Now :is 'ji. SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1926 men Fivn c:r ( 19Z81T01G MURE State Officers Ordered to Demand-License or Ap- r plication proof ARREST TARDY; DRIVERS Congestion Over, Plates Xow Be ing Issued D7 Application In Received; ' Law to Dls- rennl i Menses . If you &rent your 1926 auto mobile license clamped on tight to your car, better leave! it hbme this morning unless you qarryt in your, ' pocket proof that :your j applica tion has been made. j "" . i State traffic -officers were ln - stracted yesterday f terjnoon to start -work pn FridayJ February.!. and to take court aJtion against all motorist found operating their cars without license for the current year, or who! are! without conclusive evidence in thfelr pos session indicating that application has been forwarded o tb,e secre tary of state for license. S Official notice was; mailed yes- terday to all sheriffs, Ichiefs of po lice and marshals.! .constables, magistrates and district attorneys to the effect that 1,9 2 6 licenses were being issued In all -cases, ex cept where returned an acjeount of defect, on "the day of -receipt of the application for thq licejuse, and to govern themselves! accprdingly in the enforcement of the provis ions of the tnotor vehicle jlaws. Front now on, no excuses will oi chnw vnur little 1926 tag. or proof of application if you Tn.t state officers. Close of the period of grace, granted state, is being followed nnllna Aff!rt. J.... i -' !. J- by the by city Rigid clamping of eetn tha statement, bubllshed: follows yester- j - tv Vio ' ,. rorlnfl . fit grace -would again be - lengthened oy - Portland police officials, bringing from the State Traffic! Department the following statement: I : . "It has always been the; custom of the sUte traffic divisidn to co operate with the police I depart ments of the numerous cSties and towns, including- the Portland po lice department.- la the jenforce ment of all state- laws relative to he operation or moioT jveui: t Vpr and upon tne euieeip vi it tt tafa ' sMnmlne. of course, that if in V1??4: tance in tne cuy i fwu chief or the captain of !th,e city traffic division would' advise the chief of the state traf tic division of their wishes in thej master. "It appears, however, that this former spirit of cooperatiqn is not In evidence as in other years, and, , as a result, there aire numerous - residents of the city of Portland privileged to operate thelr-motor vehicles without having made any effort to secure 1926 license therefor. The reason' for this con dition is without doubt caused by the announced intention of the portlaifd Police departmefBt from time to time to stay he ekecutin of the law and set th time for its enforcement several !day ahead. , "At this time. the licence situa tion in the denartment is well cleared up; therefore, the. state traffic force deems it! necessary to .proceed with the work wtthin the ..city of Portland as Well as con tinue its work throughput the ;tate generally without (malting for further action by jthe Portland city police officials with reference -to that city." r j I 'WALL CRASHES, 7 DEAD '-WEIGHT- OF RXOW PAUSES FACTOR V TO X)WLAPSE , v k I ' f --JIEW "BRITAIN;7 Conn. j Feb. 4. -By A.P.) The collapse of a brick wall at the foundry of the Horth & Judd Manuracturfng com pany in East, Main jstreet today -brought death to at: least seven workmen. Eleven otberf are in the New Britain general hospital, ome in a serious condition. Six men are unaccounted for. The "accident was a directjresnlt of the blizzard which swept this Eection last ngibt and today; now gath ering on the root of the one-story building causing the frail to buckle. It fell in the street and the roof Of the structure (dropped on -the workers below, leaving a pile of .twisted steel; and; mass- of bricks. sIt was from under this jnass of debris that the bodies of i the woraers f " DIES AT AGE dR 138 RUSSIAN PEASANT'S, KLD n ritlTKniTfOW lOi ROSTOV, Russia, Feb. . 4. (By Associated Press. Ivan Tretya. reputed to be the old ' st peasant in RussU. died near ,ere today at the age "f- 5 Ivan was married . three times, taking, his third kite in his 100th year. He .fcafl 2 children, the eldest of Whom, a daughter, is now 101. I l lie never left the soil, was r ever ill and retained his hair nrd teeth to the 'end.. He Tilincd to have fousht fa every war in which Russia engaged "for the last 118 .years.:? w- StatesmahTfrize Awards ; Attracting Contestants Candidates Should Be as' Numerous as List of Gifts 'Which . s Will Be Given to Those Who See the Opportunity, . - '1 1 1 Get in, and Stay juy Auto contest Eauor i When the management determined to give away over $3,000 in automobiles; and prizes in The Statesman's big con test," it was thought that the prize list was., so liberal that scores of candidates would get in and carry on. The fact that one stands to win" $1115 and that "Everybody Wins Some thing" ought to have1 been enough to "knock everyone cold," Really, , that-may be the case. Maybe you are 1'knocked ,so cold" you haven't yet' fully recovered. i- You expected everyone in Salem and vicinity, to get into PROHIBITION aUTpll ,$ DEBATED QVJIADI0 SENATORS DISCUSS PROPOSAL. TO MODIFY, ..STATUTES' 1 Edge and Dill Address! Nation- i Wide Audience on Liquor j i - I jaw Question WASHINGTON. Feb. (By Associated Press. ) Cpmcident with interest aroused bjf the an nouncement in favor of light wines and beers by the Episcopal church temperance society, the prohibition question was. debated tonight on the air by two members of ithe senate. " i f Speaking from the Studio of WRC, the station here of Radi Corporation of America,) Senator Edie. reDublican. New Jersey. took the side of those advocating modification of the' Volstead 'act, while Senator Dill, .democrat of Washington, made the Rejoinder on:. behalf of those opposing any change in that law. . li . . The addresses reached .an audi ence over the country: ttirdugh " a series of linked up stations. The speakers agreed ' that cor ruption of public . officials and a widespread illicit traffic in liquors had followed , enactments of - the Volstead law, but , they Were far apart as to the means of correct ing these conditions. i Senator Edge contended that modification of the Volstead act "within the clear terms of the constitution would partly subdue the spirit of protest and challenge now so apparent." Would it not be for better for them orals of the nation to have a temperate condition.' he asked, than - to have prohibition that does not prohibit, but rather breeds defiance , and in iaddition leaves In its wake a ! rapidjy broadening trail, of misery : and corruption." !; ! Declaring that "the bootleggers and the extreme drys are together resisting all efforts for modifica tion. Senator Edge saidt " Public opinion, as now daily expressed from, the pulpit and the forum is demanding action ana freely admitting the error we have made." .. : Senator Dill told his audience that to legalize the sale! of j beer and light wines would be to re turn to conditions in prcl-prohibi-tion days,; which he contended were far worse than those exist ing after six , years of legal pi o bibition. i There is only one choree to follow if we are to remedy the evils that confront us," j he said. That is the straightforward, hon est course of obeying and enforc ing the law. y, j 1 "'How shall we do this? First, there should be a nation4wtde ed ucational campaign against i the use of alcohol and in favor of law- enforcement and obedience to. the law. ' : i "We have never had ireal law enforcement since the 18th am endment was adopted, but poor as enforcement has been, the bene- fU" are greater than nave i ev r flowed from any reform In the United States unless it be the abolition of slavery." i ; ,T Although the radio "debate was arranged before the announce ment of t the Episcopal church tem perance society. Senator Edge re-r f erred to. that .announcement as another " announcement ; that the friends of temperance favor a change in the dry law so as make it workable. j - to GAS TAX PECEIPT$ UP I? INCREASE OP -IT -PER 1 CEXT i , OVER PREVIOUS YEAR' The state .license onj gasoline and distillate used in Oregon dur ing. 1925 aggregated j $3,127, 188.27, a gain of 17 per cent over the revenue from the same source ln l924, according to a statement prepared by Secretary, of State Kozer. Collections of state taxes on motor . fuel oils for 1924 are shown in j the statement as 2, 672,481.98. - J ; ..The. 1925 taxes "were! paid ;on a: total of 10102,762 gallons of gasoline and 3,877,858 gallons of distillate. 1 To date the state has collected a total of f 10,852,360.44 as a result of the operation of the motor fuel oil tax law, all of which except for rebates and administra tive expenses, - is credited ; to the state's road fund l THE QMLES MAX CHOSEN , LONG VIEW,' Wash.. Feb. 4. ( By . Associated . Press. rRevW. J.; Eck of The Dalles, was elected secretary of the Pacific isynod of . Lutheran -church '- at the an nual convention .in session here toilay, 1 .Rev. Luther "S.". peck, cf Vancouver was elected treasurer. Till Victory Comes uua, cotueat ana everyone in ta em and vicinity expected you to get ln.,yThe result is but a few are in -'o few" In fact!; that The Statesman Is not satisfied as vol. More nominations are needed, There ought i to ;be ; at 'lost aa many candltia.ts working right now as there arts prizes offered. Not ont of the prizes ;a Dcxlge iedan, a Ch; .'rolet touring a Ford tourln?; and an electric washing nahfn-. or the many, iimny Jwiraofiof gold ought to go beg f;ing. : . . The rash commission of 10 per cent offered to all who do not win one ,cf thegrand priles ought in this day to be inducement enough to cause anyone to get busy. ,You talk '.about. Twoney. being tight. iT?ir talk about there not being anything to do to make money. You talk about not being able to do this' or that.' You cry because of an "alleged" tightness In financial affairs yet here is S3000 waiting for men. and Wom en, married or single, to take as gifts without one cent of expense. And What is the result? Everyone Is afraid, that some "one else has more brains and more selling abil -Ity and: more friends who will rally around them in their effort to win - :: - v The response to The Statesman's contest is pitiful.; Really, it would reem that there are enough men and women in Salem and outlying territory Who have ambition enough to grasp thi exceptional opportunity. You surelyvhave the ability and the friends. . Is it that you need some unseen factor to ot command you to take, hold and doing? Surely it is .not be cause you have nothing to offer your friends for in i placing- The statesman befone them yon ' are doing them a real favor, giving them the Opportunity to take 'ad vantage of a real literary paper. In fact "Every Inch is a News paper," might well be The States man's slogan. " Are you too big to consider real money? Are you too big-to have a place for 115? Can you hon estly, excuse ypurself ror not help ing yourself especially when you know you will benefit financially? The Statesman . will - absolutely and positively award- each' and every one of the grand prises and pay a cash commission of 10 per cent to all active candidates who do not win one of - the - grand prizes. The cars' have been Pur chased. The Statesman must go through with this contest. hTbe Statesman must do as announced, no matterwhether thererare 10 or 200 candidates. i .''. Maybe yon have beenj- senred Continaad n pass 3. - RURAL SECIIBI flLKS BERRIES Prof. C. E. Schuster, Ad dresses Enthusiastic Meet ;ringr0.f Growers CULTIVATION DISCUSSED V CJ. Allen, of Hunt Brothers, Predicts Unprecedented Straw -: , berry Pack Totaling 1,000.-. "i- j. t OOQ Gases .j-- At a meeting held Jast evening .of p the j rural department , of the Chamber of Commerce, called to (iiscuas (the interests of strawberry .rowers, two important facts were brought out. The first was the statement of Trot. C.E. Schuster, asiHtantpro i csisor of pomology, ,OA that rbailow j cultivation of ' .strawber ries Is more bentif icial than ' deep rulti vation. j ?' 1 ; Of equal Importance to tt,he rowers! was the .statements! f canning and barreling, Jnteresuof Salem that the I strawberries that will finil a constant and assured markot are the Ettersborg 121, the Oregon and the Marshalls. - In referring to cultivation, Prof. Schuster said that .deep cultiva tion cut the roots of th& berry and thereby ! lessened the strength; of the plant and Its production. He recommended cultivation '.to", a depth of only one and one-half to two and! one-half inches. Referring to topping, of plants, Prof. Schuster said that this was practiced by 90 per cent of the growers!" but he was not quite sure whether this was the right practice.) In some districts adapt ed! to strawberry growing where the crops had been -small. Prof. Schuster attributed it to too dep cultivation,, thereby cutting roots of the plant. W. G. Allen, manager of Hunt Brothers Packing company, said f that the! Ettersburg 121 was pre ferred by canning interests .and f that during the past season folly 75 per cent of strawberries can ned in Salem were the Ettersburg. . Mr. Allen referred to the won derful growth of the canning ijU dustry in -Salem. He said that' M 1911, there was only no canning plant In I Salem, with an output of (CoDtloned on ? 4.) JUDGE KANZLER RESIGNS PORTLAND JURIST ELECTED TO RANKING POSITION PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4. tBy Associated Press.) Judge jacoD jvanzier ior ine iasc seven years in charge of the court of domestic relations of Multnomah county, today submitted His resig nation by letter f to ' Governor Pierce. Closely 1 following b this word from' the" Multnomah county courthouse, came an announce ment from Emery Olmstead, pres ident, that Judge Kanzler had been elected assistant vice presi dent of the Northwestern National bank, to assume bis duties 'April 1. PRIDE GOETH. BEFORE A JpALL WORST PACIFIC STORMS IN YEARS PUT I $ ' - ' , '- - i s ' Al' - v" - ' ' AvAA - v. i- "' tt V- vVA V' v ! h, si"'"' A y ' The worst storm In years Is raking the Pacific ocean from Atlantic ocean, too, is in the grip of terrific gales. Liners, tossed about like toys and several vsesels are reported in TRAFFIC STOP PENALTY NETS $85 OPENING DAY "WILL SOON PAY COST OP SIGNS," SAYS VICTIM Enforcement to Continue, Do fendants Have Only Praise . for Ordinance Like , sparrows gathered in a hedge, the first violators of - the new stop street ordinance gath ered in the -office of City Judge Poulsen yesterday.. There were ten of them in at one time. As the 'flrst man paid his . fine .'for failing to stop "before en tering a through street, nine oth- Xers grinned sheepishly, and a gen eral movement of hands was made toward t the right pants pocket. Most men who appear; before Judge Poulsen carry their money in their right pants pockets. As one man aptly put it, as he smilingly, handed the fiver to the judge: Well, the city ought to have the posts and signs., paid for in short order at this rate." Another suggested that perhaps the city zoning and planning com mission1 was to receive its $300 emergency fund from this so-irce "Don't you . feel conscience- stricken, plucking these fives so ruthlessly?" an onlooker asked Judge Poulsen. , "I leave my conscience at home," was the laconic reply. "I was afraid some of the men would! leave - their fives at home. oo '(CbntiaiMa on pas S.) SHIPS DHPOUBSWEPS OVER COAST STATES Bridges Washed Out arid Roads Damaged; Willa mette River Rising " Accompanied by high winds, a heavy rainstorm hit the Salem district yesterday, flooding ditch es and in the farming sections and swelling - the k several streams? In the city. During the 24-hour hour period 1.03 . Inches of rain fell, according to the weather der partment here; The Willamette river started to rise yesterday, due to the heavy rains south of here. More rain is forecast for today with diminishing south and south west winds. PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 4. (By Associated Press. ) Warm rain poured down over the entire Pa clfie coast today as one result of a storm centered off British Co lumbia. From San Francisco to Prince Rupert the deluge iaras gen eral. At least one . bridge was washed out, several landslides oc curred, trains were delayed and streets were flooded, streams over flowed and roads were damaged. In Portland and the neighbor in g cities of Longview and Kelso, Wash., a brilliant electrical storm occurred. Damage was negligible. Astoria was cut off ! entirely from communication. F,or the benefit of Astoria newspapers, The Associated Press, arranged to broadcast news from the i Oregon ian radio for 15 minutesj More than two inches' of rain - . - . - - . (Continued on pag 3.) CLARK ESTATE CLAIMED OMEX SAY SENATOR'S FIRST WIFE UXRKCOONIZED -r- I t . DENVER, Cplo., Feb;. '14. Associated Press.) Beyond (By the assertion that she and he? sisters,' who are suing for a portion of the 950,000,000 estate of the late Senator W. A. Clark of Montana will get "our rightful share," Mrs. Addle Clark Miller who was dis covered living in a humble subur ban residence today, remained silent tonight on the suit filed in Butte, Mont., several -days ago. The women say they are Clark's legitimate daughters. I Earlier in the day, "however, she admitted her Identity to reporters and said her mother, whose maiden ' name was Kate Brooks, and Clark were - married In St. Joseph,- Mo., about 186 9.1 Later he married Kate L. St suffer, list ed in Who's .Who in America, as his first wife, Mrs. Miller declared and added that Clark htdj refused to recognize his: first wife and three ' daughters after he 1 became wealthy." ' K Her statements, however, - con flict 'also with those oE the lata copper king's ' Montana . associates who say he was a resident of Mon tana In. 1869 and in that year married Miss Stauffer. -i ' ' HALL f$ HOT ENTRANT " c- - i SENATOR IS NOT TO EXTEIt RACK FOR CiOVKHXOU - 1 MARSHFIELD, " Or., feb.-4. (By Associated - PreW.l-- State" Senator Charles Hall said today he .had decided not to eater the race for the republican nomina tion for governor, - lie declared he felt it his duty- to c.evote his time to. the enterprises .ia south western-Oregon in which -many persons tal lsvcstc, i: IN PERIfc 1 California -to Bering sea. 1 The including1 the largest, are being distress, i ;. ;.,-. SIX SOLDIERS DIE AFTER DRINKING POISON LIQUOR ''"' . : H; ' i' SIX OTHERS 'IX HOSPITAL IX HOXOLITLTJ BARRACKS' Three . in Critical . Condition, ,Two : Stone: Blind;. Bay Rum :.. Said Cause , . V- HONOLULU, Feb. 4. (By As sociated. Press. ) Six soldiers are dead, three are in a critical con dition" and three are recovering from , alcoholic poisoning "result ing from the reported drinking of bay: rp m at! Sco field Barracks, All are privates. The army officials declined to give the names of the six in hospital. The deaths of the six victims oc curred within a few hours daring last night and this morning. The men were taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon and 5 evening suffering terribly and in such a condition that the phyBiciana were unable to obtain statements from them. The physicians a.re of the opinion the '. men - drank wood al cohol. The bay rum was obtained at the post exchange store, where it was offered as a hair tonic, Some of the men are also sup posed to have drunk okolehaeo. a native whiskey. Two of the soldiers turned stone blind before dying. , Company commanders have advised all men to report to the hospital "without fear of consequences if they have been drinking anything." - j ' All forms of hair, tonic land other liquids containing alcohol have been confiscated and steps taken to prevent their sale within the post. - DEATH IS .YET UJSOLVED rodV of aged rkcxuhe is i'yjuxd ix firk ruins r" YAKIMA, Feb. 4. (By Asso ciated Press. ) Deat h of O. W. Anderson, SO, a recluse ' -living near Kennewick,- was ' due to a fractured skull received in ant un determined manner. This was the verdict of a coroner's jury in Ken newick today, according to tele phone advices . received here to night. Anderson's ' body ! was found, badly : burned and mutilat ed In his home last Friday. One leg had been consumed by the fire and other parts of the,' body h&d been seared and were still amcnl dering when the body was found; The coroner's Jury today de clined td believe that" Anderson had upset a lamp or In any way Intentionally 'set fire to his cloth ing. None of the jarors however, was of the opinion that he had beenv murdered. It was said. 1 ! It was said that he had amassed, considerable wealth and was pos sessed of,-, unusual, business acu men. " fc t-1'-'' S. . I - PATH Eff : SLAYS FAMILY FOUIt KILLED AXD OWX LIIU IS TAKEX; X TRACED Y. DOWAGIAC. Mich., Feb. 4. (By Associated Press.) A mental breakdown caused by worry of a father. over the birth' of a chiU to his' unwed daughter Is believed by county officers here to have re sulted in l the deaths of Willlar?i Wilkinson,, his wife., a son. daughter , and the latter's thre day old child. The bodies of ti j victims were found early today i: the ruins of the Wilkinson hor n In Silver Creek towssbip fee r here. ' '- . " ' , t . . Investirators fail, that rtar" ? on the bodies indicated the fit! had slain tla four, set fire to t' house acd thca r?rlltl i-i t flarrcs. - ' OFGALE FELT If h Wearly Sc:ro cf QzzW.z Claimed by Stern; f." i. HEAVY SEAS TAKE TCLL 4 - Xlne Die yilfn Darpe Sink; Ship in Distress; Hiv KI :!.-'-.! . When Roof CoJlapM- t." -.tin Btonn NEW.. YORK, Feb. 4: (lly A s sociated Pruss.) The norti - . t -ern section of the United Ht&! i tonight was.' digging itself c t from -under.!; the heaviest sr.ov, f , I experienced) this winter. " ' The stor8i after' wreakinj: I s fury for IS hours upon tL ; lantic seaboard from tJcoTCli Maine liftel this afternoon t -denly as tt had descende ! went whirling iu Way uIok : ship lanes toward Newfout In its wake iti left a anow, tli; varying in depth, from a : inches in the south to two f i t f the Allegheny mountains. : , i. Nearly ,a Sqore tot deaths, so; i property damage and partial dis ruption of transportation - wt re recorded'-... I ;I" ;.-.-:' i i Shipping, harried by more than a week of sevjere atorms, suffered new disasters.: Thousands of pas sengers on coastwise liners were snowbound jtniiLong Island sour 1 where the iteamers" anchored .) i await clearing weather. two snips were reported la i!" tress, and -Mi third, the Dut 'i freighter Sttd Zalt-Bommel. v. '. - lessed that She was burning t A from her cargo to reach port tt providence, it. I., after her bu:...- ers had been emptied by her 1 : battle wfth $h torm. TSe I - ness freighter, Manchester V ducer,. boudj .from Halifax t Mancnester.i was drifting witli ' a broken - rudder about 00 m'.'. ? from Halifai. The German ste?s - ship Hanover has gone to her & The collier Jgelwyn Eddy w&s i - ported g tanking by and a cn - -1. guard eutte 'was proceeding t the collier's laid from Caoe I ' v. N. J. Seven' lives were believe 1 ti have been lost in the sink!.-: r - : grounding of three barres ci. t New Jersey ! coast. Three r i were rescued from the. l Metropolitan No. 31, wfcich ' : grounded oft As bury Park. '.-- of the rescued; men died fros - posure aftec they were Lrou t ashore. Six cither barges t j loose from -their tusrs c" 1 - left to the -mercy of the r t. . Some of -these were belJevct '!- have crews a board. Three persons lost their liv- i : j New York through the stcr: i , I several others were injur t i 5 traffic accidfntf. . At least sue persons .were I at New Britain, Conn., w).-: i wall of a bfick foundry l:i collapsed under the weight of snow on the roof, f Othef fatalities wer rc ; from scattered points in th f region. . 3: 5 . In the, larger cities art-.' workmen and hundreds of t, and motor how sweepers put to worll to keep the thoroughfares open. In New . this force numbered raor ' 19.000 men tind it was f t:. the cost of Clearing tJe sli would total 1 1,00 0.0 00. REPORT bll An.VJ. I appropriatiox. r; isxci;ss ov iiupcJ!:T . . WASniXOTOX. 7Fc. 4.- Associated Press.) t'.z'.r. of the army: and the var' serve orgatikitt ins nt ' 1 ent strenstl. f-r the i Vear was prciled for :.i i nual war a, rtmer.t t. ttoa ; bill - rt , rttJ to-y : house. ' it ' ' Carrying ti t;iil cf 000, the ist. -r would an Increase s -nditurf i 965,000 ot r.l as now aw. . rea-,-3 cf t. This -was trj f 000 above t. .; :..lzet efatir.ia:. i - time It t? e. ; t - t r- - was fbe ,T' congress t datiobs ; Tic;(LlTrH.Rn: r r "T iff.iL.jnr -m i - -Axp n:: ,. xigiit at co:.: '' 'Capacity : -- '- Arricry tc . past four ,14 )ui i . will trl , cUlLaj,; "good CM C .;3 wts -dicated c; r .r - j , tickets for tL i L - : party and 4.Jr.c. , Plcturcive ill; .tics,, the r ."t I.. " the ttirty f . : c . service cl ; . . "7 mu&lcl t 11 - r ' tack ' cl ti n c 0 Tx will t.: ".. . . prl;c ?. Fcl'ov. '. : ta c:;' -. Will I 3 ; ") r F BY