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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1926)
'MmmMIMm (fBigmi6i Offer inMe sSmesMnPrize l:toiec mm . ..1 -.. i - J jSirvaarrY-FiFTH year SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNmGrFEBRUARy 20i926p PRICE FIVE CENTS ASK STATE Fuss Between 7 SMems f Recalled in Newj iiettei? "If This IsnH Priceless Publicity, I Don'i Kiiow Vhat Is Writes Rev; Elvin, Who Wrote Note. Requesting 1 t Others Renounce Name , 14 Starving Seamen Are in Mid-Pacific IE lilTER EST CUiffiiSURE! c 0.IL EXPERTS .i-y-: tf:' SiVt UK llSREIERSI - ' ,.i - v Reduction' of; Roods Said to Necessitate ; Cleaner Stream Channels. DJSCU3SI0N TURNS WARM Committee Will be Named to Re- ; quest Penitentiary Labor in wVwk;'t Cleaning tftt Mm Creek ' ' - j .Best -way of solving the drain age problem, confronting residents to the southeastern Dart of this city, la to, cleaij out all the creeks 44. dltchea that carry, the water - to the 'Willamette rirer, it was bronght out; last night at the - mee.ing of, those interested, at Richmond school. I . T. B. Kay, . chairman of the . drainage board, was present and acted as chairman of the meeting. Frank Durbin, another member of tho board, was also present. i ' "Perhaps, the main expenditure would, be thai of keeping the chan nels clear1,"-stated Percy Cupper, prominent 'local engineer. "The . Mill; stream i and similar streams drain the low lands. So it, is natural that, they empty the water;., by ' more- direct route than the streams farther south that empty the drainage from the high lands -futo the Willamette. . "Drainage! will make the land here more 1 valuable. Without .doubt, it is good land, but harti to sell because of the inconveni ence floods cause frequently," Those gathered at the! meeting were mostly farmers dwelling juit ; Fratheast of the city limits. Their 3v t ..tfment was against drainage of iheiiatric4Thfiy held that their property would ; be assessed too -Vhigb, with no benefits tor them- I' selves. ' : . '. ?"y : ' , ' Mr. Kay and others argued that the city of Salem should, clear those part of the creeks and ditches within the corporate limits of the city before asking the farm ers to clear them above . the city limits. I --U' L-1 ," ; . v:-. ; Mayof Giesy, ;who was present aa a representative of the city, de clared that no. flood has ever orig inated 'within the city limits. Floods pouring into the city hare always been due tb con jestlon of witter coming from southeast of ": the city. ; - fe-'i - -.', : iFloods are caused not. by. melt ing of snow, as most people be .lleve, T. B. j Kay stated, but by sudden and heary raina ' Mr. Kay declared it bUt belief that a few dollars - assessed, each acre could rellere the situation. , Although ' priyate companies drawing on the, power, of the mill stream "pajf the; costof bringing the water : down, . lhe,tatei uses the water? with absolutely no cost - to Itself, Mr. Kay declared. He uggested! thaC thd state might furnish labor from, the state pen- Itcntlary to' clear the: SII1 creek and; otheri streams of willows' and rubbish in retufii for the, power used.' Mr. Kay was instructed by the gathering to' appoint a com- , mlttee of three to present the mat ter to the governor. Members of the committee are to be announc ed later. ' ' ' Petitions for and against start ing1! action on the drainage prob lem, were presented at the meeting last night. Owners ; representing 2580 acres of land were- against action and owners 1 representing only 1120' acres, were for it. i While no action was i taken at the meeting last night, discus sion " was hot." The "' discussion lasted better than two. hours!;. OPPONEJJTS. HOLD PEACE EXE3IIES fOF I COfeNSATiON . . i ACT NOT ATi MEETINQ ' "k -; " '.. " i lPQRTLANb.1 OreiH reb. ; 19.-2-, Of Associated Press.) 1 Interests 'i y Jch har fought the workmen's lmpensatibn act f before S the . '-sjeople ahdi! In- the legislature ' I since 1913, failed' to appear here z today before the legislative com mittee whicit 1st conducting a sur vey.- All witnesses at the heariag were friendly to the law; wanted no radical changes and suggested minor amendments," largely of an administrative character. ' i A It is expected, however, that at subsequent iesslons- the next to be, held in about a month oppon ents of the I law will 'state their objections,. On ' tho ether; hand some political "observers- declare that the opponents will avoid these 'hearings and maka tielr usual attack when' the f - !n cf the !-' 3 'c t ' - -. i s , 'If this isn't priceless publicity for Salem, Oregoni I da not know what publicity is." " :I H';:1 ? " ; That sentence is. picked Rev. James Elvm, Helena, Montana, sent to The Statesman yesterday. With the enlistment of support from Tom Kay receipt of this, letter marks' the developments hi plans; being formulated, to finance the transcontinental delate- whereby Salem,'Masachusetts an4 Salem, Oregon, are.to illeet in May. Extracts from the letter follow: ! I "I am enclosing today's copy of the Helena Independent, LimEMIS&CAfelPfO REST in RUINS OF SLIDE NO EFFORT WILL. BE MADE TO REBUILD SAP GULCHj Death List Now Stands at 3D, Result of Aralancbe of Snow and Ice BINGHAM, Utah, PebJ 19.-(By Associated Press.) San Gulch will not be . rebuilt. The settle ment destroyed by the' two mile snow slide of .Wednesday will con tinue only as a memory. . When nature removes, the tons and tons of snow precipitated upon the little cluster jot miners homes and boarding houses, -noth-inr but the scars will remain and only nature will blot thein ; out. The identified dead list stands at 39 with one man missing., . But in another elevation bf the Highland Boy mining district a modern camp will rise as soon as building materials can be brought in over the ' narrow snow j filled roads. r J i Up in Frisco Gulch,; less than half a mile from the point where it converges wltlTSatj qulch there IS a xiai several. jrt iu ; area Here Prank A. Wardlaw announc ed tonight the company plans r to erect Dungaiows ana dbm auuiwu. It Is also proposed- to build sev eral bungalows,; acro Toad from the office building: These will be the only structures that will hare even a view of Sap Gulch and its horrible example. This construction work; will represent an outlay of approxi mately $30,000, Mr. Wardlaw said. ," I Mrs. J. Y. McDonald "Mother" to mostof the miner boys Of the camp, will reopen her boarding house, she said tonight. She will lease one of the buildings which the company is to build. DEATH HELD ACC(DENTAL DRT AGENT. NOT TO BE H1XO TO ACCOUNT FOR SHOT , BEND, Ore., Peh. id- (By As sociated Press J A coroner's Juty in Prineville, after deliberating less than half an hour today, de cided that .Vayle, Taylor, alleged moonshiner who was killed in a raid yesterday, came to his death as the result of an accidental shot fired by C? C. . McBride, state pro hibition officer,- McBrlde and the two men who accompanied him on the raid, Ai ' F, Marriott and Fern DoweUV were fully 'exonerated by the Jury."' Taylor was killed' while attempting to hold the .state offic ers behind the locked; door of a dugout which held ten barrels of mash. Testimony, at 'the -inquest revealed it was When McBrlde and Marriott broke down' the door with their feet and shoulders that the pistol held I by McBrlde was discharged accidentally, the bullet killing Taylor, f i BOTULISM i KILLS FIVE roisoNors food is believed RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS i LOS ANGELES, &eb 19.j(By Associated Press). Fhre recent deaths in the Russian and Armen ian quarter here were attributed today by Health Commissioner George Parrish to botulism poison ing caused bypblsonous food, sold in : grocery - stores, of the ' neigh borhood. ; ' ' ' - I'Aa a? result, cleanup bf all stores in the district is being made. With one , store already closed and three 'men; u arrested its owner,-J. Klubinikis. 1 ; ! He is held under $1000 bail, pending trial for exhibiting for sale poisonous : foods ' and main taining unsanitary premises. Other arrests are forecast.. , 0LMSTEAD CASE ENDED LIQUOR CONSPIRACY CASE JURY ORDERED LOCKED UP -i i 1 1 SEATTLE, Feb. 20. (By As sociated Press.) Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer ' ordered, th Olmstead ' liquor conspiracy jury locked up for. ihe night shortly after midnight, when the Jurymen reported they had been unable to reach a verdict. Tho cuse went 0 tt3 )zty ft r : r " t - fnfcn the body of a letter from 1 Montana's foremost newspaper. Mr. Campbell, the owner and pub lisher and Mr Harpldsen. the city editor, are much interested and wished to- heaven ? V could think of something to put Helena, Mon tana, oh the: map. ! The article in the Digest Li capital and if that isn't priceless publicity tor Salem, Oregon, then Ix do not know what publicity is. There is some little pride now after a, lapse of ten years to know ' that we made every editor in the. United States and Canada-say. Salem. Oregon, not only -once but . a good many times, and it: looks as though many many liked it so well they are saying it "all over again. A complete story goes forward today to the Literary Digest. (Signed): Rev lames Elvin." (Preceding a reprint of : the Digest article: the Helena Inde pendent prints the following re view of the historic request? Numerous readers of . news papers will recall the superheated fuss between towns named Salem several years ago, resulting from a "polite" request from Salem, Oregon, that ; all i other Salems change, their namea. and leave the Oregon capital in full possession of the field in that respect. The "rioting" filled newspaper columns from coast to coast. The Oregon town was rebuked in scorching terms by the other Salems, fori its "unmitigated r gall and lmpu- dence," and 'called a lot of names that did not sound like Its own. IteTlirT vinStaTed It I , In the cuirrenl number of the Uterary biges tiiere is reprinted from the Boston American an echo of the row back in 1916. The his toric town of Salem,' Mass.. will send it staf high school debaters against teams representing the Oregon Salem next May. The Rev. James Elvin,' pastor of the First Congregational church of Helena, got "quite a? kick; out,, or The Digest's article,' since he was re sponsible for. the warfare 10 years ago, at that time, he was pastor of the Congregational church: at Oregon's capital, and chairman of the publicity j: committee of the of the Salem commercial, club. I Rev.j Mr, Elyiii has not now a copy of his famous letter, but from memory he; rewrote It yes-; terday, as follows: ! The Fuse Tbat Touched It Off "Dear Mr. Mayor:rThe city of (Contiatted on paxe .7.) 1." i. , , ; ' v.- f ;; DOLLAR DAY! ; :j 'u . ; Battles of Wits Takes Shape as New English Cruiser Awaits Water LIMITATIONS ARE MADE Sacrifice in Gun Power, Speed, 4 Protection or Cruising Radios Necessary to Onr Weight WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (By Associated Press.) A battle of wits among naval experts is .under way with the launching, in Eng land this week of the 10,000 ton cruiser Suffolk, first of the Wash ington treaty cruisers to take the water. The treaty limited the ships to 10,000 tons displacement and guns not larger than 8-inch caliber. Within these limitations, naval ex perts have' been 'working ever since the treaty was framed to combine gun power, speed! pro tection and cruising radius! in a way to make the most effective fighting craft possible. Details of aeveiopments have not been; pub lished by any country. The treaty Bhlfted . naval competition .from mass to quality, and the unofficial glimpses that have .been given of how the struggle is progressing indicate a wide variation in views among the naval experts as to what factor should, be stressed, due in part , to the geographical situation of each country and the chief mission its navy must ful fill. in general, these unofficial re- : - . (Continued on pace 5) ' AUTO TITLE LAW IS HIT REPEAL OF THE CERTIFICATE MEASURE TO BE SOUGHT PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 19. Re peal of the automobile certificate of! title law, passed at the last ses sion of , the legislature, . will be sought through an initiative bill launched here today. The action was taken by the Oregon Automotive conference, a group of representatives of air ac credited automobile associations in the state. Failure of the cer tificate of title law to accomplish the beneficial results claimed for it upon its enactment, creation of endless red tape in obtaining and plunging of automobile transfers into a chaotic state were the reas ons advanced by the association for its decision. Heayy.Sleds, Loadfd With Supplies, Give Trouble on Arduous Journey GO 50 MILES IN 9 DAYS Trouble With Snow Motors Falls to Depress Leader ; Monoplanes to Be Used In Dash Northward MENANA, Alaska, Feb. 19. (By Associated Pres.) Word was received here today that the Wil klns trans-polar expedition supply party on a 700 mile Journey, to Point Barrow gained eight miles yesterday. ! The loaded sleds of supplies being drawn by snow motors were reported constantly breaking down. The end of two of the sleds were torn out. and it was predicted that the carriers can not hold up under their heavy loads, much longer.. j The" supply party, which left Nenana nine days ago had trav ersed 50 miles up to last night. The weather was clear today with a temperature of 30 degrees below nero at 7 o'clock this morning. I CORDOVA. Alaska, Feb. 19. By Asociated Pres.) Difficul ties which have hampered the progress of the supply party from Nenana to Point Barrow will not likely result In abandonment of the show motors, Captain George H. Wilkins declared here today. ! Wilkins, who pased through here on his ny to Fairbanks to assemble his monoplane for flight attempts over the Arctic Ocean; said Alexander M. Smith, head of the supply expedition, had report ed by wireless that .progress was satisfactory. ; "The unusual weather condition j (Continued on page 8.) TWO KILLED IN WRECK j - BOISE MEN DIE WHEN AUTO GOES OVER BANK i BAKER, Or., Feb. 19. (By As sociated Press.) Ernest Pulliam of Boise, Idaho, and Herbert Mock of Ohio were killed todaywhen the automobile in which they and two companions were riding went oyer a grade on the. Old Oregon Trail near Unity station about 20 miles southeast of Baker. Brad ley. Boston and Charles Smith were injured. They were brought to a hospital. Smith and Boston al so , were Boise men. They were not seriously hurt. '. Nine of Japanese Crew Missing;' Men Forced to Eat Rats Caught by Ship's Cat and Finally to Devour Cat Itself; Reports Are Meagre SAN. FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.4-(By Associated Press.) Fourteen starvinfr survivors of ihe little Japanese freight steamer Daishin Maru No. 3, fueUess and storm tossed; were rescued ; yesterday by thd Standard Transportation tanker. Java Arrow in mid-Pacific after they had been forced to eat all the rats that the ship's cat could capture and then the cat itself to keep life in their emaciated bodies. Nineteen of the Daishin crew are missing. ! " " - ." Meager accounts of the indescribable suffering of the uaismn crew, originally 33 In number, were sent here by radio from the Dollar liner ' President Wilson, Yokohama bound from San Francisco. The Java Arrow sent the story of the rescue through the air and the Wilson picked it up and relayed it on to the Associated Press In San Fran cisco. The message said: "The steamer Java Arrow pick ed up, on the afternoon of Feb ruary IS, latitude .33.45 north, longitude 155.26 east, 14 surviv ors of the Japanese steamer Dais hin Maru No. 3, which left Yoko hama January 17 for Muroran with 50 tons of coal fuel. Storm oft Shiriyasaki. Without fuel, drifting empty southeastward. "Twenty days ago In a life boat, 11 men endeavored to make shore. Five days later eight men in the second life boat. Thought lost. Men aboard did not eat in last 20 days. No water last five. "Cat caught rats. Make soup. Later it did not catch any more rats and crew ate cat. "Boat without wireless is drift ing deserted.' Aboard Java Arrow bound for San Francisco are Cap tain Nakatani, first and Becond engineer and eight crew. Own ers, Abe Hamasaki Kaisha, Kobe." TWO life boats bf the Daishin put out from the ship in a des perate effort to find land and. aid and one 21 days ago with 11 men and the other five days later with eight men. There has been no trace of them since andit is sup posed -that the two tiny craft have been lost with all on board; The Daishin put btt't from Yo kohama January 17 for a coast wise run to Muroran with 60 tons of coal. ' A hurricane nit her broadside and bore her seaward. Soon the -fuel was exhausted and she drifted foodless and f uelless for 20 days before being sighted by the' rescue ship. As the Daishin is without wire less the Java Arrow is supposed to have merely fstumbled" across her by the merest chance. LOST RADIUM IS FOUND MISSING TREASURE. WORTH 94000, DISCOVERED SEATTLE, Feb. 19. (By As: sociated Press.) A scientific modern treasure hunt today end ed in recovery of $4000 in lost radium in a bale of waste at Sumner, Wash. ' '. -. .. Four tiny points of radium' be longing to a Seattle physician were accidentally thrown out with es'-material.-TieWaste. was tr-Ved. to Sumner where it lay in batev'ln two loaded"; box cars. Professor F. A.Osborh of, the University of Washington was summoned. He brought an elec troscope, a delicate radium 'detec tor, and while skeptics stood by and laughed, he examined the bales of waste. : When a bale af fecting the electroscope was found, it, was quartered, the fourth quarter again affecting the electroscope and yielding ' the treasure. A reward of 11300 had been posted. FIRST PRIZE AWARDED SEATTLE, Feb. 19. (By As sociated Press. ) Professor Gil bert: Schaller of the University of 'Washington engluering faculty was today awarded first prize tor a paper, submitted in an. international- ontestV for 4500 , Junior members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. EUGENE WINS DEBATE r-ff, ' :- ;f -Hvu-f i'ir . , EUGENE. Or . Jeb. 19 (By Associated Press.) In a dual de bate on federal subsidies to the Mates, Eugene high school by de feating Walker, for the third suc cessive' year, , won the diatrlfct championship atd will enter the state district which will bo held some time in March.9 . i 1 " -" - TO DISCUSS MEASURE . . WASHINGTON Feb. 19. (By Associated Press). The house to day , by unanimous consent set aside Tuesday and. Wednesday for consideration of the Watson-Parkier railroad labor bill Which was unanimously ; reported today by the commerce coxamlasion with bnly a. few miaor changes fn the draft Eree l ' upon by railroad CONFIDENCE KEYNOTE I IN CONTEST SUCCESS PACE MAKERS FIND CANDI DATES CLOSE BEHIND Diamond-Ring Will Be Awarded Next Saturday Night at I 8 o'c lock HONOR ROLL TODAY Miss Elizabeth Welch '. . .No. 1 Marvin Shepard ....i..Nb. Patrich Dahlin . .... ; . . No. 3 Leader in whole contest: today -4-Mrs. Ivan Martin with 45l 800. , By Auto Contest Editor. With the more aggressive can didates closely bunched ' and the candidates with lower; scores but a little behind the pace makers, the participants' in The Oregon Statesman's 93,000 "Everybody Wins Something" campaign are preparing, for a "whlrlwind' fin ish. Candidates in the race for th4 .big cars have ' reached -i the turn, maneuvered themselves into position for the final go and from now on to the close of the big vote period, 8:30 . o'clock Saturday night, February 27,' will be batj tling for; supremacy under whip an4. spur4; '-'iMi Eight thirty ; o'clock Saturday night,' February 27," is" positively your last chance to enter subscrip tions for big vote and secure the maximum number " of rotes ; al lowed for each subscription: ' Never again after this time will it iQ possible to get the full voting power on subscriptions. This is fair warning. If you entertain any desire whatever of being de clared the winner of one of these splendid motor cars- to be award ed .in just a few weeks, do hot fail to ; turn - in every available sub scription to your account before the closing of. the, first period. ' ' Not to do so simply means that TyTJi .will have to increase your ef forts daring the remainder of the race to make up for lost ground. A (tew long term ; subscriptions NOW may be. the very ones need ed io "cinch" the: biggest of prizes; they : could hardly ' help, but win One of the larger awards!. :. -? I,' The crucial test is now at hand. If fbu ever intend to do anything big in thlsl race, do It now, instead of being second,'' third, fourth, fifth or further down oh the list, get.up at the top and stay; there. Now is the time to make reason ably certain, of the -prises you most desire. ; " ' ' ;-'- ; ' Remember, 28S.000 Votes fare allowed on every" five-year ' sub scription: 'these last few ; days, while when the second period starts they take a big decrease. And after the close of the "second period," there ' is still another big, decrease ' in the number bf Votes given for such subscriptions. - i t These are the days to get busy the-work lyou' do? this big rote period counts and piles up votes mighty quickly. " ; j . ;,. r The only thing that will keep you from winning, is you yourself. DIES WHEfiVCARv SU1KS MOTOR PLUXGE3 INTO RIVER -A FBOH DECK OP "FKRR? ; - WENATC HEE, jWash-, . Feb; I . -(By A&soctated Pres.)- Eu gene Elliott, 30, was drowned and a woman companion, saved herself By swimming' ashore when El liot's sedan plunged . into the Columbia river from the Orondo ferry near here tonight . . " ' The arrest of Franks Hollings vorth , on "h charge o possession of liquor was made soon after the accident by Sheriff Bert McMan iis. Elliott and Hiss Betty. Ham ilton - were: in the- machine when it : plunged, in to 12. feet of water, Elliott was unable to get out, df the 'machine but Miss '.Hamilton t'raped; through a - window j and eam ashore - Sheriff McManus said iiolllngsworth was with, them until the' car reached stbe ferry, laVetlsation of the accident re sulted iii arrest of Iiolllngsworth 04 ' the liquor charge. : Elliott's borty vraa recorpd Reductian of $318,000,0C0 . Will Be Made This ;Ycar, Legislators Say ADMINISTRATION AGREES Bill, Although Fifty Million in Ex. cess of .Treasury Recommen- datlbn. Is Said With- lH Limit WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 9. ( By Associate Press. ) Tax red uc tlon amounting to 1381,000, 0Q0 this year knd 3343.000,000 there after waa agreed upon today by senate and house conferees on the revenue 111. This compromise, which must be ratified by both branches of congress before the bill becomes law, represents an increase fof about SSO.OOO.OOo over the tjstai written into the bill by the house, but Is 375, 000, OOP less than oted by the senate. 1 was -described as acceptable to ti:o administration ' as within the limits the treasury can afford. ; "House conferees forced the res toration to the bill, with sono modifications, of. taxes on inheri tances, automobile passenger cars, admissions and dues, which the senate had voted to repeal. Senate conferees on the other hand obtained; greater reduction in some, of the. surtax rates ttan were voted by the house. The compromise measure "will be placed, before the bouse for ratifieutiop M;onday. . or. .Tuesday. If approved, it will be taken to the senate the! followinr da and uron its approval there, It will be seht to the white House for the signa ture of President Coolidge, which Is expected to make r it law In ample timp for it to become effec tive before first income tax in stallments are due, March 15. While considerable dissatisfac tion was apparent on both side as a result of the inheritance tax comDromise. which involves allow ance of a retroactive' cut In this tax, leaders expected immediate ratification. i The 'conference ' agreement on the points' in dispute follows: ' Restoration of the modified In heritance Itax rates voted bv tho house,, including the provision al lowing 80 per cent credit on ac count of state inheritance tax pay ments. ' : i ''". 7 Retroactive cut In. the inheri tance tax whereby, the increased rates, voted In 1924 would be eliminated in favor of -the lower rates in the 1921 act. u Allowance of the Increased rn- ductipns jn the surtax '.rates ap plying, on! incomes between 326.- 000 and f 100,000 as voted by the senate. This involves ' a r savins " K!4iUBe4 n pais T.) L OLD BOWS are rosi:;ed FIDDLERS CONTEST Trt EE A FEATURE IN EUGENE : EUGENE. Or., Feb. 19. (By Associated Press.) The cham pien ' old-time fiddler of Oregon will be declared here Saturday night when. 2 S white whiskered and wrinkled "visaged old-timers draw their bows. The contest is being staged la connection with an cM-time dance in aid of the children's farm home at Corvallis. Governor Walter M. Pierce will arrivq in -the mornins to witness the spectacle. Featuring the. contest will to a dancing set in the quadrille, cr im posed entirely of former cowboys and cowgirls of Montana, Wyom ing and if eastern Oregon. Tim armory has been thrown cpen fcr the eventi Henry " Ford : wired regrets at being unable to attend. - ,t:: j , BEULAH f. v Beulah Scott, ter mary grade at G2 tary ; school. ' Tint; Seyen yesrs tencV T. Taught In-WeEttr' -Ogden Vtah.Cr gan state; ror: : - Of ?TTlT1tli, ) Join anot r " v- t r v c: :Wii6,D'"ri:2 v ' ih ; SalemPubllD S:!:c:':