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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1926)
. x . art ? 4 a r ' -a . - - ' i r - "- t - '"' " 1 11 m. n . - - - . . - . - a ' SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON; THURSDAY "MORNING FEBRUARY" 18 1926 price five c:::; A-Te iVs 2?iflr Vote period Wh e StMesWin Contest Will be 'A(hferSi&.tffiiieMore :Bz- hiiPORH TO 0 10 FULL Will Convert Chambers & Chambers Building orf I ' C6urt Street LIST I SEVERAL sTEN ANTS hA. U ' "1: !f: I Extensive Window Wsplay to Be ' Arranged by 'New Ilepartment Store Group; Policy Agkre8lTe OP Al Krause and Lew Lnnaford i yesterday? afternoon signed eoa ;j tract to take orer the building at L 475 Court street, now occupied by ;;- Chambers & Chambers, in the namo :ot the Emporium, new Sa " lom department store, which Is to ct'mbine, under one ;roof, stocks normally found only in depart- - ment stores of the largest cities Under the lease they take pos session . on August - 1. . Complete remodeling Is being; contracted, with an entire newTront. provid- s ing eztensWe window! display both on the mai, I second and third floors. Plans call for one of the beat lighted buildings in the city. Business will pen early in the : fail.' ; ,; l!'.:-. i .. . - I Chambers Jfc Chambers, when questioned last night, stated that no formal declaration" of their future moTea would bo made, but that an anjBbunceTBe4might be expected within the near' future. ! In keeping . with the plan an- : nounced some days 4igp,,the,Em- - porium will be many store within r store, IndiTiduatfaeases V being -r-iTea pjfr rvarlona - 4epartinent rrhich wiU IncIiadewonlenX menTs f ind children's wear, idrogs,: hard rf re, ;toys, paint and high grade erchandlsa of all kinds, v j Al iKrause.tspeaklag for his partners, last night declared many of the individual:! departments hare already been arranged for. though no definite announcement wll be made nntll the list Is com plete. Rental -of ' space in the building win inelude a franchise for the type of j merchandise bandied by the tenant; advertising space, window display office and teredit service, eta "i ' The building, ai It now stands provides good frontage on Court Street. Is three stories with large basement and Bpace" paralll to the itreet behind. It U already equip ped with elevator TBervice. Ealy In the summer, the jfrpnt will be orn off and reconstructed to ad- - init the greatest amount of light -ind window display space possible. 'The building will consist -of the present floors, meKKanin'e and bal : tony, with a' large basement. j - Alterations will have been com-r pleted In time for Ian early fall tpenlng. The- new j organisation declares Its Intention ' to combine in oat effective use of windowdis- blay with aggresslv advertising. i ; ; !'. - - t s STAGE TEST CASE SEEN , f ; f ..j j ;: t RULE LIMITING PASSENGERS I IN FRONT SEAT HIT II A test case of the public ser vice commission .ruling prohibit Ing sUge drivers from allowing . women passenger! to ride in the front ; seat whlld otber seats are " bnoccupiedi may be made here, it was Intimated yesterday, when Harry Brown driver, for Pickwick Stages, an. inter-state company was arrested here by Officer Yar ley of the public Service comnsi. sion. Brown: entered a plea of not !-' , guilty In .the justice court and de r . posited ball of $25. ; ' ' l : ' The. case' will .be contested, it is . said, on the- grounds that the public service coinxnission is an Administrative body and n,ot del legated to Jeglslate laws; and that the state legislature" cannot delei - xate 4 an administrative body to pass laws. - "-f f : ' ? f Senator George Joseph is at torney for the public service com- t: T , ii TRIO TO BE BETUJMEp THREE YOUTHS "WANTED ON J DANK ROBDERt CHARGE J ; ' ! SACRAMENTO. Cat, Feb. IT. i rv Associated Press. -tiovern- fcr Richardson today V granted khe extradition J of John Moore, Nor j man Moore and Emll Knorr, i ai leged looters of the'State'Bank of SUsotU aillla. Oregoa. - Tfcey wera pnder arrest" here, 1 Shout of 4Extra,? Recalls Days of August Pen Break First Tip Tuesday' Came at 6:03, First News When Murray, Kefley and Wiliae Bolted Was Received at 6:05, : Story Filed Promptly ' : Strident screams of "Extra ! Extra ! Extra L Nine shot, in prison riot," Tuesday evening recalled vividly the exciting days of August when three men, the most desperate in the Oregon state penitentiary, shot their way through the guard towers, of the prison and escaped, leaving one of their number and two guards dead and several others wounded. And, as on August 12, The Statesman was. the first to tell the'story.; :- J,t; Rvorvtliino' was miiet at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. The RENEWED WORK MARKS DIAMOND DAY APPROACH CANDIDATES MAIk BALLOTS, v TOO BUSY WORKING i Seeing Opportunity; Few Take the Time to Report Person ally at Office " HONOR ROLL' TODAY Miss Mildred Judson, No. 1. Sirs. Mary Regimbal, No. 2. Mrs. J. A. Townaend. No. 3. Mrs. J. A. Townsend, leader in whole contest ; today with 8TT,0 votes. ' By Auto Contest : Editor f Marian Zinser, Clara Spaniel, Frances Hatch, Nina Williams, E. Perry Thompson. Mrs. Ivan Mar tin and vMiss' Mildred Judson are candidates .yesterday who. came in and were clear to the top of the list. ' ' ' ; " . ' f ; These young ladies and, gentlemen-are trying very hard to win the special prize and also the grand prise at the end of the con test. With a little cooperation of their friends I am sure they will be ene- of the lucky winners!. 'We wiab-thom sncCeaaf---,'- ; - From the number of telephone calls received by the, contest edi tor the last day or so, many of the automobile contestants are put ting forth an extra ! special effort to win the $100 diamond; ring which win be awarded Saturday night at 8:30 p. m. February 27, to the candidate who turns in the most money on subscriptions. "I am too busy trying r to win the special diamond ring and the extra bonus votes offered to bring in my subscriptions to the office today, so I am mailing them in stead." was usually fwhat the con test editor heard on answering the phone yesterday,- That is what their friends ex pect and what will eventually tell when the final countiis made to determine the winner of the dia mond ring. You have only seven more days of the largest bonus of fer, and seven' more days of the i 00P 0 0 ' coupon given on ,- every $15 worth turned in by February 27.- .'Now.-' every minute: counts. Call .on everybody Who has prom- toed you a subscription, anc ue sure ta get It intcthe office or In the mail not later than 8:30 p. m. February ; It has been so arranged that every cbntestant may f work up to the last minute of the offer, wheth er he resides within a few blocks of The Statesman office or in the country districts. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! And get as many subscriptions today as you possibly jean,-- because it" is very much to your Interest to do so, and don?t forgei this week net only countsi for the $i0 4!amond ring but for the grand prizes to be awarded at the dose of the com petition. : ... :- . :-- . ' Nobody has thej" prizes cinched yet, and the extra work you do today may be the very votes that win for you a splendid automobile at the close of the: competition. , PRESIDEMT- HAS COLD COOLIDGS CANCEXLS ENGAGE MENTSi" NO AtARJt FKLT , WASHINtJTON.CFeb. ; (By Associated Pres. Safteriag from a beavy cold. President Cool idge cancelled a j majority, of his engagements today and retired to the 'executrre mansion- tcrest but later . returned 1 to his office- to dis pose of accumilatlon routine bus iness.. - . I 1 . ' " .? 4The" president's- Indisposition appeared to have yielded io treat ment and ' asseranee'' waa given at the White House that there was no cause for. alarm over, his cn-. dition. Just before dark he took a stroll halt way ground the White House grounds, wearing, the top coat which he ; often has discard ed on. pxeTloui walks , wben, tlxe. wedther was mnch wore chltty; "T had JustT reported for" duty and the night shift of llnqtype operators were coming 1n ' At :b2 a tele phone rang. "There's , a 1 riotj at the pen nine convicts have been shot, That was ail. j .At 6:03 the Associated Press operator sent the first word across the network of wires: "FLASU. . SALKM, Oregou, Feb. ISNIne convicts have been shot in, a riot at the Oregon-state penitentiary." That message ' was filed! at 6:03. At the same time reporters lert for the prison. Twelve min utes later the' story -of the riot with the names of those injured and the names' of the -guards had been telephoned back to- the Statesman l, office and - had been sent out on the Associated Press wire, the work being pot Into type in a hundred newspapers on the Pacific coast. At 6:15 every paper on the wires had the story It was the same on August 12 although at that time It was im possible to obtain accurate 'de tails of the break. .Tuesday night; however, with everything in hand, with the incipient; riot promptly quelled, and with prison officials in full control,: the details wer (Con tinned on par 3.) 11 ! t. YWCA DRIVE PROGRESSES WORKERS - WIIAV CONTINUE TODAY IS FUND RAISING Wedoesday, .was - declared suc cessful In the . follow-up work of the YWCA campaign, when about 15 workers reorganized and, re handled names which had j not been checked last week. E. T. Barnes, Paul Wallace and Hal Patton helped for; two hours with good results. ; -; . Thursday, workers expect to visit many prospects. The j full $7,000 must be secured before the drive ends. t Persons who have not been called . upon and who wish to help the ' association i are asked to mail checks or pledges to the office at 12 S North Liberty street. Total received by Wednes day night was $5387.50 in cash and pledges with $1,612 still to be raised.' r J .'-i ' ; ' THE ni 'i UIILLIfl LrJllll ' nuaui uiiiu i RIIIIIP - Iff'.- fit it Lieutenant Wade Declares Soviet Js to Attempt to Claim North Land jt- STRATEGIC POINT SEEN Bolsheviks' Said to Have Designs oa Northern Base for Mill rary Pnrposes; Flfeht5 Is Planne i NEW YORK, Feb. 17. (By As sociated Press). A race with the air squadrons of Bolshevik Russia to claim land which might be used as a military flying base north of Alaska or Siberia probably will, be the result of the polar flyiHg ex pedition which he wUl command, Lieutenant Leigh Wade, round-the-world flier, told the Associated Press todays "It is the firm opinion of every member of our party," Lieutenant Wade said, "that the Belsheviks plan to beat us to it in finding fhe continent which we feel assured lies in the unchartered seas above Alaska. While we have no direct evidence of this, there is so much circumstantial evidence that we are planning our trip definitely with the idea of getting there ahead of the Bolsheviks if we can. "'When one stops to thmk that a military flying base could be established in the Arctic basin within a day's flying of the most Important cities of the northern hemisphere, the menace of a Bol shevik base is clear enough." . Lieutenant Wade said the clos- I ing" of Wrangellr Island,- the -Kam chatka peninsula and northeastern Siberia to foreigners was one of the events upon which he based ' (Continued on page 2) TO ADDRESS EDUCATORS FRED J. TOOZB TO SPEAK ON '"SCHOOL LEGISLATION" -Fred J. . Tooze,. candidate for republican nomination as state superintendent of ' public instruc tion, will . deliver an' address on "School Legislation" before the Educational society, of the Univer sity of Oregon, on Friday. Mr. Tooze, who, is also manag ing' editor of The Oregon . Spates- man, wiu remain in Kugene xor the eighth annual Oregon news - paper, conference taking piace Fri - aay ana saiuraay. QUESTION AND THE ANSWER ; 'T01 BURIED ?,;-: h;'-. - tei&'v; ' " V-i ' Little Mining Camp in Can- yon Is Crushed Under I Avajanche Debris MANY m IN WBECKAGE I fill I- ' f f ? 1 Qve Fifty Are Unacrounted For; Many Serioitsly Injured When 'Tuns ;of Snow I and lee' Strike j BINGHAM, Utah, Feb. 17. (By Associated Press.-) Thirty five bodies had been recovered front the wreckage of the snow slide in-Sap Gulch up to 1 o'clock this morning. Frank A. Wardlaw, supeTintx end of the Utah-Deleware Mining company just before going home at 1 o'clock said he believed the total dead would reach 75 and SO. Rescue work will continue he Baid, until every one has been ac counted for. . BINGHAM, Utah. Feb. 17. (By Associated Press.) With a known, death list of 35, every available man in this little mining camp in the Oquirrh mountains la tonight bending every effort to recover the 50 or more still un accounted for following the snow slide that swept down Sap gulch this morning carrying everything before it. ,' ' ' , Seventeen dwellings, housing families of miners employed In the several copper mines In the neigh borhood, a three-story frame 'fantUiMa an pax .) ' -i NAVAL FUND APPROVED FIVE-YEAR BUILDING PRO ! GRAM VOTED FAVORABLY WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (By Associated Press.) The house naval committee gave its approval today to a ?flve-year building pro gram to cost 385,078,000 for the naval air service. It would be come operative n the fiscal year beginning June 30. ' - The, program, as recommended to the house, includesboth heavi er than air and lighter than air activities, and by the end of the period would assure the service of 10,000 new airplanes and two dirigibles, each three times the size of the wrecked Shenandoah. JThe cost of the two dirigibles j would account for $8,000,000 of ine loiai Debate With As Meriting City's Aid Value of Transcontinental Tour of High School Teams Out - lined to Rotarians; National Publicity Already i - Secured Shows Worth 1 ' r ' ' - ' Salem, Oregon, ia being given generous publicity from coast to coast because of the proposed debate between the high schools of Salem, Massachusetts and Salem, Oregon j said Margaret Pro, member of the local high school debate team, before the Salem Rotarians, yesterday' rJi ;"' f''- Kj : v "In the latest issue of the Literary Digest,'" asserted Miss Pro, "the pending debate was given extensive -publicity. In last Sunday's Oregonian an extended article conceriring the cross continent debate appeared,; emanating from" the1 Salem in Masachusetts. i , '. , , , ,,' , "The Salem in Massachusetts is in favor of the debate heart and soul. It will be one of the princi pal features of their tercentenary celebration. As, far as their end is concerned the Atlantic coast end the cross continent debate is as sured. ' ' ' "Then bow about our Salem? Will she support the event? Will she take advantage of the tre mendous' opportunities -for publi city, the debate offers? "Of course she will! All the business men I have talked to are behind the debate enthusiastically ready to j aid. It would be too bad should our Salem team fail to carry through with the debate, and fail to take advantage of this opportunity for nationwide adver tising." Miss Pro was introduced to the Rotarians by city sehool superin tendent George. W. Hug. He de clared she is one of the ablest students j at tho high school, hav ing averaged 95 percent in all her studies, t In order to make the debate a possibility Salem high school must raise $1S00 to cover her share of the expenses. Moreover, Coach Morning i nas been requested by J. C. Nelson, principal of the local high school, and George Hug to show immediately Just what chance the team has of raisin r the necessary funds. Coach i llorning- holds that the matter should be settled one way or another . immediately so that the Salem of the east may know in time to make other arrange ments should Salem high of this city fail to make good her accept ance of the debate plan. BANDITS SHOOT AT CAR - - - i; ; : NEWPORT CITY RECORDER REFUSES TO OBEY ORDER f That 3 bandits opened fire on him when he refused to obey their erders tot stop his car Is the story brought back to Newport by Thomas W. Allen, reeerder of that city. ; r v . ' Allen had driven to Portland to sell $55,000 worth of bonds for Newport.' The bandits evidently expected him to have the cash on his person. . He was driving along the high way about a mile east of Chttwood when the three bandits'; sprang from the) bank in front of, his car and ordered him, . to stop. He steped on the gas and attempted to run them down, but they es caped by laehes. J , They poured a volley pf lead after him,. - and - he returned a couple of random shots. Two bul lets fired by the bandits pierced the rear i license plate of Allen's car. Allen speeded Into Chitwood, and notified the sheriff. A hastily gathered posse could find no trace of the bandits. . ; LIQUOR CASE IS ENDED JURY 0 f RETURN SEALED VERIHST 1THI8 MORXIXO PORTLAND, pr., Feb. 17. (By Associated Press. )--The case of Arthur; Christensen, Robert and A. C. Smith, special state agents and ex-government ; employes who have ' been n trial -here " in the court bf 'Federal Judge Wolvertod for the past two and a half weeks on a lle.uor: - conspiracy charge went to jthe jury late today nnd al 7:40 p. a. the jury aent to a seal ed verdict which will be opened tomorrow morn lag. i . . . BILLY MEESKH DEFEATED -. .. c EDWARD WINS FR03II AUS " TRALIAX IN TM'fir FALLS i :;. f : 4; '. ' - i ; p ' PORTLAND, Feb. i 17--BHly Edwards Kansas "Cltjr Tlgfht heavy weight Wrestler,.' defeated. JliUy Meeske of Australia, two put of three tails here tonight.' - Ed wards won the. first fall In 2 5 minutes j 81 -seconds j with a head lock.;. Meeske got tile second fall in 9 1 minutes, ; 2 9 seconds with a Japanese, wrlstloclu.1 In the third and deciding fall Edwarda knock ed Meeske out by kicking him on the chin, after they had been on the mat 17 minutes, ' East Hailed AMENIC CLUB SCORES IN VAUDEVILiliE ACTS j. 7.1 ,' z ' r -' TWO BIG AUDIENCES FILL THKATKR'&iR SHOWS Interest HeW Throughout Show; Ljin&hft Come FVftquent f ' ' and Lonft ' " i The second 'annual vaudeville night sponsored last" evening . at the Bligh theater by the Amenic club of the; Salem high .school pToved j the same fine success as the show of last year. j ? Eight snappy acts of groups of youthful entertainers Interested two big audiences frem the! first to last, A racy fiim, "The Speed Spook,!' featuring Johnny Hines in a -demonstration of the fact, that "an aprieot is only a 'sport model nrune' opened the program with an hour of frolicsome lines,- ex plosive plot - , and six-cylinder rivalry. . ;.' ...v j ; t Professor Lestte' Sparks put a group of Tils high tumblers through the paces in a "Hayseed Frolic" which proved to be an agile coslume party in overalls. Miss Helen Rodolph had charge of the distinctive second ; act- a colorful dance review. Miss Nancy 4JIe-8e euse of marked ability appeared in "two graceful solo dances Miss Laverne Shoemaker ' with ' Jack SpoBg formed a sprightly pair for the duet number, captivating the audience with their simultaneous speed and ease of action. ' i Eldon Foster and Clark Dur ham gave an on-tbe-street special ty in clever repartee entitled "Someone Else - ; - ' Edward Lewis, magician ef the "ox-eye-ethea-hbcus-pocu8 formula baffled the, audience with bis Ori ental wizardry, ! Act six featured violin and pi ano solos by Miss Margaret Kaa tor and Miss Ruth Haselton. Miss Hazelton, who, 'by the way,! was winner ip the Gunnell and Robb bobbed hair contest, accompanied Miss Kastor, as well as gave piano solos during this number, , "No More Counts"' a one-act sketch w'th Maureen Styles, Eldon Foster,-Winston Williams, Moody Benner, Harry Stelnboclt ' and Jack Ramage' with Times Square, New Tork City, the setting, was e melodramic. skit of large appeal. MJse Styles was ai lovely as la de butante in her role. Selections by "Pled Pipers.' th only high- school' girls" orchestra, brought the program to climatic close. The. six young ladles' wh6 make up. the personnel J of this mnsical grootp: are as follows: Gertrude Barktey, Pauline Welch, saxaphones, f Gladys 1 Paul; piano ; JnUa Currte, banjo; Evelyn Hebel, melaphone and Anita Hebet, trum pet; Florence Kart aad Helen CorsUne la ; thetr- voeal Wat and Charleston1 made a ' decided 'hit with the audience la their appear ance with, the orchestra;": s 'i' 7 UEXICAUS m FBEP MURDER CHARGES- DROPPED ?1N PETEET SUKTDE CASE ! ! Tt JUANA Mexico, Feb- 17. (By,. Associated ' ?resu---With murder charges against seven men fai connection .with, the suicide, of the Peteet family quashed by the ruling of r Judge S. Vrlaa la fed eral court here this afternoon and three men freed on parole, j Mexi Iao authoritlea tealgbt began preparatlena for the trial of three of the remaining four-indicted -for attacks on the twolPeteet glrUi The fourth, waa indieted fori con ceal meat ef crime, 'i -t i , . v . I : ' Trial ef the four men will, not beheld fer several days, prosecut ing of fklals said, ( and conviction will carry a. maxlmuax penalty ef 15- years. ' The three men freed thl - afternoon by order of tk4 court Vf-iU be placed nnder . suri veillance for two, months. Addi tional evidence will be piled up by the proaecntldn in the Intervening days before the trial, the. Mexican authorities said. The men will not bo admitted to ball. I'i- Convicts ! Settle Down Regular Routine Fo!!cv. ing Quelled Uprising LEADERS are PUuis;;:j Desperadoes Either la Hospital t Bull Peh; fiegn Rerlou . Wonnded, Has Chanor, Iloctors Say Peace feigned last night I i,n gates oi ine uregon state i tentlary. j io me casuaj ODserver an , . quiet and ierene with nbthin hint of tin. terrific five mlnut uprising In the dining room of t ' prison the liight before when n. irien wer bounded. With tfie desperadoes, "the L u boiled gqysi," the self appoint leaders la convict circles, either the prisop hospital suffering frc gunshot Wounds or in the pr! bull pen, tte rest of the convI t settled dow tO j regular rout!: with one point settled firmly I their ' minds, that any colle : i attempt to liefy prison regulati would be: met by armed forco. ' Albert 'Corley. negro, one of t. alne men shot daring the 'pen It tlary riot! Tuesday etenlng, tas , even chance of recovery, rri physicians ikedared last nlgLt. i. was shot la the abdomen, is b. r ferlng ftrons considerable rata ; hla condition i precarious. C. : Moore, another convict tho for a time jto be seriously wc. dV4e reooerlng and will be i. to leave 'the prison hdspn&l i , : few days. I He ; suffered a t ' wound ahdjwae shot In the Ri der. The other convicts recti, only minor; flesh wounds. - As a result of an lnvestlsat; Into the urfrtalng, seven prlaoii alleged to have been the ring 1 era In theaffair, are to bo c fined In fhe bull pen to serve f determinate sentences. They alsa'be dressed' In' (he regula:! striped suits ' and be classed , Mncorrlgibles. ' - In line! with his policy of ,r: talning fetfict j discipline ia ll prison. Wafden J. W. Lillie to ' Issued ordefs that hereafter art . guards wiH be stationed in (' steel cage suspended - f rory t ceiling of Che prison dining r during meal hours. JTLIa ; r tloaary miasare was elinil. ' twelve yealrs ago and sine t time the dining room guard i 1 been unarmed... . Another) order that wt at : effect today prohibits tho ; from having matches in their session - While outside- of , f cells. This order means that after no snjoklng will be p ' in the prison yards! The Will be searched frequently, said and any prisoner L matches bp his person will 1 to the bull pen. --"Tightening up of disc!.1: the penitentiary probably s I (CiitiRO4 from paca I) rsr Salem Publio Schco!3 ' ' "j rarisyTDra' j Lina Heist Lina Ilelst. instructor of tory at silem high school. h: - r ... I f r oected with the high scho. years ;.' Teaching, expt-r 1 3t years, Graduated fr lamette university In 1917. tended five sessions of school, fo'ur at Univer.-Sty of fornla anil one at talvtr-i Waahlagton. SpecialUci ia work, befng eminently conn with Girli' reserve of Salem school. :l I. Who'a who In our schools? No sis r!e group la the cor Ity exercises a stronger infl. upon tbe future of the cc Ity ItselfJ than teachers -,i vote, and in many cases I n voted, ajinajor portion cf t lives to the training cf ' Tour chlUrcn, Calcn's c' Their jVp-iratlon f:r t' la' a'pprc:Uei t ' HerewithJ TLs I x i publlcatui c a x w c ' ' One fcy c: r, a tr! : moulders;! tomorrow.? woman lod '.:i ; How maty cf Ta! you lr.a X