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WEATHER FORECAST: Rils; moder-
, , SHOP EARLY Only 2 J shopping days
, remain before Christmas. Do your shop
pine early and aToid the rush. You will
. find a new delight la this early shopping
and . also - you'll ; brine happiness to the
merchants and the post office clerks.
ate
temperature; fresh and strong east and
southeast winds. Maximum yesterday, 51; ,
miitimam, 42; river, 7.8; rain fail, .15: at- .
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-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1926
PRICE FIVE CENTS
mm
SLOTH HOLDS
FATE DP BILL
.;FI
M'Nary Engaged in Confer
ences to Perfect Details
of Measure '
RICE MEN SUPPORT ACT
Managers of Proposed Agricnltmre
Relief Claim Coalition of
Westerners and Cotton
Growers Needed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (By
A.P.) The fate of the McNary
Haugen farm relief bill lies in the
hands of southern senators and
representatives.
Managers of the measure ad
mitted today that a coalition of
westerners- and southerners is
needed to pass the bill. They
claim that nearly all of the west
erners are for the measure, and
In view of the position In the cot
ton market, they believe their
chances are good for drawing sub
stantial support from the south.
Already assurances have been
given Senator McNary, represent
ing Oregon, author of the bill, by
large rice interests, that they fa
vor the measure, and this endorse
ment is connted upon by sponsors
of the bill to influence a number
of members of congress. Indorse
ment also has been received from
several, farm organizations in the
cotton belt.
While the support has been
coming from the south, word also
has been received that some of -the
democrats are--shying away from
the principle of the bill on the assumption-
that it would commit
iShem (o a. high tariff, which they
tliere is needed for successful op
eration of the proposed relief bill.
Senator McNary is engaged in
conferences with heads of nation
al farm organizations In an effort
to perfect details of the measure.
He expects to be - ready to offer
the bill at the opening of congress
and to have it referred to the sen
ate agriculture committee of
which he will be chairman. Hear
ings will be called immediately and
he plans to place the bill on the
senate calendar early in January.
MRS. HALL WILL
OFFER EVIDENCE
APPEARANCE OF DETECTIVE
CAUSES SURPRISE '
Henry Caritender's Testimony Re
stricted by Order of
Judge Parker
SO.MERVILLE. N. J.. Nov. 26.
(AP) With a procession of
witnesses, including Felix D'Mar
tini. detective, once employed by
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall in an
investigation into the death of her
husband and Mrs. Eleanor R.
Mills, the defense In the Halls
Mills case today finally and defi
nitely paved the way for Mrs. Hall
to testify in her own behalf to
morrow. The widow is on trial with her
brothers, Henry and Willie Stev
ens, for the murderof Mrs. Mills.
The case of the defense will be
closed soon after Mrs,. Hall adds
her denial to that of her brothers
of being present or .knowing any
thing of the double killing more
than four years ago,
Di Martini created a mild sen
sation when he entered the court
room just before the luncheon
recess. He was arrested last
month in Brooklyn on a New Jer
sey warrant charging him with
being an accessory after the fact of
the murder, of concealing evidence
and attempting to bribe witnesses,
The New York court of appeals
ordered his release. -
After testifying this afternoon
in denial of all allegations made
against him by the state, the Now
York detective through his attor
ney, accepted service of a warrant
for his arrest and posted bail for
aDDearance. His lawvar ar
gued for dismissal of the com
plaint after the adjournment of
court. Judge Francis J. Cleary de
nying the motion as committing
magistrate but promising another
hearing tomorrow.
Justice Charles W. Parker, pre
siding, ruled today that Henry De
La Bruyere Carpender, cousin of
the defendants and under indict
ment awaiting, trial on the samo
charges, could not testify in de
nial of testimony of Mrs. Jane Gib-
eon at the preliminary examina
Hon that he wad present at or
tear the spot where the bodies of
R II
HOPE AB ANDONED
FOR TUNNEL MEN
STEAM SHOVEL TO 'AID RES
CUE 3HREH NEAR SCENE
Workers on Second Shaft Chang
ed to Safer Jobs as Flood
i Threatens
OAKLAND, Cal., Nor. . 26.
(AP) A steam shovel which was
being hauled to the Claremont,
tunnel. Contra Costa county, - to
aid in bringing out the bodies. of
10 men who were trapped by a
flood in the tunnel yesterday,
mired down in the mud near the
scene today. It could not be
moved after several hours of work.
The dynamiting of a hillock
near the tunnel to aid in draining
the water in the bore proved un
successful, and an embankment
made of sacks of earth was being
built to cut off the tunnel from
San Pablo creek, in which the
flood originated.
It is hoped to pump out the
water through the shaft of the
tunnel and two pumps were in
stalled and put into operation as
soon as the weather permitted.
There Is no hope of bringing
out the men alive, as there is no
place in the tunnel where the men
could have sought refuge, and the
flood waters reach nearly to the
top ofthe bore.
The threat of a second flood
with the heavy rains of today
caused the calling off of the crew
working in the La Fayette tunnel,
across the creek from the Clare
mont tunnel.
The waters had reached to with
in a few inches of the opening of
the La Fayette bore, threatening
a score or more of sappers within J
The contractors, fearing a second
disaster, removed the workers to
safer jobs.
SCHOOL CENSUS READY
SALKM DISTRICT SHOWN IN
CREASE OF 284 IX YEAR
A report of the school census
for Marion county will be submit
ted to the county court this after
noon by Mary Fulkerson, county
school superintendent. At a late
hour last evening the report was
complete except for two districts.
Salem and the remainder of the
county show tiuite an Increase of
children-of school ages. The in
crease in Salem is 284 more than
in 1925 when there was 5727
children enrolled. The census this
year listed 6011 between the ages
of 4 and 20 years.
Apportionments for the last pay
ment will be made by the super
intendent this afternoon and dis
tributed to the districts Monday.
Mr. Ktilkerson reported that
most of the schools in the county
were closed yesterday because, of
Thanksgiving. '- -
LEGAL BARRAGE FIRED
FALL-DOHENY TRIAL RECESS
ED UNTIL MONDAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (AP)
Heavy siege oratory on the Fall
Doheny oil conspiracy trial tied
the proceeding into a constitution
al knot, the outcome of which
still was in doubt when court re
cessed until Monday.
While witnesses waited, and
with jury excluded, the opposing
batteries of big calibre legal tal
ent poured : an incessant fire ot
argument upon a constitutional
salient regarded as vital by both
sides.
The question of admitting Do
heny's senate committee testimony
remained throughout the key sal
ient. The question never before
has been presented for adjudica
tion -in a federal court.
NEGRO'S EXCUSE FAILS
COLORED MAN'S MIM WORKS
FASTER THAN BODY
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2C (AP)
mes Walker, negro, may be
shiftless in body, but his mind
works. fast. Arraigned in police
court on an arson charge, he ex
plained: "Judge, I didn't intend to set
fire to the house. Alter the kero
sene was spilt on the rug I ust
set a match to it to save the trou
ble of sweeping it up."
The excuse failed.
BRAZIL SOLDIERS KILLED
REVOLUTIONISTS CAPTURE
CHIEF OF STATE FORCES
' MONTEVIDEO. Nov. 26 (AP3
Several hundred Brazilian revolu
tionaries and government troops
are reported to have been killed
and many others wounded in a
Viattlo t rtotla VistA xtatA of Rio
Grande doTSul, say private advices
reaching - here from the Brazilian
frontier, i , The revolutionists are
said to, nave taaen vswbkio Aran
ha. chief(. of tho state forces, prls:
RUIN
A HELD
TIES
OF UPHEAVAL
King Ferdinand Believed, at
Point of Death and Coup 1
d'Etat Likely
QUEEN IN MID-ATLANTIC
Prince Carol, Who Renounced
Throne - Last January, Has
Support of Peasants and
Part of Royal Troops
LONDON, Nov. 26. (AP).
The Bucharest correspondent of
the Westminster G&zette says King
Ferdinand of Rumania "is not
King Ferdinand
expected to live until morning."
The despatch, bearing today's
(Friday's) date, adds that blood
congestion of the large intestine,
due to cancer, is causing blood
poisoning. Bucharest is described
as "awaiting a coup d'etat."
A special correspondent sent by
the Dally Mail to Bucharest to in
vestigate the condition of the king,
telegraphs from Budapest , that
Ferdinand is desperately ill with
cancer of the bowels.
PARIS, Nov. 26. (AP). Ru
mania seemingly is on the thresh
old of momentoits political events.
King Ferdinand is reported to be
near death and western Europe is
flooded with unverified and un
verifiable reports that former
Crown Prince Carol may return
from France to the homeland and
by a coup d'etat take possession
of the throne, the rights to which
he renounced last January.
Simultaneously there are re
ports that the king, who is suffer
ing from cancer, is on the road to
recovery, and that Carol has no
other intention than to continue
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REAL CHRISTMAS
STARTS AT ONCE
EVERYONE IN COUNTY INVIT
ED TO VISIT SANTA t
Visit Planned Three Weeks Ahead
of Time to Permit Real
Cooperation
. Once -there was a woman who
belonged to a club that was start
ing In to' do a- big job for charity
She was. all warm and rosy with
her earnestness. . . It was awfully
eold -weather, and it was before
the days of automobiles; so she
drove down In her carriage. She
said to the coachman: "This is a
terribly Important charity, and
I'll probably he In the building for
a long whiter shall expect you
to be ready for vine when I come
out, for it Is so cold that I can't
wait."
She was so busy with the beau
tiful charity that she stayed serv
ers! hours. It was storming out
doors, but she was warm and
busy, and she didn't think. At last
the meeting was over, the big
plans were ready, and she smiled
at the good she had done and
started out to her coach. -
She found the coachman wait
ing for her. But he was dead; he
had frozen to death because she
was so busy with the big charity
that she forgot the coachman at
her own door.
If this is going to be "Oregon
Merriest Christmas," nobody can
forget the people right near at
hand. If it's a boy or a girl, or a
sick. man or woman, or a family ot
little folks and nobody having a
job to make money to feed them,
then it's your Christmas job to
help Santa Claus bring them a
good time. You'll have to help
if it is ,an honest-td-goodness
Christmas for everybody.
Santa Claus and his reindeer
will be in Salem Sunday and Mon
day, December 5 and 6. Santa
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BRITISH ACCEPT, i
PETROLEUM LAVfj
WASHINGTON EIBA8SY PUB
LISHES REPORTS'
Dutch Oil Interests Also Declared
To Be Observing All Re
quirements WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (AP)
Acceptance by all the British oil
interests in Mexico of the provi
sions of that country's petroleum
laws, which have been the subject
of extended diplomatic correspond
ence between Mexico and the
United States, was announced in
telegrams received and made pub
lic today by the Mexican embassy.
The telegrams, from Mexico
City, were to the effect that Harry
Hadfield Hallat, in behalf of the
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DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH
WIDOW CALMLY
FACES LAWYER
SON DONALD TAKES STAND IN
MOTHER'S DEFENSE
Mrs. McGee Undergoes Cross Ex
amination at Hands of
Prosecutor
TILLAMOOK, Ore., Nov. 26.
(AP). Calmly facing a barrage
of questions from the prosecution,
Mrs. Eva N. McGee, middle aged
widow, underwent cross examina
tion today in her trial on a charge
of first degree murder. She testi
fied that her husband, Dr. W. G.
McGee, whom the state alleged
she poisoned, had taken as a heart
stimulant pills and injections of
the kind of poison she was alleged
to have administered.
Mrs. McGee smiled frequently
during her testimony as she coun
tered to leading questions put by
Special Prosecutor George Mowrey
as he examined her with reference
to doses of poison taken by her
husband as medicine to relieve a
heart disorder.
He asked her whether she had
seen her husband take anything
before the arrival of Dr. R. T.
Boals, who attended Dr. McGee in
his last illness, and who has been
a witness for the state.
"Yes," she replied. "It was his
heart medicine.'"
"When Dr. Boals arrived and
fotrad Dr. McGee in convulsions
did you tell him your husband had
taken a hypodermic?"
"No," she answered with a
smile. "Dr. Boals was talking so
fast that no one else had a chance
to say anything."
Earlier in the day her son Don
ald, aged 17, testifying for the
defense, said he had seen his
mother throw into a stove the
first bottle of poison she had pur
chased to destroy rats at an apart
ment house she owned.
District Attorney Barrett on
cross examination asked the youth
if he did not remember testifying
before the grand jury that he did
not know what his mother had
done with the poison, but had
learned later that his mother had
burned it.
The boy replied' that he did not
remember giving such testimony.
EARLY PIONEER PASSES
MRS. KIRKWOOD BELIEVED
LAST WHITMAN SURVIVOR
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Nov. 26.
(AP) Mrs. Charlotte M. Kirk-
wood, 88, said to be the last known
survivor of the Whitman immigra
tion of 1843, died yesterday at
the home of her daughter in Van
Nuys, Cal.
Word was received here today
that funeral services would be
held at Hopewell, near the site
where Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood had
lived on a government land claim
for 62 years.
CLUBS ARRICE
T
BEET ACREAGE
Miller of Portland Chamber
of Commerce to Present
Company's Plans ,
COUNTIES TO COOPERATE
Contracts to Be Presented at Spe
cial Meetings, First Sched
uled for A nm s ville on
Monday Evening
The Utah-Idaho Sugar com
pany's proposal to give , contracts
to farmers for raising the 1000
acres of sugar beets next year in
the Salem district will be fully ex
plained at towns throughout the
district each night n'axt week.
Kenneth MillerJ representing the
Portland chamber of commerce,
will present the company's propo
sition at each meeting.
The Monday night meeting will
be at Hein's hall Jn Aumtsville at
8 o'clock; the Tuesday meeting at
the Star theater in Stayton; Wed
nesday at the IOOF hall in
Aurora; Thursday in the IOOF
hall at Hubbard, and Friday at the
Woodburn city hall.
Mr. Miller will present con
tracts at each meeting and will
leave them to be distributed to
the farmers for signing. The
meetings are arranged by the com
munity clubs of the various
towns cooperating with the Salem
and Portland chambers of com
merce. The Portland chamber of com
merce, which is deeply interested
in the sugar beet possibilities of
the Willamette valley, has sent
out Mr. Miller to give the idea as
much publicity as' possible.
Meetings of a similar nature are
being arranged for Yamhill," Wasfi-7
ington and Polk counties by the
Portland chamber of commerce
for Benton county by the dorval
lis chamber of commerce; and for
Linn, county by the Albany cham
ber of .commerce. ;
RAILROAD BUYS APPLES
LAKE LAB1SH CELERY' MAKES
WIDE REPUTATIO
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 26.
(AP) Large purchases of Oregon
apples for use by the Southern
Pacific railroad have just been
completed, it was announced here
today, by H. A. Butler, assistant
manager of dining cars, hotels and
restaurants of the company. But
ler, whos headquarters are in San
Francisco, was here on one atf his
periodical visits.
The visitor reported that "!Lake
Labish" celery, which has been
used and advertised widely by the
Southern Pacific, has made a fine
reputation for Itself. This is ob
tained from the Lake Labish dis
trict, near Salem. . . 4
FILE POLYGAMY CHARGE
LOCAL MAN CHARGED WITH
HAVING MARRIED TWO
Charges ot polygamy were filed
in Justice court here yesterday
against Alexander Campbell, al
leged to have a wife in Salem and
another In Portland. He has not
yet been arraigned.
The charges grew out of a non-
support charge filed by the Salem
wife, Theresar 28. When investi
gating Campbell's Portland do
ings, she found he had another
wife, Katherine, 18, whom he Is
alleged to have married a few
months after he married the first
one.
STORM DESTROYS FLAX
BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE HIT
. BY RAIN AND HAIL
BUENOS t AIRES. Nov - 26.
(AP) A cyclonic storm, carrying
with it rain and hail, swept over
the province of Buenos Aires last
night. Dispatches from Rawson,
Chacabuco. Castillo and - nearby
villages say . some of the inhabi
tants were Injured through the
collapse of buildings and the un
roofing of houses.
The wheat and flax crops were
badly damaged.
"PRINCE PACES SUIT
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 26 (AP)
Suit for collection of the 12000
bend of "Prince" Wyxxwixard 6.
J. Challosghlczilzzise, self etyled
bishop, and t prince of Etheopla,
will be asked of the federal dis
trict attorney," E. P. - Reynolds,
United . States immigration com
mi8sonei announced here today,,
MEETS
mi
COLLEGE HEADS
IN ANNUAL MEET
SINE INDEPENDENT INSTTTr.
TIONS REPRESENTED
Election of Officers Today, Prob
lems of 5ducation Crcely
Discussed
A big array of speakers dis
cussed the present-day problems of
education before the representa
tives of nine colleges gathered for
the first day of the annual meet
ing of independent colleges ot
Oregon at Eaton hall on the Wil
lamette University campus yester
day. The congress began with regis
tration yesterday at 2 o'clock, the
registration being in charge- of
Professor Florian Von Eschen of
Willamette University. A ban
quet was held in the evening at
Lausanne hall, followed by an ad
dress by President Levi T. Penn
ington of Pacific college.
Speakers on yesterday's pro
gram, besides Dr. Pennington,
were Dean Frank M. Erickson of
Willamette University, Professor
E. O. Sisson of Reed college. Dean
Ward W. SuUivan of Albany col
lege. Discussions were led by
Professor Floyd Perisho of Pa
cific college, Edward L. Clark of
Oregon Institute of technology,
and Professor Frank Taylor of
Pacific university.
The business meeting,, election
of officers, and committee reports
will be this morning at 10:30
o'clock, following addresses by
Professor William J. Sly of Lin
field college and Professor Roy R.
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LARGE BEAR IS KILLED
ACTION OP ANIMALS INDICATE
SEVERE WINTER
The foundation for the season's
best bear Btory was laid on
Thanksgiving day when S. P. and
Robert Methaney, father and son,
of 570 Union avenue this city,
killed a fine specimen of bear on
the Methaney farm near Silver
Falls.
It is believed to be the same
animal which has ' been making
serious depredations among the
flocks of the community for a long
time. x killing calves, goats and
sheep among his prey. Its weight
exceeds 400 pounds and is claimed
to be one ofthe largest bear killed
here for many years. It is on
exhibition at Tompkins market,
Nineteenth and State streets.
In the same vicinity four coyotes
were killed last week. Mr. Meth
aney declares that the unusually
fat condition of the animal and
the early seasonal Intrusion of
wild animals upon the open .coun
try indicates a severe winter..
MIELKE TO SPEAK HERE
BLAKE McFALL PRESIDENT
SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
Otto W. Mielke of Portland, for
27 years president ofthe Blake
McFall company, will be speaker
at the Chamber of Commerce lun
cheon Monday. His topic is "The
Need of More Funds for Commun
ity and State Advertising."
Mr. Mielke has been interested
in advertising work for 15 years,
being a director and publicity
manager of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce. He hag also taken
a prominent part In civic activities
there, such as the Rose Festival.
He was one of the organizers ot
the Oregon State Development
fund.
Mr. Mielke will be introduced
by E. A. Brown, president of the
Salem ad club.
ITALIAN KNIFED IN FRAY
SECTION HAND REFUSES TO
REVEAL ASSAILANT
ASTORIA, Ore., Nov.-26 (AP
Henry Cecchl, 39, Italian sec
tion hand employed by the Tide
water Timber company at their
camp near here, is lying in the
local hospital in a serious condi
tion, as the result of what is be
lieved to have been a stabbing
affray occurring in the vicinity of
the Tidewater camp Thursday
night. , '
Cecchl has refused to tell the
authorities the identity of bis as
sailant or where the assault oc
curred but late tonight promised
Sheriff Sluaher that he wpuld
make a statement In the morning.
Sheriff Slusher stated tonight
that he had not been able to make
much progress in the case. ,
YOUTH SLAYS INDIAN
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska. Nov.
26. (AP).- Ignatz Popoff, an
Indian, was shot and killed by a
f!7 v year5 Old boy whom he. had
adopted, federal officials reported
hertf tonight upon returning from
Biorka,.a village in which . the
slaying' occurred,. -
85 BEAB. TDLL
TAKE Willi
II SIX STATES
Arkansas Pays Gravest Pen
alty With 46 Killed by-
severe Tornaao
PAPERS SPONSOR RELIEF,
Governor Terra! Walts Reports
From National Guard Offlcera
Sent to Determine Imme
diate Needs -i
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 26.
(AP). Eighty-five persons were
known to be dead tonight from the
violence of tornadoes which struck
in -six southern and southwestern
states late yesterday and today."
Arkansas paid the gravest pen
alty with 46 killed by the. winds
in 12 or mere widely, separated
communities. Heber . Springs lost
26 citizens when the twisting
storm struck that Ozark toothflla
town early last night. Moscow,
near Pine Bluff, counted 10 slain
and other fatalities were reported
from remote settlements in seven
counties.
Louisiana connted 16 dead, 11
at Mer Rouge and five in or about
Haynesville. Claiborne parish.
Ten negroes died as a result of
the gale's fury in Mississippi. Nino
of the victims were killed out
right on plantations around
Marks, north of Clarksdale, while
another died later today. The
storm swooped down upon. ' the
negro quarters shortly after mid
night.
In Alabama the tornado swept
the vicinity of Zlon Church! neat
Winfield demolishing more than
20 homes and tearing barns, plank;
from plank.
Three persona '-were killed' an.
many slightly Injured when the
storm swept a strip of land -about
a half a mile wide and four miles
long.
All residents turned to. relief
work, many of the families having
lost all. their possessions in the
gale. No attempt has been made
to estimate the loss in buildings,
homes, crops, cattle and foodstuffs
tonight. Zion Church, a .historic
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GRANT CONTRACT
ON SCHOOL WORK
BOARD PLAN 1836 SQUARE
FEET EXCAVATION
Playrooms in the Base
ment '
- The electrical contract for thrj
new Leslie junior high school wa
awarded, to Phil Brownell of Sa-j
meeting last night of the schoo
board. The awarding of the con
tract was made subject to certait
conditions, however. .. ..
A bid of $3387 had been sub
mitted by Emerick, Inc.of Port
land, but the contract was giver
to Brownell as the board was in
cllned to favor local contractor:
as much as possible. '
Decision was also made to ente:
into a contract with Settergrei
brothers for excavating 1836 ad'
ditional square feet of basemen!
under the new building. '
The new excavated portion wl'..
increase the area of each of til
two playrooms in the basement tl
a large extent. The cost will b
91832, together with S87 for extri
drains that will be necessary, J
slight additional cost for ne,
lights will also be necessary, ft
The total cost ot the new school
with the additions made last nlgl'
will be 788,150 exclusive of arc!
itect's fees. The sum on hand f
building it is S90.00Q.
ASTORIA" MANAGER FIRE"
1
f BEST INTERESTS" OF CTT
REASON FOR ACTION
ASTORIA, Nov. 26. (AP)-
Clty Manager O. A. Krats. exect
uve neaa or the city governmei
since 1923, was dismissed by !
three to two-Tote of the city cor
mlssioners at a special meet!:
held in the council chambers he
tonight. , -J I
Tho dismissal, to take effect J
midnight. January 3. The resol
tlon of dismissal calls for 'app
cations for persons desirous of a
pointment to the position. :
reasons other than that the act!
was for the."bcst Interests" pf I
city, wero-Fivn,, .
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