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Nuprin h- tt.uu.n, t-ai-r; ujjui' oi; s5tiqc3 uiread in Mmcrico, is Looking at lUi iles Linen kUi ill and State Flo:: Har. c One Salem Cannjepv Trying to get 15T Acres of Green Beans Grown in&the Wes Stay ton District ihia Year ...fj.-'; ;f- -- 1 WEATHER FORECAST: Ram west and snow east portion; normal temperature; strong southeast and south winds dh coast at times of gale rorce. Maximum yesterday, 46; minimum, 4 2; river, 5.5; rainfall, .49; atmosphere, cloudy; wind, northwest. WW A fire-day week will give a Detroit man " two days la whicn to set out of the hospi tal In case he happens to hare aweek-end accident with bis mvver. Baltimore Sua. M '.T!Jjr,- -r W 5 NTY-SIXTH YEAR B NEW LEAGUE Executive Committee Tables Proposals at Gathering' in Portland MAYOR BAKER OBJECTS Portland Kvccutlvc 1eLiros Cost of Hasty Sewage Dii"Ml Act ion Excessive; Ask Appropriation PORTLAND. Jan. 14 (AP) F (i 1 1 (i w i 11 R the declaration of Mayor George L. Baker that it would cost Portland alone $35, tiQO.000 to build intercepting sew ers and treating plants to prevent the pollution of the Willamette river, the executive committee of the anti-pollution league, meeting here today, . shelved a proposal which woifld have carried out the program. Mayor Baker declared that he "would not be a party to any plan to rush through the leg islature a measure that would slap onto the taxpayers of the city such a huge debt without giving a voice in tne matter. A a result, the committee ai reeted that a resolution be drawn and presented to the legislature calling for the appropriation of sufficient money to make a study of the condition of the streams of the state and the finances of the cities .of the state to determine whether they could finance some plan to relieve the streams of the sewage that now pours into them. Tike bill proposed today would have t created a sanitary, water board ' of. 1 L members .provided for a sanitary engineer-at $4,000 ear' and asked for an emergency .jpropriation. of $15,000 for the nlxt two years t6eartrott the wrk. It provided that cities might be fined $500 for violations of the law and that each day that such violation was carried on would constitute a separate of fense at $50 a day. Corporations and persons also could be fined smaller amounts and individuals j could have been sent to jail. Every city in the state, under the bill, that is now pouring its" sewage into the streams of the state would have been required to (Continued on page 4.) it GUILTY," SAYS TICKET VERDICT J Until? HOLDS CORRUPT PRAC TICKS ACT VIOLATED Four Defendants Fined Total i 110 for Circulating Spur- of ious Sheet PORTLAND, Jan. 14. (AP) Four defendants in the so-called "yellow ticket" case were convict ed today in the circuit urt be fore Jadg Stevenson who sat both as judge and jury- in the hearing, which has been in progress all week. Those found guilty were Charles A. German, Charles E. Henshaw. Walter Bredemeier and Raymond W. Caldwell. Edward K. Stackhouse and John L. Staf ford, indicted as being implicated in the circulation of the ticket, were dismissed yesterday on ac count of lack of evidence. German was fined' $250. Hen shaw $100. Bredemeier $50, and CaldwJl $10. The case hinged about the cir culation of an alleged' spurious ticket in the May primary elec tion. Judge Stevenson, in sen tencing the men, took the attitude that the corrupt practices act, had been violated because an attempt had been made to make it appear that the Good Government league had issued the ticket, which 'en dorsed a number of candidates, with the intention, the state de clared, ot defrauding thevptera., Wfcile. in violation of the law. tjie name of the author of the. ticket not appear on the sheet. Judge declared in passing, sen--Tfe that if it has not ben shown t the ticket was a forgery, the mere omission of the author's name might have been consider ed a technical but not a criminal ofrense, German was considered, by Judge Stevenson to have conceiv ed the idea of issuing a spurious !cket, while Hensnavr was said to have had a leading .part In it cir culation. The others! had lesser uaru in the circulation ofl the pa-per, the Judge found. 1 NTR F STBFiMSll I. U II U Ul MblllllWI An Honor Roll Note the letter on the edi torial page of The Statesman of this mornine from J. W. Timpsoh, district manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar com pany. Mr. Timpson writes in an other letter, to the editor of this paper: "I am srlad to cret the word that Mr. Crawford of the Ladd & Bush bank is in terested It takes the vis ion and initiative of such men to start large development movements." Already a number of our farmers have spoken for beet sugar acreage contracts. Let's have the names of more, and the acreage wanted. The Statesman proposes to publish the list, and keep on publish ing it, adding names as fast as possible. Let's get 500 acres ; or 1000 if possible, or 1500, the number originally contem plated. Every banker in the Wil lamette valley should help. And every business man. And every progressive farmer. It means the starting of a great industry the most important that can be started now. Under the heading, "When Oregon Grows," the Portland Journal of Thursday had the following editorial: "The up-state Oregon cities were conspicuous in the Pacific northwest last year. They made gains in building of more than $1,000,000 each. They are Eugene, Klamath Falls and Salem. "Eugene is at one terminus of new railroad extension and Klam ath Falls at the other. "Salem's story is slightly dif ferent. Salem has discovered an industrial reason for existence be sides its status as state capital Salem's contribution to the Port of Portland, and to the ships lead; ed there, in the form of manufac tured articles and tons of fruit, is becoming a factor of first im portance. "There are more than local am bitions and noisy boosting in the efforts of Oregon towns to grow There are loads for freight cars and cargoes for ships. There are the materials out of which bus! ness is built and commercial ac tivity is quickened." INVITED TO HONOLULU All Governors 'Asked to' Attend Education Conference Governor Patterson yesterday received an invitation to attend a conference on education, rehabili tation and reclamation to be held at Honolulu next April. The con ference was called by the presi dent of the United States and all governors have been invited to at tend. Governor Patterson said he would not be able to make the trip. LABOR WILL FIGHT REDS Head of American Federation Issues Statement in Tampa ' TAMPA. Fla., Jan. 14. (AP) The American Federation of La bor is in a fight to the finish with the communistic elements in Its own ranks and never will drop it until the last communist has been expelled from labor unions. Pres ident William Green declared in an address at the municipal audi torium tonight. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON V ' - Associated Press The house passed the indepen dent offices supply bill. Congressional action was com pleted on the rivers and harbors bill. The controversial Longview (Washington) bridge bill was passed by the house. Hearings in the 'Great Lakes water diversion case continued be fore Special Master Charles E. Hughes. sjThe administration's Mexican and Central American policy, was debated again in the house and senate. Opposition of President Cool idge to creation of a commission to regulate radio was reiterated at the White House. Philadelphia election officials and ballot boxes were subpoenaed by the senate for examination in connection with. the Vara Investi gation. " . ' t '! : Seaator-elect "Brookhart of Io wa, was exonerated .by the senate committee; .wblcbj'iimstlgateo; in umauons mat ne was a. paia 100- byist fgf 2prulp Woods ;nnd rara orsanizaygna. , 1 273 ARRESTS IN Ti YEARS BY STATE MEN Levens' Report Show Fines Imposed Totaled $205, 645.99 in Period 184 STILLS CONFISCATED Fines ami Seizures in Kxoes of Allowance for Prohibition Retained by Counties; Officials Cooperate Arrests for violations of the state prohibition statutes in which state prohibition agents partici pated aggregated 12J9 during the years 19Z5 and 1926, according to a report filed with the legisla ture here yesterday by William S. Levens, state prohibition commis sioner. The report showed that fines were imposed in these cases ag gregating $205,645.99, while the jail sentences totaled 40,045 days. There were a total of 4 2 motor vehicles confiscated, while 89,4 73 gallons of liquor and mash were seized and destroyed. Raids net ted the officers a total oT 184 stills. A comparison of figures indi cated that approximately twice as many arrests were made for liquor law violations in the year 1926 than during the preceding twelve months. In he year 1925 these arrests totaled 462, while in the (Continued on page 4.) MANY STUDY VOCATIONS 1070 Enrolled in State; Three High Schools Hold Classes There are a tptal of 1070 stud ents enrolled in vocational agri cultural classes in 30 high schools in the state of Oregon, according to a report filed here yesterday by E. E. Elliott, director of voca tional education in Oregon. Eve ning classes in agricultural cours es are held for adults. Three high schools in the state have classes in vocational home economics. These include Con clude Ontario, Ashland and Cot tage Grove. Approximately 1,000 girls and women are enrolled Jn these classes. Miss Belle Chap pell is supervisor of the home economics division. . There are 573 men, women and boys enrolled in the vocational classes having to do with trades and industries. O. D. Adams is supervisor of this department. IvtrQ W MES5 WE'RE ISil "W7 V JO'S iSn (vVW ( i 7 t-UCKf WE J2K$J - S ' tlri OOAV SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY BOUNDARY LAWS NEED REVISING i PATTKItSOX URGED TO CO SLOW PASSING NKW ONES Me Arthur Favors Doing Away with Piecemeal Changes and Codify Laws , . Governor Patterson, in a let ter reeeived here yesterday from Lewis A. McArthur, secretary of the. Oregon. Geographic, board, jwas advised to proceed carefully In passing on county boundary laws with the idea of eliminating such laws as describe but a cer tain section, or piece of the boun-r dary of any county. He urged that only such laws enacted by the legislature as de scribe county boundaries in one paragraph be approved by the gov ernor. Such descriptions should not be handled in sections or in a piecemeal manner, he said. "At the last session of the leg islature," wrote Mr. McArthur, "a bill was enacted which mater- i ially improved the description ot Grant county and which is much better than previous laws. On the other hand, a bill was enacted taking a small piece from Polk county and adding it to Licoln county. This bill was drafted in a very unsatisfactory manner and makes it necessary to search for the Polk county boundary in sev eral places in the code. "It is not now possible to codify all the boundaries in the state. Be fore this can be done there must 'Continued on pace 5.) LOST SCHOONER SOUGHT Coast Guard Cutter Hunts Oregon Fir Near Vancouver Island SEATTLE. . Jan.. 14.' (AP) Searching for the six masted schooner Oregon Fir, reported in distress off the northern end of Vancouver island, the United States coast guard cutter Haida was today cruising the Vancouver island coast line. Two tugs have hunted in vain for the vessel, which was last sighted January 4, in heavy weather with her sails blown away. She was in ballast for the Columbia river from 'Shanghai. WILLAMETTE MEN MEET Dean Erickson On Of Speakers At Gathering In Eugene EUGENE, Jan. 14. (AP) Dean F. Erickson of Willamette university, Salem, and Professor Roy Hewitt of Corvallis, were speakers at last night's meeting of the Willamette club, an organiza tion including membership of Eu gene, Springield, Cottage Grove, and Creswell persons who are graduates or former students of Willamette university. The next meeting will be at Cottage Grove on Wednesday, March 9. THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION v MORNING, JANUARY 15, CHAPLIN WEARS SORRY VISAGE CHARLIFS HAT, CANE. AND SHOES SEEN IN GOTHAM 'I Will Fight to Bitter End," Statement Regarding Lita's Suit Is NEW YORK, Jan. 14. (AP) A hat, a cane, and a pair of shoes apertaining to Charles Spencer Chaplin were to be seen in railway stations, taxicabs, and attorney's offices today and with them was a care-lined face which gave proof to the adage that a clown's mask hides a sorrowful heart. The cane, hat and shoes were not the ones that turned a circus tumbler into a millionaire. The hat was a ray fedora, latest style, the cane was quite fashion able, and the shoes were regula tion footgear, spats and all. New York first saw them as they left the Twentieth Century at Grand Central station. To 70 reporters they were the cue to ask ques tions. To as many photographers they were the cue to "flash." "I am going to fight to the bit ter end," Chaplin told those who asked about the divorce suit of Mrs. Lita Grey Chaplin. She asks custody of the two Chaplin chil dren and part of the Chaplin for tune. "I'm going to fight for the chil dren," said Chaplin. "I'm going to fight this whole thing, which was instigated by my wife's fam ily. The whole thing is a joke, and it was perpetrated while my back was turned." Chaplin was nervous and seem-j ed upset as he told of making his last visit to his sons. "My children are not in the hands of responsible people," he said. "Since I last saw my wife five months ago I have made one visit to see my sons, but my wife's family was there and I couldn't stand the environment." Chaplin sped away from report ers with his attorney. His prim ary purpose in visiting New York he said, was to take care of a civil suit involving $500,000 which he (Continued on page 2.) DISPLAY ANCIENT RIFLES Lisle Gives Talk' on the Evolution of Firearms Rifles of ancient types were dis played at th.e open forum of the YMCA Friday evening, by Charles J. Lisle as a feature, of his talk on the evolution o7 firearms. One of the rifles had been the property of Sitting Bull, famous Indian chief. These crude and cumber some weapons were contrasted with the modern rifles. , Other speakers included George L. Cooper of Dallas, who spoke on marketing; Asa Eoff on elec trifying the modern home, and L. N. Gilbert on "My Work with Boys." 1927 SDLOPJS ARGUE OVER GQOLIDGE POLICf'AGAII! Discussion Runs From Pos sible Mexican Break to -Attack on President ADMINISTRATION SILENT Nicaraguan Minister Holds Borah's Proposal For Special Presi dential Election To Be Impossible WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (AP) Discussion in congress of the Mexican-NIcaraguan question ran aH the way today from a possible break with Mexico over its oil and land laws to renewed attacks on the government for its policy in Nicaragua, and its concern over communistic aims in Latin-Ameri ca. Administration officials main tained silence, but the Nicaraguan minister issued a statement saying that the proposal yesterady by Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee, that a new presidential election be held in Nicaragua at once is impossible of excution because of constitu tional provisions. Some democrats of the senate added their protest to that voiced yesterday b y Senator Borah against the American policy in Nicaragua, Senators Dill, of Wash ington, and Heflin, of Alabama, speaking briefly. While characterizing the Nic araguan policy as unjustified and unconscionoble. Senator La Fol lette, republican, Wisconsin, made a direct attack upon Secretary Kellogg for giving to. the country after his aDnearance before the senate foreign relations committee Wednesday what was termed "a fishy piece of propaganda." de signed to show that the Russian Soviets are seeking to .make Mex ico a base for attacks against the United States. A general defense of the Cool idge policy in Latin-America, was fOnntfnmxl on pace S.) OIL PERMITS GIVEN OUT No Announcement of Cancellation Made by Mexican Heads MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 (AP) The department of commerce. industry and labor, in a statement issued today, declared permits for the drilling of oil wells filed be fore December 31 have been grant ed to various companies, among them El Aguila and the Transcon tinental company. There has been no announcement of the cancella tion of permits. (In view of Tampieo dispatches saying permits have been can celled in case of companies which refused to recognize the new Mex ican oil regulations, the permits mentioned in the above dispatch may have been granted to com nanies which did recognize the regulations). SMITH FIGHTS FOR SEAT Senator-elect From Illinois to De mand Place in Congress CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (AP) His determination announced to go to Washington the first ot next week to face the senate with a demand that it seat him before questioning his right to wear the toga, Frank L. Smith returned to his home in Dwight today to prepare for the trip. The senator's seating has been questioned because of his primary campaign expenses. 429 ACCIDENTS W WEEK All Come Under Provisions Compensation Act v of There were a total of 429 in dustrial accidents reported to the state industrial accident commis Icn. during the week ending Jan. 13, according to a report-filed with the governor yesterday. , All of these accidents were subject to the provisions of the workmen's com pensation law. , :. ' .-," , oil restrictions; made Mexico Refuses' to Let' RebeUlous " Companies Drill Wells ' TAMPICO. Mexico; Janwl! -l (AP) The .Mexican: government has refused permission to1, drill weus to on companies wmcn ao not recognize the : new- oil I regn latfons,' This decision has created a sensation here. . I ; t FAVOR SHERIFFS . ISSUING PLATES BILL PROPOSED BY UPTON MEETS COM3KENDATION Measure Providing for Separate Department to Be Presented Next Week Issuance of motor vehicle li censes by the county, sheriffs In stead of by the secretary of state as under present laws, will be pro posed in a. bill which Senator Up ton, plans to introduce when the legislature reconvenes here next Monday. It was said that the pro visions of the Upton measure 'will be somewhat similar to the wash ington ' law. Senator Upton said the innovation would not only re lease approximately 50 state em ployes with a large, saving to the taxpayer, but also would increase efficiency in administering the state traffic laws. ' . The bill proposed by Senator Uoton provides that the license plates would be purchased by the secretary of state, and sent to the sheriffs of the various ' counties prior to November 1. Notice would prior then be sent, out by the sheriffs that the licenses were on hand and ready for issuance. Appll cants for motor vehicle license plates would go to . the sheriff, who in turn would remit his re ceipts to the secretary of state. Under the Upton plan no per- son would be allowed to operate a machine on the public nignways after January X of each year who had not obtained his new license plates. At the present time it is not possible to enforce tnis trai- fic regulation on January 1 be- cause of the congestion m tne mo- tor vehicle division of the state department. Repbrts, here yesterday lndicat- ed that the bill now being pre- pared by Senator Upton has the (OontinMd on PK 5.) rLAN I Hnlr I HHUUKAMS Nearly All Service Clubs Cooper-1 ating in Observance Thrift week, January 17 to 2S, will be adequately observed in Salem, with thrift programs sched-1 uled for most of the regular lunch-1 eons and public , gatnenngs, as well as in the schools and else- wnere, reports t;. a. iveus, secre- tary of the local committee on Na- tional Thrift week. p. W. Eyre Is chairman of the general com- mittee. and W. L. Phillips of the committee on speakers. Nearly all of the service clubs will feature Thrift week programs at their luncheons, ; Kells reports. Monday, is "Thrift day," Tuesday "Budget on home economy day. Wednesday "Life insurance day,' Thursday "Own your own home day," Friday "Safe investment day," Saturday "Pay bills prompt ly day," and Sunday "Share with others day." COLD WAVE CHILLS EAST Temperatures ' Drop Toward Zero as Icy Winds Sweep Land CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (AP) Cold winds following in the wake of a storm which yesterday man tied the southwest and middlewest wun a covering or snow ranging from a few inches to a foot and a half in depth, tonight drove tern peratures in the great central area to near zero.' At the same time the snow storm raced into the east, forecast to Bpread precipita tion and sub-freezing tempera tures irom .New England to tor- ida. i Another storm has been- brew-1 ing two days of f the northern Pa-j cific coast and although it has caused, snow as far east as the I Rockies, has remained stationary; DIAZ SEEKING ELECTION . i - il Head of Nicaraguan Conservatives Want American Control NEW TORK. Jan. 14(AP)- Adolfo Diaz, president of the con- Ml this may. come about, he be servatlve. Kicaraguan government UeTegt b tn yeap 2f000 , ln . ; At-Mnff?,.m??atJ;t,ae. Itratlng his experiment indicat Assoclated Press tonight, indicate iag, no; the danger from, glare ed "the disposition of my govern- mlg'nt bd eliminated; he used: a' ment to aewpt. American super- aodel automobile on a miniature, rision of elections in 1928." A road; Bhowlng fences, a bridge and statement of his program, he said, 8CeQerrj The road and fence would be issued by. his legation in, giOWed I when ' he directed the Washington,, , for publication on teams 0 the ultra-violet light up Sunday.. W-.i'.S: : '-. : nn theml - : - -- SOUTHERN TRAlfi WRECKS i - .. . ' , i Engineer Possibly Fatally. Hurt in I Crashs. of . Ponce de Leon Trtfri- V, r ATtx I ROMOa-lfiCAP)- Engineer -John-Waitt. of Atlanta. part of .northbound Southern Rail- way passenger train Ponce e Leon . V . - . , - I r Lindale. five niiles from .here tor night. ; . Passenger received . a se vere shaking. up, ; "' PRICE FIVE CENTS LUERRE 111. LARGE ACRE IRRIGABLE LfiDQ K! "Drainage as Important as Irrigation in Development - Says Engineer: 44 ACTIVE DISTRICTS 56 Drainage Districts Organized; Including an Area of ApproxU , . mately 200,000 Acres of ' ! Oregon Land There are a total of 62 Irriga tion districts in the state of Qre goa containing approximately, 1, 119 5rt7 airon nt IrrtfraHln. Ionfa tQ the blenfllal report 0't .... State Engineer R. Luper filed with the legislature here yesterday. Of these districts 44 are active In that they own or control their own irrigation works or have the same under construction. ? These districts contain 537,600 irrigable acres. There are 1 8 inactive dis- tricts containing an irrigable area Qf 602,995 acres. Irrigation district bonds have been authorized in the amount of $21, 819,800. of which $11,871.- 000 have been certified and sold. an $459,400 have been sold with- out certification. -' Only a small part Gf the bonds have been re- tired as there are now outstandine $11,274,600 of these securities. The state has guaranteed inter- est on $9,384,000 of these, bonds in a total amount of $2,168,600. Some of the bonds which ham fwn rHf1AH l ai v amounts being $257,500 on nrln. cipal, and $363,080. on interest. In some districts the default may be but temporary while In other districts i it appears that a reor ganization and readjustment' of J credit will be necessary before the project , can be made sufficiently attractive to settlers to enable them to be colonized. "Dralnasra is cnnallv innW. ant M irrigation in the develbn ment of! the natural resources-of Oregon,' read the report. "Re- ports show 'that 56 drainage dis trlcts have been organized which include an area of approximately ( Continued n paga i.J "" MARVELS DONE ' BY VIOLET RAY VEIL TORN FROM FUTURE BY EASTERN SCIENTIST Invisible Motion Pictures Made Visible Through Invisible ' j Light Waves BOSTON. Jan. 14. (AP.) In visible motion pictures, transmit ted on invisible, ultra-violet, rays. suddenly sprang Into visibility to day, when Dr. Donald Tj;' Stock barger of the department of -phys- hes of the Massachusetts Institute of .Technology, turned the raya on te a fluorescent screen. Tearing the veil fronx ".the fu ture, Dr Stockberger predicted an ' age when, automobile headlights will be dark instead of blinding, glaring ! menaces, and will flood the highway with invisible ultra- violet light. Other automobiles. fences. nnntH and hrMvai' rnvertxA with a fluorescent substance, will then. leap. into, color, under the .dark rays. . Pedestrian rwn .n!trht r clothes that would glow under the ? I ultra-violet light: Dr. Stockbarger : ! - - ' He suggested that risible rays. similar to those in use at present. T might be concentrated on the road ; " .T - 7 "T Trlnrtot -ftr nnlntpit" with Pbosphorescent substance, glowed even after the invisible rays had n removed, " ; ' J V Dr. Stockbarger's disclosures were maus ai 7 i u lecture devoted to the subject of were made at a society of arts 'invisible: light and 4 its effects.' K. . ,A L- B,' uaii- ;K - rsol j p . gtockbargefs own ; research. His name came into prominence ' (Ce&tlftucd a pagt 6.)