pID.YQy KW.QW ThPt SpIpiti Is ,th:Pfipmanfent :X3oosob(2iTy Center of ; the Whole
the XInited StntoG?
The Wheat-?i-lon Factory is the fewest Member of the Salem Industrial Famjlylvyith
h a t Rromising cFutqrp
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WEATHER FORECAST: Rains west and
local snows east portion; little change in
temperature; fresh south winds on coast.
Maximum yesterday, 50; minimum. 45;
river, 5.8; rainfall, .03; atmosphere, cloudy;
wind, southeast.
A Guthenberg Bible, said to da worth
$275,000, Is in New York City. The big
city does not need that one Bible as badly,
as it needs that sum's worth of Bibles.
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
POLICE PROBE
STORY RELATED
BYFEYERflBEND
Alleged Discrepancies Inves
tigated; Youth Admits
Untruth of Tale
PRIDE GIVEN AS REASON
Mis-Statements May Have Caused
Brownlee's Death; Search for
Body Will Be Continued
in New Location
PORTLAND, Jan. 12. (AP)
Alleged discrepancies in the
stories told by Al Feyerabend,
who accompanied Leslie Brownlee
on the latter's supposedly fatal
trip up Mount Hood. New Year's
Iay. resulted in an official inves
tigation of the case and reputed
admissions ty Feyerabend that he
had nat correctly informed lead
ers of the Brownlee hunt regard
ing his movements on the day of
the youth's disappearance.
Feyerabend, questioned by Dep
uty Sheriff Christofferson and
Serjeant Harry Griffity of - the
state police, admitted, the officers
declared tonight, that he had
never climbed to the top of the
mountain as he had claimed, but
that he had proceeded but 100
yards after he and young Brown
lee had parted.
The investigation was made
upon the demand of Joseph
Brownlee, father of the missing
youth, who, accompanied by Wil
liam Lenz and Mark Weygandt,
well-known mountaineers, came
to Portland for that purpose to
day.. No charge was laid against
Feyerabend. but the case will be
investigated further, the officers
& III TtfhLlCilLHt
Q1" Pride,"'
according to Fevera-
bend, was responsible for his un
truth. He wanted to pose as the
first to climb Mount Hood in
1927, and after having made the
statement on his return to Govern
ment Camp, he did not possess the
nerve to change his story when
Brownlee's absence became seri-
(GootintMd om 4.)
RECEIVERS TAKE
CHAPLIN ESTATE
DETECTIVES IN POSSESSION' OP
COMEDIAN'S HOME
Charlie's Whereabouts Mystery;
Reported To Be On Way
From East
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 12. (AP)
-A substantial portion of the es-
ti
imated $16,000,000 fortune which
Charles Spencer Chaplin gathered
together with a trick cane, a derby
hyt. a pair of floppy pants and
grotesque footwear tonight was in
the hands of receivers appointed
t handle the comedian's property
jisnding trial of the divorce action
instituted by Lita Grey Chaplin
Monday.
W. I. Gilbert, who with Herman
Spitzell. .was appointed receiver,
early this morning sent dectives
o the film actor's palatial Bever
ley Hills home from which last
i "November Mrs. Chaplin left with
hr two children after a quarrel
and declared she would never re
turn. The dectives formally took
k possession of the forty room resi
dence and notified the servants
that nothing could be removed
from the property.
Simultaneously other dectives
appointed by Gilbert, who was at
torney for Almee Semple McPher
son, evangelist, during her pre
liminary hearing on conspiracy
charges several months ago, took
possession of the Chaplin studios
in Hollywood. It was reported
that practically no moving picture
apparatus was found in the stu
dios. A court order directed
against the United -Artists Corpor
ation, named as one of the defen
dants in Mrs. Chaplin's divorce
action, and suit to recover com
munity property was served by
lbert, which directed that organ
ization to withhold all mon$y now
due the comedian as' well as 'any
falling due in the future: The
corporation is a film distributing
concern through which seme of
Chaplin's pictures have been is
sued to theaters.
ChaDlin's whereabouts today
were somewhat -of 4 mystery."' His'
studio manager reported he was
enroute to New York, but -would"
not say how or" when i he . had left
A report reached the ; of f ice ;"f
Lyndol Young. Tfchief of counsel for
. XCaatlsntg m part 9.X " 1.- 4
PLAN FOR REPEAL
OF USELESS LAWS
SPEAKER CARKIN CREATES
NEW COMMITTEE IN HOUSE
Group Decides to Secure Attor
ney's Advice; Swan Appeals
to Press
Tuesday John Carkin, speaker
of the house, announced his inten
tion to create a new committee,
whose duty it would be to repeal
old worthless laws. Yesterday he
announced his appointments 'on
this committee, and Mr. Swan of
Albany was appointed chairman,
Mr. Lewis, vice chairman. Other
members were Potter, Lonergah
and Hazlett.
Immediately after adjournment
of the house yesterday afternoon
the newly created committee on
repeal of laws met and discussed
what their first move should be.
It was the opinion of all the mem
bers that the first essential was
to secure the assistance of a very
competent attorney, from whom
to obtain expert advice. The
members were unable to name
any man for this, and will hold a
meeting later, at which time they
hope to decide on some attorney.
L. L. Swan, the chairman of the
committee oft repeal of laws, an
nounced that for the first time in
his life he was appealing to the
press of Otyron. "Broadcast to
the world," 'Sir. Swan said, "that
we are ready to hear from the
people of the state of Oregon, who
for the past many years have
cried for the repeal of worthless
laws." "I might add" he said,
"that I am not adverse to saying
that let them now speak or for
ever hold their peace." Any sug
gestion or advice will receive the
careful attention of this commit
tee.
JENNINGS GRANTED STAY
Patterson Shows Clemency To
Multnomah Fraud Prisoner
Governor Patterson yesterday
issued a stay of execution of sen
tence for. George,. Jennings, w-ao
was convicted in Multnomah coun
ty for fraud in connection with an
alleged scheme for the extraction
of gold from the waters of Mona
Lake in California. Jennings and
W. Harrison Whiteaker were ac
cused jointly, but the latter died
recently. Jennings was sentenced
to serve a term in the state peni
tentiary and the supreme court up
held the decree of the lower court
The mandate in the case has been
withheld by the supreme court be
cause of a petition for a rehearing.
It was said that circumstances
have arisen which warranted the
governor in granting the stay of
execution. It was said that Jen
nings and Whiteaker collected ap
proximately (40,000 as a result of
their operations.
W. U. SINGERS ACTIVE
Three Ceacerts for Men's Glee-
Club Next Week
Several concerts jwill be given
by the Willamette university men's
glee club next week. The local
college singers will (appear at Sil-
verton Monday evening, at Jeffer
son Wednesday and at Woodburn
Friday.
A number of cities have been
signed up for the tour which the
club will make beginning January
28. They include McMinnville,
Portland, Arlington, La Grande,
Baker; Caldwell. Boise, Nampa,
Weiser, Ida.; Elgin, Pendleton,
Hood River and St. Helens.
While in Portland, the club may
sing for a KGW radio program.
SALEM TO GET $325,000
Separation Suit of Count and
American Wife Is Settled
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. (AP
The New York American says that
Count Salm's separation suit
against his wife, Countess Milli
cent Rogers Salm, Standard oil
heiress, has been settled out of
court.
The American says the count
will receive $325,000 from his
wife's father, Colonel Henry H.
Rogers.
SEATTLE AFTER CHAPLIN
Mayor Landes Asks Censors to
.Consider Barring Pictures
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 12.
(AP) Mayor Bertha K. Landes
announced tonight that she will
ask the Seattle censor board to de
cide whether motion pictures in
which Charles Spencer Chaplin ap
pears should be Barred from ex
hibition here.
.. .The board will be requested to
Investigate sensational charges
made against the film actor by
his estranged, wife, wbq Is suing
him ! ox filters? 'Mrs. JLandea gajd.
SENATE VOTES
SPEED LIMITS
Majority Report of Roads
and Highways Committee
Adopted
SENATOR EDDY VOTES NO
Overwhelming Numbers Cast Bal
lots in Favor of Permitting
Motorists to Go 35
Miles Per Hour
The senate, by a vote of 24 to 4,
with two members absent, yester
day approved a majority report of
the roads and highways commit
tee recommending passage of an
amendment to the existing traffic
laws increasing the speed limit of
motor vehicles on the state high
ways from SO to 35 miles an hour.
Senator Eddy opposed adoption
of the majority report of the com
mittee on the grounds- that the
present speed limit was adequate
to meet the demands of the mo
torist. "It is not necessary nor proper
to increase the speed limit pf mo
tor vehicles operating on the high
ways of this state," said Senator
Eddy. "We are killing too many
people. From my observations I
cannot accept the theory that in
creased speed of motor vehicles
will reduce accidents. I am in
clined to believe that the contrary
is true. It is my opinion that it
would be dangerous and hazard
ous to adopt this amendment."
Senators Dunne of Multnomah
and Miller of Josephine declared
that they favored adoption of the
majority report of the committee.
Senator Dunn said that in the ca
pacity of president of the state
motor association he had investl-
( Continued on pace S.)
JUDGES' SALARIES UP
Committee on Officers Is Enter
tained at Luncheon
The committee on county and
state officers was entertained by
the legislative committee of the
County Judge and Commissioners
association of Oregon at a lunch
eon at the Marion hotel Wednes
day at 1 o'clock.
It was decided at this meeting
that a bill would be introduced
into the senate to adjust the sal
aries of county judges of Oregon
to correspond to the financial con
dition of the county. This will be
gauged by the tax roll.
if,
NORMAL REGENTS
ASK FOR 5950,000
$175,000 FOR NEW BUILDING
IX EASTERN OREGON
Requests To Be Submitted To
Joint Meeting Of Ways And
Means Body
The board of normal school re
gents, at an all-day session held
in the executive department yes
terday went on record favoring
legislative appropriations for state
normal schools aggregating ap
proximately $950,000. Of this
amount $175,000 will be request
ed for the construction and fur
nishing of a new building on the
site of the Eastern Oregon normal
school to be located at La Grande.
This school was authorized by the
voters of the state at the last gen
eral election. The maintenance
appropriation was fixed at $40
000 for the current biennium. .
For the Southern Oregon norm
al school at Ashland the regents
requested an appropriation of
$150,000 for the erection or u
new dormitory adequate to accom
odate approximately 150 students.
The board fixed the maintenance
appropriation of this institution at
?,. 210. exclusive of millage rev
enues. ;
An appropriation of $175,000
was requested for the erection and
furnishing of a class room and
library building at the Monmouth
normal school. The appropriation
for maintenance of the Monmouth
normal school was placed at $121,
000. The state budget commis
sion, at the time of its hearings a
few weeks ago, limited the main
tenance appropriation of the Mon
mouth institution at $90,000. This
amount of money was declared ty
"'nntinued on pa?e 4.)
HEAR PARENT-TEACHERS
District Election on School Books
Wanted By Delegation 4
The committee on education of
the house held a short meeting
dnrlnir tVio nnrtn Tintir ami fitter
viewed a representative delegal
tion from the Oregon Parent
Teachers association.
The Parent Teachers' associa
tion wishes to get a bill passed
which will allow the school dis
tricts to optionally hold an elec
tion regarding buying of school
books.
This bill will give to the dis
tricts, instead of the state, the
right to purchase the school books,
and not allow more than $1.50 to
be spent per child of school age,
in any one year, in addition to all
other taxes -for maintenance, sup
port and operation of the public
schools.
This provides a gradual outlay
in accord with economic practice
until all of the pupils are supplied
and thereafter such amount as
may be required to supply and
maintain sufficient text-books for
use of each pupil.
HUNTING FOR THE NEEDLE AGAIN'
FAVOR SHERIFF'S
SALARY INCREASE
PROPOSED BILL CLASSIFIES
COUNTIES BY POPULATION
Official Serves as Tax Collector;
Twenty Pay More Than
' Marion
The sheriff of Marion county
would get $3400 instead of the
$ooo he now gets each year
under the provisions of a bill to be
presented to the legislature by the
me hill classifies counties ac-
county, generally regarded as the
second county in the state on the
basis of registered voters, popula
tion, and the tax roll, is far from
being equal with other counties in
the matter of sheriff salary at the
present time.
Twenty counties in the state,
ine -records show, now pay more
than Marion county for their sher
iff, nine counties pay the same.
and only seven pay less.
The sheriff of every county in
Oregon is also tax collector. This
is no small part of his duties. The
amount of money to be collected
in 1912 6 from the 1925 tax levy
was $1,869,000. A check-up shows
that less than five per cent of this
amount is now outstanding and
this part now overdue will even
tually be paid with interest that
will bring the revenues to more
than the levy.
There are few states In which
the sheriff is also the tax collector
Besides Oregon they are North
Carolina, West Virginia, Ken
tucky, and Mississippi; five in all
that make their chief peace offi
cer also their, collector. In 24
states the county treasurer col
Jects the taxes, and in 14 states
there is a separate office of tax
collector in each county.
In eight other states the sheriff
collects the delinquent taxes only
These are Arizona, Delaware, Min
nesota, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Dakota and South
Carolina.
PORTLAND S0L0NS MEET
School Levies and Date of Elec
tion Considered
The Multnomah county delega
tion held a short meeting yester
day morning following adjourn
ment of the house and discussed
various correspondence for their
attention. 'School district No. 1
asked that they introduce a bill
regarding school levies and appro
priations. There was a request
that the date of their school elec
tion be changed from the third
Saturday in June to the first Tues
day in June. The third school
district asked that the offices of
budget members be made elective
instead ol appointive.
KELLOGG TELLS
PLANS OF REDS
Trouble There Held Part of
I m x
Soviet Blow at "American
Imperialism"
MEXICANS VfANT POWER
Bolshevists Aiming at Central
American Hegemony, Secre
tary Kays In statement to
Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AP)
Documentary evidence of why
the government is concerned with
the spectre of a Mexican-fostered
bolsbevist hegemony intervening
between the United States and the
Panama CanaJ was laid before the
house today by Secretary Kellogg
through the medium of a state
ment to the foreign relations com
mittee of the senate.
Secretary Kellogg's statement
to the senate foreign relations
committee was captioned "Bol
shevik aims and policies in Mexico
and Latin America."
"The bolshevik leaders have
had very definite ideas with re
spect to the role which Mexico
and Latin-America are to play in
their general program of world
revolution," Kellogg said.
"They have set up as one of
their fundamental tasks the de
struction of what they term Amer
ican imperialism as a necessary
pre-requisite to successful devel
opment of the international revo
lutionary movement in the new
world. The propagation of com
munist ideas and principles in the
various countries of Latin-America
is considered secondary to the car
rying on of propaganda against
the aims and policies of the Unit
ed States. Thus Latin America
and Mexico are conceived as
base for activity against the Unit
ed States.
"Communists in the United
States have been repeatedly in
structed to devote special atten
tion to the struggle against "Am
erican Imperialism" in no action.
"The activities and plans of the
American communists as regards
the organization of opposition to
the United States in Mexico and
Latin-America," Secretary Kel
logg torn the senators, "are
summed up admirably in a reso
lution passed by the central ex
ecutive committee of the workers
(communist) party on November
12, 1926. This resolution reads
as follows:
"The tasks of our party at the
present time are those presented
by the conditions of imperialism
Recent months have furished
striking evidence of the wide
spread movement for Latin-Ameri
can unity against Wall street. We
(Continued n para 2.)
DELAY DRAINAGE MEET
Council Considers Stream Flow
Problem At Regular Meet
The sewage and drainage issue
will not be met by a special meet
ing of the Salem council to author
ize the city engineer to make a
survey of the work needed to clear
out the mill creeks flowing
through the city, it has been in
dicated. The matter will come up
next Monday, night at the regular
I council meeting. The special com
mittee appointed by Mayor Lives
ley will then report. George
Wenderoth is chairman.
There . is available from the
sinking fund for sewers and drain
age approximately $6,000. Fred
Williams, city' attorney, is still of
the opinion that this money can
be used for stream work, since the
present condition in the south
eastern part of town may be very
aptly considered an emergency.
PLAN FOR BASKET TILTS
Willamette University to Increase
Gynmajium Capacity
Preparations for entertaining
the Oregon state high school bas
ketball tournament wilLJbe in the
hands of. a committee which will
be organized at a meeting next
Wednesday nlghL it was announc
ed Wednesday by Lestle J. Sparks,
graduate manLager ot athletics at
Willamette ; tDoiversit Jr. ' '
Tentative ) plans include : the
construction of a new balcony in
the gymnasium, with a seating
capacity of 600, In addition to the
present seating .space. This mat
ter is In the hands of the Willam
ette university trustees.
HOUSE SEEKING
ADDITIONAL PAY
RESOLUTION ADOPTED PRO
VIDING FOR 5 PER DAY
Additional Money to Go for
penses"; TSxnected to
Pass Senate
Ex
The lower house of the leglsla
ture today adopted a resolution
providing $5 a day for expenses of
house members in ; attendance at
the present session. This is In
addition to the $3 a day and mile
age already allowed.
The resolution was signed by 41
of the 60 members of the lower
house.
A majority of the senate mem
bers are also reported to be in
favor of the proposed additional
fee for legislators. Proponents of
the measure say they see no reason
why it should not- pass without
serious opposition.
The resolution, if adopted, is
expected to get around the state
constitution.' which prohibits more
than the $3 a dayi for members
during the legislative session. The
resolution will not need the gov
ernor's signature to become ef
fective. ;
The $3 per day now allowed
amounts to $10,800 for the 40-day
session. The proposed increase
will add 518,000 to this sum, mak
ing a total of $28,800.
Previous attempts to make such
an increase by former legislatures
haye failed. A similar attempt
has been turned down by the peo
ple in the form of an initiative
measure.'
The portion of the state const!
tution providing for the $3 a day
fee reads as follows:
"The members of the legislative
assembly shall receive for their
services a sum not exceeding $3 a
dav. from the commencement of
the session; but such pay shall not
exceed in the aggregate $120 for
per diem allowance for any one
session. When convened In' extra
session by the governor they shall
receive $3 per day; f but no extra
session shall continue for a long'
er period than 20 days. They
shall also receive the sum of $3
for every 20 miles they shall travel
in going to and returning from
their place of meeting on the most
usual route. The presiding om
cers of the assembly shall, in vir
tue of their office, receive an ad
ditional compensation equal to
twe-thirds 6f their per diem al
Iowance as members."
TOLL ROAD MADE ISSUE
Bill on Wilson River Project Re
vamped by Backers
Senator Arthur G. Beals, who is
serving his fifth term at the legis
lature, got together a number of
those who are interested in the
leeislation which is going to be
had on the Wilson river toll road
project Tuesday night.
At this meeting the bill was
discussed, and ail objections con
sdered. The bill was revamped, to
meet -with all objections and ap
proval of those present.
Beals is apparently taking a
very active interest in this toll
road project,, and is showing un
tiring' efforts in getting this bill
passed. " j
This toll road project promises
to be one of the most important
issues of the legislature. The bill
will probably be introduced this
morning-
SP SEEKS OREGON LINES
SDronle Announces Intention to
Purchase Roads
SAN FRANCISCO; Jan. 12.-
(AP) -William Sproule, president
of the Southern Pacific company,
announced tonight that his com
pany would file an application
with the Interstate commerce
commission tomorrow for permis
sion to acquire the railroad prop
erties- of the X)regon and Califor
nia railroad company, and the
Marion and Linn county railroad
company. In addition, Mr. Spronle
said the company would- ask- au
thority to tissue bonds not to ex
ceed $100,000,000 in par value
upon the properties acquired, to
gether with other lines owned by
the Southern Pacificcompany- .
APPROVE SALARY INCREASE
The committee V oja legislation
and rules held a meeting yesterday
and voted to Increase! the salary of
the clerk of fisheries to $7.50 per
day; also 7 tot '(provide sufficient
clerks and. assistants as to proper
ly carry on thV jrorkt ; Kx
, STRAYER TOODCCES, BlLL
1 Chairman, Eddy of : tfcVcommit-
tee ont revision of aws, ?called;a
meeting Wednesday, at which Sen
ator Strayer introduced - his bill
changing -the terms of offices ; in
Baker couuty; Senator Marks al
so had one bill relating to appeal
In criminal case. " r - - -
IDllS
. r 1 r ' --.. :'
ate Treasurer Points Out
Pnnr Cnnrfitioris of State's
- V jar w a w w v w - -
j Finances 1 r
$932,000 DEFICIT: EXISTS
Most Drastic Redaction Came
From Commute When Ubrary
j Appropriation Cut From t
9115,043 to 973,000
The joint ways and means com
mittee of the 34th legislature held
their first session last. night and
as a result nearly every budget
proposed for the years 1927 and
1928 was cut considerably. This
action followed an addressby T.
B. Kay, state treasurer. He point
ed out that the existing .'deficit
was approximately $932,000 and
that by the end of the year this
would be increased to nearly $1,-
200,000. Mr. Kay explained the
finances of the state, which be
said were In a -very unsatisfactory
condition. According to the state
treasurer the deficit would be ma
terially Increased in the event ap
propriations were passed other;
than those approved by the budget
commission. . .
Prior to delving Into the budget
members of the committee voted
to proceed with tho consideration
of appropriations for strictly atato
institutions ..without the attend
ance of the superintendents. It
further . was ' decided to consider
capital outlays requested by the
institutions and departments af t er
the
going expenses had been in-
vestigated and approved.
A
committee composed ot Sena-
tor.
Bell . and., Representatives
Pierce and " McAllister .- was ap
pointed to ' Investigate and deter
mine if It was possible to place the
public service commssion on a
self supporting basis. It was ar
gued that this, might be brought
about through the passage of a
bill at this session of the legisla
ture; providing for a tax on the
various corporations and utilities
under the Jurisdiction of the com
mission. Such a plan, if approved,
would save the'state approximate
ly $100,000 during the current
biennium. 'v,'.-' ; ' ' '
In! connection with the budget
investigations Representative Gor
don, i caatrman of the ; bouse ways
and 1 means committee, said he
t
Oontinoad om tw .)
M'NARY-HAUGEN
BILL HOLDS OWN
SERIES OP ATTACKS WITH.
STOOD IX C03CMTTEE
Measure Is Expected to Pasa Agri
culture Body With Close
1 Ballot Assured:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. (By
AP.) The McNary-Haugen farm
relief bill held its own against a
series of attacks at a session to
day of the house agriculture com
mittee and supporters of the meas
ure predicted that It would bo re
ported favorably by the commit
tee, probably by a close vote.
A committee vote onthe pro
posal, which would levy an .equal
ization fee on basic farm commod
ities; with a view to controlling
crop, surplus had been called for
before 1 the committee adjourned,
but was postponed after Repre
sentative Tincher, republican,
Kansas, had contended thai the
committee had no authority under
house rules to take such action
after the. noon , hour had been
reached. A Tote is expected to
mirrow. ' .
Reinforced by an indorsement
from four farm organizations, the
McNary-Haugen partisans today
withstood a three-fold onslaught
to substitute measures which do
not include the equalizing tee. Af
ter all sections on the proposal
had been approved, efforts were ;
made, to , substitute first . the As
well, then the Adkins debenture.
and Anally the Curtis-Crisp bills.
The Aswell move failed without
a record jote; ih,Adkma bill was
turned down 13 to 8. and the Curtis-Crisp
vote, which followed an
hoar's discussion, was 11 to 10.
Virtually all . members of the
committee agreed that the vote
on" the Curtis-Crisp bill was a test
ballot. In view of the nearly evesly
divided, committee, , however, lead
ers foresaw a long, hard struggle
if ; the McNary-Haugen mcasurj
reaches the floor, V '