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siil Qe Vyjlil 1FfoeifiiGHP ,' i'J 1 i-M' mm SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1926 PRICED FIVE CENTS -- I . ..,Trmr ht'trrntl 7T7 T 1- ' , ' r h l 1-oiAin irft x 1 BANK DEPOSITS SET June 30 Total $2,000,000 in Excess of Sum Ever Recorded Here SAVINGS DEPOSITS GROW "Healthiest Rusiness Conditions" Kf-fle led in Financial Report Submitted by Frank Rramwell Aggregate hank deposits in the ntate of Oregon on June 30, 1020 w-re approximately $2,)0,tM) ii excess or those reported at any time within the history .of this state, according to a financial report prepared here yesterday by Frank Bramwell, state superin tendent of hanks. "This report discloses an excep tionally healthy condition prevail ing within this state," read the report of the state banking super intendent. "In fact the aggregate of all deposits in Oregon at the close of business June 30, 1926 were in excess of the aggregate de posits shown at any time within the history of this state. The nor mal deposits within Oregon at the present time are approximately $2, OOu.000 in excess of the maximum deposits in 1920 which resulted from the inflation and the swell ing of bank deposits caused through the operations and activi ties of war time prices. "On June -30, 1926, the aggre gate of loans and discounts was "" OOO.OOO compared with ap Ornately $168,0.00,000 on June 1 925, or an increase of ap- oroximately $9,000,000. This is the highest aggregate of loans and discounts reported in the state since November 15, 1920. when they reached the- earn Of 1211,- o54,000. "One of the most- noticeable features in connection with the re port submitted on June 30, 1926, is the fact that there has been a substantial gain in practically all of the most important items ap pearing in the assets. In this re spoet, particular reference is had to the inveatment in government, municipal and other bonds which are considered as secondary re serves and immediately convert ible to cash. 4 "On June 30, 192 6, these items aggregated approximately $85, 000,000. which is an increase of about $5,000,000 since June 30, 192 5, and an increase of about r,0 per cent since June 30. 1922. This indicates the tendency among the banking interests in the state toward the accumulation of a class of assets immediately convertible to meet emergencies or to supply the demand for j whatever loans may be necessary in providing funds and finances for the indus trial and commercial interests of he state. "The reserves maintained on Ittne .10. 1926, were $63,51.523. 4 9 as compared with $63,822, on June 30. 1925, or an Ton tinned on page 8) RUNDE ACQUIRES pANCH VKW OWNERS WILL. MOVE TO I .WJ.S CITY THIS WEEK FALLS CITY. Aug. 3. Mr. and Mrs J. If. Dorman have sold their Kv.rluy Poultry ranch, consisting af 10 acres, well improved with rt-sidence and poultry hatching and brooder houses, and about l'oo pure bred Tanered strain White Leghorns to Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Kunde of Salem. Consldera ' on of $10,000 included Salem property in South Salem on 12th str f-t. The new owners take pos- sion this week, and will con i - the poultry business along syme lines so successfully es shd by the Dormans in their V-.-e years residence here. t , iOiSON DOGS, STEAL ROD H ARRY D. H.RSOX TICTIM OP rXKXOiT THIEVES LYONS, Ore., Aug. 3. Shortly :f:er three German police dogs '"longing to Harry D. Hobson, expert rod maker, near here, were poisoned, thieves entered his shop a the foothills of the Cascades and stole rods and fishing tackle valued at $800. Tuesday - ' -Mr. Hobson declares he has no idea who poisoned the dogs or Mo' the rods. Mr. Hobson, a number of an Oregon pioneer tanuly, has attracted national at tention by manufacturing tackle Pf highest quality. D PEAK Feeble Mindedness Lurks In Divorce Courts; Smith Institutions Committee of Salem Women's Club Told Sterili zation Is Best Method of Preventing Increase of "Primitive People" Declaring that 60 per cent of the people who get divorces re one or the other, feeble minded," Dr. J. N. Smith, of the Feeble Minded school, speaking before the institutions com mittee of the Salem Women's club, urged sterilization of these unfortunates on the following grounds: 1 Feeblemindedness cannot be cured. 2 If two feeble minded persons are married all their off spring will be feeble minded. 3 More than half of them have illigitimate children. 4 They are below normal, are primitive people. 5 Nine tenths of the feeble minded are criminals because they know no better. ' G Crime costs the people of the United States $10,000, 000,000 a year. "We have to rid ourselves of this class of people- We do 1 "J TAKE IT OFT XKW YORK. A new question of court ptiqiiet has arisen. You know theve tennis visors, of the sort Helen Wills popularized ? Well, everyone's wearing, them now, and a man even ap peared in a night court here wearing one. the other day. "Jlnt-, off.'' mi id the bailiff brusquely. That's no hat,'' replied the man. The hailiff Mopped, looked and scratched his . hin. The court clerk, at n desk hei'ore the henrh was wearing a green visor; he always did. It was part of his uniform, as 'twere. Now. what to do? The troubled bailiff spoke to the judge. His honor ehewed hi, pen a moment, meditated, and then asked, "'Was he wearing it when he came in;' ""Yes," and the bailiff nodded. "Then,'' said His Honor beaminp, " tell him to take off whatever he was wearing on hi head when he entered the room.'' Xad so the matter wa settled. .... Hera after RIM reader will know better than to enter the Ritz Grill with thetr tennis visors on. EXCITING PARIS. The French Academy of Sports has decided that a woman who ha.s spent fourteen years in India and Asia, even though on an official mis sion to study Bud dhism, is in the nature of things a sportswoman. She adventured where few Kuro pean women have been before and gleaned exper iences bizarre and thrilling. So the Academy has awarded M m e. Alexandre N" e e I the (irand Prix Feminin d' Athletisme. This is the highest honor in its gift. CBT7EL AND UNUSUAL BOMK. Kirnor Mussolini is un questionably a man of determination, jcetiius and power. He's going to m,ke Italy a great Empire, come what will. His latest moe to keep money in Italy rind encourage all ftorts of domestic enterprise is to forbid the issuance of iapnrts to Italian who wish to sn from Italy for vacation. ):trtic nljrly to Jranf-e where even the lir' (toe f;ir. Italian cannot send their wives to the Alps now, with encourage jner.t to spend a week :it each Alp. The ve eot ta stick it oot on the home srroiind. Alter all isn't it kplendid th:.t -Mr. ('olidire ilni'su t w;nit to me an empire out of the ('nited States! TWO FLIERS ARE KILLED BOTH MEN DTE FN'STANTLY WHEN PLANE CRASHES NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 3. (By Associated Press). Cap tain John H. Batty and James W. Creesmaiir technical sergeant, both members of the 163rd Pennsyl vania national guard observation, squadron, were instantly killed today when their plane fell at Langley field. BURGLAR .BEATS WOMAN BANDIT FLEES WITH MONEY AFTER MAULING VICTIM LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. (By Associated Press). Mrs." Paul V. Truzman, wealthy matron, was, knocked down and dragged the length of her apartment in an en counter here today with a burglar who escaped with $1,367 In money and Jewelry. She tried to prevent the theft, . nnt m on n tn t t thia hv hfliifrinp' them, but we could do so by stop ping reproduction," he declared. "The question of feeble minded ness has been studied for hun dreds of years. Most people think a person who is an idiot is feeble minded. We have people, who. without close observation, might be called bright. One of the great causes of feeble mindedness is heredity. "Seventy-five per cent of the people committed are feeble mind ed because their ancestors, pos sibly not immediate ancestors, were feeble minded. If two feeble minded persons are married all their offspring will be feeble minded. Of course there are ex ceptions on either side. "Occasionally there are feeble minded persons in good heaith, having no disease that will bring on anything of that kind. That class of people are called Mongol- ians, on account of the shape of their face. "We have Mongolians in the In - (Continued on par TOM KAY OFF FOR EAST . WILL IN'VESTIOATE M X EX IX- I DUSTRY WHILE AWAY T. B. Kay, state treasurer and president of the Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., left last night for New York and other eastern states where he will make an investiga tion of the flax Industry. The cor poration of which Mr. Kay is pres ident is now erecting a $640,000 linen manufacturing plant in this city. Machinery for the plant already has arrived here and wotk on the buildings is progressing rapidly. The state penitentiary flax plant yesterday sold to the Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., approximately 10 tons of spinning tow for which it re ceived S340 a ton. The tow will be stored in warehouses pending completion of the linen mills which are expected to start oper ations late in September. The tow will be used in manufacturing crashes. The deal was negotiated by Thomas B. Kay, president of the linen mills corporation. - '. ......i'.-. j' , . VS. - . i -- mmmm ..n.... m.i n , i .... . . ff , .f m f , r limmmttk 4nllir-J - - PROSPERITY QF NATION IID Administration Program for Three Years Passed Re viewed by Coolidge MUCH PROGRESS IS MADE Nation Is More Prosperous Now Than at Any Time in His tory; Third Anniversary Is Olebrated PAUL SMITH'S. Ni Y., Aug. ?. (By Associated Preps). Gov ernment policies pursued during the three years President Coolidge has occupied the Whdfe House, in his opinion, have placed the coun try in a flourishing ind prosper ous condition and haVe contribut ed to make the period the most prosperous of any three years in the history of the country. A review of the administration was given in behalf of Mr. Cool idge at the executive offices today, the third anniversary of his as suming the presidency, and al though much progress was said to have been made, it was empha sized that much remains to be done and only continued efforts will make possible the mainten ance of the gains already achieved. I ' government cannot always ! secure the prosperity of the coun- j trv- ut it can do'much to create conditions under wnicn tne coun try will be prosperous if its citi- i zens adhere to sound adhere business practices. I Because of the special condi- 'Continued on page 8) TAXI DRIVERS (BEATEN WOMAN ARRESTED : FOLLOW IXfJ STRIKE DISTURBANCE PORTLAND, Aug. 3. (By As sociated Press). With! the arrest of Mrs. Elmer E. Anderson, offic ers said they had one of the two women who this morning ordered a taxicab and asked to! be driven to an east side corner! where a gang of 12 men set upop the driv er of the cab and his escort. William Brockhousej, driver, and A. S. Moore, escorts exhibited torn clothing, bruises and scratch es as a result of the encounter with the strike sympathizers. The arrest of Mrs. Anderson is the first made since the taxi drivers went on strike last week. Mrs. Anderson is charged with refusal to pay a legal taxicab fare and was released alter posting a bail bond. She will appear in municipal court tomorrriw. WHERE CAMPAIGN "AN GELS? FEAR PEACE OVERTURES FAIL IN MEXICAN SITUATION IMPASSE HOLDS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AXD CHURCH Obregon and Gomez Support Calles; Few Disturbances Are Reported NOG ALES, Ariz., Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) The Mexican Press, in Is'ogales Senora, Mexico, today says that the recently ar rested Catholic Bishop of Huejutla has been found dead in his prison cell in Vera Cruz. Details are lacking. The Mexico City cor respondent of the No gales Herald also declares that Arch-Bishop Moray Del Rio is seriously ill in his home and that all visitors have been excluded from his residence. MEXICO CITY. Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) Peace feelers by intermediators seeking a solu tion of the apparent impasse be tween the government and Mexi co episcopate, arising out of the government's strict enforcement of the religious regulations con tinued to be put forth today, but so far as could be learned, with out results. Meanwhile, the government has received assurances of support for its religious policy from two of the most important figures in the Mexican political and military world former President Obergon and General Arnulfo Gomez, mili tary chief of the state ot Vera Cruz. General Obergon is still looked upon as the idol of the army while General Gomez is a possible presidential candidate. As in the preeeeding days the Mexican Catholics, despite their feelings went about their usual tasks today and on the surface there was nothing to indicate the seriousness of the religious con troversy. Newspaper specials and govern ment reports describe disturbances (Continued on pass 5.) MYSTERY VESSEL RUNS SHIP ON FIRE. FLEES WHEN RESCUERS DRAW NEAR SARASOTA. Fla., Aug. 3. (By Associated Press). Mystery to night surrounded the ship which, on fire seven miles off Venice this morning, turned and fled when a rescuing party started to aid her. Officers believe it to be a liquor vessel and its occupants preferred to take chances with fighting the flames rather than be captured. The Venice flagship 'Haven' came within a mile of overtaking the burning ship. Coast guard cutter No. 295, dis patched from Tampa to aid in the rescue, had not reported tonight. tJARDIXI WINS MATCH SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. (Ap) Renato Gardini, Italian, defeated Andreas Costanos, Span iard, in two straight falls in a wrestling match at Dreamland auditorium here tonight. TO TREAD GRID JIM TO CONTINUE CASE Investigation of Aimee Mc Pherson Disappearance Will Hot Be Dropped SECRET INQUIRY ASKED District Attorney Is Asked to Con tinue Prob After He An nounced He Was Thru With Case LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) District At torney Asa Keyes, who yesterday declared that he was ready to close the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist, today was asked by the county grand iury to continue, in secret, the inquiry. The action of the grand jury followed a session in which both Keyes and Joe Ryan, his deputy, who has directed the McPherson case investigation, were called be fore the jury. At the conclusion of the session, William Carter, foreman of the jury, issued a statement in which he declared: "After considering all of the evidence presented by the district attorney and his assistant, Mr. Ryan, the grand juror by unani mous vote decided that because of many contractions in the evidence it will not be possible to make a definite decision concerning the kidnapping or disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson. "We have written a letter to Mr. Keyes concerning our findings and recommended that he conduct a secret and efficient inquiry into any of the evidence of the case that he considers vital. "However, there is a possibility of a crime being committed and we feel that It is a duty of the dis trict attorney to make such in quiries as he finds necessary and we expect at all times the district attorney's office will do it's duty." SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug 3. (By Associated Press.) Wal lace Moore, reporter for the Morn- ( Continued on pat 2.) NEW WITNESS IS HEARD STATE WILL INTRODUCE SUR PRISE IN GAINES' TRIAL SEATTLE, Aug. 3. (By Asso ciated Press). While jurors were being selected here today to try Wallace Cloyes Gaines for the murder of his 22 year old daugh ter, Sylvia, A. L. Clough, a street car operator, was entered as a state witness. He told officials of running a car on which a man resembling Gaines rode from Green lake, on whose edge Sylvia's body was found, five miles to downtown Seattle the night of the murdef. Mrs. Edna Hale and W. H. Shriner told Prosecutor Colvin upon' viewing Gaines in the court room that he strongly resembled a man they saw near the scene of tile killing June 16, the night Sylvia was slain. CONCERT CROWD LARGE YOUTHFUL DISTURBERS ARE CAUTIONED BY POLICE In spite of the cool weather last night, a large crowd was present at the semi-weekly concert of the Cherrian band in Willson park. Miss Eva Roberts sang two solos, '"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," and "Sleepy Time Gal." Both drew much applause from the crowd. Additional police were present to keep children from running around and yelling, and to prevent other rodyism. The crowd be haved in an orderly manner, how ever, and listened attentively to the selections, so the police had little to do. LEGION GUESTS ARRIVE ALL AVAILABLE ROOMS ARE NEEDED IN MARSH FIELD MARSHFIELD, Or.. Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) The esti mated number of advance Ameri can Legion folk on the bay to day was 400. A number of vacant buildings have, been equipped with beds and bedding, close to the center of the city. Auxiliary department 'headquarters will be at the Chandler hotel in Marsh field, and at the. North Bend ho tel annex in North Bend. Com mittees have been assigned rooms today, . Registration ; begins to morrow, : EVANGELIST IS SHOT TO DEATH WHILE PREACHING WOMAN CHOIR LEADER ALSO VICTIM OP ASSASSIN Kentucky Moonshiners Believed to Have Fired Shts Through School Window MORGANTOWN, Ky., Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) An evangelist and a choir singer are dead, shot as they sang the open ing hymn at revival services by an unidentified assassin who fired through the window of the county school house where the meeting was in progress. The Rev. W. A. Moss. 32 toppled from his pulpit dead and Mrs. Jerome Robinson, 30, died two hours after the shooting last night at the Eary school, 12 miles from here. J. D. Young, ?0 suffered a slight scalp would and others in the meeting narrowly escaped. Mrs. Robinson's four children saw their mother fall. One man was under arrest early tonight and Sheriff Luther Tucker of Butler county was' at the head of a posse searching for a second man. Clif ford Wilson. 30, a fugitive since his escape from jail here a year ago, was arrested at his home on the statement of a 14-year-old girl that he had fired the shots. The girl fainted when the firing began and she was unable to give additional details. Wilson, who was wanted on a bootlegging charge, denied the shooting. The slaying created such ex citement among the persons in the audience that none was able to say how many shots were fired. Coun ty officials laid the trouble ' to moonshiners, whose ire the evan gelist had aroused by his cam paign against illicit whiskey. It was learned today that the meet ing was disturbed Sunday night by rowdyism on the outside. Two men dispersed the trouble mak ers, some of whom were said to have threatened "to come back and clean out the whole crowd." CURTIS, HARRELD WIN TWO SENATORS RENOMINAT ED IN PRIMARY ELECTION- (By Associated Press) Two United States senators- Curtis ot Kansas and Harreld of Oklahoma, republicans were re nominated in yesterday's primary elections and Senator George H. Williams, republican, Missouri, was leading his opponents on in complete returns last night. Senator Curtis, majority leader in the upper house, had little op position in Kansas, his opponent being Nick Chiles, a negro editor of Topeka. Renomination of Senator Har reld in Oklahoma was conceded. No active campaign was against him. Early returns from the Missouri primary gave Senator Williams a good lead over David M. Proctor of Kansas City, a dry candidate, and Blodgett Priest of St. Louis, a wet. Senator Williams declared in his campaign that prohibition was not an issue. He asserted he personally was opposed to the eighteenth amendment but de clared for strict law enforcement. FIRE CONDITION SERIOUS LOW HUMIDITY INCREASES HAZARDS, REPORTS SAY PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3. (By Associated Press.) Con tinued low humidity and warm weather makes the forest fire con ditions in Oregon remain danger ous according to local forestry of ficials. The Vernonia fire covering over 5,000 acres continues to burn, but officials express more concern over the coast fires where a high wind is fanning the flames. A northeast wind caused the Jack Creek fire to jump fire lines to day and five additional men have been sent to cqmbat the blaze. The Emily Creek fire is being held back by fifty state men, and 11 additional men were sent there today. KILLED IN POLL RIOt FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED IN GUN BATTLE LOGAN, W. Va., Aug. 3. (By Associated.) A ifgnt at a pre cinct poling place in Logan coun ty, precipitated by. an ' argument over voting of a group of negroes, resulted in the death ot Art Chambers, former deputy sheriff today. r Chambers. It was .'safd,: chal lenged the negroe's rtght. to- vote, charging the men were registered in the precinct but had . moved away. Witnesses said -that when one of the poll clerks said they could, vote. Chambers and his brothers -began to beat the clerk. The Shooting In -Which Chambers was killed, followed. S CALLED UNFi Governor Charges Exorbi tant Prof its" Show Slight Regulation INVESTIGATION TO COME "People of Slate Are Paying Ex cessive Rate for Telephone Service," Letter lo Mr. ; Clark Says Expressing "no doubt that th Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company is now collecting rates n an excessive valuation, and even upon this excessive valuation Is getting a return very much larger than what ordinary business can hope or expect to get," Governor Walter M. Pierce yesterday de clared he would request the public service commission to investigate rates and charges now in effect. "I think all will agree with me that the regulation and supervis ion of public utilities in the state . has been very unsatisfactory for many years "from the standpoint of the public interests," read a let ter prepared by the governor and addressed to A. E. Clark, Portland attorney, who will probably rep resent the governor In the pro ceedings. "I think the people of the state of Oregon are paying excessive rates and charges, and have been for many years. , This especially is true of rates for telephone ser- - vice and electrical current. Prob ably consumers In the . city of Portland have as much or more to complain of in this respect than any other part of the state, . In many instances the rates and tolls paid to the telephone company are almost a much- as Jther entire rent of office space. "' "I have no doubt, it. "can .be shown that the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company Is now col- lecting rates on an, excessive val uation, and even upon this ex cessive valuation is getting a re turn very much larger than what ordinary business can hope or ex pect to get. "At a conference at your office in Portland some weeks ago I dis cussed with you the question of telephone and other public utility, rates and charges in this state. At that time some data was laid be fore you to show that excessive rates are now being charged? the patrons of public utilities in itbisr state, and I asked that yo't serve as my counsel in the preparation and filing of necessary complaints before the public service com mis- Continued on paf 8) - PRISON BREAK AVERTED 16 CONVICTS ATTEMPT ES CAPE FROM IDAHO PRISON BOISE. Ida., Aug. 3.(By As sociated Press.) An ' attempted prison break of 1 6 . prisoners, many of them life termers in the Idaho State prison, from the pun ishment or "bug house" -was frustrated today by prison guards under the leadership of Myron. Lester, captain of the guard. During: the night the prison-" ers had filed the locks from In dividual cells In, the punishment house and this morning congregat ed at the entrance with plans to rush the guards, scale the walls with rope blankets already pre pared and steal a prison truck for ' their escape. " j The caution and quick wit of Captain Lester in intimidating the prisoners when he opened the "bug house" door is believed to have "prevented a general jail' break. JAPAN IS HIT BY, QUAKE TOKYO DISTRICT 'lS T5ADLY. SHAKEN; NO LIVES LOST TOKYO,-1 Aug., I (By Associ ated Press). An earthquake that caused numerous land 'slides .and. damaged bridges shook the region about .this city tonight. - Wire communication was ; prostrated. No loss of life has been reported. The shock was so. severe "Jt hat many persons - rushed 'Into the streets. ' - .. ..; Although there was scarcely any property damage and no casual-, ties were reported; the i o uake fa estimated to have been the sever est since 1921. It centered near Tokyo. " In the city lighting, sys tems were temporarily put out of commission water mains burst ia several places and tram! service were delayed. ?t " - T T TE r v