twenty-first year. A large number of mem bers of the local chapter will take part in the ceremonies. " Among those who will attend are Frederick C. Arpke, Winston O. Burris, John K. Barlow; Whit ney E.' Emmons, John Eaton. Vic tor D. Daue, Ross P. Fletcher Victor Hicks, Harry T. Judson William H; Kroner. Lewis t. Mul k'ey, Harold E Mero,. Russell E Pratt. Merle ' B. Tetram. Harry Kay. Roberts. Frsncis W. Smith Lindley P, Simpson, John Wilton Simeral. Ellis . F. Von Eachen, Wilfred W. Wilson, Robert Yule J Walker aad Carl Leo Waiknr, Entire Day Is to Be Devoted Day Celebration GRID TEAMS WILL' MEET. Boirrat Play Albany and Baleta Sleets Eugene; Parade Scheraled to Start at 1:30 'Clock : f With the American Legion In full charge of the day's activities for the first time, Salem will to day observe the eighth Armistice Day and the seventh anniversary of the termination of the World war. Practically all the stores and business" places, including . the banks, will be closed. Governor Pierce Tuesday issued . a procla mation designating Armistice Day 83 a legal holiday and non judicial day. From 9 o'clock this morning- until after midnight there will be something doing every mlnute,1 with the -drum and bugle corps of Capital Post No. 9 in for a heavy day. Events in order are the Wil-; lamctte-Albany,. college football game on Sweetland field at 9:15 o'clock. Fonr short quarters win; be played in order that spectators may have an opportunity to wit-; ness the - parade and the cere monies at the soldier memorial on ; the court house lawn.' Assurance is given by Col. Carle Abrams, grand marshal, that; the parade will move from Marlon' square promptly at 10:30 o'clock and that his staff assistants will make Bure that all thosfl partici pating are In their 'respective: places at 10 o'clock sharp. An nouncement was made latnV night' that the Daughters of fhtf Amer ican Revolution would tafctf part in the parade and place a-wreath at the monument and the' Ctierrians would turn out f of the' parade. rain or shine. : , - " ", ..... v, The blr event of the day Is the : annual Salem-Eugene high School : football game on Sweetiand' field, at 2 : 3 0 o'clock. The " day will close With the fourth annual American Legion dance' to' m staged in the Armory and- Crystal Gardens. During' the day and sight hold ers .of American Legion tickets' will be admitted to the Biigh, Ore gon or Heilig theaters as they de sire. Special pictures have been obtained by the different manag ers, "snore ieave," wun jticaara BarthelmeBS will be seen at the Oregon theatre; "The Air Hawk" at the Heilig and "Steele of the Royal Mounted" with musical comedy at the Biigh theatre. ' The American Legion Auxiliary is selling American Legion tickets on the streets today during ths parade and will establish head quarters in a booth at Liberty and State. Advance sales have proven satisfactory, according to Biddy Bishop, general chairman. The tickets are selling for 50 cents and admit the holder to any one' of the above mentioned attrac tions. . - j From Marion Square the pa-' rade will march south on North Commercial street to the intsrsec- (Continued ea par 4) . .. HARBOR BONDS CARRY OAKLAND, Cat, Nov, 10. (By Associated Press.) Virtually complete returns of the election here today showed that Oakland's $9,600,000 bond Issue for harbor development carried by a vote of about seven to one. FOOTBALL WHO'S WHO Beginning with this' issue, the: Footbair' Who's Who win be a regular sport page fuafuro ot this paper. Each day a short bfogTapby of one of the high school foot ball players will he printed, telling In detail of his cxsH ence, his style of play, and Just why he is .considered an Im portant factor in the machine being tuned to defeat Corvallis on Thanksgiving day. . Read this dally sport feature on page two. CAPTAIN DON KELLEY Right Half ' This chunky boy, , who leads his teammates in the drive against Eugene at Willamette field this afternoon, is playing his third year for Salem.. He is a thoroughly seasoned man, steady in his play, and a scrap per from start to finish. He is primarily noted tor bis cut back plays. He stands 5 feet, t, Inches, and Is a good 160 pounds of player.