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1. I t .' i I J -3 SEVEOTY-TTFTH VEAR r SALElLj OBEGQN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1926 PRICE FIVE CEirr.1 . i. i.j ., . i mi,,ii, -;' ..tin i 1 1 1 -. Z - ' '. - t ' j "i iLM Z .... . I : I i i " I H ' ..lJ .! t: I . -1 I -i : - i mmmmm - wmmmm :.sr f.".: ! . f A i X f .Jim siRipt iliPEi English Condemn Practice of . Sending Bfipze Ships to United Spates i; AAvWtaes oX Dry Ae-ic Xad- d By 6poiJcer Hi liargo Meeting Held lnj Re sponse to Message LONDON, Feb. j. By Ahso dtod Pxe.) rTlia aaglins of lltiaor Into the ! United jStatea ty . their; subjects Vaa I seTerely con demned today In a largely attend ed meeting in the f church house ' under the shadow of Westminster -Abbey.. . I j- ;,r The meeting was;hel4 to frame a response to the appeal recently . sent abroad by the American citi zens committee i of one thoasand. An official toueh ras jsiren the occasion t by a t letter . jfrom Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign secretary indicating entire sym pathy with thel purpose' of the '. meeting. -v:. ;; w f ' -- l - The'Bishop of; Londonj who pre sided, said the ;xneeting; was not called to express any yiews about prohibition: bat he added that he thought the British people had been told a great many manufac tured lies from across' the ocean about prohlbitiop. There Is not the slightest doubt,! he ald, that the industrial output ot America has increased, and jpubtic , health Improved1- fV'1 i"r" 'V;' Yoh cannot think anarthlng of those silly little tools, who swagger vt& dances with., brand- flasks. aats mre braTadjo ,he, said. Yon hye to looki at the great & 'broad effect-apon-4hteWhole na- jiion,- r-::.-4l-'-- -. ' ' . It Is a gross Impertinence, he continued, to try to undo any thing that a greatj'slster naUon has chosen to decide -tor Its own good. Cries ot "hameM were raised when the) bishop I cited of ficial American statistic showing that in the last six months of 1925 .twenty out of 14 liquor ships seized, by the ! American au thorities were British. 'TThU traf- tic is most dishonoringf to Brlt- ain." he asserted, i "We haTe In our minds the wonderful rescue made by the president Roose velt. Let us make somef adequate return."'! - i.. (i : i ' The meeting epproved the fol lowing response !! to the American appeal, moved by Lordi Parmoor who was Lord President of the council in the MacDonald govern ment: . '! : j "You have taken a stand re- garding the liquor traffic which has aroused widespread interest. : Safeguarding your, national con stitution is your inalienable right, and that any British citizens for financial ' gain should have been taking any part whatsoever in in vadine he ' sanctity 3 ot your laws has: aroused in this country- wide spread indignation. ! am you are aware, the governments of the British commonwealth have done something to assist In frustrating these attempts. I The treaty ex tending the limit ofiyout .right of search was a recognition ot our common ' responsibility, but we share with -you ! the feeing that nothing should ie left undone to reduce still fnrtheri the evils to which you call attention. KILL SAILOR CLASH AXOTTIEn AMERICAST- INJUR ED IX FIGHT j IWIT1I CUBANS , i ' f - ITAVATA.' Feb. 2. CBy Asso ciated Press.) OnejTJaited States sailor was killed and anptner ser lously Injured during a jclash to day between Cubans ahd enlisted naw men. at BOueueroav a small villa near the Unitod States nrr station on Guantanamo Bay. No Cubans were reported serious ly injured. . P j- 1 A disnatch tor El ! M undo from r-nantaaamo says the 1 jaffray is sttHhnted to an! excess pf strong drink.' The rural .guards did not obtain the names of the, American victims. " t ;llES FOR LIBEL: LOSES tr. r . - i i l - V NJVSPAPER RFKITJES FAV- ORABLE VERDICT VS CASE vt.amattt vxtAsS. Ore.. Feb. AwtAd i Press.) -But i hiiot was taken by! a circuit court Jury here today to; return a verdict for the Klamath Falls vatn Herald! in U libel suit brought by W. P. 5lyer. .former acting dUtrict attorney ot Klam .vl Th- Blaintff f sought amages in the sum ot 1O.OO0 r alleged libelous stattments in . -j.)-,! in th Kveiss Herald Maltese at Returns to lie After Cusfer, Bora Here land Taken Ho Returns to Salem After Making Precarious Trip 125 Miles; Owner Tells Story ,"You don't seemito be able Remember when Bobbie, came back from Indiana where on foot clear back j to Silverton where bis master lived ? Bohbiers feet were all sore from the long trip and bis toe nails were worn off but he kept on and on. He knew where he lived even though! he had made the trip across the United States in 'an-automobile. But he came home! even, though AUTO GIFT ELECTION OPPORTUNITIES OPEN NOMINATIONS MAX STTLitt"BE MADE IN PRIZE CONTEST Editor Advises Candidates to Get Started as Soenj Possible (By Auto Contest Editor.) Nominations are still open In The Statesman's automobile and prize voting contest, and no doubt, number of names will be sent within the next day. or) bo. It is advisable, thougn, to get siartea as soon as possible and ill persons contemplating entering their names should send in their nom ination blanks , at once. 1 You have 1 never had an opportunity present ed to you as big and as easy to secure as you have in this gener ous voting contest. We'll warrant that you- never before had a. chance td secure a luxurious automobile without the expenditure of one cent fen your part. But that . Is just; what we have offered you In this contest. And your opportunity to win a car is still here. All that is neces sary Is that you take advantage of It now. 1; Go after one of thesej cars and go after it strong. Make up your mind that you are to win ana stop for nothing. If you are alive, wake; up to the opportunity. Give a little spare time to this event. Come to the office and talk it over-4-and you can win up to a $1115 automobile! u ine next iew days. , The work Is not hard. . Yon do not have to possess a college edu cation to win one of these awards. What It requires Is constant plug ging, hammering awaj steadily for the next few days. Now that you have entered the contest, what are you going to do to insure its being your prize con test? You have gone into it with a definite object in vle to win one of the highest prizes. To do this, it is not enough to enter, your name as a candidate and then sit with folded , hands waiting for your friends to sub scribe my our favor. That would be one of the longest waits you ever had :" ! This contest is an opportunity for workers. It Is an opportunity to get within a few weeks) some thing that can usually be obtained only by months of patient ton. Have you found it altogether easy to save up to six 15 xor some lux ury that you wished? j The persons who make the best use ot their time between now and (Continaed pa j2) t WILSON OUT FOR SENATE ASKS REPUBLICAN NOMINA TION FROM MARION COUSTX Otto J. Wilson, Salem automo bile dealer, yesterday filed- with Secretary of 1 State Kkwer, bis formal declaration as a. candidate for the republican nomination for state senator from Marion: coun ty. Wilson was a member of the house of : , reDresehtatites from Marion county, Wilson was member of the house jof repre-. sentatives from Marion county in the 1 sessions' of 3923 and 1925. His declaration of candidacy con tains neither platform nor slogan. CHILD KILLED. BY AUTQ YEAR OLD TOT RUNS FROM vr BEHIND PARKED i CAR , t TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 2, (By Associated Press.) uunning in front ot a parked automobile in which her mother was sitting waiting for her return; Dorothy Prince, t year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jv S. Prince of ,Tacoma was fatally injured when struck hr a machine driven by C O. Bish op also of. this city. The injured girl died in a local hospital a half hour after she was struck. " F. W Fries, the ! driver of the machine In which her mother was sitting declared that' Bishop did an in his power to avoid striking the cirl. Bishop Is not being held by the police, his release having been ordered by Coroner E R. Long Journey to Southern Oregon in Box, to keep 'em away from Salem. G. w. Braziers big Collie dog fie was lost and made his way he had to cross many streams and choose between many cross roads. And 'now we have a cat that did the same thing. The cat didnt come as far and he took longer to come but then, a: cat can't walk as fast as a big dogand maybe he loitered along; tie way. and stopped to visit other cats. The cafs name is Buster.' lie is a large Maltese and was born at 45 State street about eight years ago. Buster has a big -brother named BtiU. Fred C. Sefton, Sr., prominent Pacific Coast printer, owns both the cats and raised them from kittens and known all about them and can vouch for this story. ' This is the way Mr. Sefton tells about it; writing from his ranch near Yoncalla Oregon, where he U now living: "About three years ago, shortly alter filing on my homestead here, brought two large Maltese cats which we hjtd raised from kittens. They were born at 645 Statesman street, about eight years ago and were full brothers, v One we called Pull and the other Buster. The cats were brought from Salem in my machine at : night inside a small box. "When I got them to the ranch they were released Inside the house and were kept there tor a day or two after I returned to Sa lem. Howeverrhewst time Bus ter sallied forth, one of the dogs took after him and put him up a tree. My son, who was on the ranch at the time, tried to get him down, but was . unsuccessful. In the morning he was gone and with the exception of once or twice was never seen again. We of course thought that he fwas lost or had been killed by a wildcat. "A few weeks ago we received a letter from out daughter In law, Mrs. Fred C. Sefton, Jr., who stated that while In Salem recent-J ly. she saw Buster In a nelgbbor's bouse v- " s "We could hardly credit this. but on a recent trip to Salem we called at the address given us by our daughter, and sure enough, there was Buster. "It would be impossible for ns to mistake him, , and besides, al though he had " been rechristcned Boy Blue, he readily answered to (CratiBosd as 2) ' , t tl.t B'i 'r: V": - 1 1-: QFFIGEflSTELL OF RUM DEALS Federal Dry Agents Permit ted .'Delivcrtei In XJrder to Get Evidence TAPPED WIRES ARE USED Government Officers Tell of Eaves dropping on Telepbowe Con versations in Olm- stead .Trial SEATTLE, Feb. 2. (By Asso ciated Press.) Federal Prchibi tlijin agents permitted liquor de liveries In Seattle to get evidence against the alleged Olmstead liquor ring, Earl Corwin, govern ment agent, testified in court here today. '"Rather than snow our hand when our evidence was not com plete," said Corwin, "no inter ference was attempted. Corwin declared that when, he heard i a conversation over a tapped i telephone wire regarding the delivery of a load of liquor he would immediately go to the point which ihad been designated and witness; the transaction. He said that on one occasion he had seen ROy Olmstead, alleged Jeadert of the 1500,000 bootlegging ring de liver a case of whiskey to a doWn town cafe. The first occasion when he tdpk advantage of a tapped telephone conversation to witness the deliv ery of ; liquor, Corwin testified, was July 5, 1924, when he heard a "Mr. Rice" in the McDermott block down town order a case of gin. t . , . ("Did you watch this delivery?" asked C. T. McKlnney, assistant United States attorney. "I did," retorted Corwin. "I took .up a position in the McDer mott ; block on the second floor and Waited until Baldy Healy came jip carrying a case of gin. He rapped on the door of a promin ent hat-maker and walked in. A few minutes later he came out 'without the gin. Defense counsel George Van derveejr was given permission by Judge Jeremiah Neterer to stand behind j CoTWin while ' the latter was looking onto a large book containing the government's evi dence obtained by tapping the telephone wires. District attorney Thomas P. Revelle protested vig orously but Judge Neterer said he had seen Corwin reading from the book. The court had ruled that witnesses could refer to the book for dates and figures, but could not read the substance of its con- tents. THE! MARCH OF CIVILIZATION SENATE FAVORS ITER PROJECT Greatest Irrigation System In Country to Have Source in Columbia FEDERAL AID IS VOTED Department of Interior Would Be Authorized Co Cooperate With Western States in Huge Project WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (By Associated Press.) The senate today began laying the founda tion for the country's greatest Ir rigation project when its commit tee on irrigation and reclamation unanimously voted a favorable re port on the Jones bill to assist the states of Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Montana in agreeing on the division of the waters of the Columbia river The bill specifically would au thorize the secretary of interior to cooperate with the states in bring ing about such a compact, and would appropriate $25,000 for the work. The compact is the first step necessary in the con struction of the project, designed to irrigate 1,750,000 acres of land in the Columbia basin, costing S300.000.000. -It is nearly four times as large as the country's present greatest irrigation project In the Imperial valley of California, which under maximum development could irri gate half a million acres of land. The committee report the ill after but two and a half hours of hearing today at which represen tatives of the Columbia basin irri gation district and the Seattle chamber of commerce described the ultimate development in de tail. Charles Ilibberd of Spokane, representing the " irrigation dis trict, told the committee that con struction of the project would re quire more than six years, the time being determined by the rapidity with which sixteen miles of tunnel, as a portion of the canal to bring the water from the di version point to the project, could he completed. Most of the, land under irrigation, he said, would be planted in grains, grasses and alfalfa, and later would be culti vated as fruit farms. SEATTLE COLLEGE WINS TACOMA, Feb. 2. (AP) Se attle college defeated St. Martin's college, 43 to 30. in a Washington Oregon conference basketball game at the St. Martin's court to- night. Terrific Storm Strikes In ; Several Oregon Towns Automobiles Overturned, Tops Torn Off, Signs Blown Down and Communication Systems Demoralized by Most; Severe Storm in Many Years -I EUGENE, Or., Feb. 2. (By A. P.) Wind in half an hour here tonight blew over two sedan auto mobiles, caused a dozen fires of small consequence, knocked big limbs from trees into the city streets and did considerable other damage. The storm quieted down as quickly as It came up, rain fol lowing. T. W. Ross of Portland was blown over while driving a sedan near Monroe but was uninjured. Mrs. E. B. Yaden of Klamath Falls, in a sedan, was blown from the highway between Eugene and Cottage Grove. She was not badly hurt, but is In a local hotel suf fering from shock. The entire city was in darkness for nearly half an hour when dis tribution lines blown together caused a short circuit. The Eu gene fire department answered 11 alarms In 35 minutes, although no damage was reported. At least six other small blazes were seen, most of them burning flues. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 2. The worst wind storm in many years hit Albany at '7:15 o'clock tonight, tearing off automobile tops, blow ing down signs, cutting off all tel egraphic communication, blowing down telephone lines to the south, putting tne city In darkness in termittently, and causing several fires. At 8 o'clock the storm had not abated in intensity; a 50-mile gale was prevailing and the power linet were expected to go down any min ute. Telephone connections with Portland was accomplished onlj with difficulty. The fire department was ou answering numerous calls. Trou ble with chimneys, and fires set by candles and oil lamps whicr were being pressed into use, were responsible 'for four "alarms with in 15 minutes after the storm broke. Only light rain accompanied the storm at first, but by 8 o'clock it was raining heavily. The wind ,ame from the west and was warm. ROSEBDRG, Or., Feb. 2. Rose burg was visited by a gale thie afternoon. Wind ripped awnings, littered the streets and in shaded residential sections blew down great limbs of trees and in a few cases tore down sheds and caused other damage. , Reports from outlying sections indicated that the wind storm cov ered a considerable area. Near Tiller it was reported that many trees were blown down. A tree blown across the California-Oregon power company lines, which supply Roseburg with power, cut the city off from the Prospect .sta tion and necessitated the use of an emergency plant at Winches ter. - ; , . - MARSHFIELD, OrFeb, 2.-r-A drop in the barometer here today indicated a severe storm, i'one of the worst that probably this sec tion .has experienced In years. fTht barometer dropped 34 points to 28.92 at 4:16 p. an. Three raft went out today before tbe storm warning reached here. : ; VICTORIA, B. C Feb. 2 (By Associated Press.) A great storm moving in from the Pacific to night . was playing havoc with schedules of ships inbound, to British Columbia ports. i The Shidzuoka Maru, due to morrow from Japan; wirelessed to night that she would be 24 hours late. The Canadian-Australasian irner Niagara . due Ff iday - from Australia, is in the midst of storm and is also expected to be delayed. The steamer Torzanrer en route to Vancouver from New York was fighting heavy seas and terrific winas zoo miles south of Tatoosh. ine uannah Nielson. 300 miles south or Tatoosh. reported itself ;in ine .center of the disturbance i A moderate gale. aald. by the weamer. xorecasters to be a fore runner of. a Jtig . hurricane, was blowing in from the sea here to- FACE SERIOUS CHARGES MEXICANS ARE TL'RXEp OVER TO .FEDERAL OFFICERS - Louis Garcia. Lucia Garcia and Jose Alvid res. Mexicans arrested here last week on liquor and dis orderly conduct - charges, Twer turned over ; to federal authori ties yesterday with the possibility. it is sata, or their being charged wun violation or the Mann act mey are rrcm Sacramento and drove to Salem In an automobile. They may; also be deported, police are aaviscd. i Hazel Garcia, said to Jbi 'ua white woman and who steadfs4 - tains she is the wife of 14 -; " cla, is etui being held Id i -'r Jail but will later be t 1 -; - , ( ! a. With force unspent by serious property damage In the south, the gale last evening centered ; upon Albany, ripped into Salem, atrip ping down signs, damaging wires, and bringing five fire alarms In less than as many minutes. - All of the calls came from chlm- nye blazes, where the wind, swirl ing into the chimney had created minature furnaces. No serous loss resulted.- . : - The blow was the wrost exper ienced here In many months. For an hour the heavy wind . twisted at swinging signs, wrenching many from their fastenings, send ing them clattering to the -street. Telephone and wire lines in Salem were not broken though Western Union officials reported -that all communications south of .Eugene had been severed. s . Salem escaped the period of darkness experienced in every city of size in the southern part of the state. The fire calls came from! 1540 State street,; Seventeenth ! and Mission. 325 South Twenty-fifth, 15-55 North Summer and ,1540 North Summer. singers Answer call FIFTEEN NEW -BOYS REPORT FOR CHORUS REHEARSAL: "American Ideals" was the sub ject on which Fred J.-Toozej can- ildate for the republican nomina tion for state superintendent of public instruction, spoke to the members: of 1 the Salem Boys' :horus - at their ' meeting - at - the Salem YMCA last night, William 'dcGIlchrlst also spoke to the boys for a few minutes. ; V- 1 New songs were practiced by the boys, under the direction of Dr. H. C. Epley. Refreshments iwere served. The entire meeting was ver at 9 o'clock. -. f i There were 15 new boys to re spond to ! Df; Epley's call for voices to train ferthe grand con cert to be a feature of the dedica tion of the -new YMCA building. Also; the; following men respond ad to the call: . 1 Charles Lyle, William McGfl christ; Harry ; Wels, C. Winter, Otho Love, S.' H. Smiley, Leon Gleason. S. E. Wolfe. O. J. Hull, and 21. C. Batecham. I 1 1 SEA CHEATED OF, : LIVES 25 MEN ARE RESCUED FROM STORM-BATTERED SHIP NEW YORK. Feb. 2. (By As sociated Press. The hungry At lantic t was cheated of . its I prey again today, the fifth time since it released - Its ferocious gales nine days ago. Vr.V p- i A brief radio message from Lhe Belgian liner Armingo said he had taken off the crew of the sinking Norwegian freighter Jo hanna Dybwad. The 'Dybwad had cried for help yesterday about 700 miles east of Halifax. i i The message said that none of the crew was Injured and that the Armingo Was standing by until the Dybwad saiL;!as she is directly in the passenger traffic lane and a menace to navigation. The Dyb wad is believed to have had a crew of about ,26 men. i . - i i Last night the 325 passengers of the Royal Mail liner. Araguaya were taken off after .lhat ; vessel had gone aground near St. George, Bermuda. 1 The ship r later was floated again, the "passengers ret urned and she resumed her course to New York.. '1 ; -; , . Y;cJAflEAD - ' " ""-!. '' MILDRED ESGAR,. TOWN ! EX ECUTIVE, WILL CONFER Miss Mildred- Eagan iown: exe cutive ot the Ywca for the west ern coast. Will arrive in Salem on Friday to be a guest -over the week end. . -. tr--'-i'k r s 'S'-- -i On Friday a luncheon will: be given in er . honor. . She 4 wilt meet captains of the teams of the finance, committee which will soon be at work. t-OnMonday 'she will be a guest at tea. On Sunday,, al so, M iss Esgar will be honored. At this time Miss Wyman will in rite the members of the Grax club and a few special guests to meet her atH.3:20 O'clock at Miss Wy- man s residence, 1190 Oak street. 'y KILLED .UNDER TRUCK ' ' : - i ' - .- ..' . BELLINGIIAM. -Wash.,-Feb. 2 --(By Associated, Press. )-P. rJL Chrlstenson, 55,i of Vancouver, Wash., was killed today near this city when he fell from the rear end of an outo truck to hia ?ath beneath a three ton trailer. Ci.ris- tenson was - a,- og .hsulfng cou POLITICS S,;P) BEHIfJD CHiiSlGE ... . . . CooHdge Warns Public- to Dispount ifsual Campaign Teal Criticisms NEW ATTACK LAUNCH lD Deittocrat Declares Informal St ment In Unworthy of K.e- cutive; Counter Attack Is Opened .WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (By Associated Cress.) s A -White House retort to. the charge that President Codlidge has .been play ing politics was followed today by a renewal of the charge from the democratic side of the senate. What was said at the White llou.se was imparted to newspapermen in the usual informal manner, and permission to print it as a direct statement, byj the president tvas withheld. The substance of it was that Mr. Coolidge hoped the pub lic would not take recent criticism of him in congress and elsewhere too seriously! but . would bear -in mind that this is a campaign year and that public discussions at this session are likely to have a politi cal flavor. il - ' ' Within two hours after the cor respondents left the executive of fices. Senator Harrison, democrat, disslssippi, said on the senate floor that the president had called in newspapermen and warned thcrr. that speeches J in congress are po litical. The senator added that ,such a statement was "unworthy of t he president ot the United States," "The president has been goisg over the country making speed .v o commercial organizations and to chambers of commerce," Senator Harrison said, "exploiting ha views, seeking to bring the paorJ'' to his idea ofi government and in win approval of his administrative policy. He has not made a sir f ie speech, from jthat uttered befcre the chamber Of commerce of N w York to that fly-by-night journey to Chicago when he1 addressed ttc farmers "of the 'great northwi t offering to them a panacea which was disproved! by that great s- e- tlon of the country but that te was trying towin favor with the people, playing. politics in all l is" speeches, , :-s . "It there has been in the wh.ic House in a long time an adroit Doiiticlan a man. who in smot iTi and apparently silent ways tan' win over mem to his side In - hs own party. It is the present occupant.- -- I - : . "Yet, notwithstanding all this. which the country knows and we who have toeombat him here d.i ly know it perhaps better than t":e country -he calls the news-ar r- raett in this morning at the Vl '.a House " and makes this starti! - statement to kthem, a statere nt that has no counterpart in biatcry of any - occupant of the Wtlte House. Indeed, none has been so courageous before as to make e- ;h a pronouncement. ... , . . Ah, Mr. President, using the great power , of his great c.T. o. wielding the exceptional InSue: 10 he now commands, the presii .t tries to focus the attention of t e country and have the people ': lleve there is a great conspiracy a foot In this country, and throt h public speeches, that they are 10 have nothing but political spee .- es here, and net a discussion of t e real "facte,; i ."The minority, party, both jn the house, and the senate, 1 played less politics since Deccn r than at any other time in thn 1 . :-- tory of the American con Kress. lt is unworthy. of a presid .t of the United i?tates. It does s t become an occupant; of the W'l House to have the newspar a, through . their -. corresponder ' s. warn that the speeches here - to be of a political tinge and c, durlftg this year." RURAL f.lEETJfiG CALLf 1 c. !e. ciirsTim will c;l : STRAWBERRY FACTS. - Rural department of the En Chamber of Commerce ill r toanorrow evening in the char.: auditorium.' The neeti been called toi 8 o'clock, and -be over on that dot at 10 o'c! ; The rural dlrartmert '. ' c to be of mere'icpcrtiz'. . cent rally z'aqI ti.3 ntl up to 10G. He : i lzizzczt 13 i by , thc.ECV-V 5 ci: iianally hclzs i- z. V i : Ings. - ; ..Pro;.' .a : r : ?, c : : consllsrel t zZ t" I - lti3 U tL- berries will L - cr- f'Z ? " will fc t 1 CUliui".. ; ; .