- - -1 I ---- - ' ' - - . . . r 3 l J s 1 -UITII YEAR ? Ml J ...jsiir . J Li tr'sj Ll - Plant -iviir Be Heady for Operation Earlv . - Hext Week DHMABD-IS'ESTAL er-nettfed and Scutchd Thl I . Xcar Ic vjfow Being spun A 9Ies Listed $ Tr.,. WUnr Into their .trlde : i ZuuttJ:.99 tha w before, - Ijtst eteadlljr. . t-I'.Sf?'11' h wheel, of ' V JeSilvto -wad on Monday ; un xnaenmery had to be fTerhauIed. it: va badly out' of 7m ' . ea 11 Wired from Gold "i V?0 eady AiTlred -.ww .r m. and more wUl -loaow as needed. -V TenUtiYe : order itL 7-- ettetteln though the price to 4 I : "iel fixed- Tt m v-rTT as f" J consistent, la leara a fcaali profit, with der to orer- flea a or bpoikeeplnr argea. , Tae present retting tanks , are wium connected up wf he irater can be wd 1 J J OP -1... .- maVa Uf theJoW ruMi wS :tv;t)J; M r As soon as this vr -T '.ihed, work will begin -T ial -retting tanks Jo JaTrinr;:rbese T dobl the rettihs . room and ca tacity at the tastltution. The new tanks urUl be ; bnlla tBe foundation that was 'i tt last " TPir for a roposed garaiC Gar- . age room "will be prorlded Inside h wall. ''-f ;;: - It L la proposed also to build I wore scutching machines; perhaps the number will be douweo. ? Early "Work Tbia Yes J 'A IS ton batch ot flax straw :-. was retted when the first sunshiny ' came some weeks ago, and this has been scutcnea ana ae- Urered to the MUes linen mill and is being spun into ; twine and - thread. ; It is of splendid quality. Another batch has -been retted and 1 dried and is jlow belnr scutched, t Another batch has been retted ' tnd is drying in the field. Still ' smother is about ready to come nt of the retting tank, and stfll enother,(was placed and had the : water ttrned on it last erening. : it roes and will go on. ' This 5 is aboatstwo months earlier than 1 iast. real for the ,rettlng' drying " mnd'scutehlng. v ' i The, round.i wooden, tanks are belni tused' toy ret the hemp on hand, all of which has been brokr en. : ThU disposes forerer of the 1 nrihnana. or "merrlwauna nnis- i since v that Is, the. smoking of the I hemp letTes which 1 act ). as, as ! fDplate. : The retted hemp will be ;AR ' TROPHIES ' COMING CHTPMEXr TOAIlItlVIl FOR jjisxamuTiox max 4 - partment Tuesday indicated that German war trophies consigned to Ureguu ututv trcrsit - 4uiiij orer other 'western shipments and will arrive ;in Portland on. May 4. The shipment weighs 70 tons. ! among a Urge number of totrni ! ' . . .ill.. I. V . .4 . . Jf ana ciua " w BbBvo uuuer iae direction of the adjutant general's department; . - , . , Schools rxxtnrnrcJ . MEEnrrr bavts lienitt Darta. head of th fierce departaeat at Salem high tchool. Fifteen years in Salem School sytem. Twenty-seren years teaching experience. Grad uate or UnlTersity of Oregon. 7'U' Work U Salle ein: Whip's Who; : ' '" -' ; u . SALEM, OKEGQNV WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1926 ' 1 . , . """"" "" iii - - . . . . iivict SHiP, i. Aboard, t j Dr: :l: ht i;hroVAVe Sent L ; CabrialjMourey, One of Exiles, - Defies ; Gmrdl to Prevent Hbscape t ; v r T. OTTfTTT'RT.TRj France, Presi.V T: M9rfni4e" the twentieth 'rantiirv bflthe civilized world,: sailed today for French Gniana carryitig 340 ne ferelict .".w.3i.:rT RACES If 57 FA JT STRl D E IX. p :vrN t)llK .DAYS EX- ffi;. -Contest cibsES ItCoitcst Editor Advise on Sec- pfj, paymeni Opportunities Present - " , jHOXOR ROLX. TOPSIY 1 i f- ' pj .Tonng, Salem. TTiitf Wm"." Genrals. .Irs.' "Ad -Bryant, TreutdaleJ Tarra' ATheeler, Soring. i y i '( Auto .Contest Eiitor) -Tl entire campaign closes fo'r- eter and all the big prists will be dlstputedfone-week fromxnext SaU fday April -10 Now comes the Home stretch in the big race for che big prizes. . - i : J7itlijbnly a few days In which lo tur in subscriptions and se cure the Totes, Interest tn tbe com petition and enthusiasm in the progress f of the contest in the Statesman's -mammoth $5000 prize and popularity election is growing- in leaps and hounds. . ; , Each contestant ' in the race realizes that the grand prizes rep resenting thousands of dollars in actual cash are practically In their reach to be claimed tor their yery own or forfeited to mors lagre&sire opponents, during . the next few days, depending -almost entirely on tha final npreme "eforti put forth during : the remalilng days of the contest, I :;'- h';H I .iv;.-" If the; contestants hall now for a momentIf they slaclien up or let - their.' ,! enthusiasm hrane if they orcrlook one opportunity to better their chances .to win, they arettaklng I the desperaW risk , of losing the big prise alrflady par tially won and which rfcally be- lours to them. .The canditate who fai to do his or: her uti ost dur ingjthe remaining days ol the con test Is certain to bring di mal dls- apiplntment upon himseC or her selTas well as the frlenddwho are naa rally as Interested pn their success 1 as the ' candidates them- seltes. i, r - Cfaly a few days remain in which candidates should gathei enough otfea to assure them of oke of the motor cars whicbU will bi distrlb- I (OontiaMd tm -prngm S - - DETERS VAX LABOR ijFiEiiD-TriiiiABfirrra meet ' 1 1 iX liABOn IIALL JBERE Ann -5; I nKillamette i nlversitr a , men's debate team met the Liilield col lege debaters Tuesday niht in the locsj labor hall, in a n-declsion debate-j on the question, Resolved tnat tte ChUd LAbor AQenament " - ' - . . A. to the Constitution Slould Be A vote taken from the audience before the l debate showed 44 in favor of the amendment and one agir 3t i A vote after tie debate stood 27 for and It agatist, show ing that Willamette, wtb upheld tho l.osative, had ' succeeded in changlr.; the opinions 61 : abont one-tiiir 4 of those' preseit.' - Ciarlcs Hedding, Lee Crawford and i Lsfa Bergsvik represented Wl arietta i and James ! Ilavner, Cljis Eeard and" Raymosd Strand bstnledXlsfield. ' 'DIE SI mm n r i;:g At . UUUoO Triix criAsni::! ALTO: DAL- IiAS MAN 13 IXJCIIED , ICINE. WTis., March 20.- (By A8f:Uted Press,) w killti.and one esi ared wit! injries by jumping v Noihwestern railroad tr todV struck an automol rail south of the Rac1 the dead: : ; V ' 'ICiorge ! Zentos, 2. Uasbud, 32; Anton 7 rtcUore Petetraf. With 340 Leaves France Into Urlns Death on Tropical March 30. (By Associated last convict shiD afloat in this lifers' and long terra sentence firit snipioaaoi convicts lor tnis south ;n xiore than two years. ; - , Vis painted a weiitj combination, of t red, jitt and ee!med to have emerged from fEe under stress of eniotion, waving gooaoye to ius, sweet Heart across a port, collapsed and died, bring ing back the grim present. ;;;..tv .. ' No joyful welcome or. fond em braces await the shackled passen gers on his sinister ship, for their destination is Deril's Island and a living death. f -K They were trotted out ' of Si, ' Martin's penitentiary, between rows of steel helmeted - soldiers, with rifles and fixed bayonets and their step was heary and falter ing. " r : One man stood out among the sp'ineless, dejected multitude, stol id,' erect,- with fierce moustaches ruffled by. the northwesterly' wind, tie attracted the attention of all. v ;He is Gabriel Mourey," a guajfd armed to the . teeth responded to a Query. "Hs is the man who rote bed - the . American .banker,! Shat tuck." ' Mourey heard the comment and femiled confidently as he recogniz ed the ' Associated ' Press corres pondeift who had ' attended his trial... f : Ik:. : d I -.i. K - V i "Tell them', he .sald,Vthat I will be : the butler for some high class society-people in New: Tor k inside of two years. i f f - - Alost of the conrlcts were tatoo d in an elaborate manner with all sorts of weird: designs and blas phemous and revolutionary mot toes. : One lifer, who escaped the srulllotlne by presidential commu tation, had a blue-black mark run ning clear around hia neck about the width of a linen collar. Abore the line were tatooed the words: Executionerv iWhen cutting, fol low the dotted1 IfcieT v l.,TJi Alphonse Gabriel Mourey. alias Henri Boilat, who guea to ' Deril's Island on the contict ship to serve life imprisonment; commuted from' the death sentence, was but ler Jor; Albert R. Shattuck at his home 19 Washington Square, New (ContiBBe oft psg 8) T0TS:BURfiE0:T0 DEATH THREE CHILDREN DIE WHEN ..; FIRE DESTROYS HOME j TOPEKAj . Kans., March S0.; (By 1 Associated : Press.) Three Small children of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Brace; living v on a farm about two miles south of here. were burned - to death in ' their home tonight. The .dead: ;jj Winifred; 5; Adabella, . 3 ; and Junior ' 1. - i 4 i r --, $ . r. i f - . i . --f : i '-. . r . ... .. - 5 .-, -..tr-. " , V--- - . ,.f .- .J--.'.. . . . - r It - ..... .. ."' . ' - ' ' eTKEcupeQARcv. - GOJr fc i SHE CLEAKTO OUT THE SWttf- - V H C'QrA Xi " he gorged HwaiFv nSfevJ thrWS - f.-J - if . ' ' . nn ir h nnn ; . nnirn iiit ni nni ; u USB SEEFJ Railroad Intersectfonaf Mis sion arid Fourteenth Quiz -Is Pressed . ' WARNIflG POSTS LACKING Oam- Accident, Others k Narrowly S Averted, JseaA Public Serrioe i; ' Commission to Make : t '--ivytovestitj'';":- An -4nTestigation of .the railroad crossing at Fourteenth and Mis sion;' streets ' has been started, by the public service commission be cause of an accident occurring there recently when; Dr. I. R. Pem berton; of this; city ; collided with a freight train on. the side ; track that runs parallel; with the main track across Mission street. - ', It is alleged that the corner is dangerous, not only because of the one ; accident,' but 'because of -the reports that . several times acci dents have been narrowly avoided at the location. 'i i ' Fourteenth street approaches I obliquely, toward the .. railroad cracKS unui ; ii. nearly toucnea- pn the east aide about 50 feet from Mission street. Then it runs par allel to the tracks up to and across the intersection of Mission And Fourteenth, . which is pared through the intersection. Mission street comes perpen dicularly to the tracks on the east side,: but swerves slightly to ithe north. on the west side. Mission street 'is unpaved. ". ' (Continoed ea psf SJff . WE NOMINATED TODAY THE FIRST VICTIM OF THE 1020 BASEBALL. SEASON ' - HistoryyTepeats itself. : .Year after "year -the human race staggers on with men' vic timized by the same blunders, with fans pressed by, the same passions, with umpires hit by the' same balls or others Just as hard, v ; .'V-" -:'- First casualty of the baseball season is reported as resultiug from - the t epic clash of I the Grey Diggers and Turner ninesi , when : I. E. Hennis was struck by, a balJ jindwee taken hastfly home. He is declared a victim of accident," rather than of pas slon. ' yy.K-X'--: ':":':;:'. 'Pji : r We , therefore " nominate as the first -entry- upon the 1S26 baseball bail of. fame the name of lii E: Hennis; JIORE TRUTlf T HAN POETOYi TO SELLTHie Anti-Saloon $ League ,RisesJ - Against Proposal to Market Medicinal Beer MOVE IS f SAID 1MISTAKE Multiplied . Evasions t, of Prohibi tlon Iaw,WU1 Result, lead , ers Say; -Permit Danger ' Is Obvious v WASHINGTON, March SO. (By Associated Press.)- White the nation seemed o get a kick today out. of the approval given by the governments to sale of 3.75 per cent medicinal beer, about the only reaction the announcement stirred up here was a protest from ' the anti-Saloon league1 that the issu ance of permits. for the manufac ture' of such strong malt tonics was a "mistake", and would .lead to di versions for beverage use. . . f Nothing was said in congress about the new order, in fact, 'of r a change, the prohibition question was completely but of .the picture, except for the introduction in. the house ; by Mrs. .Mary . T. Norton, democratic ; representative . from New Jersey, the resolution pre viously offered - in the senate - by Senator Edwards of New Jersey, proposing a t sweeping investiga tion of prohibition and its enforce ment. N : . ' . Officials ' in. charge1 pf - prohibi tion enforcement declined; in the absence-from the city of Assistant Secretary Andrews .of the treasury, to say-much about-the new regu lation except to give assurance that the new "health" booster" wouia e available 7 without pre- 8cripions at,drug stores -even, in bone dry states. " In: condemning ( the medicinal beer order, six officials of the anti- Saloon league, . among them F. Scott McBride, general superin tendent, and . Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel, joined in a formal statement which said: . . ff '.The. issuance ot permits for the making of malt tonic of 3.75 per . (Coa tinned on pftffw 8) CORVALLIS - iMAN FILES CLAUD . BUCHAXAX WOULD BE NAMED STATE LEGISLATOR Claude Buchanan' of I Corvallis Tuesday filed with the secretary of I state j- here his declaration of candidacy for the republican nomr ination for representative in the legislature for. the tenth repre sentative .district, comprising Benton-county. Have Permitted Too Much Regulation, and Legislation," Declares Hugh Montgomery ' Portland, Attorney v ; ; . - Speaking If ere . "The time has come when the dtizens of trie state 'shonid pay more attention to the election, of legislators' declared Hugh Montgomery, Portland attorney, in- speaking to the Salem Kiwanians Tuesday rioori on "Autottnobile Taxation.' Mr. Montgomery explained he was not complaining of- past legislators, but that the complexity of the laws necessitates discrimination in future elections. . . - "Auto, taxes are almost twice as great as general taxes' he continued. It is estimated, that the total-auto tax for Oregon : in 192 will be ?13,-1 1 - i . - '. - 4C nnn '. - w v,v vw. ;. , ..:, ', y "Technically a motorist pass ing a -farm In Oregon is . paying more for the pavement In frant of tlie . farm than is the farmer himself. . .."The motorist . should , pay his share of the taxes, but why should he. be bound down to unfair pro portions?. : ' - ;,' "One out of every four persons In Oregon owns an auto It is es timated that the average family consists' of four .members. The oretically, then, every family owns a car. ' : - , "There are more autos in Ore gan than.,' there are telephones. The -.motoring' public, it would seem. Is large enough to merit consideration. t tr" ' ;. ' "Every motorist who tries I,to operate under the state light law will, find difficulty In seelnr the road. The light laws are not uni form throughout the nation. Hence a man ; coming into Oregon from the outside will have trouble in adjusting himself to our law. . "We have permitted too much regulation, legislation, and hence, too much taxation.. . . ; . ' That the matter discussed is of vital Importance to the automo bile men was evidenced by the fact that several local and out of town, dealers-were guests of the Kiwanls club at . the luncheon. having come expressly to hear the talk. . AD CLUB ASKED JO JOIN REGIXALD COOLEY OUTLIXES f. .WORK OF ORGANIZATION . ; Reginald Cooley, special repre sentative ot the Associated Adver tising Clubs , of : the World, was guest of honor at a special meet ing .of the .Salem Ad club at the Marion hotel last, night, s - - v- An invitation was extended to Join the national organization which Includes 325 clubs and ap proximately 35,000 members. Ore gon at 'present is represented only by the Portland club. 'j Mr. Cooley pointed out thai i activities, fell into two groups. cJb, and better business bifreAus, citing , Illustra tions of , effective worst - done, ''name the woods' now being a furniture slogan ,td insure genu ineness and 'knb what's under the ticking," now the catch. line of the mattress makers. - This evening, Mr. Cooly wirtbe gdest of the Portland Ad cTub. He is speaking throughout the northwest before t returning to New York. D. AV HOAG 'EXONERATED' SCHOOL .. PRINCD7AL S . tWORK PRAISED BY BOARD -P. A. Hoag, principal i of the Liberty school, was- ''oompleteiy exonerated In a report issued last night by members of . the local school : boards-following: Investi gation of -charges brought against him of "incompetency; and toler ation of "gambling and smoking' on the part of pupils. . The report read: . . .if-r tf- . -. . ' ), "The board . voted ; unanimously to completely v." exonerate, D. .A4 Hoag ef .the charges 1 preferred against him at the . recent meetr ing.'" It .wasj signed-P. D. Judd, Oi Ew Brooks and ' Ralph Gibson, chairman, of the board.-; - . . The .verdict came following a trial the nig.htprevious at which Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson declared "Liberty is one of the best rural schools in Marion county, and Principal Hoag -one of -the-most progressive instructors 'fk : -the county." 7 1 'Complete vindication Is the re suit of the Investigation which paid tribute to the services, of the principal.' V- CEVEM Kr rlERCbntCQfiD IS nlTf AT REPUBLICAM MEETING "LAW AND ORDER 8AID IS SUE pr COMING CAMPAIGN Enforcement, of Lienor. Xw. Held 'Ineffective; Pardoning . . Record Hit - MEDFORD, Ore., March S0.-r-(By Associated Press.) -A. plat form attacking the.' tax,: prohibi tion and pardoning record-of Gov ern oFTierce and- declaring "law and order"' to be the chief Issue of the coming political campaign in the state was adopted by Jack son, county ' republicans meeting here today. v: ': 'iZf 'V--'- r The. platform, urged . the . neces sity for more - effective enforce ment of the prohibition laws and suggested a more Just equalization of taxes without additional, laws, strict economy in , governmental business with a minimum number of state officials s remedies for the tax situation.: ,: - Thetconvention - approved the recommendation of the ; state as sessors association that the state tax-commission be .given, author ity to supervise assessments and the taxation of intangibles. .Under' the heading of "Gover nor .Pierce -and: Lawlessness' the platform as adopted,, asserts,:;', j The present ;; wave of lawless- nesa Is due In no small degree , to the failure of officials, to function as contemplated by. s,tatuf.e and the principal offender among such is, the hief . executive ,of , this state, 1 Governor Pierce, who has by bis; official acts destroyed any possibility . or hope of procuring effective law enforcement during his , Incumbency. i ; ' : i The ; platform, referring ' to ex ecutive clemency said: ; , v ; i . "Since - the. assumption of iof tiee, the governor '- has , extended Clemency;: tcr pvei'tJiPO law viola tors .of - alSiost e?efl4.erree . of crlminaly,A2p5; ot, .whichwej3 stUl owjfers, bootleggers, rum run ners aiid - other i prohibition law violatorav 4--:" i--' , " -y- '. ", r SetW forth ? that TWalter M. Pierce . - secured ; - h is ; election through hls " promise to ' cut. the cost of government.' and reduce taxes, the platform - called upon "every Jroperty ; owner pt Jack son county as a witness to testi fy that ,h has received no relief from this source.' . , - The governor's urging of the (Coatlan4 s par S.) FIVE' MEN BURIED ALIVE lEXCAVATORS KILLED WIICX PIT WALL COLLAPSES NEW YORK March SO. (Ey Associated Press) .-In the fear that other workmen might X'"-l be- imprisoned, - rescue-, scr worked-tonight' removing tons ' rock which crushed , five Tnet work tbday In the excavation I Broadway and. 123rd street wtre the: world's tallest building is1 to be erected; ;;' "I . .r: ; f The i five : laborers were ill! l when' ja1 cliff-like formation I as- Fort Hornrack.. collapse . the adjoining excavation.. Three others were injure lice reported tonight, th. 1 arrests:, on - charges of he. 1 were imminent. : --i- f The excavation is..'.. being 'ag for ere'ctiou'of the 5' story Clfrls tlan Missions building which & to cost $14,000,000., The buiUJag will house a hospital, a hotel.' end a bank. . J GtJARD .OFFICER - r.Vr.ED :nir in UI 111 Four: ; Die, Thirty V- Vhen Rain cnJ Sw f f nnnncoTV -nur1! rnurtni i vtu..i Loss -Already 'Estimated s BllUlon; Southeast T -Lashed By Ilcavy V, i . and Rata , -KANSAS r CITY, .March : (By Associated Press). A , storm, its breath chilled t x and snow, had spread out c -unusually large area of tLa try late today. It brougLt to four Texas oil field v, and Injuries : to at 1 ' others and damage to pre; 1 the extent of approximately million dollarst To a lara ; of i the ' southwest, - the j ' c brought the heaviest snowf .. .1 to .rt ct the -departing winter. " - wl some sections It was .the fc i l in years and continued 'unal-lc 1 late today. . Prom: the .Rocky mountala r e gion east and ' south, incla i: virtually all of the central, tcui :. ern and southwestern state-, tl j country was lashed by the pert up fury of the parting March di ..tva l ance. Out of the Rockies, t. I cro it had -been harbored for . several days, 'the March lion swept. Over the plains states and down to r i foot 6t the 'Texas plsias it Etrct -ed, i leaving a blanket .- of v.-' ' ' 1 that varied in depth from a inchfsto .more tbau;a foot, r t Of the' Missouri I river . 3 or. - . 3 reported, ,falling;from l .:.: Wis.?. on; the orth 4ouii i Illinois and Indiana and ca t1 north : from .Wisconsin to England. ,v , '' .. Mrs. Agenes Slavoclk was l " 1 when her, honje near Cr , Texas', was .blown down ; r.r. 1 negro woman died at .Eci Twentyrfive persona were 1 at Beaumont and three cT'll . 1 : The storm fatalities t 1 : erty damage ..occurred b r -east Texas, where a I.', x li : accompanied by, heavy r" 1 swath through. i!-a r 'l Liberty; ; : 1 r. and-ttrsa 1:: Pj'aur--t, J i cbnslder&Lid caraage .W3 business establlshmei:' 3. dreds4f plate glass wi: broken, basements flood a J, 1. blown i from. . their? l. :::: " light buildings ; and : trc . s ' down -And ; oil; derricks .vr Telegraph and teleplioaa f-i were hampered ly tha .-w' reached a velocity of 2 x..;.. hour at Houston. - Houston reportcJ' tha 1 : would reach J2S0.CC ) t ..I loss at Beaumont wl.ere t'.e r of more than E0O reside- : 1 torn off -or badly--!a; .z: : 1 -placed tonight at f500,CO'. In a epecial bulletla tl. i: sas board of agriculture chardi3ts hadvreported . r damago to-fruit. ; ' . The eaow tall !.i IZz-zz 1 from several lncbx 3 to r-ro t (Ctatianei; on p.'a S ) 1 v Li j Legislatlvo 1... .. ; ings wt: I ;jin by a house cunmittce. ! ," ' : '. j , Italian debt Bcitkrr.rnt .-. j tacked end defpr, lizx tcz: ) late, -'r ' Senate elect!-.; s favored dismisEil c son contest Prohibition err ! new mediciEal 1: r : in bone dry. t' 1 . 'Withdra-.. I : : : Mexico J5 1 v.- : foreign Izztcs, ZZ; Peter C . . ... i r--- - ( i Has, id year of experience teachiogri' 4 k , -' c'l 7