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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1925)
r- Seventy-fifth year SALEM, OREGONvSATORDAY--MORNING,-DEeEMBER'2C 192 - PRICE FIVE CENTS r, .1 K iiii nil Formal , Opening Gives Pub lic Opportunity to Witness . ' Improvements INSPECTION IS INVITED Increased Accommodations, Safe ly, ValUfs,; Complete Re. derorut Ion and ? New y. Conveniences United States National bank of Salem will, old an open house thisi evening) starting at 7 'clock and C losing' at 10 o'clock, to cele brate the completion of the ren novated quarters of the bank, and to give the residents of Salem an opportunity to see the Improve ments that have been made. Extensive Improvement have been made throughout the hank's building. The elevator was re moved from the center of the building and placed in the north ' side. Floor space for the bank's ; home has been doubled. Fixtures throughout are new, the furni ture hieing of walnut with blue leather upholstry. The floor is laid of Tennessee marble. The counters are con- stracted of colored Verdella mar- ble.7 Three cnandeliers with clus ters of lights around the rim supply light through the center of the bank's ceiling. On the two I sides over the cages and office rooms are lights casting an in- direct glow. Maple finish is carried ut through the cages. Plate gia88 and bronze finish the trimming. All; the desks in the offices are fl T.rrinrtnr) "L Spacious' customers' quarters occupy the center of the room. Two large desks are. placed at which customers may write. To the right of the main en trance are ladies resf rooms, fitted out comfortably with chairs and a writing table. The forward part of the right is set aside for the us of cus tomers, fitted to serve as a place sultations, Adjacent to this is the safety deposit department. -The" vault. contains the safes in which the money is kept, There is a separate vault for ledgers and records of. the bank. . This is doable-decked. On the upper deck is kept stationery and records The old records are kept in a vault in the basement. There is a room to the rear on the right side, used by the ac counting -and-bookkeeping force. All work; is doner by adding ma chines and other modern machin- ery. The room was arranged so that th. noise of the machines would not disturb the patrons of me Dans, Cages extend along th$ rear and left wsllSi The cages ua th rearj ar . mostly for commercial use. in receiving ana paying cages are along the-left wall. Office rtesits are.. toward. we iront, ne - tween the- cage, ana tne soutn wau oi ine Duiraang.- There is a private office to the lett of the -main entrance. Thisj- - rtv.iw.ir to iv. is used for directors meetings and various, conferences." ", , Exhaustive I renovations have made the Ujii ted States National bank one of the roomiest and lightest banks in, Salem. Reason for making the Improvements, ac- cording to Dave. Eyre, president. is to keep apace with present progress fn the city and to antici pate .renewed progxe&s : The public is invited to attend a the onen house this' evening. An W-f orchestra -will-famish -music. V STREET CARS IN CRASH 1 KILLED. MANY HURT WHEN TRAIN (TELESCOPES SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.. (By Associated. Press.) One man was killed and more than a dozen other persons 3 injured, three ser - ionsly. when a Market street rail - way car filled with holiday plea - sure seekers ' telescoped into an- other car near Colma, south off here, this afternoon. - . One street-or liad stopped to allow an autoraobile to cross the! track' when -a second car, soath bound, turned the curve at a high rate of speed and crashed into it. James Rolick, motorman 6f the rear car, was killed Instantly. t Frank Sanders, 1 4, c who was standiagi -oi-. th-r f roat- platform, was badly mangled. His left leg was severed below the1 knee." I John Milton, a visitor from In diana, suffered .a fractured skull. Mrs.. Dora Rader of Santa Bar bara, 8uf feted a crushed foot, aad her father; "Herman Sahlender was cut by broken glass.i , The'infured peraona were re moved to San Francisco in com mandeered automobiles. NEED COLLAR BUTTONS NOTHING OX WHICH TO ANCHOR NECK WARE SACRAMENTO. Cal., Dec. 25. (By Associated Press.)- Incomplete and unofficial re turns on today's orgy of gift giving indicate that practically all of the men who drew Christ mas neckties still have but one set of collar buttons. In Sacramento a newspaper f statistician revealed that al most without exception' that state officials of California from - Governor Richardson, down, have to get along ..with one set, . The governor also was quoted as admitting that "for months I did not even own a pair of cuff links, and .used my son John's until he became disgusted, and obtained a pair for 'me with gum wrappers he had saved up.". RADIO PROGRAM, WILL BE HEARD IN e EVERY NATION 1 ? , . - - -y ELABORATE DEMOXSTRATIOX i PLANNED FOR JANi .r ' Snper-Power Station Will Gather ' lrogrnv, From all Por- ' i . t ions of World , NEW YORK, Dec. 25. (By Associated Press.) With the chimes in the tower of parliament, London; helping to ring in Ameri ca's new. year, the most elaborate international radio broadcasting i . . .... . . s l I .. - 1 ne ir . me aaveni oi 3"6 , ' . , .' -Gen James G. Harbord presi- aeni OI ine xtaui0 UW'""W4 -.-- for world wide broadcasting which ! in this country will have its focal point at the high powered expert- me"tal ' iT th oratton at Boundbrook, N. J. Opera stars ' in New York, the Marine band in Washington and the symphony orchestfJi in Roch ester, N. Y., will be among the features of the program which will broadcast across the seas, re- broadeast for the British Isles and the continent' by the British broad casting company,, and. again re- brjadcasL in, Germany at ic conditions permitting. A chain of stations tfironghoat the United States will re-broadcast the program for Americans. The program is expected to begin with the pealing of the chimes of "big Ben" in London, which will be picked up at Boundbrook and re-broadcast throughout this country. Preceding the American musi cal program, an official American spokesman will send greetings to the listening world. His words will be repeated by linguists in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish and Japanese. I rYQ Qp STRIKE IS SEEN li xdICATIOXS IOIXT TO MINE . dispi te SETTLEMENT SCRANTON. Penn.. Dec. LBy Associated Press.) The Ktheduled resumption of negotia- tion3 bptween the anthracite min- ers renresentatives and the-oner- atortl in New York City on Tues- ed upon in the hard coal 'region 3l& an indication of an early end to the four months' strike. , iThe call for the meeting of the ;.. ftS .nnonnced bv Al Ln Markle of Hazelton, chairman 0 lhe authra.ite subcommittee shortly before midnight on Christ mas eve, was received throughout the coal fields with jubilation. In the: homes of many destitute mine Workers on Christmas morning, the announcement came as th.e only form of Yuletide cheer. WOMAN IS' FIRE VICTIM MOTHER DIES WHEN SANTA CLAUS SUIT. IS IGNITED V CLEVELAND, Dec. 25. (By Associated Press.) While ; pre- j paring to play Santa Claus for her J seven year old son, Mrs. William 1 P. Beck,, ' 36,' was fatally burned today. Cotton . trimmings on her home made suit were ignited as she stood near a kitchen . range J heating glue with which to -paste Santa Claus whiskers on her face FIVE DIE AT CROSSING MAX, WIFE AND THREE CHIL DREN AUTO VICTIMS i WISENER, Neb., Dec 25. (By Associated . Press. ) Fred V3n Zeggern, his Vife and three ehiW ren, ranging from 15 to 22 years - 1 of ;-age, were Instantly killed, at noon today when their automobile was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing near here. v - . ! ' A son, j who was driving the ma- - 1 chine,5 t9"tff: a'ritkral editioiiat " (a loeal -hospital.?- -- . BTBl CSPIT'l JOINS 1F1 FESTIVITY Washington, From Highest to Most. Humble, Show Christmas Spirit CHURCH SERVICE HEARD Mr. and Mrs, Coplidge and Son Open Day With, Prayer; Executive Mansion Re mains Qnlet WASHINGTON, Doc. 25; (Ry Associated ; Press.) The national capital, from President Coolidge to the poorest urchin, observed Qhristmns today in quiet but wholelu artetf fashion. -. me nresiueiii . uuu mm. The president, and Mrs Cool- K bacUno house guests and mere was no unusuai acmuj ai the: White House. K. ' AUheugh clerks m the execu tive office had, been given the day off, , the president fwent' to Ms" desk to look' over mail. Later with Mrs." Coblidge and their son, John, who Is home from college, he went to the First Congrega tional church to attend a union service. '' - . The Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pas tor of Calvary Baptist church, which the late President Harding attended, deyvered a sermon, pa. "the wondrous names. Referring toi world conditions,, he said , the " " " ' - Locarno treaty has been almost immeasurable step forward to- ward peace; '"''"' From the chul.ch the president and his family . returned to the execuUve mansion where, they re- mained in . seclusion throughout most of the remainder -qf the dny. Mr,- Colidge took a' short walk Just before nightfall. -V DORN, Holland, Dec. ,25. (By Associated Press.) -Gales con tinued unabated today did not in terfere with the former German emperor's Christmas -festivities. They began in thegreat hall of the chateau this morning with a sermon by William,: who, black SkuILajiJjrLsctingi; his head irom araugrus, discoursed on ine nativity and jnst pteare before nn audience wftich included his wife. Frimess Hermine, nttd her chiid- The invited guests included members of the Dblcb nobiiity the chief of the Dutefc 'gendarmes and the staffs of the former em peror's court from th highest of f icial to the lowliest servant, all of whom stood and sang a hymn One of the guests. later said that wmiam aeieverea ,nis sermon with the gestures of a dramatic actor. 1 In the evening, William in the uniform of a Prussian general and accompanied by his wife, vis ited the quarters of the servants and retainers and ' distributed MORE OIL TROUBLE - - .:.-.?, 1 ! 7 r1SB American RLlias caose I STIR IN GREAT BRITAIN MOi: MADE TO FORCKSHOY IXO OFBRITISH PRODUCE t j Theatre Owners Stage--Tight; Am erican Pk-tures Are.. Mora . . Popular LONDON, Dec. 25. (By Asso ciated Press. - England con tiaues to make a lively issue of the ascendancy of American films in the British Isles. The recent adverse vote . of movie theatre, owners on the question of mak ing compulsory the exhibition of a fixed proportion of British houses, has. however, thrown a new light oa the problem and halted ac-Uo. . " The British, exhibitors would prefer British films if they were equal to American films and had as good drawing power, the vote made perfectly clear. But the men who run Ihe theaters have in dicated plainly that the compul sory .exhibition .of British films would, in their opinionr lessen the receipts o-film houses. In other words. . it would also reduce the iacoine the government receives from amusement taxes. . That put a question in a new light. The government needs all it can get from amusement taxes and there is apparently less eag erness to rush legislation which would affect the treasury. Many prominent exhibitors have said very frankly that the public wants American fflms for the very good reason that the British mak ers do not supply films which ap peal widely to theater goers. They have said also that they do not see any prospect or supplying a large quantity of satisfactory Brit ish lines in the films, in the im mediate future. SITUATION IS IMPROVED CONDITIONS IX SYRIA BETTER DISPATCH STATES BEIRUT, Dec. 25. (By Asso ciated Press.) The situation in Syria is reported to be improving rapidly. The west slopes of Moun tain Hermon have been cleared of rebels and the damascus tone was quiet today. M ; - - Two--notorious bandit chiefs who have been hunted for several years have been captured near Aleppo. FINANCE" COUNCIL MEETS DOUMER SAYS MATTER WILL BK SETTLED TUESDAY PARIS, Dec. 25. (By Asso ciated Press.) The council of ministers met this morning and examined the financial problem and M. Ddumer's .plans for the rehabilitation of France's finan cial position M.'Doumer said he was certain the constitution would be fin ished Tuesday. The finance min ister will then take his plans immediately before the chamber of deputies. - "Other. SideV'oflLongworth Revealed byfiamera; ,i . - i I -v -l ; :'-S"' - imV, - v - t i ' jy - ; - $A A 1 -y x - . . - - 7" 1 a i i: I f v-- s.-M V-'f- 52aij'k: ii..U u' These photos show "the other side" of Nicholas Longworth, best knbwrf tojtne country as politician and speaker of the house. They show him as father and as musician. He is a capable violinist and pianist. The. picture in which he holds his daughter, Paulina, shows how much she looks like her maternal grandfather, the late Theodore Itoosevelt. NEW STEEL PROCESS IS INVENTED BY PROFESSOR CHEMIST AT JOHN'S HOPKINS 1 .-.-.axxouS'CES DISCOVERY Decrease in Cost of Making Steel and Refining Petroleum Is Predicted BALTIMORE. Md., Dec. 25. (By Associated Press.) 'A con siderable decrease scon to be real ized in the cost of producing steel, refining petroleum and in refrig eration was predicted today by Dr. V. A. Patrick, professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins uni versity. Dr. Patrick based his prediction upon the practical ap plication now being made of a substance he invented during the war, known as silica gel, a coloi dal silica, which possesses ab sorbent riualities. ff'nntinin'rt on pae 2) I PAIR UNITE IN CAUSE TWO AUTOS CRASH, BOTH DRIVERS SAVE IX I SACRAMENTO, Cal., Doe. I 25. (By Associated Press.) i Two machines collided here to i day. One turned over. The ! driver of the overturned ear j scrambled out and hurriedly ; ; began to remove an unopened ! case of gin. The driver of the J other machine voluntarily fell j to, assisting in the operations. When all the bottles had been ' collected from the wreckage,- the pair, strangers to each other, dashed up the street, cached the contraband and re turned to survey the wreck damage. There was not a po lice officer in the crowd of in terested spectators, but there was a newspaperman. lie wrote the.story but he forgot to state where the accident oc curred, failed to got the names of the drivers, and couldn't re member the numbers of the rars when he returned to his office. MARINES GO TO CHINA DESTROYERS LEAVE MAN ILA; THIP SAID ROUTINE MANILA, Dec. 25. (By Asso ciated Press.) Six destroyers of the forty-third division departed from here for China today carry ing a company of marines. An other company of marines will leave for China tomorrow on the trans port Chaumont. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. (By Associated Press.)-? The depart ure of marines from Manila to China was viewed by high marine corps officers here tonight as a routine movement. Transfers, they said, have been expected for some time, and in-the absence of any official advices regarding the ac tivities at iManila, they saw no reason to link the movement par ticularly with developments in the Chinese civil strife. SUGAR WAREHOUSE LOSS IXS.S TO UTAH-IDAHO PLANT IS PIi.CED AT SSOO.CMW , SPANISH FORK, Utah, Jec. 2 ( By Associated Press. )r A - fire that broke out in the warehouse o the Utah-Idaho Sugar company plant this morning at 7 o'clock, destroyed the building and sugar valued at $800,000. . .. Spohtanepus combustion was given as the reason for the origin by ... company .officials, who an nounced that 123,000 bags of sngar,' the 'complete output of'the refinery In the fall harvest, valued at 1700,000 and' a building cost ing. $100,0Q0. bad been destroyed. The. loss was satd to have been covered by insarance. GENERAL KUO AND WIFE KILLED AFTER TORTURE ARMS AND LEGS OF VICTIMS f CUT OFF B CAPTORS Bodies Decapitated, Heads Order ed Placed on Grave of Rival General TOKYO, Dec. 26. (By Associ ated Press.) A specialdispatch to Asahi from Mukden says that General Kuo Sung-Ling. who fled after his army was defeated on Thursday by that of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, and his wife were captured while hiding in a cellar and that the captors cut otf Kuo's. legs and his wife's arms and then shot and killed them both. Afterward Kuo and his wife were decapitated. Marshal Chang ordered their heads placed on the grave of one of his favorite gene rals who bad been executed by Kuo. TIENTSIN. Dec. 25. (By As sociated Ifess. ) The Kuomin- chun (national people's army) took over control of this city, on Thursday,, closing two days of hectic events, including, battles in the heart of-the city and looting. by the retreating soldiers of the defeated army of General Li Ching-Lmg, former governor of Chihli province-. On Tuesday the Kuominchun carried out a general offensive against the Chihli cen ter, pressing the latter; back four miles. The retirement was order ly, the Chhilites exacting a heavy toll from their enemy and saving all their artillery which covered the retreat of the infantry On Wednesday morning, how ever,; Li's, cavalry deserted, bolt ing across the country. . This, was the signal for a general abandoiv ment of the front of the flight of all arms toward Tientsin.. Soon the railway and road bcearae choked with the impediments -of war. Artillery was mixed up with transport lorries, and native aitji with hordes of Infantrymen, in in deswribable confusion. - 'The troops commenced quarrel f Continued on tig& 2 MU.VSEY IS INTERRED NEW YORK, Dec. 26. The body of Frank A. Munsey, publish er, was taken Jrom the cathedral of St. John the Divine this morn ing and placed In Hhe vault In Woodlawn cemetery rwhich is to serve as a temporary resting place until permanent arrangemets are -made next spring. . ORIGINAL PAPER ROUGUT PARIS. Dec. 25. (By Assoc! ated Press.) The original manu script of Balzac's novel. "Eugeni Grandet," bearing the author': autograph, has been purchased in Paris by Gabriel Wells, a New York book colIof Vir. , The jprice was not asnuUiiLvd. : Mill?' Spirit of Christmas Is Cel ebrated- Throughout -Christendom "v--. FOREIGN CAPITALS GAY European Cities EIio . With Rev elry). ObNorratJoa in ITnlted r -T States I Marked With 1 Much Sobriety (By AuocitM PfMl) The Christian world, laid aside its burdens. today and' celebrated the gayest Christmas it has known.' since 1914., , . From Washington to the heart of Africa-i-wherever Christians were gathered,- telegraph . and, wireless chanted litanies of. good cheer,, , . ... . . . . Church services were broadcast to millions and those who spent the day at sea were united with those on shore by radio. , ,. Paris was far gayer, than it has-" been- since the war, Berlin echo- ed the French capital's revelry to a lesser degree, aad Moscow .wel-: corned prosperity after , famine with the gayest Christmas since; ctarist days. , k . ' , , ' . The United States celebrated quietly. The north and .middle-. ; ' west had a white Christmas and ' there were flurries cf. snow along the Atlantic seaboard .end through , some of the south. . or. President and Mrs. Ccolidge in Washington -set the . fanhlon for the nation, with morninf;;. churchy j Christmas dinner and. a qaiet day,:, New, York and Chicago,:, after Christmas eves of unwonted gaiety deserted the streets for the day- . In Washington, kNew Yor ic and practically every European ;. capi tal pulpit headquarter' .bailed the t Locarno pact as , an augury ot .j. peace, A just peace was .the sub- ject of . a Chriftmas sermon de livered by the former German em- peror'Wilhelm at Doorn.Jlollarid,, to his family, the staff of his for-.t. mer court aad members of the Dutch nohility,- Although j religions services , were held throughout the Chris- s tian .world .there was: no lack of . worldly scenes. In Moscow, lines of thirsty Russians .waited their share of the new 40 per cent vod- - ka, and outside the labor exchang es the unemployed and hungry - congregated. . .. Paris cafes, overflowed i with , revelers, while the liberal press . reviled the costly celebration and . denounced "the scandalous scenes in Mojrtmartre, while soldiers are, dying in the. Jtlft and Syria." In Rome the lope spent Christ mas with members- of his family. in New jrork there were gifts fori . the poor, feast for the. sick and, , church jservicea after the denomi- national; traditions ; of . the poly- . glot milliobs. . j , The first religious ceremony of - the day was the midnight Christ mas mass at St. Patrick's, .cathed- ral. celebrated by Monsignor M The Christmas sermon deliver- 5 ed by Bishop William T. Manning at. the. Cathedral of St. John the : Divine was a plea for entry Into- -. the world court. , ROME, Dec. 25. (By Asbo- ciated ; Press. ) - The pope spent - Christmast' with the members of his family who came to Rome from Milan and Deslo. ' He ' re- . eeived thousands of 'meaH.oeou (Csrtmn! oa page 3.) MAYOR DRAWS SENTENCE FIXE IS M ETED OUT FOB niS- SESSION OF ALCOHOJ " . , NEWELL, la- Dec 25. ( By Associated Press. ) Dr.F. C.-Fo- hsymayor of this, town, arrested here, by federal aents who found four gallons of alcohol In his pos session yesterday, pleaded guilty tot maintaining a liquor nuisance.' He- was fined J 100 and given fc suspended sentence-of 90 days In, Jail. " - . GIVE DINNERS AS GIFT SACRAMENTO CAFES SUR PRISE DINERS ' - SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 25. (By .Associated- Press.) Patrons of three Sacramento, cafes who today, ordered and ata Christmas dinners received, instead of their checks, greet ing, tarda, from, the manage ment, announcing that - they pwned nothing: "Just a GhrlsW inas gift," said the .card s, All, three cafes Are operated by, the same flrrn; JChree,, thousand surprised diners -were served freeu Turkey dianers. pt course, weretheinost popular.' ' V i r ..v-. ..r - - " . - - s . ... . - - . - - rl- - - -