. . - " - - . , - i . ..... , . Section One PagmltoB Three Sections Twenty -Two Pages T 1 - I I -M i OREGON BANDIT THOUGHT HELD Student Education Cost Is Lowest in Six Years STILL TI6LED George Hue:, Superintendent of Schools, Issues Annual Re port Showing Per Capita Cost Cut to $89.41 From Peak of $95.22 in 1919-20 afBNTr-SlATri YEAR . I SALEM, OREGOjN, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1926 I L PRICE FIVE CENTS PHANTOM TIL i i BOARD AGREES ON ARCHITECTS iDERED HELD i f V f Rev. J. Frank Norn's, Nation ally Known, Arrested on - 1 Rfliifrlai Ok9inA CHURCH OFFICE SCENE Wealthy Lumberman, Fort Worth, Is Shot to Death Following Dispute; Self-defense t Is. Claimed FORT WORTH, Texas. July 17. ( By Associated Press) Fifteen stormy years, during which he has gained national celebrity as a fun damentalist and as a revivalist, -were climaxed for Rev. J. Frank Norria Saturday afternoon when he was charged, with murder after the slaying of D. E. Chipps, well-to-do lumberman, in the office of First Baptist church. Norria claimed self defense and furnished 1 10,0 00 bond, signed largely by members of his congregation. Chipps died in an ambulance after being shot twice. "I had to do it; lhe threatened my life," Norris said. " - H. C. Meacham, mayor of Fort Worth and proprietor of a large department store here, attacked in sermons by Norris recently, was the subject of the dispute which led up to the killing. Chipps had visited the mayor's office more than an hoar before he was slain, but had given no intima tion that he Intended to call on the revivalist. Meacham said, in a lyament. H. I. Nutt, bank aud Lotfjtt member of Norri' - con gregation, was the, only eye-witness to the shooting and substan tiated Norria Btdryof threats by Chipps against the pastor's life., Norris said that he would preach . his regular sermons Sun day. Mayor Mea chain's connection with the casecame about through a series of sermons by Norris and articles in "The Searchlight, or gan of Norris church, attacking him in connection with the street i extension which Norris declared 4 was made to provide more direct access to Meacham's department j i store. After being denounced by Nor ris, Meacham's store gave orders that no employe could belong to Norris' church; that they might belong to any other Baptist church, but that they could not be loyal to both Norris and Meacham. According to the Searchlight, two employes quit the church and four quit the serv ice of the department store. When Chipps came in objecting to this story, Norris said he showed him the door, but that Chipps came back in making threats against (OoBtian4 Mi par S.) C00L1DGE GIVES REGARD PRESIDENT SEND! 3-POUXD PIKE TO At. SMITH: . PAUL SMITH'S, N. Y., July 17. --(By Associated Press.) The cordial relations between Presi dent Coolidge and Governor Alf E. Smith of this ttate which had formal exprsssion yesterday in a luncheon at the summer White House when the governor welcom ed the president1 to the Ad iron -dacks. were, marked today by Mr. Coolidge sending, his compliments to Mr. Smith along with a three pound pike. The fish was caught by the pres ident this morning in Osgood lakr from the foot bridge before White camp, and he sent it while yet alive, by Secretary Everett Sanders, to the governor at Paul Smith's hotel. The governor ex pressed his: appreciation, heartily, and asked that, his compliments be conveyed to the president. He then bad the pike taken to the before , the hotel , and. was pnotdgraphed with it- - Saturday In Washington Reorganization of the Philadel phia prohibition area forces was approved. Secretary Mellon, in a letter re iterated his opposition to cancella tion of war debts,; V '; ,"'. President Coolidge approved ap; Pointments Nf two brigadier " gen erals in the army air corps. , The legality of Ocean marriages engaged the attention, of various pficijis Bn4 mmtini cf jonfT'esx lmDecmc, lioa-iorsaken World Hell Bent," Sunday "What This Rotten Old World Really Needs Is to Be Taken Into God's Bath House and Have the Hose Turned Onto IV Declares Evangelist I i , j "We are passing through the most insane, God-orsakeri, crazy, neurotic, scrambled, messed-up, imbecilic age the world has ever known. We have fallen under th blight of idiocy. Only the grace of. salvation will save this old God-hating, Christ-hating world that is going to hell so fast it is breaking the speedrlimit." This was the essence of a speech given last night by Billy Sunday, evangelist,! in the closing session of the Chautauqua, before a crowd that taxed the seating capacity of the big ' " " tent. The great evangelist was ex DOESN'T EVEN GUTTER WASHINGTON. Old General Statistics reports that the production of gold, fell oM Ust year! by a couple of million dollars. And the reason given by the General Is that gold doesn't pay as well as it used to. It costs too much to produce! the raw ore. Many Tcteran miners hate abandoned their vacation for something really lucrative, something like the movies, or bond selling or boot-legging. 4- L HOSE 8HTPS NEEDED NEW VOBK. Professor William A. Boring, director of Columbia Uni versity's School of Architecture, is of the opinion that America now may boast many, .many women as beauti ful as the famed Helen of Troy, whose beauteous visage "launched thousand ships," in a manner of peaking. Ameri can sculptors need lack! no inspira tion, in the opin- ion ;or rroi. nor- ing, our for wo have Helena of rarest beauty, our men of godlike form! and our na tive ! scenery of a beauty which an cient Greer e could not excel. If - Helen launched a thousand ships eur 'navy "yards should be working over time. ' PALATIAL PERFUME LONDON. American debutantes who have been presented, at Court re . port that the whole of Buckingham pal ace was fragrant with a i rare and de lightful' scent. The fact! is that ever since Queen Victoria's first court, the palace has been sprayed with a per fume which is a secret concoction, its r ingredients being known; only to the King and Queen and the manufacturers. Those who come away from Burking ham are redolent with the subtle fumes of the mysterious perfume which is said to suggest a tropical flower garden set in the midst of a countryside where flowers, only flowers, grow. PERFECT ; KANSAS CITY. Mo.--Sot even a misplaced comma marred the record of Mrs. Cecilte F. t Shunn, a multi ple operator for the; Western Un ion here, during the course, of a half-year test per iod.1 Her record sounds' impossible, ' Ljt here it is: working for eight hours a day, six days a week, through 6 months Mr. Shunn has lent from 60 te . BO message aa hour without single error. This is 100 per cent, and no fudging. GUN VICTIM NEAR DEATH - - y lOWER OFFICIAL,! SHOT BY SHOT BY WIFE,! WORSK KOSEBURC, Ore.,1 July 17. (By Associated Press.) Frank Shelley, California-Oregon Power company official who, according to police report, wad shot by his wjfe here- last night, late today was reported to be jin a critical condition, The , bullet, which struck in the right side, penetrat ed the lung and lodged In the liver. Hemorrhages fcare proved serious, attendants" said and an operation maf i; prove ? necessary. The shoting was said ito have been the result of domestic! difficulties. ' SHtiRIFF SElXii HOME ' NEW YORK, July 17. The homr of frank Tinney. " the com edian, was sold today by herifE on TKS X2 i ' ! t ' ' ' n ' :! . -' ii 1 cellent in his choice of epigrams and in his delivery. The applause that greeted the speaker was gen erous and unstinted. "The art of the old nlasters has been trampled on and its place taken by crazy cubist whirligigs," Billy Sunday declared in elabor ating on his statement that the present age is on the downward trend. "The music of Mozart and Beethoven has been thrown in the garbage can. The old-time songs have been junked. In their place we have a ranting, snorting, root ing, tooting God-forsaken, disgust ing jazz that is sweeping the coun try like a cyclone. "Longfellow's poetry has been thrown down in the gutter and the insane drivil of a lot of per verts has been substituted. Our literature is filled with free-love, sex stuff that is written by-moral derelicts." "Society is turned topsy-turvy," the evangelist declared. "Eveiy form of vice seems to be condoned. Women do things now that we call 'clever but which would have stamped them as crooks a few years ago. Some of them think it's smart to roll their own. They smoke 'cigarettes and. some of them have a breath that would drive a pole-cat out of his den. "There are a lot of frizzle headed janes that can't turn a flapjack without spattering the batter all over the pantry. They sing a lot of idiotic songs like 'Does Spearmint lose its flavor on the bedpost, ovex night. Jf jycu'd kiss her you'd die of painters' colic. "What the rotten; old world really needs," Billy Sunday shout ed, "is to be taken to God's bath house and have the hose turned on it. The world needs Jesus Chrisnow more than it ever did since His mother kissed him and hugged Him to her breast in that dirty old stable at Bethlehem." The evangelist did not choose any particular text in his address to Salem people last night but shot random epigrams at them for an hour and 4 5 minutes. And each word of his machine-gun de livery was heartily enjoyed. Following are a few highlights from his speech: "A knowledge of God without an education is a darn sight bet ter than an education without a knowledge of God. "Some preachers spout over a lot of God-forsaken bunk that is (Continnaa ob page 6.) . jam i u v . . Police Piece Together Story Told by Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson ALL POINTS ARE CHECKED Supporters and Skeptics Both Air Views on Story Belated by Famous California Evangelist LOS ANGELES, July 17. (By Associated Press. )- Police and district attorney's j investigators onlght were slowly piecing to gether the route of a phantom trail which evidenca; indicates may have been traveled by Aimee Sem ple McPherson, evangelist, with or without her consent; after she dis appeared at the Santa Monica beach near here May 18. The An-. gelus temple religious leader has told investigators that the news-1 papers, her congregation, the pub-. lie generally and the grand jury, the latter under oath .that she was kidnaped, dragged, impris oned in two successive shacks pre sumably in Mexico escaped and traveled seventeen miles afoot across the desert under a blazing sun to Doirglas. Ariz., which she reached June 23. Six witnesses have declared that they saw her after she was be- ( Con tinned on; psga 8.) HUGE FIRE IS REPORTED FLAMES SWEEPING MOUNT AIN'S IX LAKEYIEW SECTION" -LAKE VIEW. Or., July 17.- (By Associated Press. ) A forest fire which already has covered more than 600 acres is raging on Paisley mountain jabout 25 miles north of here. About 50 men were rushed to the firej from here this afternoon. There j seems to be no chance of getting the blaze under control as it is burning in yellow pine. Much private land is burn ed over. High winds and very low relative humidity add to the difficulty of controlling the. fire, which is in the midst of a large heavily forested area. EUREKA. Cal.. July 17. (By Associated Press.)1 One hundred volunteers from iHydesville and vicinity have been sent in auto mobiles to fight fifB raging in the Trinity national forest, according to reports reaching Eureka to night. Hydesvillej is about 30 miles eaBt of Eureka and a like distance from the Trinity national forest. FIVE BELLS! TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION President Coolidge's Guards Arrest Man Thought to Be d'Autremont COMPARE DESCRIPTIONS Man Believed to Be Boy D' Autre mont Is Arrested in Adiron dacks Near the Presi dent's Camp PAUL SMITH'S. N. Y., July 17. (By Associated Press.) A man supposed by police to be Ray D'Autremont, wanted for bandit operations in Oregon and other states, was arrested by state police near Gabriels today. According to officers, he was found living in a farm house and answered de scriptions of the sought for bandit. He was taken to the state police barracks at Malone for question ing. MALONE, N. Y., July 17. (By Associated Press.) Two state troopers assigned to the detail guarding President Coolidge at White Pine camp, arrested a man described as Roy D'Autremont, Oregon bandit, near Gabriels to day. -Gabriels is several miles east of the president's camp. It was explained, however, that the ar rest was made outside of the regu lar duty of the troops and was in no way connected with the presi dent. D'Autremont, the Malone Bar racks said, was found in a farm house. The basis of the arrest was a description broadcast in an attempt to locate the banditbut no details of his activities were available to the troops here to night. It was said that the proper an thorities had been notified and that undoubtedly an identification would be made as soon as it was possible for those interested in the bandit's arrest to send an of ficer. The troopers who made the ar rest are regularly assigned as a road patrol and are extra men at tached to the Malone Barracks while the president is spending a vacation on Lake Osgood, near Paul Smith's. Major Warner, head of the state police, who is here with Gov ernor Smith, was advised briefly of the circumstances and said the arrest was made by the regular state police of the Saranac divi sion at the point between Saranac and Gabriels about 12 miles from (Continued on psga 9) The cost of each student in the Salem high school last year was the lowest it has been in the last six years, according to: the annual report made public yesterday by George Hug,; superintendent of the Salem public . schools. The per capita cost of the students last year was $103.31. . This figure includes the interest on the value of the invest-j ment of the buildings, which amounted to $10,692.44, or an; average of $13.92 per capita. Under the new school law, this depreciation is allowed, making the net pre capita cost amount; to only $89.41. : The per capita cost for the last. 1919-20. $95 22: for 1920-21. 1921-22, $93.13; 1922-23, 190.18 1923-24, $92.10; 1924-25, $90.66 and for 1925-26, $89.41. In the years before 1925-26, the interest on the building investment was not figured in the cost. The report shows that enroll ment in the Salem public schools is continuing to increase. The gain in the Junior high schools was larkest last year, amounting to 70 pupils or 6.2 per cent of the total enrollment. The gain in the jun ior hiKh schools during the last six years has been 294 students or 32.5 per cent. The total enrollment in the schools last year was 4 822, a gain of 174 or 3.5 per cent over that of the year before. It is a gain of 1225 or 34 per cent in the past six years. Over the si year period, the high school has made the largest proportionate gain in enrollment, amounting to 443 or 62.3 per cent. Since last year the high school has gained 64 pupils or 5.8 per cent. The grade schools have gained 64 pupils or 5.8 per cent. The grade schools have gained 488 students or 24.5 per cent in the past six years. Enrollment last year by schools was: senior high school. 1154; Parrish junior hiarh school. 975 McKinley Junior high school, 2 21 Englewood school, 306; Garfield school. 388; Grant school 349; Highland school. 314; Lincoln (Continued on pare 3-) MYSTERY DEFIES POLICE XO ARRESTS ARE MADE FOL- LOWIXG MEtLETT KILLIXK CANTON, Ohio. July 17. (By Associated Press.) Foiled at vir tually every turn in his grouping thus far for clues to the murder of Don R, Mellett, publisher and Anti-vice crusader, Chief of Police H. R. Lengel tonight began inter viewing known leaders of the un derworld in the hope of uncover ing evidence. -Mellett was assissin- ated from ambush early yesterday at his home here. Police and In vestigators declare he was the victim of an underworld plot be cause of his unrelenting campaign. .through the Canton Daily News of which he was editor, against vice and crime here. No arrests were to be made at once, unless a definite clew is stumbled upon he said, but those thought to have any possible in formation concerning the crime will be taken to police headquar ters for questioning. Four alleged members of Canton's underworld were questioned this evening. UNION SERVICES TODAY BEN P. WILSON OP PORTLAND WILL PREACH The complete program for the union church service this after noon in Willson park has been announced. The main program will begin at 4 o'clock with a cor net prelude at 3:45. Ben F. Wilson of the Portland Brotherhood bank will give the main address, his topic being "Christianity and Its Relation to Present Day problems." Paul Wallace will preside. , and S. B. Laughlln will Introduce the speakers. Rev, Thomas, Acheson will give a scripture reading and prayer. Lloyd Thompson will sing a solo of "Elijah" with Mrs. Joe Nee ac companying him on the piano. Joe Nee will lead the group sing ing. The cornet prelude will be played by Mrs. Rowley. FARM HAND, IS KILLED HAY DERRICK BREAKS, VIC TIM'S SKULL CRUSHED LAKEVIEW, T Ore., July 17. (By Associated Press) .Charles Hilpert, a laborer, was killed on the 'Charles Reed ranch, west of here.' - this afternoon' when a hay derrick broke crushing his skull and ' breaking his neck J Hilpert had' Jnst taken - Reed's, piace - on the slack' when 'the ' acctdentoc cttmi.;'?'::7''? ""!X 'r Reed left to" ; get - a drink and t next load -broke the derrick, a portion of the heavy timber strik ing Hilpert squarely pa Jfce head. COUNTY DISEASE TOTAL LOWER DURING MONTH GIRLS LEAD BOYS BY ONE IX BIRTHS DUIUXG JUXE j Sanitary Survey of Mill Creek to be Made Following Series of Complaints The number of contagious di seases in Marion county fell off in June to 70, after 116 had been reported in May, according to the monthly report of Dr. Walter H Brown, county health officer, and Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, deputy county health officer. The report was made to the Marion county health unit at a meeting yester day. The county health unit con sists of J. T. Hunt, county judge; Frank Neer, member of the school board, and S. E. Purvine, member of the city council. All bills for the month were approved by the unit. I f - j Two cases of smallpox from Cottage Grove were brought in and quarantined, both being from the same family. Three cases- of diphtheria on dairy farms and a case of active pulmonary tubercu losis in a waitress at a local res taurant were discovered. j Chickenpox was by far the lead er in number of cases, with 28 re ported from the county. Diph theria was second, with eight. Other diseases according to num ber of cases reported were gonor rhea, 7; measles and tuberculosis, 6 each; whooping cough. 5; ty phoid fever and syphilis, 2 each; and erysipelas, epidemic cerebros pinal meningitis, fibroma of brain, mumps, scarlet fever, smallpox, 1 each. The future plans of the bealth officer include a sanitary survey of Mill creek with a view to find ing what is needed to keep it clean. Since the advent of hot weather numerous complaints about its condition : have come in, and it is considered to present a considerable problem. Other com plaints about sanitary conditions (Continued on i P ) END VETERAN'S SESSION 1 U ' : ' j ENCAMPMENT CLOSES; WAR REN IS COMMANDER EUGENE, Ore.. July 17. (By Associated Press.)- Veterans bf Foreign wars closed their sixth annual encampment here tonight with the election of Clyde A. Wat- ren, Oregon City, as state com mander. Harry Miller of Salem is senior vice commander and George Dunn of Klamath Falls, junior vice commander. Other of ficers included Rev. W. A. Elkins of Eugene, state chaplain; Grant 'Getchell of Portland, quartermas ter; and Major William G. Scott of Portland, state surgeon. j The per capita tax increase was authorized and the establishment of a permanent office with a paid executive on full time, will be left to the discretion Of the council of administration and the command er. Date and place of the next convention was also left to the administrative gronp. Oregon City will probably : be the place. Tonight the veterans dance.- - KILLER GIVES SELF vP r -s i FATHER-IN-LAW IS HELD FOR MURDER OF FARMER "COLUMBUS, MOttL, July 17. (By Associated Press. ) Ira A. Cruz, 35, a farmer, was shot and killed on the range near Reed Point today. j Following .. the shooting, his father-in-law, James Murphy, rode inter Reed Point and surrendered.; Later,' he was brought to jail here where he Is being held charged with the crimie. The shooting came as a climax to quarrel over the treatment of Murphy's daughter; according to Sheriff Tom Bolton: ALBANY TANNERY -BURNS STERNBERG PLANT DESTROY ED BY FIRE SATURDAY Fire destroyed the. Sternberg Tannery at Albany Saturday aft ernoon, with a . loss estimated at between $100,000 and $ 125,0 0 p. The-cause of tha blase has net been determined. It Is said "the toss is partly corered by Insurance. James & Bartholomew Un animously Chosen at Special Meeting MODEL SCHOOL PLANNED Board to Meet Again Tuesday With Architects to Work Out Details; Unique in Design James & Bartholomew of Port ' land were last night selected as fficial architects for -the Tuxedo Park school building, - following the inability of the firms of Knigh ton & Howell and Freeman St -Struble to combine In ' drawing ; plans, as requested by school di rectors at their meeting Tuesday. A model of the proposed build-" ing will, be made by the architects, .in keeping with their present sketch, revised at, suggestion of ' school board, which will meet again on Tuesday night to go fur ther info details. At the last meeting of the board a compromise was effected by agreeing to ask two firms to com bine, but this compromise was un successful because of .the . failure cf the architects to agree.- ; The firm of James & Bartholo mew is considered one ofthe leading ' architectural firms in the northwest; having built up. a re u tat ion by the excellent wori has done on many buildings. Mr. James, the senior, member1 of the firm, received - training la England, and has had much archi tectural experience there' and is Canada before coming to Portland. re S considered an artist in nU line; of work. Mr. Bartholomew . is a local man, a graduate of Sa lem high school and the University of Oregon. . He was formerly la business here. The drawings submitted by this firm show; a V-shaped building with future additions which will make a W-shaped structure. This type of structure offers maximum (OonttBBd mm pmf S) BRIAND GOES BY BOARD TENTH FRENCH CABINET FAIXi t!t FINANCIAL CRISIS PARIS. July 17. (By Associ ated Press). Premier Aristlde Briand's tenth cabinet, whose fate was tied up with the Calllaux bill for extraordinary powers to allow the government to cope with the financial crisis, with parliamen tary interference and delays," top pled to a fall this evening under combined full front attacks by M. HerrIot,t leade? of the radical so cialists, and M. Marin; leader of the moderates. ' ' , ! The vote was 288, to 243, the government thus -having a minor ity of 45- No time was lost by M. Brland and his colleagues In presenting their collective resignations to President Doumergue. On leav ing Elysee palace, ,M. : Calllaux smilingly, remarked: "Nobody's lot is happier than mine." - CRATER LAKE POPULAR MANY TOURISTS VISIT ORE GON'S SCENIC WONDER , MED FORD, July 17. (By As- eociated Press.) According to Superintendent C. G. Thomsen. 33,217 jjeople have visited Crater Lake, up to July 15. Of this total 15,928 journeyed via the Medford entrance. For the same period last year, 16,1 02 people visited the scenic wonder, showing a double increase , in attendance. Today's " Reasons -;- l ' - Por '-- ' .' -Driving I Carefully Cars driven by E. G. Wassam of MU1 City and W. M. Allen col lided on Soath Winter street yesterday, according' to , reports turned in at police headquarters. . Little damage was done. " A' car driven1 by O.' E. Donald son of Salem struck the rear end of one, driven by B. E. Lundqulst of - Salem when .the latter stopped suddenly. at Chemeketa and Capi tol streets yesterday, according to a. report ; made by Donaldson at police-headquarters, .The radiitcr and front lights on Donaldson's cax were amasbed, the report eatf. 5