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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 12G
PRICE FIVE CENTS
0 KILLED Ifl.
Spring Windows to Open
For First Style Frolic
Annual Window Display Program tctBegin at 7:30 Sharpy
Thousands Eipected to Visit City for Evening,
' , Schools Announce Exhibits
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HOLDS COUNCIL
Hundreds of Animals Die
m Blaze; Heroism Seen
5000 Canaries," 4Q Monkeys Are Victim in fixe in New York
Pet Store; Monkey Protects Four of Her Young
From Raging Flames With Own Body,
NEW YORK, March 15. (By Associated Press.) Tales
of animal heroism were brought from a smouldering building
93 Others Injured in Costa
Rico .When, Qverloaded,
Train Breaks on Bridge
Was v
WHOLE FAMILIES PERISH
Physicians and Norses Rushed to
Scene i Hospital Facilities i
Unable to Cope With -.
Situation i
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, March
15. (By; Associated" Press.) At
least 248 persons were killed and
$3 injured in a train -wreck yes
terday on the Costa Rican rail
road. Three cars were demolished,
one fell to the bottom '. of the Va-
rilla river from the bridge over
the stream, and two others were
left hanging from a 1 0-foot preci
pice.' - I; :
The disaster is believed to have
been due to the overloading of the
.train, which was carrying ex
cursionists of a party organized to
raise funds for a home for the aged
at Cartago. The passengers were
almost exclusively, farmers and
laDorers. wnole families per
ished together. l' ,
'All day Sunday was spent in
rescuing the Injured and recover
ing the bodies of the dead. Hun
dreds of persons of all classes
went to the scene to help. Pay
sician and nurses were brought
from Llmon to San Jose. The lo
cal hospital's facilities were mot
sufficient to cope with? the situa
tion. j - i !
The Red Cross ' has '. started a
. Jpublicjiubscriptionno care lor the
Miared and aid the families of
dead. The president of the
republic headed the subscription
list. Three days of public mourn
ing have been declared. j ;
Immediately the hews of the" ac
cident became known the United
Fruit company rushed; physicians
and nurses to the scene from Port
Llmon on board 'a relief train.
Those killed were members of
an excursion party on: the way to
Cartago where a religious festi
val was in progress. The train
was coming from the western part
of the island on the railroad 'that
runs from Port Limon to the i Pa
cine coast. -f
A thousand persons were on, the
train. One coach , felt down ; the
embankment into the Tarilla river
and it was believed that most of
those who lost their lives were in
this coach. Other cars also were
derailed Identification of only
one man has been made, a profes
sor in a school in1 Cartago. I-No
-' tourists were on the train.
It is customary during the Len
ten season for the country people
to make journeys to Cartago for
great religious celebrations, and
this practice accounted for the
fact that such a large number of
natives was traveling at the same
time. Nearly all the wreck vic
tims came from Alajaala and Her
adia. - : . '
The Varilla river is At the west
ern fringe of a 'mountain . range
that r,uns north and south at about
the center of Costa, Rica. .
COAST SERVICE PLANNED
AIR MAIL ROUTE FROM5 LOS
ANGELES TO SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-
(By Associated Press.) Augury
of a Pacific coast air mail service
a huge monoplane lauded at Crissy
field today from Los Aageles
completing the flight in 3 hours
and 45 minutes. . - i ; -
It carried Vern O. ,Gorst, presi
dent of the Pacific Air Transport,
and two others. The plane is one
of a fleet of ten monoplanes to
be used by the transport organ!
zatlon in fulfilling a government
contract to ! carry mail between
Los Angeles. San Francisco and
Seattle. -.-
vi Who's Who
; v-j. a '-'
Salem Public Schools
TKXSESTOfQ'
Lillian Schroeder .
Lillian Schroeder, teacher of
the special or opportunity room at
Parrish junior high school; Two
years in .. Salem school - system
Four years teaching experience
.Graduate of Oregon normal school
Summer school at University ; of
firpeon. Especially strong in
work of rutins goodwill aad con
trol of 6ludealaU121cult tor many
Thousands of persons are expected to arrive in Salem this
evening" for the formal opening of the First Annual Display
Week sponsored by the -Salem Acl club, when windows will
be unveiled, displays inspected and the Armory, afterward,
converted into a dance halL with club members as hosts. ,
Window trimmers have been at work preparing the exhib
its and many, outstanding surprises are promised. Among
them will be windows trimmed; arid exhibits presented, by
Salem school children. ' The girls of the domestic science
SUPREME COURT DENIES
PLEA TO SAVE CHAPMAN
"petition denied wRrrrEx
QN REVIEW MOTION
Notorious ' Criminal Is Sentenced
to Pay Supreme Penalty
on April O
WASHINGTON, March 15.
(By Associated Press.) The su
preme court today refused to step
in between Gerald Chapman and
the gallows.
With a two-word verdict the
highest tribunal swept aside all
hope for relief in the supreme
court for the notorious offender
against state and national laws,
who after three reprieves is un
der sentence in Connecticut to die
for murder three weeks from to
morrow. The court merely wrote "peti
tion denied" at the end of the
long recital of technical objections
on which Chapman's counsel had
sought to bring the whole ques
tion of his status up for review.
On the effect, the action gave
approval to the course followed
by federal, and Connecticut state
authorities in bringing Chapman
before, the state courts for trial
for the murder ; of a New! Britain
policeman. . Bo that the verdict of
the trial court might be carried
into effect Chapman was given a
presidential .commutation" dfthe
, , (Continod on rt 2) , . , .;,
LEGIOrT DRIVE RENEWED
POST HEARS TALK OX -PER
MANENT MEMBERSHIP'
Former commander of the Utah
district, Hecker addressed mem
bers of Capital post American
Legion last night on the 'topic of
permanent membership," in the
renewal of "the membership cam
paign which, within the next 60
days is expected to Increase en
rollment in the local post to 1000.
Membership has now been
raised to 639, of whom approxi
mately 220 represent men wiio
have recently joined for the first
time. Considerable discussion
arose on the possibility of erect
ing! a .post' headquarters at once
but' no, definite action was taken.
Individual members present were
inirgoucea, eacn maamg a lew
remarks.
Following the post meeting, the
members were joined by the auxil
iary and the evening was finished
with dancing.! :j
PISPATCH BATTLESHIP
WAR . VESSEL SET FROM JA-
ran iu ijni.i rr fj mvt i mv
TOKYO, -March 16. By Asso
ciated Press.) The cruiser Ilira
do has been ordered from Port
Arthur to Taku, at the mMith of
the Pel river, where last week
Chinese troops fired on Japanese
destroyers killing on officer and
wounding several other members
of the crews. -.
The government is feohsideraMy
worried over the situation arising
from the attack on the destroyers
but hopes no serious eventualities
will result. i .The opposition in the
diet today attacked , the govern
ment on Its alleged lax policy to
ward China, i ; Baron Shidehara,
the foreign minister, replied, that
the government intended to main
tain friendship with China as long
as possible. The press continues
very mild. f
WIRE FIGHT JS STARTED
PHONE COMPANY PROPERTY
TO BE SEIZED BY CITY
SEATTLE,' March 15 By As
sociated Press.) The city council
today ordered the superintendent
of public utilities to seize all prop
erty of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company on ; public
streets after April 21.
The council's action is a, step in
a fight between the city and the
company which began when the
concern raised telephone rates in
1924. : Tbe company -upheld its
rights to do so In federal court.
The city alleges that the company
Is operating, in this city without
a franchise. ! declaring that the
last franchise expired January 21
classes of, the Farnsn ana mcjuu-
ley junior high schools, under the
direction 'of instructors, will ; ex
hibit in the windows of the Port
land Electric Power company, 237
North Liberty street.
Seven of the young ladies from
Parrish .will be preseni during the
evening giving an actual demon
stration of ' their work in school.
These students ' are: Lougine
Bfeitzke. Florence Turner, Velina
Ross. Dorothy Sawyer, Gladys
South. Helen McElroy and Caro
line Waterman. 4
Bread made by the students of
McKinley will be part of the dis
play, while Parrish girls will
demonstrate making of cakes,
pies, cookies, salads and biscuits.
The door of the Portland Elec
tric Power company store will be
open so that visitors may question
the girls.
Other Salem public schools will
have delegations at work in vari
ous down town show windows.
Officials extend a special invita
tion to visitors to stop and In
spect the exhibits. In every dis
play where school children are at
work, a teacher will be in charge.
M'CAMANT IS REVERSED
FINAL UNFAVORABLE REPORT
BROUGHT TO SENATE
WA SHINGTON, March 15.
(By Associated Press.) The sen
ate received back today from its
i udtcTkfToWntearthe' nomina
tion of Wallace McCamant of Ore
gon to be a federal Judge, but this
time with an unfavorable report,
10 to 4. The nomination went to
the executive calendar but j will
be made a special , order f or dis
cussion and vote later in either
executive or open session.
Senator Johnson,' republican,
California, who is leading what
even friends of the 'Judge now re
gard as a successful fight against
confirmation, probably will ask for
an open session-of the senate that
would require a two-thirds ma
jority under a recent ruling which
was sustained.
So far as any senate leader has
been advised. President Coolidge
has not altered his determination
to force the fight for the (man
who placed him in nomination for
vice president at Chicago in 1920,
thereby upsetting plans of party
leaders to make Senator Lenroot
of Wisconsin running mate, for
Warren G. Harding.
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Oregon; Linen Mill Order
Travels 12,000 Miles
Reply Here by Night
ENGINEERS GET BUSY
Remaining Equipment to Be Sup
plied by Old World Plant;
It. O. SnelUng Now
' General Manager
t is a small world, after all.
."jresterday afternoon R. O. Snell
ing,' secretary of the Oregon Linen
Mills company, wired an order to
Hamilton Oliver, New York agent,
to arrange for immediate con
struction of all spinning and pre
paring machinery still needed for
outfitting the new manufacturing
plant here.
Oliver cabled the order to Ire
land. Last niRht, R. O. Snelling re
ceived his reply, stating that work
had begun in the Old World on
the necessary equipment. Between
afternoon and evening, the mes
sage filed here had traveled more
than 12,000 miles, and engineers
in the Shamrock Island were at
work on specifications.
Orders for machinery . wajj
placed following a meeting of the
board of directors yesterday morn
ing, which later named Mr. Snell-i
Ing general manager of the new'
concern to devote his entire ener-i
gy to the task of establishing the!
(Continued on page 6t)
DENY ESUS CHRIST
SIXTEEN W. U. STUDENTS
RENOUNCE BELIEF
1 There are 16 students in the
freshman class at Willamette
university who do not believe
in the existence, either histori
cally or divinely, of Jesus
Christ, Dr. C. G Doney, presi
dent of the university, told the
students in his chapel address
Monday.
Willamette is a denomina
tional school. Dr. Doney de
clares his statement is based' on
a recent questionnaire submit
ted to members of the freshman
Bible class, in which all fresh
men are required to enroll.
Dr. Doney concluded by stat
ing that although these 16
students profess unbelief in the
existence of Christ, they admit
the worth of the teachings at
tributed to Him.
MORE OBLIGING RODENTS!
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Street Improvements, Sew
ers, Permits, Paving Prob
lems Considered
SPRING ACTIVITY OPENS
Withhold Permission for Liberty
Street Damping Pending
Report; Paving Peti
tions Received
With the attention of the city
council confined almost entirely
to building matters, such as street
improvements, sewers, building
permits, electric signs and street
lights, at its meeting Monday
night, signs were evident that the
city is on the verge of the spring
building rush.
Prominent in the evening's dis
cussion was the city zoning and
planning commission. The com
mission in a communication asked
that permssion to dump dirt in
the fill for the South Liberty
street bridge project be withheld
until special bridge committee of
the commission can look thorough
ly into he matter. The request
was granted.
Promiscuous building of struc
tures before building permits are
sanctioned by the commission as
provided ,for in a recent ordi
nance was cited by the commis
sion in a second communication
to the council. One building cited
is the addition to the Shipley
property on North Liberty street
between State and. Court streets.
(ContinuetJ nn Dr 2
Hit MOTHER'S BREAD
BAKERS BEING LIBELED, SO
DECIDED AT MEETING
CHICAGO, March 15. (By As
sociated Press) Bread like moth
er used to make, gets too much
prejudiced publicity, the annual
meeting of the American Society
of Bakers engineers was told to
day by Lieutenant Colonel Sher
rard Coleman, USA, -who had
charge of the bread supply of the
American army during the world
war. He defended the modern
house wife who buys her bread.
"The bread her husband's moth
er used to make has been the bug
bear of every bride," he declared.
"As a matter of fact, the Jittle
bride can trip across the street
to the bakery and get a better loaf
of bread than her husband's moth
er or anybody's mother makes." -
j
in urtiandt street today by firemen who fought flames that
caused the deaths of 5000 canaries, i50 parrots, 40 monkeys
and several cats and dogs.
Several boa eonsrictors lashed about, terror. stricken, in
their cages, monkeys chattered and parrots shrieked, creating
a bedlam of noises such as a jangle explorer might .hear in a
nightmare. The jungle law of the survival of the fittest pre
vailed, and the weaker of the im-
prisoned creatures perished. ' So
frightened were the boa constric
tors and two wild cats that they
were rescued without attempting
to attack the firemen.
The outstanding hero of the fire
as reported by firemen, was. a ba
boon which took his inseparable
companion, a kitten, in his arms,
broke open the door of his cage
and escaped to safety with his
charge. In another cage firemen
said they found a monkey crouch
ed In her cage, choked by the
smoke and her hair singed by the
flames. When they removed her
they found she was lyong on four
of her gyoung, protecting them
with her own body. The mother
later was revived.
A loss of more than $25,000 was
caused by the fire. Most of this
was caused by the deaths of the
animals and birds. The animal
store, known as "Barters Pet
Store," is patronized by circus
men.
Three ant eaters, a South Amer
ican vulture, and many chicks and
rabbits, intended for the Easter
season, were among the casual
ties. Representatives of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals rendered first aid to the
animals which it was thought
recover. Those more seriously in
jured were killed.
OFFER 1,000,000 FISH
GAME WARDEN" CALLS "SKY
LINE TRAIL' PLAYGROUND
"The Skyline Trail is going to
be the playground of the west,"
declared E. F. Averlll, state game
warden, in an address Monday
noon before members of the Sa
lem chamber ot commerce. The
trail is a veritable line of lakes.
We should stock those lakes with
trout. They would attract tour
ists from all over the world.
"The more people who come
into the state and 4i buy fishing
licenses, the more money we will
have to purchase fish for the
stocking of our streams. It is the
Lonly case I know of where we can
eat our cake and have It, too.
Mr. Averill declared that Mar-
ion county has not been getting
its i fair share of fish planting.
This year, however, the situation
will bo different. There are to be
put into the surrounding -streams
about one million fish.
A great part of Oregpn is un
tillable and always will be, he
declared. But Oregon can profit
well by developing the untlllable
regions. If the situation i dealt
with in the right manner, Oregon
can be one of the greatest tourist
attractions in the United States.
MISSING COMET SOUGHT
NOMAD OF REAVENS DISAP
POINTS STAR GAZERS
CHICAGO, March 15. (By
Associated Press. The. most
dashing of tn celestial swash
bucklers, Ensor'a comet, failed to
appear for an American debut to
night. ,
First seen from South Africa
last December land later sighted
from Poland, the comet was appar
ently on its way; for an appearance
here. It was supposed to have
been In this part of the sky since
February -15, and tonight to be
visible to the naked eye." - ?
Disappearance of the astronom
ical nomad was confirmed from.
the Yerkes observatory of Jthe Uni
versity of Chicago.4 Two long ex
posure photographs ' made. . today
with, the 24 inch reflecting tele
scope 'revealed nothing that could
be identified as the missing body.
The. lenses detect objects 5000
times more faint than cau be seen
by the unaided. eye- . ? . -
When last seen the comet was
32.001,000. miles from the sun and
sixty million from the earih,i,
KILLS SEVEN AND SELF
WIFE AND SIX SONS ARE MUR-
DERED BY MAD3L.N
CIIIIIUAHIIA CITY; Mexico,
March 15 (By Associated Press,.)
After ordering his wife and six
sons to "pray for their souls," EI
f ran Lowered crushed their skulla
with a hammer, decapitated .the
children and then committed sui-
RADIO WILL BE GIVEN
AWAY THIS SATURDAY
HONOR ROLL DRAWS INTER
ESr OF ALL READERS
Splendid Opportunity to- Win Re
mains Open to Contest
ants Who Work"
HONOR ROLL TODAY
1- Milton Knauf, SUverton.
a Mrs. Cleve Powell, Falls City.
3 Margaret Wheeler, Boring, Or.
Leader in whole contest Elfa
Lytic, Wopdburn.
By Auto Contest Editor
When announcement was made
by the contest editor that the
honor roll would be continued, ex
pressions of approval were heard
on every side by contestants and
their friends. i
This special opportunity means
much to all of the candidates who
are bent on winning the $125 At-
water-Kent radio. The honor roll
is accepted by the public every day
as a criterion upon which their
judgment of the possible winners
is based.
Milton Knauf reaches the honor
roll for the first time this week.
He is to be congratulated upon
his success.
Tust four "days after today to
win. the beautiful 9125' Atwatex-
Kent radio, offered oh the most
money turned in on subscriptions
before Saturday night, March 20.
at 8:30 p. m. Don't think this
radio is not worth your efforts
Come and look at it in. the window
(Continued 9a paf 6.)
BEE KEEPERS TO ELECT
DEMONSTRATION WILL FOL
LOW SATURDAY MEETING
Bee keepers of Marion county
will hold a meeting at the. Salem
chamber of commerce auditorium
next Saturday afternoon at J
o'clock. Prof. H. S. ScuUen, as
sistant professor of entomology at
Oregon Agricultural, college will
give a demonstration, .
Permanent of fleers for the Mar
ion county bee keepers association
will be elected .at the meeting
Saturday. After the meeting
proper the bee keepers will go to
some nearby colonies for practical
demonstrations." .
. There will be a honey luncheon
lasting from 2 to- 3, and those
present , will talk while, they eat
They" will have valley honey and
fire weed honey, and hot cross
buns, doughnuts and cpffee.. f
THOMAS IS CHALLENGED
JUDGE REFUSES TO RECOG
NIZE PREJUDICE CLAIM
Judge C. M. Thomas of the
Jackson county circuit court, who
was called here to preside at the
trial of Russell- Beckett, aceused
of violation of the prohibition law.
Monday refused to recognize an
affidavit of prejudice filed against
him by the : defendant's- attorney
and .ordered , that the trial pror
ceed. . Beckett previously had filed
an affidavit of prejudice, against
Judge Percy R, Kelly of the Mar
lon county circuit court. W. N.
Gateas, Portland attorney, who Is
presenting three men here accused,
of -operating a. still at, Mt. Angel,
Monday withdrew au affidavit of
prejudice .filed - recently against
Judge Percy iKelly. i . , ;
WILL RUN. FOR SENATE
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JAMES j. CROSSLEY ASKS RE
PUBLICAN; NOMINATION '
Jamea J. Crossley of Pertland
Monday filed , with - the secretary
ot state here his petition to have
his name printed upon the official
ballot at the republican primary
election as a candidate for United
States senator from Oregon. Ms.
Crossley is the first of the several
men mentioned in connection with
the sesatorship to 'file with the
secretary of state. .Mr. Crossley's
slogan reads: ."Effective prohi
bition; agricultural ..legislation,;
porta; labor; industries; federal
reimbursement of "taxes; veterans'
Town on West Bank of Will
amette ' Would Merge J
With Capital City
PETITI0H IS PRESENTED
Material Increase in City's Popu
lation Would Result if Petition
Receives . Favorable
Treatment
An immediate material Increase
In Salem's population will result
if the request of West Salem and
other outlying sections to become
a part of the city proper is acted
upon favorably:
First indications of the desire
on the parts of the town west of
tne Willamette river became ap
parent last night when a petition
bearing 150 names was presented
to "city council. Advocates, of the
merger stated that other districts
including Nob Hill had been ego-
tiatlng for three weeks in an en
deavor to determine . steps., by
which the entire population on the
banks "of the Willamette may be
joined in one great capital city.
1 West SalQm. with a population
under 1000, if added to the city
proper, would t immediately in
crease Salem's accredited popula
tion by that figure, and interest,
already expressed by. other, com
munities equally anxious to be in
corporated, shows the posslbiliy
of 'adding - a further material in
crease. - The petition, bearing the signa
tures of E. E. Woods and 149
other residents of , West Salem was
read in the council meeting- Mon
day night and tha matter, was re
ferred to the', city" planning com
mission. Early action is expectad
on the question of 'incorporation;
A decided boom in, West Salem
property in - recent months has
caused many, Salem people Jo. look
toward that direction, for future
development.
' At present there are five gro
cery stores in the town? as one in-
(Continued mm ptf S)
MRS. ADA UBRUH QUITS
SECRETARY-'. OF CORYALLIS
. HOME OFFERS RESIGNATION
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PORTLAND, Ore., March .15.
(By Associated Press.) Mrs. Ad
Wallace Unruhr financial secretary
of the Children's Farm home at
Corvallis,. has, resigned, her resig
nation to be effective April 1.
Diffference in opiaio.n as to
methods of raising funds for the
home and as to the disposition' of
money between Mrs. Uaruh and
Mrs. Mary L Mallett, stato- presi
dent of the Woman's "Christian
Temperance union which sponsor
the home are , said . In 'well-informed
circles to be the indirect
cause of Mra. ,UnruJi's: resighatton.
'"Circumstances no of my -own
making." .said, Mrs. Uaruh, "have
developed to an extent that I feel
would make it -impossible for me
to continue to dp satisfactory eU
fectlve work tor the farm s hornet
I need a rest anyway, and though
the farm home and its children
are very dear to me, and I shall ;
mfss the work; I can retire with a
measure of contentment because
of the institution as It now stands,
and because ot the loyal, whole
hearted support that the public
has given me In my efforts.",
Mrs. Mallett said tonight that
she, had no statement tq make... .
Monday
la VcsHntcn
The house passed the White
radio bill. . .
,
The supreme court refused Ger
ald Chapman a review. '
Secretary Kellogg returned t
his desk after a week la tLe eoutL.
. ,
-Plana for taxing moonship-;
were announced by Assists rt r?c
retary Andrews. ,.' ' .
.
The . appeals of Char! .3 l.
Forbes and John W. The
were denied by the eupreme court.
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The republican party was cl.r
ed by Carl Vrooman with rr?- - .
sibility for failure C fir tJ c -act
farm relkf. Ici 't;.:i."
Senator Wal3h, deniocrrt, r
tana, deman-'ie'i rv
George B. II :yc -