Cciwidaies, Hurry! ' The Ffot Vote ;ittod :is Almost I Gone theStaeesmah's Prize
Cohiccj
Teachers'1 Pay Issue Goes
HiEYIITS:
Tuning for the Contest
JUIfli SCHOOL
Before! Public. March 22
CUT DISCUSSED
DRY APPEAL
GOMIGH
SITES OFFERED
School Board Unanimous f n Decision, to Call
Special Ejection;
at fleeting; i
. ! Salary Schedule to Be Threshed Oat
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PROPERTY IX
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Investigating r Committee to
Meet Here to Consider Out-.
i lines for Reduction
ASSESSORS CLOSE DOORS
County Assessors of State Gather
to Formulate Plain for a
Meetlnp' Willi Investi
gators Today '
i Declaring (a closed meeting and
excluding other officials, the pub
lic and the pressi the county as
sessors of the state of Oregon met
n the county. ; court : house : here
yesterday jwlth. about 30' assessors
present. The meeting : 'was obvi
ously called for tfie purpose of de
tiding upon axuniforni .statement
to be issued when the body is
Questioned by the tax investigating
commission today. At ' previous
meeting the tax investigating com
mittee declared that the. assessors
In many cases had been' amiss in
declaring proper property valua
tion. . ' ' ; y j."
j1; While no information was giv
en by any one connected with the
meeting, it is generally! supposed
Ithat plans were formulated for
presentation today. It ts thought
the assessors are seeking more
power to go In to the affairs "of
taxpayers with thi aim' in view
of' unveiling much property that
is ' now being . concealed from tax
ation.
1 Hnw tn rpflni-fi materially th4
proplrty tax in 'the Itat of Ore
gon throught the adoption .of r in
direct levies, featured the discus
sions of members of the,state tax
investigating committee ' which
,d an all-diy; meeting- ' Ja heTolr-e4tl-Tilway,
fricative offices Here xnesaay
j Although the committee refused
to outline any definite program of
action at . Tuesday's ; session,"
number of , measures. looking to
the return to the" state of consid
erable revenue. through' indirect
i sources were considered and dis
cussed. Coverrior Pierta urged
that the" committee" give careful
WOMXft CAtmiDfTE FIRST
RKRTHA LAXDES v AND
BROWN TO BE DOMINATED
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tmb'attLWL-- Feb. 2J (By As
sociated PresilMr&; Bertha K,
Landes, Seattle's first woman can
didate for mayor, and Edwin
Brown, incumbent werenomin
ated for mayor in municipal piim
aries here today; unofficial returns
tonight from tell but four of '295
precincts indicated. I.
Mrs. XAndei with 35.332 votes,
led Mayor Brown, f 810. Brown
had 34,522. Thomas jJ. I. Keri
: nedy, corporation . counsel, was
nosed , out, coming In I third with
19,819 votes. John E.! Carroll had
6628 votes, Joh&'S. Shdrett 1741
and C. H. ClarK. 917. '
Mrs.' Landes, who ts president
of the city council and wife of a
University 6T Washington profes
sor, advocated adoption, of. a , city
manager pian. Mayor Brown, op
posing chahge of the form of city
government, ran on ; his record.
The Voters "will ballot on a city
manager plan March" 9; When Mrs.
Landes and Brown will fight it out
for mayor: If) th, city manager
plan is adopted; neither will serve.
I r it f, i m " . :
DIESflry
YOUTir, tS, i
TRAIN III
AUtOilODILE
w"AWTtLE.-:Wash'Pebi' 2$",
(By -Associated Pess.)- Edwin"
Mprphy, ' of : Kapursin was
killc'd. licarliere toniihtj -rhen' a
train V;it" aft "Automobile hiclf 'hd
wa's-'driving":, - Witnesses! said he
ftcrf trt!,hpatf the train-"across a
ra-Urad" crossing. - , " . " y '
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Sdern Public Schools
-PBXSESTINO
T TT ,Q .TVltum ' i- I
PrbfU.' S.;Dotsdn," principal of
iha arlr -rkdrf " SChbol In the
Salem school system for 1? yearsl
H'aa had 31 rteaYa" teaching expert
: lencd altogether. v.ltf1 HaTf
studying la- 6T4 . Portland unirei
slty.V Snnlmer ichbol af Wlllkm
1 ette unlveVsity. t '- llai repitatioi
of being fHend of and remember1
! ed by eVery foy'that krir Studied
ji&der him, ;
A special election will be held March 22;to put before the
people the question of a readjnsthient of thealaf schednle
oi oaiem teacners ana scnoor employes, ne cnairraan oi me
School board arid the . school clerk werje instructed to call an
election; by unanimous Vote of the board, y ' J," " 'ft : : v ' '
i Definite sum to be; asked for has not yet been decided.
The board-adjourned: to meet this Fnday venin at wnicri
lime me aeimice amount to De
Indications are that about
NEW DEBATE CHALLENGE
ARRIVES BY AIR MAIL
TpIjETKl, O..- SCHOOL , WOIJIJJ
BOOK CONTEST i s .
If
Accepted, Team' Golr East
Would Stop Off to Face
Ohio Squad j ..
Following' the' launching of the
ticket sale during the high school
assembly period yesterday morn
ing, comes a new development, as
the result of an air mail letter
received" from1 Scott high pt Tole
do, Ohio, the school that three
years ago sent its football team
against Corvallis in Oregon. ! '
The letter follows;
2624 Parkwood Ave..
Toledo, Ohio,
Feb. 17, 1926.
The Principal,
Salem Higjb School,
Salem, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
I have read with a great leal
of Interest, the article appearing
in the February 13 number of the
Literary Digest about Salem Jiign
School's debating teami y
I attend Scott High School of
this City, which has 'sent several
football teams to the j Pacific
coast as well as to the Atlantic.
Therefore we of ' Scott are inter
ested in your deiatfe . with Salem.
Mass. A naturally direct' route
from your city to , Massachusetts
passes through Toledo via the New
We also have a debating team
which is meeting leading; team
from all over the country.: We
should be glad to have your debat
ing tam stop off at Toledo, either
on their way to or from the East.
(Continued on page 3.1
BEAUTY BATHES IS WINE
30O THEA'TER I GUESTS WIT
; NESS PARTY OX STAGE
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. By As
sociated Press.) The New York
American describes today a party'
given at Earl Carroll's theater at
which a show girl bathed: in a tub
of wine while the men? present
passed by in line and drank of the
wine., . - :
Among the 300 . guests were
Vera. Countess of Cathcari, Irvln
SICkJbtf and Hirry Thawt '
, Cbbb remarked' td 'Thaw:
. "Thafs pTett 'raw y;-" y
: Before the show 'girl's bath; the
tub had been used as a co'dtainer
if or wtne wfth' i" spigot attached
where tie plug is nsually placed)
i "Cduutess 'Jatbcart has signed
coii tracts' wit! Ear Camfll for the
production of he ; play Ashes"
with herself as feadifi? lady. She
will have a salary estimated at
U.OOCT weekly with a $$,00(T ad
vance royalty on her' play.
The" countess also hasib'een be-
selged bV offers from niht dobs'.
DeMOLAYS PLA DANCE
"A PAIR OF STXE! CAST WILL
BE HONOR GUESTS
fThe order of reM61ayof Salem
will sponsor ft dinner" 4ance at the
Marion hotel ihis'eventng-fit-honor
of the glrfs fn th cast d thd t)'e-
MoIatr play, n PafV ot Sixes,'
pfeseuted' here som'e 'time ago.
t The affair wilf be thV third" an
nu'al 'dinner' oti tne ' organization
and it Js' expected! that over forty
Will' be in attendance. The" DeMo-
lay -orchestra wirf play -and "Miss
Edith 'Harn will ib featured in
an 'Oriental dance. Cecil Edwards
Js the cKatrmah' of the" committee
fof the affair." I The dinner 1 will
start at 6:30 o'clock. 'T- '
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COWBOY IS HELD INSANE
SENT' TO PENITENTlARt TOR
5 JJ1AISTIU MBiAt: m-xjam:
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ROCKFORDr Feb.l 23.-
iryj Asirociated Press-Frank
LfttSe cowboy-miser,, who tried to
destroy tne horse "meat packing
ilanlr of rChztppell i Brothers 'and
rho sUrted other ynrea at me
lant-'wds fbuad Insane; bjr a? Jury
rb tnnfsrhL 'He Will' bo' sent 'to
he'ste'r penltentlarr for the crim-
asKeu wiu ue aeeiueu upon.
$40,000 will be asked. Of this
sum $28,168 would be for Increase
in salaries. The otber-12.000
wotild cove natural increases that
an near- to" be unavoidable next
year:
George
Hug, city superin
tendent of scbooW, ih desirous of a
schedule that will raise the pay of
the teachers (each -yea for five
years., "' ' ' ; . ' Nv
"The pref 3nt schedule we have
Is antiauatcd' he t declared. "A
teacher is raised-for j three years.
Then j he is gjhren no inducement
to another five years; After that
we del not place a premium on our
teichi?rs -antilj they Tiave Served ur
13' years. 'Teachers imake their
best development - during their
first five, years.; -Those are the
years we should espeeially.jencour
age them to Bpend'with u."
A flat raise! ott-W per' cent was
suggested by Dr,- H H. Olinger,
chairman,of the ; board"." To this
the objection j was raised that if
the readjustment Is a flat raise,
then the present schedule would
be proportionately unchanged, and
there would still be "nqt, incentive
to remain in the Salem "system
after three years of service. "
This matter, however Is to be
thoroughly settled at the meeting
Friday evening. 'Mr. Hugh state j
he will have 4 definite., -and con
crete schedule to present to the
board' at that time.
A representation of the taxpay
ers In various districts was pres
Cbntla4 on vac -)
PRISON JURY y REPORTS
INQUEST IN CNTCCT'S bEATH
- EXONERATES, GUARDS
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1 An inquest' Into-the "death of
Albert Corley, negfp convict who
died of injuries Teceiyed in the
prison riot of Tuesday. February
16, was held here last night and
resulted in the formal exoneration
of prison officials.. The coroner's
jury reported that (orley came to
his death "as a result at gun shot
wounds received vin : riot at the
Oregon state prison and that
Corley had been taking part in the
The testimony was snort and
nrefunctory. ' Those, called to the
stand were J. W.-'WIlie, warden;
Captain Golden; deputy warden;
W. Ml Miller, principal .keeper
and Doctors G. E. Prime and R. L.-
Edwards; John- Carson, district
attorney, and Lloyd Rigdon, coun
ty coroner,- conducted the invest!
gation. ; . ,
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Dignitaries of Four Qhurches
' Unite in Statement on
. Prohibition Laws
RECENT SURVEY IS HIT
No Apparent Change M Noted In
Sentiment of People, Leaders
in Religious World
Declare
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. (By
Associated Press. ) A militant
gonial that the churches have
weakened In their support ot pro
hibition was issued here tonight
over the signatures-of high off i-
rlals of the ; Methodist Episcopal
church, the Methodist Episcopal
church South, the Methodist Prot
estant church and the United
Brethren chu"rch.
The Joint statement character
ized the recent prohibition survey
of the research department of the
federal council" of churches as an
""inexcusable' betrayal of many
church bodies;' declared there
had been no apparent change in
the sentiment of the people as a
whole; and' appealed to church
members to unite in Bupport of
the law.
:' It was the first time high dig
nitaries of the four church organ
izations had joined in a common
outline of thsir - views of prohibi
tion. The statement was signed
by Bishop James Cannon, Jr.,
chairman of the commission on
tomperance and social j service of
the Methodist Episcopal church
South; Bishop William F. Mc
Dowell, president and Dr. Clar
ence True Wilson secretary'oi the
board of . temperance, prohibiU-1
and public morals of the Itfetho
dist Episcopal church; Bishop W.
M. Bell of the Uhlttd Brethren
(Continued on pag S.)
COOLIDGEBOY LOSES
PRESIIENTS SON DEFEAT
ED IN SQUARED CIRCLE
AMHERST, Mass.,Feb. 23.
( By , Associated Press. ) John
Cbolidge,' son of the president,
fought' three rounds in the an
nual boxing tournament at
Amherst' college tonight, hav
ing entered the contest in the
13! pound" class. His' opponent
was- A. Silverman of !Waterbury
who received the decision' On
points. !
TIMij TO MIGRATE
Oregon Democratic 1 Member
of Shipping Board Hands
iri Resignation
MAY RUN FOR SENATOR
Senatorial Campaign Is Urged By
Supporters; His Successor On ;
Shipping Board Is Not
Vet Named
WASHINGTON,!" Feb. 23. (By
Associated .Press ) The resigna
tion. p pert ir$hey"of Oregon;
a democratic-"member of the ship
ping 'board, -was placed today in
the bands of President Coolidge,
the commissioner forwarding it
voluntarily after, he, had refused
last Augtist-.f o. resign at the re
fuest of ihe; president. It is ef
fective March 1.
Serving under a recess appoint
ment, Mr. Haney's term would
have expired automatically with
the close of the present session of
congress unless the president had
sent the name of a successor to
the senate, and Haney held that
he had given ample time for the
president to take such action by
waiting three months after con
gress convened.
He will return next week to
Oregon where he is being urged
to enter the senatorial campaign,
but he said today he could not
discuss that question until after
he had reached home. The final
date for filing papers in the sena
torial primaries in that state Is
April 5. Mr, Haney was request
ed by Mr. Coolidge to resign last
summer because of his opposition
to Leigh C. Palmer, president of
the fleet corporation, . but .Mr.
Haney refused on the ground that
the president's request contained
an implication that, by opposing
Mr. Palmer, he was violating an
agreement he had made with the
president as a condition of his
recess appointment in July. Mr.
Palmer was subsequently'' removed
by the board.
Beyond announcing that he
would not reappoint Mr. Haney
and discussing successor posslbili
ties With senators from the north
west, Mr. Coolidge has" given no
definite indication whom he will
appoint to the office. i
SAN JOSE MAN HELD
BEND, Ore., Feb. 23. C. O.
Haynes", wanted Iri San Jose, Cal.,
for embezzlement was arrested
here tonight by Sheriff H. E.
Roberts. ' ' ' y
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Contest of February 5, is ready to
me ttiuiuij. ur. nm iy oa years
hands is 18S years old. He has
TAX BILL IS PASSED BY
HOUSE; GOES TO SENATE
REDUCTION MEASURE ADOPT
ED BY :ir, t TO 2S VOTE
Bill Expected to Come Up
Senate Thursday; Approval
Is Certain,
In
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. (By
Associated Press.) The $387,
000,000 tax reduction bill agreed
upon by senate and house con
ferees was approved -today by the
house 354 to 28, and its final pas
sage was put up to the senate.
The compromise has privileged
status in the senate but leaders
were uncertain tonight whether
they would call it up for approval
before Thursday in view of the
absence of several members.
Confident, however, of an early
and favorable vote on the bill by
the senate, leaders predicted to
night that it would be In the hands
of President Coolidge before the
end of the week.
Although the amount of reduc
tions above that prescribed by
the treasury department there
were definite indications today at
the White House that President
Coolidge would sign the bill mak
ing it effective immediately.!
It was stated there that the
president feels he has assumed
the responsibility for .any deficit
in the treasury which the bill
might occasion. i
Two hours of fiery debate in the
house over adoption of the con
ference report centered almost en
tirely on - the inheritance tax,
which the senate voted to repeal
and the 'conferees restored. A
motion-by .Representative Drain,
democrat of Florida, to send tne
measure back to Conference with
instructions that this tax be re
pealed was rejected by a thunder
of "noes.' without a roll call.
The ! membership arose '" and
cheered Representative Garner of
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GOVERNOR HARTLEY HIT
TIMBER POLICIES CRITICIZED
SAVIDGE UPHELD
YAKIMA, FeK.J 23 (By As
sociated Press.) -Criticism of
Governor Roland' H. Hartley's
timber policies were j voiced in an
interview! here today by J. J. Don
ovan. BeTlingham, lumberman and
president of the Washington State
Chamber of , Commerce. "The
governor 1 is crazy" when- he' talks
about state lumber steals Dono
van asserted. . . . t '-:
"There Is no whiter man in the
state than4 Clark Savidge. . The
governor,? says 'that f when state
timber is pu up for sale the num
ber of feet on a tract should be
published. 1 It is impossible, i to
tell Just -how much timber IS: on
a pieee of land.' "Even the b'est
cruisers vary In their estimates." I
The state, would, be laying It
self open to 'suits In" -publishing
stumpage' figures unless it includ
cd a strbng proviso ? la Its An
nouncements 'to the t -effect that
amounts', were estimates merf ly.
and not I conclusive. . Big . timber
concerns and . railroad companies
having timber for sale never list
the stumrage, -but place a mini
mum price figure' on the timber.
ts does tbo Etate, . ; '
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compete again on Friday night at
oia. tug iiaaie lie Holds in His
been playing it for 72 years.
FINAL DAYS SEE RING
CONTESTANTS WORKING
MRS. WINNIE BRADEN HOLDS
FIRST PLACE TODAY
Honor ( Roll Features Headliners
In Friendly Battle of
.Ballots
HONOR KOLL TODAY
Marvin Shepard ;.No, 1
Mrs. Vera Kellogg....No. 2
3Ir. Leo Gronke..Xo. 8
Mrs. Winnie ; Braden leads
whole contest today with 713,
OOO votes. i -
By Auto Contest Editor
Today Mrs. Winnie
holds first place in whole
Brade
COIlteSt.
..iDvth hn0f "jMan: SJeP-
iu uuiua ursi yiauu, wiiu vers
Kellogg close second, .and Mrs.
Leo Gronke third. .
"And one again the scene was
changed." Out from the maze of
heavy voting unbounded enthusi-
asm and untiring efforts there
springs to the front today another
new leader, ' another candidate,
wno snail set the pace ror the next
24 hours, another candidate who
Dy ner own en oris ana tne entnus-1
iasm oi. aamirmg rrienas shall
dictate to. the! public for the next
Z4 hours the i manner of a pros
pective of a capital prize winner.
Thereare iseteral. new candi
dates on the list today. Some of
thenwassume high positions for
their first appearance. This .shows
there is absolutely no limit to the
interest one's friends will take in
the' contest when they are boost
ing; : for a popular friend, , t When
one stops to consider that a very
few subscriptions will secure over
100,000 votes this week, it can
be readily seen with what ease
this good-natured battle of ballots
is waged and will bej won-
It is not by any means too late
I to enter the contest! What work
has been done so .far has been
spread out among a great many
candidates'; in fact, j well lover the
entire list. In only a half-hour
or concentrated work among
friends an j one at all con enter
this contest and secure votes suf-
ficicnt to put themselves at the
head" of the Hs.- , , y
Even the . most casual -observer
of the vote list published in this
issue wilt show this to any one.
So-why. delay?. Why don't you fill
out the nomlnalipn blank and en
ter the race yourself? Might just
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JURY CLEANS McDOUGAL
XEWClIARfJE TIIREATUXED
Rl?, CITY ATTORNEY
-"Not guilty!" This was the vet-
diet brought, back by the Jury fn
the trial of Walter McDougal on
a charge of driving while under
the influence of ' y Intoxicating
This verdict was returned after
two . ballots had been cast. First
ballot . resulted Iri one I Vote for
f,ulU? ,nd. fo" for I not uflty'
nui suiiix tta me unanimous vuie
the second ballot. ; ,1 y
'.'There; were but five Jurors In
stead of; the costomary siXL :A. T.
v ooierx, the sixth, juror, was
(5at;nue4 on pare 2)
Board.. Will Cair" f-Teeting of
South Salem Residents '
to Recommend
FEV ASK .GRADE SCHOQL
"Residents Want to do Away With
Old Richmond. Schiol,"
. Says George Hug; to
Sonnd Sentiment
A meeting of residents of South
Salem will bey called sbroe time"
this week by Dr. Hi . II. blingcr:
chairman" of the cityschool board,
to discuss the matter of a site for
the South ; Salem Junior hlgfi
at the meeting bf the scfcpdl board
last night. y : i. - -
Date of the meeting is to be '
announced later.. , Since the board
secured the option on the 10-acre
A Mmm. 9 V J i i . "
other sites ave ot2
Forty lots, approximately eight
acres, from South Winter to Da
vidson, and from Cross to Howard
streets were offered By Becke &
Hendricks for $500.l The Tuxedo
tract price,' is $15,000, although
it was intimated that the pur
chase might be made $12,000.
There is also a tract near Bush's
pasture that might be available.
Before 'the board acts on this
matter It wishes: to sound out the
sentiment of the residents of
South Salem. Members of the
board seemed to consider the Tux
edo tract the best site yet avail
able.- f -uy " - -'
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Director Frans ier declared hi
hard been asking some of the resi
dents of the district v what they
thought abtfGf the matter, and the'
sentiment seems to be that the'
want a new elementary schooi
rather than a new Junior Llmti
schooK
"The residents want to do awav
with the old Richmond school,'
J George Hug. city superintendent
I Di-nuuij ucv-iai j TV LI a. 1. itic
school buUding ill that section."
are aiter is . & new elementary
Should the Tuxedo tract be pur
chased, it is probable that the
lower jart will be converted into
a playground to be. open all week.
That students in- the ninth
j grade of Salem schools are capa
ble of passing the entrance Enr
I nsh examinations to colleges as
j well aa.the college entrants, is re-
1 vealed in a report submitted by
(May Ranch, supervisor of English
in the junior high schools
There were 247 of the students.
in the ninth grade who took the
test. ; Of this number, 76.6 passed.
Nearly 1Q per cent received grades
of from 90 to 100. Average grade
on scale of 100 per cent was 72.S
per cent. - In college the average -
(Con tinned m" p re 2)
Tufeiday ;
1a Waslxiriotbri
The house adopted the confer
ence report on the tax reduction
bill. ;
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Bert E. lah'ey, democrat. Ore
gon, resigned from the shipping
board.; t
The' " annual agricultural de
p'artmenl appropriation bill wai
reported to the house.
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' The president definitely deciJed
to attend the Philadelphia sesqul-
centennial.
Investigation of the Association
Against, the Prohibition -Amendment
waa sought in the house.
xne uatneart case stumpeu sub
ordinate officials at the labor de
partment during1 absence of higher-ups.
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Scores' ot group meetings fcrl I
tho attention of the National i:j-
acatlon association's department
of superintendence.
.
Counsel for Albert B, Fall, E l-
ward L. Doheny and Harry 1". r:
clair. noted special appeals in t. j
oil reserve Indictments.
It Was ; announced Pres': -
Cool id go felt tio trcsest cc;.y : ;
had established a record" for ci-
peditiou. legislation.
.
i Sehatcr Curaniz:', rr?
fowa; attackel dsm&cr:'.:
al' to etnp'cy e; : y .1 t .
prosecut8 tha AIu.-Ij. c
of America.
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