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taive ivioney iv you uan to thOtbtatecmon unnGtmos vineer t-und: But rood ana Ulothing Aro AO vaoca ; ok'if t'i O . The Seatp AiQ Filling Up for Madam Butterfly Monday Evening. Fill Them All, and Every Bit of Spacip n 4 1 WEATHER FORECAST: Clearing weath SHOP EARLY: "Only J A shopping days remain before Christmas. Do .your shop ping early ' and avoid the rush. Ton will find a new delight In this early shopping er; temperatures belpw normal; moderate northwest winds on the coast. Maximum yesterday, 42; minimum, 40; river, .s; rainfall, .63; atmosphere, cloudy; wind, northwest. and also "youU bring happiness to the ' merchants and the post office clerks. f fur - -j& I yENTY-SlXTH "YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS BMmwm If Similar to System Used in California, but Proposed Some Time Ago COOPERATIVE MARKETING KaUliff Proposal Similar to That Advanced by Walter T. Jenko, Sit nation in Oregon Needs Remedying Editor Statesman: The accompanying is a resume of the prune situation and a plan for getting something out of prunes. I have, first gone over the prune situation to; see where we were and how we got there, that the road out might be more plainly seen. I hope I have not written too long and that you may find the article worth publishing and if published I particularly hope that it may help to bring about a solution, either on this or some better plan. The Plan A great deal is being said in the papers and in conversation about town concerning the prune industry and how to save this in dustry from going out of exist ence. During the past six years prunes have been produced at a loss to the grower and it is cer tain that the business cannot much longer endure unless some profits are forthcoming. Many have been the reasons as signed for the deplorable condi tions, and various panaceas have been offered to cure the ills of this failing Industry. It is my purpose to point out some of the i V "f failures to remedy thlrouble and to jKint out more clearly. I believe, than bad yet been done, a way out for "the In dustry. ir '. Most li Cooperative It seems to be a generally, ac cepted idea that there ' must -be cooperation. But when , coopeT- ation is mentioned thoughts' im mediately turn to some form of cooperation that has not been a success. Since it is more" recent and more growers were Involved, the Oregon Growers Cooperative association is most frequently mentioned. A high priced man, one Aaron Sapiro, was .brought up from California to organize the whole fruit growing industry. He drew up a plan and it was put (OontiiraaS oa pf .) DISEASES TALKED AT BULB MEETING . . EXPERIMENT TESTS CON DUCTED BY STATE EXPERTS 23,000 Bulbs Sent to OAC to Aid in Work of Combating Diseases The last day's meeting of the Oregon State Horticultural Soci ety was devoted entirely to the subject of bulb growing. Two ex cellent papers, one by Professor Joseph Wilcox on bulb insects and the other by Professor M. B. Mc Kay on bulb diseases," were read. These were of great benefit to the growers as they gave the results of the OAC experiments in bulb culture which has been carried on in behalf of the growers dealing particularly with the greater and lesser flies that infest Narcissus bulbs and the best means of com batting them. Growers of this state have loan ed the college about 23,000 bulbs to the value of $1400 with which to conduct, the experiments and the tests will be determined when the bulbs are dug. The ravages of the bulb fly was shown by pictures and so far the only meth od that has proved practical in the elimination of this pest has been the cooking -process. This disease has affected the Narcissus 'bs to the extent that none may Vold or given away by either 4 jtaercial or amateur growers Moont first submitting them to the hnrt IcnUnrai. insDectOr Or l'assine them through' the cook inc tost. The afternoon session Has equally interesting and 'drew a bettor attendance than hereto for.-. Uulbs and bulk raising dis usp,i in comprehensive man ner by II. A. Bowman of Portland and v. c. Franklin Of Salem These addresses were both prac tical and to the point fivlns ral- nabit- information of interest to both commercial and amateur growers and while last ere fcy Christmas Cheer Fund Seven days remain in which to cooperate with Santa Claus in his efforts to bring happi ness to every needy person in the community. Do not hesi tate another day, but act now. Send the contributions of clothing and food to the Sal vation Army and the money to The Statesman. Every article and every cent of money goes directly to bring joy to those in need. Needy' people may receive help at once by applying to the Salvation Army headquarters. Get in touch with the Christ mas Cheer editor of The Statesman at once and help in the spreading of the true Christmas spirit. PjreTiously acknowledged ....60.23 n NEEDY FAMILIES GIVEN SUPPLIES ONLY SEVEN DAYS REMAIN TO AID SANTA IN WORK Every Article of Food and Cloth ing, Every Cent Used to Bring Happiness With only seven days remaining until Christmas, the Christmas Cheer workers are putting forth strenuous efforts to have every little kiddie and every needy fam ily in Salem remembered this year. Many new cases are being report ed each day and the Christmas Cheer editor urges that every case be reported Immediately so that all may be taken care of. Little kiddies may send in their letters to Santa Claus in care of The Statesman office and they will be given to the correct party. Santa Claus has the Salvation Army and The Statesman cooper ating with him in his labors, and he is making an effort to visit everyone in Salem this year His task ia a'hig one, butie feeis that the people are going to come to his assistance immediately and give him the needed aid. Clothing and food supplies should be left at the Salvation (Continued on page 2.) DIES OF HEART FAILURE Working in Box Car, Rench Sud denly Passes Away Heart failure caused the sud den death yesterday of John An drew Rench, 57, laborer at the Oregon Puln, and Paper company's plant. Rench was working in a box' car with three other men when he suddenly "settled down in his tracks," according to their story, and was dead before he could be picked up. Rench had been employed at the paper mill only one day. He lived on a seven aero farm one mile south of Salem. Survivors Include his wife, Kate, a son Mar vin, a sister, Mrs. Betty Russell of Pomeroy, Wash., and a broth er Doise of Granger, Mo. The body is at Webb's Funeral Parlors, pending funeral arrange ments that have not yet been made. HEALTH GROUP TO MEET Douglas Will Report; Attend to Other Important xtusiness The regular monthly meeting of the committee or tne county health unit will be held at the Marion hotel jsaturaay noon County Judge Hunt, City Council man S. E. Purvfne and Frank Neer of the school board make up the personnel of the committee This, however, being tne last meeting of the fiscal year, with the report of Deputy Health Of ficer Dr. Vernon Douglas, and other important business to come up, each member of the committee is expected to invite one or more of his associates as guests. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON Associates Presa " Arraisntnent of Sinclair and Fall was postponed until Tuesday The senato approved the Illinois river channel improvement proj ect. , Consideration of the alien prop erty bill was continued by tho house. Representative ) Heed of New York introduced a $10Q,000.000 public buildings bill. . Representative Falmer of South Carolina introduced a slightly IflDIUHiL HIT BY EARLY MORNING BLAZE Flames Discovered Shortly After Two O'clock by Glen Shaw ALL FIREMEN CALLED Structure Worth $40,000 Formerly Elks Temple; Owrted by Several Frater nal Bo'dies Fire had gutted the entire rear end of the Fraternal temple on North High street and was blazing strongly on the third floor, with flame breaking out on the roof, nt 3:30 this morning. The blaze broke out near the furnace in the basement at 2 o'clock. It had already made consider able headway at 2:30 when dis covered by Glen Shaw, 18, son of the caretaker, on his way home from work at the paper mill. He turned in an alarm, and firemen had been working desperately ever since to control the fire. The building had been used the previous evening by the Woodmen of the World for a Christmas tree party. The entertainment was over at about 11:30 o'clock. Shaw dashed to the fire station half a block away and turned in the alarm. The firemen respond ed immediately, but the flames were already going strong in the rear end of the building, both hnsmnent and first floor. The basement" is unoccupied ex cept for a wood pile, in the vicinity of which the fire Is believed to have started. The first floor contains a kitch en, which-is little Jiaedj and store room. The second oor has a lodge room with fireplace, di rectly under which the tire, broke out. Tno intra iioor cuuum" banquet room. The building ana com en w un valued at between HM -SO.OOO. Included in the furnish ings are fraternal and lodge para phernalia and ins-gnu iu. highly because or ineir cance. . The Elks club formerly usea tne building as a hall, and it is now ownea u l' " of the World, Knights of Pythias, Artisan, and other similar frater nal organizations. It is used almost entirely oy these societies for meeting, par ties, banquets, and similar gatherings. ...... 9 . I . . I LET YOU HAVE SKATING? J A Rim? ' NOW? I f" SHOULD SAY y.TL'l ' NOT? M JABSURD! J(&?i ZZZZ "MWANT YOU KIWJ I ( OONTVOUTHINKI Naw t ctz gggagJ A Ju, YOU OUGHT TO & 1 " i t0Jfi VTT OFTHEcS NEW FARM BILL REACHES HOUSE fTLMKR, DEMOCRAT, INTRO DUCES M'N AR Y PROPOSAL Agricultural Forces Plan to Bring Measure to Vote During This Session WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. (By AP.) McNary and Haugen part ed company today and a new farm relief proposal under the name of McNary-Fulmer came into the house as a companion for the sen ate bill. Immediately the farm forces be gan to lay plans for bringing the new bill to a vote this session, but a decision by the house agricul- ther meetings until after the holi days indicated inaction until Jan uary. The senate committee also plans no meetings until after the recess. Senator McNnrs bill was intro duced in the house by Represen tative Fulmer, democrat, South Carolina, and was identical except for a provision to postpone appli cation of the equalization fee on cotton until two years after pas sage. While plana of the farm lead (Continued on page 2.) FOGGY WEATHER HALTS AIR MAIL TRAINS CARRY PARCELS TO EUGENE FROM PORTLAND Pilot With New Plane From South Unable to Fly Over Siskiyou Mountains PORTLAND. Dec. 17. (AP) Air mail service out of Portland again fell victim to the weather today when a heavy fog early in the morning prohibited the plane here to take off, so the mail was sent south by automobile, in the hope that Pilot Starbuck might be able to come as far north as Eugene aad pick it up there. '--f Late today N. B. Evans, traffic manager for the Pacific Air trans port, holders of the mail contract along the coast, reported that he had not heard from Starbuck, but weather reports from the south led to the opinion that Starbuck stay ed in Med ford. The break in the weather dur ing the day gave rise .to the hope that air service might be resumed here tomorrow. If it is at all jos sible, Evans said, the southbound plane will take off shortly after 6 o'clock and head up the Columbia river, making the trip south on the eastern side of the mountains This plane will stop at Klamath Falls, and if not met there by the plane from San Francisco, will (CoatianiMi oa ptl 8.) PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH BANDITS ESCAPE WITH BANK LOOT POLICE OFFICERS SOON LOSE TRACK OF ROBBERS Six Young Men Rob Messenger of Funds Amid Christmas Shoppers KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17 (AP) Appearing suddenly out of a Christmas crowd in the downtown financial district, six young ban dits robbed a Fidelity National Bank and Trust company messen ger of $79,600 in cash here today and escaped in a motor car, leav ing no trail. Late today the messenger, W. A. Green, a negro, walked over the same route from the Federal Reserve bank carrying the same Amount in cash, but encountered no bandits. He was accompanied on his second trip by three patrol men. W. M. Macavage. guard. who was walking a few yards be hind Green at the time of the holdup, was slugged by two of the bandits, but arose 'and fired two shots after the car. Tonight police were working on half a dozen theories, the princi pal one being that the daring coup (Continued on page 2.) COOKING SCHOOL COMES TO CLOSE CHRISTMAS TURKEY PREPAR ED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Ovation Given Miss Beyer for Ex cellent Service During Session Mrs. J. W. Savage, out of the hundreds of women who filled the Grand theater yesterday for the closing day of Jeanette Byer's cooking school, won the 12-pound stuffed, roasted, and garnished Christmas turkey which was the grand prize of the four-day ses- jrfon. ..-X-v..- , - - Mrs. C. 1. Andrews and Mrs. E. E. Barcus each won a delicious pudding. A vegetable dish of carrots and cabbage went to Mrs. William Mc Carroll. Forty pounds of Rex flour, the choice brand which has been used by Miss Beyer throughout cooking school, went to Mrs. W. L. West. Mrs. B. E. Hollingsworth and Mrs. "Richard D. Slater each won a pound of Buttercup butter. Mrs. E. L. Welch was awarded a pound of Calumet baking pow der. A nine-pound can of Crisco went to Mrs. George Bayne, while the smaller can went to Mrs. G. L. Lovell. The crowd gave Miss Beyer a (Continued on page 2.) BOARD FAVORS. JOIiiT SERVICE IIP. TBI Railroad Asked to Adjust Question by Conference Among Chiefs OREGON TRUCK TO BUILD Road Officials Claim Situation Is Held Too Complicated to Be Discussed Publicly at This Time WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (AP) Heads of railroads which have conflicting programs for new con struction in central Oregon met today with members of the inter state commerce commission in an endeavor to remove points in controversy. They were unable to reach a final agreement but left Washington with the under standing that another session would be assembled before a final decision is made and before the interstate commerce commission is asked to rule in a mandatory way upon the points in issue. Participating in the meeting today were Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern; Charles Donnelly, president of the North ern Pacific; William Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific, and R. E. Strahorn, president of the Oregon, California and East ern. The principal differences among the railroads arises from the pro ject of the Oregon Trunk to con struct southward from Bend to Klamath Falls In Oregon. " This ine would parallel closely sec tions of the Southern Pacific sys tem bullt''"0r projected "and" would parallel the existing line of the Oregon. California -and Eastern which is controlled by the South ern Pacific. The commission had decided that the Oregon Trunk should be allowed to build a portion of the line from Bend but should com plete the route to Klamath Falls by joint use of Southern Pacific tracks. The railroads were asked to adjust the question by confer ence among their own chiefs. It was a. failure on the part of the executives to reach a private agreement that resulted in today's discussion with the commission. The railroad officials said the situation was too complicated to be discussed publicly at this stage, while Commissioner Aitchi- son for the commission said that nothing would be given out in be half of the federal body prior to further conferences. t ENTERTAIN 300 KIDDIES JEIks and Salvation Army Make Ready for Big Event Tickets are now ready for dis tribution for the big Elks-Salvation Army Christmas tree which will be held in the Armory Decern ber 24 at 7 p .m. Tickets to the number of 300 will be given to the poor children of Salem and appli cation for same must be made at the Salvation Army headquarters on State street. All applications will be investigated in order that they be in proper hands. George Waters has donated 500 bags of popcorn and S00 toy ball oons for the Christmas tree and there will be no lack of presents for the 300 little guests. The local Elks have taken hold of this mat ter in their usual thorough and business like manner which is so characteristic of the order, and 300 Salem kiddies 'axe going to have a" real Christmas and the Sal vation . Army and ' the Elks are going to be on hand in force to see that not: one kiddle is over looked. The people of Salem are invited to attend, and help make this the success that it deserves. PflULTRY.;MEftN Consider Plan "for Marion -County Organization "j'A! committee to ' Investigate the formation of ; a society ; of ' local poultry", breeders was appointed yesterday afternoon at a meeting of poultry 'men from Marion and Polk bounties, held-in tha thain- bervof commerceropms, at "which Professor IL . Cosby ol OAC was the principal speaker. rial Lindbeck, Salem poultryman and" newspaperman, - presided at the! meeting. r:ABother meeting will be lield here early in January Publication ; Believing" in the true spirit of Christmas and ' in order, to permit ' all the members of the staff to spend the "day -with their families,' 'thus" brin&xur greater Joy and happiness to others, the publishers of The Oregon Statesman have decided to combine the issues of De cember 25 and 26. One large Christmas edition will make its appearance on the morning of December 25. This issue will carry all of the regular Sunday features in addition to the reg ular dally . news. All of the patrons of the paper are re quested to bear this in mind and cooperate with The States man in the effort to make this Christmas a real day of Joy and gladness. DRAGER IN FAVOR Q F COOPERATION OBJECT OF ASSOCIATION TO STABILIZE INDUSTRY First Unit May Be Perfected in Yamhill County, Few Attend in Dallas Fred Drager, of the Drager Fruit company, who attended the prune growers' meeting at Dallas recent ly, reports that aside from some preliminary work in the nature of preparation for another meeting to be held later, lilMe was done owing to the fact that there was a very small attendance due to the date of the meeting being changed. This meeting was called for the purpose of starting the campaign for a cooperative prune growers association with the object of stabilizing the prune industry. Mr. Drager is of the firm opinion that unless something of this nature be done the prune growing Industry of Oregon cannot survive. Accord ing to Mr. Drager, prune growers for the paBffour years"Tiave been operating at a loss and their 'con dition now is desperate concerted action being the only remedy in sight. Mr. Drager says that for the past . several years the opening prices on prunes have been the highest and as a result the eastern buyerfc who buy early in the sea son fihd themselves unable to meet competition on the market later in the year. Many of these specu lative buyers Mr. Drager states, have gone broke leaving their (Continued on page 2.) STATE ATTORNEYS DINE Annnul Election of Officers to Be Held in Portland Today PORTLAND. Dec. 17. (AP) The annual banquet tonight mark ed one of the .important features of the session of the district at torneys of Oregon, who this week .are holding their annual meeting at the court house here. The meeting which started Tuesday, will.be concluded tomorrow after noon with the election of officers for the ensuing year. - I. H. Van Winkle, attorney gen eral, was a speaker at today's ses sion, advocating changes in court procedure rules. He was followed by Dean Hale of the law school of the University of Oregon. Chief Justict McBride of the Oregon su preme court also addressed the district prosecutors. DOCTORS EXAMINE BODY Efforts Made to Determine Cause of Steward's 'Death PORTLAND. Dec 17. (AP) The body of A. H. Andreaen, steward of the Danish steamer Parana, who died Nov. 27 aboard the vessel at sea after being stab- bed by a Chinese cabin boy. Lee King Chin, , was examined here to day by Dr. Frank R. Menne. of the University of Oregon medical school, to determine -the '' exact cause' of death. Ship's officers had thought that -Andresen, who had ! "been complaining, .of poor health, might have died of nat ural causes instead ot. the atab wound.-; V ' Mrs. Andresen snd, her little son' are in Portland, having come here to he with Andresen for the Christmas holidays. ..CAB SOLD CHEAP. BELLING HAM. Wash.; Dec 17. (AP)--ciyde Hultord,;a mill em ploye today ,' purchased i a email touring car of popular; type," for 98 cents. He drove it away under Its own' power." This was said to have set a low. record price here ill IDER ARREST Fugitive Radio Operator in McPherson Case Arrives Unexpectedly MAN 'TIRED OF WAITING' Charges ot Criminal Conspiracy To Be Faced Today; Arraign ment Will Be Held in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (AP) The Examiner, in a copyrighted story, says Kenneth G. Ormiston, co-defendant in the Aimee Sempte -McPherson case, ia under arrest here and will be arraigned tomor row morning on criminal conspir acy charges. V The former Angelus Temple radio man was taken into custody by Los Angeles officers at Cajon, on the Los Angeles-San Bernar- . dino county line shortly after 11 , o'clock this morning when he left , the Union Pacific limited from Chicago and was brought to this city by automobile. He was ac companied by representatives pi the newspaper. '' ' ' Ormiston : is quoted as saying that he became "tired of waiting to be arrested in Chicago,' and voluntarily1 waiving ' extradition, came to California to "find Out ' what it la all about." . ' 1 The radio 'man' has shared . oft the ' black mustache which lie wore, when he was located a week . ago in Harrisburg," Pa. " ; ' " - Throughout the train trip, said Conductor J. J. Williams of the, Union J Pacific's Gold -Coast ltm" ited, the much-sought radio per- ator. iriend ot Mrs. McPhersotr, ? Angelus Temple evangelist,-kept closely to the stateroom occupied by himself and his two friends. Even the car porter failed to get a glimpse of the fugitive, when the porter entered the room Orm iston disappeared into the ante room and remained there until the porter had departed. The porter told Conductor Wil liams that one of the members of the stateroom party had sent a telegram to Chicago -during -the course of the trip across country. . It was addressed to "a Mr. Mar-' tin" there. Ormiston has as : his Chicago attorney, H. S. - Martin, who has been promising for three days Ho deliver his client over to -the police. . N With Ormiston's arrival here one ot his co-defendants on the ' charge of ' criminal conspiracy.' i (Continue a pags '.). REICHSTAG OUSTS " GERMAN CABINET iiuucAjiUKu-H anaJi FAU8 : TO HOVE NATIONALS Formatlba of New Government Before NeWeaj? Thought Unlikely 1 ' BERLIN. Dec. 17." - (AP). Chancellor Mane and his bour geois coalition :. cabinet", resigned today following the passage of a motion of non-confidence by the reichstag. The vote was 279 to 171. . ; ' . An unnatural alliance between the :ieft socialist and right na tionalist factions, either of which groups outnumbers any. govern- inent party caused the cabinet's downfall.' Socialists, nationalists; communists and fascist! voted to gether in , support , of - the nen-; confidence motion introduced yes terday by ; Philip Scheidemann, leader of the social democrats.' ; : Even President- Hindenburg's ' insistent; appeals failed to move the nationalists to prevent the defeat pf "the; government, Ac cording to, their party leader. Count Ton Westarp, the national ists, would have been ready to aid the government had they received assurance 1 they . would be invited to ' representation in . the cabinet, but", while the people's party was ready 4to - give them such assur ance., the centralists., holding the balance of 'power, were, non-core-mlttaL Atcerdingly, the defeat of the sovernmeat was assuredheu the motion or non-confidence was pushed by the socialists,' who w?Te tired of promises of reform In the administration "Of the .reJchswier and besides were noV partftularly mod.lfM Hst&rz :srja -idll. $2 committee! report. for sutomqbUeSv fl twins !oaj tjxo fcrogrjrs, . 1