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i - v; v ISSUED VTUESDAYS- THE TWIGE-A-WEEIC . "f t - V AND FRIDAYS STATESMAN (I SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY J7, 1926 , iBECOND SECTION SIX PAGES ) , "- - --",' - . - . . . . ' - i ! r iv ) ' I N PlilLIEF KOTYETSEEK l . , a.ifiw -'irir s. y.,- - 4 V-".. i'f , . ? si U . u- Government and Trade Un H Ions Insist onOwrr Terms, Still Far Apart BALDWirr IS IMMOVABLE premier DecUres Great Britain Will Enter Into No Nego tlatioM M Long mm Strike Iaati LONDON, May t By As sociated Pess.) -The pritish or ernment and the trades' union congress we still far apartJ Neith er lias shown signs of grrinr war in i the general strike entering .i,twt it fourth - day. . that - has caused the greatest industrial up heaval the British Isles haye eyer experienced. ' . : - Premier1 Baldwin still insists the general strike orders mast bo withdrawn before he will enter Into new negotiations. The labor r leaders reply with' an, emphatic i no"-to such.- a' condition but de clare themselves Yeady to bo Into conference with -f the ' government wlth a free hand t 7 "Adjournment of - parliament to night ufttll Monday removes an 6therpOBsiDle sbnrc of appeals ; Tdr peace. The " prime" minister lias the backing of the house on the measures-undertaken lor con trol the strike situation, A labor amendment seeking to modify clause In the government's bill for the protectloa of property was de feated by a large, majority. - - Exemplary ; conduct on the part t the strikers la again called for by the union leaders, and they are obeying orders in a rather unex- , pected way,; for only at two places Scotland, have any serious dls- ' girders occurred " There have been '1 vt. :;,:"". .3" ' i ' : i ' - -' , ,. (Oontined pC .) ASTORIA MAN IS FREED toRoxmiyis :acqiotteb ov CHARGES OF PERJURY 4 ASTORLC Ore.. May 5.-4-(A.P.) County "Coroner E. B. Hughes, charged ..with perjury in connec tion with returns made as to ex penses at the 1924 .election, was freed in the circuit, court yester day when Judge J. A. Eakin. pre siding, . ruled that : the state . had -not proven that Mr. Hughes had 'siworn to the election expense re turn documenti which was used 'as the basis for the case. .. State witnesses testified that ' JKt? Hughes had signed the state ment' in blank and J that it had been later' filled out" by Shis as- - 'slstant. V Judge Eakin-' held 'that . . 'under the circumstance) no oath ; 3iad been administered. , , . t i ' The information" which led to j. - the indictment. of Mr. Hughes J waa" sworn, to 'by W. C. A. PohU - democratic candidate for '. the of fice of coroner, at the 1924 elec " tlon and a husinesa rival of the coroner:- "Thursday In Washington . sillrv " Jnbreases '(6t federal Judges were voted by the senate - Farm relief debate continued 3n the house 'at a night session. . ' ' i ' ' The " dim radio control bill was approved ' by the senate Interstate , commerce 'committee., I .... V ' . " Sivsretary Kellogg denied re ports that Ambassador Collier at SantH go, Chile, naa resignea, '" IIouju leaders' agreed to defer action on bills to carry out Ger- man-Ameffcanf claims . awaf 6i , . CommIssVner,riummer attack- - d sale of the American-Oriental liners ' before a, senate ',commit- ueinooisc episcopal, - ounui t-f . t congraiuiatea '.JT"'uw : t on the successot hlsadmhHstra' . The house . ordered investiga tion . of - impeachment charges .ligtanst Commlssloder Fenning of . ' .i : the "District or Columbia .. . '. ". !An adverse feport on" thV pro- . nosed Virglnlin-Norfolk & West ' -V fetn'' railroad. merger' was -filed by an. Interstate ? commerce cotatnis- ijit examiner;- " LEST WE It is customary each year, or the week before Mothers , Day, for the American War Mothers to sell carnations, theemblem of motherhood and the off icial flower of the1 organisation; The Salem camp Tf American War Moth ers will observe this! ctistom on Saturday, May 8 ; the proceeds to go for the "relief of World war 'yeterans. This is a most commendable cause, and I trust that all the people of Salem may cheerfully assist in this worthy undertaking. Let's do our bit. Barbed Wire Is Used to "Protect English: Motors Entanglements Appear on Hoods of Buses to Prevent Hooli , , gans From Smashing Engines; Many Are Injured in Mob Fights on English Streets , ' LONDON, May 6. (By Associated Press.) Motor bus with barbed wire entanglements on their hoods appeared in the streets today as an answer to hooligans who have been stopping buses, uncovering the engines and smashing them with sledge hammers and stones. It is. exnected ,that the barbed wire will hold off the attackers until police Can arrive, r ' The General Omnibus company of jLonddri; Mid tix&t: "uses were in operation xoaay, 4Y-ot wmcn'Were damaged in street distrubances. It is expected that stronger' police pro- 1 NEW LEADERS APPOINTED BY OREGON CLUBWOMEN MRS. J. G. FRANKEIi, ORT- LAND, IS 1 PRESIDENT Annual Convention of Women's . Federation at La Grande Is Closed i LA GRANDE, Or , May 6. (By Associated Press.) -The Oregon Federation: of Women's; clubs closed its annual session., here today- with election of Mrs. G. J. Frankel of -Portland as president for the coming year. Mrs. Frank el received 1 1 3 votes to .74 for Miss Grace Chamberlain! of ' Ash land, the only other presidential candidate. The Bend delegation formally invited 'the women's clubs to hold the 1927 convention In the, central Oregon city.- The executive board will decide upon the; next conven tion city at a later date. Other ',; officers elected were: First -vice president,; Mrs. George TV Cochran; La Grande,' with 145 votesj to the 38 received by Mrs. A'.' E, Ivanhoe, also of La Grande. Mrs.' L. E. Bean of Eugene, retir ing second vice president J received a" few -votes for' this office, al though she had not been nomin ated, j.; ' : . Second- vice president, Mrs. A. Y. Myers, Marshfield, unanimous; recording secretary. Mrs. C. N. Bil- yeu, Dallas, unanimous; treasurer, (Continued on page t.) THREE CONVICTS TAKEN ' '" Is 4?KILLRS STILL AT LARGE; r POSSES ARE OUT STATEJSVIXiE, III.. May 6. : Three of seven criminals who yes terday killed a deputy j warden, wounded a' guard and a trusty. and escaped from the new state prison, here, tonight were back be hind prison bars. A' fourth was In a Streator, HI., hospital, be lieved to' be mortally wounded. and armed posses combed coun ties in northern Illinois for the other ' three. The 4 trioi ; Walter Stalesky, Robert Torresc and Gre- eario Rizo. were Questioned to night ' by an assistant state's at torney, Ralph Austen. A, grand jury will' investigate the prison break: ' 1 ... . Prison officials including , Warden John L. Whitman, have been sub poenaed as have also C, II. Jen kins, director of public safety and Will Colvin, head of the pardon and parole board. . MRS. EVA HODGINS IS ILL FOUND LYING UNCONSCIOUS, CONDITION CRITICAL , , Mrs.', Eva Hodglns. 265 North Commercial street, was found 'ly ing unconscious in her home last night "! , " it -; She was taken to a local hos pital j where physicians said she "Was suffering from a "stroke. Her condition is -declared to be critic al. She was? unconscious eirly this morning; Oscar ' Hodglns first knew ; of his wife's Illness when he return ed home1. "No one is able to say how ' long' she had been lying un conscious, v They have ! no chil dren.f . ' ' :j( ;;'"--A MRS, DODGE TO MARRY : DETROrr. Mich;. May1 6 Mrs Horace- E. Dodge, widow of the automobile manufacturer, will be married here Saturday j o Hugh Dillman.' former actor, of s New York CIty,- and -Palm-" Beach; jrlends were informed, j ; T : . FORGET JOHN B. GIESY, Mayor. I tecuon win pe avallabio vtomor- "row. ---n.-; ;. .: The buses , hiavd' been' operated with volunteer "crews.1- carrying four or five men apiece in addi tion to a' policeman j Many youths in plus fours and college ' blazers were among the crews 1 and were especial targets for taunts from the strikers pick ets. ' The college men - however, went about their business' collect ing fares as par -of a serious duty to which they are devoting them selves in the crisis." LONDON. May .(By Asso ciated Press) Two noted streets in the southeast of London ,were in ; turmoil of excitement tonight owing to strike, clashes. Several persons were injured "and ; taken to the hospital. New Kent Road and Old Kent Road were the cen ters of the trouble, the origin of which is obscure but the center piece for a time was a blazing motor car. The two roads run through .a poor district and ' were packed with people during the ex citement : andw bea the motor caj- went up in flames scores o mount ed and foot police started to clear the' Jam; there " Was a wild rush. in which numbers were hurt. MIDDLESBOROUGII, England, May 6. ( By Associated Press. ) -The' police tonight had to use their clubs against a mob which stoned and tried to hold" up a passenger train' and refused to disperse. The station master and a police sergeant were badly in jured. y ; After much disturbance the mayor and municipal councillors addressed the crowd which was pursuaded finally to disperse.' LONDON, May 6. (By Asso- (Contiaued on pag 3.) ..r- o ' - - I : ' : 1 . ! : i . ;. ':. ".-..' "I - - - T f . REATYTERMS M . r Settlements of ; jyiorocdair l War i"ail; French and" ; Spanish Unite Forces, PLAT. COMBINED ATTACK Riff Delegates Carry Word Back to Chief tlari; 110,000 Soldiers. Liaed Up Against -I Tribesmen 1 OUDJAj Morocco, May 8. (A.P.) Tlie negotiations for set tlement of the waf in " Mor cco hav' conie to an end "and the Spa'nish and French governm nts will' again) take up arms aga Inst the warring tribesmen. - - " Eighty thousand French troops are lined jalong the Ouregha j riv ers facing the north, and 3 OiO 00 Spaniards stretching to' the sputh from Meliila nearly to SIdl Bjour okda and facing the west; are .pre pared to march forward within a few days 'fcith the -purpose of con vincing Abd-el-Krim, tho Riifian chief tian, knd hia 30,000 warriers. of whom 8,000 are regulars ahat the terms of peace offered to him at Campj Berteaux on Aprfl 18 were right, and that he iwas wrong, in refusing them after tpree weeks negotiations, . .The thfee Riffian delegates have returned to TemahBit. the present capital of the Riff to car ry the . message of war to their chief.. ; The general feeling here seems to be that; France and Spain have shown much patience in dealing with the Rlffians i nthls series of discussion's. Abd-el-Krim alone has failed to make any conces sions. THe; conclusion. Is drawn that war Jis necessary fof jhlm" to maintain .his hold on the tribes; peace. would see him returned to the rank pf a cald. CHERRIES MUST BE GOOD CANNERIES TO BAR ALL WITH MAGGOTS Tins SEASON Salm canneries have announc ed that they will - accept no cher ries this season infected with the cherry maggot. As a result of the announcement a meeting of cherry, growers will be held here May 18. witli experts in attend ance from the agricultural college and state experiment stations. The growers ..will discuss : means for ridding their cherries of the mag got which has appeared in this ection of j the state. SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT! to When Old- Salem ' and New Salem's High School Meet On . Evening' of East's Three Hundredth Annivercar Salem, Oregon, Debat ers Work' Outt in r Fi lial i Preparation - for ''CTOiAl;:,:.:;r SALEM, Mass., May 6. At' 8 o'clock Friday evening 4 o'clock Pacific time the high school de bate team lot this city will face the students from the Salem of the West, on' the eve of thin Sa lem's' 3.00th, anniversary of its founding. Coming as the outstanding fea ture of the celebration here, the local high school auditorium will be filled - to capacity, seating ' ac commodations obviously inade quate to hojd the throng that 'is eager to enter. Interest in- the 'debate - here Is well indicated by the space given the meeting in papers of Salem; and Boston, J though' the" contest here will be inconclusive, doming, as It does, four hours earlier thatt the one Friday night on the' Pa cific coastPi V ' At the conclusion of the debate here high school students plan to stay up awaiting first reports of the outcome of the contest in the west, which may make the meet a tie, a double victory or a double loss. Salem, Oregon, debaters have been shown every courtesy since their arrival In the east. This morning the visiting team was conducted about this historic city," taking lunch with members of the Kiwante club. In theafter noon they were taken to Lexing ton and Concord by a caravan of automobiles. A dinner was given In their" honor at Hawthorne Inn tonight. ' Homer Richards, member of the visiting team, was entertained by Maumkeag, local chapter of' De Molay. Richards is a member of Che meketa chapter De Molay. Sa lem, Oregon. He presented the local v chapter with a gavel fash toned from Oregon v; Oak. - The Maumkeag chapter in turn pre sented him with a gavel of ma hogany. Members of the visiting team practiced late tonight in the last preparatory period before facing the local high school team. Each member was, la good health and spirits, very little fatigued by the traveling of the past days. WILL RETURN BABE NEW YORK, May 6. (AP.) Baby Guy Stillman, storm center of the Stillman divorce fight, will be brought from Mrs. James A. Stillman s camp at Grand Anse, Canada, to live with his reunited parents In this city, Mrs. Stillman said today. SALEM, OREGON, "":::- y :"'.....: . if . : t JC: f - T : ' - - v " " r w i r.1 1 'rlv;-- i -ill "f ' t i r - - f i - 'v f v 1 Salem, Oregon, high school debate team, which faces Salem, Mass., in the east at 8 o'clock' tonight (4 o'clock' Pacific time ) , in the first high school traAs-continental contest ever held. They are pictured here as "".they departed for the Atlantic coast. Top row, left to right: Homer Rich ards, captain ; Miss Hazel Browne, coach and chaperone. Lower, left to right: Margaret Pro, Gaynelle Beckett. BELIEVE DETROITER CAN BETAKEN THROUGH PASS HOPE HELD THAT WELKINS AND PILOT WILL SUCCEED Failure of Other Fliers Said Due to Unfamlllarity With - Country FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 6. (By Associated Press.) Although Major Thomas G. Lanphier and Sergeant C. M. Wisley failed April 126 to fly the Detroiter, a thre engine airplane of the Detroit Arctic expedition, over , Brooks range to Point Barrow, it was the hope hero tonight that Capatinl Oeorge H. Wilkins, leader, and Lieutenant Carl B. Eielson, pilot, will accomplish the feat. Use of the Detroiter for a flight into the Arctic wastes was, made necessary today when the Alaskan, a single motored plane, was wrecked In a take-off. It, was pointed out that a divide called Anaktnvairk Pass, and approximately 2,000 . feet above sea level, lies in the moun tains a little1 west: of adirect line to Barrow, and that tit is easily wide enough4for-a 'large plane to fly through fcrfi This divide Is.kttownTto Wilkins SAiiTfAM?H0LD WEALTH H. P. COLLINS DECLARES ORE ' WORTH EXPLOITING "If we .had the: Santiam mining district in New Mexico or Arizona, we would have big mining camps there," declared H. P. Collins, consulting engineer and mining geologist, who addressed Marion Polk county realtors at their luncheon Thursday. ' Mr. ; Collins is inspecting the Santiam district, and believes that it should be de veloped. - ' ' Mr. Collins, who is employed by the Lotz Larson Mining com pany, believes there ; are i Invalu able deposits of copper, zinc, and lead in the Santiam country.. ..The hardest thing to contend with in mining the Santiam dis trict ' is the vast" amount of - tim ber inclosing the mines. - PIERCE REFUSES DEBATE f .: ,;v--:i ; , DECLINES BIBS. WEBER'S PRO- : POSAL OF CONTESTS .Governor f Pierce has declined to enter, a series- ot debater sug gested in a public letter prepared recently, by, Mrs. "Louise I Palmer Weber, candidate for gubernator lal honors In opposition to. the present executive at . the "primary election. This was announced in letfef td-Mrs -Weber Thorsday by -W A. '- Dalzifi; 'private secrtj- tary, to Governor Pierce, t ; Mrs.' Weber suggested that the debates ' be held in Portland and I la other sectfoos- of tho states ; : DEBATERS IN EAST' Courtesv of The Oreronlan.t - YELLOW POSTERS FLAY DISMISSAL OF STUDENTS rACIFIC UNIVERSITY CA31PUS M PLASTERED WITH PAPER. Reprints 1 of : So-Called Obnoxious Article -Are- Scattered ! About Grounds FOREST GROVE. Or., May 6. (By Associated Press.) Yellow 'posters bearing the text of an ar ticle entitled "In Defense ot Neck ing," appeared on the campus of Pacific university today and caused a sensation equal" to that of yes terday when the issue of the col lege paper, containing the article, was suppressed, the editor and makeup tnanexpelld, the assist ant fditor suspended and the staff of the publication dismissed.; f At a meeting of the student body shortly after the pose Irs were dis covered," jDr. F. J. Dobbs, presi dent of the college,-appealed to the students to stamp, out the "encouragement of Deastiality." An investigation of the 'origin of the posters was ordered.' . The posters were - found basted on balldings and .sidewalks. Below-the 1'def ense of necking ap peared the following :t . ". ' "For reprinting this article from The New, Student, which; copied it from tb 'Vagabond . a- college paper, ; three of our fellow, stud ents, seniors, were booted out of school. - Js this ' In : keeping with the 'high! Ideals and broad minds' program jwe have v heard - so much OOnUnned on pc S.) :- r - . JAILED FOR BAD CHECKS FORMER OREGON STUDENT IS HELD IN PORTLAND - PORTLAND, - Mar : 6. Charles tTtAND,. L. Town, until a few days ago a senior a the : University, of ; Ore gon, was, neia in jan nere conignt on charges of passing worthless checks. His bail was set at. $500 which he was unable to furnish.: WOMAN HURr BY AUTO POLICE j SAY BRAKES OS MA CHINE WERE DEFECTIVE , i PORTLAND,' May .-(By As sociated 1 Press. Mrs.," Mary Schlengar ; was seriously injured today when struck byt v. truck driven by-.'J. W Watsotf, "while Crossing ) stfeet. Watsoa "was arrested o- charges of reckless driving. I Police, said the brakes on the truck were defective. :' ; ; . - ' ' , TOIBER DEAL MADE , BE0 May f-fAP) Brooi Scii-uluh Lumber company;; toddy announced the pufchase of ? 12 000 acres of- Pine timber located 30 miles' north of Bend from the lworth: Washburn company. - Debate Starts in Arr dry Here at 8 O'clc t V .. ... ! i onignt, rvecor ; Gate Seen. TtArsnnA nf tlt dnmand for ser at the ; debate this evening. It anticipated that the local Anne, will be packed long before t hour' of the debate, 8 o'clock, c rives, :;'-.':' v:; I Governor Walter M. Pierce yr. preside. Arthur McDonald, It I understood will 'respond to t' address of welcome, and' will c cupy a seat on the stage, as altr nate. It will be the first time I the history of the local school tt such a- procedure has been' t-.. lowed, ii" v v- I Members of the visiting tea will attend a special assemtly I the local I high ' school's.' St.. ie . body .this- morning and Twill 1 called upon for ,a few words. Tt will " be: their last ; activity : bef o the debate f The afternooa w be- spent ; In resting for the co 1 test. f . . ... . . .- I uempera or r ine tocai leai r Winston Williams, -Harold Tot Hnsos. and Edith, ptarrett, wi also rest this afternoon. In spi . ot ' William Tracy's " declaratic that sucba send v off: was glvt( the eastern ; teanr that ; tht couldn't possibly lose, members c! the local 'team are intent on - ui holding! the highest standards c! the' west in a struggle that wl i bid well In wresting, victory fro; the east;- ' ' - " Upon the shoulders of Dr.E. II Do Cou head of the ma thematic! department, of University of Ore1 gon, Cornelia Marvin, state librai , lany and J Dr. Berchtold head - o the English' department. at Ort gon Agricultural college, will f al the responsibility of making th decision ' Though,' the outcome of the de bate in f the eaatwill be know: hero .before the local speaker 1 take the floor, no announcemen of the Massachusetts results wil be mad by this paper until th Judges decision is rendered here because I of . the obvious affectioi news of; colleagues victory or de feat would have upon both teams Threeh members of the Ylsitlhf team, Coach. William Barry, Ar thur McDonald Jind Barbara Pobr were taken to Corvallls yesterday to vlewu OAC They were lunch eon guests .of . the Corvallls Lionsv ..w. u.. u uicai a -t cx j earlier to -eutertaitt the , visitor j The othjer members! of; the teati. remained in Salem, resting. - . William Barry, - coach, wai guest of i honor at a banquet giver by Elks last night, taking the par of Loyal Knight In the services. During the evening he made what la declared to be one of the out standing talks ever delivered here. The lodge rooms were tilled to capacity; for. the ovening. f , . COLLEGE IS BELITTLED PRESIDENT COLEMAN DIS- COUXTS EDUCATION VALUE ; VANCOUVER, B. C, May .- ( fey Associated Press.) -Norman C ; Coleman, president ot Reed eollegeV ! Portland; Oregon, today advised Vancouver Klwanians not to give their son a college edu cation. j. y ;A - .; Tit"--;,? ' .,. . ; . .! ' "If yon fathers are thinking of sending your sons to college.! he said, "dbn't do it.. Young people arb now overrunning Institutions of higher education. ; Thousands are now r in colleges where ; pre viously there ; were only a few hundred It Is too easily assum ed that college Is a good place tor anyoae, There are 600,000 students-In the colleges of the United States and, many of -them are only wasting itheir time? i Telephone Service for Classified i Advertisers Anyone may, v -phone his : Classified Ad to; The States- : the Sunday paper Friday, ii P possible; by Saturday, 7 p. m., at the latest t - . I Call 'jtZ 'and jm for an a 2- , 'takers. - " ' ' -.. StstesKxan' O Classified;