The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 05, 1926, Page 1, Image 1

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"WEATHER FORECAST: Pair In south;
unsettled in north portion; prdbably rain ,
In northwest portion; moderate. tempera
ture; southerly winds. Maximum yesterday,
47; minimum, 30; 'rirer, 11.4; rainfall,!
none: atmosphere, cloudy; wind, ndrtheasL!
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Four Sections 3 2 Pages ,
ffiyENTYIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 51926
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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STOLZ HINTS
RELIEF FLAWS
Conditions in Southeast Sa
lem Arouse Citizens, Seek f
Some Action
BUILD LARGE CANALS
Former , ?Iember o , Council Pre;
seat a ' Views on Much Dis-
in City Affairs
-Gideon Stola is one or the oldest
residents of Salem. 'He has taken
an Interest in 'public' affairs4 here
for a long time. He was for' sev
eral terms a member of the city
council and during that time he
served on the committee on streetc
and public property, most of .the
time as chairman of that commit
tee. He looked after tbe city's,
business like his own,' which f has
been successful.. No other Salem
resident has taken as much time,
without pay, in serving, the, mu
nicipal affairs of the capital city.
Air. Stoli has . been ' listening ; In
on the controversy gpg on over"
the nuisance and T disgrace and
danger of flood waters in the
southeastern section' of Salem. He
r-.as some ideas of bis own, and
lie yesterday put -them In writing
for Statesman readers, as follows;
'"'The drainage question bt south
Cast Balera la again appearing in
rarge headlines, and the property
holders ' affected 'are ' asking1 'for
tiome solution, andj sooner or later
rome attempt will be made to give
these people, needed relief.
' I am not taking up thU. Ques
tion with any spirit ot opposition,
but rather to offer what ; I think
fa-O suggestion, thU ; might gtte
fcnent relief- ' T? :
"K this- talk ot surveys to be
made J ' - -
ot the
' some
Jet nol BLANCH&WILEY
Mr ili The -Verta ile- wele
few bloi
Comedienne
mill itt the'.. ' ' t
SrVaM. At that Tlm?WramA
ties and the"' ,
alt Ike land veast of 4th street
was acreage, property. Aiucn 01
it' had been Covered with Umber
that had leeh :.urt drcordwood
and sold. It was good pasture land
in the summer. However, in the
winter months it was Salem's ideal
duck hunting district. I myself
got many a good . mess ot ducks
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BOYS' MEETING '"v
4
ENDS AT NOON
3IOKE THAN SCO PRESENT AT
1 THREE DAY SESSION
Election of Officers Is Mala Fea
lure of Yesterday's
Activities
Tho second day's session of the
Older Boys' conference being held
here by the YMCA ended last
night with an election of officers.
Dwight Adams of S$alem Was chos
en vice president. 7 " ',
More than 260 boys are present
at the sessions. The 'number was
limited to ths, as the delegates
were specially selected 'for quali
ties of leadership in high school.
YMCA, and boys club activities.
-'The session will end at noon to
day. This morning's program in
cludes a devotional meeting from
9 to 9:30, a group discussion from
.9:30 to 11, a conference Sunday
service from 11 to 12. and an ad
dress by Dr. 'J. D. McCormick of
Salem at noon.
i Besides the election of officers
and burinens meeting, yesterday's
session was featured by an address
from Dr. IT. G. Dubach, dean of
men at OAC. Discussion groups
met in the morning to discuss
problems fared by tho boys in
tbeir daily life.
Supper was served to the, boys
laLigbt by the Rainbow Girls, a
4JnSK society of Salem.. An
tilrestrs. consisting of ' Lowell
"Jaeger, Harold Gallaher. Kenneth
McCormick. Harold 1gmllhrJan4
ifirold Sbaw. furnished the music!
t Tr. Carl Gregg Doney. presi-
dent of Willamette university,
. made a short address of welcome.
Discussion group leaders -in-.
cjude Professor W; tl. Hertwi
and Dr. J. D. McConaIek of the
Kimball School JotUTaeology.
Jimes McCllntock," Ben Rlckli,
Henry C Rlchter of Portland,
Iatt Thompson of Portland, pro
fessor R. M. Oatke of Willam-
XCfiaUaufii fia'ya; 6jt ' ill.
CONGRESS PLANS
ACITSEIpN
NATION'S LEGISLATORS WAIT
i ' - IKlTJNrilNa pi? ; OAVEL r 1
President Cootkle'a Message Ex
pected to He Read on
Tuesday
WASHINGTON, Dec 4. (AP)
To all' intents and purposes; con
gress had assembled" tonight 'for
avthree months session, although
the formality of banging the gavel
ending' a rf ire month" recess" w'ni
not Uke. place until Monday ai
noon. " " - -- 1
The senators and representa
tives are nearly all here; they
hare teen 'doing the things' that
are most necessary to get through
the legislative' program for sever
al days; In private and unofficial
conference outside the legislative
cTiSmberv fnrestaurants. in of
fices, and elsewhere.
Tomorrow will bring In some
tardy" members, and some will
come In even' on Monday morning,
hut so far as the activities of the
capital are concerned the session
Is officially on.
Throsting aside vexatious prob
lems, such as taxation. Insurgents,
radio control and others, the re
publican leadership' looked far
enough ahead today to map out
a Ptpgratd for a week ahead for
the. house . at , least.
Business will be the keynote,
alter an early adjournment on
Monday and Tuesday, out of re
spect for members who have died
during ' the: ' recess. ' President
CooUdge's messages are expected
to be read on Tuesday, and most
of the remainder of the week will
be given to a consideration of the
treasury-postofflce appropriation
Pill.
The senate, where rules of pro
cedure are not so applicable to
restriction to the sphere of activ
ity will ' appoint its usual com
mittee Monday to accompany a
similar delegation from the house
to notify the president that con
gress has assembled; will hear the
president's messages early in the
week, administer the oath of of
fice to, one 'or" two senators, and
them ' be . open to whatever busi
ness is decided upon. I
-r fit things expected
TheANGELL TWINS
: Champion - Apache -Dancers
it pois-
fed by
oreign
state
beine
.meri-
TTWDGE .9WW-
tion enforcement bills, modifica
tion hni8,' coar strike hms'f and
bills affecting every interest of
American 'life pour into both t
the houses in the meantime.
YOUNG OUTLAW MAY DIE
BULLET HOLES FILL CAR CAP
TURED FROK TRIO
JBEND. .'OreufTbee, 4. (AP)
Bearing bullet holes made by the
guns of a Harney county posse
and bloodstains from an Injury
which may result in. the death ot
a youthful 'outlaw.-ah automobile
which had been stolen from two
Burns men at the Gap ranch, 100
100 miles east of bend recently,
was being 'brought 'here tonight
from the Harney county town.
The machine was "retaken by
Harney county officials after one
of its three occupants, a girl and
two youths, had ' been shot. The
youth, whose , name "had not been
learned tonight was in a Burns
hospital. He, was; not expected to
live. St- 1 1 nT ;
MORSE JURY DEADLOCKED
JUDGE ASKS JURORS TO DE-LlBfSRATE'Ft-RTfCER
NEW .YORK.' Dec 4. (AP)
Agreemei"-on' a 'verdict for two
defendants and a' "hopeless dead
lock" on the other 'four was re
ported by the 'Jury in the Morse
mail frauds trial' today.
" At five o'clock.' 28 hours after
they were . -ai ven the ease, the
iurors sent a, bdte to Judge
Thacher""inIorming' him how they
stood. The judge sent back a
note telling them to deliberate
further. ,The names of the two
defendants whose fate the jurors
had: agriped, bC wereriot mafie
public. i .'" . . '"
HUERTf . RRisT",qEmED
CONFIRMATION'' LACKING ' IU5
G.MtDING 31KX LEADER
TUCSON. ArIDec? ( AP j-i
Confirmation of tejorts;trpm; No-
gales tbat Adolfo Do La Huerta
had been arrested here as a re
sult of a warrant aworn to by the
Mexican consul here." Was lacking
tonlyftt. Th: United Siatei com
missioner denied t knowledge ; ot
auch a VafranCthrf border patrol
and sheriff did not have him in
custody and the clerk of the con
sulate said he 'had not been ad-
1 vised of any Warrant being asked
for or e erred. Consul J. is. An
cftonSo waa 1n. Lpt Angclc. V
BEETIEBflBG
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MY TO SIGIil
Woodburn Section Expected
to Show 100 Acres: Sign
ed in Near Future
FARMERS INTERESTED
Jefferson Claims to be Best Beet
Land in Oregon; Land Sub
Irrigated and Retains
the Moisture
The two best beet meetings yet
held were at Woodburn 'Friday
evening, and at Jefferson last
night.
C. J. Espey, president of the
Woodburn community club, pre
sided at the Friday meeting. It
was at the city hall, which was
more than crowded.
Kenneth Miller and C. M. Dick
inson made splendid talks; both
men representing the 'Portland
Chamber of Commerce. George F.
Vick of Salem was in bis best form
in 'telling of his enthusiasm for
the beet industry after visiting the
BeUIngham, Wash., sugar beet dis
trict. E. J. Allen of Woodburn, who
formerly lived at Fort Collins,
Colo., spoke ot the industry there
In - that section the farmers feed
the tops to itheir sheep and the
pulp to their cattle. This makes
a wonderfully prosperous farm
lng'countrq. Mr. Allen; says they
have good land for beets in Colo
rado, but the "Woodburn section
has' better land for beet growing.
Dr. H. F. Orr was chosen to
form' a committee pf farmers to.
Interview other farmers in the
present at the meeting! said they
were ready to sign up, and it is
expected that the Woodburn sec
tion will take at least 100 acres.
The Jefferson meeting last night
was well attended by farmers. Mr.
Miller and Manager Wilson of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce, and
H. R. Crawford of Salem were the
speakers. ' ' "
A number of farmers present
agreed to sign up. .They said Jef
ferson has the nest heet sugar land
in Oregon; .that they have plenty
of land that has sub-irrigation and
will retain the moisture in the
summer time; not needing either
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SEEK SIX BANdlTS
DARING DAYLIGHT HOLDUP
. , STAGED IN MINNESOTA
Bank President Knocked Down by
Blows and Shots Intimidate
Employees
ROCHESTER, Minn..' Dec. 4
(A) Tearing a page from a his
tory of the notorious ' James
Younger game, six bandits 'held
up a Rochester' bank today in
southern Minnesota in the most
daring raid of its kind in half a
century.
JuBt as the James-"ioagcr gang
attacked Northfield bank In 'Is'tS,
in broad daylight,' as " today six
bandits vnih modern ' e,uiptnent
challenged 'he city inroug In rob
bing the Olmstead County bank of
$20.Cu in cosh and I'uci ty bonds!
Unlike their prototypes these
bandits used a speedy automobile
Instead of horses; rapid firing
rifles and sawed off shotguns were
their weapons, in place of the
cruder fire arms of 50 years ago.
Shooting and cursing as they
went, they beat down the bank
president, intimidated other bank
attaches by firing repeatedly, shot
and wounded two policemen, who
sought to stop them, and momen
tarily stayed off pursutthy keep
ing up a fire as they, sped away.
Within an hour, heavily armed
county rangers -a. volunteer group
of citizenfy organized in the past
year in most Minnesota counties,
bad spread out over the southern
part of the state in the hunt for
the outlaws, while every road
heading into Iowa bristled with
patrols.
SECRETARY CONSIDERED
PRKSCOTT IN LINE FOR AIDE
TO GOVERNOR ELECT
It was reported here yesterday
that Anson W. Prescott, former
Oregon newspaper man but now
managing some of Jonathan
Bourne's interests in the south,
was being considered for -the posi
tion of private secretary to Governor-elect
Patterson: It was
said that Mr. Prescott and the
governor-elect have been close
friends for many years.
Mr. Prescott owns a ranch in
Polk county and spent a few
weeks in Oregon during the fall.
He served as private secretary to
Mr. Bourne during the tatter's
Incumbency as United States sen
ator from Oregon.
DRUNK MAX J.ULED
A man named Edwards was
arrested last night by local police
officers,., charged with becoming
intoxicated on canned heat. "
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SIX PLACES SEEK
MORE ALLOTMENT
FIVE OF ELEVEN INSTITU
TIONS ASK Np MONEY
Emergency Appropriations Call
for Total of 172,000 at
Six Institutions
Five of the 11 state institutions
have not been "compelled "to 'ask
for emergency appropriations to
carry on their activities during the
current biennlum, according to a
report prepared here yesterday by
the state board of control.
These institutions include the
state home for the feeble minded,
Oregon, state hospital, state school
for the deaf, ' soldiers home and
state employment institution for
the adult blind.
For the activities pf the six
other state institutions there have
been authorized emergency appro
priations in the aggregate of $72.
200. The largest of these appro
priations was in the amount of
121,600 for the state tuberculosis
hospital. The second largest ap
propriation was for S19.000 for
the state penitentiary.
Other emergency appropriations
for state institutions for the cur
rent biennlum include 118,000 for
the Eastern Oregon state hospital,
1800 for the state school for the
blind, $500 for the state training
school for boys, and $2800 for the
state industrial ' school for girls.
There also was an emergency' ap
propriation of $5000" with 'which
to defray the cost of deportations
and transfers of patients and
wards in the various Institutions.
It was said that in some cases
it would not have been necessary
for, the institutions to aPPly'fo
emergency appropriations had the
allowances for the current bien
nlum been made in bulk Instead of
being segregated into various
funds.
Although having been forced to
request emergency appropriations
some ot these institutions will re
turn funds to the state at the ex
piration ot the present biennlum
on January, 1 of next; year.
NA VAL'SECRETS
AIRED IN COURT
FALL-DOHENY JURY GETS
GUARDED STORY OF PLANS
Attorneys State Secretary Wilbur
to Be Called to Witness
Stand
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. (AP)
A guarded story of the navy de
partment's "state secrets" of the
Pacific went before the Jury in
the Fall-Doheny oil conspiracy
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SANTAGLAUS
GOING TODAY
SPREAD CHEER
Reindeer and All to Arrive
at Marion Square for
Opening at 2 P. M.
MERRIEST CHRISTMAS
Big Parade Monday Afternoon,
Schools Close for Event, Many
Children Show Great Inter
est in Yearly Visitor
This is the last thing The
Statesman can say to you before
the visit of Santa Claus. He comes
today, stays here tomorrow, and
will be gone before another The
Statesman is published.
The program is this:
The reindeer are to be at Mar
ion square park today at 2:00
o'clock, if the weather is good;
if it isn't, they will be at the ar
mory. You may see them, but
there will be no Santa Claus dis
play, and no program at all '
Just the deer.
Monday forenoon Santa and his
deer will visit all the state
schools near Salem, where the
children can't get away to see him
here in town. If you could see
the delight of these children when
this announcement is made, you'd
be glad there is a Santa Claus.
Monday at 1:20 there will be a
short parade in the business part
of Salem. You may join in, if
you will. You are part of the
parade, and about the best part
ot all Christmas things. If the
weather is bad, there will he no
parade.
If the weather is nice, Santa
will be with his deer at the Mar
rion,Sqaare park, ail Monday
afternoon." If it raif?, they will
be at the Armory. '
' Write your Christmas letters,
and bring them to the Santa Claus
and reindeer show, Iwhich ever
place it is. Tell especially about
out-of-lucks v the xioor and the
sick and the out-of-works and the
big families where it doesn't look
as if Christmas would be very
kind to them. You will have to
be Santa Claus' partners In bring
ing a good time to these folks this
year; he doesn't , know, exactly
where they all are. and may miss
some if you don't help. To miss
a child on Christmas Day would
be dreadful. You'll help, won't
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SMITH DETAINED
BY LOCAL POLICE
PORTLAND OFFICERS QUERY
SUSPECT LAST NIGHT
Examination Shows Innocence and
Man Permitted to Con
tinue Trip
Excitement ran high at local
police headquarters last night for
four hours, from 7 o'clock, when
Fred L. Smith, suspected by Port
land police ot being connected
with the mysterious "strangler"
murders of four Portland women,
was taken off a southbound stage
on its arrival -in Salem, until 11
o'clock, when he was released
after it had been shown he had
no connection whatsoever with the
burders. Detective Harvey.
Thatcher and three assitants from"
the Pprtland police department
came to Salem especially to gril
Smith.
Smith was detained here on in
formation sent by Portland police
headquarters who became suspic
ious of him because ot his hasty
departure from Portland and be
cause his description waa similar
to that of the mysterious strang
ler. When arrested he said he knew
what the Portland officers wanted
of him, hut would make no fur
ther statement. He had in his
possesion' a suitcase containing a
powder puKf. cosmetics, and other
similar articles, including pictures
of women 1
He wa held until the arrival of
Detective Thatcher, and was then
subjected to a strict questioning.
According to Smith' story as
told to Thatcher, he was going to
Los Angeles to obtain employment
In the orange groves and had left
Portland because he had been
asked to aid in a real estate deal
Intended to defraud an innocent
person.
He also admitted having been
in the Portland Jail three days re
cently in connection with tha al
leged embezzlement ot $600 from
the cash register of an Ashland
store, but had been turned loose
there because no complaint was
filed against him.
The examination failed to dis
close any reason to connect him
with the Portland "strangler"
murders, so . he was turned loose
at 11 o'clock.
SALEM DENIED PRIVILEGE
IKE L. PATTERSON PREFERS
EOLA TO CAPITAL CITY
EOLA. Or., Dec 4. (AP) The
city of Salem is to be denied the
privilege of domiciling the next
governor of Oregon.
This information was gleaned
from a conversation with Gover
nor elect I. L. Patterson today. In
which he declared he would con
tinue to live pn his 500 acre farm
here and that be would "drive
back and forth to work."
"Why move" Patterson asked.
"We like it here."
"It Is an easy fifteen minutes'
ride to town," he continued, "and
we like it out- here better than
any other place we' have lived-"
In preparing his farm, for a
"wet winter" Mr. Patterson re
marked that he had '"plenty to
do He has crops of corn, hops,
hogs, qheep and mules' to care for,
besides attending to the" mainten
ance of fences, the construction of
ditches and the winter plowing. ;
POLICE HOLD OPERATOR
ARREST FOLLOWS KIDNAP
PING OF FEDERAL AGENTS
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4. (AP)
Walter Tomlain of Donaldson
ville. La., alleged landxoperator
for the Arsene J., French mm
running schooner, was arrested
here, today on charges of conspir
acy to violate the Volstead Act.
Tomplain, said to be an opera
tor of l a "poolroom at Donaldson
ville, was arrested in the heart of
the city by federal officers fol
lowing a .conference between Cap
tain J. B. ; Edmonds,' Biloxi coast
guard commander, and O. D. Jackson.-prohibition
administrator.
The arrest 'was said to be a de
velopment of the investigation
following the kidnapping of J. B.
Matthews of New Orleans, assist
ant prohibition, administrator and
Machinist's Mate Handley, of the
Biloxi coast guard station by the
Warsene J. Monday night.
OFFlCERSrENROUTE HERE
PRISONERS IN CUSTODY FOR,
. STATE INSTITUTIONS
MEDFORD. Or., Dec 4. (AP)
-Having, in" custody four prison
ers detained for state institutions.
State Special "Officer Terry TTalent
and Deputy Sheriff Lewis Jennings
left Med ford this morning for Sa
lem. , . Mark , Foster, - local Struck
driveT,,wlll commence a scTea-ycar
sentence at the penitentiary on a
statutory " offense, Alvin Miles
and Glen Stringer will be placed
for indeterminate ' terms in ' the
state - training school, while A.
Wood will be placed in the school
for the focblg minded.
CHANGE
PRICE SETTLED
BY GOIiiSSiJ
Company Offers Favorable
Terms as Those Given to
Washington Cities '
LAWSUIT NOW PENDING
Meeting Follows Letter .Issued, by
Turner Stating He Would :
Not Become a Party to
Gouging Children .'
The state text book commission ,
met in jesieraftjr uiu re
considered ' the contract for ; the
supplying; . 1 wenueiu inuiurj
Bookkeeping texts for the schools
of the state. This special meeting
was called by Milton R. Miller,
chairman, and as a result a saving
of approximately 21.15 on each
volume in the exchange price .was
effected. The bid of the South
western Publishing company was
considered at the regular meet
ing of the commission, who under-"
stood that the exchange price was
as favorable as that - allowed in
Washington. In view of that fact
they accepted the contract, but it,
was not signed before R. R. Tur
ner, state superintendent of public
instruction, made public a letter
In whlAn Vi a aaM Y a ttta ATonansfA '
price tor bookkeeping seta In' Ore
gon was not as satisfactory as had
been given by the company ; to
Washington.
In concluding hia letter, the state .
superintendent of schools said he
would not be a party to gouging
the school children of the atata' ot
Oregon through the selection ' ot
textbooks, and that he would re
fuse to sign the contract under the
terms laid down by the textbook
commission at, the time of .its an
nual textbook, adoptions.,
Mr. Turner based his letter on
information received from Seattle
and Other Washington cities show
ing that the Southwestern Publish
ing company had agreed to supply
bookkeeping textbooks " for - the
schools there on an exchange basis
much more favorable than offered
to the Oregon school officials. . ..
Telegrams . and letters from
these Washington cities Indicated
that in at least one instance tha
Southwestern Publishing company
had agreed to an even exchange
of textbooks, .in event the .pur
chasers ot the books would assume'
the freight charges.
in lUDia ur supplying Book
keeping textbooks in Oregon the
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CHAPLINS FIGHT
FOR 2 CHILDREN
WORK OX COMUDLIVS LATEST
PICTURES SUSPENDED :
Attorneys of Warring Pair Hold
All Day Conference Over
Affairs '
LOS ANGELES, CaL, "Dec. 4.
(AP) rCharles Chaplin and his
wife, the former LIta Grey, whose
romance began under the . klleg
lights in the making of the film
comedy, "The Kid," today played
Stellar roles under the direction
of Sardonic - fate in a .'martial
tragedy which might : well : be
tiUed VThe .Klds."
For, as attorneys for the war
ring pair met in an all-day con
ference, the subject they debated
was avowedly which of the couple
was to have Custody of the two
small sons, Charles Spencer Chap
lin, Jr.. aged 2, and Sydney Earle,
aged 1. ' ' . " '
"We're not Ulking." said Lloyd
Wright, the film comedian's coun
sel, . "but we are - going to fight
for the, children. Well fight to
the last 4itch fight Jn "every
conrt In the land. 5 4 We 'feel con-,
fident that when we present our
proof, any: fair minded court win
give : Mr. . Chaplin custody of his
sons."' "" V ;- . ' '' ,- :-. '
TTWeUl see about 'that," quickly
countered George Beebe, attor
ney for the wife. . Wa tare proof
of our own and I am safe in say
ing Mrs Chaplin will retain cus
tody of the children! , Isn't if
strange,' this sudden love for his
sons which Mr. Chaplin is exhibit
ing? At times in. the past X never
beard ot his mad desire to hold hin
little onee.V : ..... , ,'
In' the meantime ., the children
are the focus of the action in two
scenes, in. which the principals
took part today. Mrs. Chaplin an
nounced her intention of making- a
last visit' to the Chaplin "manei m
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