SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2. 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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in
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Marshall Dana, Editor, Calls
Majority Spiritual Wit-:
" erates
DEVELOPMENT FORECAST
Urge Willamette Valley , Farmers
to Hpecialixe; Asks .Deep Con
sideration, Devoted Wisdom
for Reclamation
"The crop of children In Amer
ica lis far more important than
any other crop," said Marshall
Dana, associate editor of the Ore
gon Journal of Portland, in ad
dressing the Salem Kiwanis club
at their luncheon yesterday.
"Seven out of 10 children are
moral and spiritual illiterates," he
declared, stating that America is
suffering from "growing pains,"
but that an undernote of merit
and faith, "a saving spiritual ele
ment in America, will save as."
Striking into the prevailing dis
cussions for the day in Salem, he
declared that the study of reclama
tion in Oregon calls for "deep con
sideration and devoted wisdom."
"The problems we have before
til," he asserted, "are the prob
lems of settlement and of. finance.
They are the problems of Oregon's
growing pains, but their solution
will mean the, solution of Oregon's
future. "
'Declaring that production in the
Willamette valley has reached but
10 per cent of its potential produc
tion, Mr. Dana stated that "we
have no reason for anything but
optimism."
Mr. Dana said that the Willam
ette valley will never reach the
full extent of its possibilities as
long as it deals in staple products,
declaring that other places in Ore
gon, reclaimed districts, are able
to produce more grain and pota
toes and such staples per acre, and
at less cost than can be done in
this valley.
"We in the Willamette valley,
to ub i oe specialists, ne said.
' farmer has told me that on
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kcrea In the Willamette valley, by
t-rtApfalfzinp ha hoc kutn oMa tn
live better, and live more, than he
could on his 320 acre farm in Wis
consin. Ve can produce- dairy
products here at from 15 to 23
percent less than in Wisconsin, al-
tnougn iney nave so xar Deen a Die
tc produce more yearly than we
have.
"A friend of mine near Estacada
has been able to realize $1 a
square foot on his one and one-
half acre place near Estacada by
growing Jmseng, used by Chine
as a medicine for every ailment
from a bad cold to rheumatism.
He made $43,000 'On his land. As
a By-product, he makes about S2,-
000 per acre by selling the seed
This man is an object of interest
to the income tax collector."
Other special crops that Mr
Dana suggested might be raise!
here in abundance are roses for
rose oil to be used in perfume.
mint, cherriee and flax. Mr. Dana
j ecom mended particularly the lat
ter as one of the crops for which
the Willamette valley will become
world famous.
As for the growth of Oregon,
(Coot iamel on pca 2)
FLORIDA SUMS UP LOSS
V - .1 '
DAMAGE FROM DOWNPOUR
WILL RUN INTO MILLION'S
. JACKSONVILE; Fla., Dec.'
(By Associated tress.) V
1
; White
the west coast of Florida was still
In the grip of a receding storm
on the east coast storm warnings
had been hauled down and work
of repairtog-ihe damage done was
atarted.
The toll in the vicinity of Tampa
stood at four known dead, four
missing, and 18 more or less seri
ously injured. With the property
loss expected to .run lnto millions
of dollars.
The tempest- temporarily ; para-
lyzed tropical shipping, nut only
one steamer seat out a call for as
sistance, the' Munsen steamer Red
Bird, bound for Havana, fan Into
trouble in the high seas and with
the shipping board steamer West
Chalate standing y, made the
government cut at Miami and
dropped anchor to await an oppor
tunity to enter, i
Three planes wTe swept out to
sea at Daytona Beach, but no one
was injured. -Communication with
principal points cut off by the
storm had been re-established to
night Lakeland, Clearwater, , St
Petersburg,- Brtndenton, Seabring,
Avon Park, Sarasota. Fort Myers
and other points reported damage
by wind. -
' While the waters have receded
from - Miami's principal streets
small pools of KeTmt Inches fn
depth remained generally through
E CREATES
out the district.
'MA HAS SYMPATHIZER
"DOXT IilT THEJI BLtTP
YOU, MESSAGE STATES
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1.
(By Associated Press.) A
woman candidate for governor,
Mrs. Edith E, Wllmans of Dal
las, has seat a message of sym
pathy to Governor Miriam A.
Ferguson. "Don't let them
bluff you," said the message.
"Do what yoa think best.
Moody - and the rest haven't
fooled the public as badly as
they think." Mrs. Wllmans is
a candidate for governor of
Texas in 1926.
ENTIRE CREW IS SAVED
WHEN SHIP IS WRECKED
ALL HANDS ON HAMMOND COM
PANY FREIGHTER SAVED
Vessel Breaks in Two at Entrance
to Gray's Harbor; Said
Total Loss
WESTPORT, Wash., Dec. 1.
(By Associated Press.) All re
maining members of the crew of
the Ill-fated schooner Halco were
removed from the wreck by means
of the breeches buoy early tonight
an J were brought to Westport on
tie coast guard cutter.
- The captain, mate and engineer
left by automobile for Hoquiam.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Dec. 1.
By Associated Press.) The
steam schooner Halco, of the Ham
mond Lumber company, which
went ashore on the n rth jetty at
the Grays Harbor entrance shortly
before daylight today, will be a
total loss, but there will be no loss
of life, in the opinion of Captain
hris Olson, tug captain who re
turned to Hoquiam tonight with
the first information direct from
the scene of the wreck. The ves
sel appears to have broken in two
and is so far up on the beach that
the tug John Cudahy could not ap
proach her, but she has not brok
en up, and any members of the
crew who are still aboard will bo
able to walk ashore at low water
tonight.
The United States coast guard
station at Westport is on the south
side of the entrance, and it --has
io direct word from the wreck
scene about 5:30 o'clock, when it
was reported that six men of the
crew of 22 had been taken ashore.
Three came ashore in small boats,
wnne tnree were taken oil on a
breeches buoy. When the entire
crew has been landed they will be
taken across the entrance to West
port by the coast guard cutter and
brought to Aberdeen by automo-
oile according to officials of the
Grays Harbor Stevedore company,
local gents for the ship.
REACH PERT AGREEMENT
AMERICAN AND ROUMANIAN
COMMISSIONS JN ACCORD
WASHINGTON.
Dec. (By
-The American
Associated Press).
and Roumanian debt commissions
today reached an agreement for
funding the Roumanian debt and
the agreement, the eleventh com
pleted, has been approved by the
president, Formal signatures Willi
be attached to the past later In the
week. .
The agreement was based on
$44,590,600 as against a recorded
Indebtedness df $46,509,000 car
ried by the treasury books. In
arriving at the terms of the settle
ment which follow the British
agreement on general lines, inter
est accrued since the advances
were made was recalculated as has
been the case with other debts and
this accounted for the reduction
of the treasury's total. !
Roumania was accorded lenient
payments over the earlier years of
the agreement which extends for
62' years, while the International
rate is fixed at three per cent for
the first ten years and three and a
half per cent thereafter as in the
settlement with Great Britain
the payments start with '$ 2 0 0,00
next June 15 and increase at the
rate of 1100,000 a year until 1S33
when annual Increase ot $200,000
Is provided, until the payment on
June 15, 1939, reaches $2,200,900
U. S. SHIPS GET ORDER
THREE DESTROYERS SENT
TO CHINESE WATERS
MANILA, Dec. 2. (By Associ
ated Press). Three more Ameri
can destroyers left here today for
Shanghai owing to the threatening
conditions in China.
The " destroyer McCormick left
Manila on Saturday last for Shang
hai. At the time it was said three
tnore destroyers were being held
in. readiness .should.it be decided
to .send reinforcements, ; : -
PEME AT PREMIUM
SE
Stormy Session Held in Court
Martial Proceedings
Against Officer
GENERAL GRAVES FLAYED
Mitchell's Connsel Files Violent
Protest Against Graves' Re-
' i
tention as Member of
Tribunal
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. (By
Associated Press.) Scenes un
paralleled in the stormieBt of its
sessions to date were unfolded by
the Mitchell court martial today
with startups rapidity.
The court found it necessary
three times to move behind closed
doors to unravel its tangles. The
first move of the sort followed a
flareup between Representative
Frank R. Reid, Illinois, chief de
fense counsel, and Major General
William S. Graves, a member of
the tribunal.
Mr. Reid charged General
Graves with interfering with and
interruption of his examination of
Capt. H. E. Yarnell, a navy wit
ness testifying for the prosecution.
General Graves declared he had
done nothing of the kind, and in
the argument that ensued, order
and other semblances of peaceful
procedure disappeared for the
time and the court retired to its
private chambers for consultation.
No sooner had it returned and
ordered the trial to continue than
the second interruption developed,
Mr. Reid challenging General
uraves' right to continue as a
member of the court- The gene
ral, he charged, had "repeatedly
interfered by his conduct with my
cross examination of witnesses
and should no longer be permitted
to sit as a member of this court."
That, provoked the tribunal to
close the doors and move again in
executive session to restore peace.
General Graves kept his seat at
the bench while bis colleagues
conferred in another room. When
they returned, having vjoted in
secret to disregard the challenge
against him, he sought permission
uo,,inea&tatem to
the challenge. Objections to such
a procedure at once were raised
and again the court moved into
other and cooler quarters to de
termine what it should do. Gene
ral Graves accompanied his fellow
officers on this occasion. When"
the court returned, it was an
nounced that he had withdrawn
his request to speak.
Meanwhile the general had
spoken loudly in defense of his
tight to comment on the court's
procedure, expressing with em
phasis belief in his ability to con
unue on me court and reach a
"proper and impartial conclusion
He insisted that the remark- he
had made to Colonel Blanton
; (Continued a nan 2)
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GERMANY IS WELCOMED
BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
CONSUMMATION' OF .LOCARNO
PACT BRINGS- REJOICING
, , ,
German. Delegates to Council iAre
Greeted With Enthusiasm
By London Crowds i
LONDON. Dec. 1. (By Associ
ated Press). Germany really .get
back into the European family to
day when Chancellor Luther and
the German foreign minister, Gus
tavo Streseman, signed the Locar
no pact. It was a pleasant little
family party in the reception
room of the British foreign office
with only 300 persons present. ' .
The black gowns of Lady Cham
berlain, Mrs. Stanley Baldwin and
the other ladies who attended re
minded the gathering of the death
of the queen mother Alexandra,
which made it impossible to have
a ceremonious signing. The Lon
don crowds welcomed the German
delegates everywhere with enthus
iasm. Tli ere was no empty chair for
Russia, but M. Briand expressed
the hope that Russia might soon
decide to enter the league of na
tions and speed Europe In the res
toration of normal economic and
political conditions. The nations
affixing their signatures and their
representatives were: Great Bri
tain, Austen Chamberlain and
Stanley Baldwin; Germany, Chan-
cellor Luther and Gustave Strese
mann; Belgium, Emile Vander
velde; France, Aristide Briand?
Italy, Victorio Scialoia; Poland,
Count Skrzynski; Czecho-Slovakla,
Eduoard Benes. i
Only the nations signatory to
the Locarno pact attended the
signing, but Alanson B. Houghton,
United States ambassador to Ger-
many, it was thought, might ap
propriately have had a seat beside
Lord D'Abernon, as they had
greatly influenced the German
government in the negotiations
which, made possible the adoption
of the Dawes plan the first real
step toward peace between Ger
many and France.
The disarmament spirit was in
the air and there seemed to be a
general feeling that a disarma
ment conference must be held
(Cootinued on page 4.)
CHRISTMAS SEALS SELL
JEFFERSON QUOTA DISPOSED
OF ON FIRST DAY
Setting a new record for the
rapid sale of Christmas seal
stamps, for the tuberculosis fund,
Jefferson disposed of the city's
quota of $20 worth in the first
day, and demanded another ?10
supply, according to Mrs. John A.
Carson, president of the Associat
ed Charities.
Marion school is also among the
most efficient units, reporting
complete sale of its $10 supply.
Sale of stamps throughout the city
and the section show unusual sup
port of the work being advanced
by the National Tuberculosis Association.
PREMIER SHlR j O .
FURS OPPOSED
TO RITE KRESSE
Organizations File Protest
Against Raise in Railroad
Freight Rates
BURDEN SAID TOO HEAVY
Montana Man Declares Farmers
in That State Already Un
able to Stand Reverses
and Failures
ST. PAUL, D?c. 1. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Representatives of
various farm organizations went
on' record today as "not being
against railroads," but against any
increase in freight rates which
would further jeopardize the fin
ancial standing of the agricultural
industry. This stand was taken
at a hearing before an interstate
commerce commission examiner on
the application of 7 4 western rail
roads for increased freight rates.
W. L- Stockton of Clarkstoy.
Mont., said that a higher rate on
freight would be an additional
load on the farmers and that even
though the farmers of his state
are not against railroads, they
should at least share in the bene
fits of the industrial prosperity.
He said that farmers are worse
off now than they were in 1920
and as argument, Baid that many
districts in Montana are today en
tirely depopulated because of agri
cultural failure.
in many districts schools are
(vacant because there are no child
ren, the parents having moved to
other sections of the country and
have abandoned their land," Mr.
btockton said. There are more
than $11,000,000 in delinquent
taxes in the state, which shows
conclusively that the farmers are
unable to meet their obligations."
O. B. Shay, representing western
fruit growers, including organiza
tions in Washington and Oregon,
and Miles Clark, assistant chief
engineer of the Washington de
partment of public works, also tes
tified. These two pointed out that al
though the freight rate increase
applied for does not affect the
ltans$cntiaqnt al .transBffirtat
fruit, they are seeking a reduced
freight rate on these commodities
Like the representatives of various
farm groups these witnesses point
ed out that the fruit growers of
the western states are in financial
difficulty and cannot stand the
burdens of high freight rates.
SHIP WRECKED, 6 DEAD
NEGRO SEAMEN DROWN; 2.000
: CASES OF LIQUOR LOST
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla., Dec."
1. (By Associated Press.) Six
negro seamen were drowned, 2000
cases of fine liquors lost and three
men were rescued today after the
wrecking of a schooner from the
Bahama islands, south of Flagler
Beach, according to reports.
USED CLOTHES PARTY NETS
3,500 ARTICLES, 600 SHOES
Shirts, Suits, Overcoat, Dresses Are Piled High; Report States
Needy Are Assured Adequate Supply
Over 3500 articles of clothing and 300 pairs of shoes were re
ceived by the Associated Charities of Salem as a direct result of the
Used Clothes' party given by the Oregon Theater and the Oregon
Statesman, last Friday.
This word was received from
organization, who has been checking up on the articles turned in
by the children that packed the theater for the occasion.
"Included in this number are
ing pants, and coveralls such as men need for garage work; ladies'
coats, dresses, suits, and sweaters; children's clothes; boys' suits,
waists, trousers; girls' dresses, suits,
SANTA'S REINDEER DUE
IN SALEM TODAY NOON
WILL DRIVE DIRECT TO THE
- STATESMAN BULDIXa
Pktns to Spend Remainder of Day
Driving About City; Wants
Friends to Meet Him
Good Old Father Santa Claus
himself, with Dancer and Prancer,
two of his frisky, kindly little
reindeer, are paying their first
daylight visit to Salem today.
Many and many's the time he
has been here, coming on his
Christmas-eve trips over the house
tops of the whole world on the
night when toys are crowded into
stockings, but never until he was
persuaded by the Oregon Journal
to come and bring his reindeer
has he come down so early, and he
brought his deer, and stayed so
long.
Santa and his deer will arrive
from Portland to be guests' in Sa
lem at the luncheon of the Salem
Rotary club. Driving Dancer and
Prancer, he will come In over the
Eola road for the last mile or so
of his journey, cross over the
bridge, proceed through the Salem
streets, pulling up right in front
of The Statesman office, and in
front of the Marion hotel, where
the Rotary luncheon will be
served. With Santa will be Mrs
C. S. Jackson, who will tell about
reindeer and their native land, as
principal speaker at the Rotary
luncheon.
Think of it! Father Santa him
self, and the first real, live, honest
to goodness reindeer that ever
hve trod the Salem streets.. Never J
not even with a circus, has a live,
domesticated reindeer been seen in
Salem
All afternoon Santa and his deer
will be in Salem, ready to hear
what little girls and boys have to
say about the way they've been
behaving, now that it's so close to
Christmas.
Nakkela, Santa's expert reindeer
herdsman, will be here also.
Write a note to Santa. Tell
him how good you've been these
long months since last Christmas
Tell him how you've helped moth
er with the dishes after dinner.
and how you've carried in wood
for father. Santa wants to know
those things. It will help him
when it comes time to fill stock
ings. If you haven't the time to
write, tell him when you come
down to see him and pet his two
friendly little reindeer,
DETECTIVE KILLS SELF
SPOKANE OFFICER SUICTDES;
WORRY SAID CAUSE
SPOKANE, Dec. 1. (By Asso
ciated Press.)- While Chief of Po
lice Wesley Turner was waiting for
l im in another room of his apart
ment here late this afternoon Ches
ter Edwards, a member of the Spo
kane police force for 30 years and
known over the country as a de
tective, shot and killed himself.
Edwards had been worrying.
Chief Turner announced, over the
Joss of -some evidence in the case
of Isador Delstein, held in jail
here on a charge of robbery of the
Paulsen building vaults here of
about $25,000. Edwards recently
returned from a trip through the
middle west in connection with th-3
case.
Turner telephoned him this af
ternoon to tell him that a part of
the missing evidence had been
found and Edwards asked the chief
to call at his apartment. When he
arrived there Mrs. Edwards in
formed him that her husband was
threatening to take his own life.
He consented to leave with, the
chief and while Turner was wait
ing hfcj return with bis hat and
coat, he shot himself.
Edelstein who has a prison rec
ord, was brought back from San
Francisco last fall following his
arrest there. He is to go to trial
later this month. The missing
evidence, it was declared is not
Necessarily material to the state's
case. - . . . .
BALL COMMITTEE TO MEET
NEW- YORK, pee. 1. A meet
ing of the rules 'com mittee of or
ganized baseball wilt be held this
winter for the first time in five
years, -w-yr-s- -w -.- - v---
Mrs. Mae Young, secretary of the
men's shirts; suits, overcoats, work
raincaps, and and coats.
"In fact. iWe received from this
party the best assortment of boys
clothes we have ever had. In
former times we have had trou
ble keeping the little boys of
needy Salem 'families . in proper
garb, but .we feel now that we
have enough to take care of most
of the wants for the entire win
ter. "Before this party wag given
by the Oregon Statesman and the
Oregon theater, we never had
enough shoes on hand. Now we
have plenty. We have been able
to fill all of the needs on hand
at the present time, and will be
able to keep the poor of the city
in shoes for most of-the winter.
just from this -supply we have re
ceived." "
As to whether or not these
clothes donated to charity for the
needy of Salem are being put to
immediate and worthy use, Mrs.
Young states -that practically half
of the cases in Salem are those
of widows families, who have
been relieved alreacy as a result
of the Used Clothes party.
The biggest, demand is for
clothing for children, according to
Mrs. Young. - Mothers and fathers
write in asking that they not be
considered but that their children
be given clothing so they can con
tinue in school. Mrs. Young an
nounced that , one of the most
pleasing gifts of the party was a
large box of children's hose, ar
ticles that are very much in de
mand. .- -
There are three cases of small
pox which the association is caring
for. according to Mrs. Young. One
is a case of a widow who has three
little tots, one of which has the
small pox. Another is a case of a
man and wife who have the
myfay aiM ar unable to care for
their family.
Another woman Is suffering
from "an affliction, belfeved to be
consumption, and the- association
is giving her milk every day. Mrs.
Young states that several people
are willing-to help in the 'Work of
charity for the city by contribut
ing a month's milk supply to some
worthy person in need.
Another interestnig but pathetic
case was brought io the attention
Of the Association Tuesday. This
case is of a man and wife who
have twelve children. . They have
been living in Salem for six
months, but this is the first time
they have sought aid.
The man,, according to Mrs.
Young, was formerly on a police
force in Colorado. He is a butcher
by trade, but being slightly deaf,
he has beep unable to find work
in this capacity. Nine of the
children are now 'at home, and
three of these have been, forced
out of school because they have
no shoes. The three are coming
to the association's- office today,
where they will be fitted with
shoes obtained in the Used Clothes
party. . '
Another case the bureau is car
ing for is that of a wife and
mother with 4 children, under six
years of age. " These are being
outfitted by the Association from
" (Continued on pge 2)
PICTURE MERGER FAILS
" .T- I ' ' ' i '
TWO PRODUCERS ABANDON
PLAN. TO FORM AFFILIATION'
LOS ANQELES, Dec. 1. (By
Associated Press.) Proposed
plans for the merger of the United
Artists and the Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer moving picture producing
corporations were "permanently
abandoned 'by mutual consent" ot
the principals, here late today,
Joseph M. Schenck,.executlTe head
of the former concern announced.
Schenck's annpunement de
clared that the abandonment of
the proposed merger plan 'was' the
result ot a'torm of protest. from
exhibitors all over, - the f world,
whose protests were, based on the
mistaken, premise that there was
to be something in the nature ot
a trustification of the motion pic
ture industry." ' i -'
"Nothing could have been furth
er from the facts; but realizing
our. Inability to -dispel the Impres
sion,' Schenck said, we hare de
cided that our independence and
integrity before the exhibitor Is
paramount ' Io any t economy we
might effect ' In- the face of ad
verse, if mistaken, criticism. Both
companies are now in complete ac
cord with this Tdecision. "U:" ' .
SAVE ICUMTIi
iscoiEfliiPia
. , . , .... ,, . -Urge
Irrigation and Drainage
Work Be rut on Busi
ness Basis
BODIES PLAN MERGER
Oregon Drainage Association and
Oregon Reclamation Congress
'Joint Efforts to 'Promote
Agricultural Interests
v Naming of a state-wide com- .
mittee to present to the legislature
ways and means of rescuing pres
ent reclamation projects from
disaster, putting the' work on a
business basis, and the - vote' to
amalgamate the Oregon drainage
association with the Oregon recla
mation congress, ., marked the
eleventh annual session of the
Oregon drainage association at
Salem yesterday. The formation
of the Oregon reclamation con
gress will probably be completed
the next regular, session.
Delegates from throughout the
state were present, being ad
dressed at noon luncheon by Gov
ernor Walter M. Pierce. Commit
teemen appointed to prepare a re
port to be presented to the legis
lature are of broad business ex
perience and include Rhea Luper, -state
engineer; Senator W. Lair
Thompson, Portland; Judge N.VG.
Wallace, Prlneville; Percy Cupper.
Ivan Oakes, Ontario; Whitney
Boise, Portland; Senator Sam
Brown, Gervais, and" Ralph Cow
gill, Medfprd.
This committee will proceed on
plans for the Immediate rehabili-
4 n 4- (am r waaI m Wit f tsvvh waV 4k fT A
-
gon, along lines suggested by Wil
ford Allen, president of .the Ore
gon reclamation congress, and
Snnatiw W T ain ThAMmnn anA In
keeping with the eight resolutions
adopted before the session ad
journed. ' ; 'i
Directors to sit in with the Irri
gation congress this year were
named by Wilford Allen, president
of the Oregon reclamation con
gress. They are J. O. EIrod, Port
land; E. E. Wist. ScappooBe; E. E. '
Chad wick, Eugene ; Ed A. Geary,
Klamath Falls: 0. D. Teel, Echo;
Colon E. Eberhard, La Grande,
tnd Ivan Oakes, Ontario. The two
organizations will work effectively
together.
Senator Sam H. Brown presided
it the sessions. Wilford Allen In
his morning talk outlined a pro
gram of reclamation for Oregon,
Including three points, land settle
ment, a plan for developing, re
clamation and finance, -and new
projects,' stating that the federal
bureau should return land lands
to Oregon and that the joint ses
sion should urge on congress Im
mediate carrying forward ot recla
mation in Oregon. Picturing Irri
gation problems as ones' primarily
of finance, : Senator
Thompson said:
W. ' Laii
"If the several men who will
become candidates for governor
would join In a pledge to appoint
a non-partisan committee to study
the district problem and suggest
treatment, and thus bar the mat
ter from politics, they would 'he
really serving their Vtate. " 1
He held that the Bancroft bond
ing act may hold the solution for
helping irrigation districts, by as
sessing land proportionate to the
value received from the water. ' "
"Ir wish to stress these three
points," eaidGovernor Walter M.'
Pierce, in addressing the' delegates .
at luncheon. "The increasing eat
ing world, the fact that producing
valleys are not . increasing, and
that the solution lies in reclama
tion and drainage.
"We are fast drifting Into years
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FRATERNITIES MERGE
TWO WTLIJAMETTE HOUSES
;". ARE CONSOLIDATED '
The most surprising turn In
the annals of fraternity history
at Willamette university eame
to light Tuesday morning when
the Alpha Psi Delta . and Phi
Kappa PI fraternities annoanc
ed they had consolidated. New
came as & complete surprise to
the campus. ' ' . ' '. ''
' Reason for, the consolidation
lies In the .fact-that the ' unl
terslty'i reduced enrollment
does not permit the existence of
xlre- fraternities, "the former
nmbervv. w---r 1 '
1 The hew fraternity is to re
tain .the name of Alpha PbI
Delta, the bolder of; the . two.
The Alpha Psi Delta1 house, at
840 Union street, will be used
by the consolidation. '
Alemni members of both or
ganizations win be alumni of
the new body: Pledges of both
houses are; also to remain 'as
pledges under the new regime.