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Seventy-fifth year
SALEM, OREGONvSATORDAY--MORNING,-DEeEMBER'2C 192
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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
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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
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-Gen James G. Harbord presi-
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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
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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.
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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 -
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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.
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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
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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.' '
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