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SEVENTY-SDCTirYEAR.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20,:1926
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CMBiW,
ITERS URGED
Plea'f oeiVpn fit-;"
! eroise Franchise3 1
DARi SOCIETY ADDRESSED
XatkniA - ExecntlTC iSectarpflt ' fiy
ta of OoremmeBt Imperiled .
; BjtPfegllfiienoe" to Owrt (
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AasbciAted' Pref) Citlxenshlp In
A&erica fi ifof tC prttHtia ekterprtfi e
bat ' public iunctronTV prealdfent
Coolldg. ald ln' aadYfes ! trf
night before tbe thlrtyrf irthv con
sress of the , national Boclet?' of
the- Daughters -.ot' the' American
ReTolutlon durlagwhlch he nrged
tile people to- eierclse a- great .in
terest In their gOTernmen t by go
ing! to the polls' onf electlon'day.
Th wholt system i of gbvern-
ment; a BBCTted; rets an. the - bal
lot box. - Unless citiien; perform
their dnties there, such a system
of goTernmest ' is ; doomed to f all-
, Makmgf a passing- reference ,to
VaVoseMhce is'lfrelatestd thd
; -Aatlea of citlsenship, the pfesl-
eVna tnktf cannot ffenfed
thtf the splendor and glam6r of
oar. life the moral sense Is Bome
tlknesi)lliidetf ; i fc
"It cannot be dlapntetf,' he 4ltf,
"tbaVln too many' quarters' tnere
W a lac of reVerence for' author-1
ItV atfd brobediekce- tb lkw: Such
eccurren'ces axe sporadic and pro
duce, their own remedy Whea
4iM?l finds that Itt llVer and
property', are" In peril from erll
doersrthey will be aulcM to organ
, lie In parties' for tnelr protection,
fhat cantiot fall td'be done In our
own country, for par people as a
wb61e: areu. thoroughly law' abld
lag,' -: i-.-.;,..
The president held hbwerer
that' it ' Was pot ; In THJlencd' and
crime that' h6 'greatest ' danger
lles.vfdr; thesd erils are qnicltly1 ain
pareilt axrd' could tle'suppressed. A
farmtre- serious danger; he said;
lurs.tn 'tne,' shirking of those r-so-n-Bibnitles
of cltlzenshfp'where
fheeVll mXjr'ridt be' so noticeable
but' Is 'more Inyduous and lilcely
lTheaddreVasTtfelIyefedr on
. tbe,anrilTersaiTf of ' the baftW of
iCncdrdT and texingtba and after
referring to the f orm 'of govern
ment setup as a xesnlt of the rero
lntkn Mr. Coolldge said:
"Jt.weare tovKep our repre
senCaUr Torih of goYerJiment and
i!
Monday
la W ashinstoa ;
f
'' The Italian debt settlement was
debated ,1d the- senate. u ,
i The'drys presented anothw -4Is
of witnesses opposing llqnorfclarsf
modification.
i.' The adnHb&tratiotf ahkeoT? tbt
fdrther; laws J to, ltgmen prombU
tied ' enf orce'menf .' -
Ybbii- Philb ' StrttSa outlined hiJ
copyrTghf troubller bef oe a, joint
congressional commiuee. .
Attorney General Sargent an
"nonneed the government spent
Sfl'.srr? far prosecuting- Senator
'Wheeler.'-. ." . . - ,
- 8ecrefarT ' Jfdide'-'1 advocated
then cbrs; belt" deTegattbtf dpi
id the TIncher farm relief bU
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yThe" senate 'aslrtd ie' shlppini
board to told up Sate of the ad
mlral driental llntf to the Dollar
inUrests.;, , , t
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. The Daughters- the American
Xtevolution opened ; their convent
tlon and 'Were, addressed by- Pres
, ldentf Coondge. -; - - 1 - - ;
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: NoUflcaHosswa given that the
United States would not partieff-
discussing world, court . reserya
. JIp.BS, ' . , ' ' " '., "
Mtolten Strmiof Rock- '
Leaves Village In Riiihs
Peley Goddess of' the Volcano; Is' Unappeased; Native Town
5 : Destroyed Despite 'Sacrificial -Offering of
Hawaiians; Eruption Continues
' I HILO, T. - II.,- April 19. (By Associated Press.) The
riative yiUage Hoopuloa lies under; 50 feet of coolingf lava to
daydespite the sacrifices of Hawaiiaris to Pele goddess of the
VolcanoV-Tlie-villagrers offered pigs; herbs and distilled liquor
to-Pele, bt the molten rock' stream from Mana Loa rolled over
the homes of the hundred inhabitants.
; Some of the residents fled in canoes to the sea. Others;
warned fey: the clouds of smoke and steam, had time to drive
flocks of sheep to other .villages; A few saved some of their
TRAFFIC POLICE; URGED
INtBUSINKSSECTIOrl
DOUBZ.B ; PARSHid MENACE
HELD T6 WARRANT ACTION '
City Cbdncllmen Discuss Problem
, , of Shoppcf i CJongested
District -
That fhe: congestion' at the In
tersections' of State and Commer
cial streets and at State and Lib
erty streets Is ' serious enough to
demand the (attention of traffld of
ficers, at, least between 4 and 6
o'clock In , the afternoon- was the
contention made at the city council-
meeting Monday night by Al
dermanW. It." Daney.
Alderman E. S. urvlne brbugnt
up the -matter of congestion, re
raartcing that there . should be
some' remedy for double parking.
i He stated ;that a car doable park
ing? in the business section wm
hinder two or three cars regular
ly ' parked from leaying; the curb.
HreTWnv -HSettrge-liolhlJSolf
asked' what tbe shopper was to do'
if he or she could hot double para.
He declared a shopper would have
to park: his car five bloclts from
the business district and tote his
groceries that distance, because
during the day such a thing as
parking space Is practically nill in
the 'business section '
The! whole trouble comes from
extending the parking limit from
one' hour: to twd hours," declared J
Alderman' Dancy. "We should go
back: td the old system of one
hour parking."
Merchants are-taking an unjust
, (Ctatiatitd o vt i
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CHARITY CARNIVAL! SET
COtJNCn EXDOKSESI' STREET
SHOW TO HELP POOFt
Permission. to', use Church
street between Court and State
streets was granted to the Asso
ciated Charities of Salem by the
city council at Its Monday , night
meeting... ... .; . .'
, j Harry Levy explained to the
councils that f the association Is
sorely In need of fund te relieve
worthy .cases. He explained that
the. Brown Ing ; amusement cor
pany Will; guarantee the associa-
itlon $200" Met out of an amuse
ment carnival as was held at the
same locatibn51 last year.- There
will ' be- si ferris wheel? merry go
round and ' the- trimmings as in
last year's 'carnival."
' The eouhctf, besides granting
permission for fhef- benefit voted
td grant tTie amusement company
a license' and tor refund' th fee.
The Associated Charities will get
a : percentage of the receipts, but
by the guarantee can" receive not
less than 1200.' This is said to
be more than was netted v last
year as the association's" share. -
BUILDING -WEEK: OPENS
APRIL'S. HOME CONSTRUCTION
iwvKtt fa. morvn
v Six building permits were Issu
ed uonnay irons tne oiuce or city
recorder.': Lawrence Schnuelle
took; our a permit to construct a
tone story dwelling at 1620 Cen
ter street at cot of $ssoa.
George 'Thomasott' was issn'ed - a
permit to buiM a one story dwell
ing at - i 07 Or Fir, street: td f ost
$1400. H, Snoek received a per
mit to erect a eae story ; dwelling
at '365 Owens street at cost- of
-NoraL. Anderson todkf dut a
oermlt', to construct ft . two ."story
dwelUng, at 1491 Court street at
a' cost oC $650 :A permit was
giveif td ilra. Maris tl '-RobeTW to
repair" 7 ZoYt $ 1 0 9?XH& i 'tftief story
dwelling At 14 9 ConfT tf1et.v ,R
!. ChuraUI too: out a p&Mil to
build a one story dwelUng at 835
North 4 1 Oth r street at a - cost i pt
mail oeiongings.
: As tho ired ; hot lava poured
through the Tillage, it set' fire to
the -15 buildings and covered . the
ruins: The : beach where the . na
tives had launched their fishing
boats,' was covered by i smoking
rock. From the sea' arose clouds
of- steam and a roan like the ex
haust of a thousand - locomotives
as the lava formed a new prom
ontory on the ocean bed.-
Thonsands of spectators com.
Ing; by automobiles over; the- gov
ernment road which encircles the
Island of Hawaii witnessed the
scene. Others' from steamers a
half mile offshore' watched fire
and water meet. . j- - '.
Overhead were army airplanes
endeavoring to photograph the
phenomenon for science, ; Profes
sor Thomas A.; Jaggar of the Ha
waiian' volcano- observatory 1 hav
ing requested their services. The
efforts' of the ; aerial photographers-were'
little' successful for as
they circled In stiff ling heat 3.000
feet above the river of fire their
view was obscured by huge clouds
of smoke and steam; Occasionally
they saw flames leap through the
smoke; as forests- and native
houses were destroyed-
;. The flow" which halted .for a
time Saturday nlgbt when Hoopu
loa was destroyed,' increased in
volume Sunday. The- watching
crowds surged dangerously close,
but were driven back , by police.
Others, eluding the police, leaped
(Continued w ift 3
CELERY SEASON"? NEARlNG
LABISH PRODUCT TO BE ON
BIAKKET WITHIN 10 DAYS
Lake Lablsh celery wUI be on
the market .within the next 10
days according to a statement
made Monday, night by Roy
Fukuda, of the , Lablsh Celery
Union, j
A new store and service station
has been constructed on the High
way. . The season - so ; far . is-. de
clared to be exceptionally, favor
able, and in advance of other
years.. , . , , ,- . ' " . ;
LEeiOiJ CHIEFS
AID IK1TIATI
Portlandi Silverton, Dallas,
Albany Delegates Here
for Evening
U NITY OF P0STSv- SHOWN
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Class of 250' Join ' Capital; Tost,
Rrtnglng Membership Total
to 823; Program Ends
With Dance
Arriving in a special train from
the north, delegates of Portland
post, American Legion, headed by
Commander Joe Freck, Leland Gil
bert, executive secretary, and the
post drum' corps, joined command
ers' and delegates-from Silverton,
Albany, Dallas and' other nearby
posts in the Initiation of a -class
of 250 new members of Capital
post' No. 9; American Legion,-, in
the armory Monday night.-
Capital post membership now
totals 825.
Portland Legionnaires, arriving
at 7:30, were met at(the station
by Capital post fife and drum corps
and local members, who escorted
the visitors to the Salem armory
( Continued on par Y
R0AD.ELECT10K CALLED
GRAND RONDE-SALMON R1V.
ER PROJECT UP TO VOTE
Governor Pierce Monday
signed a proclamation calling a
special election on May 21 to
vote on the question of creat
ing what would be known as
the Grand Ronde-Salmon river
highway improvement district.
The district would comprise
approximately 200 sections of
land in Tillamook. Yamhill,
Polk and Lincoln counties. In
event the- district is created
bonds in the amount of $125,
000 will be voted for the con
struction Of a road from Grand
Ronde to Otis, on the route of
the Roosevelt Coast highway.
Construction of this ., road
Would reduce the distance be
tween" Toledo 'and Portland 8
miles and between Salem and
Otis approximately 20 miles.
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JACK: IN Ttlfef BALLOT BOX
OfJ
II. S. DECLINES
United States Will Not Par
ticipate in Court Con
ference in Geneva
POSITION IS- OUTLINED
"No rsefol Purpose" Would Be
Achieved by American Dele- ' -gat
ion. President Cool
ldge States
WASHINGTON, April 19. (By
Associated Press) The league of
nations' Invitation to participate
in the world court conference In
Geneva next September was de
clined formally today by the Unit
ed States.
An ackowledgement which was
cabled by Secretary Kellogg to
Alan F. Winslow, charge of the
Berne legation, for transmission
to Sir Eric Drummond, secretary
of the league, said it did not seem
"appropriate" for the American
government to be represented. It
invited attention to the league's
circular to the 4 8 court protocol
signatories asking them to indi
cate to the United States the dif
ficulty of treating the senate res
ervations by direct negotiations,
"It would seem to me," said
Mr. Kellogg, "to be a matter of
regret if the council of the league
should do anything to create the
imnression that there are substan
tial difficulties in the way of such
( Cnntinned ea Mm 31
RECORDER BILL IS LOST
FILED TOO LATE TO APPEAR
ON MAY 21 BALLOT
Because the ordinance was in
troduced at too late a date, the
matter of making the office of
city recorder appointive instead of
elective will not come up before
the people 'on the May primary
ballot.
City Attorney Fred Williams
gave the opinion that the ordi
nance is a charter amendment,
and that such an amendment must
be filed at least 60 days before it
is submitted to the people.
LEAGUE OFFER
Still Water Navigation
Move Seen As! Gbjectiye
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Congressman Hawley Asks Item Be Induded in Pending
River and Harbor Bin Calling foij. Estimates of
Cost and Means of Improving Channel .
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The Statesman of April 10 contained an editorial article
a carbon copy of -which was sent tr Congressman W. C. Haw
ley, askinghim to advise the proper course to begin a cam
paign for still water in the Willamette Hver from Salem td
Portland- to give Salem water connection with the world
ports, with only an economical transfer to and irom ocean
going vessels in the harbor of the metropolis, saving, even
harbor charges, by having the river boats or barges transfer
their cargoes direct, and the ship cargbes unloaded to the
river barges and boats In the -" t
manner. :
; Congressman Hawley did not
even wait to give advice. He act
ed. The following paragraph in
a letter received by the editor of
The Statesman from him yester
day, dated at Washington. D. C,
April 14, shows what he did,
"right off the bat:"
; "i have read with interest the
copy of the editorial. I am. ask
ing Congressman Crumpacker,
who is the Oregon member of the
committee on rivers and harbors,
to' have included in the pending
river and harbor bill a survey of
the Willamette- river between
Portland 'and Salem: This is the
first step under existing law. I
think this survey will be agreed to.
Then when it is being made we
can submit to the engineers pro
posals for , the improvement, in
cluding locks; wing dams, etc."
That action Is characteristic of
Congressman Hawley. He is not
at any time asleep at his post. He
has never been, in. all the years
of his service as representative of
the First Oregon congressional
district. .An4 be-Jias always got
ten results. . He has always been
on the job, and he stands out In
the halls of the national law mak
ing body. It was said a year or
two ago, by a man who knows
that he is among the first fifty of
the great workers and members of
influence in the lower house.
Congressman Hawley will have
the help of Congressman Crum
packer, and of Senator McNary,
who are concerned in the cam
paign for still water navigation
from the Willamette river to ocean
going vessels.
This campaign should have, and
no doubt will have, the support of
the neople of Eugene, Cor vail is
and Albany, and of all the other
cities and towns of the Willamette'
valley, and of the people on the
lands in this valley.
If we can get still water from
Salem to Portland, with two six
teen foot dams, with locks, it is
Ukely that- Eugene can get still
water to Salem with a half dozen
such dams- and locks, and per
haps less than six.
A far visioned man in Salem
said yesterday that this would do
more than any other one thing to
wards getting new factories In
Salem. The same thing would be 4
true of the Upper rjver towns and
cities.
For the benefit of any one who
may have- missed . the - editorial
article referred to, under the head-
fConllan4 on para S)
PRISONERS GET COURSES
WILL BE TAUGHT TRADES 11 L
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Correspondence courses for pen
itentiary inmates have been Inaug
urated at the prison, here. . under
the supervision of federal authori
ties. It was announced yesterday
by W. E, Golden, deputy warden.
ITnr. ianma' lima ornnrlman t a
"have been made With federal sup-"
ervislon ojf educational .work In
reformatories and penitentiaries
with the result that the placing of
a teacher , within'; the institution
has been found less effective than
the typical correspondence course.
All prisoners are eligible to take
this instruction by maiL Blanks
nave been furnished' all prisoners.
Those desiring to enroll give their
name,' ge,v occupation' before im
prisonment, number of years spent
!n school and state the trade they
would like to learn .They are
also asked; tone check: - particular
courses of study among wtitr it are
reading, .writing arithmetic, his
tory, bookkeeping; poMtry.ralsing,
dairy!, farming . truck . gardening.
shoe making, cooking, .baking.
laundryiag, tailoring, electricity,
machine workr ; wood work or
printing. ,.-: ., -i- ,f-:' . . ,- .
According ' to Deputy , Warden
Gelden the blanks will be scit at
onee and correspondence courses
wUl be' opened within the next few
weeks.
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MILITARY TRIAL: CLOSED;
NO VERDICT IS RETURNED
CIRCUMSTANCES POINT TO
coNvicrrioN of williams-
Procedure
Is Said to Be Courte
ous Way of Informing
Defendant
MARINE BASE, SAN DIEGO.
Cal., Aprii 19. (By Associated
Press.) Colonel Alexander. S.
Williams today drank the dregs of
the cocktail he offered to Briga
dier General Smedley D. Butler
last month when the military
court trying him on a charge of
infoxicatloi preferred by the gen
eral adjourned - today under cir
cumstances leaving no doubt as to
his convlctjlon.
While tjie court made no com
ment or announcement, other than
that it hid adjourned, the cir
cumstances of its adjournment
were a tacjit admission that It be
lieved the colonel guilty of ap
pearing drunk in the public rooms'
of the Htel- Del Coronado, the
night he gave a dinner party in
honor of General Butler.
OfflcersJ familiar with court
ma trial procedure explained as
the court! departed, that adjourn
ment Without definite announce
ment of acquittal is a military
court's cofurteous way of inform
ing a defendant he has been con
victed. Findings and recommen
dations ,ofJ. the court will be sent
direct to ihe 'judge advocate gen
eral of tie navy at Washington
and communicated by him, togeth
er with his recommendation for
sentence to the secretary of the
navy. The verdict Is expected to
(Conjttnned (row par 2.)
SHIP SALE IS HELD UP
SENATE
PROTEST : HEARD:
URGE THROWING OUT BID
i WASHINGTON, April 19.
(A.P.) Jale- of . the American
Orient mkll line of R. Stanley
Dollar wis. held up today : by a
senate jresolutlon ' of protest,
Chairman O'Connor of the ship
ping boarji was preparing to sign
the bill df sale when the resolu
tion of Senator McNary,. recom
mending Dollar's- bid of f 4,500,
000 be thrown out, was passed
unanimously. The chairman' said
he wouldj withhold his signature
until the Shipping Board had con
sidered the resolution. ,
, The resolution set forth that It
was the sense of the senate that
the' sale ihould be Btopped, - new
bids called for,' or ships allocated
to persons interested in the north
west. The Shipping Board '- was
charged -kith accepting the Dollar
bid when it had a larger bid, but
refused t open It. Later Senator
MeNary ald W. B. Keene, repre
senting Portland and Seattle fi
nanciers had offered ; f 100.000
mere fori the ships than - Dollar,
but that the board refused to con
eider the offer because it came in
late. .
TEMBLORS ROCK AZORES
BUILDINGS r- DESTROYED f- BY
THREE VIOLENT SHOCKS
sir-
LONDON; April 19.(By As
sociated Press.) Earthquakes re
curring With Increasing; violence
have done much, damage to- hous
es .,.and l other property - Inf the
Axores. says' a' LisBon- dispatch to
the DaUjh Express." These violent
shocks were- felt: yesterday.' after
a series, bf earth tremors.. Great
excitement prevails; . 4
SAN DIEGO. - April ; 1 9 ( By
Associated Press J A slight 'earth
quake was felt lir San DIegoand
vicinItyishortly'v;afteT;7;: o'clock
this morning. The tremor was
brief and was so slight that most
San Diegans did not feel it. -
ZOf GffiUP,
FOR II VOTE
Three Mill Levy to Provide
. $5,000 Annually to Ap--'
pear on Ballot
RIFT NARROWLY AVERTED .
Ordinance Providing Funda Front 1
Which Secretary-Englneecv
. Would be. Paid Win. '
in Stormy Debate '
It appeared as though a break
between the city : council and the -city
r on ing and planning commis
sion was Inevitable at' the-council
meeting-Monday night, whea'the
ordinance creating a .3-mlll-Uvy X
for the maintenance oC the com-"
mission was reported back from j
the ordinance committee with the ,
recommendation " that , it do not ,
pass. ' E . ;:
But after members of the com-. -mission
had-been heardtfrom and
the project, explained, the. report
of the committee was rejected. and '
later when the ordinance came up
for. passage only two aldermen. V
Ellis Purvlne andr E. Galloway.
voted against it .y -
The matter will now be placed
before, the people nr the ballot In
the May primary for acceptance or
rejection. , The .3 mill levy would
provide the commission with an-J
proximately $5,000 a year to carry1
on 'its work. The ordinance, pro
vides that this levy be made for
rCoaua-B ea pr ' SI ,
PITT TO GO TO LONDON
LOCAL HEAD OF SALVATION
ARMY TO ATTEND- COURSE '
Ensign Allen PJtt, Id charge of
the local Salvation -Army in Sa
lem, has been selected by division
headquarters to represent' this
section: of i the Northwesb Inv a "
summer training' camp to be held
in Londonj England. He will leave
today. - . - '. - t . .
Mr. Pitt's appointment came as
a complete surprise and Is In rec
ognition of the quality of Ills ser
vices here in Salem. In company
with some 20 other Salvation
Army workers from the State- he
will' ship; from . New; Tork the j
summer school in England being,
made up of distinguished workers
from all countries in whfch arnfy
activities ' are being' carried! on
His expenses will' be paid by the' '
Army, and- during' his 4 absence,
Mrs. Pitt win remain.; in charge
here. Following the snnuner ?
training," he will resume his work
here." ' ' : . .
FAVOR; jRENUMBERltlG:
PROPOSED : NEW SYSTEM
THROUGH 2ND READING
A new numbering system for
Salem was recommended last
night by a special ; committee
consisting of eonncilmen, cham
ber of commerce members and
real estate men.
: . That the council will vote the
ordinance - creating the- new
system was Intimated, when the
report of the special committee
was adopted. . .
- An attempt was made to sus
pend rules and? carry the meas
ure through Its third reading.
But the vote of Alderman C. O.
Engstront against suspension
prevented the ordinance from
reaching its third reading last
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By the new numbering sys- I
tern street-would be numbered I
east and west according to their
distance v fronii the xlver and
north- and south -according to
their distance front State street
; Win. . H. Schasfer, here; td
work-out a new-Insurance map
for . the i city, told the couneflr
men it has been over 30 years
since ' 'aiS Insurance map ' Via
made her. A new edition. Is
to bei made I immediately,.' and,
he said," unless the new system
bl'numbertng Is adopted , le-foi-the-
Issaaace' of the ir.33,
it will, probably, be -29 years
more before the numberiag' can
be corrected, . - -