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State .1 , i! SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29,1925 PRICE FIVE CNTS KniHiu Plant Here Is First Ail-Amer ican Property, Canadian Interests Out , MACHINERY ORDER SENT Full Vote of Confidence Riven by Stockholder Following Tnlks ly Officer at Chamber - of Cormriprw Withdrawal Canadian inter ests from 1 he' new Oregon Linen Mills, Inc. project means that Sa lem is to have- the first all-Ameri-fan linen mill in the .United States according to Tom TJ. Kay. presi dent of the new company, who addressed stockholders at the chamber of commerce luncheon vesterrta .noon. , Had Canadian Interests, repre- sen ted hy the person of Mr. San ;som of t he Dominion Linens, Ltd., gone through with purchase of 162.500 worth of stock in the Oregon mill witn xne suDsequent jl.vOO shares of common stock go ing to them, the mill would have stood a likely chance of passing (into the control of therCanadian interests. 1 By securing J. J. Aldfed, linen expert of 'Lock port, N.- i.. who has had 35 years' experience, and by securing right prices on ma- chinery, Mr t -. . i 1 : i pects are brighter now for the mill than they were runder the original plan, which provided that the Canadian interests would sup ply a manager and several expert linen workers. 'As proof that the stockholders approve the board of directors' plans as revised, unanimous vote of confidence, carrying with it ap proval of all plans of the board was extended the board of direc tors by the stockholders. This vote meant action, mediately, a telegram was Im-1 sent 1 to Lockport, N. Y., closing pur chase of machinery to be used in the new Oregon mill, bit' this machinery J. J. Aldred, tentative ly hired as manager of the mill, nas an opuon 10 purcuase n lor X25,000.The machinery, accord- ing to Mr. Kay, is worth $80,000. To insure that the -machinery is' all it should be, Mr.. Kay sent iiis own woolen mill superinten dent east to inspect it. Re wired that he had found the machinery in excellent condition. Aldfed is to be hired the first . I year at a nominal, salary ana i traveling exnenses. The s salary. it is said, is much lower than he could obtain elsewhere. But starting January 1, 1927, he will receive the same salary plus a percent of the net earnings. This, Mr. Kay believes, will as- sure his personal interest in the new mill. Besides, Mr. Aldred, who has been in linen work all his life, declares that it is his am-I bitlon to be the first man to run an ail-American linen mill, where everytning irom raising 01 me flax to weaving of the linen is (Cjntmn! aa page 3.) PERSHING SAID FAILING GENERAL'S-HEALTH MAY RE- QUIRK RETURN AT ONCE WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. (By Associated Press.) A larmins symptoms of failing health ma; ompel General John J. Pershing to surrender his work as president of the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary commission. set up in President Coolidge's arbitral award in the dispute over the provinces between) Chile ahd Peru and return to the United States within the next month. Abnormal blooti pressure which has developed since the former commander of the American expe- ditionary forces undertook his dif- licuit task at Arica is known, to nave prompiea nis personal pny- sicfan. Major Glenn I. Jones of army medical corps, to recommend his return Co this country not later t han' January Colonel Jay J. Morrow, Ameri can member of the boundary com mission established by President' Coolidge to aid in settling the dis pute, also may sail for Ihe United States soon. The work of the boundary commission first inter tupted by lack of agreement as to procedure among its members has been further delayed by storms in the mountains where the line must le surveyed, and Colonel MbrroW is expected to take advantage of this opportunity, for a visit home. Pis commission has had no meet- nr In the Inst Kit WPpVn . It was admitted at the Whifo House that the president "was xware of General Pershing's Jll health, although no word had come from Arica showing that he had decided to come borne. GOTHAM HAS FARMERS FIVE PARM.S ARE I,ISTED IX CITY OF NEW YORK WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. (By Associated Press.) Five reaj farmerscontrnne to till the Boil in New York City, or as the census bureau puts it, in the county of New York, which is co-extensive with Manhattan Island, or the borough of Man hattan. . Figures announced today placed the farm area of Man hattan at 72 acres as -of last January 1, against 1T58 five years earlier with the number of farms unchanged. Two mules, eight horses and 17 dairy cows comprise the livestock of these farms and of the 72 acres 68 were harvested. 25 being devoted to the princi pal crop, white potatoes. The value placemen the land and buildings dropped from S 2 3. 1,8 7 2 five years ago to $200,000 last year. The value of the land alone was estimat ed at $2,4 79 an acre. RABBI WISE CONDEMNED &Y iDRtHODOX' TEACHERS JEWISH AGUDATH PROTESTS AGAINST STATEMENTS Remark Are Misleading to House of Israel, Organization rwi. NEW ORK. Dec. 28. (By Associated Press.) Rabbi Steph- today by the orthodox rabbis of the Agudath Ha Rabonim of "misleading the house of Israel," and "opening the way to bap tism." Dr. Wise tn a recent ad-fl-ess proclaimed Jesus as a Jew ish teacher. The orthodox rabbis of the Agudath protested his statements and asserted he no linger was fitted for his post as chairman of the United , Palestine Appeal, which is attempting to raise $6,- 000.01)0 to rebuild the Jewish homeland. - Today "through the Jewish Tele-. graphic Agency, the Agndath Is sued a statement saying: "On . more than . one occasion Dr. Wise made similar sneeches nholtt Christianity that harm t . . ma- of. the hou9e of Israel and khe Jewlsh youth in this country. lie lias on several occasions publicly, preached against the di vine authority of the Torah Min 1I;anflm (the bible.) Because of this, he V9 "from onr nnlnt - , 01 v,e a Prlorl ocsuiereu u.ra lul 10 pwcea ai. me neau 01 a na,lonal Jew8" movement "II ' mst regrettable that in addition to his sermon against the divine authority of the Torah. he surpassed himself a wee ago and preached on a subject which threatens to tear down the bar7 I rier which has existed befween u and the Christian church for eve 1900 years-which may drive ou children to conversion "All right thinking men an the pious Jews would be unable t help in the ITnited Palestine ap-1 peal to the. full measure if Dr. Wise continued as chairman. We, th"efore. found it necessary td demand, his immediate reslgna tion." REPRISAL IS DIRECTED RECOMMENDATION IS MADE AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN BOSTON, Dec. 28. (By Asso- I ciated . 'Press.) A bill seeking I "reprisal" against Great Britain for "artificial hardships" imposed I hi increased rubber prices was j filed in the state senate today by I Senator William I. Herinessv of Boston. It would direct the corn- J missioner of insurance to eompile and transmit to the legislature a htst of British insurance comnan doing! business In ;Sfaasacliu Rtts and the total amount naid mfum. to thege mmnanies Ifl the iast nve year8, ..1q order t enable the people of the common wealth to take such action as they may deem effective by way of re prisal Senator Hennessy asserted that $700,000,000 a year was being taken from this country in excess prices by the British rubber "monopoly and tht press re ports indicate that British Inter ests have decided to support a similar Brazilian coffee monopoly. "Theyrliave"In reality declared a trade war against. .the United States and invited reprisals,", Be said. " SCHOOL BONDS VOTED v , KLAMATH FALLS,' Ore., Dec 28. Klaniath county ''voters auth orised, a ' S 75.00 0 bond Issue - for county schools by a fire to one majority. , BUIMIIIW ueifpn Historic McAllister Property Razed by Flames, Loss Set at $25,000 DAZED, FALLS 10 FEET All Exit Rarred by Fire. Owner is lltrhed Into Basement and Escapes Uninjured; Bridge Menaced One of . Marion county's land marks, the McAllister flouring mill near Prat urn, burned to the ground Monday afternoon. The loss is estimated at approximately $25,000 ami is partly covered by insurance. The mill, a ware house and a granary were tot ally destroyed by the fire which is be lieved to have started from an overheated bearing. W B.McAllister, owner of -the mill, and one of Oregon's pio neers. was on the third tioor oi the building when the flames broke out. He made his way down the stairs where he found the second floor a mass of fire. Fighting his way to the ground level, he found ail exits barred by the flames. Groping for a door, Mr. McAllister stepped on a partly burned flooring board and was pitched down ten feet into the basement. He was uninjured by the fall, and although the fire in the basement was raging like a furnace, managed to reach a door and escape. The county bridge across the Pudding river was for a time men aced by the flames. A pumper j from the Salem fire department was dispatched to the fire at once and succeeded in keeping the bridge from catching fire, al though the mill and buildings were practically destroyed when the .apparatus arrived. v The mill was built in 1895 and has been in operation ever since. It has' a capacity, of approximate ly .50 barrels. , The. ,6UI,!McAllister mill was built oh what Is known as the Captain English mill site. On this spot Captain English erected a flour and saw mill in the early 60's. Both. these mills were de stroyed, by Are. In 1879, Harden McAllister, father of the present owner of the property, rebuilt the mills, only to have them again destroyed by flames. The English mill was one of the first; in Oregon, outside of Oregon City. SHIPPING IIS SUSPENDED BERLIN. Dec. 28. All ship ping on the River Main at Frank fort has been suspended because- Of the extraordinary high water level. HERE'S A PROBLEM FOR THE WHOLE CLASS TO WORK ON j j f-EXCUST; Mt C7 ? j jtZ BILL 'SSPJi C'MON HE ; -t! & J J2?& U I ot0' ' V W0R0PMO8.A L& TORRtCOGNtTlOT-i oF.Jlw y, ALL CAPITALISTIC uOVo ZriJ :-'M ' TL World court ' "AM i t MS NVfV Looto to COUNTERFEITING GANG UNCOVERED BY POLICE INTRICATE SYSTEM OF PHO TOGRAPHY IS USER Oaiiinlian Mount Ml Police AW in Making Bfggevt Hani in Recent Years NEW YORK, Dec. 28. (By As sociated Press.) A new and in genious photographic method for counterfeiting money was uncov ered by secret service agents who arrested five members of what officials believe to have been an international counterfeiting gang operating from Elizabeth, N. J. The Canadian royal mounted po lice cooperated with the secret service in tracing the gang and their apprehension comprised one of the biggest counterfeit hauls in several years. A method 'of photographing sep arately the various colors of each hank note.done in a way not yet fully solved, was discovered by the agents when they seized the photographing plant at th home of the supposed leader of the ring, Frank Wiegand. Wiegand, who was a jeweler until his firm went bankrupt two years ago,, confessed he printed the money at his home, aided only by his 19-year-old son, a cripple. The son was not arrested. Four others were arrested. They are said to have passed about $35, 000 in counterfeit bills in this country and Canada during the past nine months. Wiegand pleaded guilty to a charge of counterfeiting when ar raigned before United States Com missioner Pfaff in Elizabeth to day and was committed to jail in default of $10,000 bond. HALIBUT DISAPPEARING ALARM IS FELT OVEH DEPLE-' TIO.Y OF PACIFIC WATERS SEATTLE. Dec. 2S. (Hy Asso ciated Press. ) The" halibut is disappearing at an alarming rate from waters of the north Pacific, Dr. W. L. Thompson, head of the International fisheries commission and newly elected president of the Pacific Fisheries society, said to day. The fisheries society started a two-day convention here todays The center ef halibut fishing has changed from banks off Hrit ish Columbia to the Bering sea. proving that home of the banks are being fished out, he said. While experts have n6t finished their "census" of the food fish in British Columbia, and Washington waters, their report shows an alarming decrease. Halibut de creased approximately 70 per rent between 1504 and 1914, he said. MT. BAKER CONQUERED BELL1NGHAM. Washi. Dec. 28. (By Associated Press.) Ac complishing a feat frequently at tempted but never before success ful in midwinter, four Bellingham men reached the summit of Mount Baker yesterday, they reported on their return here tonight. PREMIER BRIAND IS TO 7 RESIST CABINET FIGHT PROTESTS ATTEMPT TO OUST MINISTER OF FINANCE" Cabinet Debate Delayed Vntil Jan uary Kession; I eft Opposes Donmer PARIS, Dec. 28. (By Associat ed Press.) The cabinet crisis de layed insistently because of Christ mas week, now appears likely to he delayed until the chamber re convenes for the regular session lanunry 12. "I have been thrown down too cften to quit now," was Premier Briaud's comment this afternoon. This was interpreted as meaning that he intends to fight the issue out and resist the indirect pres sure brought to bear on him by the groups of the l-ft either to give. up the helm of government f.r throw his minister of finance over board. M. Brtand declared that h was going to do everything in his pow er to bring about a conciliatory solution of the question and would make every effort to retain in his Cabinet any members disposed to Wave 1L He was thought o refer to the'radicai members of the gov ernment who are maintaining rfout opposition to M. t)oumer's financial measures. The situation thus reverts to the period when M. Painleve in troduced his measures for finan cial renovation and encountered opposition from the groups of the 1ft. The issue then was between the partisans and oppouents of ; capital levy; the question now is between those preferring direct taxes to indirect taxes. The lineup on either side is much the same but with the dif ference that the radical group. which is opposing M. Doumer's scheme for an increase in direct taxes, has seven men in the cab- inet. M. Painleve ceded to the left coalition and was overthrown by'the chamber. M. Briand thus far has refused to submit to the conditions of the left groups in the chamber and risks being over thrown in his own cabinet. FOUR KILLED IN BLAZE VI RE SATD TO HAVE STARTED FROM CHRISTMAS TREE COBALT, Ont.. Dec. 28. (By Associated Press. ) -Four persons are dead and two are in hospitals severely burned by a fire in a rooming house at Guiges, Quebec. Candles left lighted on a Christ mas tree are thought to have been the cause of the fire. DIVIDEND IS PAID NEWPORT, Ore., Dec. 28. (AP.) The final dividend of eight and one half per cent has been paid to the depositors of the defunct bank at Waldport. The total recovery to the depositors was sixty-five per cent of the com mercial deposits and 100 per cent to the saving depositors. FIT11T0II, PIES OF SIM Increase in Production and New Happiness Would Re- ' suit From Change PSYCHOLOGY DISCUSSED ferred to tlovernor Pierce by niem- j hers of the House of Parliament Application in Commercial Fields j of Australia.. The letter request Would Increase Rffielency jin ,hi Informal Ion was received . A jai the executive department ves- From 10 to 10O Per j ttrtav l ent, !sll , KANSAS CITY, Dec. 28 (By Associated Press.) Alluring vistas wherein human production is increased, happiness bestowed upon the human race, and the scientist awarded his place among the "masters of the world." were suggested at a geueral convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science here tonight by Dr. .1. McKean Cattel, retiring president. With scientif ically applied psychological tests he said, all persons could learn the form of industry in which they could engage with the greatest efficiency and consequent happi ness, while production could be more than doubled. The address covered A wide range, including a jibe at. the popularity .f psycho-analysis which he tprnied "not so much a question of science as a matter of taste." a suggestion that tuition fees at universities be increased or lessened in proportion to the stu dent accomplishment, ami a pro posal for revision of the alphabet characters to make them more readable. Psychological" tests, which be said were growing in popularity in the schools, should be applied as freely to determine and to aid the unusually brilliant students as to discover the deficient. ' The most work for psychol ogy," said Dr. Cattell, "and its most useful applications are the measurement of individual, group and racial differences and de iermkiHtion'hf the extent to which these depend upon native endow ment and subsequent experience. Indeed it may be argued that this is the most pressing problem of science today. "If each of us from the moron to the national president, were se lected lor the work we can do best, the work fitted in the best way to the individual and the best training given him, the produc tivity of the nation would be more than doubled and the happiness of each would be correspondingly increased." Although American labor has opposed psychological applications for speeding up industry along view with the late Samuel Gouip ers. presideut of the American Federation of Labor, indicated they might be accepted eventual ly, lie said: "The British institute of psychology has been success ful in obtaining the cooperation of the workers and in some direc tions has 'increased production 40 per cent. "In every field of activity, from the use of the pick and the shovel, to the typewriter and ledger in vestigations might be made which if put into effect would add 10 to 100 per cent to effective produc tivity and lessen to an equal ex- (Continufd on page 7.) OREGON TEACHERS MEET ASSOCIATION IS TO CONVENE IN PORTLAND TODAY PORTLAND, Or.. Dec. 28. (By Associated Press.) The Or egon State leacners association will convene here tomorrow with instructors present from every section of Oregon. Election or officers was scheduled as the main feature of the sessions, with in terest centered in th.e selection of a vice president. wno, by custom. Bucceeds the following year to the presidency. By this method Dr. J. S. Lan ders, president of the Oregon state normal school, will replace Miss Cornelia J. Spencer of Port land as president, and a new vice president will be elected. Those who have been-placed in nomination at previous county unit conventions for the vice pres idency are; Mrs.. Alice Bacon, school superintendent of Joseph ine county; Mrs. Susanne H. Car ter, superintendent of Jackson county; Mrs. 1 Mabel Wilson Churcht a teacher of Roseburg, and M. S. Hamm, city school su perintendent of Roseburg. OVERRIDE HARTLEY'S VETO OLYMPIA, Dec. 28. -Smothering all opposition . the senate passed four bills over Governor Hartley's veto this afternoon as rapidly as the role could be called. AUSTRALIA ASKS FACTS ON DRY LAW OPERATION PIERCE TO FRAME REPLY TO COMMONWEALTH NOTE Data on "Social Results of En forcement" Requested, Action Pending Whether prohibition has proved a success in the state of Oregon is the question that has been re "We would he uleasetl to obtaiu in format ion," read the letter, "as ! the social and economic results uif prohibition, how efficiently the (law has been enforced and atti tude of the people of the state of Oregon toward the law." The letter indicated that pro hibition is now a live issue in Aus tralia, and that some action in tended 10 curb the liquor traffic may be attempted there within the next few years. "Australia" recognizes the neces sity of doing something in connec tion with the liquor traffic," the letter concluded. Governor Pierce said he would reply to t he letter within the next tew diiys. NORTH SALEMITES MEET PROGRESSIVE CUB TALKS BETTER STREET LIGHTS Members of the North Salem Progressive dub met for a busi ness session last night, when ways and means of building that sec tion were discussed. The erection of a temporary banner across North Capitol, 1 draniitg attention to recent im provements, there, and the im provement of lighting on the in tersection of Fairgrounds Hoad and Capitol were discussed, and committees appointed to report later. "With proper cooperation, resi dents of this section can get what they want in aid from the oily, once we' prove our need," said John Williamson, president. Other members" are: B. F. Stirrier,' F. A. Doerfler, F. N. Woodry, D. F. Doeherty, P. L. Gainsforth, E. C. Ballinger, W. B. Holcomb. C. G. Hall, George Barrett, Robert Bar rett, G. II. Davis, II. M. Harpole, John Meyer, W. C. Polka, Jean Williamson. Charles Kinzer, M. Putnam, E. A. Thompson, Salem Brick V Tile Co., and Harvey H. Dines. LICENSE RUSH STARTS LINE, THREE DEEP, FORMS TO NECVRE PERMITS The annual congestion at the. state capital due to the demand for 1926 motor vehicle licenses started yesterday. In order to handle the applicants and facili tate the work of issuing the per mits it was necessary to acquire the services of two state traffic officers a fid a special guard. At several times during the day there were three lines of appli cants extending from the wickets within the house of representa tives on the second floor of the capitol building far out into the corridors. State department em ployes were available to assist those who wero not familiar with the applications. Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, said the congestion probably would continue until after the first of next year. Six wickets manned by efficient clerks were open during the entire day to ac commodate the applicants. CROSSING. CRASH FATAL SEATTLE SALESMAN INSTANT LY KILLED IN ACCIDENT TACOMA. Dec. 2S. (By Asso ciated Press.) Hurled more than CO feet when his outomobile was struck by a fast Northern Pacific train at a highway -crossing near Dieringer, R. L. Daggett, Seattle cigar store proprietor was. In stantly killed this afternoon. Dag get wau driving alone in his ma chine when a northbound Portland Seattle train crashed into the ma chine, throwing-'it over the cattle guard to the foot of an embank ment ; fest from the crossing. Daggett's .body was found BO yards from the machine, badly crushed. Coruoner Edward R. Perry declared that the driver of the automobile had a clear vision of the tracks for a mile on either side of the highway. HUMANE SOCIETY AIDED WALLA WALLA, Wash., ; Dec 28. Five thousand dollars iras bequeathed to the state human society by Cora B. Eaidlaw, of Waitsburg whose, vill was ' filed for probate litre today.' ,'..' ... COLD WAVE BRI III: DEATH TOLL IS Sub-Zero Weather in Mid West and Atlantic States Believed on Wane OVER FORTY ARE VICTIMS Seventeen :Die in Chicago; Fire Liss (Aw One Million Dol lars; Mercury Is Now Oimhfug CHICAGO. Dec. 28. (By As ociated Pret,s.) The tero wave which overspread almost the en4- tire country, was broken today. While cold weather, In many sections below the seasons nor- . nal. Is expected for a day or two. the backbone of the wave was smashed when changing winds throughout the middlewest caused the mercury to Btart a climb that did not stop until it had cleared the zero mark by a comfortable margin. A toll of upwards of two score of lives, a property .loss from fires estimated at $1,000,000 In Chicago alone, and Interference with transportation facilities and. ' wire communications were record ed. i.) The largest .death toll was In Chicago where 17 persons died In four days. Half adozen persons were found frozen to death.. . In Ohio, 13 deaths were attrib uted indirectly to cold weather, most of them asphyxiationa. Weather forecasts indicated moderating weather continuing to morrow and that it is moving east ward rapidly. The cold wave before It had, boen partly checked, finally ex tended from the Rockies to the . Atlantic seaboard with the coldest points in the northeast and north west. , New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas Oklahoma and Texas Teported new low weather records for' the yeas in many sections. The Ohio river in many places was choked with l?ti, and-tratf j, was, tLbA up. rf DENVER, Colo., Dec. 25. By Associated Press.) While low temperatures were relaxing slight ly their stranglehold on many por tions of the Rocky Mountain re- gion, golfers were abroad today at Missoula, Helena and Living ston, Mont. Missoula and Living ston both have passed an entire year without experiencing sub zero temperatures. Weather pre dictions gave hope for further relaxation of the cold wave over most of the region tomorrow. DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 8. . Wintry's Icy fingers held a firm grip on the plains and hills of the Lone Star state today, laying a blanket of sleet and snow In many sections extending as far southward as the 'lower Rio Grande valley. At Houston and Galveston the thermometer registered 26 .de grees, with four-tenths of an inch of. snow, the heaviest in 28 years..' The lowest today was 18 degrees an Amarillo. GRID BATTLE NETS FUND 8.I0.00O TO RE TURNED OVER TO CRIPPLED TOTS SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. ( By Associated Press)- The East Vest benefit football game here S-i turd ay ..tinder the auspices-of -the Mystic Shrine, probably -will nt $30,000 for crippled children's hospital fund. This was announc- r ed today by Hugh K. McKevitt; Ulustrous potentate of Island'-' temple; San Francisco, who said receipts were approximately $55,- 000. . : : . i . 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