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aiSVJSNTY-FIfTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS i V- -i - - PIIGAOIDIOM ? mm i Erixont Thielsen, Arbuckle, v4,K?lsr ,Ryafi;Ask forRe- ,co ion 5 Cf; 1 "PLEAS '.ARE SET ASIDE Dodaon ; Declares Imm Between Cow JJbrary Funds and Play Ground, Which ri Favors, "iWa Money A valla ble 1 8alem is to have no playgrounds tor 1926, judging from action taken by the council last'nlght in adopting the report of the budget committee wunout change. Tne budget as it now 8tands,'and made an "tn-d inance r for the " city r by 5 the council 'last- night, -'provides not a cent for the' maintenance of play grdunda.,i' , ; -;:"' .-. The ordinance adopted, dictat ing how the city's income Is to be dispensed,- Ironically reads, for , -maintenance -of - playgrounds nothing. , Pleas by members of the rarl i pun service clubs of the city as ' well as other citizens were made to the council, imploring the aTd- , ermen to reconsider tKeir 'action , In eliminating, the . playgrounds 'fund from 'the budget..- The out- ' come of these pleas was that the council, without a word for or against from any alderman, adopt ed the motion made by Alderman )yt. W. Rosebraugh to adopt the ' report of the budget committee. 4 no a further consideration being ; given to the playgrounds. i Aldermen voting for adoption t of the report, which meant the i abolishing of the playground fund, Were W. W. Rosebraugh. W. II " Dancy, O. J. Wenderotb, Fred H Williams, J. B. Galloway, G. D . Alderin and E. B. Grabenhorst. Fred Erixon. member of the playground committee, and repre- ....t ... (Dili. lr rn:. . was the first to speak in defense nf the nlavrrounds. " "I notice in he budget as just : read that the playground fund has been omitted.; It seems to me this is wrong, i iiV was only "With -a , great amount of. work1 that the service clubs and the Elks of the city created the playgrounds. f 1 . 'A city the size of Salem should have' ,playgroundi. f If yon will take the trouble to look up'statls- , tics, you wiU- find other cities of ' the same ''size spend - from 1 5000 ,.to $25,000 yearly for their play- . grouoas. . - - ;; ( "This is a step backward. I do rnot think Salens is a City to take a backward Step; To .do away , wlth,the playgrounds at this time ' Is wrong. Tbe people of Salem "appreciate the" playgrounds. ; f "Formerly hardly a year passed but that a "drowning or two was recorded within the .city limits of . Salem, but since the creation of . ine pisygrounas, not a arowijing has occurred within the corporate ; limits. - "The best crop we have is our. tl boys' and girls. " Isn't U worth a :t few paltry dollars' to takeTcare of ;them during vacation? Eight bun- - dred dollars Is not enough to pro- ,perly maintain the playgrounds; ' it should be more. But it it Is ,i possible, please save:; the rplay- grounds for Salem i " Fred Thielsen, president of the Salem Rotary club, told the cpun- ti ctimen the KOtarians naa gone on I tecord for the playgrounds. He ' naked on behalf of the club that '' the council reconsider the matter 1 of the playground fund. ,.' ;. George Arbuckle and Rich L. ; ' RIeman also spoke in favor of the : playgrounds, and" asked the conn ' (Contiaatd 0 sag 2) "DISTILLERY" SEIZED DRY AGENTS SHOWN STILL IS ONLY OIL BURNER YAKIMA, Waah., Dec. 8. When drv agents raided G. W. Wade's tin shoo and confiscated neveral nroducts of the tin smith's art." they did not bait a liquor-making industry but de layed the Installation in Wade's house of.au oil burner. This was brought ou t . today before a P. - Bdrberr. federal court commissioner.) in ; Wade's ; pre liminary bearing on a charge of possession : of a still intended for manufacturing liquor. Tne commissioner dismissed the omnlAlnt after Wade had shown plans fof installation f tha oil burner and had related that the copper "can Is an oil container and 'tne 30 ieei 01 Conner tubing ts intended- to connect the .can with the furn ace. The case attracted atten tion because it was first on record' here in which an alleged ntni wa 'seized in the. making. Wade Is ah ardent supporter of the dry1 liwsxhe testified. NEW FEATURE COMING STATESMAN TO RUN SHORT STORY EVERY DAY Beginning Sunday, Dec 13, The Statesman will publish a series of Short stories by Major rover F. : Sexton, under the title of "The Arizona Sheriff." Each story is complete; in itself and deals with "a typical 'Ari zona sheriff." his adventures. his courage, his humor' and hii keen intelligence.' 'The stories are all taken from life and give a Wonderful Insight into human nature as evidenced in that sec tion of the United States where "things do happen" as they used to, in spite of the fact that the motdr car has displaced the sheriff's pony in the march of civilization. The Statesman serial, ; "Her Husband's Joye," by Adele GarT rlson. will be discontinued with the Sunday; issue. MODIFICATION OF DRY LAW IS BEING SOUGHT NEW JERSEY SENATOR WOULD REPEAL VOLSTEAD, ACT Prohibition Leaders Endeavor to Tighten Lines in Face of . " Strong Opposition i WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. (By Associated press.) New tributar ies were opened up today in the senate to the streams of propos als yesterday in the house for re peal of modification of the Vol stead act. - While dry leaders In the sen ate withheld legislation they have in mind for tightening up prohi bition enforcement, those in the house have almost kept pace in the number of such measures with those advanced by the opposition. The chief "liberalizing" meas ures in the senate were offered by senators from New Jersey. Sen ator Edwards, democrat, came but flatly for repeal of the .Vol stead law and offered besides a measure to legalize the sale in the original package of beer; having ;4 "per cent of alcohol by weight. The measures Introduced by Sen ator Edge, republican, were less drastic. He declared for 2.75 per cent beer, the kind authorized un der wartime prohibition,-and also offered a bill removing the pres ent restriction ot pint every "10 days, on liquor prescribed for an individual by a physician. ' All ot these measures were re ferred to the Judiciary committee which expects later to have before it "other bills for' modification of the Volstead act, and still others designed to make more difficult the flow of liquor into illegal channels. CITY BILLS CAUSE TALK ALDERMEN WANT ACCOUNTS " IN ADVANCE OF MEET Considerable discussion over the present method of paying tne city's bills arose at the council meeting' last night when a bill from the Salem Abstract company was submitted, for the use of the company's books during the past year, amounting to some $145. -Alderman L. J. Slmeral stated be had refused to o. k. ; the bill because he thought such records Could be obtained through the county clerk's office. t This drew remarks that, bills were continually being introduced to'the council for items the council had never heard of before. Bills it was held, are rushed to the heads of the committees for sanc tion on the eves of' meetings: "There should be some way of checking these bills before they are submitted." Mayor Giesy said Alderman Purvine intimated that at the next meeting of the council he will introduce an ordi nance specifying that all bills must be submitted to the city so many days, perhaps five, in advance. To save misunderstanding in the meantime. Alderman Dancy moved that the ways and means committee be Instructed to take up with the abstract 'companies 'the matter of use of their "books with the idea in view of arranging contract for such work. . The mo tion carried. SIX ARE HURT; IN I CRASH AUTOMOBILE AND STREETCAR - MEET AT CROSSING PORTLAND, Dec. 8. t By Asso ciated Press.) Six1 of the eight occupants of an automobile driven by Bonham Curths, 22, a recent arrival from Oklahoma, were hurt when - Curths automobile ran in front of a Monta Villa streetcar Albert Curths, 19,' and Mrs. El sie Peters, were the most seri ously injured. .. . ' R. E. Brooks, a visitor from Utah, and El C. Brooks. 6 0, his father, were riding in another ma chine with T. Griggs of Portland. The automobile was. piloted by R. LE. Brooks. 1 SHI. WDtTH House Votes Unanimously to Take Up Discussion of to Slice Taxes RECEPTION IS FAVORABLE Undercurrent of Quibbling as De bate Progresses Is Not Tak en As Omen of Fu ture Distention WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (By Associated Press.) .The $325.- 000,000 tax reduction bill was launched On its legislative course in the house today on a choppy but well charted sea. After the reading 6i President Coolidge's message to congress in which he endorsed the "principle" of the bill, the bouse voted unanimously take up consideration of the measure. Agreement was reached to end general debate by Saturday night, after which the measure will be taken up for amendments and leaders on both sides were confi dent tonight that the house would pass it before the end of next week. An unusually large num ber of representatives were pres ent and they started the work in cheerful mood. Declarations of Bupport of the bill by Representa tive Green, republican, Iowa, chairman of the ways and means committee which framed it and by Representative - Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the committee, drew applause from both sides of the chamber. In marked contrast' of the dis cussion of such legislation in prev ious years the debate today opened like a love feast. Before the three hours' consid eration of the measure had end ed, -however, politics had crept in and members'Ot both parties were abb'ng the speakers with queries involving issues of the two parties the past. ; Chairman Green served notice he would insist that the total reduction 7" proposed "In the .bill be not noted. The sur plus this year ; probably would reach 1330,000,000 he said, or slightly more than the reduction proposed, but the bill contained provisions which would mean greater cuts in the government's revenues in years to come, par ticularly the inheritance taxes. His explanations of the charges proposed by the measure were fol lowed closely and almost without interruption. He defended vigor ously the changes in the income rates which hare been attacked by Representatives Raney of Illi nois and Hull of Tennessee, demo crat members of the committee The chairman argued the increase VALLEY STAR GRID TEAM NAMED Turn to WHITE MADE KING BING IN CHERRIAN ELECTION OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF NOBLES ARE NAMED New Ruler Will Be Crowned At Annual Banquet Boohed For January 5 At the meeting of the Cherrians held last eveninir at the Chamber of Commerce, officers and council of nobles for the year were elected as follows: Harley O. White, King Bing. George Arbuckle, Lord ' Gover nor Wood. -W C.'-E. Wilson, Chancellor of the Roils; f O. L. Fisher, Keeper of th& Or chard. 1 Grover Hillman, King's Jester. Ralph Co'oley, Duke of LamWert. Harry W. Worth, Queen Anne's Consort. J E. J. Kurtz, Archbishop 1 of Richreall. ' A. A Gueffroy, Marquis . of Maraschino. Bert Ford, Earl of Waldo, t The annual banquet of the Cherrians will be held at the Mar ion hotel Tuesday evening, Janu ary 5. Cherrians voted for a la dies' night by a good majority. The annual banquet will include the crowning of the new kfeg. Harley O. White, and the initia tion of 25 new members. The Cherrians' Christmas tree in the courthouse yard will be lighted as usual. King Bing Perry announced that he would appoint W. M. Hamilton as chairman of a committee to have charge of light ing the tree. Harley O. White, King Bing for 1926, was mayor of the city dur ing the year 1915, later serving on the school board. He has been active in the work of the Cher rians since the organization of this marching body so well known throughout the state. BUYING SYSTEM SAVES FARMERS MAKE MONEY BY BUYING COOPERATIVELY WALLA WALLA. Dec. 8. Ap proximately $10,000 was-saved to the farmers of Walla Walla coun ty during the past year through the' cooperative system of buying farm supplies. Charles Baker, secretary of the farm bureau, re ported at the annual meeting to day. Harry A. Reynolds, former member of the legislature, was elected president of the bureau for the ensuing year. ALASKAN TEMPLE DEDICATED KETCHIKAN. Alaska. Dec. 8.- (AP.) Ketchikan's Masonic tem ple, the cornerstone of which was laid by the late President Hard ing during his visit to Alaska in July, 1923 - was dedicated last night. '" THE HONEYMOON IS OVER! Sport Page LINEN MILL PROSPECTS IDEAL EXPERT DECLARES INSPECTION OF PROPOSED SITES WILL BE MADE Difference ; Between Long and Short Flax Unimportant for Mill Selection of a site for the pro posed new Salem Linen Mill, ar rangement of the budget and final financing of the operation, are ex pected to develop rapidly, follow ing the arrival, yesterday, of J. H. Black, linen expert from the east, whose expert advise will facilitate the final arrangements. Thoroughly trained in the linen mill business, having been born in Scotland, and passed through every phase of linen production, Mr. Black will spend the next few days looking into possible loca tions for the new plant and aiding directors of the organization in their important work. "My inspections here so far have convinced me that this country is ideally.' situated, considering cli mate, soil and other factors, for the development of the linen bus iness," he stated when interviewed. His comments before the board of directors of the new Oregon Mills, Inc.,' yesterday, were equal ly optimistic. He was born in Scotland. "It might almost be said I have played with a bobbin from the cradle up. I have gone through all ends of the linen bus- ness and 1 still like it. "My visit to the penitentiary where I saw the operations and (t7Mifimii en p?o 3.) KLAMATH COUNTY IS HIT STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION SAYS WORD NOT KEPT PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 8. (By Associated Press.) Klamath county was held up to the public at the meeting of the state high way commission today as the only county in the state which has fail ed to live up to its contracts with the federal government and the state. Charles H. P.uxcell, of the United States bureau of public roads declared that he was not inclined to recommend spending another dollar in Klamath county until the county court kept its agreements. Chairman Duby of the highway commission announc ed that the county would have to keep faith with the state Just as private contractors have to do. A long list of complaints were lodged against Klamath county court by Mr. Purceli; the highway department and' the United States forest service. ' Among other things, it cost the federal govern ment $20,000 to clear away debris on a contract which the court had handled. Government bills against Klamath county for cooperation on road work are unpaid,' it was said. ', ' ORGANIZE FS1ERS, ISPLEI OF CAPPER American Farm Operators Must Band Together for . Self Protection, Said UNIFIED PLAY IS NEEDED Speaker Declares Little AM Can Be Expected of Government; Special lrivilejses Not Wanted CHICAGO. Dec. 8. (By Asso ciated Press.) The American farmers' first need is a fair profit for his products, and to obtain it. the agriculturist must first follow the example of other industries in organizing for self protection, Arthur Capper. United States sen ator from Kansas, said tonight at the annual banquet of the Ameri can Farm Bureau federation. "The farmer is fully justified in asking of congress that the econ omic rewards of agriculture shall be on a parity with those accord ed to industry," said Senator Cap per. "He is not demanding spe cial privileges; equality of oppor tunity is all that he desires. "The tariff helps the manufac turer; immigration restriction helps labor: the Esch-Cummins act helps the railroad and the fed eral reserve act helps the banks and the farmer pays a good part of the cost without receiving his fair share of the benefits of much of this legislation. "The farmer needs all the help that can possibly be given him at Washington, but I sometimes fear he will be disappointed if he waits for congress to bring him prosper ity." The senator said the farmer's dollar is worth now only 85 per cent of its pre-war value and that the farmer earns a net income of less than 4 per cent annually on his net investment. Taxes bring another inequality to the farmer. Last year in most farming states taxes absorbed one third of his income compared with less than one tenth In 1913. "All other business passes its increased tax on to th consumer, but It is Impossible for the farmer to do this. 'I am anxious to see this gov ernment put through an aggres sive policy for advancement of the interests of agriculture. I must admit, however, that after six years at Washington I am con vinced that the best the govern ment can do for the farmers is of little importance compared with what by carefully thought but and loyal cooperation, they can do for themselves.' The senator was rather optimis tic over the new congress "Judging from what little I have seen of it," and believed the farmer, if presenting a reasonably unified plan would get more consideration than at any past session. Looking ahead five years. Sen ator Capper saw an excellent home market with, however, a pessimis tic outlook for sales overseas. "Equality for agriculture is an issue that will not die down and which must be placed squarely un der our protective system. Our (Continued en pf 8.) COAST TO BE EXPLOITED COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING IS TO BE CARRIED OUT SEATTLE. Dec, 8. (By Asso ciated Press. ) -Cooperative adver tising by all Pacific coast cities, urging tourists to "visit all of the Pacific coast" was agreed upon by representatives of all the main cities of the district meeting here. it was announced today. National advertising appropria tions of cities, transportation com panies and pleasure resorts, total ing more than $1,000,000, are ex pected to tell of the advantages of the whole coast, as a result of the jneeting. C Anall-Pacif le coast advertising committee will be formed immedi ately.ta San Franci,ro To ordinate all national advertising done by western! communities as well as by the pleasure resorts of the ter ritory. : Representatives of each organization doing national adver tising will be on the board. All communities joining the or ganization agree to devote not less than "15 per cent of the total na tionaKfund to pointing out the advantages of "seeing all of the Pacific coast, : A headline slogan or trade mark to be used in advertising the Pa cific coast will be selected. The committee, is , to prevent dupllca tton of advertising in nationa publications and will see that each issue carries something about: the attractions .of the Pacific coast. -rf- Alt cities from Vancouver, B. C to San Diego carrying a sustained advertising "campaign will be in - iTited to join. v .-- r' TAX BURDEN $69,666 HEAVIER IS FORECAST TENTATIVE BUDGET APPROV ED WITHOUT CHANGE Increase in Total Valuation of County Property 'May Re duce Figure Tentatively' dr.awn for the com ing year, the Marion county budg et was formally approved without change at the annual budget meet ing at'4he. court house yesterday. An. increase of "$69,666.37 must be faced by the taxpayers of the county unless the b'udget commit tee can in the future force the present estimate down to last year's figures, as shown by the tentative budget which was con sidered yesterday by : thQ. budget committee composed of the county court and T. Bf Jones', J. A. Ba ker and J. W, Mayo of Stayton. Individual taxpayers will prob ably, have r.o more to pay than they faced last year. Inasmuch as there has been an increase of $1. 057,158 in the total valuation of the county over last year, the for mer yalnation being $3.?2,?19 as compared with $4,781.877 for the present year. Thus the increased valuation will about . offset the millage, making total. taxes little, if any, higher. " Probable increase in the state tax, is included in the increase, though figures given for state tax are only tentative, being based on a flat 6 per cent increase over last year. The actual figures will probably not be released from the state capitol until next week. The state increase, thus figured, to tals $19,929.24. the increase in the . market road fund -is $5,000. This is caused by the fact that the state alloted a $5,000 increase in the market roacf fund to this county, and the county was called upon to match the increase to se cure this state aid. . To get this money the market road program must be pushed. Another feature in the increase in the county tax is that shown in connection with market road bonds, an increase of $35,063 be ing shown, which is to be levied to pay interest on bonds under the first bonding program. It was not necessary to levy that amount last year for Interest, but it is an obligation that cannot I be dodged. County'schools shovr an increase of $12,333.70, which includes -in creases in the tuition! fund, the per capita assessments and levy generally. Another increase is for elections and repairs to county buildings, the election increase being necessi tated by the fact that an election will be held next year, while none was held this year, and it Is an other Unavlodable expense. Re pairs are for general necessary work on county buildings. Increases in taxes shown In mills as prepared for the budget I Continued on pigs 2) COAL STRIKE DISCUSSED CONGRESS GIVES ATTENTION TO MINE SITUATION WASHINGTON, Dec; 8. (By Associated Press). The coal situ ation came in for prompt atten tion today in congress. President Coolidge, in his message, recom mended that his office and the commerce and labor departments be given wider powers in dealing with such developments -and Rep resentative Griffen; democrat, New York, introduced a joint resolution that .would - authorize the executive to take temporary control of coal mines and control distribution of the fuel in time of emergency. It was referred to the judiciary committee. Representative Victor Bergert socialist, Wisconsin, also announc ed lie had Bent Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania a telegram sug gesting that the ' state executive eize the anthracite coal mines if the operators "who have refused to consider terms" for ending the suspension, continue in their course. He cited as a precedent the action of President Roosevelt in 1903, when he threatened to seize the mines. MALADY HITS ANTELOPE WILD. ANIMALS ARB DYING BY HUNDREDS NEAR LAKE VIEW KLAMATH PALLS. Ore.. Uee. 8. (By Associated: Press) Some strange malady is killing" of f ante lope by the hundreds in the desert country - above Lakeview, accord ing to a report 'brought here to day by Pat Casey, well , known stocV.man of . that? section. Mr. Casey said he had seen scores of carcasses of stricken antelope ly ing on the open ground. , . FARMERS TO HOLD OUT - VDES 'MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 8. A resolution suggesting that far mers .hold-their corn nntil they are'able'to'secure $1.15 aTmshel for it on the Chicago market "wai unanimously passed; at the "open- In6 aession of trie national Corn 'yrowers association aer; tocny. COOLIDBE POLICIES RESEFsTEfl Message to Congress, Sub mitted in Writing, Is Long est Read in Years . TAX REDUCTION IS URGED General Approval Is Given by th Chief Executive to Revenue " Producing Measure as Drafted by House WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (By Associated Press. )-i-A wide range of legislative : recommendations, some new, others a reiteration of policies he has : advocated for the past two years, was contained In President Coolidge's annual . mes sage, transmitted today to the house and senate. Abandoning' his custom and.' that of Presidents Wilson and Harding of addressing the new congress in joint session. Mr. Coolidge submitted his message in writing. One of the longest presidential messages in years, ag gregating 10,000 words and touch ing on 46 subjects, it was read by clerks in each house. . The executive urged further tax reduction, giving general approval of the: bill drafted by the house ways and means committee; re commended action to strengthen aviation along lines proposed by his air board; renewed his advo cacy of power to deal with labor disputes in the cial Industry,- as proposed two years ago by the coal commission; advised a curtailment of the shipping board's powers and control of the merchant; fleet by one executive, and touched again on the need for encouragement to cooperative marketing as an aid to agriculture. V" He also appealed for observance of the prohibition law by the pub- lie. and vigorous enforcement with the cooperation of the states. He ' renewed his advocacy of railroad consolidation, governmental reor ganization and increased state and local cooperation In reclamation projects; opposed return for the present of property seized ; from aliens during the WoWdrwar; nd recommended sale of Muscle Shoals to the highest bidder. -" In a lengthy discussion of for- eigu auairs, Mr, uoouuge appealed for favorable senate action on the proposal for American adherence , to the world court; TOiced gratifi cation over the Locarno security agreement, and expressed willing ness for the United States to take a lead la any feasible plan for fur ther reduction of land and sea armaments." In the preface of his tnessage the president set forth the rlew that "the country "does not appear to require radical departures from ' the policies ; already . adopted so much as it needs .further extension of these policies and the Improve ment of details." - v - : ' He also stressed anew: the ne cessity for government economy, insisting that it is the pathway to further lightening the tax' burden. HOMECOMING TONIGHT JUDGE BURNETT TO WELCOME IOOF MEMBERS ' Judge George HV Burnett, past grand master of the state of Ore gon, will give the address of wel come at the annual homecoming of IOOF in the IOOF temple this evening. . ; ' Past Grand Master J. A. Mills also will speak. Musical program and banquet Will follow, SANTA CLAUS V ,.: Will He Read This? ."Dear Santa Clans: ' VI hare no daddy to get me toys for Christmas, so I will -write and ask for - an . electric train with two switches and a crossing." ' (Signature Withheld) Help Santa Clans answer 1 letters like these by giving: now-to The Statesman Asso ciated Charities "Christmas : Cheer Fund." AH contrlbu-. : tions of food and money will be turned over Immediately 'to the. .Associated Charities. Only 1 3 ' more ahopping I days till Christmas. . ; Give to the Christmas' Cheer Fund now. ' Mitt I 1,1