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Section One Pages 1 to 8 Three Sections. Twenty Two Pages SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR ;.SAEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS C0il s British Women Lend Aid Eastern Debaters iTrifle ? I'S DEBT In (Great Strike Crisis Dismayed Oer Decision - . STRIKES TtAiS OFF FOR POLE - t Society Dames and Shop Girls Enlist in Efforts to Alleviate Coach Cannot "Adjust Himself to Decision," He Says; Other mm THE IPEiS HAIL BARRAGE WINSHOPS 11 Ill - ! Buffering; Iced Cross organization uiiers r-nxire Corps to Combat Discomfort LONDON. Mav 8. (By Associated Press.) ---The women Members of Team, Visiting in Portland, Take Local Defeat as Part of the; Game 1 1 1 tabor's Second Line of De fense May Be Called into General Strike rAVcr ccAD 'CYDDCcccn UnHKt TCHH XArnttu Ppresension, Noted a Result of " implied threat to issue call t:t to Gas and Elec trical Workers LONDON, May 8. (By Asso ciated $ Press.) Labor's second lint ot defense "is beginning to be utilized In the great struggle between the trades unions and the government, v - These - workers were not Included in the general strike which began at midnight last Monday. . .The trades union congress has not yet issued a call to the ' sec ond line and there is grave appre hension that the leaders may of t IcialJy ccall out both "the second and third lines of defense, thus In creasing the number of strikers to possibly six million, r .The second and third "lines of defense" are composed of elee trical and gas workers and those engaged In other public utilities numbering from tva to three mil- Hon men. Such workers-are cus- tomarily permited by, the trades unions to remain at their posts for the purpose of furnishing the ab solute needs of the nation. Gloom such as 'Great Britain has not known since the great war ended has settled over the British Isles as the first week. of the gen eral Strike drew to a xlose. It is Z 'JTV, ilU eatures,'and were sole own week sgo. MayaTf tttaUl--,n.TinflM sn TW-wwh j net ne f yiiJ-PM- 1 1 rit' y n' Ther numbered ' V.V m?r V1.? OUier SolMi them in- yjr wmu inamner io apoui inree muuon. jSTerywnere tne quee- r mto tar vcuxaT msaeo. now long win the fund( of the unions enable them to feed the strikers and their 1 families.-: The trades union con gress through Its executive coun- cU. however, today refused to re- .t11t.. it aaa AAA! MM .. t, . international federation, which waa received osteiibIy for the H(Gntfiruei J ,9tf !'), EVENcESCAPE FLAMES 1 -', I TBLA:VKD M DEATH v ,uuusIiKMVEKEI elated Press.)--Asleeping family) I.TJ . . VJI ' w u (uir uu4u vmtir louay when the father, E."kC. Lewis, which wis fast spreading to the lrir-T9 WflB htw ciiiiureu were sleeping. The fire had been started n the basement tht day prvibus by child ren, at play and had been left smouldering. At, 3 a. m. It burst Into flame and soon filled the en- iM i,An.A , .,v- , Tt- tir nOttte.with imoke Lewis uroke his wife and children ; and rr Z,1- 7 uciurv uo caueu . iu urv uepari- ment, ? . ' . -;. " Saturday InVWashinjjtcn- v President Coolldge breakfasted I with a group' of republican sena-lbe tors. , i . I ; The house legislative program I Jkrag outlined bjr republican leader j Tilson-.-- Wispute was eyldenced at the state aepartment., ; i , I . The department of : agriculture I Estimated the winter wheat crop 64M08.009 bashels. ' " . I J A contribution, of $100 was I t'" ibled to British strikers by Re- f. i, pvuuiua acnaiaer, Wisconsin, i Senator Watson told the -senate I president Coolldge sponsors - the I pending railroad 1 labor bill, n I a? l Private financing of agriculture I development was - nrged by Re-1 presentatiTB Madden during house 1 farm relief debate. . I Responsibility for closing , bids! for the;, American-oriental ships 1 April 6 was assumed by President I of Great Britain, society dames and shop girls alike are swinging into line vigorously in efforts to alleviate tne sui fering and discomfort caused by the general strike. There was no early Saturday closing today at the head quarters of the women's auxiliary sirvice, which is headed by Commandant Mary Allen, who was decorated for her war services. So incessant was the stream of volunteer workers for first aid and Red Cross '-.- DILLMAN- DODGE MARRY IN MANSION IN DETROIT WIDOW OP IiATB HORACE DODGE, SR., MARRIES' ACTOR Bride's Age Given as 49; Dillman Son of Tailor, Said 43 ' Years Old DETROIT, May 8. (A.P.) The wedding df Mrs. Horace E. Dodge, Sr., widow of one of the founders of Dodge Brothers, Inc., to Hugh- Dillman, son of a Colum bus, Ohio, tailor and divorced husband of Marjprie Rambeau, actress, took place today. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Samuel Fprrer, pastor of the Jefferson avenue Presbyterian church in a bower of blossoms sent by Mrs. Alfred G. Wilson, wi dow of John F. Dodge, whose mar- riage to a Detroit lumber man took ulace last year. Guard stood at the great iron gate of tno Horace E. Dodge. Jr., estate, where the marriage took place, and only a few close friends and relatives were admitted. There never has been made pub lic an exact estimate of the Hor ace Dodge .wealth, but the two brothers shared alike in all their .oid laetyeari tofOO,. 090 cash, - in addition losahare ln the motwcr Company. Horace B.-Dodge had extensive realty and personal property, the Yalue of whlch is understood to have in creased greatly since his death. Although Mrs. Dodge's, age was given on the marriage license as 49, she appeared much younger in her wedding gown an import ed model of Beige lace over a foundation of the same shade and with Just a touch of coral trim .Mr. Dillman, who is 43 years old, is the son of James McGaugh- y, who, until his death five years ago, was proprietor of a 'Columbus Mr. Dillman appeared in a Detroit mifwlr mmninv anil 1tjr aniumrii in New York and on the road with tbeatrical companies Mr. and abroad, possibly to Venice where ey first met three years ago RHA-m.u- tv awvtvm vice starts in june PORTLAND. May 8. (By As sociated Press.) Vern ,C. Gorst, air "mall "contractor for the route . . . ,TW. , M . . Los. Angeles, announced nere to- d tfl t h h d arrangementg XL. ' til , " t-JZZZ - Tk! srvice between June 1 and June 16. He has : landing fleids ar ranged at every point along the route. ' or ine neaivery 01 air mail at Portland he will use Pier- son field,' VaneouTer, Wash., the mail being ' brought to the post- offjee here from; the .landing field by truck. ' This arrangement will In force, until Portland's land ling field Is established. Tomorrow Mr. Gorst will make an airplane flight from Portland to Seattle, bopping off from'Pfer- (son field about o'clock. WUUUBUKN Uf.Uti WINS STANDS IOO PER CENT IN COUNTY COOKINa HONORS , In .the boys and girls' club work - conducted in 1 schools V of Marlon : coanty, the ' Woodbors cooking clab finished : '100 per cent, ccujuiu( 10 m rvyoii lssutsa superintendent's office. The Wood burn club - is the largest in the county; with 27, members. r. fMieszHelen M. Guiss Ja the lead er of the sWoodburn organization. with Dora'Tresseden, president Of the girls claaa. The work Is nnder the direction of Harry Baily I principal of the west side schooL and club leader of Marlon, JPolk, Benton and Lane counties. UT. Baily Is a Tormef school gnperruor work that recruiting was halted thJg afternoon until Monday to give the staff opportunity to catch up with all the applicants that have enrolled already. Commandant' Allen went by air plane to Birmingham today in re sponse to an appeal to organize women there for public services alon gthe same lines as is being done in London. It is probable that the auxiliary service will be extended to other English centers if the strike con tinues. ' Two private airplanes have been placed at the disposal of Com mandant Allen to facilitate her transportation to the industrial centers. nOe of the planes is pi loted by the noted English woman flier, Mrs. Elliot Lynn. - Of fers of automobiles have come in such numbers that Command ant Alien has been obliged to or ganize a special transport depart ment for which Viscountess Rhon da, Great Britain's foremost busi ness woman, who Is director of coal mines in South Wales and of other enterprises, has turned over her premises on Victoria street. A number of women doctors also have offered their services for Red Cross and first aid work Lady Plunkett and Lady Lettice Ligon, who is a noted society, beauty as the latest addition to the force of women who are helping the newspapers by selling the pre sent slim issues by motorcycle. "General" Flora Drummong of the woman's guild of the empire, who is working In her home area in Glasgow reported today that there wa9bIttef-A Hag-moWTn c women - against the strike which they complained hid been called without a general veto, f EXPECT KILLING FROSTS ROGUE RIVER ORCHARD IS TS PREPARE 8MLTX3E POTS MEDFORD, Ore., May 8. (By Associated Press.) With a tem perature of 31 degrees predicted for ; tomorrow morning by- Floyd Young, frost expert," orchardists of the Rogue river valley made ready to light half a million smudge pots in the final battle of the year against the attacks of Jack Frost. Temperatures ranging from 31 to 27 degrees Is. expected. A clear ing sky' is feared by the fruit growers. - ' q - ' Lti Stones Larger Than Base balls Cause Tremendous Damage in Dallsa STORE FRONTS SMASHED Traffic Demoralised iWhen Hail Crashes Through . Tope of Autos and Street Cars; Tornado Hits DALLAS, Texas, May 8. (By Associated Press.) Thirty per sons wer injured and nearly $1, 000,000 property damage was done by a terrific hail storm which bombarded Dallas tonight DALLAS, Texas, May 8. (By Associated Press.) Hail stones larger than baseballs bombarded Dallas and vicinity late - today, wreaking thousands of dollars worth of damage' in broken win dows and perforated automobile tops, and demoralizing downtown traffic. Late shoppers Jammed the store fronts for protection from a furious ten minute fusillade, which might have been fatal. A small tornado hit the ball park where the Houston and Dal las Texas league, teams were play ing baseball and picked up a por tioh of the park fence and carried It several hundred yards. The hailstones crashed through the tops of street cars and halted traffic by cluttering up the tracks. The Dallas News estimated to night that the damage would be close to half a million dollars in the city. No injuries to persons had been' reported tonight, al though some seemed inevitable. rThiL.wlaviwar 44 of tretsHn tfr-'Jrasihess section of - the, city i Continttftd on tae 4.) FIVE DIE AT CROSSING AUTO IS STRUCK BY FAST ELECTRIC TRAIN MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., May 8. ( By Associated Press.) Five persona, were killed in stantly late today when their automobile was struck headon by a limited Interurban car, two miles north of here. The dead: Mrs. Charles Rank. August Rank. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rank. Mrs. Rank, mother of August Rank. GOSH! HOW THAT MOUNTAIN DID LABOR, TOO! Detroiter Leaves Fairbanks for Point Barrow; Weath er Said Ideal WILL AWAIT SUPPLIES Expedition, After Reconnoitering, , Will Camp on Beach at Bar row Until Move North in Summer FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 3.- (By Associated Press.) The De troiter, an airplane of the Detroit Arctic expedition commanded by Capt. George H. Wilklns, hopped off here at 8 o'clock this morning for Point Barrow, Alaska. The weather was bright and calm. The Detroiter had1 undergone overhauling and her instruments had been adjusted since the Alas- It an, sister plane, comprising the flying sock of the expedition, was wrecked Thursday. Flying the Detroiter was Ser- geant Charles M. wisely, USA. Major Thomas G. Lanphier, USA., ommander of Selftidge field, Mich., an official observer with the expedition, was navigator. Wilkins, in a rear compartment, assumed the duties of operating a wireless outfit and checking the course and other matters. Three men went on the trip. Frederick Lewis Earp of the Se attle Times, correspondent with the expedition for the North Am erican Newspaper Alliance, was the first man this morning on the (Continued ob page 7.) D& IIQLAYJIEAM PLACES MEDFORD DRILL TEAM WINS, SALEM PLACES THIRD MEDFORD, May 8: (By Asso ciated Press.) A special dispatch to the Mail. Tribune from La Grande tonight, reports that in the drill team competition at the De Molay state convention, the Medford team was awarded first prize, Sunnyside chapter of Port land second, and Salem, Ore., third. LA GRANDE. May 9. (By As sociated Press.) Eugene, Ore. was selected as the 1927 conclave city before the close of the fourth annual convention here today of the order of De Molay. The vote, by Chapters for the next meeting place was: Eugene 16; Corvalllsl 3; Klamath Falls 3. PORTLAND, May 8. (By still thrilled at the sights they are seeing, the members of the Salem, Mass., high school debate tdam which lost to the Salem, Ore., team at Salem, the child labor movement, arrived in Portland today enroute home. "I know a lot is said about bejmg a good sport and a good loser' William R. Barry, coach of the Salem, . Mass., team said upon arrival here, "but I can't get adjusted to the decision at Salem last night. over and apologized after the de cision had been announced. "In the last four years, we hare had 17 debates, including victor ies over the freshmen teams of Yale and Dartmouth, and with one exception the Salem, Ore., team was the weakest we have ever met." Others in the Massachusetts party, .however, took their loss as part of the game and fraternalized with the members of the Oregon team members who acompanied them to Portland. A number of Salem citizens brought the two teams to Portland arriving at noon for a luncheon tendered them by the Portland Ltions club at the Multnomah hotel. "The Massachusetts team had the dramatics and the delivery, but the Oregon team had the ar gument and the logic," is the way one of the Salem delegation who was among the 1800 who attended the - meeting of the two schools characterized the debate. "I know this was the position of the judges as one of them expressed it to me afterwards in just as many words," the speaker continued "As for Governor Pierce apologiz ing for the decision, that is simply the interpretation they have seen fit to place rnon his action con gratulating them upon their show lng and expressing his wish that they might have won." Coach Barry -was loOd in his praise of Salem citizens, students and members of the capital city Lions club for the entertainment i d 7, wmam iracy. uarun.ru Poor, Frances Letteney,' Jennie Pitcoff and Arthur E. McDonald, were the members of the Massachusetts de bating squad and were accompan ied by their coach and Helen Schortell, assistant coach and cbaperone. Harold Tomlinson, Edith Starrett and Winston Wil liams, the victorious Oregon team, acompanied by George W. Hug, superintendent of Salem schools. E. E. Bergman of the Salem high school, Newell Williams and sev eral other Salemites were in the party which brought the visitors here. The eastern party left to night for Seattle, from which point they will return east by way o fthe Canadian Pacific. V II I pn M AUTO PLUNGE MACHINE LEAVES HIGHWAY, ASTORIA WOMAN DIES PORTLAND, May 8. (By As sociated Press.) Mrs. Hilda An derson of Astoria, died in a hos pital this afternoon of injuries suffered when an automobile driv en by her husband, J. A. Anderson skidded 'over a 1 0-foot embank ment about two: miles beyond Linn ton on the Linn ton road. Anderson was not hurt. Wet pavement was blamed for the accident. The trail left by the auto as it rolled down the bank- would indi cate that the Anderson's were pro ceeding toward Astoria. It is be lieved that Anderson lost control of the machine when another automobile approached from the opposite direction. The pavement at the spot was wet and slippery, and the Anderson machine went over the bank, which was but three or four feet from the high way. ; . -I SECRET FINDINGS GIVEN MARION COUNTY GRAND "jURY COMPJJ3TES SERVICE Three secret indictments were returned by the Marion - county grand Jury when It completed Its deliberations at r noon: . Saturday. Another Indictment, was returned against . P. N. Beyer, former em ploye of the St. Paul creamery. Five not true bills were returned: . Beyer, an expert butter maker, charged with the crime of larceny by emberzlement is said to have taken 11187.32. belonging to the creamery, if.-:. ' : " "' -.Not true bills were returned for Ted Hensen, who was accused of stealing an t automobile; vJBojrd Hendricks and ,Ray; Abel, accused of possession' .of ..a., still; Alike Brenan, - assault and battery , oh Lee Quam, a Chinaman of Wood burn ; An tone -: Schmlth, ' larceny, ao3 smiia Essiri i2i&iTZ Associated Press.) Tired bu Ore., last night m a debate on Even Governor Pierce came TRIBUTE IS PAID MOTHER BY GOV. NELLY T ROSS WrOMlXG WOMAN EXECUTIVE WEARS WHITE FLOWER Motherhood View From Stand' point of Daughter, Topic i ... of Address CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 8. (By Associated Press.) -Governor Nelly Tayloe Ross who to- morrow er worn will wear the white flow- by millions of others, to night voiced a tribute to the motherhood of the world in statement issued to the Associat ed Presij. . 1 "When I look at motherhood from the viewpoint of a daugh ter, it. is! with a feeling of rever ence foij its noble attributes and I would pay high tribute to the memory-of her, who guided my foot steps through the early days of my life and whom I lost while yet a child," she said. "Though many years hare passed, the im presslonjof her character and per sonality j Is scarcely dimmed. It is an impression that has without doubt been one of the strong con trolling influences of my life frpm then until now." Viewed through the eyes of mother j-for Governor Ross is the mother of three sons, motherhood Is a "priceless priTlIege" and "at the same time a grave respbnsibil The woman governor declared; "There is scarcely an experience in life more absorbing or more highly interesting than that of witnessing the influencing of child's mind, its progress toward maturity as when the interest Is inspired by maternal love, it be comes trnly rapturous. "The honor and homage to which Mother's Day gives expres sion must have the effect of. In spiring iik the most imperfect of us who afe mothers, the desire to4 prove our worthiness, arousing in us an inspiration to make our in-t fluencp helpful to our children that they may more nearly: ap proach human perfection than would be possible without it. STUDENTS MAY RETURN KAHKESvSIOX OF SORROW IS PENALTY PRESIDENT.SAYS FOREST GROVE, Ore.. May 8. -(By Associated Press.) -Condi tions unaer wnicn diplomas may be given yirgil Lilly and Webster winn, seniors expelled from Pa cific university Wednesday for publishing an article "In Defease of Necking" la the college paper, wer today jlaid down in leters sent to the ousted ' students by Presi dent John Francis Dobbs. . The studens must give assur ance that they are ; "sorry, ashamed and repentent." must re pudiate the sentiments expressed In Defense of Necking" and must submit apologies to the president. board of trustees, faculty and' stu dent body. President Dobbs letter said. Both) men are expected ; to comply wiih the conditions.. Meanwhile the search goes on for the persons who printed the text of the( article on yellow pos ters and pasted them about the campus Thursday. JOHN ROOD REASSIGNED ' I WILL TAKE UP YMCA WORK IN SEATTLE IX)R STATES , I John Rudd, former county work secretary o the Salem YMCA, now resident in Anaheim,; Calif., has been transferred to- Seattle where he-will - be placed in, charge of county worc for three sates. . Mr. Rudd Is well known in this section, having served ' with dis tinction here. ' ' MURED j I N AUTCLCR ASH A. W. PARSONS'LOSES. FINGER ' WDEf KCARS COLLIDE , ' . . . Al' W. Persons; of Gervals, lost a finger In an automobile accident Saturday when his car was involv ed in a collision which demolished an automobile driven by Arthur Coffin. The accident occurred Figure Represents About 15 Per Cent of Assessed ' Property Values ANNUAL PAYROLL! GROWS Number of Employees Increases 10 Times Since 1899, Payroll Figures Increase 15 Times I Since Then - The total bonded Indebtedness of the state' of Oregon amounts to $166,800,000. or more than 15, per cent 'of jthe total assessed raK ue of i the property value of the state, according to a statement prepared here Saturday by Sam A. Koxerj secretary of state, This figure includes the obliga tions Of the state, proper, placed at $12,000,000; of the school dis tricts, amounting to over $12,800,- 000; of cities and towns, $60,006, 000; of various . ports, approxi mately $9,000,000, and of .the various -Irrigation and drainage districts,, approximately $10,000, 000. , -. 1 ' 4 : In commenting on the state ment, Mr. Kozer said that nnder the constitution the state proper may be bonded for a total of 11 per cent of the assessed valuation of all j property. ' MThe -'"counties may," Mr. Kozer said, ''upon ap proval of a majority of those vot ing on the Question, Incur liabili ties' for permanent.! roads in an amount not to exceed 6 per cent of the assessed valuation of, the property of the county. The cities and towns, school districts, and various; other political sub-divisions may Incur indebtedness with out -liiKatlonsr subject only , to approval of a majority of those voting On the question in any such polidcai subdiTlsions.' , . "i ".. An appreciation of the great ex pansion! of the public machinery in Oregon will be apparent by a comparison of the number of state officialsj and - employes : of the state " government 'in I Oregon for the yearjl899. with the year 192C. "At the time mentioned. 27. years ago," Mr. Kozer aald, "there. were not to exceed 300 full time and part ' time salaried officials and employes In the entire state organization, exclusive . of the in structors! In the Institutions v- of higher learning. Their total m pensation did not exceed $25,000 ' per month, or approximately $300,00(M -for that year. The pay the month of February,. rolls for 1926. disclose that there are over 3,800. full and part time salaried officials, f subordinates and em ployes In the various . state .; de- . partments Including the faculties of the Institutions of higher learn ing, and ihat the aggregate of the payrolls for that month was sub stantially $465,000. ; . ; . "On that basis the total state. payroll fdr the year 1926 will be more than $5,500,000, or over ten many employes with ,' a payroll ' more than 15 times as great as for the year 1899' . During the year 18S9,ihe re- (ODhtinacd r oa pas 7.) 0REG0 I BANKERS iMEETf 83 MEMBERS PRESENT AT 'AS '. . TOItLl CONVENTION 4 ASTORIA, May, 8.- (By AssocI-, ated Press,)- Some .3 5 members. of group One Oregon State-Bank ers association, gathered, here to- day for .their annual spring con-; ventlon. Banks In cities through the northwestern part of the state, art represented. : -: s l The business session of the con-' ventlon . was opened this morning . with an address of welcome by Mayor O. IS. Setters ,on behalf of the -city, and Austin Osburn." vice" president jot the Astoria Savings ,T bank; on behalf of the local bank- t era. The responses was made by Glenn Stapleton of Hlllsboro, pres ident of the group.; AGGIE NETMEN DEFEATED UNIVERSITY . OF OREGON WINS' StEJET; SCORE 6-3 , EUGENE, May 8. (By Associ ated Press.)-The University of Oregon varsity ; tennis team de feated the Oregon Arstfl netcen. here this , afternoon i;i the first Intercollegiate meet of the -season for both of the teams, ty a score of 5, to The Orejsn freshmen ' team scored a clean s the OAC rooks, takl: f tics! V i i f 5 i i ' s ( 1 K. i t! ! m m 1 . a gear. IlorraffSt . .