Public TvVarhe&tJJeetSng at the Balem
V
rENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1926
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SE SHORT
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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?,
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