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Public TvVarhe&tJJeetSng at the Balem V rENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS si. , i i . , i r-1 f ? " - n . ' i i i . : i ill . n n ii m m VI- SE SHORT S Petitions Bearing 278 Sig natures Let Merchants Block Change HEAR BOTH SIDES LATER Rights of Shoppers Carries Weight Entire Question Held Up Up for Further Investigation Attempts to cut parking limits in the restricted down town area from two to one hour were sus pended abruptly at last night's council meeting when petitions bearing the names of 278 business men and firms were placed in the balance with Alderman Purvine's demand that "rights of 20,000 citizens who, hare to shop in the down town district" be considered with the . result that action was postponed for two weeks pending further investigation. A petition bearing signatures of Ladd & Bush bank and 277 other firms protesting against the pro posed change was directly re sponsible for the postponement. This petition was brought up be fore the council previous to the discussion of the ordinance and read to the members. When the proposed ordinance was read, Alderman W. W. Dancy immediately moved that the furth er discussion on the matter be in definite! ypostponed. His motion as seconded by Alderman C. O. Wn&gstrom. Dancy said the petition was tfter7 reason for his stand as ' he believed the merchants should be given a hearing on the matter. He declared the " petition" showed clearly that the merchants of Sa lem are nearly all against shorter hours. Alderman S. E. Purvine op posed the indefinite postpone ment, saying that the rights of the 20,000 citizens of Salem who had to shop in the downtown dis trict should be considered before that of a small number of mer chants. He said 'that merchants were not concerned at the diffi culty people have in finding park ing space, as the business cannot go elsewhere and they get it any way. Hardly a city or village exists which allows overman hour's park ing, according to Mr. Purvine, and many of them allow only half an hour. When Mr. Purvine had finished his talk. Mr. Dancy said that he also considered the two hour per iod too long, and in fact he even considered the one hour period too long, but that his motive in trying to postpone the discussion was merely to allow the mer chants a hearing and give them a chance to present arguments in favor of their stand. The motion was amended to read that the postponement be only for two weeks until the next council meeting, and passed. COMPLETE THEATRE DEAL jensen St vox heriiehg IX TKRK8T IS TRANSFERRED PORTLAND, Or. Aug. 2. (By Associated Press.) Following three days of negotiations the final papers were signed tonight consummating a deal between the Jensen & Von Herberg, owners of a chain of theatres in Oregon, Washington and Montana, and the Northern American Theatres Inc.. .whereby the latter organization obtains control of 38 motion pic lure houses in this district. Acquisition of tho northwest theatres brings the number of motion picture houses operated by j American Theatres, Inc.. to 0, all west of the Mississippi iver, and all operated independ nt of producing affiliations. The deal is said to have involved over 55,000,000. In addition the North American Theatres, Inc. 5 have, 'expended about 17,500.000 in the building of the new Broadway theatre in Portland, the v Fifth A ventre thea tre in Seattle and a new theatre in Bellingham,Wash. ' VKTERI NAItlANS KET , VICTORIA. B. C Aug.' 2. Dis cussion of bovine' tuberculosis opened a convention of, the North west Veterinarians' association, which opened here today. Nearly 100 persons from Oregon,- Wash ington : and British Columbia at- IPO PARKING HOUR COKE TO SMASH NKJV YOKK. ' Ther.. ahonld he a law to cover th matter" sympatheti cally observed a friend ot S V. F lrper. President of the Sew York Transfer company, when Mr. Draper told the sad, sad Mory of well, listen. A few yean o people were .sensible; they wore clothes and plenty of thcin. Ml that when they went away, even for a week-end, trunks were needed. That meant bnsiness for the transfer com panies. But now woman's wardrobe tan be rarted in a vanity case and men wear glof clothes to everything but funerals. The transfer business has fallen off a third. Trunk smashers .fcoftly. "'Pleafce, please." they sob, stand in pitiful little groups weeping "rive us more trunks to smash." .... It's just a downright shame, that's all. SOME COMFORT SEW YORK. Nicholas l'olitis. Min ister Plenipoten tiary from Ureece to France, is in America for the summer During his stay he is to lecture at Colum bia University on international rela tions and is ex pected to appear at least once be fore the Institute of Political Sci ence at Williams town. Mr. Politis, with his- knowl edge if interna tional relations. Believes that Am erica's stand on the matter of debt wlio.Jly proper. At I niversity of Paris. Mr. Folitis M-rvea as an active ally of America m debt discussious. S THE FOG LONDON.- It's so simple one won ders it's never been thought of before. C". (i. Amnion, Tory member of Parlia ment, proposes that every Londoner man, woman and otherwise be equipp ed with a gas mask. A fairly divas- fating idea, this. London's famous foga may now be endured in some measure of comfort. Well, well the world do move. P. S. Beg your pardon. Mr. Ainnv n isn't worrying about the fogs. He thinks there's going to be another war. Oh hum. NOT A PLACE NKW YOKK There arrived here recently the rrench Senator Ossion Alenier. lie is to spend the summer on property- of his at the gulf of the 8t. Lawrence. Hut to Americans who have traveled abroad the actual presence of this man in America is interesting be cause the name "Menier" is un questionably the one most fre quently seen by tourists in France. "Chocolat Men ier" is a more prominent sign at railway stations than the name f the town; it hurtles at you from every possible hoarding; it's more promiscuously to be found than any American name or product,- and it's seldom amplified with copy. And so Menier has come to America; the Chocolate King come to the land of confection. America is relieved to know that Menier is not a town. CHORUS GIRL ARRESTED ATTEMITS SUICIDE, KILLS GIRL WHO SAVED HER MOUNT HOLY. N. J., Aug. 2. Betty Queen, chorus girl, who gave her address as Macon. Ga.. was held without bail today for the grand jury on a charge of having shot and killed Margaret Craig of Des Moines, Iowa, an ac tress known on the stage as Pearl McSherry. The shooting occurred Sunday night in a summer cottage occu pied by the girls and by Dorine O'Connor, of Centralia, 111., an other actress. Last night, according to the girl's story. Miss Craig and Miss O'Connor' went bathing and when they returned they found a note signed "Gip," the nick-name of Miss Queen, indicating she intend ed to kill herself. Rushing into another room. Miss Craig saw Miss Queen pointing a shot gun at herself and trying to pull the trigger. Miss Craig tried to take the gun away from her and in the struggle tho weapon went off killing Miss Craig. LEWIS WINS OX FOUL TULSA. Okla.. Aug. 2. (By Associated Press.) Ed "strangl er" Lewis won his match with Joe Maicewic - tonight -when Malce wlcz 'was disqualified on a font after winning the first fall. LewU .was ' tossed - out of the ring by Maisewic and the-referee ruled t. .j s B LIGHTS G City Faces Dusk Without Electricity Following Double Accident FAST WORK CUTS DELAY "Main Bus" of Local Poer riant Blows Out at 5:50; Service Restored After Horn and a Half While residents, restaurant and hotel managers began searchinj; for candles last evening,; officials of station H, local power: plant of the PEP company, made hasty re pairs to again' hook up electric service following the simultane ous burning out of the main pv itchos in the down town station and an 11,000 volt wire at Com mercial and D streets, carrying current for the entire nrth sec tion of the city, as far out as Che raawa. Lights went out at 5:50 o'clock, followed by low water pressure in many sections of the city, when five electrically driven! water rumps lost their power.) LifihU came on at 7:08, just is dusk, marking the longest breajc in ser vice since 1024. Portions of the "main bus," or switches, insullated to carry 10. 000 volts and loaded only with 2400 volts, suddenly j burned, nieces of coDDer aDDrokimately three inches wide and nearly half' an inch thick being melted in the heat and flames wnich enveloped the switches. Prompt action of (Continued on paje 4.) GOVERNMENT IS 'LIABLE $37,000 DAMAGES IS AWARD ED OWNERS OF VESSELS PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 2. (By Associated Press. )--The United States government, as oincr of the shipping hoard vessel West Nomentum, which ramnied the fishing schooner Nenmasha in a dense fog off the mouth! of the Columbia river June 25. 1J25 and caused the drowning of two fish ermen must pay $37,500 damages. according to a decision ihadt in- federal court today by Jude Beau, j Following the custom pf fish ing vessels the Nenmashaj stayed outside the bar, awaiting daylight and kept only sufficient!- under way to stay near the Columbia River light ship. The collision occurred about 200 feet ioff the light ship, it was said. j WITCH Q OUT tm ' ' " j ' " OVERTIME PAVING BILL IS BACKED BY THREAT NINE HOUR DAY, AT REQUEST OP CREW, IS CAUSE State Labor Commissioner forms Walter Low $500 MtiNt Bo Paid In. Whether or not Slem will pay double time to its paving crew for overtime work done "by the crew since July 4 will be decided by the city attorney and thie street im provement committee. I according to a motion passed j in the city council meeting last hniht. The action comes as a result of a complaint filed with the state labor commissioner by members of the paving crew. The crew has been working nine hours each day since July 4. on its I own request, and getting straight jtime for it. The nine hour dayj idea was In stituted following increased ef forts in order to secuxe a Fourth of July holiday, according to Wal ter Low, street commissioner. He says he had no idea he wajs break ing the law in granting tbe men's request to continue tha system and was surprised when called to account by the labor ' commis sioner. Identity of the men -vtho filed the complaint is not k nown by Mr. Low. The matter was brought before the council in the report' of Fred Williams, city attorney, -who said the city of Salem is not liable to criminal prosecution for working the men overtime, but that it was liable in the civil courts for the double time payment. which amounts to more than 500. Criminal action can be: institut ed against Mr. Low, however, un less tho $500 is paid, and it may carry with it a sentence '.of from one to five years in the county jail. CLOUDBURST HITS YUMA ARIZONA SUFFERS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FROM RAINS YUMA, Ariz.. Aug.; 2. (By As sociated Press.,) Yrima. and the Yuma Valley suffered -xtensive damage tonight when a cloudburst descended on this region. Lightn ing struck the electric Light and power plant, plunging the city into darkness. One death was reported as due indirectly to the storm. A Alva rado was electrocuted as he touched an electric switch button in his partly flooded home. A total of 1.44 inches ot rain fell in an hour. LAND MEETING CALLED WASHINGTON". Aug. 2. (By Associated Press.) The dispute between Washington : and Oregon over possession of Sand Island in the Columbia river, will be aired before the senate public lands sub committee August 20, at the is land. AT THE C ROSS ROADS v " '"" V 1 111 111 lim-WWaa aji LADY AST OR AJBS V(eWS ON PERTINENT QUESTIONS TYPICAL ENGLLSH AND AMER ICAN GIRLS "HORRIBLE' JOO Per Cent American Is De clared To Be "Rather Aw ful Creature BOSTON. Aug. 2. (By Asso ciated Press). Lady Nancy Astor 31. P., today escorted her daugh ter, Hon. Phyllis Astor, 17, and her three youngest sons on a sight seeing tour of Boston and Harvard university, as her first step in showing' them America. The As tors arrived from England today. "The typical English girl and the typical American girl are equally horrible," the quick spok en Virginian, who became the first woman member of the Eng lish parliament, declared. "Your 100 per cent American is a rather awful creature. I want my girl to be as every mother does, that fine type of woman hood who is above national pre judices." Lady Astor was positive in her conviction that prohibition is here to stay in America. Terming it a step toward moral attainment she answered objec tions with reference to the growth of savings deposits and general prosperity. "If young girls are misbehav ing, it is the fault of their moth ers and not of prohibition." she said. "When I was a girl in Vir ginia, there were cocktails about, but we did not drink them. Our father saw to that. It is no new situation and there is no reason why the girl of today should be more tempted. Really I can't understand it. There were eight of us, and I have six children my self. Catch my daughter doing it." Lady Astor asserted that Gen eral Andrews had the support of every right minded Britisher in seeking cooperation in the preven tion of liquor smuggling. Prohi bition, however, had not yet be come an issue in England, and at present the coal crisis overshad owed everything else, she said. TRACY CLAIM RENEWED SEEKS JjtlM AS RESULT OF IX J URY BY FALLING The $100 damage claim of Mrs. Kay L. Tracy, which was rejected at the city council meeting two weeks ago, was brought up again last night by a letter from Mrs. Tracy in which she expressed sur prise at rejection and stated rea sons for considering her claim just. After discussion, the claim was referred to the ways and means committee and the city attorney for further consideration. Mrs. Tracy was injured in an accident in April after alighting from a car and while crossing the parking strip. She fell into a trench which had been dug by city employees and received in juries which kept her in the hos pital for two or three weeks. nit Wmm 1 I U M ' ICE Ml IS 1TAGCEPTED President Calles of Mexico Rejects Church Plan for Plebiscite 6 ARE KILLED IN RIOTS Mexican Religious Controversy Results in Outbreaks, Many Injured; Negotiations Under Way MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2. (By Associated Press.) President Calles has rejected the proposal for a truce in the religious con troversy made by the Mexican episcopate. In a statement to the Associat ed Press, the president says: "This executive has already made known its opinion regarding the religious situation. Replying to the episcopate statement, I will say that the federal government will only limit itself to act with the required energy to enforce the laws of this country.' Although President Calles has rejected the truce offer of the episcopate, which was made in a statement to the Associated Press yesterday, gestures for peace are still under way. Tentative steps, it is learned authoritatively, are being taken which are expected to result in informal personal negotiations be tween Attorney General Ortega and a high dignitary of the Mexi can episcopate whereby a settle nent of the religious situation may be reached. Overtures are understood to have been made from a prominent layman, who is close to the epis copate and also pernona non grata with President Calles, to attempt as intermediary to bring about an exchange of views in a concilia tory spirit. NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 2. (By AP. V The Nogales Herald's Mex ico City correspondent says that six persons were killed and more than 100 injured during demon strations in Mexico yesterday when the new religious regulations were put into effect. The Herald's informant, tele graphing from Mexico City, said that the toll was incomplete, only the most important demonstra tions of the nation having been (Continued on par 2.) BANK BANDIT IS KILLED MINER FATALLY WOUNDED IN ATTEMPTING HOLDUP METAL! NK FALLS, Wash., Aug. 2 (By Associated Press.) Ed Hall an employe of a min ing company of this town, was shot and instantly killed today after he had made an effort to rob the Metaline Falls State & Savinga Bank". Waiting outside until the bankJ president, Mrs. J. II. Neland left for lunch. Hall ordered O. E. Hav ens, the cashier, who was alone, to raise his hands. Instead, he dropped behind the counter and started to crawl to ' his living quarters in the rear, shouting in the meantime to his wife, seat ed in the rear door. Mrs. Havens spread the alarm and E. O. Dresscl ran from his room with a rifle, meeting Hall at the front door of the bank. They exchanged shots and at Dressel's second shot. Hall fell. The bank contained an unusually large amount of money, in anticipation of requests for cashing checks for forest fire fighters. SEN. CUMMINS IS BURIED SIMPLE SERVICES MARK IN TERMENT OF SENATOR DBS MOINES. AUg. 2. (By Associated Press). WitH.simple rites, Iowa lato today paid final tribute to Senator Albert B. Cum mins, and laid him to rest in Woodland cemetery. The nation and state joined in honoring him in brief ceremonies at his home in which he was eulogized as one of the state's greatest sons, who had served both Iowa and the na tion with distinction. A number of his colleagues in tbc senate and house, political leaders of the. state and friend3 of the senator in private1 life at tended: the aervices, conducted by Rev.- Cbarle Si Jiedbury; .pastor of the Universal Church of Christ. A vocal solo. "Abide With Me," and Mr. Medburr's brief ' eulogy 1 lVlexican Executive 1 M. Plutarco Calles, president of Mexico, is the storm center about whom the virtual "war" of the ad mill Lnt rat ion and the Catholics is waging. His, anti-Cat holic Icgis Iation is at the root of the con flict. PUBLIC MARKET GROUPS WILL MEET WEDNESDAY EXPERIENCE OF EUGENE AND POUTIjAXD scheduled Producers and Consumers to Give OpinioiiN at Committee Hearing Culminating the investigation conducted for weeks on the es tablishment of a public market in Salem, farmers, consumers and others interested in the under taking are expected to gather to morrow night at the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock to discuss all underlying problems, consider possible locations and profit from the experience of Eugene, whose public market most nearly corres ponds in size and management to the market that would be estab lished here. Problems met, and solved in Eugene will be discussed by mar ket master Ayres, and Eugene Chadwick, secretary of the Eugene chamber of commerce, while ex perience in Portland will also be presented according to the pro gram now scheduled. In order that definite results may be achieved at the meeting here, those attending were yester day asked to reach conclusions on the following points, that Mayor John B. Giesy's committee, head ed by Watson Townsend, may bring concrete proposals before the city council at its next meet ing: J. Snail the market be open throughout ,the year, or merely during designated months? 2. S:iall the market be open every day and, if so, shall definite opening and closing hour be set? 3. Shall the market be open only to growers of food, or shall others be allowed to sell? 4. Shall definite suggestions as to location of the market be made to the committee, or shall that body be asked to name the site on its own judgment. Good attendance is expected at the meeting tomorrow, farmers from many sections of the valley having already . endorsed the market project. EXECUTIVE THREE YEARS PRES. COOLIDGK OBSERVES THIRD ANNIVERSARY PAUL SMITH'S N. Y., Aug. 2. fBy Associated Press.), Three years as chief executive ofthe re public were completed by Presi dent Coolidge tonight. It was in the early hours of August 3, 1923, that Mr. Coolidge took the oath of office by the dim light of a lamp In the Plymouth, Vt.. farm house before Mb father, a justice of the peace, soon after the sudden death of President Harding. No word of comment was made by him today, however, on the anniversary. Government busi ness occupied him as it does daily in the mountains. The Rev. William F. McDowell, Methodist Episcopal bishop, of Washington, D. C. and' Mrs. Mc Dowell were luncheon guests of tho President and MrsL Coolidge at the White Pine Camp this noon. They are spending several weeks at Lake Place and their visit was described as merely social. Other visitors . are to be re ceived tomorrow, ' including Har vey Firestone Jr. He is to report to the president at the executive offices on the "rubber: production possibilities in the Philippines as be has Been them in a recent busi ii'1 '..' " A i" f ?.: ;f i f - rr -' ' vv : -" CITY PLANNING GROUP CHOSE! Mayor Appoints Seven Mem bers to Continue Task of Salem Zoning" WORK IS WELL OUTLINED Com in it toe Will Investigate Pos sible Well Water Supply for City; Illustration Shows. Value ' . The seven members of tho new roning and planning commission to replace one that resigned more than a month ago. were named by j mayor jonn . uiesy at ine regu lar meeting of the city council last night. The members are II. S. Swart, James Nicholson, C. E. Al bin, L. P. Campbell, A. L. Hcad rick, Karl G. Becke and W. II. Lancy. Only one of these men, Mr. Dancy, is a member of the city council. The new commission will have plenty of work before it from the start, as several matters which have come before the council .gincu the resignation of the old com mission have been held up pend ing appointment of the new one. The last commission resigned when citizens of Salem failed to vote - funds which it considered necessary to carry out its pro gram. A special committee was ap pointed to investigate the matter of digging wells east of the city to furnish part of its water suppiy. This was suggested by Alderman Carl Engstrom, and supported by Alderman J. .12. Galloway. A plen tiful supply of good water under l:es this district, according to Mr, Engstrom, and would meet de mands of a large part of the city, A well at the state hospital, which supplies more than the in stitution demands, was cited bj j Mr. Engstrom as one instance ot j a successful venture of this kind. He told of other wells in' the vicin ity of Salem which also furnished a continuous stream of water. Three recommendations of tho committee on , ordinances were adopted. Thete included a report on a bill calling for the accepting of a deed of land tor a permanent right of way for a sewer from Thomas and Mary Keller. The committee recommended that it pass. It also recommended the passing of bills calling for the es tablishment of the sidewalk line on Liberty street between Colum bia and the city limits, and an other to amend the ordinance on parking and standing of vehicles. The committee on sewers re ported that the city engineer be requested to survey the district in Rosedale to determine drainago possibilities and casts there. This matter was brought up at the last ciuncil meeting by Thomas Kay of the Oregon Linen-Mills in an effort to obtain paved streets lead ing to the mill. The committee's report was. adopted. A petition for a storm sewer on Liberty street between State and (ComtlBUd mm par 1) , 1 HURT. CARS TAKEDITCH GNES JAMES INJURED IN AC CIDENT ON SUNDAY Agnes James received a broken leg and injuries about the head when the car in. which she was riding was forced into the ditch near Canby and turned over. The accident occurred Sunday, the car being driven by J. R. De Spain of Salem. . ; j -' - :: , According to De Spain, the car which struck him was on the wrong side of the road and hit bis front fender, ilia ear slewed around into the' ditch and turned over. The other car also ran in to the ditch.' ' t Four men were riding in the other car They gave Do Spain their names and then disappeared on foot. Police officials here sus pect that they had stolen the car, as it had no license plates. TEN PAY PARKING FINES DOUBLE AND TIME PARKING ORDINANCES ENFORCED A determined war on overtime and double parkers, staged by the police officers: over tho" week-ecd netted" 10 arrests. " All of then appeared ?n pojico" court and paid 31 each. Those who 'paid the $1 fines were James Heltzel. Jr.. A. W. Jones B., Crane. J. Ide, Ger trude Cherrington, Jack Kearney, F, J..PoIinskI, Ernest Eufcr, Clay comprise the ferTjce?, 1119 lbrfi!t-"'4eIlfiriS. Ji