State Wih Wake on 300 to WO Wei
WWerFlaxy if the Growers Jmfo aM m
v
id
I
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3 ISSUES SET
pillage for Streets, Bridges
and Fire Department
Goes on Ballot
FOURTH PROPOSAL SEEN
Bill to Make City Recorder Ap
pointive by Mayor Goes Through
First .Readings, May Make
, Ballot
People of 8alem will hare the
chance to accept or reject three
propositions, perhaps four, at a
special election to be held in con
nection with the primaries, Friday
May 21. ; ,
Three ordinances passed by the
city council Monday nigl.t to be
snbmitted to the people are for. a
Bpeclal millage levy for street re
pairs, a special miliars lery for
bridges, and a 1 3 0,0 00, bond issue
tor . the fire department. The
fourth issue that may be submit
ted is the matter of making the
office of city recorder appointive
by the mayor rither than elective
iy the people. y . .
Calling of a special election to
vote on "certain amendments"
was authorized by, the council,
technical amendments to each or
dinance being necessary to change
the date of the election from Octo
ber, 1925 to May, 1926. j
For the repair of streets, the
council will ask for a one and one
half itll levy. In other words
they j t ask the people of Salem
to
ptT .
.50 for every, thousand
. dollars W their taxable property.
Tor construction, repair and
maintenance of bridges, the people
will be asked to O. K. a two-mill
levy, or another it per thousand
dollars of taxable property. Con
siderable concern was expressed
over this measuse, as several have
, held that a bond issue is muehp
mere f desirable for, putting over a 1
bridge program than Is a millagc i
levy. ... ,,. Me
Some months ago Fred Erlxoi r
Introduced a resolution for I
bridge bond issue.; and had thr 1
support of a large number of but
in ess men. The city zoning and
planning commission, recommend -the
bond issue rather than' a" mfT -age
levy in order to df - overj!
comprehensive f bridge- plan tfc
will enable thf bdlidlpg of ui -form
bridges which? will hot f 1
contrasting in design. f
Some councUmen argued tt -
the city would be.much more w
Ing to vote a mill an' aalf
;tha bridges rather tE&nitwd tzxl
but finally decision .war reac
to try for the larger um( ; V 1
A $30,000 honailsstfe iwHl
0
asw'' www w mwf ywwjyy h
.!
4for the purchase bf fwo flre lri
ft 1,200 gallon pumper and a 1
gallon pamper, with' the nece&'
II II I I I . L .
HcHENRY TO
ASKS NOMINATION fitJ
CX)UNTT ATTORNEY'
W. H. : Strayer, of Baker, demr
ocrat, Monday filed with tie sec
retary of state here h!4 diclata
tion of candidacy for the,ffice
of sUte senator from thi 23rd
district, comprising Baker unty.
Ur sfnn fia aerred it the
state senate for jseveral termi ndj
has been favored , w)W . f
of Important Jeommittej
tnents.
Mr - Strayer a m
prominently ini:ConpecitiOs
the office of United glates f
at this year's elections, but
ly announced that he had d
to make the race. :
Fred McHenry of Corral
pablifan, has filed for the c
tion for t-t Vst attorney. c
ton conn
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RADIO POWER BtJdl
PREGONIAN STATION NO
WITH 1000 WATT 8L
PORTLAND. April B.-(E.
aociated Press.) Radio sL
KOW, operated by the ; Mot
Oregonlan, tonight dedicated
recently InsUUed 1000 watt t
mltter of the station with a!
cial ieven"hortf Ff dgritS: He
fore IitiW has been ojcratln;
t; M:
ft 121 rmtrnii:
RAISE MORE
Tere is hoffencfoetr f fiber
le two liiieri mills ol lejritrie first ipCTStin and pre
aring todoubl its outfit, and the second one tor be operai-
some time this fall:
The flax plant at the penitentiary far speeding aprand
till speed up more
And, though all the acreage that was planned is under
ontract (over 2000 acres for the. state" and over 300 for
le Oregon Linen Mills, Inc.), and 90 jf cent oihe seetl
irthe ground, and most of it up nbw, the state plant will
thee on 300 to 400 acres more; if growers wish to contract
1 3W; and to plant the seed by the 15th;
More than this, the state" will furnish the fiber flax
s d to the growers; and they can; if they wish, thresh but
t eir seed after harvest, and deliver the threshed straw to
1 3 penitentiary plant. That is, the state will buy the
t -eshed straw, to make fiber.
Or the state will buy the unthreshed flax, at the regu
la contract price for this year.
QUICKLY: Farmers with suitable land who wish to
hi p the linen industry and thus help themselves, should
gw some flax, if they have not already contracted to
d so. ,
The state has plenty of
tale its pay in either unthreshed or threshed straw, after
it grown
But the state cannot obligate itself to take any of the
striw of the flax that is being grown exclusively for the
That is not such a fiber flax as can be used at the
pementiary plant.
GLET.l JAN ENTERS
ft., lit JUDGE RACE
n. f - -
DALJ.Al?T. $ SEEKS KKft.
LICA X Q,IINATION IN. MAY
f -, j
Rej rr : I i and Successful Law-
ycr, Hectares Baaer
J Democrat
Glen O.
Hoi man.
now of Dal
las, has
filed for. the
republican,
bominatio n
tor. circuit
4lndge, of
tne twemn
district. He
pract Iced
law for sev
eral years
In , this
county a t
time, being in partnership
S Jidge R.a.nd,now of .the su
ni court, and wasemployedy in
.y. important cases. He was
o-jgIized as a, very able and
e:JOifSsrul lawyer. He always had
' otiragei 6f his codvitions
i always has taken a stand on
... xubia questions.
" ?der W system .that pttce pr$-
I referee in many casesaha -wki
d japo to decide sb.me Yprj;
l ,rtant auestions," being the
"?'Je &s Jutee. ff9 rulings wefe
toay jpoing tbthe
. jrisml iom: If fie Is rfomlnalf
f etectM .the jjepjleof tnt
trict Will hive a. iudee of learn.
J; ability a courage. This pa-
r,.be1g;le
jitlc, ,lia.i Bel-
m aereed wi
Mr, Holman on
.blfc question)
1 but he would not
a.patrtisan
Democrat.
the BerfcK. Ri
:!AIU "BANDfTS" TAKEN
sib' sTAti c&tka TaAtU are
OtEifoVER AGAIN
. WALLA "WALLA, Wash., April
u. iarj a cnapter irom tne
thrilMhg history Of early day
stage coaching when Indians and
robbers lay in wait for Unfted
States mail wagons vat re-enact
ed - this afternoon near , Burbank
I5,mlleJ west of here when the
old stage coach -from Sjpokae,
hearing the end of its journey at
Pasco. : for. iH6 alf fniil lubtiee.
t peraaoes irom wenaicnee. 1
1 ComSnilihl.H Fejtx Warren
aged veteran of many thrilling ex
periences In early dayaUfd,throw
-p his Kinds, the three hadm'en
lide- away, witb'. era tfioncfies
J f aited slate'Viiaa4ijand4 scurr
fed awa'y tgwards. the Jblujfs jOf
ortngerior Walll. iWalla,;: and
lejiff ted ,Norlng ; .of Pasco,
ere ooxi In'hot pursuit .with,,, a
stHy, ltbered .posse, and jvets
olt, the "desperadoes,;' snrroanq.
jheta in the sago brusU-flelds
rth of Burbank, anickly retnrn
. the captured mall pouches to
i custody, of Mr. Warren. 1
The scene of the "capture" was
hln a few : rods of the ? spot
-re the United' States mall
a crashed in' a - sandbank"
tly; afterwards, Injurlas two
-
FIBER FLAX
flax in silrht for tfce use'of -
seed, and will furnish it and
ASK GUARDIAN FOR GIRL
BROWNING IS. TO MARRY
MOTHER SAID UXFTT; DRIXK
IXG PARTIES ALLEGED
Former New York Senator Denies
Browning Ever Present at
Apartment
NEW TO RK, April 6. (By
Associated Press) Frances Heen
an , who recently said she will
marry EdwarOL Browning,
wealthy, real estate operator after
her 16th birthday vnext June, may
be taken from the custody of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Heenan. .-. J
Vincent T. Pisarra. superintend
ent of the society for the preven-
(Oontinoad on pas 5
EXTORTION IS CHARGED
DRY OFFICER ARRESTED FOR
ATTEMPTlXiJ BRIBE
OREGON CITY, April 5. (By
Associated Press.) D. C. Scott,
exppllcman of Portland and more
recently appointed deputy to en
force .prohibition in the Stanley
station district is under arrest on
a h4rge; of attempting to 6xT6Tt
arlbe pt JIOOO from J. B. Lahde
now serving 90 days on a! boot
legging charge.
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Rgqiiest-to Withdraw Pres
ent Service Placed Be
fore Committee
LIBERTY FILL PLEA UP
Bridge Project, Street Car Service
and Problem of Black Top
Pavement Gets City's
Attention
City council at its meeting Mon
day night considered the South
Liberty street bridge project.
street car evolution, and the
old
matter of black top pavement
Permission for the continuation
of the fill between Trade and Mill
streets for the approach to the
proposed Liberty street bridge was
recommended to the city coyncll
by the city zoning and planning
commission, which has given the
matter special attention for the
past three weeks.
Construction of a culvert over
the power race just south of Trade
street, was also recommended by
the commission. The commission,
it. was brought out in the report,
proposes eventually to have drawn
up a complete bridge program for
Salem. The report was referred
to the ways and means committee
and to the bridge committee.
Dr. B. L. Steeves, speaking for
the Liberty street property owners,
urged that the council grant; a
pending petition to .establish the
grade on Liberty street between
Trade and Mill, so that the work
(Continued. on pg S)
PRISON TOTAL IS HIGH
LARGEST POPUITION SINCE
1916 IS REPORTED
There are now a total of 551
prisoners in the Oregon state pen
itentiary, which is the largest
population In the institution since
the year 1916. Thjs information
was contained in a report filed
with the state board of control by
J. W. Lillie, warden of the prison.
There was a net gain of 27
prisoners in the penitentiary dur
ing the month of March. ,
The" waftferi reported that all
of the prisoners, with the excep
tion of. those in the hospital, are
employed.. - , -
PAY AS YOU PASS "OUT"
Wet Leaders Take Stand in
Senate Hearing m Eigh
teenth Amendment
BRUCE AND EDGE SPEAK
Further Testimony to Be Offered
During Next Five Day Period;
First Day Not Spectac
ular WASHINGTON, April 5. (By
Associated Press.) Arguments
against the Eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act rolled
in today upon the senate judiciary
sub-committee at the opening of
the firs real congressional inquiry
into the workings 01 statutory pro
hlbition. A flood of oratory was
furnished largely by such wet
leaders as Senators Bruce, demo
crat, Maryland, and Edge, repub
lican, New Jersey. It preceded
testimony which will be offered
during the next five days In the
effort to convince the committee
that modification of the law is
essential to the public welfare.
After Senators Bruce and Edge
and Julian Codman, of Boston,
who has charge of the wets' case
had made- statements to the sub
committee assistant secretaory An
drews of the treasury, upon whose
shoulders rests responsibility for
dry law enforcement was called
as the first witness. His examin
ation had scarcely begun however,
before the committee recessed un
t.ll tomorrow, cutting short the
hearing by an .hour because of im
portant business in the senate.
The initial session furnished
little of the spectacular. There
were a few sharp passages be
tween some of the senators on the
committee, presaging what prob
ably is to come during the-two
weeks of the hearings. The hear
ing room was packed almost , to
suffocation and hundreds crowded
the halls outside in the vain hope
of eventually gaining admission
Police guarded the doors and
were scattered about the room
There was one attempt at demon
stration and Senator Means, re
publican, Colorado, the committee
chalfmafi; quickly quelled that
with a threat to clear the room.
As the committeemen filed Into
(ConUnuecE on page 8,)
"Gomes Peace
Wrote
(By Central Press)
HARTFORD, Conn., April 6.
Comes peace at last!
This line from a poem written
by Gerald Chapman, so-called
super-bandit who died on the scaf
fold today, might have been his
thought as he died.
Chapman spent much of his
time in the deathhouse at the
Wethersfleld prison writing verse.
His familiarity with some of the
better books added color to his un
deserved reputation as ah "intel
lectual." One of his sonnets has to do
with the futility of life:
Cornea peaCe at last!
The drums have
oeat maarray,
No armistice of hours,
but ever and
ever
Thr slow dispersing legions of decay.
Under the muffled skies, tell ail is
over.
Returns the husbandman, returns the
lover,
To reap the quiet harvest of altcaxj ;
The briyht plumed stars whose wide
fields may not cover,
Though wings beat on forever and a
day.
Moves thus the unquickening, the mar
shaled powers.
Far swifter from the gathering than
they came,
Through doubtful wars, for an un
certain fame.
Forgotten noxo the toil of thund'ring
hours,
What plotting thrones have given
their faithful this
Tlic poor reward that was already hist
Another production of his pen,
in a different vein, was:
GREAT AUTO CONTEST
TO END ON SATURDAY
CONTESTANTS WITH MOST
VOTES WILL. WIN PRIZES
Rules for Remainder of Contest
Are Set Forth, Last Days
. . Critical
Leader "Whole Contest
Mrs. B. S. Crowther
HONOR ROLL TODAY
Elfa Lytle
May Young
(By Auto Contest Editor)
A wonderful race and a close
finish. May Young of Salem fin
ished first in City district, and
Elfa Lytle of Woodburn, Oregon,
in the outside territory. They are
to be congratulated.
Who are the most popular, en
ergetic, and ambitious folks In this
community?
In a few days we will know the
answer.
.Four days from today some
happy prize winner in the States
man's big automobile contest will
be. proudly spinning along in a
brand new S111S.00 Dodge sedan.
Will it be you?
Some other pleased ex-contestant
will be experiencing the lux
ury of riding around in a magni
ficent Chevrolet ; touring car val
ued. at $645.
Another joyous prize winner
will be enjoying a new Ford tour
ing car valued a. $499.65.
Still another joyous prize winner
will be enjoying a new electric
washing machine and others will
be speeding or saving money they
have earned on commissions.
Secure Cyery possible vote. It
Will take votes to win the valuable
prizes.' ' It will be too late to make
up for lost time .after the judges
have announced the winners.
,A great many people have ask
ed, for the rulings on the closing
hour, of . the contest Saturday
night so here they are:
.,.1. , The contest will close at mid
night,,, Saturday, April 10. The
closing hour will not be extended
(Continued a page 3)
BUDDY iJO Gp OVERSEAS
CAPITAL i6sT s'EEKS TO SEXD
MEMBERS
TO FRANCE
Capital Post di American Le
gion, last night appointed a com
mittee to consider ways "and
means ; of sending a delegate to
the Paris; France, convention in
1927. Sentiment of the post unan
imously favored such representa
tion. !
Declaring that Capital Post, and
the Portland post were both en
joying, " larger membership than
ever .before, George P. Griffith.
j past state commanier, reported tn
the reTitirto;Portland of the
national commander, stating that
in his opinion, the highest, honor
of the organization nadf been
wisely placed. . ,
, Members of the American Le
gion baseball team were requested
to report, for practice on Wednes
day evening from JB to 7 6'clqck,
at iJifrd park, - : . ; . "' w.f
unamrj
9!
anas
I might have wooed pour liking,
With chant ef choral rhyme.
Model all of blissful singers,
In iew delight of time;
Or faintly stained with passion,
O f roses drooping law,
Though gvsts in bloomy garden
Be all the grief they know.
I rnijht have lured from bowers a mod
esty of winy, .
might have struck from sorrow
Some praise of darkling, wells,
Or rung disdain in numbers
A gainst the muffled bells, hale made
, the night as tender
As. arms that fold, the lost.
- Critics are Inclined to class
Chapman's verse buch below that
of Francois VillOn, another poet
who! was a murderer and all
around crook. -
HORACE ADDjS ELECTED
STATE FAIR PRESIDENT
j
"TON LITTER PRIZE MONEY
txCREASED BY BOARD
INew
Rule on "Weighing In
Adopted, 'Present Entries
Total Thirteen
Horace Addis of Portland, was
elected',, president of the Oregon
Stat4 Fair Board at a meeting
held! here Monday to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Wayne Stuart," former president,
who has removed to another state,
J. IE. Reynolds 'of La Qrande,
was Selected vice president of the
board.
Mr. Addis has been a member
of. the state fair board for nearly
two jyears, has been field editor
of. the Oregon Farmer for nearly
10 yi&ars, and has filled a similar
position with the Western Breed
er's (Journal, formerly The Rural
Spirit, the same period.
Commenting' on his election
Monday night, Mr. Addis gave out
first j details of the "ton litter"
contest for the state fair. Last
year seven entries were made,
five -qualifying. Prizes have been
materially Increased this year,
and; IS litters have already-been
entered. . . ,
As its portion of the prize inon
ey, the State Fair board is offer-
continued oa pags 4)
LIQUOR LAW DEBATE SET
"I . 4- - ; -.
GUY FITCH PHELPS MEETS H.
II. STALLARD TONIGHT
...Hf H. Stallard, representing the
Prohibition Referendum corpora
tion j an organization demanding
the I repeal . of the prohlbftlOfi
amendment and the Volstead, law,
has1 (challenged Guy Fitch Phelps
of Salem,' to debate on the issue
under discussion The debate
will take place at the Evangelical
church, Salem; of. which Rev; C.
C. Pjolingls pastor,
..The meeting will take place on
Tuesday, evening, April. 6... Mr,
Phelps will take the affirmative
of the question Resolved; - "That
prohibition is fundamentally
righ, and should be enforced, and
retuji of beer,.and, wine, would
restore the saloon,
.-. l&f Phelps, j minister, evangelr
1st and. writer,; is a son-in-law of
Rev.
Poling,
t"
DEMOCRATS' TO GATHER
CLACKAMAS COUNTY CONVEN-
;-ld CALLEDs FOR TjDA::
Associated. Press.) Clackamas
county..democrats .will hold their
p re-primary convention ' bere to
morrow.' I. .' ' j. -
The- call signed by A. JL .Price
lered democrats who . are t Inter
ested in. seeing a .full democratic
ticket .nominated upon 9 common
platform for all candidates") to be
at the meeting--.- .- .. .'".
v , It: ia. the avowed purpose of the
convention to i adopt ' a platform
of democratic principles and ; re-comtaendingr-
qualified democrats
of Clackamas county to be nora-
at
p , SUPER-HIT
PAYS PEfJALTY
Gerafd - Chapman, . One , of
Most Notorious Criminals
Dies on Gallows
CHECKERED LIFE ENDED
All Pleas for Clemency Exhausted,
Master Bandit Hanged! at , :
Midnight for KUlinff
Policeman.
WETHERSFIELD, Conn., April
6. (By. Associated Press.)
Gerald CJhapman, notorious 1 ban
dit, was hanged at 12: 04 -o'clock
this morning for the .murder of
a New Britain policeman,
A few, momenta before. Chap
man's neck . was . broken by the
automatic swinging machine the
third reprieve given hlm by Gov
ernor John TrumbuH . o. permit
counsel to.; batU- tn the courts
tor the man's life expired:,; ;
In the death chamber were the
officials required by law, repre
senatives of -seven daily news
papers In Hartfbrd uouhty,': who
under the same -law were permis
sive witnesses and three persons
selected by the condemned man.
The - officials' were 'Warden
Henry K.'W. Scott of the prison,
deputy "warden George II. Starr,
Dr., P. B.: Batty, the, prison physl- .
clap, Dr. E. G. Fox, inedlcal ex
aminer of thV town representing
Tjotdner r1 TCIlhert; Calhoun.
George H. Bradley, parole; cletk
6r the prison and t a' number bf
guards. . ; ' : :.,;,. . H '
j Chapman, walked , . from the -death
chamber, A a, ; distance of
about ten feet, across a narrow
entry into Una, death ..chamber,; a'
guard on either, side of the noose,
the dangling end of a new well
stretched . rope which disappeared
in the-celling, the unseen end be
ing attached to the machine which '
was not within sight of the wit
nesses, j- ' v l ;'r'J '
Chapman was in the clothing of
a free man, the prison garb hat
ing been, replaced while he Jwas
in the death cell, but he wore felt
slippers. He wore - a dark Suit
and low white collar; ! : i 3
. The witnesses and: prison off I- .
clals passed into the death cham
ber The midnight hour had come
and the reprieve-was ended. Tha
door., was closed;; All. except jth
paroie cleric and : the -warden
passed by the dangling noose and
took seats on benches in : tberear ,
Of the ; room.' ten feet 'from -the
rope whiki the parole clerk0 and
the warden, passing to 'tne left,
stopped at! a' metal coverlet into '
the noor; ttetidrS Maskirig a;
pltfhger.which protruded, from the
cover, much like'. an automotilS'
foot brake. y-- ! ,
The chamber door opened and
Chapman with his arms bound to
a leather strap a guard ; on : either. 1
side walked In without stopping to I
look at the oose, five Xeet from,
the door.: ; A gnard passed a strap
around the man's legs, and other
guards slipped a black satin cap
and ; the ; noose ; over ' 1 bis . bead,
drawing the noose taunt. A sig
nal was given, a foot pressed th
plunger, noiselessly the slack of -the
rope was taken up and a se-
i '! in .. A..'""
. (Contianad ob m ) .
In
The house passed a bill to; In
crease Spanish-American war pen
slods. i - . ' . , , . - ;,
: The senate begun consideration"
of tfie state-Brookhart election '
contest A.-!.r!." ; :
The treasury snbmitted a plan
for financing the Boulder canyon
dam project, k ,
Wet lanAern nnened the Senate.
sub-committee's bearing on modi-
fication bilhv-; , " ; "
(Common i growers of 10 eotith-
ern states- endorsed the ccra belt
farm relief bill. , ,
. We&tern states tiled briefs op
posing" increased rates for wct:ra
rallroad3..-i .
Preslient -and Mrs. "
were hosts at the East.fr r rcli-
4-