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' TUESDAY TrOTlNtNG; APRIC 20; 192.1
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2
II1S0PE0S
Many Candidates File for
Primaries During. Final
tV:-.: Period-Friday -
COUNTY: CONTEST WARM
Thre$ . Seek State 5 Senate' Front
f Marion' CSounty, Thlle Jfl '
Ak Honor itt'HouSe of
frtj representatives :
'When the time for filing "declar
ations ot candidacy, for "the." prim
ary 5 election- on'May . 21, expired
here FrfAay nlgtive "candidates
had eVterea the lcdlitest"; foi .gof
ernor , of .the, state' of Oregon'
They fare 'Walter" Ml" Pierce In
cumbent, and Mrs. Louise1' Palmer
Weber of" Portland,' -democrats:
and Patterson of Eola; Jay F.
Upton of Bend ' and ' TvY "AT Carter
of Portland republicans..-;
I There'are' eight Tepubllcai and
three 4'emQ4rataY entered la the
race for- United' States senator.
The jrepuWicans are' -.'
Frederick Stelwer. .. Pe'hdletdn;
James J: Crossley, Portland; Clar
ence E EVey-M6untalndale;Wash-
Miltont L. 5andbla;'Portland;
Rose E. Barrett, Seaside; and Al
fred; E. Clark", PortlandT '
Democratif fllinr?rfjr United
States senator4 are Bert 'HarieyV
Portland;- ,Elidai iiyatklna,t P6rt-j
Und; nd .Sargent JK. Brown, Chu
oquinV, Klainath eountyi J j J l
There" re three cadldatetf for
state senator frdmtMarldn' iconntyj
Otto J.. Wilson,- Salem; -Uoyd T,
Reynolds, , Salem, and Sam ? H
noVVniC ail reonbllcans.!
As cahduates "for representa-1
have declared vfrotnvMarion -oun-
ky. They are H.?E. Vanderort,
Balem ; F. W. Settiemler7Wood-
bnrnf Mirk BC MBCalltetfer, Balem;
Marar'ArTatllstrai 8ilrton;A,;N
Moored Saletifr Samuel A. Hnghes,
Saleni TffW: Louise Rtggs, Salem
John B." Clesy,'. Salem; fthd F. J.
LafkfrSalem Affare reimMiean
Thre1 enublfcan cafi'dldates and
one democrat havd UledT f of repre
sentatlTe in thd United' States con-
ktcss ior lua iuiw iuuSii,o'
Mnnhlicans are M. E. Crumpackw,
inmmhAnti Norman' S. Richards
f w 1 V Mnlke: Jbseph H. Car
son, Jr.', of Portland is the demo
cratic candidate. " s
untattvA In ' coheres fromv the
first, conresslbiial dlstrfc, nbr' J.
J. SinnottrepresentatiTe from the
second districCWUl 'have1 any op
position in either the repuoncan
or aentocrauc conTenwuuo. i
, No demoeratBr nare ,nled .for
-r- seats on the' state supreme court,
although four republicans haye en
tered tneir names. nx f ?
McBride. George .'M. Brown j and
Ilennv J. Bean, incumbents, and
Reorre Shepherd of Portland.
Ffve're'publtciis ad:td44nY-
ocratlc "eandldates hare' Hied ' tor
nomiriatida ni! state! supettnten
. ent oi puDi9 iB8uv""? y
: publicans are:. Rosa. narrow.
Roseburgr Fred Ji Tooae. Salem;
Sirs, cimma rsryam-. x uicbi ui u
Charles A. Howard.- Marshfield;
W. C. Alderson, ' Portland. - The
democrats filing Jire- ltd-sLonKhlin.-
CoVrallis.-' and R. Rl
: in seeking the ..democratic noml
nation as state labor commission
cumben will' hare' no opposition
..in tne'-nrimariea.
Fdr the dffice orpublW serrice
commissioner front the 'state2 at
. larger two candidates hare filed
They ure'Tnomas K.'Campbell'. in
cumbent, republlcah," arid Clydd T.
Spooner democrat. Both are
from Portland.
m : i IXDUSTRIAIi", ACCIDENTS
. MAKE UP .WEEK'S TOTAI
Ttae'rA were': f Ire ' fatalltlea in
Oregon, due to Industrial accidents
during the .week' ending April 15,
' according, to a report prepared by
' the state, industrial accident coni-
mlsalon Frldar. ' '
The , Tictlms r.. Included, Henry
Horhberger i McC'v'iJi; .Bawmlll
worker; John RetotvOakridge,
offbeaterf :? HemWjWelJer; Nwi
orthe7S2 ;: aildenu; reported
ez were saojecr. ro iub proTisious
of the"1 workmen ' eonipensntioni
act, IlffTrerd n from- Arms r and
corp6ratfona that? have rejected
1 thelawyand six? were-front-pub
lic utility orporaflons'not entitled
to state protection.
-..i , " " 1 .'' " t 1 Ji 1 ' i-i' .t-
Uium ,i o . wis bnitiud
o:LY HlliRT-ANlTIVl3r
ii Ar.nrsBUR'Gv or.,' XprH
(By Xssiclated ' Preai) J tft
Ilal-i. a" br ecp grower in the foot
tins east of town,iports' loss of
a number of tambs-through-forays
of fetat eagl, whfch la satd
Tns-" ! i- t?.& cunnidar' of " a dosed
aliec-ri"2d6-ir combined1.
Whenever a'Jainb carcass ia dls
coTered It is found to be Intact
except for 'removal of the heart
mo
seMcProgmhi
' Armoiioi! Musical-Fete
Sal-Ira Boys' Chorus i'Inilliftt Approval on-Varied List
' f of "Features; lion. t Elmer" Iti Limdberg Delivers :
. Address-on Proposed Statue
.. .
Vl3h 'Armbry jras filled 'to capacity last-night for one of
the most varied' and entertaining' popular musical programs
givn in Salemimmonthsr and the- indications are that the
proceeds ..will . give a -gratifying impetus Jto; the Roosevelt
M eniorial fund which will honor riot' only1 a great' president
but also a group' of the noblest trail-blazers of the West.
' The Salem Boys. Chorus;.' under J the magnetic directorship
of, their leader Dr.4 H. C. Epley,' opened ah exceedingly pleas
ing 'program; and; granted "Smile? !Smile"ras , an- encore, the
audience Joining in for the chorus..
The Potter brothers "completely
captlrated the house-"; with their
numbers "while Harold' Stout; a 5
year; eld member ofv the4 boys
chbrtts",- won4-, the enthusiastic ap
plause of the house with his num
bers: r V v v -v: K : - . "
t'. BobMorrisf the1 infattroV-uke-lele
song bird,1 follbwed his' prb2
gram 'number, with an encore for
the pleasure of the filled armory':
r The1Schuben:6ctHte,rof wrhich
Miss' Mlnetta' Magers'is' the' direc
tor, -is v one; of Salem's mostdl-
mw-wii,'ii nv - iratinnaUnA -
llncUve-Musical organizations," anai
the- numbers fast-" nUht were in
top fdrfn.
i Three prlzewtnhirig " fiddlers,
Clarence Blakesley ot Salem;' ton
Jenaingtf'of tMe'Sihrerton district.
and C W. Meeker of Salem,' who;
by the .way, fi -a" nephew tiflExr
Meeker; claimed' the hous-e the 'eh
tire time tney were on ine-siase.i
A .second 'appearance oi tne ooys I
chorus preceded one; of the- el-
Elmer H. juunaoerg s . aaaress on
Erecting' a Monument to a Great
Atderican." Mr.' tAndberg outlined
the feature of the project the nuge
audience' by Its jwresence was sup
portlng;', telling something, of the
locality where the ; proposed $ 50-
000 statue.will rise, Battle Rock.
overlooking , the new' five million
ollar Roosevelt nignway, nas Deen
chosen as the site. r In.the erection
of thestatue,.not only" Roosevelt,
"thtf Greatest ., American', of all,"
but' also the 29 trafl-blizers whb
held the Vock In the face of their
Indian' enemies, will- be honored
In conjunction. . - .
The "VSoddry brothers probably
succeeded in winning the' gteatest
volum"e of applattBe5 of any perfor
mers on'the prdgram.' In response
the pair granted encore after en-
The Woodbnrn Ukelele club was
one ' of the most traveled groups'
to-appear "oil' last night's program;
the girts having7 already appeared
in as nlany as 2ftf places. iRelene
Anderson a member of the Wood
burn' high school faculty; who di
rects the girls, accompanied. Ger-
trude Sboreyv Dorothy Commach,
Pauline' Linsay and Yvonne Smith
to .Salem for - their successful ap
pearance last: night.; . . .1
For lads under 12 years ox age.
Bobbie Brownwon the first prize
fn the harmonica contest last night
and; for older boys the awards
went to" Wallaee Kehhewlck attd
William Smith.
In the musical stunt contest the
Brown brothers placed first and
Ellsworth' Fletcher second.
The judges for the evening Were
William- McGilchrisV Sr.", Stephen
Wolfe' and BL-T. Love.
A tremendously worthy program,
pbrisdred in a fine manner by Hal
Hibberd camp, . United Spanish
War a Veterans, characterized ; last
night's endeavor.: The Salem boys'
chorus closed .the 4 program with
the triumphant s number, ; Hail,
Tis the Midnight Hour."
SCHOOL LOCKED TCr HER,
TEACHER SUES FOR PAY
HELES BRAENBURO ASKS
9 COO'DUEO!' CONTRACT-
Iteady to ' Complete Service,
Though Keys of Bunding
Were -Taken
Declaring' that she' was locked
out of ; the schoolroom and not
permitted to teach, Helen Bran
denhurg has-filed suit against the
directors ; of ' schobL" district No.
115 for Z600, declared due her
for elx months back salary.-Selas
Roda-? Mrs." Lou Ai Myers and A.
y, "Myers, the- directors, are the
defendants in the action. District
11 S A Known v as the Mkhorn
school, comprising the Gates' dis
trict. ' , .': " If 'V--
Miss; Brandenburg .entered into
a contract" withthe board to teach
in- the ElkhOrn Bchbol during the
period from August 25, 1925 to
ApHt . 1; 192r, thril complaint
slates, v The stipulated salary was
tlOCT a month: - a
On ; November . 3, the teacher
charges" 'the-: directors demanded
the keys to the1 building f and
locked Mr out v of- the school;
"preventing her from further con
tinning the performance of het
dutiea"nndef the ' contract," the
complaint ' reads. ! At- the same
time -the directors served notice
on! her that she ; had been dis
charged: .---?:"--?
; Miss Brandenburg declaresfths-t
the dismissal -was withest-eause,
and' accoYdthg t6 the complaintris
stiirilTlhg in th'el district ""readi
ableT f dliyqhaEffea; wnilnk and
detiroui" of fdmiling HeY paWF of
Declai'Ing' that she has p!en;T5r
vented', wlthbut caused ,f ro'm car
rying 'ouf ; her tpaVt Cthe cbni
iracCOfliir Bandehbnrg'de;kind
that the' six months'-backsklar
be paid herl 'fh case, has not
Glendale New, 155,000 school
i
HitfTutaPaidVOvahCiay
. Davis, Dead - After-Long
: , Illness'
Alrah Clay Davis, av promising
3roung high school student and the
, ,.. -artnt n-ha
only' son of Mri. Willlani Crabtree,
passed aWay at" his home in Stay
tbn Monday morhihg, April 12, af
ter sin illness covering many weeks
The f passing" of! thls'-yoUng" man,
Just 'as he" was Entering into man-
I hood leaves' a void in1 the' hearts
of his' love'd 'ones, schoolmates and
friends which only time canrheal.
; He was born in' Madras; or., on
January 7. IS SS'and at the time
of hW pas'slngtwas IT yeafs,4 three
the youngest of three children. He
was ; a member' of the Chtisllah
church, a constant" attendant' at'
Sunday school; ' and in his school
work was diligent and ambitious;
often 'working beyond his strength
and endurance.
He was a kind hearted' dutiful
son and a patient sufferer. Prpf;
O. V. White f. the Stay ton school
assisted by JRev. r Westbrodk of
Portland conducted tne f uheral
Wednesday afternoon'' Out of re
spect for the deceased a" half hdli
day ; was 'declared and'; thej high
school' student ' body attend'ed " in
a body. Six v of his schoolmates
acted- as! pall hearers,- and- the
school male quartet sang' several'
chdice" selections. 1 ,
Followed by a' large number of
relatives and frierids," the body was
taken to a picturesque little' ceme
tery near' Central church; eight
miles" east of Albany, -and" there 'in
grassy plot beside his father,
under a canopy of beautiful flow
er's Alvah was laid to his last long
sleep. : . .. ; , , ;
The immediate relatives are his
mother, Mrs: W W. Crabtree, his
step-father, William Crabtree, and
two I sisters, Mrs. Clifford -Hall of
Salem, and Mrs. George Mieiki of
Portland.' '
Polk County Urged to1, Pave
rive Miles Between buen -i
' and Bridge
Now that the Polk county court
has " completed the macadam road
from Dallas to Buell there remains
only five miles to" be" completed
between Buell and the Wallace
bridge to ' make a fine highway
connecting Salem and Dallas - with
the Tlllamoek highway, t . .. .
Efforts are now being made te
interest the people , of Polk and
Marlon'counties in the' completion
of, the fire miles which will con
nett Buell .with - the RooseVelt
Jslghway and' thus shorte'n the dls-
tance' between saiem ana Tiiia-
mdok beach points at least 21
miles.' " if. !;: ; f "$' -r 1 ro
x In order to macadam the five
miles .it is aknown that it will be
necessary, for Polk county to vote
bonds this tall to aid' in the ex
pense, of construdtibn; " ' .
Among those who are Interested
in eoiripletlrig the' five mf leS of
road, there- is a feeling that Polk
county should first show ' dispo
sition-to cooprate and, then take
up the matter with the state high
way , commission to interest , th
state in the proposed improvd '
, Buell the point ' to which' Polk'
county has" already constructed '
macadam road, is about 12 miles
northwest of Dallas;. From' Buell
to a connection with the Tillamook
highway, it is five miles., It
this stretch of road, which if ma
cadamized, .would plada. jrvfarioii
and Polk' county, points' japour 21
miles"nearer Tillamook' beaches. ,
IrkRM' RATE? CASE HEARD
k . , ... -r,fi-.. V? bj: .- f.
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS LAD
TO STJTREME COXTRT J
The state' supreme court -Friday
heard arguments ' of attorneys' in
the suit brought by the various
railroads operating in the state
of.. Oregon1 to prevent Che pUblld
service commission from "nutting
teto, effect'." rate . reductions' on
farm products ' U "-x'U'Cl J. ,
t4' llltl IUBB UIO lUUUWU
sued j the ,rrder.j reducing these
rates , the railroad , compahfes
sought a- permanent, injunction in
the Marion county, circuit qurt
j'. The , injunedon , was- denied
whereupon the . railroad corpor
ations, appealed : to-, the. supreme
cotrt for final determination of
the proceedings." ' ; '!
L.,. Did you know that a' whole lamb
is serrea in Araoia, ana ine amers
help themselves by tearing off the
PfilMGK
- BDDi': OF: GODY
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Relatives: WilUTaWRemlains
to Jacksonville, 0regbnr
for Burial
INfiOCfflCE M'AIMTAINEb
If. t. 1 ; k. . jj., ,. ; 7 .
Slajrer of Sheriff Goodman Drops
i Through Trap at a:41,'.Pro-l-
noonced Dead 13 Jlinutea '
"Later
The ody of Archie Cody pass
ed i out -of the Oregon state, pen
itentiary Friday Black! Friday
in 'Its way back, to. the cemetery
at Jacksonville, where his father
W a digger of graves. , .
Accompanying ( the rough -casket;
Was' his mother and father,
the woman whose: hopes had been
unbounded : as : she brought- him
into the world, and the man who,
3 0 'years-earlierr had received : the
news of : the birth of a son with
jdy.,: Both were weary, following
the preceding night's -vigil- when
they had .waited in- the-death cell
for the i end's? of their fruitless
struggle to take their son-out of
the path' of the gallows;
s .Archie Cody had' been a' prob
lem always. ' Born destined to re
main subnormal'-nfen tally, Afchie
Cody grew' into a' wayward yohth
and 'developed Into' 'aild'-mlndi
ed man,' a' would-be bkd 'm"an7 a
cowboy -who wore chaps atfdfcaT-f
rledia gun- In a day when true
cowboys no longer-wear' chaps 'of
carry a gun. In" the end," he had
been a bad man,-with' a' killer's
record, and' a killer's end!
x To ' the' parents' minds recurred
reports of' their sherif f-ilayihg
son's final words; as he addressed
the legal wttieeses ' assembled to
view his" hahging:' ' ,
' "Tou'will see an innocent man
hanged, and I hope you enjoy it
f was convicted of this 'murder on
prejudicial and conflicting state!
ments by the attorneys for. the
state and other officials. It was
never proved that" the bullet that
entered Sheriff Goodman's leg
was from my gun.",
That was his final statement'
despite, the tact that the Malheur
county" circuit court had found
him ! guilty, of first degree murder
on February 20,- 1925,- that the
state supreme coure affirmed the
decree of the lower court "result
ing fn a resentence on March 8 to
hang on April 16, and that en
deavors to have his sentence com
muted to life imprisonment had
not ended until. 10 o'clock of the
night - before - the day he was to
hang;:
He accepted' news-of. his ap
proaching- death without show of
emotion.' With him in the death
cell! sat his1 mother and' father.
watching the son who had proved
a problem' to them, and whose
case had ! proved' a problem chal
lenging both advocates and op
ponents of capital punishment;
At 2 .a: mi' that broken- couple
moVed out of the death cell of the
penitentiary, leaving their sod to'ew very old "rleilds' at 6 'clock
catch a las li" short nap.'
Father Keerian', of Salem', was
with; him when he woke' Cody
accepted the Catholic faith and
was- baptised, shortly after 4
o'clock. The prisoner ate a futile
breakfast later. , .
Fire minutes before the sctied-
uled" execution Cody received1 a
telegram: from his uncle who re
sides iir'FlorldaY : '; ' ''
- "If the" worst Is to' come. maV
God "have mercy on your bou!. '
inai was me,., way' it" was
worded.
Death was stayed a few mbi
ments later than the ; set hour of
8:30 when the child-minded man
requested,; in keeping with his
rights; that Warden J. w: Lillie
read the entire death warrant to
He was
smoking
a cigarette
when" he. made his final' statement
and continued to smoke until the
black cap was adjusted over his
ir4rchla Coey, slayer of Sheriff
Austin Goodman of, Harney . coun
ty, ' entered . the - execution cham
ber, at 8:40, climbed the 13 steps
leading; to the gallows and took
his 'place on the trap.v He showed
ho emotion. The trap was sprung
at S:41 and Cody was pronounced
dead 13 minutes , later. 'Beside
the? figure on the gallows stood
Father Keenan ; of . the . Salem
Catholic" chiii'ch; ahd Ward6n1
Lillie. . : i,- . k ...5 . -f. . .. .4 -3
i The ' murder of" Sheriff' Good
man i occurred on August 21?,
If 24 when? the officer attenrnted
td arrest Cody on a' charge of passi
ingf two bad checks. Cody later
was -arrested, tried- and sentenced
In prison parlance Cody wasr a
four'-time losri He first was- re
eelved- af the state-! TtenrtMit!iv
here May 22, 1919, from Douglat
county J to- serv fronS six mbuths
to v one yea r for polygamy ir8
was1 paroled 1 Kovembr S. ii
He -was returned to the prison
September '2 i,-1 9 20J from Doug
las " county folloWiiitf IcbnVictloa
on a charge of larcenyl He' was
discharged 'from' the fnstItutlon
JuhBiT,li22,e PrevioUe' to serv.
in' time' in'-th nAn Ari.nn'
Cody Was1 -prisoner in 'the. Call-
som.
St.- Helens City i building - at
Bower Traffic DeatfcTblT: t
With 23.fl00tPersonsrKiHed bCars'Dirrihg 1925 arid' 600,000
Injured, f Remedy - Lies ; in - Careful- Supervision, - .
, ' ' . , ; ' T. -A. Raff ety Believes .
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v ApiJointraent of a sd-calledstate traffic coulirlittee for the
purpose of studying traffic conditions in the state of Oregon
and recommending: to the legislature any. desired amendment's
to the-pirsent-motor-vehiele-laws 'wa' suggested ni a letter
prepared here Saturday by T.,A. Raf fetyi in charge of the
state traffic' Mivisiori, for the consideration :of- Governor
Fierce.- '- - . - - - - ..4- ..... .
Mr. Raff ety- said he based the request on -information
he had -received at the1 recent safety conference held in Wash
ergo rn i r-r- ' '
jiicin
Firm' Is Now Drs. Steeved,
Rndley,- Clement and
, Baum,; Specialists
Dr. W. Wells Baum, from Den
ver, r is a new arrival in Salem,
with Mrs. ; Baum. They are already-
in love with the capital city.
They are living ; in , the Fisher
apartments, on South Commercial
street, o . . . , .
' Dr. Baum has become a member
of the firm that will hereafter be
known as Drs. . Steeves". Findley,
Clement & Baum. Beginning with
the first named,, thfcs-rm of spe
cialists In. eyew ear, nqsjQ and throat
haa 'been extended to its present
personnH ?SH Ste0yt&tt started a
longef jle ; io ttikf I M would
like ' to "be f reminded of, perhaps,
and Dr.J Findley has been a' mem-
oer ior a. gooa wmie.
; Dr. Baum ' comes ffoni Denver'.
He got part of his training iri the
Washington university or . .St.
Louis, a leading medical school!
He worked in his specialty in' the
North Chicago hospital, and .also
n Denver. He was 'for a time in
practice at' Marehfleld,' uhtir coin
ing td Salem a fer days ago.
FOR FIFTY YEARS HE
Dr.-W. C, aKntner Will on
.Tomorrow Celebrate His
Golden Jubilee
, 11 will be fifty years tomorrow
since Dr. W. C. Kantner came to
Salem. For the first year after
his arrival he was pastor" of the
First Congregational church in
this city. Of the fifty' years he
has served as a minister1, 19 of
them we're with the First Congre
gational church of this city.
A year ago the last Sunday of
this month, he resigned his pastor
ate here, but for the past six
months he has been serving' a
church ' in Portland, and ' he hopes
to be kept busy and to have a long
time of service' yet. .
r In celebration of .his' golden
jubilee, there will be a dinner at
the Kantner home, 853 North
Commercial street, attended, by a
tomorrow evening
There are few men in this coun
try who can claim such a long
service, nor is there one who has
more sincere friends than Dr.
Kantner. And he has every pros
pect of benig able to douseful
work in his chosen field for a
long time yet. There Is no old
citizen of Salem who will not wish
to be Included in expressing con
gratutatlons on his golden jubilee.
A Class of ThirtyrTime Wbm-
ert m: Wrckqr BasKet and
Furniture Making
L. D. Dunsmoor of the Salem
Wicker Furniture, Manufacturing
company, 22L8 State street,- now
has) a class of 39 .women taking
lessons in wicker basket and furn
iture , making: some of them
among Salem's most prominent
ladies. The classes, meet three
nights, a week, Tuesdays, Wed
nesdays and ; Thursdays. . The
teabhing Is, being done , under the
rules and direction of the state vo
cational j board, ;.,.-, t.;i; ;
These classes are attracting state
wide attention, and. inquiries are
coming: if rom -Washington
This factory is kept very- busy,
with full forces, making up wick
er furniture, on -orders, and for
stock in , the store. A" . very fine
sample of recent work turned oat
is the wicker furniture in the new
f rv irminAMr vote
North High street, Thia furniture
also tne qecoraung, . wnicn . was
done', by Dunsmoor Bros., brothers
Of !Lv D, Ddnsinoor The ;wicker
furniture alldws a'itne bpportuh-
.... . . : .i'-
fty for the display bf the mininery
and ready to 'wear; stock of . the
new store;''
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"DOLLAR '3rODEL'V Vtt&
PHlLADfiEPniA, ApfiT i:7
ZAP.) Miss Anna-Wj-WIIlIams,
retired 1 pubUc K "cfioor' feacTKr,
whose profile- "as tffi'Goda"ess -6f
Ubefty" - is BfamSean th
dollar, died ; at '- her - home - today.
FAcfoflr gqeSej
ington at he call of President
Coolidge. i j Reports submitted at
this meeting showed that approxi
mately 2 S,0 00 persons were killed
in motor vehicle, accidents during
the year 1925r,while 6O0,OOO,per
sona were Injured. . It was agreed
at the conference, Mr. Raff ety said
.that the various states would have
to- amend their traffic -regulations
in . event an increase in the num
ber of .accidents was to be avoided,
r Mir. Raff ety suggested to his' let
ter to Governor Pierce that the
committee be composed of one rep-,
resentative of the Oregon branch
of the American Automobile asso
ciation, state auto dealers'. asso
ciation,- Oregon- state motor asso
ciation, state, traffic department,
city ' of Portland , police bureau,
Oregon branch of, the National
Safety council, and-the state col
leges and universities. .
Four persons were, killed-, and
284 persons were ' injured- as the
result of 2 0 2 8 t raff ie accidents in
the state-, of Oregon , during the
month, T A; Raff ety declared in
hia Report Saturday,
Of the total - number . oi acci
dents, 1735 occurred In tbe'dty of
Pprtlandi ' Approximately lOOa of
the accidents were due to careless
ness on the part of drivers. A
total of -L 230 . accidents resulted
from failure to give right-of-way,
24 accidents were due to Jay-walk
ing and 27 accidents resulted from
driving on the wrong side of the
street; ' ...
Arrests" during the month a g
gre gated approximately 200, of
which" 14 0" were' for speeding. Sev
enty of these' eases" are now pend
ing in the courts. ,
Fines imposed for traffic viola
tions during the month totalled
1 3 14 6 9. 5 0, while1 fines assessed for
other offenses aggregated $385
Delinquent fees in the amount of
$9525 were collected by the state
traffic officers. Stolen ' motor ve
hides having a resale value of
$6375 were recovered..
Gross receipts from the motor
vehicle fuel' tax since the inception
of the law aggregate; $11, 237,-
810,21, according to a report pre
pared here Saturday by the 'secre
tary of state.1
Refunds totalled $408,125.95,
while the administration expense
waV $24,037. 82. The net amount
of ' motor vehicle' fuel tax trans
ferred to the state" highway fund
was $10,805,646.44.
Fails' to Secure. Necessary
Signatures to Place Name
on Ballot
Although Sargent Brown of
Childauiri. Klatoath county; filed
with the secretary of state for. the
office of United States senator at
the demycratie primary election
he had-failed to complete hispe
tllibhs' when thia tlme for filing
expiretf ar midnight Friday. . His
name will not appear on the of
ficial ballot at -the primary, elec
tion as. a result of this omission,
the secretary of s'tate said.- ' '
Belated fllliig accepted by th
state department' Saturday includ
ed those of A. W. Peters Of Hood
River county and B. B. Goodman
of Portland. Mr.' Peters' Is a can
didate" for' representative In the
legislature for the ninth district,
comprising Hood" River" "county,
while Mr. Goodman' Is a candidate
for representative In" the Wglsia-
tur for the . 18th district, com
prising Multnomah county. ,
There were a total of 252 filings
for the nrimarv election." Of
these 1 9 5' were . republicans and
57 were democrats. . :
FlLlNGI FEES' ADD' $5225
-.. -- -..
CHARGES FOR? VOTER'S I PAS
PHLET TOTAli"f,T05
' There waa-received by the state
from" candidates" for off tee at1 the
primary election1 who file by pay
ing the " statutory fee' 'a '? total of
JSiS.'-ai'cordlh tr figures' com
piled nere'' Saturday by" Sam "A.
Koxer; secretary of statre. Fees
received forT spate" in" the voters
pamphlet,, Whlchr wUf bb sent: out
prior- to the primary electron ng
gregated $4,7j05.'
,,rt Records In the state department
snowea- tnat. s. staiemenis were
presented', for publication 'h In" the
pamphlet. vOf; these 8 k were aub
mitted by? republican candidates
and 12 by, democratic - candidates.
The; various, sets of; pamphlets-will
range from 3 2 to 80 pagea'-;j
It will be necessary. to print ap
proximately 300,000 of-tfceiepam-
phlets which -under th& IaW; must
be' tnalle'd' to every retiaterfed vot
er f fn 'erfatjBThapampIle
malt -be If thetudarw iehV day
niillM
ffo4heHnlaryefIb
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EuyaWaniaofaysBig
UfJDERBQ TEST
Wilkins-Expedi
itSn.Expects
to Leave for
Point Bar- .
row ori Wednesday;
WILL USE TWO MACHINES
- r "-
Detrolter Is to Make Dash' Into
Unknown From Base of Sup 7
piles; Wilkins 'Ret urn-
r.
Llaska.rJ!
FAIRBANKS, Alaska 'April 17.
-(By Associated Press; r Two
army men. Major Thomas C. Lan-
phier- at the stick and 'sergeant
A. N. Wisely in the cockpit,; made
the 'test flight here today with
the airplane Detroiter, which was
wrecked March 1?,' and repaired
in Fairbanks.
' Captain George
Hubert Wllk-
ins, leader and lieutenant Carl' B
Eielson, aviator, were expected
here; today from Point Barrow,
Alaska, in the Alaskan. The Alas
kan'and the-Detroiiter are the two
plane equipment of an expedition
in - search of land" id' the Arctic
"ocean. It was estimated that both
machines would, hop from here to
Barrow; 650 ntllek to the north
west weanesaay, tnat the uetrolt-
er will then make a dash from
Point Barrow north into the un
known; and that thereafter
planes will return here.
the
; j After, that when additional sup
plies, have been cached' at Barrow
the -Alaskan ir tojbd left there' in
reserve while Wilkins and Blelson
in the; Detroiter make the grand
final jump; J
This; under , planes .'announced
might conduct th!e travelers to
land in the"'A"rctIc, whence they
would establish communication
with Barrow,- or might- carry them
on past the north pole to the
Spitzehbergeu islands, north of
Norway.
Wilkins and- Efelson, left here
Thursday In the j Alaskan - with
4100 pounds or gasoline for Bar
row. .. i
RIVEtf WlN&DAWfS STAftT
VILL INSURE NAVIGABLE WA
TER IN' WIX.LA3IETTE
, Work has begun in preparation
for construction the wingMams
along the Willamette rFver chan
nel,: accbrding1-to i information re
ceived here Saturday from Senator
C. Ii. McNaryrThe construction
of these winr dams will insum
navigation" all" summer, according
to government surveyors who1 re
cently inspected' the river..
The government dredge;' Monti
cello, has been' working for more
than a week cutting through a bar
seven miles below Salem. It was
expected that this! Work would' be
completed'- early next -weeki-
LITTLE
GIRt
INJURED'
PORTLAND, AW il 1 6. -Janet
Mecklem", six year! old daughter of
Horace Mecklem, school board -directorand
insurance manr suf
fered a fractured idk'ull when she
was struck on thi forehead' by a
hehvy rock whils pi ay in e at school
today. Her condition is serious.-
"Staples
Sees
Yes,
Sir.
After-
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PKONEfel-2'Oa
I V ilh ith lied
CORXER STATE
" SjUenr;X)re'c0n':'''
WKE' CO TJEFOTtET VdTKlW' TP
I SIGXATtRES WARRAXT '
; - A new initiative state' income)
tax f bill sponsored- by the Publio
Servicer League of Oregon, - of
which Ii. D. Ferguson i of Port- "
I.kjI I. w n .1 r... i . T7 , 1 s
" f ..wM, . IMd .11 111QU
in the office' of the secretary ot
state.. The; bill has been rererred -to
th attorney; general for ballot
title. It was said that the bill is -
simila-r td the one- filed recefc
by the Oregon state grange a
f he exception that It" proVidiin
a property, tax of fsetj- : 1
- In event' sufficient slgifatorea to'
the petitions are-obtained the bill
willg before' th;-voters' of " the
stae at the' November election.
. i - - - ?r i.
(MbtisiiNDiArt
TO FAGFEDERAtCOUrYt
U. g: ATTORNEY ORDERS ALL
' DRINKERS TO BE HELD
It? avy Bona Will BDeinaQtled
Guarantee Appearance in -
Conrtn ....
WASHINGTON' ' April - Iff :
(A.P.) The Indian bureau-today
took cognizance of, drunkenness
arid carousing reported' on ther
Klamath Indian- reservation in
Oregon. ( Commissioner Burke
asked the superintendent' for a re
port and recommendation regard
ing action to be taken to restore
order. '
PORTLAND April lfJCP.)
-Arrest of 'Tndlana on the Klam
atb!' reservation" who dfirfk or pos-
J sens 1 iquor,' or iCany : way manner
t Violate the national .- tirrthfhftlnn .
jlaw was ordered tod'ay! by United
States' District ) Attorney" cQorke.
Neuner. He instructed -United
States Commissioner B.' C. Thorn- i
as - at Klamath' Fails id require-.
heavy bonds after arrestjf ari
made to insure appearance' In-fedt -eral
court. , . ' k ,
Neuner'- alM'.telegrtf plied' lb E'
E. Eliott, district attbfney- of
Klamath county,- requesting- that
appeal be taken from the decision
of Circuit1-Judge Leavltt who ruled
Jthat 5 Indians ton the' reservation1
are not under the Jurisdiction of
state courts
Clarence D; Hdtcbktss; United
States marshal.-said this afternoon
that, he had' received no- orders
relative to' sending deputies to
Klamath' Falls; He pbinted- out'
tnat tne Klamath reservation Was
policed under the direction of the
Indian service and that so far"
as he knew, these officers - were1
able to cope with the situation at
least for the present. It is as
sumed here that the' reservatior
police will serve the warrants is.
.sued by Nuener,
RECEIPTS FOR-' FIRST O
- TER PASS FOUR MILLION
Feeafor: the registration ';. of
motor vehciles In-the state of Ore
gon' during the period, January 1
to March 31, 19 2 6y aggregated'
$4,788,994.39; as against $4,226.
899.79 during a correspondinr
period In the year 1925, according
to? -a re'pbrt prepared" Here Saturday
By Sam' A. Koxer,' sefcretary of
state. . ... - . -,,.,- - .
" MOtdr" vehicles registered" thus'
far this year Inclxide io;7S4! pas
senger .carsi 12,38,9 trucks' and
1228 motorcycles. - Other, fees in
cluded' licenses' lashed to 553 deal
ers, 8038 chauffeurs andr 9T0S op"
erators.- ';";!.-:.;"'i, - . .
fo
soaring in ,'the
n
t
OAR
rrv , S
re, ' r J '
clouds for the pslst f ew :
days it remind oM as
ht returns- to evrydayi .v
affairs that there really
are many reasons why
bur eyes should have &'
little special attentiorr
aitirfles? "-
First : to keep tli'e crows, 1
feet aitfay. Second: our ' "
health' depend urJbR' our
reserve supply of riervdus
energy, aud it must not be s
wasted by: eyestrain;
Third f of all the' joys of '
living' seeing: clearly and '
easily is by f af the most - l
", essential
AND WE DONT ME?aK
4-
J1AYBE!
V
Ir, "
tCrPhai-risiry'
AND HIGn STIUnjX-J
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building well under, wax -'j&U-
meat with, helt r fiagejrs,
greatest rate In it ; Llalory
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She was t-jie!L-c: