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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1925
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SUBJECTED TO FIRE
Aldermen Reject Report of
Committee After Pro
tracted Discussion
ACTION IS DEFERRED
Movement of Cars in Business
District and Naming of Through
Route Cause Split; Coun-
' cil to Meot Again Tonight -
v Ordinance creating through
streets in the city of Salem drew
unsuspected fire when the ordi
nance committee's report on it
was read before the members of
the council "in session last night
After considerable discussion, the
report of the committee was re
jected, and the ordinance was to
come up as originally drawn. The
session lasted so longV however,
that a motion for adjournment
passed through ;with ease, and not
an ordinance came up for read
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v Report of the committee was
. . . m t ..tin.i
nance. In its stead another or
dinance was recommended by the
committee. This would create
through streets, but would make
Court street a through street to
Commercial instead of branching
off at Church street, and thence
over to Ferry.
The- reformed ordinance also
did away with the sections limit
ing the number of persons to the
front seat of an automobile, and
requiring drivers to turn at the
intersectioa rather than in the
center of the block: - ..
Reason given by Alderman W.
W. Rosebraugh for eliminating
the two sections mentioned was
that he believed the through
street idea Vshould stand on its
own merits.'S He suggested that
another ordinance be drafted to
take care of the problems in
volved. J s
The revision also provided that
State street should be made a
throuKh street only from Cottage
to the east city limits. .
'If you make State a through
street only from Cottage on, you
leave out one of the most "danger
ous intersections in the city," de
clared "AYdermaiiWI-Daney;
That intersection is State and
Church streets. It is no incon
venience to stop at the corner.
fUnder no circumstances would
I hiake through streets through
the business district. When the
time comes to regulate traffic
down town, we will have to pro
vide officers for the task."
fit a. mistake to tut out the
section limiting the number rid
ing in the front seat of an auto,"
Mayor J. "B. Glesy stated.
?The idea in the business dis
trict is not to stop the traffic but
to keep it moving. I think it is a
mistake to have stop streets in the
business section.".
At this point the report of the
committee was rejected. The bill
was taken out of the hands of the
ordinance committee and filed to
vw run MiroMKh its readings.
cfroof Commissioner Low
brought before the council the
m.itor of dlsDosinfr of two of the
ritv's teams, cutting dqwn the
force, and applying the .money
saved in the purchasing pi a
truck. He stated if this was not
done, the city would hare to Duy
a tiew team. ;
"We uld take off two men.
This would save f 2400 a year.
Thi would Day for the truck.
wtm wa ran aet for the feed we
have on hand, and the teams will
take care of the upkeep of the
truck." ' -L, "
Mr. Low was authorised by the
council to make-the changes he
had outlined.
Permission to use the room at
the head, of the stairs at the city
hall was granted to the YMCA
Kinnlovment bureau. The only
conditions attached were that the
bureau pay for the maintenance
of, the office and agree to vacate
if at any time the council should
ask it to. . . .
On st ion was raised as to whe-
ther or not Mrs. snanss, cny po
lice matron, mignt not ojeci. 10
having swarms of men loitering
on the steps near.the entrance to
her quarters, where she v inter
views girl quite often.
Aldermaan Engstrom stated he
had looked, into the matter thor
oughly and had round .Mrs.
Shanks "had no objection to the
bureau location mere.
(Continued! on pag 2)
' BUY STAMPS
CHRISTMAS " SEAL STAMPS
are now offered for sals st
booths In the post office. Mil
ler's Mercantile Co., Kafoury
Brothers, , Stiff. Furniture Co.
and the Bank of 1 Commerce.
Total receipts to , date from
fcooth - salev fl 85.62 ; received
la maiL; $618.00. i "
"EMBRACING" BILL HIT
HO. "DAD" TRUXKEY SAYS
MEASURE OBNOXIOUS
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 21.
(By Associated Press.i): De
claring that "he did not want
to see, all the comforts of auto
mobile driving destroyed,": Re
presentative David F. "Dad"
Trunkey, 77, oldest member of
the Washington legislature,
moved today to strike that sec
tion of the automobile code
which refers to "encumbrances
in the lap."
The obnoxious section makes
it "unlawful for any person to
operate a motor vehicle upon
the highways of this state when
sueh person has in his or her
lap or in his or her embrace
another person, baggage or
other encumbrances" violation
of the provision rendering the
offender liable to punishment
for reckless driving.
"Dad" Trunkey, who has rep
resented the 54th district,
"Whatcom county, since 1919,
confesses a liking for cigarettes
and will state on occasion that
the think the "girls are get
ting prettier and sweeter every
year." . f ', '
WOULD PROHIBIT FRAUD
IN GATHERING EVIDENCE
AMENDMENT TO BAN DECEIT
AND FALSEHOOD
Repetition of Mayflower Incident
Would Be Prevented Ty
House Bill
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (By
Associated Press.) Prohibition
enforcement methods, which have
been subject to vigorous attack
recently, became a voting Issue 'in
the house today forthe first time'
at this session. ; '.
-Representative Tucker, demo
crat, Virginia, an avowed dry, in
itiated a move designed to prevent
a repetition of the much-discussed
Mayflower incident in which a dry
agent masqueraded under the
name of a member of congress' to
obtain evidence at a eost of more
than $900 to the government.
The vehicle employed by Mr.
(Tucker was an amendment to the
annual treasury-postoffice supply
bill, 'whieh carries funds for dry
law enforcement for the next fis
cal year. A vote on the proposal
was deferred until tomorrow.
An amendment which was -di
rected at a section of the bill mak
ing-$250,000 available for pro
curement of evidence in the next
fiscal year, would prohibit the use
of "fraud, deceit or falsehood in
the expenditure of any part of
this sum.
nairman Aiaaaen or the ap
propriations committee, which re
ported the bill asked if the bill
was designed to prevent the pur
chase of evidence.
"If carried o nby defraud or de
ceit, I say yes," replied Mr. Tuck
er.
When Mr. Madden interrupted
again to ask if the amendment
would prohibit an agent from
stopping a truck on a highway
and buying a "case for evidence,
he asserted that it was "intended
to do what It says," calling atten
tion that he had "stood for en
forcement of the Volstead law and
voted for appropriations to carry
it out.
.The amendment as originally of
fered by "Mr. Tucker, prescribed
a punishment for any agent em
ploying fraud or deceit, in obtain
ing evidence. This form however,
it was held out or order and the
punishment provision was elimin
ated.
LANDSLIDE HITS TRAIN
FOUR MEN ESCAPE INJURY
WHEN ENGINE PLUNGES
ROCKAWAY, Ore., Dec. 21.
(By. Associated.) The engine
and tender of the Southern Pact
fic local freight bound from Til
lamook ,lo Wheeler were swept
from the rails, today by a 75-foot
landslide two miles east of Rock
away. , .
The track ahead was clear as
the train" approached it, but it
was presumed that the jar of the
train ' in passing loosened the
earth. :M. F. Thompson, conduc-I
tor. Engineer Burgoyne, Brake-
111 tl U vai Let ctuu - f ucuau iviai
were all in the engine cab at the
time of the, crash and plunged
headlong out of the cab windows
down the steep embankment.
Brakeman Carter was thrown into
the waters of the bay, but rescue
work on the part of Conductor
Thompson saved him. None was
injured. i
GUARDS PLAN SMOKER
NEW YEARS PROGRAM TO BE
GIN AT 2 O'CLOCK
In keeping with the New Years
custom, the National Guards an
nounce a 'smoker for JJew, Years
day, to begin promptly at 3:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
Athletic and military games 'will
occupy the first period, with races
and competition with small prises
for winners.' At 6 o'clock dinner
will be served in the armory when
the guards will adjourn to attend
the smoker and fight in the eve
ning. The following detachments
will join - in . the celebration :
Headquarters Detachment, 249th
Coast artillery; Medical Depart
ment, 24Pth CA, and Company F,
l2nd Infantry. , s
FORD PHES1Y
lilEPOlffllP
Rumors Current That Henry
Ford to Back Trans-Polar
Non-Stop Flight
AIR ACES SAID SECURED
Jimmy Doolittle and Lieut. Mac
Ready KaiI to Have Bwii
Asked to Pilot Plane on
Northern Dash
NEW YORK, "Dec. 21. (By As
sociated Press.) Reports were
current tonight that Heirry Ford,
who recently entered the airplane
manufacturing field, is to back a
trans-polar non-stop airplane
flight early in the spring from
Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spiti
bergen. Although those named
in onnection with the flight would
not confirm the rumor, it was
given an appearance of substance
by the departuhe of two of them
for Detroit.
The flight, according to the re
port, is being arranged by Vilh
jalmar Stefansson, Dr. Isaiah Bow
man, director of the American
Geographical society; Oeorge Wil
klns, explorer and veteran of two
south pole expeditions, and Mal
colm Alexander Smith, an Alas
kan prospector, who is 67 years
old.
Wilkins and Smith left for De
troit tonight.
Dr. Bowman, the only member
of hte quartet who could be reach
ed in New York, would not con
firm the reports, but said he
would have an announcement to
make within two weeks, and that
any previous announcement would
not have the official details. ,
Not the least interesting de
tail of the current report is that
Lieut. John A. MaeReady, army
transcontinental flier, and LJeut.
Janes H. Doolittle, holder of sev
eral army flight records, -are to
pilot hte plane.
The flight is to -be made from
Point -Barrow in April or May, it
is said. Point Barrow , is about
800 miles from the pole,, and
Spitzbergen is about 625 miles
from that point over the top of
the globe.
, An, aU-nxetal plane manufactur
ed by the plant whin Henry Ford
recently purchased will be used.
DAYTON. Ohio, Dec. 21. (By
Associated Press.) Admission
that Lieut. John, A. MacReady
and James H. Doolittle of McCook
field had been asked to pilot a
plane in a trans-polar flight from
Point Barrow to Spitsbergen was
made by McCook field .officials
here tonight. .
The officials alsb said that it
was not likely that the two pilots
would be given permission to
make the trip. Request to have
the men pilot the plane is under
stood to have been made by Geo.
Wilkins, explorer, to the chief of
the air service about two weeks
ago. No word has been received
in Dayton as to the disposition of
the request.
Authoritative information giv-
( Continued on pRn 7.)
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AMERICA LEADS WORLD
IN LAW BREAKING; BELT
U. S. IS SCANDAL OF THE AGE
DECLARES JUSTICE
What Is Wrong in Legal System
Analysed In Chamber of
Commerce Talk .
"The scandal of the age is not
chaotic Russia nor despotic Tur
key, but our own United States,"
declared Justice Harry H. Belt, of
the Oregon supreme court. In an
address before the members of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce at
its luncheon yesterday. "In Oma
ha, a mob of men women and chil
dren chased one lone negro
through the streets. They caught
him, and burned him to the stake.
But their blood lust was not sat
isfied. Before they were through
they had burned the court house.
ruining thousands of dollars worth
of property.
"America leads the world in
law making and in law breaking.
The average citizen cannot hope
to comply with all the laws, so he
obeys only those that are conven
ient for hinv-to obey.
"If a law is bad. it should not
be repealed by non-observance. It
should be strictly enforced, and it
would not1e long before public
opinion would demand its repeal
in a legal way.
"There are more murderers per
capita in the United States than in
any other country. What is the
cause? Other nations receive
their light from the same sun.
.They are ruled by the same in
stincts. "For one thing, the people of
our country are of a heterogene
ous character. We seem to be th?
dumping ground for the riff raff
of Europe. Through lax immigra
tion laws we get material that can
not be assimilated.
. "I have no intolerance for for
eigners, but I object to the class
that wave the red flag at us. They
are the moral lepers of our so
ciety.: ,
Speaking of "'What is Wrong
With Our Courts," Judge Belt ad
mitted they are not perfect. . He
declared, however, that the courts
receive little . criticism of other
than a destructive nature.
"It would be refreshing, he
said, "to find a legal man who
could point out the wrong and
suggest the remedy. The average
citizen is aware that the courts
are ..not all they should be. Td&T3H-
court should not fall back on its
dignity and refuse to introspect,
but must meet the criticisms cour
ageously. "The argument that courts mete
out justice only for the ri'-h is in
herently wrong. On the other
nanu. uie man woo minxs more
court is wrong
"The viewpoint of the man who
thinV- the rnnrt i nii riht ht
arlmita nf too mnr-h .IpIhv la wnr.
thy of consideration.
'T i.o.r- k n
tliev should. But even so. if all
lawvers should do half of what
their clients want them to do. no
tienitpntiarv In thf rnnntrv wnnlrt
be large enough to hold them all.
"Don't sneak around and ask
the judge to let you off jury duty
because you are too busy. If that
is your attitude, forever keep your
silence. You have no right to crit -
icise."
STEALING THE IRISHMAN'S STUFF
I THAT LIFE- kiXRL VMS,,
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BANNER 1926 IS SEEN
BY STATE LABOR HEAD
HIGHER CROP PRICES MF.R1T
INCREASED PLANTING
Lumber, Building, Business High
Level Forecast; Road
Funds Ready
A spirit of optimism pervades
everywhere in industry, according
to a statement issued yesterday
by C. H. Gram, state labor com
missioner. "There is every reason to be
lieve," read the statement, "that
the lumber industry will produce
us much manufactured product in
1926 as in 1925. For several
months, operators contended, lum
ber was sold below cost of pro
duction. "Regardless of these conditions,
however, wages have remained
stbale. This was due, no doubt,
to a realization that wages are
now at a level that will not per
mit further reductions in view of
the costs of living. The lumber
bperators have faith that 1926
ill be a big building year and
that production will increase to
meet the demands of a depleted
market and stocks caused by cold
weather in some of the producing
sections.
"The concensus of opinion now
Wms to be that structural build
ing in Oregon in 1926 will equal
that of this year. Although a few
estimates place the volume of
building for next year slightly
under that reached in 1925. The
erection of 4 0 millions of dollars
worth of new buildings in Port
land this year has to a consider
able extent provided employment
tor skilled mechanics and build
ing laborers. The prospects for a
like amount of building activity
in 19 2G and a proportionate
amount in other parts of the state
augur well for general business
conditions and related employ
ment.
"Highway construction in Ore
gon in 1926 will not exceed that
of 192 5, and possibly will be less.
Present indications are that the
state will expend approximately
$6,000,000 on state highway work
in 1926.
"The proportion of fall grain
for 1925 will be considerably be
low the average acreage, because
df the season being unfavorable
for plowing. Therefore the spring
wheat acreage will no doubt be
increased, but there probably will
be a falling oft of general pro-
(Continued on ptge 2)
FOUR LIONS ABE KILLED
TIMBER MAN OPENS FIRE ON
CAVE FULL OF COUGARS
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Dec. 21.
(By Associated Press). Four
mountain lions killed in one day
with a pistol is the achievement
F- J- RoSS f Bodfish, Kern
county, according to a report
from the mountain districts in
which Ross did his hunting
Ross said that he was ranging
some timbered country with his
two dogs trained to follow lion
scent when he came upon a na
tural cave and was astonished to
see the eyes of what seemed to be
a cafe full of cougars.
He fired and when the smoke
1 had cleared he had killed two
I male Hons and two females.
6 IB PRICES
B N WRATH
Great Britain Charged With
Bad Faith in Alleged Price
Manipulation
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Speaker Says England Intends to
Collect War Debt From the
United Slates on High
Rubber Prices
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (By
Associated Press). A charge ot
"bad faith" was made against
Great Britain today as the house
ordered an investigation of al
leged manipulation of crude rub
ber prices by the English colonial
governments.
Representative Hull of Tennes
see, former chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, made
the charge and declared "England
is openly proclaiming that it in
tends to collect four billion dol
lars from us in increased rubber
prices to pay its war debt."
The resolution ordering the in
vestigation was approved without
a record vote after a brief debate
and Chairman Parker of the in
terstate commerce committee,
which will conduct the inquiry.
announced he would start hear
ings about January 5.
Representative Tilson of Con
necticut, republican leader, who
proposed the investigation after a
conference with Secretary Hoover,
told tne house the ruhber con
sumers were paying $700,000,000
annual tribute to Great Britain
because of its control of the rub
ber prices.
The scope of the resolution was
increased to include besides rub
ber, investigation of monopolistic
control of coffee, silk, nitrates,
potash, quinine, iodine, tin, sisal,
quicksilver, pulpwood and other
"important raw materials."
The course of the investigation
has not been outlined, but Chair
man Parker indicated he would
ask Secretary Hoover as well as
some of the leading users of these
products to appear before the
committee.
.- The pupwood -phase involves re
lations between this country and
Canada, where a movement has
been started to have the Canadian
parliament establish an export
duty on pulpwood from Canada to
the United States.
SPEEDER LOSES LICENSE
IGNORED SUMMONS, YOUTH
WEEPS WHEN FINED
Ellis Morgan, 19, of Portland,
received a shock in the justice
court here yesterday. He was
fined $25 and had his driver's
license recoked for a full year
when he was brought here to face
a charge of speeding.
Morgan was arrested some time
ago by O. O. Nichols, state traf
fic officer. He Is said to have
been traveling 4 5 miles an hour.
Like other violators, Morgan was
told to report to the justice court
the next day. But, Morgan didn't.
He remained in Portland.
The matter hung fire for a
time. Finally, to clear up the rec
ord, a warrant was made out for
him. Still he didn't appear, de
spite the fact that Brazier C.
Small, justice of the peace, wrote
several letters to hfm, requesting
a "conference."
Yesterday he was brought to
Salem. Young Morgan got angry.
He told Judge Small not to "get
hard." In going over the details
of the case It was found that
Morgan had advanced his age one
year when he applied for his
driver's license. When they found
that out, they say Morgan cried.
Then Judge Small took his license
away for a year, and fined him
$25.
And they say young Morgan
went out crying.
NOMINATION IS DEFERRED
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ACTION ON M'CAMANT CASE
POSTPONED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, Des. 21. (By
Associated Press.) Senate action
on the nomination of Wallace Mc
Camanf of Oregon to be judge of
the Ninth Judicial circuit court
was postponed today until after
the holidays at the request of Sen
ator Johnson, republican, Califor
nia, who is opposed to his confir
mation.
r ,At the conclusion of an execu
tiye session of the senate late to
day it was announced erroneous
ly that the nomination had bhen
confirmed.
BROWN TO SAIL SOUTH
FISHING TRIP TO TAKE COM-
i MANDKR TO MEXICO
On the good yacht "Westward
Clifford Brown, dealer in hops
and wool and better known as
commander of Capital Post No. 9,
American Legion, will soon be
sailing near tropical seas off the
coast of southern California.
Commander Brown will leave
Salem In a tew days for Gnaymas.
Mexico, where he will ?end six
weeks on the private yacht of
Campbell Church of Eugene. Fish
ing and hunting will be the main
attractions ot the trip.
BABE SWALLOWS COIN
TRACHEA OPENED IN OR
DER TO REMOVE DIME
LONGVIEW, Wash., Dec. 21.
(By Associated Press).
Alice, eight months old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F P."
Barnes, Longview, swallowed a
ten. cent piece today. The coin
lodged just below the voice
box and it was necessary to
open the trachea to remove it.
WILL BUY PARK SITE
WHEN TERMS ARE SET
REPORT IS ADOPTED FOLLOW'
IXG LONG DISCUSSION
Wording of Motion Slakes Pur
chase of Kay Property
Possible Later
Oratorical powers of the city
council were brought into full
play last night when the matter
of purchasing the Englewood park
site from Thomas B. Kay came
up.
Alderman E. B. Grabenhorst
submitted the report of the park
committee:
"The .price of .$7986 for the
Kay site was agreed upon by the
council in 1924. Interest would
now bring that sum up to $8360.
The committee' has talked to Mr.
Kay and he is, willing to let the
city have it for $6 500. The corn
mittee recommends that the city
purchase the Englewood park site
on terms to be agreed upon later.
It was said that Mr. Kay was
ready to accept any terms the city
might wsih. Here, Alderman W.
11. Dancy said:
"I am not willing to vote for
this until some plan for terms is
shown to the council."
"This has been dragging since
Mr. Kay made the offer," declared
Alderman Fred Filliams. "I don't
understand why members of the
council should question the word
of a man of Mr. Kay's standing.."
Aiaerman J. E. Galloway as
serted his belief that Mr. Kay's
terms would be absolutely agree
able to the city, as he sells his
lots on time, and would be glad
to extend the city at least as good
terms.
"The thing that interests me."
said Mayor J. B. Giesy, "is, can
the city find the money to pay for
this?"
A motion was made that -the
report, be laid. n the table. This
was attacked immediately.
it seems to me wo are hassl
ing over a 'ery small matter." de
clared Alderman - Galloway. If
the city cannot find the money to
pay ior this, I can!"
We are haggling over a man
ciple," Alderman Dancr said.
"Let's do the city's business the
way we would do our own busi
ness.
Motion to lay the reoort on the
table was lost. Instead. Alitor.
man Purvine suggested the word
ii De substituted for the word
"on" in the report. Thus the re
port, that "the city purchase the
park site from Mr. Kay if accept
able terms of payment can be
agreed upon," was passed.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
G. B. GRABE.VHORST "ivir.i.
HEAD CHAMBER FOR I02O
George B. Grabenhorst, promi
nent local realtor, was elected
president of the Salem Chamber
or t ommerce for the coming
year, to succeed T. M. Hicks. He
will assume his office the first nf
the year. The election was held
during the luncheon of the cham-
Der held yesterday noon.
Other officers elected are W.
E. Burns,- vice president; U. S.
Page, secretary; Ross C. Miles,
treasurer; U. (. Holt, social de
partment; George Vick, agricul
tural department; Dr. E. E. Fish
er, legislative department, and
Fred A. Erixon industrial depart
ment. Otto A. Hartman and James H.
Nicholson tied tor the civic de
partment, with John W. Orr but
two or three voles behind. Elec
tion for this office will be held
next Monday, with all three names
up.
TO PUSH COURT DEBATE
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PROPOSAL TO BE KEPT CON.
TINUOUSLY BEFORE SENATE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-
MUt'a" rress.j After a third
U"J aeoate, notice was given
ioaay in the senate by Senator
Learoot. republican, Wisconsin,
that after the Christmas recess,
the world court proposal would
be kept continuously before the
senate ana
pressed tp a VOte as
quicklyas possible'.
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The Wisconsin senator, a lead
er of the administration forces,
working for ratification of the
court protocol, said that whenever
uo senator was ready to speak, on
the subject he would ask that the
statute and the -reservations be
read for amendment and adoption.
American adhesion to the court
was endorsed today by two speak
ers. Senators- Walsh, democrat,
Montana .and Pepper, republican.
Pennsylvania.
WOMAN" HOLDS GAVEL
OLYMPIA, Dec. 21. (By As
sociated Press). For the first
time since 1921. a woman presid
ed ia the legislature today when
Mrs. Frank Reeves, representative
from Chelan county, welded the
gavel for" two .oiirs during the
reading or titu uto cole.
SB.1Dfl.272 PUT IN '
State Property, Exclusive of .
Lands, Is Estimated at
$15,282,91. - ;
FIRST VALUATION MADE
O. A. C. With. Figure Set at f3,
y,309, Tops List of Activi
ties With Relation to Fi- .
. nancial Investment
Value of investment made by
the state in the Salem territory
represented by plants, Institutions, ,
offices and buildings, exclusive of
lands, was placed at $6,100,272,
yesterday, when the first report
to the state board of control was
completed, following four months
survey.
Value of Capitol and supreme
court building was placed at
$842,878, of Oregon State School
for the Deaf at $214,618 while in
vestment in properties of the state
board of fair directors was esti
mated at $467,893. The State
Institute for Feeble Minded was
listed at $768,976. while the prop
erty of the Oregon State Hospital.
exclusive of land was set at
$1,063,807.
All state properties, exclusive
of lands, were valued at $15,228,
294 by those taking the survey,
the first time that valuations ot
state properties have ever been -compiled.
The Oregon Agricultural col i
lege, with a valuation of $3,658,-
with relation to financial' invest
309 tops the list of state activities
with relation to financial invest
ment. The university of Oregon
is second with a valuation of $2,
163,802. Other Investments ex
ceeding more than $1,000,000 are
represented in the Oregon state
hospital at Salem and the Eastern
Oregon State hospital at Pendle
ton. The valuation of the Ore
gon state hospital was fixed at
$1,620,373 and the Eastern Ore
gon state hospital at $1,063,807.
The capitol and supreme court
buildings in Salem were valued at
$842,878, The pentteh'tiary prop
erty was valued at $688,950. ,
Following is a list of the vari
ous .state activities and proper
ties, not including lands, and the
valuations as reported to the state
(Continued on pare 7.)
PICK AUXILIARY HEADS
MRS. HELEN GREGG HEADS
LEGIOX POST 9 GROUP
Officers ot the American Leg
ion auxiliary, Capital post No. 9,
were last' night elected as fol
lows: ' President, Mrs. Helen Gregg;
first vice president. Mrs. L, ,C.
Demarest; second vice president,'
Mrs. King Bartlett; secretary.
Mrs. Robert Budrow; treasurer.
Mrs. B. A. Victor; sergeant-at-arms;
Mrs. Miles McKey; mem
bers of executive committee, MrK
George Griffith, Mrs. Allen Cleve
land, Mrs. Stanley Ostrander;
chaplain. Mrs. Nettie Jir&k; his
torian, Mrs. Bolton Hamble.
The Legion auxiliary Is Spend
ing a busy pre-Christmas prepar
ing , packages of candy and ci
garettes for scores of Oregon ex
Bervice men in veterans hospitals'
in various parts of the .United:
States. ' .Much attention is also
being given to the making of
Christmas cheer for Salem, fami
lies, in need of aid. During the
past week the organization has
sent many bundles of magazines
to veterans in hospital iio. 11
Portland.
The Salem auxiliary reports
many new members, the total
membership now nearing the 109.
mark. ,
ASTORIA HIT BY DELUGE
4.06 INCHES FALL .IN klXTYi.
HOURS; ROADS BLOCKED .
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 21, Four,
and ninety-six hundredths, inches
of rain falling here in the last; 60
houTsb locked the three main'
highways leading out of the city
caused a slide which blocked; one;
of the city's streets;, blocked and
overflowed sewers in numerous
districts, and indirectly resulted .
in the death ot one woman.. The
United States weather . observa
tory at North Head reported 3.26
inches of rain in the 2 4 hoar peri
od between 5 p. m. Sunday morn- '
ing until 6 a. m. this morning, a
Irernrrt tnr that iwrlnrf In tha
r r
years of the .station's existence -
there. - -. . ,: ; '
The lower Columbia, Kehalem",
and. Roosevelt highways were .
blocked by mud slides and 'debris
deposited by the high , waters.
The lower Columbia highway 'was' ,
cleared this morning And the
Roosevelt highway will be cleared
tonight, hut it will be eight to
ten days. before county engineers' -eaa
bridge over a large Jill which.:
was washed out on ther Nehaleza -highway,
about II miles from this :
city; . ; . ; - - --'v
airs. Rudolph Basil ot the Lewis
& Clark district : was ' instantly
killed late Sunday, night when a
ear driven, hjr ter husband hct
off the Olney road hear ; this cityv
and went down a steep embank
ment. - Basil sustained . several
broken ribs. . He claimed he wa
blinded by -the driving raia'and'
failed to see aurvo in the re a si;