Sugar. OeQftTv7eeh-fiii2Lljti&Qp.M
WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled with ,
rain; moderate temperature; sooth west
Kales- cm coast. " Maximum yesterday.- 42:
minimum, 36; river, 4.2; rainfall, 1.67;
atmosphere, cloudy; wind, northwest.
First Section-7-Pages I to 8
.THree Sectionsr 24 Pagea
1.
Jeventy-sixth YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1926
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BEAVERS BERT
OREGON TEAM
DW WET FIELD
Aggie Eleven Rides Rough
i shod Over Lemon Yel
low Squad, 16 to 0
MAPLE SUPPLIES THRILL
Slippery Halfback Intercept Pass
and Dashee 70 Yards Throve1
Oregon Team to Score
Touchdown
BELL FIELD, Corvallis, Ore.,
Nov. 'Hi. (AP). Breaking a pre
cedent by winning a game from
the mi varsity of Oregon on a Cor
yaliis field for the first time in
history, the Oregon Aggies dump
ed Oregon today ; 16 to 0 in the
stat'H annual football classic.
The game was jlayed in a field
of slop and "mire, which slowed
down both elevens and prevented
a display of anything but straight,
old fashioned football.
Ma pi, flashy Aggie halfback,
mipplU-d the most sensational mo
ment of the game when he inter
cepted an Oregon pass in midfleld
and woaved his way down the field
for a toiu -hdown late in the fourth
period. It was his second touch
.riown. "
A blocked punt gave the Orange
men tlieir chance for their first
touchdown early in the fourth
.period. Jarvis recovered for the
AKsi n Oregon's 12 yard line,
and Map! wotmed his way, across
.the goal line with the ball.
The famed Aggie power ma
chine failed seriously to dent the
Oregon defense in the first two
periods and the half ended seore--W-ss.
In the, third period, how-,ev-r,
the Aggies got the first real
,;reak and blocked an Oregon
6
(Continued paffa 2.)
TRAIN SERVICE
FIGHT STARTED
ALIFORMA SCHEDULES HELD
I" X FAIR TO OREGON
Public Service IVpartMient Pre
paring Case for Interstate
commission
Sixty-three hour passenger train
service on the Union Pacific lines
between Portland and Chicago
will be sought in a complaint now
being prepared by the Oregon
.public service commission, for fil
ing with the- interstate commerce
commission. (
The complaint will allege dis
crimination on the part of the
Union Pacific company against
jPortland and in favor of Los An
geles, San Francisco and other
California points. It was said that
the public service commission of
the state of Washington would be
requested to intervene in . the pe
tition of the Oregon commission.
Kuch a move. It was explained,
might have the effect of reduc
ing materially the passenger train
service between Chicago and" Pu
get Sound points.
Data gathered" by the public
ftervice commission here today In
dicated that Union Pacific passen
ger trains now covering the dis
tance between Chicago and Los
Angeles in 6$ hours, while the
best service between Chicago and
Portland is 7 hours." Mileage re
ports in the offices of the' public
service commission' show that the
distance between Chicago and Los
.Angeles is 229S miles. while the
distance between Chicago and
Portland is 2262 miles. The dis
tance between Chicago and San
Francisco is 2261 miles, or one
mile less than the distance be
f ween Chicaffo and Portland.
Although the complaint of the
(Continued pW 2.)
MURDER TRIAL HALTED
MEDICAL EXPERTS TAKE UP
DAY IX M'GEK CASK
TILLAMOOK. Or., .Nov. 20.
(API The trial of Mrs. Era N.
McC.ee. charged with the murder
of her husband. Dr..W. G. McGee,
was halted this afternoon with the
announcement of the death of the
)tner of Judge K.- Bagiey woo is
laring the case. Court will be
Untried Tueadav morning. Mrs.
JIcGee. the state, declares, pois
oned her husband following bis
illness as the result of an auto
mobile accident.
A large part of this morning's
session was" taken up by expert
medical testimony by: Dr. ) Robert
L. Benson, head of the department
of pathology, and Dt. H." Myers of
the University of Oregon medical
pchool. I
Dr. Benson, brought to the
Stand as a defense witness, testi
fied on examination that Dr. Mc
Cee's death was a cardiac death,
resulting from overworking of the
heart. Ia his direct testimony,
Je stated he found no indication
jpf poisoning. : r
Santa Glaus With Reindeer,
And Driver Coming
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AYRES RECEIVES
PRINCESS ILEANA
FORD REPRESENTATIVE COM.
PLIES WITH REQUEST
Queeit ' Marie Turns to Quiet
of
Tuxedo Sisty Miles from
Xcw York
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. (AP)
When Princess Ileana arrived with
her mother. Queen Marie, tonight
she "was greeted by J. B. Ayres,
representative of the Ford Motor
company, who was put off the"
train in Seattle.
They shook hands warmly and
after a moment the princess
stepped into an automobile held
by Ayres and with him beside her,
she drove off to Tuxedo where she
and Queen Marie are to rest until
they sail on Monday. The royal
mother preceded the couple in an
other car.
It was learned from a member
of the entourage that Ayres was
present at lleana's requests and
that she had previously asken to
have him in the car during the
drive.
Ayres, still wearing the huge
racoon coat that identified him as
a member of the royal party dur
ing the western reach of the tour,
was all smiles as the princess
guided the car out of the station.
His dismissal from the train at
Seattle followed upon publication
of interviews j.n which it was said
Henry Ford's money was helping
to finance the tour.
Ayres denied responsibility for
the statements, but Colonel John
H. Carroll, in charge of the train,
refused to permit him to remain
aboard. Immediately afterward.
Ayres left for Denver, where it
was expressed by many aboard the
train that he would rejoin the
party.
When Denver was reachad.
however, Ayres had been, called
to Deteoit.Mhe Ford home office.
Interest of the royal party in
Ayres came to light when Colonel
Carroll and Major Stanley Wash
burn, special aide to the queen,
wrote , to Mr. Ford in Ayres' be
half. Both pointed out that the
young man had made himself use
ful to the queen and her en
tourage and that he was well
liked.
Ayres explained tonight that he
had planned to remain in the
tContinaed on page 3.)
BIG APARTMENT TO RISE I
R. A
HARRIS TAKES OIT PER
MIT FOR BUILDING '
A third big apartment house will
rise In the central part of Salem
In the immediate future. A per
mit for one to be located at 1240;
Chemeketa street was. taken out
in the city recorder's office yes
terday by -R. A, Harris.
Two mammoth apartment hous
es are already rising on N:
Summer street near ' Union,
are now nearly complete.
Harris apartment will be but a
blocks from these two.
The new apartment will
,24,500, according lo the bui:
permit taken out, and will be
story high; with a court in
center. Henry Carl will be
builder. ;i - . ;. .
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Claus Himself and His Favorite
Visitor happy through service
he does, friend of old and;
young.
Whoever saw a Santa, Claus
without reindeer?, -
He'd be about like a dinner
without food nothing but dishes;
or like a summer With only ice
and no fruit or flowers.
Indeed, there ain't no such ani
mal as a Santa Claus without rein
deer. They fit him just like his
own skin.
Well, Santa i iaus is coming to
Salem; reindeer, sleigh, Eskimo
drivers, whiskers, everything. ,He
may bring snow, and then maybe
he won't; Santa Claus is too busy,
with other things to look after
making the weather. But what
ever it is, he comes with all his
stuff.
He's coming early about the
first week in December. ' Long
ways up to the north pole, and
he has lots of places to go. Funny,
isn't it. that the little folks down
towards the south pole think .of
San. Claus as living down there,
too. That is. they would, if there
were children. But there aren't
(Continued en page 2.)
Sleigh
for Visit Here
"Dancer
PRUNE TROUBLES
TO BE DISCUSSED
GOVERNMENT EXPERT WILL
GIVE CHAMBER ADVICE
Why California Prlcrs stable . and
Oregon Market' Varies, Is
Chief Question
11. H. Critchfield, agricultural
economist from the: United States
department of agriculture, will
tell some of the troubles in the
local prune industry to the cham
ber of commerce at its weekly
luncheon Monday. Mr. Critchfield
has been here for several weeks
investigating the industry.
Mr. Critchfield, considered a
prominent authority in this line,
was brought here through efforts
of UEited States Senator Charles
L. McNary, who interested the de
partment of agriculture in the
prune situation.
Mr. Critchfield has conferred
with many prominent growers and
packers in his effort to solve the
(Continued a pace 1.
MURDER WILL OUT!
SNOW NARROWLY
MISSES-VALLEY
FAIRER WEATHER FORECAST
FOR DISTRICT TODAY
First Real Taste of Winter Felt
in Oregon, Cold Weather
Reported
PORTLAND, Ore., . Nov. 20.
CAP ) Narrowly missing snow or
a silver thaw, according -to the
local weather observer, this part
of Oregon is in line for balmier
weather tomorrow, although little
prospect is seen tor cessation of
rain. Rising temperature is fore
seen by Forecaster Wells of the
United states weather bureau
here. Rain of 1.55 inches here to
day was the heaviest reported
throughout the state, the observer
said.
With a heavy fall of rain in the
lower Willamette river valley and
in the -Coast Range and a snow of
varying depths in the Cascades
and up the Columbia river valley.
northern Oregon and southern
Washington experienced their first
real taste of winter.
Transportation and wire service
has not been seriously hampered
by the storm, although wires were
reuprted temporarily out of com
mission in several, districts.
Snow and sleet on the Columbia
highway from Multnomah Falls
east across the state slowed up
stage travel to a small extent, op
erators stated tonight. Portland
bound stages reported 14 to 16
inches of snow at Parkdale, on
the Mount Hood loop and a flurry
of snow and sleet at Crown Point,
the highest elevation on the high
way. The Federal Telegraph com
pany's radio station at Hillsboro
stated "that no ship reports men
tioned severe storm conditions off
the coast. An 18 mile wind was
reported 'at the mouth of the Col
umbia river.
From Condon, Gilliam county,
came the report of three inches of
snow yesterday morning. Other
points of eastern Oregon have sev
eral inches of snow.
Heavy sleet is falling at Hood
River, following a snow storm that
raged throughout last night, leav
ing a blanket of eight inches on
level ground. The temperature
dropped to 34 degrees tonight
with a biting east wind blowing.
CARS OF. TURKEYS SENT
UMPQUA VALLEY SHIPS BIRDS
FOR THANKSGIVING
ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 20.
(AP) Seven carloads of turkeys
have been shipped out of the Ump
qua valley for the Thanksgiving
market while several other small
lots have gone by express.
The turkeys represented in
these shipments have resulted in
payments to growers of approxi
mately $70,000. Less than one
half, of the county's crop was
placed upon Thanksgiving market
and the rest wUl be held for the
Christmas and New Year trade.
TRUCK THROUGH BRIDGE
SILVERTON, Ore., Nov. 20.
(Special.) The Sllverton Truck
and Transfer company's wood
truck went through the Abiqua
bridge near Dullum's Friday. The
truck was loaded with a double
deck of slab wood.
HENRY SMS
CALMLY TELLS
ALIBI TO JURY
Brother of Mrs Hall Declares
He Never Heard of Choir
Singer
FISHING TRIP RELATED
Neighbors Substantiate Story of
Defendant Regarding Actions
on Night of Pastor and
Mrs. Mills' Murder
SOMERVILLE. N. J., Nov. 20.
(AP.) Tlenry Stevens and his
fellow fishermen from Lavallette
today told the jury trying the Hall-
Mills case that the defendant was
surf casting on the beach at La
vallette the night Mrs. Eleanor
R. Mills was slain with his brother
in law, the Rev. Edward W. Hall.
Henry Stevens Is on trial with his
sister,' Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall,
and brother, .Willie Stevens,
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Mills.
For three hours the defendant
witness told his story, calmly and
carefully. He declared that he
never heard, of the slain woman
before her death, knew nothing
of any affair between her and hia
brother-in-law, and had not fired
a pistol in 25 years, although he
Is an expert with a shotgun.
Behing Stevens came his neigh
bors. Mayor Enoch T. Van Camp,
serving his third term as mayor
of Lavallette, was supporting the
Stevens alibi when court recessed
over the week-end. During the
afternoon three other men who
were fishing on the beach the night
of the double slaying, told of Stev
ens' presence there. One, William
H. Egar, said that he left Stevens
in his home as late as 10:20 the
night of the killing.
Mrs. Egar, the only woman wit
ness of the day, testified that
Henry Stevens. told, her he was go
ing to catch a big bluefish for her
to bake. ..
Late in the. crowded court day,
Justice Charles W. Parker order
ed the audience from the room
and suspended proceedings until
the spectators could be shooed
out by the court crier, John Bunn.
The dismissal of the crowd fol
lowed the loudest of several rip
ples of suppressed laughter which
had punctuated sharp exchanges
between the special prosecutor,
(Con Una ad on paga 3.)
GERMAN BAND RESUMES
FAMILLR STRAINS OF "VIEN
NA NIGHT" RENDERED
NEW YORK, Nov. 2). (AP)
The "little German band" is back.
Out of the East Side, where
the Germans congregate around
Avenue A, near Sixth and Seventh
streets, have wandered three
Stolid grey-mustached minstrels?
Little black caps on their heads
and clad in the old loose-flopping
trousers and baggy coats, they
moved westward on New Yorlc. .
And crowds below Fourteenth
street going to work this morning
beard, for the first time since the
war, the old familiar strains of
the Vienna Night as .only a tuba,
a tenor and a Teuton clarinet can
produce them.
FATHER DISINHERITS SON
YOUTH IN PRISON FOLLOWING
COLLEGE SCRAPE
CHICAGO, Nov. 20. (AP)
Robert T. Meads, former Dart
mouth college student, who shot
and killed a fellow student in a
quarrel over a bottle of whiskey
in a fraternity house, was disin
herited under the will of his fath
er. Albert H. Meads, filed in pro
bate court here.
The estate of $400,000 was left
to the widow, Mrs. Ethel T.
Meads. Meads pleaded guilty to
manslaughter and was sentenced
o ten to 15 years in prison.
SHOTS STARTLE CROWDS
MAN KILLS COMPANION 'AND
TURNS WEAPON ON SELF
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.
(AP) Football crowds were
startled tonight when .Mrs. Betty
King, 30, was shot to death by
George W. Barnett as the couple
dined in a Market street restau
rant. Barnett then turned an auto
matic pistol on himself and fired
a bullet into his head. At the cen
tral emergency hospital . it was
said his wound was fatal.
CALLS TO BE PROBED
WASHINGTON, Not. 20.-
(AP) Inquiries into what are re
garded as mysterious- telephone
calls to members of the families
Of prospective jurors in theiEllt
Hills naval oil lease", conspiracy
trials to start here Monday were
ordered here today by government
counseL. "v
Meet Bill
Bill is just another wise lad
who knows when to get in out
of the rain.
Bill is perhaps the first
chicken hawk on record to
cheerfully exchange freedom
for captivity without much of
a struggle.
A week ago Bill was un
named and was joyfully wing
ing his way over Polk county
hills in quest of rabbits, ro
dents and chickens. And the
least of these was not chick
ens. Bill was tumbled to the
ground after coming within
gunshot of Don Bolder, of
West Salem.
Just a single shot pierced a
muscle of Bill's good right
wing. Hardly injured him a
bit.
Yet he permitted himself to
be picked up and since that
time anyone can approach and
pet or feed him.
Today he sits unchained on
'a perch in Russ Smith's tire
shop and cheerfully cultivates
the acquaintance 'of anyone
who is interested.
Farmers and hunters ac
quainted with (he habits of
hawks and eagles assert that
Bill is an unusual exception to
the age old attribute of this
bird's fierce desire for free
dom. ISLANDS TITLES
REMAIN IN FORCE
ATTORNEY GENERAL NOT IN
TERESTED IN PROBLEM
Royalties for Sand and Gravel to
Be Collected, States Mr.
Van Winkle
Attorney General Van Winkle
announced yesterday that his de
partment was not interested in the
controversy now raging between
the independent sand and gravel
companies operating on the Wil
lamette river in Multnomah coun
ty, but that he would confine his
efforts to enforcing the collection
of royalty for sand and gravel
taken from the navigable streams
of the state in compliance with the
statutes.
"In view, of recent stories ap
pearing in the press conveying, the
impression that, the attorney gen
eral's office contemplated legal
action to test the title of the Ross
Island Sand and Gravel, company
to properties acquired from . Jonn
Kiernan, comprising the Rosa Is
land group of islands in the Wil
lamette river' read a statement
given -out by the attorney gene
ral, "I want to say that, this of
fice never has, and does not now,
question the title of the company
to these islands.
"The question, has arisen as. to
the exact location of the new low
water line ef these islands and
the state engineer's office is mak
ing a surrey to determine this
line. This does not involve any
controversy with the Ross Island
Sand and Gravel company,(but on
the -contrary we have its coopera
tion in the matter.
"In ' conclusion I wish , to add
that this office does not wish' to
be involved in any way in any
sand and gravel controversy, fan
cied or real, between the opposing
sand and gravel interests."
PLAN SALEM DIRECTORY
YEAR-KND EDITION SOURCE
OF USEFUI INFORMATION
It is an every-day occurrence in
the business and editorial offices
of The Statesman to answer, from
one to a dozen telephone calls,
many of them from the country
sections adjacent, and frequently
long distance, asking the location
of physicians, lawyers and profes
sional people who, because of the
nature of their business do not
regularly advertise. In this con
nection The Statesman has direct
ed that one section of its 41st
Year-End edition be devoted as
far as is necessary to a profession
al directory for the Salem trade
territory. In the , parts of this
section devoted to this use no
advertising or writeups that are
not consistent will be run, it be
ing .the plan that, this section can
be preserved In all homes for con
tinuous reference. Profesiiona
people who desire to have their
cards in this directory should call
Martin. Service, phone 23.
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
L'BRANCH E SUFFERS BRUISES
AND SEVERE INJURIES
J. LaBranche, 73. of Four Cor
ners, near Salem,, was struck and
knocked down by. an automobile
last night, suffering possible in
ternal injuries besides bruises.
He was taken to a local hospital
by John Wiens, 1431 North. Capi
tol street," driver .of the car that
hit him.
Tbe accident occurred after
dark last night as LaBranche was
walking along the Highway near
his home.. He was walking on the
right side of the road, according
to a report Wiens made out' at
local, pplice ; headquarters.. . . .4
IASSIEETII
DAY SEEKS
Contracts o Be Given put
for SigningJJp Land to J,
Grow Sugar Beets : ; ;
1,000 ACRES WANTED
Portland Chamber Sending FieltJ
Man to AM in Preliminary ,
Work, Farmers to At- J
tend Meeting . . CJ
A huge mass meeting to stir np
interest in the sugar beet situa
tion for the -Willamette valley U
planned for Monday night in the
Salem Chamber, of Commerce au
ditorium, at which contracts will
be given out for signing up-1000
acres of land on which to grow
sugar beets next year. . . -
J. W. -Tim peon, manager of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company, VI 11
attend the. meeting in person. He
will also send his agricultural
superintendent, Mr. Lant, and an
assistant who will arrive in Salem
today and spend tomorrow- look
ing over-the district. ' s ,
These men will bring the con
tracts for the 1000 acres so that
farmers who attend the meeting
can take them home to study over.
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce, which, is much, interested
in the sugar beet campaign, is
sending a field man, who will aid
in signing up the contracts for the
1000 acres. -These -contracts will
be written up near, such loading
stations as Stayton, Woodburn,
Aumsville, and other Marlon coun
ty towns, besides Dallas and In
dependence in Polk county. .
Many farmers and others from
Corvallis, Albany Dallas. Silverton
McMlnnvflle, Forest - Grove and
other centers throughout the val
ley have all signified their inten
tion of attending the .meeting,
KlTlngevtdeBce of-th b!g interest
tbe sugar beet possibilities are at
tracting in the state.:
V'. D. B. Dodson, general man-'
ager of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and R. H. Kipp.. agri
cultural , ' representative , of the
Portland Chamber, will be present
at the meeting, according to word
received by the local Chamber of
Commerce, which is sponsoring
the mass meeting.
TAX VALUATIONS
SHOW INCREASE
ESTIMATE 30 MILLIONS MOIMj
THAN LAST YEAR - . '
All
Counties bnt Clackamas Re
port Valuations, Tax Re- ;
, port Shows ?
Although the property valua
tions for the year 1926 have not
yet been determined definitely, the
BEELAGREAGE
state tax commissioner has esti- -mated
that they wilt show an in
crease of approximately $30,000,
000 when compared with the valu
ations for the year 1925. The tax
levy for the year 1927 will be
based on the 1926 valuations. 7
TOt the increase approximately
$10,000,000 will be on the prop
erties of public service corpora- -.
tions, the state tax commissioner v
said. Records In the office of the ei
state tax commission' showed that
all of the counties in the state
with the exception of Clackamas,
have reported their 1926 valua
tions. The tabulation cannot fee '
completed '.until the Clackamas.,
county report has been received, y:.
.The 1927 tax levy, based on the'
1926 valuations, will be made by
the state tax commission . at a.
meeting to be held early in De
cember. ' ' - .
NEWBERG WINS 6 TO O
SILVERTON, Ore.," Nov. 20.
(Special.)- Newberg defeated Sii- f
verton high school in a spectacular;
game here Friday afternoon. The V
score was 6 to 0, Newberg making
the touchdown during the first
quarter. ' , ' ' . - -
CLUB STARTS CAMPAIGN
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.- (AP)
The. Washington State Federation"
of Women's Clubs begins Monday
a . campaign ,to raise $30,000 to
fcuy 63 acres of Douglas fir on the
Sunset highway six miles west of
the summit of- the , Cascade
mountains. .
THE -LAST
FRONTIER '
,Atthe Oregon Is a great
. historic play. Depicting in-'
.. . cidenta.that.can never hap
pen agaia. 'Playing today
and tomorrow; perhaps
. also Tuesday.
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