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Today at the Salem Chamber of Commerce, Discussing niostly the Bulb Iriduofcn;
WEATHEIt FORECAST: Unsettled;
rain in west portion and local showers In
east portion; not much change In tempera
ture; increasing southerly winds, becoming
fresh and strong on' coast. Maximum yes
terday, 52; minimum, 33; river, 4.9; rain
SHOP EARLY:, Only : 7 shopping .days
remain before Christmas; Do your shop
ping early and avoid 'the rush. You will
find a new delight in this early, shopping
and also ' you'll bring, happiness to the
merchants and the post office clerks. .
fall. .04: atmosphere, cloudy; wind, south.
Meetings
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Seventy-sixth year
llsniiEy
Efforts Being Made to Have
Miss Beyer Return to
Salem in Spring
APPLE DUMPLINGS MADE
Many Other Christmas Dishes to
Be Made at Closing Sessions,
Needlework Displayed
Made of Sacks
A twelTe-pound stuffed and
roasted Christmas turkey will be
given away today at the closing
session of Miss Jeanette Beyer's
cooking school whieh has been a
successful feature in Salem this
week.
The many who have attended
the classes, and who hare become
friends of Miss Beyer, will be
greatly interested to know that
The Statesman will make efforts
to secure a return engagement in
the spring of this charming and
eminent authority. Many women
throughout the city hare expressed
their personal appreciation of this
service.
The turkey, which will be given
away today, by a drawing from the
pack of enrollment cards which
are filled out anew each day, was
stuffed and trussed at the class
yesterday. The Cross Meat Mar
ket .donated the turkey which
would prove a magnificent "piece
de resistance" on any Christmas
table.
The red c hot apple dumplings
which the class saw made yester
day were divided between Mrs.
Agnes Ricks and Mrs. H. R. Pres
naU, Mrs. Nettie F. Graham and
Wt H Winkler, jeack . wo js
pfi-ot Buttercup butter distrlb
uteJ by the Capital Creamery;
Mrs. Pauline. Clark the baking
dish of macaroni mousse with
mushroom sauce; and Mrs. Karl
V. Pease and Mrs. I. Heins cans
of Crisco.
Probably the entire group would
be willing to concede that the
Hawaiian pie was the most inter-
(Oontina4 oa M 3.)
ATTORNEYS SEEK
CHANGE IN LAWS
AMENDMENT WOULD SPEED
UP WORK OP COURTS
Prohibition Enforcement Given
Place . in Round Table
Discussion
n PORTLAND, Dec. 16. (AP)
Submission to the voters of. Ore
con of a constitutional amendment
providing that persons charged
with criminal offenses and who
wish to plead, guilty may appear
in circuit court and do so, will be
asked of the next legislature by
the Oregon District Attorneys'
association. Such an amendment
would make it unnecessary to sub
mit to' grand juries ' the cases
against defendants who wish to
plead guilty.
This was decided upon today
when the district attorneys of Ore
gon met here in their annual ses
sion at the court house. The leg
islature will be asked to submit
this amendment to the vote of the
people for the benefit of counties
over the state where the grand
jury is not in session throughout
the year.
Methods used id enforcing the
prohibition laws occupied a prom
inent part of the round table dis
cussions, as did discussions cov
ering the Issuance of fictitious
checks.: The meeting was the first
of a three day ession. The con
ference will be concluded Satur
day afternoon with the election of
officers for the ensuing year. The
annual banquet will bo held to
morrow night.
John L. Foote, district attor
ney Columbia county and presi-
fHl the organization of prose
x.Tr, reviewed the work of this
yVar at this morning's session,
and during the afternoon the
meeting was addressed by County
Clerk Reveridge of Multnomah
county who urged that some ac
tion he taken whereby., neglected
cases could be wiped out. instead
of continuing to overburden the
records of the clerk's office. He
asked also that many of the legal
blanks bo slmnllfitfd:1 -f Tr
' Tomorrow's program : Includes
talks by W. G. Hale, dean of -the
law school of the University of
Oregon; Justice McBride of the
State ; supremo court" and I." II.
i 3ft8 2isWst attorney. ficsrjV,
Cooking School Instructor
JEANETTE
AIRMAN INJURED
IN PLANE CRASH
WORKMEN RESCUE PIIX)T
FROM TANGLED WRECKAGE'
Coast Mall Flyer Placed on Sled
and Rushed to Hospital at
Medford
ASHLAND, Ore., Dec. 16.
Jiobert' B. . Patterson, veteran air
man and pilot of the Pacific Coast
air 'mall line, was injured today
when bis southbound plane crash
ed into the side "of a hill three
miles (northwest of here.
Workmen cutting wood nearby
rescued the pilot from the tangled
wreckage with difficulty, it be
ing necessary to remove the gas
oline tank -from the man's body
before he could be moved. Pat
terson did not lose consciousness,
and warned the men of the dan
ger they faced in case the gaso
line became ignited.
The flyer was placed on a sled
and rushed to a hospital at Med
ford where examination inaicated
(Cob tinned on page S.)
STEEL FRAGMENTS FATAL
Boy
Succumb to Shock From
. Sawmill Accident
BEND, Ore., Dec. 16. (AP)
J. Calvin Bozarth, 17, died in
Bend at midnight last night, the
result of an injury received Wed
nesday when he was struck in the
hip by a flying piece of steel from
a broken ilywneei. ueatn nas
been attributed to shock. Bozarth
was assisting in operating a wood-
saw at Powell Butte, in Crook
county, when he was injured, the
flywheel of the portable saw
breaking to fragments while he
was standing nearby.
PLAN NEW PAPER MILL
Crown-Willamette Company Ne
gotiate for Aberdeen Site
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 16.
(AP)l-The Crown-Willamette Pa
per company will build a paper
pulp mill of 100 ton capacity in
Aberdeen in the immediate future,
it is definitely announced here to
day. , Construction work will start
as soon as the company closes Its
contract with the city for a wa
ter supply, negotiations for which
are practically "complete.
The mill, which will be a first
unit in a large paper making
plant, is estimated to cost about
33,000,000.1 ;
YESTERDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Fall and Dohony were acquitted.
The house took up the compro
mise alien property bill. ' '
. The senate passed the treasury
post office appropriation bill.
The treasury drafted a bill to
legalize the manufacture ir whis
ky for medicinal use.:
!
. Senator. A&hurst moved to bar
Smith of. illjnpla.from tho senals
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INTEREST GROWS
IN HORT MEETING
FOUR DAY SESSION TO END
WITH BULB DISCUSSION
Speakers Agree That Strawberry
Acreage Is Sufficient to
Supply Market
The Thursday morning session
of the OregoirStftteRorticultural
society opened with a much better
attendance than that of the two
preceeding days, owing chiefly to
moderated weather conditions-
Splendid addresses were given by
Bert E. Mating of Hillsboro, E. M
Burns of Portland, J. O. Holt of
Eugene, and W. O. Allen of Sa
lem.
All of the speakers seem agreed
that the strawberry acreage in the
Pacific northwest is amply suffi
cient to supply the present market,
stating however that the average
planting lasts but about 3 years
and within the next two years the
present acreage, unless renewed,
will perhaps be largely reduced.
Each also stressed the fact that
growers should pay especial atten-
(Continued on pass 6.)
SAX.EM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING; DECEMBER 17, 1926
PATTERSON ACTS
AS TOASTMASTER
SPIRIT OF OPTlWsM RUNNING
THROUGH REMARKS
Maris Stresses Fact That Horticul
ture in Oregon Progresses.
Rapidly
Governor-elect I. L. Patterson
proved himself a good toastmaster
at the banquet last evening of the
41st annual meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural society, which
filled the banqueting room of the
Marion hotel, and was a brilliant
assemblage, of many of the lead
ing growers and canners of Ore
gon, and Salem citizens.
Jim Smart entertained very ac
ceptably the banqueters with a
number of his inimitable Scotch
songs, and Claud Stevenson 'sapg;
and was heartily encored several
times.
Weather to Order :
Governor-elect Patterson spoke
of the weather to order during the
session; freezing temperature for
the eastern Oregon delgates7 show
ers for the valley visitors, and sun
shine for the southern Oregon
delegation, and Vice" President
elect C. E. Moyer of the society,
of Roseburg, responded happily,
predicting a great future for Ore
gon horticulture.
H. H. Weatherspono of Elgin,
a member of the state board, who
fContinned on usee 2.)
FLAMES KILL WORKMAN
Irrigation Dredge Burns at Esti
mated Loss of $25,000
BRAWLEY, Cal., Dec 16
(AP) An explosion which enve
loped a big dredge in flames re
sulted in the death of one work
man and the serious injury of two
others late today.
The accident occurred near
Dixieland on a project of the Im
perial irrigation district. Victims
of the explosion and tire were T.
C. Klrkland of Los Angeles, fatal
ly burned; Rollie Glenn and L. W.
Litchfield seriously burned.
Property loss was estimated at
125,000.
ARMY UPRISING RUMORED
Portugal Issues Statement to Re
assure Public Blind
LONDON. Dec. 16 (AP) An
other military uprising is reported
today from PortugaL Probably
owing to the censorship no Im
portant details have been received
but the Portuguese government
has issued a statement to reassure
the public mind.
It admits that some kind of
submersive movement has oc
curred in the southern part of the
country and announces that neces
sary military measures have been
taken to insure public order.
THE TORTOISE AND THE AIR
PHYSICIANS PLAN
DIPHTHERIA WAR
APPOINTEES OF TRI-COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEET
Dr. Brown Believes Disease May
Be Entirely Stamped Out of
Counties
A very interesting ad success
ful meeting of the appointees of
the Tri-County Medical society to
aid County Health Officer Dr.
Walter Brown and Deputy Dr.
Vernon Douglas in the immuniza
tion campaign, was held at the
Gray' Belle yesterday noon. The
following 'resolution of the Medi
cal society was read and the sup
port of those present pledged in
the campaign:
Whereas there are far tod many
deaths from diphtheria in this lo
cality, namely: Nineteen last
year in Marion county alone, and
Whereas this unnecessary loss
of life can be prevented by. per
fectly safe methods. For instance.
Auburn", New York, a city the size
of Salem, having no deaths from
diphtheria in the past three years.
Be it Resolved that the Marion
Polk-Yamhill Medical society is
strongly behind the health author
ities who are trying to give us the
same protection from unnecessary
loss of life as is enjoyed in Au
burn .and many other cities in New
York.
Be it further Resolved that all
members of the Marion-Polk-Yam-nill
Medical society pledge our
selves individually to help the
health authorities in every possi
ble way in their efforts to stamp
out diphtheria with all its fearful
consequences.
A committee consisting of Dr.
H. K. Stockwell, chairman, D. J.
Backstrand, Dr. E. E." Purvine,
Dr. D. R. Ross, Dr. J R. Pember
ton, and Dr. Harold Brown, was
appointed to confer, with co.mmit-
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SENATE LEADERS WORRY
Appointment of- Smith Causes
Great Congressional Flurry "
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 .(AP)
Pinning their last hope on the
possibility of Senator-elect Prank
L. Smith, of Illinois, will, not ac
cept appointment from Governor
Small to serve out the unexpired
term of the late Senator McKin
ley, senate leaders settled down
tonight in a nervous attitude of
watchful waiting.
. News of the appointment caus
ed a great flurry in senate cir
cles and the hope was openly ex
pressed by leaders of all factions
that Smith would refuse the ten
der. As soon as the appointment be
came known. Chairman Reed call
ed his special campaign expendi
tures investigating committee in
session to pass on the report of
the evidence bearing on the Smith
case as gathered by the commit
tee during the summer.'
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HEFLIfJ SCORES
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li FALL TRIAL
"Polluting of Ballot and
Debauching of Voter!'
Charged by Senator
OIL CONTRACTS UPHELD
Doheny's One Million Dollar Loan
to Secretary of Interior Is
Pivotal Point in Final
Deliberations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. (By
AP.)- The Fall-Doheny oil con
spiracy acquittal today stirred
Senator Heflin, democrat, Ala
bama, to a denunciatory speech of
unusual bitterness, in which he
told the senate his opinion of the
defendants, the judge, and the
jury.
It was his belief, he said, that
former Interior Secretary Fall
would not have gone to trial un
less there had been an "arrange
ment" before hand for either an
acquittal or(a mistrial. He added
that it also was his opinion that
former Attorney General Daugher
ty, recently tried on a conspiracy
charge in New Yprk and now
awaiting retrial after a jury dis
agreement, would no have gone
into court "unless he knew some
body on the jury would hang there
until doomsday or acquit him or
make a mistrial."
He likewise declared that neith
er cases should have gone to trial
before a judge appointed by Hard
ing's administration, repeated his
previous charge that Daugherty's
friend, Jess Smith, was murdered
and did not commit suicide; and
paid his respects in passing to the
republican party and the admin
istrations of 'Presidents Harding
and Coolidge.
The only reply that came from
any senator was a request by
Chairman Warren of the appropri
ations committee, that the Ala
baman postpone the rest of bis
speech until some other time so
the senate could proceed with its
regular business, and a short state
ment by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana, prosecutor of the oil com
mittee, who said he could see no
(Continnad on pag S.)
DOCTOR ESCAPES DEATH
Automobile StalU in Snow on Mo
Kenzie Pass Highway
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 16.
(AP) Dr.' James E. Bridgewater
of Albany arrived here today from
Sisters after having had & narrow
escape from death when his au
tomobile was stalled in the snow
in the McKenzie Pas highway 14
miles from Sisters,, last Saturday.
The physician was rescued by a
party from Sisters after he had
spent the night in his automobile
in the snow.
Fred McKinney, a garage man
from Sisters, was overcome by
gas fumes from a closed automo
bile when assisting in getting Dr.
Bridgewater's automobile back
to Sisters." ' The. accident was
caused when the exhaust pipe In
the machine in which McKinney
was riding became clogged with
snow-and the exhaust fumes filled
the car.
TAX LEVY HELD INVALID
Advertising Declared Not Under
Provisions of Charter
ASTORIA, Dec. IS. (AP)
A decision ' handed down In the
circuit court here today toy Judge
J. A. Eakln in tha case of B. W.
Otto et al versus the city of Sea
side' and Clatsop county officials,
declares that the f 5,000 tax voted
by Seaside residents at a recent
special election, the money to be
used lor advertising purposes, was
Illegal. The decision holds that
under the Seaside charter tax lev
ies can be made only for munici
pal purposes aad that a levy for
advertising does not come under
such limitations. A temporary
Injunction restraining the levying
or collecting of the tax has been
made permanent.
DAVIS GOES 0?rTRIAL
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Man, Accused of Committing Mur
' der in Rooming House
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, PORTLAND. Dec. 16.(AJ)
James DaVtsTIholdledr'for second
degree ; murder by. the' October
grand " inry. went to trial today
accused of shooting to death John
M. Crowley August 27 at a room
ing house here.
It was indicated, by W. E.
Crltchlovr; attorcey.'for Davis." that
wmm
The ' Statesman
Christmas
Cheer Fund
-
Christmas ,1s almost here.
. Some kiddies, are beginning to -worry
as they think that
Santa Claua will not visit them
this year. - They are worthy
kiddies and have, worthy,
parents. Santa Clans wants
to visit' them. He will visit
them with yodr aid.
The Salvation Army and
The ' Statesman ' are 'cooperat-
; ing w&h him In his work.
3o thing and food should be
16 ft at the Army headquar
ters an d contributions to the
Christy aas Cheer fund sent to
the Christmas Cheer editor
of Tlie Statesman. Every
cent of money, every article
of fpd and clothing will be
used to make someone happy.
Make yourself happy by
contributing to the Christmas
Cheer fund.
PrevibmlT acknowledged $38.25
A friend .50
Oaap lr White . .5
E1U fleMunn . . qq
AID' SANTA CLAUS
TO SPREAD CHEER
ONLY yKIGHT DAYS REMAIN IN
WHICH TO COOPERATE
Chlldrey May Arise and Find Em
pty , Stocking Unless Help
Is Given
Only eihi days remain In which
to Join (with Santa "Clans. The
Statesman and the Salvation
Army in? their Christmas Cheer
work. Bright short days and the
time is piissing rapidly with the
winter days adding further hard
ships to onany people. As the
wind howls around the corners
many little kiddies are beginning
to wonder whether Santa Claus
will find his way down their chim
neys. Their wonderment is In
creased by the silence of their par
ents, when, such questions are
asked.
On Christmas morn these kid
dies will arise with the light of
expectancy; making their .faces
shine with' joy. Suppose they find
an empty stocking, then the glad
light will fade and sadness per
meate the little household' during
the day.
Santa Claus doesn't want such
a thing to happen and so he has
The Statesman and the Salvation
Army working with him, ; They
want the"' names 'of needy1 people
turned in to The Statesman and
also the letters from the "kiddies.
All such will be treated confiden
tially. ' -T. -r :
People desiring to cooperate in
this; work "should send their con
trlhufidns of money to the Christ
ipw Cheer editof of The States
man and the food and clothing to
the Salvation Army." Every effort
will be put forth'to have the food
and clothing and the money used
where it will do the most good
and bring' the greatest amount of
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WEATHER GETS WARMER
Fatalities From Storm Ascend to
' " 24 in Middle West
CHICAGO. Dec. 16. (AP)
The mercury in corn belt ther
mometers began to crawl upward
today after trying for four days to
hide under the iero mark.
"Throughout most of the dozen
states beset since Monday with
zero temperatures the weather
grew steadily warmer today and
tomorrow, will bring more mod
erate weather, weather' forecasts
said, although cold will still pre
vail. Only in the nprjtnwest were
the records near zero today! The
lowest mark last night was 12 be
low xero at Devil's' Lake, North
Dakota. tK.
r ' Fatalities from the storm as
cended to 24 with another death
from cold in Chicago and deaths
at Sheridlan, Wyo., and Saginaw,
Mich. ,:
SEASIDE YOUTHS HELD
Arrests Made Following Reports
!; 1 of Rifling of Mail Boxen w
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rSTORlX 'Dec. i6.(AP).
Robert Hansen, 17, and Dominic
Kondraskl. ' 17, both pf Seaside,
wfere arraigned i 'before 'United
Stat.es Commissioner Howard . K.
Zimmerman here today on charges
of rifling, mall boxes'; and were
bound over to the federal gTahd
Jury. Hansen's bail wasset" at
IT500 and Kondraski's at I1D00.
HbwarlParker. ie, warf also ar
rested but" released oil liat own
re cbghlxance. pending farther la
vestlgat ion. ;JjVr"--i-v- .Vtl -1
The arrests were' made m aye
suit of reports that a gang of Sea
side - Wyrvfr heen rining'man
boxes.' The arrests' were "made "by
the sheriffs ffiee'roa orders
from United States post office In
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
liS SHOW;
12,5QQ ACRES
SILL FRUITS
Saturation Point Reached in
roductlon of Raspber
ries. Says Mr. Hatch -
STRAWBERRIES IN USE
Many LocaUtiee. In Oregon Carryj
on Fruit Orowing Industry
Largely for Commer
cial Purposes
L. M. Hatch, president of the
Sumner-Puyallup Fruit Growers'
association, who was to have ad
dressed " the State Horticultural
meeting Wednesday' afternoon.
waa -unable to be present and a
paper, prepared by Mr. Hatch, waa
read by W. S. Brown, chief of the
horticultural division of the O. A.
C. Mr. Hatch gave a T masterly
presentation of the small fruits in
dustry of the northwest, saying In
part, that the development'! took
form about thirty' years ago. C
J. Stuart, at that time, agent: for
the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany at Pupallup, was the first i
man to vision the commercial fu
ture of the industry. '
Mr. Stuart took It upon himself
to interest the agents of his com
pany in Montana in seeing the ber
ries consigned to them were sod,
by the merchants in their respec
tive towns. Xa 1902. Senator W
H. Panlhamus organized the Puy-
allup ft Sumner Fruit Growers
association which '"began" ; opera
tions, as the first concern fatthe
northwest -to merchandise " small
fruits in a large way. Today the
Industry has " progressed to the
point that many localities !n west
ern Oregon and Washington,' with
one or two Idealities in the eastern
part of each of these states art
carrying on the commercial groW-
Inr of small fruits.' The United
States census for 1920 shows' that
the acreage for the year 0t"191
was 7434 acres in Washington and
Si 63 in Oregon.' The figures of
the agricultural department of the
state of Washington give the 19 28
acreage for Washington as 12,058
(Oontismed m vt 4.)
DYING EMPEROR
OFFERED PRAYER
OXYGEN A N D STIMULANTS
KEEP.HFB TH ISpDY ,
Members of Royal Family and
Cour Watch Constantly at
''Bedside .
TOKYO, Dec. 17U)-rYos-bjhiio.
Japans 123rd emporer, was
barely alive early today. Oxygen
land stimulants .were . being used
as final means to keep lite within
his body.. His pulse and respira
tion were irregular. , 5 ;
awce oaiuraay me monarcn. en
feebled by, long illness and more
recent bronchitis had fought pneu-
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little for him. ,
The royal family were gathered
at Hayama, a fishing and bathing
place on Sagami bay," where the
emperor lay in his villa. Within
the stone walls of the p a 1 a c e
grounds, members of the cabtne)
remained in other structures, wait
ing. Along the automobile road,
close to the eef. sentries paced the
mile" and "a half where stretched
the wall behind , which were the
gardens and buildings surroqndirs
tti 'innnni ts fa ra ' ;
j iw. fit tt - -4 i,
I Back, of the palace,. on hills cov
ered with pine and fir trees.. Jar-
ahes alike' ,of humble and not!
birth tplayed for. the emperor, whilij
native priests imoved among ther?r
' totrf warship's 4ropppjI anchors
in the bay as the rising sun cast,
its glow upon the snow, peak c f
Fujiyama;, sacred, mountain ; CI
Japap, "rising 'majestically to a
height of '11.3 90 feet across Sa
amf '.bay firom,'the palace wheri
lay Japan's ruler' in his' fight with
death... ' , .
" Since the day before when a re
lapse dashejl ' hopes raised by his
improved 'condition, members o
the royal family and the court had
watehed at the emperor's bedsIJe.
They; were still with aim at dawn.
ojwnsroK to sumurrorr.
CHICAGO, Dec M (AP).
Kenneth. G. prmlstoa will . sur
render 'tomorrow as . advertised
Mi attorne'T M.Id tonlht. ".tnnrn
than Veek after his discovery i a'
Harrlsburg, Pai and hi3 eutie-'
auent ; return to . Chicago ia t L d
company of the city detective and
gwspapcx tucn whf found' Mm
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