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- . - . - - ' - ... - - ? SHOP EARLY Only J6. shopping -days remain before 'Christmas. V Do your shop ping earlyand 'avoid the rush. - You will find a new delight in this early shopping and, also yon'U bring happiness to tho merchants and the .post of rice -clerks. , WEATHER FORECAST: Fair, not much change In. temperatures-gentle northerly I winds. Maxiiaum.jresterday.-48; nt inimm, 33; river, 6.1; rainfall. .02; atmosphere, cloudy; wind, northwest. ,-. SVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS life t t ..... ii . aAL . " 1 1 1 1 THOUSANDS SEE SANTA PARADE III REINDEER Park Packed With Children and Grown-Ups Eagerio ?See and Touch Hirri : SPREADS REAL CHEER State Institution Visited, Much 'Joy Brought to V Shut-ins, Plans for Oregon's-' Merriest Xnuu Santa Claus spent a busy day in Salem yesterday, but be brought' joy to many boys and girls, and grown people also. Accompanied by his two reindeer and Skooklux, bin big assistant, he visited the state Institutions during the morn ing and paraded through the streets of Salem in the afternoon, followed by an admiring crowd of about 5000 children who strug gled to touch his clothes or feel th soft fur of Deneer and Pranc er, the two reindeer. 'Santa began his morning's jour neys with a visit to the blind school, where the children felt his long beard and touched the fur rut Dancer and Prancer, although they could not see Santa himself. However, they could hear his loud, cheery voice as he addressed them, and that was a lot of satisfaction. Accompanied by Dancer, Pranc er, and Skooklux, Santa next went to. the school -.for the feeble-minded, where the whole population, men. women and little children, were drawn up in front of the steps to receive him. All enjoyed him, even the grown people, and feSA spent the rest of, the day and tfi spend many days to come in tOssing the wonderful old-red- coated, white whiskered gentle iBan;wlthtbe two,; reindeer and the Eskimo who came from the troen wilderness of the north to bring cheer " into their childish hearts. 4 -Santa also went around to all the buildings, where the feeble minded children, who cannot walk, could see him and the reindeer through the windows. From there he went in his sleigh, drawn by the two lightn-iflg-swirt reindeer, to the girl's school, where all the younger Kir h stood out in front to greet ' (Continued o par 5.) COMMITTEE PLAN TUDY TAX LAWS TO MAKE INVESTIGATION' OF CORPORATION .RULES Grotip to Meet in Salem and Formulate Bills for Next legislature , - Three members of the state tax inrtrestigating committee created at the 1926 session of the leglsla t BTe will leave Salem today for Sacramento and other California cities where they -.will ' make a study of the tax situation in that : ntate. t- .; ilt was said that the committee woUId give considerable study while in California to' the gross earnings tax and the methods used there in taxing Intangibles. Reports received here Indicated that California derives a large amount . of revenue from, the gross earnings tax, and has been quite successful in unearthing in tangibles for taxation purposes. IntOregon the revenues from "the Intagible tax have been nominal. JJThe committee also will make an investigation of the corporation tax now in operation in California.' Statements received ? from the state tax commission of Califor nia showed that virtually alt of the meney required for the support of the state government there is ob tained from sources other than th direct property tax. - In Ore gon property pays a large propor- of the state's expenses. S Members of the committee, who go to California, are John Car kin r of Medford, slated for speaker of the house of represen tatives at the next session of-the legislature: A. A. Smith of Baker and Carl D. , Shoemaker, ex-state game warden.; it--'w''" Immediately upon . their return from : California the tax investi gating committee will meet In Sa lem and formulate any "tax hills approved for consideration ot the next legislature. , - The committee ha held a num ber of sessions in Salem,' and ser crar bills having -to do -with the tax sItuaUoa re" now nelng -pre- MT. ANGEL PLAN ; nGROVNG gEETS FARMERS MAY HAVE luRG EST ACREAGE IX VAUUEY . College People Consider Crowing " ' Vegetable on Their Grounds The farmers of the Mt. Angel district are going to grow sugar beets, and - they may have the largest acreage of any commun ity, in the valley; for they have a vast amoint of land, on all sides, that ts suitable for sugar beet growing, and they have many farmers who are capable of mak ing -beet growing a big success. The meeting at Mt. Angel last night was veil attended, by in terested farmers. Jos.' J. Keber, cashier of the Bank of Mt. Angel, presided. Kenneth Miller was the first speaker, telling of the interest of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, "which In backing the ef forts of the Salem Chamber of Commerce in the campaign to get this new industry started, and well on its feet, in this valley. To Grow Own Sugar C. M. Dickinson spoke of the cultural methods necessary In suc- cessful beet growing and its ad vantages. It is a cash crop, he said, and it should be possible soon for the Willamette .valley to at least sup ply its own needs in sugar for canning and domestic purposes, which, he said, would save $8, 000,000 annually fVom being sent away from home for the supply needed. He said ' sugar will make the yields df following crops larger, improve the soil, increase the population.' make smaller farms, yielding larger revenue than pres ent larger. holdings and double the selling-per" value of farming lands. He sajd that if the pres ent experiment proves successful, it will bring a number of beet sugar factories to the valley. - It was -brought out .last night that the Mt. Angel College people will likely grow sugar beets on part of their land. Also that a n s mber ..o-tkaiet Ca rtners in Oregon, in that locality, are ex pecting to grow beets. , Jos. J. Keber was named to select a com mittee of farmers to further con sider the acreage. There will be a meeting at Mon roe at 1:30 today, and at Turner at 7:30, and at several other points in the valley. BETTER SERVICE ASKED ' X ' - i ; ' . KliAMATH -tUSIBERMEX IETI TIOX FOR 24 HOUR PHOXE Sawmill operators at Braymill. Klamath county, filed with the public service commission here a petition urging that the Klamath Telephone & Telegraph company bn compelled to give them 24 hour service. The petition was taken under advisement. . FIRE CONSUMES MONEY GROCER FORGETS PLACE OF II iniKX FUNDS PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 6, (AP)--One ; hundred dollars in currency and $00 in checks went up fn smoke ,-teday, According to police report, when. Martin K. Arnold built a fire in the stove in his grocery -stored. ? Mr. Arnold - had ' hidden the money in an old newspaper, it was said, the night before. Then this morning he used the newspaper to start the -fire, - forgetting to re move the money. ' "DUCHESS PREFER HORSES t LONDON'. MAP The Duch ess of Buckingham never uses a motor because she prefers her stately carriage and .. pair of line bay' horses. 5 ' ' .t Yesterday In Washington Congress reconvened with 12, 600 bills on the legislative -docket. The Fall-Ioheny 611 trial -was resumed ...with .Admiral J. K. Rob inson on the stand. ' Attorney General Sargent asked congress tc- tighten up the anti trust and prohibition laws. The army 'engineers asked for $65,477,365 ' to keep rivers and harbors In condition during the coming year, i ; i '. - The -supreme court refused -to dismiss the i criminal charges against Harry F; Sinclair Wd " Al bert B. Fall In the Teapot Dome casev.v' " ' i t " iv:r ' Secretary.1 Kellogg announced that Chile's reply was a "practical acceptance" ot his plan to settle the Tacna-Arica dispute. , ' Senator Walsh of Montana has asked for an Investigation by the MBit of charres that Senator CrQuld -of "Rlaine paid 100,OOO to Kew. Eruaa wick . province ozciala. CONGRESS BUSY flSGAVEL CALL OPEHS SESSIGf Senate iMeeting Short and Tense While House Mem bers Converse ' BOTH GALLERIES FILLED Qualifications of Arthur Gouhl of Maine Challenged While Wiii tin;; To Receive Offii-e Hh WASHINGTON', Dc. 6. (AP) With a setting renenibling a col lege home-coming ceb-lratln. (firngress launched into another session today with an unwieldly program for its brief buninesH schedule of about two and -a half months. Promptly at noon'lhe gavels fell in the senate nd bouse and the legislative grind was on. Al though a bit of the-dramatic ac fomnanipd otiF-nine ceremonies in the senate when qualification of rtriiiur ii. uuuiu, inuiiif, was i nai lenged as he stood waiting to bel sworn in, the rest of the procedurt was Rone througli perfunctorily i both houses. After old friendships were agai united and new ones acquired, hush fell over the broad chamber of the big white building on thd hill as the clock struck 12. Vic President Dawes and Speake Longworth brought down thei stumped mallets, prayer was 6 fered and the routine begun. Each house adopted a numbtf of formal resolutions, seated ne members elected to fill vaeancie and within -an hour adjourned oift of respect to the memory of tlfe late Albert B. Cummins of Iowla, and the late Senator Bert M. Fef nd. et!Ma!ne. --t, sJ'J'r - Roll calls established quorum in both houses. In the. senate answered to their names, whi in the house 396 were markd present. ' Senator Curtis, the republic leader, and Senator Robinsol leader of the democrats, and Re resentative Tilson, house republi can leader, and Representati Garrett, minority leader, constitu; ed a committee that officially nota fled President Coolidge that coil gress had met and was ready vp transact business. It will repoil back tomorrow when it is expecd ed the president's message will bp delivered to the capitol by'.messeru gcr. Aside from the Gould resolu tion no other legislative proposl ,t Con tinned on paga S.V rr LOOKS AS IF SANT4 ii ...V',-Vlpi.lilw BOY PAGt 1 jiJgfcy. - "Ow , k . ' , i S A I I . ' Jl ' 1 lf.ll B I II i I n 1 I ' I i I f T .1 -: 1 I fr5sSttl bifni.ii . .... it-iniM' ADMIRAL ROBISON OFFERS EVIDENCE COUNSEL AND NAVAL LEADER HAVE WORD BATTLE Government Holds Fall-Sinclair Court Iecisioii at Major Victory WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. (AP) The commonplace little courtroom wheTe Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny are on trial for crim inal conspiracy was Tdcked 'today by a rumbling exchange between a pugnacious admiral and a quick spoken and determined prosecutor. The admiral-witness was John K. Ro1ison, a storm center of the oil controversy ever tdnce the sen ate committee discovered three years ago that he approved on be half of the navy the oil leasing policy of 1922. His cross examin er was Owen W. Roberts, who had made a national reputation for himself as a member of the gov ernment's special counsel. Many of the verbal deptli littinbH launched by Roberts in the direction of the 'witness stand merely erved the purpose of in creaKing the intensity of tho broadsides that "came-back in re ply.' But once or twice the admiral showed signs of losing his sea logs. He conceded he had been wrong in testifying previously that he had not talked to Doheny in New York about the Elk Hills (Continued on para 4.) C R UD E FRONTIER DRAMA UNROLLED CARIOTTA COCKBURX WANTS SHARE OF FORTUNE Woman Relates Taking Care of Baby Left in Her Care by A ct ress-Mot her BOSTON. Dec. 6 (AP) Crude dramas of the frontier unrolled today before the probate court here, which is considering the claim of Mrs. Carlotta Cockburn of San Gabriel. Cal., to relation ship with the late Lotta Crabtree. wealthy actress, and to right of contest of the will which disposed of nearly $4,000,000. There was the story of Mrs. Cockburn herself the arrival of John A. Crabtree, whom she claims as father, and his wife, in the struggling town of Tombstone, Arizona, her birth shortly after ward, her abandonment by first her father and then her mother, and finally when her luck changed, of adoption and education by grace of the man who had been her fath er's partner in a livery business. Then there were the stories of the witnesses.' of Mrs. Mary J. Deerwood, who escaped the mur derous assault of her husband and married the man who killed him. (Continued on page 6.) CLAUS IS GOING TO EARN FLOODED AREAS SEEKING RELIEF COMMITTEE OF THREE START THOROUGH INVESTIGATION Supervisors Failed to Act, An other Mass Meeting to Con sider Report Southeast Salem will be repre sented In an attempt to secure a remedy for the flooded condition in their district, at every storm period", by W. W. Rosebraagh, TJ. L. Shrode and Asel C. Eoff. Such was the announcement of Newell Williams yesterday morn ing in conformance to a resolu tion adopted at the mass meeting held .Friday over which he pre sided. Williams has bee na lead er in the action, being a resident of the stricken district. This is not the first attempt of the community to have their dis rict protected by proper drainage from a flood at every high water spell and they are determined that a remedy be found. The present supervisors have presented no definite , plans for aiding the situation and it is stated that they have no inten tions of doing so. The new committee appointed are to investigate what charges can be prepared, if any, and what course to take to bring about con ditions that will prevent a recur rence of floods like that of last week. After making their inves- (Continued nn paza 4.) FALLS 40 FEET. BADLY INJURED YOUNG TOPPLES FROM SCAF FOLD WHILE AT WORK Seriously Hurt, But Expected to Recover, No Internal Injuries A 4 0-foot fall from a scaffold ing resulted in serious injuries yesterday to F. R. Young. 60, 1440 Mission street, a laborer em Jloyed by Cuyler Van Patten, lo cal contractor. Young was work ing on the new addition to the paper mill on South Front street when the crash occurred. Young is thought to have lost his balance while working on the scaffold and toppled off before he knew what was happening. . His injuries were reported last night to consist of a possible frac tured skull, two broken forearms, compound fracture of the right el bow, broken finger on the left hand, broken nose, and an injured hip. There was no evidence found of internal injuries, attending physi cians said last night. Although Young'a Injuries were serious, he is expected to recover, it was reported, at the local hos pital to which he was taken fol lowing the accident. HIS MONEY THIS YEAR counciltalks zoning rules pass Budget Office of Moving Picture Censor Created, Chief of Police Appointed MANY PETITIONS HEARD Special Meetings Scheduled Mon day to D&cuss Planning Zones Salem Modelled on Port land Scheme The city council and zoning commission will hold two public hearings next Monday night, the first at 7:30 o'clock and the sec ond at 9 o'clock, to discuss the city's proposed zoning ordinance. The ordinance came up for its first reading at the city council meeting last night, and was laid on the table until after the public hearing required by law. The zoning ordinance, as pre sented last night by the city zon ing and planning commission, is the result of many weeks' work by members of the commission. Several meetings were held each week, and many real estate deal ers, contractors, and other author ities were consulted in drawing up the bill. The bill as proposed is modelled closely after the zoning law now in effect in, Portland, which has been tested in the supreme court and found valid. Two engineers from the Portland planning com mission were - consulted by the local body when drawing up Sa lem's bill. The city budget, as approved by the budget committee at its re cent meeting, was unanimously adopted by the council last night. The rules were suspended to per mit its adoption' on the same night as the first reading of the bill. The office of moving picture censor was created by ordinance and the chief of police was given the office by the same ordinance Ordinances were passed levying the assessments for paving South street between Cottage and Fair grounds road and Madison street (Continued on paga 3.) APPROPRIATION SOUGHT FORESTRY FUNDS INCREASED- BY COMMISSION The state budget commission yesterday voted" to pass up to the legislature without recommenda tion an Item of $C0,t)00 included in the budget of the childrens farm home near Corvalfls. The institution has received state aid since its inception. The appropiatlon was ' sought for the erection of an adminlstra- tiott' and"' residence for the super intendent and another Mrncture.; Thei legislature two years: ago ap-j propriated 150,000. f of the child ren's farm home. ;;: r .,.'1 '-.V. ' - The '-commission'-voted; ; to ; in crease the appropriation for "'the' state forestry department ; from, $85,000 to $125,000. RAW SUGAR PRICES SOAR CABLE ADVICES FROM CUBA INDICATE CURTAILMENT NEW YORK, Dec. 6. (AP) Raw sugar prices soared to new high levels for the season today in response to cable advices from Cuba 'that President Maichado would" insist on the curtailment of thepresent crop to 4,500.000 tons deBpite opposition to the restric tion movement. 1 i -. - V Both Cuban . and Porto Rican sugar . advanced to 5tl5 : cents a pound, delivered, an ' Increase of l-8c over, last week's final prices. At the same time, refiners pushed up' the price of granulated sugar about 15 points to as high as 6.40c a pound" and sugar futures rallied C tov10 points. : ; GBTL SAVES SEVEN LIVES HAMBURG,! Germany. (AP) Ertta Nissert. a young girl from Tronholm In the province of Hol steLn, singlehanded saved four women" and"" three men from drowning and was awarded Prussian fhero medaL Jr the SLOW BPEECBUTIRST ' GRACE LONDON.- J ( AP) "Liearn to speak 'slowly-l-other graces will follow in their proper place," waa the" radtice gi vefc ;hy" Miss ?Ada Moore,, expert invoice 'nroduetioni to the Women's Provisional dub AIMEE DESERTEd BY WORSHIPERS MRS. ALICE FRANCK STARTS EVAXGELISlic WORK Temple Leader Charges Separation Outbreak or Another Plot Against Her LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. P. (AP) Mrs. Alice F. Franck, ot Venice, once a devout follower of Aimee temple McPherson and one of the first to come to her rescue 1n the difficulties which followed her disappearancqrast May; today laid the foundation for taking from the picturesque Angelus tem ple leader her hitherto unchal len supremecy of tho air and pul pit here. The Venice woman, reputed to be of considerable means, with drew with a portion of her con- gregation from the Angelus tem ple branch there and today estab lished what she called "Victory Church No. 1" which she promised would become countrywide. Her action in breaking from the Mc pherson Clan last week was fol lowed yesterday by the "resigna tion" of Mra. Irene HUlstrom with a part ot her congregation from a Hermosa Beach branch of Angelus temple. While Mrs. McPherson charged that is waa the outbreak of an other plot against her, Mrs. Franck opened negotiations with a radio station in Venice only a few meters removed from radio KFSG here, to broadcast her ser mons from the new revival home. Commenting on the movements at the beach towns. Mrs. McPher son denied that the two women were authorized temple evangel ists. "There is but one sorrowful L conclusion left us," said the evan gelist, "namely, that Mrs. HHis trom and Mrs. Franck went to Hermosa and Venice to do these very things." LITA SPURNS CONTRACT CHAPLAIN'S WIFE SAYS FIRST DUTY WITH BABIES LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. (AP). Llta Grey Chaplin, estranged wife of Charles Chaplin, .film comedian, today turned down an offer of $2500 a week said, to have been made for her appear ance in a London theatrical revue. ' "My duty first and always will be to my babies. I am not at all interested in the London offer, although it was nice of them to thtnk of me," Mrs. Chaplin ex plained in declining an offer re ported to have been cabled to her by Harry Day, member of parlia ment -and theatrical producer. The offer is said to have been for a 26 weeks engagement. COUNTIES OPPOSE PLAN STATE NOT DESERVING LAND GRANT FUNDS OF liny attempt on the part of the state of Oregon to claim a share in the California & Oregon land grant refund will be stubbornly opposed by the counties concerned, according to a letter received here yesterday by Judge Htint from County Judge Hartzell of Jackson county. " '''" ) Hartzell'8 letter was a warning to the local court and Judge Hunt etpressed himself as determined that Marion county would oppose any) attempt on the part of tfltj state to appropriate the money, stating that be. felt that they had all Yhat was coming to them. PAYS,B0RR0WED MONEY INTEREST ON FUNDS AMOUNT ED TO NEARLY "flOOO f ' ' , . ; . State Treasurer Kay recently paid off the last Installment of $ 1 80,000 borrowed f ronv various banks of the state early in Novem ber to meet the demands of 'the state government ' pending receipt of the last half taxes for this year. ; Interest on the money borrowed by the state aggregated approxi mately $1000. 4 ' CONSOLIDATE PROJECTS ;-: - - . NORTH SIDE PROJECT CON ' TAINS 3000 ACRES '-: The North side Irrigation dis trict has filed application with the state englneerto consolidate with the Jordan' Valley Irrigation ' pro ject: The North Side district com prises approximately': 3000 ' irri gable acres, f r i i A.SK FOR EXTRADITION BLN CHARGED 1 WITH FORG tERY TAKEN IX PORTLAND : ' f .. -.-. a Frank Payne, who ia under ar rest 'in Portland charged with forgery, committed In , Oakland, CaL, will be returned to the latter city ; for trjal. Extradition, pipers authorixing Payne's return to Cal ifornia; were, signed by Governor Pierce yesterday. SCRFffi HALTS THUGSATTACK ai-Asf.lPnnfillR f UUUHffl Hands of "Dark Strangled Grasp Throat of Woman ' at Telephone DESCRIPTION FITS FIEND Lives of 12 Taken Along Coast bjr Assailant Who EIndes Capture; ; by Police Of fleers of Many .. ; VHle v - SAN FRANCISCO.-Cal., Dec. 6. (AP) Another ,dark-BtranglerM! attack similar to those that hare claimed the lives of about .12 women In Pacific const cities oc curred here today. Tho victim of the attack was Mrs. Etta Lenney, 33,- of ; 256 Rnn t wol I Atrwt h va aetred from behind as she talked over tho telephone: As the hands. of her unseen assailant tightened around' her throat she uttered a scream of terror that brought aid from Mrs. Frank O'Gonnor, the party at tho other end of the telephone con nection. Together with her husband Mrs, O'Connor immediately drove . tc the Lenney home and there found Mrs. Lenney still unconscious on the floor, iier face and neck were ubuij siTtticucu, auiu upon oeins revived she was almost hysterical! from shock. She was unable to, give a description of her assailant, as she fainted shortly after sh was attacked. ; : " - Eugene Simmons, an automo--bile mechanic, 'told Investigatorst that he had seen a suave, olive-! skinned man enter the Lenney. tinm TTtn ilsacrintlnn .nnlLrxs said, tallied closely with "Uiat of tho 'Mark f r&nirlar''. in vtinm ) cbron er's of flee attrlbu tes th a murder or six: sun . rranrlacn women. - , , : buuivniv, ur.. uec. lAri The fingerprints taken here today Of Morris Yoffe, arrested as a Btrangler suspect, do not corre spond with those of the 'strangi- r'4ound in the home of Mrs. My ers In Portland and the man will be released according to the pollc here, although he will be dc-talond until tomorrow morning. It is de sired to investigate his case to as certain If he is wanted for some other -offense. The descrlntion of Ynffa r.iliio.t closely with that of the "straw ri- er" except that of teeth. Yoffe first gave the name tf Harris but said he was kidding' the police, not realizing" that -he was being held, as a murder suspect. ' - ': HUNTERS ESCAPE DEATH ROWBOAT - WrTHOITT LIGHTS RUN DOWN BY MCNCI I PORTLAND,, Dec., .-(AP.i Ben Trenkman, well known Port land trapshooter, and W A. Car ter, Portland attorney, narrowlv escaped ; drowning i late Snnday night; according to a Story related nere when a small rowboat in which they wre returning from a duck hunting trip was cut' In two by a launch on the Columbia river 16 miles above Vancouver, Wash. u totn -i renxman and Carter vera going down for the second or third time when Fred W. Wagner, a telegraph ' operator and - third member of the party, pulled them to safety. Wagner had managed The rowboat did not Mm llgnt. in mn rifLiirruir uuiinri iih us m i nj- mi ma Santa to Remain Until Xmas v Good news for the children! Santa Claus. who-with n reindeer , arrived - hero Sun day and spent two days get ting acquainted with the kid- dies, and the grown-ups as ; well, Is to remain in ? Salem, untU Christmas eve. ., "' -The reindeer cannot remain, liowevef. The , warm climate Jfloes not agree with them, and, Skoolox, the driver, will atarC 'hack with them to the. tax north. . - '?r;; ' . . " But Santa will remain," ap-T pearing every day. and mak-ing- his "headquarters '; at the ; following- stores: ; Shlpkys. J. a Penny Co," MlUer's, Woolworth's, Worth's Depart- ' ment Store, Roth. Grocery Co., Cosmopolitan Store,- The. Smart Shop, .Davies" Confec tionery, Nelson A Hunt Drtl Store, People's Meat Market, and the Capital Drug Store. V : r. . , : s , S