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n 5-5 ill rT7 A i i ! SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1926 PRICE FIVL fQnm3i4$ri1rJnf JMnlch' l&iiairii Wliniifa ftitn flat A 11 PtAaowhla QiiftoviWiwo fa WZSm T Q i IFcTi 10 1; 1 0 . ; . lllGBiSED Pi ifEISSEEf Board of Control j Advances Salary of J. Lyman Steed to. $2,100 OTHERS TO ASK RAISE BapcrlntendtdUta of Ette Institu tions Indicate Requests for -ReajntTnfwt WU1 . : . " Com Following ; the 'action of the state, board of control here Wed nesday in tntfre&stns-the salary of J? Lyman Steed, superintendent of the tt seaool fortne deaf from I15BQ to 219tt a yfear; superinten dents pf number of other state Institutions bare Indicated that they would seek similar, increases in thelf paychecks within the next few weeks; u? :. b . ' At the time Mr. Steed was elect ed superintendent of the deaf school a few months ago his an nual salary was fixed; a f 1500. Upon his 'arrival - here from th east the board of control voted to allow him 300 additional a year in lieu of defraying his traveling expenses to Salem. At a meeting of the board i Wednseday- It was agreed to pay. id rt Steed. 12100 a year starting September 1. The board also; went en record favoring an ' Increase inv the 'sal aries of the teaching: staff at lhe school, and the employment of a part! time ' supervising instrnctoc -It was Indicated that Mrs. Steed no aaaw. jpeeeiTe.llT2tt Ter TSr WToatron of the school, ifo-aid acXi the position ot vuperving Instrvctor at4a il!ht airaace to talary. - - a It was pointed out that there are now five superintendents of tate Institutions vrho receive $ 1 8 0 0 or les ver year despite that some of theta have been inthe service of the state for several years. - J. W. Howard, superin tendent of the state school for the blind receives! 1200 year, while Mrs. Howard who acts as matron of the - Institution' receives $99 per tear. .nrRr;-;lH v L. M. Gilbert,' at the head of the state school if or" boys, receives , S 1 8 0 0 per year. ; Mrs. Clara Pat-. tersoa, superlnteneiLt of the state industrial school for girls, receives $1500 a year, while George W. Riddle, commandant' of the Ore gon soldiers home at Roseburg re ceives $1500 a year. ! Mrs. Riddle Is matron of the soldiers home at an annual salary of $(00. W. J, II. Clark at the . head of the state employment institution for the blind in Portland, receives $1800 a year, while Mrs. Clark is paid $700 a year for her'serriees as matron. - . i ,'.v; It was said that some of these superintendents., feel - that they should receive a salary equal 4b that; paid to Mh' Steed who has ben In the state service less than ' three months. i ; ?. ' FARM BILL VOTE SOOfi COOPERATIVB MSASTJRE UAL- LOT COMING TP FRIDAY ! WASHINGTON, March 17 (By Associated' Press). The sen ate agriculture committee agreed today to - vote on the cooperative 1 marketing bill prepared by the de partment of agriculture next Fri day. 3 . ---': ' . Chairman Norris' declared there was "no opposition to the bill as a whole either in the committee or the senate.? ' .H". .vi- Salem Public Schools TS SSXTOtQ" Y" Floyd L. Hiegmnud "Vroyd L. , Siegmund, Instructor of mechanical drawing, drafting and shop mathematics i in. alem school system,, under Smith Hughes vocational work. fiubsi- . diied by state and federal govern ment,. Ono' year and-' a -half in Salem school system, j Graduate of Salem high ichool. One yearat Willamette univectltj Four- cars at Oregon Agricultural college: ' Former deputy county surveyor in " Marlon county; irascdticated boys to be especially fond of the work In his department. . - Who'sWho ' - - .: ' ' i X2S. " ii i. . i Might As Well Shoot, As Grieve Marion fcUnchery 60, Is Arrested - After Refusing to Permit! Herd Inspector on Fara; 'Jail or Death Welcomed if' Rather Than Interference on Ranch ' r ; 'But you'll have to comply Or else they'll hancr a picturesque rancher of the Marion district, laughed derisive ly. - Laughed at the law and later in the justice court in Saleshs -For several months offi cers say, Bouck has refused to allow the state herd inspector onto farm to test his dairy cattle in compliance with a law -passed by the 1925 legislature. 1HJUREP; IW .MACHINE HAIR CATCHES IN GEAR9 ; OP RUNNING WASHER . ' SIL.VERTON, March 17. Bending over her washing ma chine in the act of replenishing .the: supply of gasoline, Mrs. K. p.. Rue was badly injured Mon day when ' her braided hair' caught . In one of the gears, pulling her into the machinery. She threw '- back her - bands and caught the wire that- con trolled the. switch,. but her face had already been forced against the wheel, cutting her nose and forehead. She was rushed to Silverton where stitches were taken. Her daughter Es ther, a senior in the Silverton high school, - is now caring for her mo.ther. She is still con fined to bed. INCREASE EFFORTS NOW AS GiFT OFFER NEARS CONTESTANTS WORKING TO SECURE RADIO PRIZE Award Will Be Made . to Candi date With Best Record . - -om Saturday HONOR ROLL TODAY S Helen Phllll pa lMay SToung. Mna Williams. By Aotb Costeet Editor Work dose these "big vote" days will easily bring success to contestants in The Statesman's big 'JElTerybody Wins Something" conr test. The laggard, 'unwilling to devote any time or thought to the grand "prises, however, will reap a reward! This is a campaign strictly ior; f live vr ires." If you are alive,, awake to the opportun itr now before you, willing to give some of your time "and thought to a proposition whereby over $3,000 NEW COMPLAIfJT jS FILED INJUNCTION SOUGHT TO BAR .WATER APPRAISAL .The new complaint, to sop Stevens, and Koons, engineers, from making a survey for the city et the Salem Water A Power com pany has - been taken oat. : The original complaint struck only at the city treasurer . And the city recorder, and net as the eagiaeers. The requested; injunction, it Is understood,. ; would restrain the engineers i from continuing with the wdrk.i r S V ' Added J reasons - are presented wfaV IhAnrineera should not Cn tlnue with' the survey. Promlnentl among these are that the water company ! Is a : private . concern, thai the city haa no Jnterest In, its property, i and that the survey weald benefit the Vate company jnerq than Any one else. "Another point brought out is that the voters have not author ised purchase, of the water-plant. MINERS ARE IMPRISONED TWO" MEN STILT, TRAPPED a. : IN WW P0T SHAFT WALLACE. Idaho. March 17. By Associated Press.) Clarence McMorray and Dan Kneppeaberg. trapped pa the 1800 -foot level of the Morning ' mine , at M aUan yes terdsy by a ca vein were still im prisoned at 8 o'clock tonight after rescue crews 'had worked steadily for 32 hours; to penetrate a huge mass of debris and rock. ; v Rescue work is slow and haxar dous and' it may require another 12 hours to reach the two" men. , -RoscBers are forced to put In timbers as they proceed through the debris to prevent further cave insmlnel officials cafd loaiihC Rescuers talked and joked with the men .for a time today.: '. McMurray 1 and -Knuppenberg said .they were suffering no hard ships. : : -. y-r ; ;' Me To Death" with the law or else- mel" C. B. Bouclc. 60 years old; dared thero to enforce it. Several times deputy-veterin arians nave attempted io tibh mo place and each Jime. they say, they 'have been 'denied entrance. Yesterday rrornlng two of the cattle inspectors visited the ranch. Bouck ordered them off. They attempted to reason with him and were ousted preemptorarlly,' they declare. '." We'll be back this afternoon," they told him ' as they were leav ing, "and we'll bring a couple' of deputy sheriffs." ; Bring on your deifuty sher iff s," Bouck Is said to have shout ed, adding, "And you'd better bring Tour firing isquad you're going to need ltf . , Wednesday afternoon ; B e r t Smith and Sam. Burkhart, county deputies from Sheriff Bower's of fice, went to Marion.. They found Bouck and brought him to Salem. The "firing squad" wasn't neces sary. ,':' " :,"''4rf 1 The rancher, a tall, gaunt man with a shock of busby gray half and a straggling -gray mustache, sharp features with piercing little gray, eyes, was taken up to the Justice court-where the warrant for his arrest had been issued. He stood there defiant, facing Brarler C. Small, justice of the peace. Judge Small reviewed, the case and asked the ra'ncher why he had taken the attitude he had. "I'm telling you and I told them thousand times that I'll not have anyone running around my ranch sticking medicine" into my cows! Not when I have tor .drink tne muj! .javerjrone .iiuwo iusi my cattle are healthy?; Tre Inrit ed those men to time, look at my CanttBud mm. o4ra S.V SQUAD TO GET LETTERS NINE TO BE REWARDED AT ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING Nine basketball men of Salem high school will receive their let ters at 9:30 o'clock this morning when an assembly of the associat ed student body of the high school will be called. 1 i ' Coach Guy L. Rathbun of Wil lamette university will be on band te assist , in the exercises. The silver basketball trophy; which the team . won along with the state championship will be ' officially presented to the student body. Those to receive their letters are Duffey. Siegmund, j J. Drager, R. Drager Olinger, Adams, Lyons. Nash and Schwabbauer. .t - T" . .it-.. : : . - -t 1 v. , riff- r rf -. , ; : IvSS' S's - x.y;- I OB HARBOR CLEAR Belligerents Accept Ultima-i turn; Blockade hy Forts on Tientsin Lifted AMERICANS TAKE ACTION Possible Armed Orders Cause National Residents to Stags Protest; Grave- Issues Are Involved PEKING, March 1$. -(By As sociated Press. ) -7-The, .ultimatum to the commanders of the forts of Taku and Chinese vessels outside Tientsin demanding that the blockade ' of the port of Tientsin be ended and all impediments to harbor and river traffic be re moved by today noon has been ac cepted, by the belligerents. PEKING, March 17. American residents of Peking, representing chiefly missionary interests, today took action in protest against Am erican participation in possible armed action by the protocol pow ers to compel raising of the block- Continued on page 4.) BANDITS KILL AMERICAN MEXICAN BRIGANDS MUST BE AKEN, AMERICA SAYS ' MEXICO CITY, March 17. (By Associated Press). Rex Mo Ilpone, an American, was kUled and E. H. Heidenkamp, another American, seriously wounded by I oanans in tne town or ixiian.Tiear Mazatlan, last Sunday.' This in formation came to the American embassy here today in a dispatch from William P. Blair, the Ameri can consul at Mazatlan. The embassy immediately sent a note to the Mexican foreign of fice requesting the government to take steps for the apprehension and punishment of the bandits. Consul Blocker also has offi cially notified the governor of tbe state of Nayarit of the attack upon the Americans and requested that troops be sent in pursuit of the attacking party. " - ' The message of the consul to the embassy here was brief and garbled in transmission and the embassy therefore is ignorant of all the details of the affair. It has requested . Consul Blocker a report by mall. Meanwhile the Mexican govern ment is making an investigation Mcllpone and Heidenkamp were employed by the U cab construe Hon company. t HIS MASTER'S VOICE CDL. CDDLIDGE IT IMPROVED mmtmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . Condition of Father of Pres ident Changes Little Throughout Day NO NOURISHMENT TAKEN No Immediate- Cause of Alarm Is Apparent, Despite Growing Weakness, Physician Declares PLYMOUTH, Vt.. March 17. (By-Associated Press). The con dition of Colonel John C. Cool idge, critically ill I at his home' here, changed but little during the day, his physician. Dr. Albert M. Cram, said tonight. "Colonel Coolidge is very quiet tonight," the bulletin at .7:30 o'clock said: "He spent a com fortable afternoon, but has not taken any nourishment. "His condition' is about the same as this morning and it ap pears likely that he will have a restful night as he does not suffer-from attacks of hiccoughing as much as before. ' "There seems to be no imme diate cause for alarm." Unable to take any nourish ment except a few drops of cof fee. Colonel Coolidge grew grad ually weaker, reports emanating from the sick room said. The most favorable symptom in his case, his physician said, was the fact that heart action, tempera- fContlnned on pa S.) GUN BOOTLEGGER GUILTY SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR PQR ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE Nagel Sorhus, arrested on a charge of conveying a weapon to the grounds of the state prison, entered a plea of guilty to the charge Wednesday and received a sentence of one year in the county jail when he appeared before Cir cuit Judge' Thomas of Medford. He has already served nearly five months in the Marion county jail. Sorhus was arrested by county and state officers on the peniten tiary grounds during the Murray-Kelley-Willos trial, when he was said to hve been attempting to cache ; a revolver In the prison yard. Penitentiary -officials de clared at the time thaA thefeweSpon was in tended for a certain or lean er and that be had known that the revolver was td have- been placed for-hio. , British Nobility Are Battling . . in Chicago l , I j Joseph Lgrtea'-j : 1 "'x' ''' 'u' '' " " I THE COuKfKr,W -S - l i ir"-c:qj If II I v - j " - w . y - y I . , fl CURZON W- - , , , SI . - ' - " - - mf mmV . A distinguished case, including British nobility and members one of the richest families of the country have appeared in Chicago in a contest over the trusteeship of the 160,000.000 estate of the late Levi Leiter. Removal of Joseph Leiter as trustee is sought. The Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire, his sister, is bringing the suit. Others involved axe Lady Cynthia Mosley, Lady Irene Curson and Lady Alexandra Curson. Fight Over Leiter Will Being Waged in Courts Millions Accumulated by Pioneer Chicago Merchant Prince" j Aretake for. Legal Battle; Four f Briiisli "1. ,7" "NoBlMtjt Prominent in Contest t CHICAGO, March 17. (By Associated Press.)- The administration of the millions built up by Levi Z. jLeiter, pioneer merchant prince of Chicago, in their relatiori.tp four members of the British nobility came up for review in the superior court of Cook county today. l - . i Lady Marguerite Pyde, Countess of Suffolk and Beerks, seconded by her three nieces,' Lady Cynthia Mosley, Baroness of Ravensdale, and Lady Alexandria Naldera Metcalf, daugh ters of Lady Curzon, once vicereine in India, instituted-the suit to oust Joseph Leiter, her brother, as a trustee of the estate whieh is valued at $50,000,000 to $100,000,000. Leiter on the other hand is supported by another sis ter, Mrs. Nancy Lathrop Carver Campbell K widow of Colonel Colin Campbell of the British army and her three children. Opening statements by Frank H. Scott, attorney for ,the Count ess -of Suffolk, and George A. Cooke, counsej,for Lady Cynthia and her sisters,' occupied today's court session. t , " . ' Both lawyers reiterated charges of gross mismanagement and der- elietion of duty by Joseph Leiter, principaUy.regajrding the handling of coal lalpg properties and an extensive ranch ' in Wyoming, which also involved an irrigation project. :'tm f . " Mrs. 'Ctinipbell,; accompanied by Mrs. Leiter, sat at a table with Leiter, a huge, florid man, and industriously plied needles to fancy-work throughout the'ses sioaJ ' Leiter at times smiled broadly as the lawyers statements of his alleged mismanagement, property, and applying sums - of figures to" seven xligits. - I The Coantess of Suffolk, tall, pale and clad entirely , in black, satf across the room from those she opposes, accompanied by Col onel E. S. Gillett; her British so licitor. The two groups did not seem aware of the .presence of each " other. There was no greet ing, , nor was a smile passed all aaj. . ..- ;- r, - - : ' Under Levi Lelter's will, Joseph, the couatesa and Mra. Campbell ' were Imade trustees, along with Mrs. Leiter, the widow. (Continued pag S) . - COUNSEL .FUND FAVORED ft - . - mm-mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmt . l-r APPROPRIATIOS IS MAD 13 TO . : OPEN M.URDER CASES' WASHINGTON,'r March 17-4 I By Associated Prpss.) -Employ? mcnt of special counselto prose cute Osage , Indian murder case$ la Oklahoma was approved today by the senate f Under-on amend meat to the Interior department apprppr Jation bll 2 0,0 0 0 of the Osage Indian tribal funds would be made' available immediately for this purpose. Such counsel would assist -state and - federal author! ties. . undei provisions of . ' the amendment.... Court for Leiter Gold nk M'CAMANT NOMINATION i FORMALLY REJECTED PRESIDENT COOLIDGE LOSES FIGHT IN SENATE Report of Judiciary Committee Is i Approved; BaUot Reads - ' Ten to Four ' WASHINGTON, March 17.- (By Associated Press.) -President Coolidge totTay' lost his fight .to kep on the federal bench Wallace McQamant of Oregon who placed his name in .nomination; far" the vice presidency In Chicago In 1820 Without y a, record ; vote or evea discussion, , the ' senate approved the' report of . its judiciary com mittee, which recommended by ft vote of 10 to 4 against ' confirma- tlon. . . ; --- The .act ion -of .. the ' senate auto matically removes Judge McCam ant from the bench of the Ninth circuit court, where he has served since last September under a re- Cbntiau4 om ps TROUT ARt RELEASED FISU ARE BEIXG PLANTED IN : CLOSED STREA3IS " - -- , PORTLAND, Ore., -aiarch 17. (Dy Associated Press. ) About 240,500 Rainbow; andCutthxoat trout between two and a half and five laches in length were liberat ed, this week in Benton, Linn and Polk "county streams, most of which were closed recently , by . the game commission. The fish were taken from tbe ' Roaring ' ; river hatchery. Several hundred thous and fish remain there and will be 1 i berated later. About .200,000 trout of the same size will be set free in Clatsop streams later this week. - OBEGQN PIONEER H3IE3 ciiAr.Lis Tiionvrm:xuX73 PASSES IN SPOKANE ; SPOKANE, March 17. (By. As- soriated Press.) Born in 1S37 in Corvallis, Or., Charles Thornton Rounds, who removed to Spokane county 68 years ago, died at liia home here yesterday, age S &. lie lis survived by his wilo-, ' SEGUfll n If n iu li:::- ? Closing of Gcnsva ' Lczz U3 Meeting Postpcn:s En , forcing Ldcarna Treaty " NEED GERMANY'S EHTRY TreatrReOjnires That Germany Bo . f ember of Council Before Full Force of League Is . GENEVA. March 17-T-(By The Associated Press,)- The assembly of the League of Natlpns end: sd its labor today and the princU al object for which it had. been con vened remained unaccomplished. Germany's election to the eaf;ne has been" postponed until the Sep tember session andi neces."arily, Germany has ben tooipeyed .to forego the honor of a, permanent seat in. the league council. After 10 days' of BfEoUatlons, persuasions, pleadings with - ilia settlement of many problems and the. removal of many obstacles, Brazil .maintained her .decision Which was declared "to be irrcroc able, to veto . Gerrasny's election unless she herself waa accorded a permanent seat in the coupcil. r In addition to cryst- ' : ' - t the movement for chanslFi; hc ric'.h od of choosing cu: rrs ci the League ;Of" Kat!crs rncil ani perhaps of "altering thef true! :ra of: the league itself,; the treal: up of the league meetirrs ia Gf -ya delays- the com lag--Iff 3 . fcrca ; c,f . the Locaro 6 ' f e c ar i i y , g; c c r r ;! . , A r- tlcle X of that treaty, nejctlat :i last October provUes ttzl it slU npt enter Into force untii Cerrr any has become - a pemfcer '. cf tlie league. ' - - - - - It was At -;ttpcrn'p' tat. final provisions s were insde for Ger many's entry, into the league and for her elevation immediately af terward to the permiU5C3t council seat to which it was agreed Iier size and importance entitled her. The extraordinary session of the assembly and eeuacil just con cluded were called for tbe express purpose of fulfilling the Locarno agreement with retard to Car- many's election to Uague and to council membership. t - - In th discussions preiinl-rr to the Geneva meetings, lo-aerer,1 a strong movement, backed visqr ously 4 by - France," .developed ia perjury ca;h Cacrrzp judge dismissi:s indict." i:::;r . AGAINST DOCTOr. . MEDFORD, Or., iiaVch 17. (By Associated Pre? 5. ) 1-3 tri .I of Dr Charles T. Sweeney. Xcrraer Josephine county lesis'atrr c" rr ed with perjury, came to a euI den close today wben J;; : -5 1 "" :r-r Kelly of Marlon conn fy dl; ct i that the indictmenrti !!-' i on the grounds of insric: y c: evidence. ' ". - The case - was -renaoded to the grand jury. Th9 ca-; out of festlmotiy allesel to been given hy Dr. Sweeney manslaughter trial, f ,C 1 5. c rew have : t tU : r t h 3 Murphy under sentenca X death of his wife, a year c lowing an alleged beating 1. family quarrel. ; The. tennis drawinss wcre"L:!i at the Pan-American union. l'-. -' The congressional Muscle 1 wals committee received its first not'ee of a bid. ' . ; '-y, T Conferences "were hill 1: department of labor n r : r : sale, N. J., textile eitl. . " - The senate judiciarr. " rait tee beldiecirinrs " la te.,Xijt jadki 1 . Alaska. ; ' - Discussion of Ear: 1 r tlons were br-rnn ! Kellosrg with Ar:, - "-r , ton and JH.-Jst-. r ti: -u . il"oue,"a rrlcult r - : hers cl,"Tzn "rt - 1 -farm-relief -.:.: :rs iiCTIC V