About 25 EnthuQiQptic 'Locpr lUJon. Ai-Chambcr of Commerce Meeting Last Night Organized Rabbit Club.
DID 'YOU ISNOW'ThSt'' 9lom - WorlfJ Headquarter? for the Great Evergreen Blackberry Industry?
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SHOP EARLY: Only tyro 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 postoffice clerks.
WEATHER FORECAST; Locally unset
tled; colder in east portion; gentle winds
mostly northerly. Maximum yesterday. 43;
ttinlmum, 33; rive, 7.6; rainfall, .02; at
mosphere, clear; wind northeast.
'fiNTY-SLTTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER, 23, 1926
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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HEN ACCUSE
f VIOLATIONS
t
s
y a
Blood Purification
Pera.
mony Held Cloak for
Criminal Asaltf
FOLLOWERS FILL COURT
Defendant Carried to Hearing on
Cot and Only Slight Interest,.
''Taken in Examination ?
of Witnesses
BENTON HARBOR. Dec. 22
(Ap) l'ndr threat that his
S 125.000 bond would be forfeited
unless he appeared, Benjamin
I'ufneU was tarried into justice
rourt today to hear'three former
nirl members of his colony accuse
him of having violate- them.
Afterwards Benjamin was carried
back to his sanctuary at the col
ony, to await Beclsion as to wheth
er he shall be bound over to cir
cuit court on two warrants charg
ing criminal assault tinder : the
( lOIK U UiUUU UUMLILctllUU rtico.
Purnell made two appearances
Weldon's court this morning when
ho was given preliminary exami
nation on the warrant sworn to by
Mrs. Bessie Woodworth. " This
afternoon he was 'brought Into
Justice Florence Fbrhan's court
on the warrant in which two sis
ters. Gladys Bam ford Rubel and
Ruth Bam ford. Reed, are the com
plaining witnesses. '
At the firs hearing Mrs. Wood
worth, taking the stand less than
a foot from, Vfeere Benjamin jay!
on his cot, accused the cult leader
of aijlngf her when she was IS
yea&TlSd. This -was on February
5, 1911; site t'aia.?f Ptrraen; ribe
said, tapped on his window as she
was passing hi& quarters; beckon
ing her to come to his rooms.
There, she. f testified, Purnell .at
tacked her. I,-.-:-? , -
Testimony in the second hearing
this afternoon followed much "the
same course. Ruth Bamford Reed
charged that Purnell violated her
shortly before May IX, 1920." At
that time, she said, she. was in the
Igbth grade in "the ark," the
House ot David schoolhouse.
J A nnmW nf tilririta Worn
take the 'county " eighth grade
examinations and she went to
Benjamin for 1 a dress to wear to
the- examinations.- When the ar
rived at the house of Benjamin,
Purnell's Jiving quarters, she said,
the; colony leader was in the
kitchen. The alleged attack, she
testified, followed.
"I asked him f what he had
done." she testified. "He said,
You've read about me in the Star,
(rtonthniiid am M"
CONGRESS RESTS
OVER tipi-ip AYS
KKNATK SURRKDF.RfiTO VA
CATION AFTER STRUGGLE
Hou.se Has Little Business
Hand and Indulges In Dress
Rehearsal
on
WASHINGTON,- Dec. 22.
congress gave up us ae-
nfon today, granting Santa Claus
unanimous consent to carry on un
til January 3. The holiday recess
wilt end a week from Monday and
work will resume where it was
left off today.
The senate did not surrender
before the advance of St. Nick
without a struggle, but the house,
with much time and little work
on its hands, indulged in a sort
of dress rehearsal to prepare for
the eleven day vacation.
The house met at noon as usual.
i but after the formalities were
over, recessed until four o'clock
1 '"'Vw tne enate sent over the in-
? UCtJdepartment bill.
lw'.rtook the house two minutes
and the vacation began.
; It was -more or less a field day
In the senate, where an executive
session was called late in the aft
ernoon, to top off as hectic a day
as baa been seen this session.
Whi?9 it was considering the in
t
tenor mti. fxoe senate received a
partial report on iu campaign
t unds committee investigation, one
of its committee began s. bread
company merger Inquiry and three
more items were added to the sen-
ate'aJong list of'.tlltngs tq-be ln
Christmas
Publication
The Statesman editions for
December 25 and 26 will be
combined into one large
Christmas publication appear
ing on the morning of Decem
ber 2 5. This means there will
be no edition on the morning
ot December 26. This has
been done la order to permit
the members of The States
man family to enjoy 'bhrist
raas day with their families
and so bring a little more hap-,
piness into the hearts of many
people.
The patrons 'f The States
man are requested to bear this
announcement in mind and
cooperate $o the fullest extent
in this attempt to spread, a
little more of the real spirit of
the season.
J
CITIES SEEKING
HOSPITAL HOME
OLD TCJWX SITB OFFERKp BY
DESCHUTES FOR $IO,tMH
Derision to He Reached This Week
All Places Possess Advan
tages Selection of the location of the
new state tuberculosis hospital
which was created under a meas
ure approved by the; voters of Ore
gon at the recent general electiou,
probably will be announced by the
state boartj of control at a meeting
to be held in. Salem today or Fri
day. The law provides that the
institution, shall be located east of
the Cascade Mountains.
Although; a dozen or more towns
and cities In Eastern Oregon have
filed application for the hospital,
reports' her indicated that the in
stitution probably would be lo
cated at one of three places. These
inclu.de the -cities o( Deschutes,
Joseph and Dufur.
j Deschutes., which is located
seven miles from 'Bend, has offered
to the "state for hospital purposes
the old Stanley-Deschutes town
site, which,1 includes a hotel build
ing an3T'A"nmler-6f other sttuc
jfures. t The property was valued at
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MAIL Bmm$ CONVICTED
Six Men and (One. Woman Found
Ctaiity'of Robbing Train
CHEYENNfi, "Wye. Dec. 22.
(AV)-Sit men and one woman
on" trial here ' for the last three
weeks tor' the robbery of a Union
Pacifier mail train on August 13
last,' near Rock Springs," Wyo"., in
which they obtained loot valued
at $320,000 tonight were found
guilty by a jury in the United
StaUa district court.
Four.of the men. Jack Madigan,
a mail clerk on tne robbed train,
Jacit Kftarni Howard E. Barnett,
and' John Kaniaribtls, were con
victed on all of th eleven counts
in the indictment; Theodore
and Pau Sourlos, were convicted
on six of the eleven counts and
Edna Nagley, the woman, in the
case, was convicted on but one
count, that'of conspiracy.
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YESTERDAY I
IN WASHINGTON I
JLt'ociUi Fru O
Congress recessed to January 3.
'
The interior supply bill passed
the senate.
The Boulder Canyon dam bill
Was approved by the house irriga
tion committee. :--
Senator Walsh, of Montana,
started the banking merger in
vestigation for the senate.
-
The senate ordered an investi
gation of the Lausanne treaty ne
gotiations. A house bill for the manufac
ture of medicinal whiskey was In
troduced by Representative Green.
"'
, The - MeCatl report on alien
property administration was sent
to congress by President coonage
.- - r .
i Congress ' " received Carmi
Thompson's report, recommending
delay In granting ; absolute Inde
pendence to the Philippines
Senator.; Borah charged that
theft and graft existed over" a
period of years in the alien prop
erty 'custodian office. V f
A resolution was introduced in
the senate whjcfc would cU ton
the president for Information con
cerning- what' aid- had- or ' could be
given .the, .Diaz government of
Hjcaraguiut y:
HIGHWAYBQARD
TO DRAFT BILL
FOR FREE SPAN
Similar Legislation in Wash
ington Thought Neces
sary foe Control
PLEAS FOR ROADS HEARD
Josephine County Asks for Wider
Roadway to Oregon Caves to
Handle Heavy Summer
Tourist Traffic
PORTLAND. Dec. 22 (AP)
Before the Oregon state highway
com mission can take over the
interstate bridge between Portland
and Vancouver,, Wash., the legis
lature must enact an act author
izing the commission to take such
action, it was agreed today at a
meeting of the state highway com
mission. The legal department of
the commission was directed to
draft a bill for such an enabling
act, to be presented to the legis
lature next month. It was' the
opinion of the commission that
similar- legislation would be re
quired by the state of Washing
ton. Today's action followed agi
tation to make the interstate
bridge toll-free.
A. M. Smith, Multnomah county
commissioner, told the highway
commission tha Multnomah coun
ty and Clark county. Wash., could
make the . interstate bridge free
immediately, If they so desired,
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RUMORS OF SECRETARY
Governor-Elect Appoints Beatrice
Walton Assistant.
Reports here yesterday indicat
ed that E. E. Brodie, editor and
publisher of the Oregon City En
terprise, would be appointed pri
vate secretary to Governor-elect
Patterson. Mr. Brodie already has
reserved a suite of rooms in a
local hotel which he will retain
during the entire session of the
legislature.
It previously was rumored that
Hal IIoss. who is employed by Mr.
Brodie, was slated for the position
Of private secretary to the goveri
nor.
Beatrice Walton, chief deputy in
the state educational department,
has been selected by Governor
elect Patterson for assistant pri
vate secretary. She will assume
her. new duties January 10,
ONE METHOD CRIME PREVENTION
pp:- mmK m$mm. mm rv-;"1
COUNTY RABBIT
BREEDERS UNITE
OFFICERS EtF"CTKn AT MEET
ING HERE LAST NIGHT
Committees Appointed to Draw lp
ll laws and IeciIe Xante
for Group
A well attended and enthusias
tic meeting of the rabbit breeders
of the Salem district was held in
the chamber of commerce audi
torium last night. F. Howard 2in
ser presided and D. L. Shrode was
chosen as temporary secretary.
The matter of effecting a perma
nent organization of the rabbit
breeders ot this district was dis
cussed, all speakers favoring such
an organization.'
The registration of rabbits was
discussed by Mr. Shrode, who is
the local registrar for the Oregon
branch of the National Chinchilla
Rabbit Breeders' association, and
he gave much valuable informa
tion to the rabbit breeders present.
It wax also shown by records of
some of the breeders present that
Salem-bred rabbits had been ship
ped east recently for breeding
stock at a fair profit. One man
had received over $66 for a re
cent shipment of breeding stock.
Breeding for meat and fur was
discussed, and Mr. Zinser gave a
talk on the recent Portland rabbit
show held in conjunction with the
winter poultry show. He also
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PIERCE REFUSES PARDON
StiU Considering; Petitions Made
for John Tayloe
Governor Pierce yesterday re
fused to issue a pardon to Joseph
I. Ca vender, who is serving a 10
years term in the penitentiary
here for killing a prohibition of
ficer named Haines at Burns.
The governor still has under
consideration an application for a
pardon for John Tayloe, who is
serving a penitentiary sentence
for murder committed in Klam
ath county.
Attorney Don Newbury of Med
ford conferred with Governor
Pierce here yesterday in connec
tion with the two cases.
2 TEACHEftS REINSTATED
School Board Decides on Action
Due to Signed Contracts
EUGENE, Dec. 22. (AP) Al
bert C. Bouck and Robert G.
Bowen, members of the Eugene
high school faculty, suspended a
short time ago by the city board
of education, were reinstated to
day. The reason given by the
board was that it would be better
to follow this course than sum
marily to dismiss the men and
face the cost of unpaid salaries
due on contracts.
PIONEER PASSES
IN POLK COUNTY
F. A.
PATTERSON' CAME TO
OREGOV IX 1832
Father of Governor-Elect ; Member
of State Legislature for
Two Terms
F. A. Patterson, father of Governor-elect
I. L. Patterson, passed
away at his home in Independence
yesterday afternoon, December 22,
at 1 p. m.. following a lengthy
illness.
He was born in St. Claire coun
ty, Illinois on October 1, 1835, be
ing ot Scotch ancestry. When 17
years ot age he heard the call of
the West and traveled to Califor
nia. Shortly afterward he came
to Oregon and made a brief stop
in Portland. From there he went
to Corvallis and then to Kings
Valley.
On October 3, 1853, he was
united in marriage to Caroline
Tatum, daughter of Richard Ta
tttm, one of the early Oregon
pioneers. In 1855 they moved to
Polk county and settled on a farm
located on the banks of the
Uickreal! river. Later he pur
chased a farm near Independence,
where the family resided for many
years.
Mrs. Patterson passed away
some months ago at their home in
Independence.
Mr. Patterson was always active
in community and state affairs,
taking a lively interest in politics.
In 1880 he was elected as a repre
sentative to the Oregon legislature
from Polk county. He was re
elected in 188 2 and served his con
stituents well. He remained well
and active up until the last ill
ness. He was a member of Lyon lodge
No. 29 A. F. and A. M. and also
Independence Chapter No. 25 of
R. A. M.
He is survived by eight sons:
f Continued on Dac 4.)
JOY RIDE HURTS BOYS
laitnre to Halt at "Stop" Street
Causes Auto Accident
PORTLAND. Dec. 22. (AP)
Angus Moore. 9 years old, was in
a local hospital near death, and
his 15-year-old brother Willard,
in the emergency hospital with
serious facial cuts and body bruis
es as a result of an automobile
accident tonight when the stolen
car the boys were driving crashed
into another machine.
The boys failed to halt at a
"stop" street and were hit by the
other car. Their stolen coach ran
into the curb and both lads were
sent hurtling through the wind
shield. They are sons of John
Moore, laborer of Mt. Pleasant,
nar Oregon City.
Angus is believed to have re
ceived a fractured skull.
SENATE DROPS
OREGON SLUSH
FOND CHARGES
Alleged Payments to Ore-
gonian to Oppose Stan
field Not Proven
REED ACCUSED OF BIAS
Pensylvania Report Threatens to
Cause Heated Debate on
Qualification of Wood
as Commissioner
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. (AP)
Presentation of the partial re
port on the Pennsylvania primary
expenditures by the special senate
investigating committee today
threatened to throw the senate
into a heated debate on the quali
fication of Cyrus K. Woods, of that
state, to be an interstate com
merce commissioner.
His nomination for the post is
now the subject of investigation
by the senate interstate commerce
committee and mention of his
name in the campaign report as a
"harmonizer for the Pepper-Fisher
ticket" brought Senator Reed,
republican, Pennsylvania, to his
defense.
It drew from Senator, Reed,
democrat, Missouri, chairman of
the investigating committee, the
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FLIERS REACH TAMPICO
Second Leg of Good-will Flight of
Planes Successful
TAMPICO, Mexico, Dec. 22
(AP) The United States army
pan-American fliers arrived, here
at 5:30 o'clock this evening, lofel
time, completing the second leg of
their good-will flight to South
America from San Antonio, Texas.
The chief of the squadron.
Major Herbert A. Dargue, said
that during the entire 300 mile
journey from Brownsville, the
aviators had to do battle with a
30 mile wind which made flying
difficult.
The airmen were met at the
flying field by the American con
sul and a reception committee.
They were tendered a banquet to
night. An hour before their arrival,
the Mexican aviators Sidar and
Rico set out to meet them and
escort them in. When the Mexi
can airplane landed it turned
over, causing injuries to the
mechanician.
BAKING TRUST PROBED
Henator Walsh Takes Testimony
Front Trade Commission
WSHINGTON, Dec. 22. (AP)
The senate inquiry to determine
what steps were taken by the fed
eral trade commission and the
department of Justice to curb pos
sible monopolistic tendencies in
the recent $100,000,000 merger of
the. Ward, Continental and Gen
eral baking companies began to
day before a sub-committee of the
judiciary committee headed by
Senator Walsh, democrat of Mon
tana. After a two, hour examination
of Otis B. Johnson, secretary of
the trade commission, hearings
were adjured subject to call.
, Johnson's examination, Senator
Walsh indicated, will be completed
first and then officials of three
baking firms and of the depart
ment of justice probably will be
called.
POLLUTION BILL PLANNED
Game Commission to Draft Pro
posed Bill in Final Form
PORTLAND, Dec. 22. (AP)
The Anti-Stream Pollution bill,
which the Oregon game commis
sion will subject to the legislature
at the approaching session, will be
drafted in its final form at a meet
ing of the legislative committee
of the commission here tomorrow,
The tentative provisions of the bill
include the creation of a state
Banitary water board to undertake
the cleaning of the state's streams
; It is planned that every city in
the state would be required by
1929 to report its methods of sew
age disposal to this board. At a
ate.r date the cities not now
treating the waste that Is poured
Into streams of the state would be
required to have installed a sani
tary, treatment plant. . This date
will probably be 1987 In the terms
of the bilL
The Statesman
Christmas
Cheer Fund
f Over 100 families will be
! helped at Christmas time this
year by the Christmas Cheer
fund. That means a great
deal more money is needed.
Don't make it necessary for
some of these families to be
downhearted on the day when
all should be happy. Send the
money to the Christmas Cheer
editor of The Statesman. Food
and clothing are needed badly:
and these articles should be
left with the Salvation Army.
Everything goes toward bring
ing happiness to some worthy
person.
Join the Cheer crowd now
and do yout bit.
Remember "It is better to
give than to receive" and it is
more fun also. j
PrTionsly acknowledge ?HS.50
A Friend 5.00
'ash 1.0
'ash ... .OS
W. H. Duncan 2.00
fash SO
KIDDIE REQUESTS
SOME CLOTHING
OXK FAMILY OF FOUR NFKDS
WOOD AMI GROCERIES
Two Days Remain in Which to
Cooperate With Santa Claus
in His Work
"I am a boy of sfx years and I
would like to have a pair of shoes.
My brother is three years old and
he would like to have a pair of
shoes and some underwear. My
sister is about seven years old and
she would like some underwear."
What do you think folks? There
are many more just like the above.
who are asking for help. They
do not want the chattels, which
last for a day and then are gone.
They want the real essentials of
life. Something that will do them
some real good. Here is another:
"Christmas Cheer Editor. I am
taking the liberty of sending the
name7 of a needy family, father,
mother and two iboys are
somewhat in need of wood and
groceries. They live in a small
building near the river. A
Friend."
These folks have nol asked for
help yet they need it. They need
food and wood. They should have
those things which will bring hap
piness into their home on Christ
mas day.
Just two more days in which to
do a great deal of work in helping
Santa Claus to reach every needy
family and worthy kiddie in the
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RATS PLUNDER COUNTY
Rodents Collect Enough Tribute
to Pay Taxes for Year
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Dec. 22.
(AP) An army of rats has in
vaded Glenn county and plunder
ing the hen houses, collecting trib
ute enough to "pay the taxes of
every farmer in the county." The
state department of: agriculture,
in revealing the rat plague today,
announced that It had sent Nor
man Biign to the battle front to
organize the farmer defense. Buhn
reporting the situation, said:
"Never in all my experience
have I seen so many rats. We
found cases where 196 chickens
had been taken from one poultry
house in one nigKL Another man
lost 700 chickens, a financial loss
equivalent to his taxes for the
next four years. In the town of
Williams, a warehouse trapped
more than 3000 rats.
FILM ACTRESS SINGED
Clara Bow's Leading Man Burns
Hands' in Smothering Fire "
HOLLYWOOD, CaL, Dec. 22.
(AP) Clara Bow was singed, her
$500 gown was ruined- and the
hands of Gary Cooper, her lead
ing man, were burned at Para
mount studio here today when the
actress' tbouffant skirt was ignit
ed while a motion picture was be
ing filmed.
Cooper's quick action in smoth
ering the flame after a cigarette
he was smoking came in contact
with the gown, saved Miss , Bow
from probably serious burns, stu
dio attaches said.
EUGENE TO BROADCAST
Radio Station Being Installed for
Operation in 10 Days
EUGENE, Dec. 22 (AP)
Eugene's first radio broadcasting
station "is being installed at the
Eugene hotel and- will be in op
eration in ten - days, it was an
nounced today. Concerts, reports
of athletic games and speeches will
be broadcast, it is stated. '
TAXEXIIIRS
SEEK LEU W
DATE GHA
Investigation Made of Cali
fornia L-avys, Recprprnend
Eight Measures
INCREASE SOME SALARIES
Approve Assessors RfCommenda
tiou on Classlf icat ion of Lands
and Improvements Under
Direction
When tho legislature convenes
hero in January the members will
be confronted with eight proposed
laws and a recommendation that
the state tax be raised through
other sources than on real, prop
erty. These proposed laws and
recommendations are the results
of the tax investigating commit
tee's work when they met in Sa
lem yesterday. Several members
of the committee recently made an
Investigation of the tax situation
in California and as a result made
suggestions and recommendations.
The gross earnings tax now In
operation in California was dis
cussed by the committee, but it
was decided not to attempt to
enact such an act in this state.
Based on the California rate' oC
from 5 to 7 per cent on gross
earnings of public utilities, the
state tax commissioner said the
revenues from these corporations
in Oregon would be approximately
$400,000 less per year, than is
received by tho state at the pres
ent time. It also was saidL-that ,
this law would be opposed by the,
business interests of the state and
would disturb the entire tax .sysr
tern now in operation in Oregon.
Under the gToss earnings tax,
based on records in the state tax
commission, tax revenues " from
Multnomah county would be re
duced from 36 to 20 per cent of
the total raised In the state.
All members of the committee
agreed that the tax on property
was too high, and that the state
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MEDICAL JLIQUOR
PLAN UNDERWAY
HILL WOULD AUTHORIZE MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY
Government to Have Strict Super
vision Over Distillery
Plant
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. fAP)
Details of the administration's
plan for manufacture of medicinal
liquor were made public late today
shortly after the first executive
step toward carrying' the program
into effect had been taken in the
house.
Chairman Green of the house
ways and means committee, intro
duced by title a bill which would
authorize the creation of a purch
asing and manufacturing corpora
tion, but withheld provision of the
measure until he could receive the
treasury's recommendation.
Under the parlimentary proced
ure which Mr. Green utilized he
will be permitted - to submit the
text and have it printed for the in
formation of members of congress
during the holiday recess.
Green, whose committee which
will have jurisdiction over the bill,
said it would be framed along
lines suggested by Lincoln C. An
drews, in charge of prohibition
enforcement, who thinks it is nec
essary to replenish the rapidly
dwindling supply of medicinal
whiskey.
Manufacture is contemplated of
3,000,000 gallons by a corporation
which would be under strict gov
ernmental supervision, and at the
outset would have its financial
support. s '
Mr. Green's bill will provide for
issuance of 80 0,0 00" shares of pre
ferred stock at a par value of $100
a share 'and of 800,000 shares ot
common stock without par value.'
The bill also would authorize
an appropriation of 835,000,000 to ,
be available for the purchase of
stock. Later it would be sold to
the general public.
The proposed corporation would
be' managed - by a board ot nine
directors to be appointed . at the
outset- by the secretary - of ' the
treasury. .
In time they would be elected
by stockholders. .
A limitation would be placed
upon the profits of the corpora-tloa.