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1 SALEM, OREGON; WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1926
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REPEAL WILL BE ASKED
Mount Angel Still Cwe Cited as
.IHastfition ol ; Alleged Use
.."'i'.pt.caw - to Tost-;
jone. Trial
Repeal of the law making pos
sible the disqualification of Jadgen
thrnnrh tfi morn filinK of affi-
darits of prejudice, to which the
court haa no opportunity to; reply,
will be Boneht at the next session
of the 'iesislatnre, as a result of
an accumulation: of such cases
which, it Is held.: threaten to un-
HpfmTne the? efficiency of the
state's courts. : j
ThA , nreseni law. makluK dis
qualification possible, was enacted
bv the legislature four years ago,
and applies to both criminal and
ciril cases, i i
Officials who are sponsoring
the reoeal of the law Tuesday
branded the act as unfair In that
indees hare no appeal and
im notalloweditb?aBsfcc:tM
charge of prejudice contained; fn
the affidarit;! It was pbfirted out
that in maiijr. cases the ; fudges
against whom . af fidarlts of prej
udice are filed are not acquainted
either with the defendants or the
attorneys, but are; disqualified be
cause they haTe a reputation for
administering justice and; Impos
ing severe sentences in aggrevat
ed offenses, j i U .'
Records 1q the offices of the
chief Justice of the state supreme
court here show that approximate
ly 200 affidavit of prejudice have
been filed against Judges in Ore
gon during the past four years.
In most instances Jthese affidavits
of prejudice ; were filed in cases
where . the j def endants were
charged with bootlegging or some
other offense of a similar nature.
As i: result j of the general use
made of. the affidavit of prejudice
some of the courts have been re
tarded in their operations and the
expense of .conducting criminal
5 trials has been Increased inateria!-
In Illustrating the alleged
abuse in connection: with the op
eration of the affidavit of prej
udice law officials Tuesday point
ed to the case of three defendants
arrested In Connection with "the
manufacture of liquor near Mount
Angel I in Marion .county- jj These
men 1 originally were convicted in
the justice, court J here and were
sentenced to Serve terms Jn the
county jail 'and pay substantial
fines.: Appeal was taken to the
cliruit'court.iiy''. w . .-. ;
When the1 cases were called for
trial In the circuit court here a
fey weeks igo attorneys ; for the
three defendants f filed an affida
vit In whteh they charged that
Judge Percy Kelly was prejudice
against them and; that they could
sot obtain a fair trial if he pre-
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EDUCATORS .CONSIDERED
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NO AXXOUNCE3IEXT IS MADE
BV BOARD OP REGENTS -
TrrnRVR. March 1 6. (By The
Associated Press.) N6 announce-
Asocia
IdMo,
roirarrllnr telthcr ITesiaeni
Upham of the university 01
rj "A. ltT. Crane, crcsl-
dent of the University "6f Wyom-
Jng, was forthegming; from uni
versity of Oregon, regents tonight,
following their meeting of the day
2ef ore, when the presidency of the
University of Oregon was ' dU-
CUS8ed.' ; ? . - . ' ;
Karl Onthank,! executive secre
tary of the university5,, said that
several names were being consid
ered, and, among them .were the
two "presidents, f Mr. Uphifla, he
said, had been mentioned as a pos
sible candidate since early last
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D&SIG.V Br I I DOrOAJT O STRrCTTRE TO -OBBjERECTKD FOB P1HST NATION AI BANK OFCiPlTAl,
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Armory Proves Too Small When Throng Leave Streets for
Salem Ad Club Dance; Judges Award Honots in;31
VHlll(VfciVllO
While thousands of people were endeaX'orihg to dance at
thet armoryhich proved rather small, Tsday night after
having ihsDected for two hours the windows unveiledsimul-
.tanebusly by 96 mertHants throughout the business section.
judges were earnesaiy enaeavoring xo pic. tiui, wuy xwoi, aim
second places for classifications, but to pick also i the : classi
fications. . - s: ii,1
Final results revealed 31' classifications which follow with
first and second: " 1
Optical Bow Optical company
first and Staples second.
Groceries Pickens & Haines
first and Cosmopolitan second.
. Restaurants Gray Belle first.
Confectionery Spa , first and
Gray . Belie second; f Browning's
Sweetfand honorable mention. '
Music -Will Music store first
and Moore Music house second. ?
Men's clothing Man's Shop
first and AJ Krause second.
Boys clothingBishop's first.
DrugsCapitol Drug store first
arid Fry's Drug- store' second.
Banks U. S. National bank
first and : Ladd ; & : Bush , second;
First "National honorable mentfonl
M illinery Eleapor's Shop first
and the French Shop second. '
Jewelry Hartman's 1 first and
Pomeroy & Keene second.
; Sporting goods Farmer Hard
ward j company I first " arid Ander
son's second, ,; ' v
Hardware Allen's nardware
storefirst and Doughtoa Sherwin
seconds. ; , .
' Florists Bretthaupt ' firsts and
Adams second.
' Bakeries Bake-rite first and
Dixie: bakery second.'
Markets Midget market first.
; (Continued or page 4.)
Who's ;Who
Salem Public Schools
T: R. W. TAVEXXERi
R. W. Tavenner, assistant prin
cipal ' ht the Saiem high school.
One year in Salem. Nine years
teaching experience. Also teaches
geometry and chemistry at high
schools Graduate of University
of (Calif emla, f Master of Arts
degree at ChiveTsIty of .Oregon.
Special work at Oregon. " Was
principal of Enterprise high school
and , principal pf Corvallls Junior
lilgh School before entering Kaltm
system, la , excellent disciplinar
ian as well . as ; business-like exe
cutive.' . - " 1 " - '
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W. CfKAWLEY- T.AMED
MADE MEMBER OF INTERN
AL. REVENUE TAX GROUP
WASHINGTON D; C, March
16. Representative VW. C.'
Hawley, of the First .Oregon
District.- was today elected by
the ways and means committee
as a. member : of 'the ; National
Joist Commission on internal
revenue ' taxation, creajted ' by
the revenue act of 1926,- .With
the exception of the chairman
of the ways and means com
mittee, Mr. Hawley s 13 ranking
member. t'-'iVi'll1''',
FAMILY DIES IN FIRE
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ENTIRE FAMIIA WIPED OUTj
j KEROSENE CAUSE
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CARLISLE, Iowa, March
( By Associated Press.--n en th-e
family 'of fivo persons , was wiped
out In a gre that destroyed a. farm
home near here oday. ) Thtf moth
er, Mrs. Lena Rrichel. died follow
ing her bravo but futile altempt
to save her children and, husband
from the flames which started with
the explosion of a can of keroseho
witU which sh bad been, Xee3Tng
the kitchen'llre. The 'dead are : .
- Donald Trichel, 39 J, fathorVf
, Mrs. TTlchel, 29; hi3 Vife.
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' Laura Trichel,'8 Mar Jorie Trie'
el,' 5 and Ida BeU Trichel, 3. -;. :
After breaking a window and
pushing the children i through , il ,
their clothing ablate. Mrs." Trichel
attempted to enter the , room in
which her husband had been sleep
ing. The flames had evidently
wakened him almoet. in time ; for
him to' make his escape, because
his body had ffallen -agkinst the
door, Mrs. Trichel, weakened Ty
the inhaling of smoke and flame,
was unable to push the door Open
and finally i; climbed through th
broken , window, ..went ta the yard
and wrapped herself and the girls
in blankets and lay down to die,
to Rise Here
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FIRST NAtibliAUiNK '
t EDIFICE PLANS DRAWN
ELEVEN STORY BUILDING TO
f : . BE ROMANESQUE
Structure to' Rank Among Finest
. '"in State, Large Windows
Planned
The finest sample of Roman
esque sky-scraper architecture to
appear la Salem will be represent
ed by the 11 story, First National
Bank--''.building,... pictured above,
which will vhe - constructed here
in the immediate future.
; Tapering as the structure reach
ed its , highest stories, it is typical
of the' most recent tendency in the
larger rclties of the country to in
crease thef beauty of its office
buildings.
The First National 'Bank, itself,
will-occupy the entire first floor,
mezzanine and basement of the
building, while the upper stories
Will be need for offices. The new
edifice at State and Liberty streets
will be one of the most imposing
in'iho-Capitalvcity. It will stand
as concrete evidence of the growth
ianl. prosperity of Salom and of
tho" -Institution which' ha3 made
it3 building possible.
Entrance will be on State
street. Tho banking entrance will
be "in the center of the structure,
white the building .entrance will
be immediately adjoining the Spa
bufidlrtg ttjt the west.
, Thore .will be two elevators in
t&o building-, side by sido, speeded
up !to 400 feet a minute.
The construction on the outside
of "the banking quarters proper
jrfll t la stone. r-There will be
fivei eUonnous;i;wIndows on the
Liberty; street: side," each ne 20
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AUCTION OLMSTED HOME
PALATIAL FURNISHINGS ARE
, TO GO UNDER HAMMER
SEATTLE, March 16. (By
Associated Press.) Alise Olm-r
stoi. wife Cf Roy Olmstcjd, former
Seaitlft'police lieutenant, who was
coavlcted- viih .' 20 others In a
liquor conspiracy case, February
20Q today anitouaccd that the fur
c kiiiagauof their palatialv hone .
Which has Already been sold, will
be. auctioned , Thursday fc'" Ch laese
rugs, French tapestries, rare Chin
ese prints, antique chairs and a
nrahogany hedroom set are' among
thejlhings. to . be disposed of. ,
Mrs. Olmsted, a dismissed de
fendant In the case, admitted she
Is writing a book of her exper
iences. , - ".
. We v have - been , hounded to
death here, and we are moving to
a. quiet place where I can write
undisturbed,"; she said .
GEKEVALEAGUE
TO QUIT TODAY
Question of Germany's Elec
tion Will Not Be Passed
Upon, Members Say
ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN
Decision of Rio Da Janeiro Is
Awaited Although Sleeting
to Re Brought to End
Immediately
GENEVA, March 16. (By As
sociated Press). The league as
sembly, will probably end its la--t
o r s tomorrow (Wednesday).
"They will adjourn the assembly
any way, whether Rio replies in
time or not," said Benor De Souza
Pantast, Brazilian ambassador to
France, on leaving the dinner
which Count Ishii, president of
the assembly, gave tonight to the
I council members.
The German delegation an
nounced that there were 99
chances out of 100 that Wednes
day's assembly would adjourn Im
mediately after convening and
that the question of Germany's
election to the league would not
rbe passed upon. i
GENEVA, March 16. (By As
soi4ted Pfess) The allied and
German statesmen are awaiting
word from Rie de Janeiro and on
this decision of the Brazilian gov
ernment depends the question of
whether Germany will enter the
league of nations at this time.
' The agreement between the al
lied delegates and the Germans is
that if by 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning when the assembly will
convene, a message has not ar
rived authorizing Franco Mello
Franco, the Brazilian delegate, to
vote for Germany, Sir Austen
Chamberlain, British foreign sec
retary, immediately will move ad
journment until the next assembly
of the question of Germany's
election. - .
Brazil had not abandoned her
attitude of opposition to Ger-
(Continued on page 4.)
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Loose Stables
Three Horses Lose Lives
Garagfe, Blacksmith Shop, Filling St aitdiL Trocks." and Drug
Supply Are Consumed in Midnight Blaze; Flames,
Gnt Ijiiding Before Alarm Turned fn
. Three horses were burned to death in a fire which destroy
ed the large stab!es on South Commercial street last night,
next to the a S. Parker parage. The entire building, owned
by Fred Loose, was destroyed, together with a filling station
and garage, blacksmith shop, battery station and a store of
drugs owned by Drs. Morehouse and Lange, veterinarians.
Five largV trucks stored-in the building -were completely
burned. The loss is 'estimated at upwards of $50,000. The
origin- of the fire lias not been determined. The Parker
oTimriw .--.. garage, next to the stables, was not
SATURDAY NIlaHT MOST damaged by the fire, which for a
IMPORTANT IN CONTEST
SrKCIATi RADIO PRIZE WITL
RE GIVES' THIS WEEK
Eml of Circulation Drive Is Less
Than a Month Away; Work
Now Counts Heavy
HONOR ROLL TODAY
1 May Young.
2 Helen Phillip.
3 John H. Fee, Jr.
By .nfr Contest I'ditor
With Saturday nisnt ending the
special radio' prize of the contest
and the end of the campaign but
a month away, this community is
about to see some of the hardest
campaigning and the most spec
tacular work yet experienced. All
through The Statesman territory
the campaign is assuming its logi
cal place as the one affair of im
portance. All contestants are- hustling
preparations for the final dash of
supremacy friends of the candi
dates are, with one accord, de-
( Continued on page 4.)
QUAKE WRECKS HOMES
JAR IX ASIA MINOR KILLS
lOf HOUSES FALL
" LONDON. March 16. (By As
sociated Press.), One hundred
and nine houses collapsed during
a heavy earthquake at Denizlu, in
Asia Minor today, says a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from
Constantinople. Seven persons
were killed and many inured.
Denizlu is in the Vilayet of Aid
in. In 1715, it is said. 15,000 of
the' population were killed : when
the town waa destroyed by an
earthquake. ,
GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE
Destroyed;
cial street bridee and the Orecnn
Electric trestle.
The entire stables and i ware
bouse was aflame and had burst
through the roof throughout its
entire length before any alarm
was turned In t the fire depart
ment. By the time the equip
ment arrived, the flames had en
tirelygutted the building and the
roof had fallen in in several
places. :
No attempt war: made to save
the rear of the stables and the
firemen concentrated the streams
of water on tho front and on the
Parker garage next door in an at
tempt to prevent the entire block
from being destroyed. Embers
from the fire flew all over j the
down town 3ectlon of the city. A
fire started on the roof of ' the
City Water Works was put out
before it had dono any damage.
The south end of the Commer
cial street bridge, abutting : the
front of the destroyed building,
was torn up by: the firemen " In
quenching the flames that "threat
ened to undermine it The Ore
gon Electric bridge running par
allel to tho stables, was prevented
from catching -fire, a continual
stream of water being- kept on It
during the entire blaze. i i
The stables, - formerly operated
by the Kapphahn Transfer com
pany, had lately been rented to a
horseman and 12 horses were
housed in the building. - As soon
as the fire was seen an attempt
wa made to free the animals, and
all except three were taken out
safely. i ,r - ". t
Five large trucks, stored In the.
building, were completely de
stroyed by the flames and crashed
15 feet tq the ground after the
flames had eaten away the floor
and the supporting timbers. Sev
eral dray i wagons were also de
stroyed. ;',":.-. I : 1
Approximately $2,000 worth of
Con ti aued on paga 2)
SHOTGUN PUTS
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Willard M. Tinker, SaScm,
Dies From Charge Caught
Above the Heart
FOUND LYING ON FACE
Trigger . Catches on Handle of
j Emergency Brake, Accidental
' Discharge Brings lW 4"
stant' Death
i Willard M. Tinker, 13 75. North
Commercial street, 35 years old,
was instantly killed shortly after
12 o'clock Tuesday in Polk county
when a shotgun he was carrying
In the front seat of his car caught
on the emergency brake handle
and sent a charge of shot into his
breast Immediately a b o v e the
heart.
J Tinker was found lying on the
road, face down, where he had
fallen from the car. When found,
the shotgun --trigger .was still
wedged back against the guard by
the brake lever. The accident
occurred west of Brunk's corner,
on a side road leading to the Oak
Grove district, about a mile from
the pavement, ; According to Cor
oner Keene of Polk county. Tit .13
not believed an Inquest will h9
held.' - ,
There were no witnesses to th
accident and the body was not
found until nearly an hour latei
when Mrs. Buena Hyde and Mrs.
Lena Boone, both of Salem, rouU
2, came upon the car. "
Tinker had been visiting friends
in the Oak Grove district, and had
remarked to them that the warm
weather "was bringing out lots of
squirrels," and that he would
have lots of fun popping them."
It la thought that on his way
home he stopped his car to shoot
at something, the trigger of the
gun, catching with the fatal result.
Mr. Tinker is survived by liU
wife, Mrs. Sophe Tinker, and had
lived in Salem for over 12 years.
For six years he 4 had been em
ployed by, Vick Brothers nuto mo
bile company as head mechanic.
RASH CURE ANNOUnCEb
SPECIFIC FOR ERYSIPELAS IS
DECLARED DISCOVERED
ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 1C.
(By Associated Press). A t, j
cific serum for the cure of ery
sipelas has been discovered. Dr.
Konrad E. BIrkhaug assistant la
bacteriology at the school of nitJi
clne at the University, of Roches
ter, announced today.
Dr." BIrkhaug, who began study
of serum While at Johns Ilopkln .
declared that never before has the
specific serum been obtained. II t
said that through Its Injection
during the first three days of an
erysipelas case there is a return
to normal 'pulse and temperature
within - 12 to J8t hours and de
creased toxic expression and ski a
eruption. ? ,
PORTLAND LULL BURHS
DAMAGE OF C30O.O0O RESUI.". .;
TO BOX FACTORY
PORTLAND, March 1G. ;
Associated Press. ) The Ore;
Box & Manufacturing comr
plant was swept by fire t. "
causing an estimated darn.
$300,000. Police and fir,
were Investigating reports t
some of the men workios in t
plant had lost tLelr llri '. i t
flames.
The - fire started ' shortly r r :
tie night shirt had go no
and doubt wa3 expressed tf.it ;
of the rnra i:al teen nr.r.'..U
make their way out, so rarU t
the spread cf tLd 1 : z.
The planing n! i r- I tox f
tory valued at $200,003, v-, t'
stroyed and l.: il.r wci;,'i ,
iniately tlOO.SC?, !. "r:.
The buildin.es were cvrr- 1 1 -surance.
O- Lu Ir 1 t
ty-five mr i -.ere tLrr
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