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SECTION pNE 'Pages ! to8 ; SEVENTY-FIFi-H YEAR 4 SALE JC QRC?OKy SUNDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 143926 ? Vi i. - i ! ;! n 1 1 ! intern five cnirr Kozier- 'Not a Candidate Storm Wrecks Havoc Along Southern CaHfoia Coast MILES ' Official Statement Shows BATTER SlUpn Week's Political Developments Shown in Pointed Sketches CIZPHED 'r " ' jj 1 of Men Wh Move Through the News as Cam- i " ' paigners Activity Grows , ' "I will not be acandidate for the Republican Party nom r I t 0 If ft A y.r p All Night Session Takes-In direct Testimony of Ex- Police! Chief DEN BOSS REFUSES FOOD i m - a. m . - .-m tt . i , ..,,, 1 j j,. .... ., Tijuana Continues Hunger Strive; Letters Are " Confiscated v Tl JUANA, Met, ' Feb. 13 , (AP) Mexican officials are In an all nieht session S takiner deDOsI- T inn a m nnnaminTH wirn tbbii rrt finv i ; i";; m .tFt, .kL I final questioning "may result In dropping the charg es against Llanos tf attacking Au drey, Peteet, the ICavestigatora an- IIUUOCVU, . In his final questioning Llanos made' eraphatical' s denial . that he .'bad harmed the ! Peteet girl, . who, ; 'fntlnwIncr'I'liA nlXa'trfA attanV nllnn herself and her qister, Clyde, Jdln-1 ed her motber ;and father in a f "sham suicide" 4 San Diego last sweek. Authorities have wired to I a Mexican physician who is rush-128, ins to Tijuana to testify in connec-1 tlon with Llanos' jelaim. An alibi offered by Llanoslis also being In vestigated by this iauthoritles. The i former chief 'ofi ; police testified that while' the girt was in an up stairs room In the Tijuana hotel ' where she is alleged to have been taken, he was in,1 the main room 0 m m J ' A -i lit- - a i A. I downs La its onnung wim igui. 'persons. : . I . The testimony! of "Wanes came as a surprise to the investigators of - the: Peteet case and the exami nation of the additional witnesses will make it impossible to present fnformaU6ri:agalist;tlie seveaTaC- -(ed men, befoM tomorrow.? Mex- CLjH.ickly settlei the ease, will hold cottrt on Sunday it necessary. ? While Luis Amador, proprietor of the Oakland! leaf a -In Tijuana from which plate ' the two 'girls ire alleged to haye been taken af- ind who la accisfed of atticWng Civde Peteet is continuing nis huhgerf strike. Officials announc id that two letters had been taken froih, the prisoner this 'morning at the" time that he attempted suicide with a safety razor, i The first of til two letters is addressed r'To fh Public," ftnd declared that Amador Is In ear bf ptlniajhment that he feels "may be "visited upon him by,y the Metlcan authorities. He also expresses fear In the 'Jet idr that he mavf be "taken lacross tha border and there nunrshed. J The second ofj the letters is ad-J Catheart. .who was refused admis dressed to his Iwtfe and. consists sloh tothbf conntjjy srheh'she ad- largely of endearing terms. 'Had I taken your advice I he wrote. Authorities late today had not completed the translation i of the tetters Into EhgBsli. 'It was'Indl- c&ted that portions of them1 might be kept secret luntil the end of the investigation) of the case. beencommg to se me all after , ' Amador had ekteribnt little for notm and they v have; questioned the last two dayar'afld today, fol- me regarding Ladt Cathcart. They lowing his ! thwarted ' suicld', at- tempt be dennifeiy declared tnat Tfifyrpuld not eat, omciais saia. ' f icvfi that a ti&rt 6f the cnanres , . - T of Tijuana may be dropped was received i with; jubilation j by resi- dents of. the ibdrder town where Llano a la popnlar. What ireBent- fContiaswt oa pass S.) j i in I.-, i .i . February: REddRD kept. ' huilding pKRSrrrs for. the " V MONTH TOTAL-; tl.OSO-1 With February nftlf feone; it Is evident the month , will iot fall 'ddwn Inmaklngl this year a record 'breaker in hom building.! Better than a home a day has been aver-t aged .so: far this month, is per hlts for dwellings having beeh Vken out Tor the 14 days of tbe nt nth. Including today. Vhese 15 - dwellings represent an )vestment (of 4 4,0501. ' This Aoel I not Include tne apartment hbe permit of. I10,00, taicen this month. ' 1 1ncludlnr:tli"o vyyApartment-nouse permit T Jpair permits, the buUding total 7tor the rst hair oi represented byi the : permits, is m r- r m r- n . I .I :i lVr.l&ri- Proceeded rapidly VKmrdAr all for Cart Bahlohrg. Harh fxthi three dwellings will . amt will ua 4ca i Tt.. are located at ... c...l: tt.h .trpet. l4lertie since the strike started. lOOO 7UUIU' Jilgu w.-t .,. , n.K ttt.h ;tr. and 645 How ination for the governorship at opening line of an announcement A. Kozeri secretary of state. I'This announcement feiay be ment to my friends :Vho have! honesty, to mate the race for gift of the people dfjthe state I have weighed the ques tion very carefullylfrbm eyery stahdpointi and, I feel that my AFFIDAVIT t)F PrlEIUDICE IS FILED AGAINST JUDGE CHANGE ; FROM KELI.VS f TO McMAHAftS OOlTR ASKED ; ' , - ' .." lit' ! ' -i Defendants In Mount Angel iStfll i ! Case to Have Retrial it i This Term - ."it at 1 ;. The retrial of John Andrews, Lester Dixon and Hnry Johnson hquor, will probablyif be beard. In Judge L. H. McMahan's court, it is believed. In view; of the affi davit of prejudice filed against Circuit Judge Percy ill. ' Kelly; yes- t'erday by attorneys for the three defendants, "The trio, was former ly tried before Judge Kelly on the pe cnarge on an appeal. irpm a justice court verdict; out tnejury disagreed and was discharged.. The three men were arrested on April 1925, in connectfon with the raid on the 'huge stilt on the Joe Walker farm near Mount Angel. A review of the trials of Walker and the other defendants -; leads through " a maze ot retrials and appeals to higher I courts. The four men were' arrested on the aft ernoon of April 28, and a few days later were arraigned irt the justice court. Walker, on whose I place the liquor plant was found, was tried first . in the . Jus tic court; on a charge of possession of a still- He was found guilty and sentenced to fy.'mtto - :f'tIflj?Aiidwm. one year in the; eoAnty jalL?He court, was found guilty there and Jwas resentenced by Judge Kelly. I Hiss case . has now been appealed I to the supreme -court of Oregon. 'Dixon,' Andrews and Jobnson were tried in the justice court oon after the fa ker trial, on a (CantinuaA b, pae; 4.) . : ; . .... 1 , .. . . - QUESTION ENGLISH EARL ELOPMEXT; X11$l .COUNTESS MACAUSfi DEPORTATION I NEW YORK, Feb. 15- (AP)- The Earl of Craven.- visiting here with, his wife- wasUouestioned to- day By Immigration authorities in- vesflgatnir The caM of '' Cfdlintes mmea an eiopment witn ine eari. At the home of his ' father-in- law, Bradley. Martin, the Earl of Craven said that Immigration of- flcfals had said nothing to him on the possibility of his ' deportation. "I-know nothing of It." he said. l "Immigration aathorfties have rsaidv nothing ahdtit ttfy; being de- f ported. ? T T "it ia perfectly disgusting the l M. t .j.p;.t,...t 1 " .unur UftlUVdl I. UOQ UWU ' cv ea.' j empnaticaiiy say tnatii had nothing - to do t wltb the action against her. I did not know1, when Bhe was cominr ti Aimerle 5or on wnat -hlD The frniWi Rtatea Is quite big enough: for .the two of fJfMERS :AVVA)T)ffG;.V0Rp GENERAL GOOD PEELEVG PRE- 1 VAILS IN COAL7 FIELDS - tPHILDALEPHU. Feb. 13.- Iy Associatea ress.J- An era of good feeling prevailed today In the hardcoarjfields,'. following bpon jthe settlement of the - long and costly strike.fFrom every city and' hamlet came 'the word; that the miners 'were; eagerly wilting for the hundreds of .colliery whistles to call them back to i work. All the bitterness engen- i dered by. the industrial struggle J Kia dlsappearedi ! nTha first work will t start next i We4ne8day or Thursday and coal hrUl be In the exhausted markets the speediest j time . I i iay Extra maintenance jmenj were I sressed Into service to aid the I 8000 who hare guarded the prop , . ' t J 'a A' - Generally the mines were reported the May primaries' read the issued late last night by Sam 1 , - i more or less of a disappoint urged nie, in 'all sincerity; and the highest honor within the (present) Onerous da ties." i Sam Brown of Oervais. member of the' state senate from Marion county, has written a letter to Sam A- Ko'zer. secretary of state J in which'be indicated that he would seek reelection at the republican primary election. Senator, Brown was a member of several import ant committees In the, senate dur- Ing the- lasV legislative assembly, and played 1an f Important part in the enactment of legislation of; In terest to the farming and horticul tural districts. ;f He ; has. not yet made his formal announcement. Lloyd T. Reynolds, dirt farmer and member of the lower branch of the legislature 'from Marion county, has announced that he will be a candidate for .the office bf state senator at the republican pri mary election. I There ' are two senators' to be elected inMarion cdunty this year.j Another can didate for state senator is Otto Wilson, garage owner, and former mayor of the city of Salem. . Both Mr. Wilson and Mr. : Reynolds have filed their 'declarations of candidacy with ;the secretary of state. - . ; ,4-;! . j. 0 m 00 0 . . W. T. Vinton, of, MeMinnville, ex-member of the Oregon state i CoDtlnnad ea ptm I.) JOINT GRANGE ' MEETING j - V . .i ..-....- ' MARION-POLK GROUPS MEET IN ; MONMOUTH FEB. 12. , ' 1 U,- : :; A joint session of: Marion and tolk county Pomoncgrftagessnrlll be held in MonttTonth on Febru ary 17, beginning -at; 10 o'clock. The meeting is' to 'supplement the good fellowship already developed between members of" the two coun ty granges by visiting : back and f orthv Yamhill Ltnn, Benton and other county - granges are jinyited to attend the" session rl State Lecturer Minnie E. Bond will bold an hour's conference with the lecturers add Archie Miller, Linn county deputy, will give the unwritten work ; of.; the four- de grees during the ' morning. The latest, report of the work of the income tax committee will be given by Seymour Jones, chair man. A special committee on resolutions will handle all matters that Come by that route. ; "TIP llllMMUM Passage bf Tax'tfill is Slg- .nal for Shinp '"bfdri ,.. gressiohal Amenities BOTH SIDES TAKE ISSUE Each Parij?. Smarts Fight Irt Earn-, est to Write 'Record to Irt ! gare Return After Next ' -Election J WASHINGTON Feb. '13. (By Associated Press. )Witb the pas sage of the tax bill, the truce whi:h has obtained between- the two major parties in congress practically since the opening of the session is at an end. Both sides now will start to write the record on which they will go to the country in the con gressional elections this fall. Political observers declare the situation in the senate since the world court issue was taken up December .17 has been , almost without precedent The court question was "forced by the demo crats and a majority of the repub licans were, found- supporting them. . , Immediately after that questjon was disposed of the tax bill was taken up-and conditions were re versed with a majority of the dem ocrats joining with the republican old guard In supporting the major Items. in the measure, the repeal of the i Inheritance tax and the re duction of the surtax minimum to 20! per cent. . V - From this time on, however, there will be a very different sit uation. Settlement of the foreign debts, the air service, the ; tariff, appointments to independent gov ernment agencies and some el. the president'-JomJtoattopsTyUl the major issues on which the two parties will'spllt.v- J While political issues will play (Continued oa pS 8.) ' PARALYSIS VICTIM DIES CARL CAltLSON PASSES FOL LOWING SHORT. ILAiNESS Carl Carlson, - of - Lebanon, working for the; Silver Falls Lum ber, company, at Silverton, died yesterday of -Infantile paralysis. j He "was taken 111 on , Wednesday and went-home from work. Feel ing better,;,he returned. .on. Friday iut became 111 ' and again went home. -That night he suffered vio lent convulsions. He was taken to the hospital where he died. " BEST COASTIN' IN TOWN l" 1 I I '1 I II ' - Mill -Dumago aaKHintlng to thousands or dollars was ransel by the Parlfic Otan. iWreckinit houses and damacine piers from Inreville to Monica Bay district. Photo shows a tance of several miles. A thousand that roared down both the niid-l'aciflc and North Pacific steamer lines . . ! ; PRESENT IS IMPORTANT IN HUGE GIFT CONTEST LEADERS NAMES APPEAR ON TODAY'S HONOR ROLL Many Contestants Close Behind, Promising Close j Race for Automobiles HONOR ROLL 31 iss Niria Williams, No. 1 Marvin li'pard. No. 2 Mrs. Ralph Skopll, No. S. LeaIer In Alfa whole I contest Miss Lytic 278,00. By airs; G. Plinkie A uto Contest : Editor. There are many others who are not far.. behind thai I would' like tOv mention... There; is not .one In the1 coSteTeTynlC'Vf the othex.' .'It is everybody's race. And everybody should get busy now. : - , j Where i else could .you spend your tinW jas remuneratively as In The Oregon ; Statesman's "Every body Wjns7icontest? n Where else could your spend your spare time efforts and know that you were being paid ;in cash for this effort, 1 1115. OO'T There Is but one an swer to yoir question: "It can't be done other than entering The Statesman's1 free Igift distribu tion.". ; - ! . . Frankly, ,just what ; Is keeping you out of' this splendid propo sition? '. Surely the prizes are big enough to ' Interest you. Surely you could win one of these three J' i ' (Continued on page 8.) ."X '- - - - 5 part of the wreckage that was miles of coast line was racked UPHOLD VOLSTEAD LAW, LUTHERAN SYNOD SAYS STATEMENT IS PREPARED RY EDITOR OF "WITNESS" ' . Church "Not In Sympathy With Prohibition But Says Law To Be Obeyed NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (AP) A statement asserting that the synodical conference of the Luth eran church believes that the..Vol stead act should be obeyed, but "is out of sympathy with the prohibi tion act," .was issued today by Professor Theodore Graebner, edi tor of the Lutheran witness, through the American : Lutheran publicity bureau of New York. Professor Graebner, who Is a member of the faculty of Concor dia isemlnlary. and whose publican tion IS the' official organ of the Missouri, synod,, cited Martin Lu ther, John Knox, John Wesley and other leaders of the reforma tion as drinkers of wine and beer. He asserted that the "Insistence of some churches on total, abstience is a reversal on this point of his toric protestantism" but added that the Lutheran church believed what had ben - made into law should be obeyed. ""Solidly ranked on the-side of law enforcement," the statement continued, "the Lutheran church is out of sympathy with the prohi bition act and-with the entire type of legislation which it represents. The Lutheran -..church holds that everything not forbidden In scrip ture should be permitted. The churches which have over-prohibition through Apolitical organiza tion, the. Anti-Saloon League, holds that nothing . Is permitted unless specially authorized In the bible. , - ; . s "These churches furthermore look upon the state as the secular Arm of the Church which shall 'en force obedience to church regula tions by 'the -policeman's' billy, and handcuffs. - The "kingdom of God, according to these churches lis not peace and -Joy, in- the Holy GhoBt but is meat and drink to be rege lated by the police authorities.' ; ARMY BILL CONSIDERED FINAL VOTE ON MEASURE DE ; FERRED UNTIL TUESDAYS t 4 WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 (AP) r - The house virtually completed consideration of ; the army appro priation bill today, approving $50,000,000 for' rivers andthar- bors. ; $18,050,000 for avUtlon and funds to. maintain the army, national guard and organised re serves at thelrpreaent strength A final ; Vote was' deferred it until Tuesday. - , f ' ; t t Representative' Bacon, republi can. New York, announced that' he was drafting a resolution for 'in vestigating thej condition ' ' of the army, and Would press It unless the senate restored the positions of several thousand "non-com mls-t sioned officers! ' ' which otherwise would be abolished by the iarmy measure. ' '' - j - FIVE KILLED IN FLAMES CHILDREN, FROM 4 TO 10, DIE WHEN HOUSE BURNS 1 1 LADYSMITH, Wis., Feb. 13 (AP) Two deaths today brought to five the casualties tn a - fire which "destroyed the Frank Bell house here following an explosion In the ikttche&oO: Minnie, 16, and Walter, 4, died while the bodies of Blanche, 12, Mabel 9, and Audrey, utorm that nwipt In from the PaJtwuW TWi nv. in th Nanti strewn along the shore for a ills, by the tremendous offshore winds SALEM DEBATERS jVIN, LOSE; TAKE TRIANGLE SQUAD VI INS 3 TO O FROM AL. RANY ORATORS HERE Companion Team Loses to Dallas 2 to l; Rate First in Total of Points - Salem affirmative 'debate team defeated tpe Albany negative team in the local high school auditorium last night by a 3-0 decision In the trlane'ulari debate between Salem 1 Albany and Dallas. By so doing Salem won the triangular debate. Albany at Albany defeated Dal las 3-0, and Dallas defeated Sa lem 2-1 at Dallas. The one point max BBiem aiiainea at uaiias ae- cided the triangular- debate. - One point is giving the winning team, and one point Is counted for each vote of the judges. Thus, Salem tallied 5; Albany 4, and Dallas 3. By winning the triangular de bate, Salem's chance of carrying through the cross-continent de bate with the Salem high school oi k. Massacnusetts -. remained pos sible, according to J. C. Nelson, principal, of the local high school By winning ' the triangle ' Salem tops this district. A dual debate with Scotts Mills high school, to be - held about -; three; weeks - from now, . wilt decide the supremacy of the Willamette valley. f Prof. Frederick Berchtold, one of the judges ' in the local debate last" night, declared ; to the audi ence at the close of the debate: I have listened to a great many debates, but trwant to say before leaving - that this . is one ,of the finest ' I ever 'heard, i Both tennis merit a great deal 'of Sympathy from the audience: The argu me'nt and delivery were remark able." . ---.V."-..- ! : y ..- . His prase was received enthus iastically . by the audience .. Margaret; Pro and Winston Wil Hams - composed ; the? Salem team in ; the ' local . debate .- last night. Paul -Brenneman and John Bu chahan represented Albany. - Topic for . debate - was, "Resolved, That the ' Child .-' Labor Amendment to the 'Federal Constitution should be adopted." ! ; : : -Judges were ; Prof. Frederick Berchtold,' head of the English de partment i ' Prof.-Victor ! P. Morris head of the economics department. and Prof.: L. M. Ross, head of the public speaking department, all of Oregon Agricultural college;!; Had Salem lost . the triangular debate, her chances to hold the de bate with the Atlantic coast team would have been snuffed out com pletely. As it" is. Professor Horn ing, ; debate coach at the high school, must" show I" by "February 19 .where the ? 1500 1 is to come from that .will be needed to cover the expenses of the traveling team EUGENE. HAS OPEN SHOP CONTRACTORS ACCUSE LABOR - . COUNCIL OF BOYCOTT I EUGENE, Ore., .Feb. 13. (By Associated Press.) General, con tractors of Eugena j tonight de clared "open shop" in this city and,; accused ' the Jcentral labor council of threats to boycott them in building operations -In a letter to-" the public the contractors ex pUIn their stand. -Harry JFarley, president ; of the central labor council denied the charge andfiall be would take' Jt up with Ideal union leaders at once. This Is the first organized, j more for open shop operations .. here and . comes at the peak of labor organisations Storm of .Reccfd Sizb"c;J Force Sajdf Moving Sv. sit 1 ly Toward Land I ( ALIFORNIA COAST HIT Hurricane Winds and Terrific Reas Crash Vessels and Shatter. . Beaeh :!mrt; Three - : . . People Killed I-.,. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. (By Associated - Press.) After navlng goadjedi the seas alonjr more tnan a inousana mues oi coast; line tq an orgy or destruc tion,, a stori flt record sixe ai.'vl force .was moving swiftly Inland today. A wak of shattered beach Structures from San Francisco to San Diego, three dead and at least two sturdy Ishlps hopelessly bat tered and broken were left mementos of the might of the dis turbance. Ships at sea reported that they 'were flchtinjr seas that were truck j high and hurricane winds, .whjlq the . surf shore sklo was smashing I down sea'walla, beach homes and, pleasure piers. Some big ships! nosed out tbroiu U the 'Golden fGite -out put bade again and anchored iu the 6trt ; :.i when they saw .the bar break I;u: as high as a 'good sized house ai. .l -swift moving Ranges of destruc tive! seas beyond. wind and surf kept all craft harbor-bound while playing haroo with, light-shipping off-shore. A. San Pedro d heavy southwesterly gale put a Stop ;to all fishing cp erations, tore targets of the bat tle . fleet loqse and ' broke many . yacht-anchor topes, setting those craft adrift. IfThe concrete .ficr-r of : the; municipal pier at Santa Monica, had .fagged to-mich aa.f teat that pojl Ice ordered all spi tatots and wotkmen to leave tl structure,. -' Flood-Ilkfr ! rains accompani&vl the storm, Sturning streets into miniature rivers in "some of the southern towns, caving In sections of the coast; highway route near San Juan Caplfatrano and causing landslides tn ' theJ ridge route, further north. j Several streets la Los Ahgelesf and Hollywood werd flooded, witi j scores of automo biles ' stalled fin the walr. -A Southern 'Pacific riilway trti- and : a highway bridge , alongside were reported iout near Roscoe in the San Fernando valley. I . Beach apariments at Role. a Beach.' neari EAn 'Pedro, were a- dermlned hyf the1 breakers l 1 their occupants were moving tht ir effects Into the streets. -Ati Santa- Barbara a poknbination of food tide and smashing surf carrl 1 away the clpb house of the a:.tu Barbara Yacht Clob. which 1 I withstood storms -of J5 St.. i (Cpnthe. f2) ' ) ' . ! -'- r-r ":' - BERGD0LU IS ARRESTED WAR DRAFT "'EVADER C 1p- TURED IN GERMAN HOT;.:, MOSBACtl,: Baden. Pcb! 13. (By' Associated Press. ) Crovrr Cleveland Bergdoll. wartime draft evader, was arrested today iz a hotel In the Village of llue.T. m- hardt, once the home of-hta i.:oth er. Mrs. Epima C. Bergdoll. of Philadelphia and is lodged ia the Mosbach Jal. y j '. . He was taken on the conitl. .t of.i. prlvakef detective car I Sacha saldlto h$ a German-Ar; r ican who "alleges that three yt rs ago Berr34lli seduced a girl In Heidelberg. TLs police, who t re holding I.vrgdoll on an c a charge , whlls : InvestieatinK ; ' charges ;agilast him, refused t divulge the. name and age of girl, but Sacha has undertake:, l produce her-Jto substantiate l:U allegations.! ; The detective has been eel ' z an Investigation regard In s L .: doll in thisfileighborhoofd. Lut motives havej not been tul!y i -closed. The police said V. y lieved the cora plaint is tacit persons deelrlng reve- r Bergdoll oi a'ceount cf L'.i I one membe Ct a party which i to kidnap i him at EberLac: Auzust 111 1323, .and. wcr: another.'- ' I "- ; CCLtD IrT3 I DENVEII, Colo., (AP.) Tebreraturi3 I totcrsaa. Ja; Z'z:',-- Havre rercft- I tLa I. , Etur?, ' f " ,'.- -T- - i r' and in i.,r t'.l'.z". t mercury i -" : t - I .A-.t i " I M to be ia fair condition. 7, were takea ttam tte rul&s, i . programs,