A- t. ' WEATHER FORECAST: Rain west anil r The. hit and run driver may get away , probably locaL snows oyer- east portion. from the scene of this accident by stepping j on the gas; but he never escapes his own ( i conscience. - ' .- - Maximum yesteraay, . 4U ; minimum, jo; river. 6.1 u rainfall, .07: atmosphere, cloudy; wind, southwest. SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR . si v SALEM,t OREGON THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 271927 J..Iu4 ,1.. J. - 1- - .PRICE FIVE CENTS ... . ,- . ' . ... - . t N . T I I I I I I f mm m PREPARED FOB fH race All Former Treaties Concern ing China Must First Be Abrogated , MAVY READY MEANWHILE Secretary. Finally Makes Public r LoiiffDef erred Statement; Deaires Liberal Spirit la Chinese Deala - WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (AP) The Washington government Is ready to negotiate new treaties with China, : acting Independently of . other powers if need be, but cannot abrogate existing treaties until new ones hare neen bigned and ratified by the senate. - Meantime It is holding naval forces available in Chinese waters to protect American life and prop erty should : Chinese-V authorities fail, to : accord such protection. . This Is the substance of Secre tary Kellogg's long deferred ex pression of Chinese policy, made public here tonight, and timed for simultaneous9 publication in Pe- king; Haukow, and Shanghai. It asserts American -sympathy with China's "naltonsjistlc awakening strict neutrality as between Chin- ese . lacuous,; ana a aesire to aeai with China " In , , ' most liberal spirit" regarding unequal treaties. All that is demanded for Ameri cans In China, the" statement said, la protection and equal treatment with other foreign nationals .in the right ,g r pursue; legitimate occu pations.... ''without . special pririi prlvilegea monopolies" or spheres of special Interest orlnfl-ence."- - The Z onry K question " Ja , with whom it (the Washington gortn: meat) shall negotiate," Secretary Kellogg said. -"If China can agree upon the appointment of delegates presenting the authorities or the people of the -country, we are pre pared to negotiate such a treaty," Specifically as to the present Chinese customs treaty, the secre tary declared,, that, the United States "is now, and , has been" Omiu m. pmgp a.) AFTER SHANGHAI CAXTOX NATIOXALLST GOV ERXMEXT TRIES FOR -CITY Englith Defense Force Of 20.000 Men Hurriedly Prepares To Movo . LONDON. Jan2 i (AP --The race for Shanghai, prize city of the Orient, is on between the Brit ish army and navy, and the Chin ese nationalists J ; . . , The Cantonese! conquest of the Treat international settlement at the mouth ofi the Tangtse must be accompolished i within , six weeks; if :- the Cantonese are - to avoid dealing with the British de fense force of 20,000 men, 'who are hurriedly leaving or will soon leave English ports, Malta and India. Forty thousand -foreigners reside in Shanghai, and many for eign refugees .from i all jarta . of China are gathered there. . . t It is repeatedly. emphasized by the British foreign , office, J how ever, that: there will be no lash (between the BritUh and Cantonese unless British lives and property in Shanghai are endangered.'; The British defense forces, jrlllL inak no effort to prevent the Cantonese from entering and occnpylng the city of Shanghai. . . ' Should ; Shanghai . Itself - be threatened either by actual fight ing or by the rabble of a Chinese rmy, the British defense force, together with the Shanghal volun teer organizations; and whatever forces Japan.United SUtes and France have available, would pro bably be employed along a 21 mile line., Thils would completely cut off Shanghai from the interior and reader the city Unassailable from Chinese .attacks, or occupation. This liqe. ha; been .defended on" previous "occasions - by yolunteers nd foreign detachments, : when .Chinese clval war threatened the while government onklals Jlaf stress on' neutrality and nbn- ag gressive intentions" In the Far EautJ the man in the street seems ainjy interested In, .Britain's "new lltUe warwh'lch-is aeing played up n . the' newspapers ny Pages of pictures of the departing PIT FARM AID AVdRK COMES TO FORE house decides to consider relief; measures next j McXary-Haugen Bill Faces . Stiff Fight From , The Curtis. 4 i Crisp Advocates WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (AP) Decision to call up farm relief legislation in the house immedi ately after disposal of the annual supply billa was reached today by the rules committee. The exact date is dependent up on progress, to e made with three appropriation measures still to be acted upon, but leaders regard-, it likely that they, will be out of the way by the middle of next week. Chairman Haugen of the house agricultural committee will . ask for 10 hours general debate, to te divided between proponents of the McNary-Haugen bill, which will be under discussion, and supporters of the Curtis-Crisp bill, which Representative Crisp, democrat, Georgia, plans to offer as a sub stitute. . If the substitution move fails the Crisp group will endeavor to eliminate sections of the McNary Haugen bill providing an equali zation fee to control crop: sur pluses and perhaps to replace them with surplus control features of the Curtis-Crisp bill. ' The McNary-Haugen measure was approved by a majority of the agriculture committee members. It also - has been approved by , thfc senate agriculture committee.! The Curtis-Crisp bill failed .to emerge from the house committee by one rote. 1 CONSIDER WATER WORKS Steps 4 Being Taken , To Have Matter Presented To People Steps toward determining the attitude of the people of Salem on the . question of purchasing the water systeni and operating it un der city, control,; are now being tarted, it was learned Wednesday 'rom George ' J, Wenderoth" of the city council, f l V; : Tha ordinance nrovidlng for an election on the 'question of author izing a bond issue to purcnase tne water system, . Is now being pre pared and . will be submitted to the council at lu next meeting. February 7," Wenderoth stated. Be fore the election can be called.; a two-thirds vote of the council is necessary,, r '. ".-'-.j j ; r BOARD BUVsjEW LATHES Four Inatnunenta for High. School Machine Shop Bought" Four, new lathes forthe ma chine shop at. - .the "J, Salem high ichboVwere ordered purchased, by the board of education at Wednes day night's meeting. They will not be used nntil ttext fall, but immediate' delivery was ' specified in order that. the. machine shop classes this year., may do most of. the installation work, thus making a saving to the school district and adding practical work to the course. ;" : ; E. C. RHEVIJN , DIES PORTTLAND, Jan; 27. (AP) B,C. Shevlin,! prominent lumber man of the northwest,' died - here early1, this 'mprniru. ,He has ' been ill for several months. YESTERDAY . INJrVASHINGTON AMOcUUd Ptm 1 House and senate ; conferences f ermally agreed on' a radio con trol compromise.- r:- r f: ' Secretary Kellogg prepared a statement on the administration's Chinese policyU . , '" ' U President' Coolidge's Nicara guaa policy was assailed " and " dcP fended in the senate.' , , Consideration of Muscle Shoals bids was continued by the house military committee. , n . i k "Legislation to authorize govern ment loans on soldier TonusVcer tlf Icates. was advocated, bef ore .the house ways and means committee. . f ,-r - 1 Investigation of the conduct of Federal Judge pooper of northern Ner -York was demanded by Rep resentatives La Guardia and Ccl ler. - . .- 4 . , "j ;The house rules i committee flef cided to give (the McKary-Haughen farm bill legislative ; preference, but delayed, actiok1 on- the Bould er dam proposal, 2 Tat; reduction .bjlhe next con gresswas predicted by Representa tive Madden of-Illinof3t -an Imme diate 10 percent income taxr credit was proposed by Senator Reed, of ai22S2tV-''m BEEF LABELED f mi OR STEER 0IS1IS001 National Livestock. Conven tion Brings Agreement for Making Meat TWO GRADES SEPARATED Meeting Scheduled in February to Decide on Extending Classi fication to Take in All Varieties SALT LAKE CITT, Utah, Jan. 26. (By the Associated Press. ) The American housewife will soon know, when she goes ' to the meat market, whether she is buy ing prime steer meat, or whether the cut for which she pays her cash is "common cow' She has the right to know this,' speakers at the American National Livestock association convention today said, and a movement having its Incep tion about 18, months ago, and given considerable impetus re cently at Kansas City, has been successful in securing an agree ment with the packers to mark at least two of the better grades of beef. rA meeting has. been called for February 15 at Chicago, at which the question of expanding this ex periment to all grades of meat is to be considered. Those support ing the movement expressed in dividual opinions here that the plan should include all grades, whether prime steer meat, "com mon cow,? ; including the "dis carded; dairy sister,'or the dis carded'range bull. It was , explained, that J.UC.1 Christiansen, assistant chief of the federal packer and stock yards ad ministration at- Washington, was the author of the Idea and that O. M. Plummer, general manager of the Pacific International Livestock exposition, was the first to bring It "out In the open where, it was given' Serious and favorable con sideration." Mr. Plummer said that SO per (Con tinned s pan S.) S. P. & S. WILL IMPROVE Railway Plans to Spend Million in 1027 for Equipment PORTLAND. Jan. 26.(AP) The Spokane, Portland and Seat tle railroad plans to spend approx imately 11,000,000 on improve ments to roadbed and equipment In 1927. General Manager Dar-. Ison said this sum is slightly' un der 1928 expenditures. About half a million will be spent in re placing tracks and widening banks. Thirty miles of road on the eastern line : between ' Pasco and Spokane will be supplied with automatic signals at a cost of $65,000, t i. .. . ... - I -fir' ' SMI 1 " ; - h. $-p. , . - . : - i , ' : r . .... J :!: ! . :. V -i '. : :ii : . vT , Young Italian Fascisti hail Mussolini .with the traditifal Ionian salute astheypass Uiylyf tljo ancicntAjryh-cTXongtanUno-iflHhc 'j3rsc ,oT' a -parads rcri$vvxd br tho cjiator. - The Statesman will pay! a week, till further notice, to the high school or grade school boy or irl in'Marion or I?61k,: county who submits the best, article on the current week's Slogan sub j ect." ; See' sub ects ' on Slogan ' pages, Articles mast be in by Sunday of the week of the Slogan subject., IA11 articles submitted tobelohg to' The States- ' man: The-editor to judge as to' the, best, in deciding on the one5 to' receive the, 5. X: Perhaps other prizes will b arranged' later. - Iiet every teacher take notice. ; This is a - great .opportunity to make the growing generation acquainted with the many and great advantages of this district.' ;': i . . ! FIRETRAPj CLAIM FIRE 3IARSHAL URGES VACAT IXd OF THIRD FLOOR i Two Other Schools Found Satis factory Except in Minor Details , The Lincoln grade school build ing, at. Liberty and Myera streets is a flretfap insofar as the' third floor is concerned, according -to a report made by the state fire mar shal's office, following a recent survey, . to, the board of educa tion of the Salem' district, and read at Wednesday night's .board meeting. .The report recommend ed that this floor be vacated as soon as possible. It also stated that the building was now over crowded. Surveys were also made at the Park grade school building and at the McKinley. junior high.. With the exception of recommending minor changes in the fire alarm systems, no criticism of conditions in these buildings was made. The board of education has been seeking for several years to have surveys of this kind made, it was stated by Dr. H. H. Olinger, presi dent, but these three surveys, asked by County Superintendent! FulKerson, were tne nrst nat nave ever been made. . LK resolution to the effect that all of the recommendations made by the fire marshal for reducing the fire hazardsexcept that of va- (Cootiasad -l pas B.) REQUEST APPROPRIATION Board of Control Asks Funds for New Hospital Building The state board of control, at a special meeting here yesterday went on record favoring an ap propriation of $320,000 for the establishment of the new Eastern Oregon tuberculosis hospital at The Dalles. This amount includes $100,0,00 appropriation included In the measure' authorizing cre ation of the hospital. The original plant will include an administration building with accommodations for SO patients, outdoor dormitoryfwith a, capacity of 30 beds and a heating plant and lanndry. , The request for the appropria tion will be submitted at a meet ing of the joint ways land means committee to be held later in the week. 'HAIL CAESAR T ' ' ' . . .. V. - : ' "1 Bft6WNIRiAL (TAKB RECESS DEFENSE HAS TJXTXL MONDAY TO PREPARE' CAMPAIGN Mrs. Heenan Object To Attor Bey's . Humorous Form. I Of Questioning: WHITE PLAINS,' New,York, Jan.' 26. (AP) The separation suit trial of Edward W. Browning, Newv York realtor, was given a four day Intermission today, with the realtor himself reserved as the "man of eccentricity," if not of mystery, for the fourth and fifth acts Monday and Tuesday. Mrs! Frances (Peaches) Heenan Browning, the 16 year old "heroine," ended her side of the case this afternoon, with the ex ception of testimony from one wit ness. That witnes-s, believed to be an alienist, will not go on, it was announced in court, until all the rest of the testimony is in. Monday will see the real begin ning of Browning's case, when his witnesses will take the stand in rebuttal of Mrs. Browning's charg es of cruelty. Another witness the only man called during the day was a newspaper reporter, Arthur Le Due, of New York. L On the stand he asserted, that hl3 acquaintance with Mrs. "Brown ing had been formed when he had interviewed her and had her pic ture taken. Mrs. Carolyn Heenan, who fol lowed her -daughter's hour on the stand n hour dedicated to tfie prosaic! identification' of love let ters written mouths ago to Mr. Browning resented the tone in which questions were addressed to rrWtntiira m Mli 5.1 CAR DIVES, OVER BRIDGE Crashing Through , Rail Auto . Lands Without Serious Damage - Crashing through the railing on the bridge over the mill stream on State street near 25th, an au tomobile reported to have been driven by Orson Qummings took a clean dive and landed right side up with care, .shortly before 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. ChmmingB and ' his two compan ions were not injured. Young Cummlngs turned to the right to pass another ' car on he bridge, ;apd' his wheels locked in that position, causing the accident. The front running gear of the car I was damaged. . . - . ?! ::'; ;: st- r-y 4 v 4 1 v BUDGET OFFICER BILL DETAINED BY COIIITTEE Patterson Asked to Attend Special Meeting for Dis cussion of Measure $178,000 FOR HOSPITAL Strayer Opposes BUI on Ground That Governor Would Act in Executive and Legis lative Capacity The joint ways ahd means com' mittee will meet today and adopt some policy in regard to the unit rule of reporting out a bill which provides for .the governor to be the state budget officer. When this bill was first intro duced to the committee several objected to some of the provisions, and. especially to that part which gives the governor the right to pass on all claims against tlje state. i Senator Strayer objected to the bill and said "the governor's in vestigations under the proposed budget law should not go beyond the legitimate functions of the state government." Senator Bell was insistent that the bill should be reported out as a ways and meais committee measure. He intimated repeated ly during the discussion that un less the committee took favorable action, he or some, other member of the legislature would Introduce the bill this morning. , "Senator : Strayer , is a demo crat," -declared Senator Bell, "and is not in a position to be in accord with the administration." Senator 'Strayer took . exception! to tne statement ny senator ueii, and explained that he was in ac cord with the governor, but that he felt that some provisions of the bill were not satisfactory. "In event this bill is passed in its . present form," said Senator Strayer, "the governor would act in both- an executive and legisla tive capacity." ; Senator Butts declared that while he was In harmony with the : Oontlna4d a pr 6.): r SALARY RAISES SH I FTED Opponents of Bill Argue County Courts' Will Not Function The house of representatives passed the bill putting the power of raising county officer's salaries with the county courts or to a vote of the people. .There was a little adverse discussion,, and 13 mem bers voted against Mt. The sup porters of the bill held that it would do away with the continual procession. of (saUry bills coming to each session of the legislature year after year. , ,x The .opponents. . of he bill argued that in many counties to day the officials are not" receiving adequate payAi an(f lt wjasl their general opinions that county courts were not as a rule given to raising anyones salaries , REQUISITION REQUESTED U 1 ' - Eddie Running 3Iay Be Returned : " to Clackamas County - i Governor Patterson ; ; yesterday issued a requisition to the gover nor of Washington, asking that Eddie Running be' returned to Clackamas .county to face an in dictment., returned by the grand jry -on charges of obtaining rioney under false pretenses. Sheriff Ernest Mass was delegated to return the prisoner, , who is under arrest in . Seattle upon war rant of . county officials' of Clack amas county. Running Issued sev eral worthless checks to Oregon City merchants. -" fRMORY BILL IN HOUSE i - ; .. Proposed - to Construct Large - Buildings in Four Cities j t , , " ' i Providing for an appropriation o $120,000 for armories 'at four cities In Oregon the .committee on military affairs introduced house bill number 263 this morning. The bill, provides for bulldlngsat La Grande, Astoria,' Forest Grove' and Cottage Grove. . Before the state will make , any appropriation La Grande and Astoria must post . a sum of $35,000 and Forest Grove ahd Cottage Grove a sum of $25, 000; with the state. In ' -case grounds for the buildings are do nated they shall be appraised and credit lvcn to the city l- : BILL DISCUSSED WRIGHT FAVORS PLAN ON GROUNDS OF STATE'S DUTY Some Opposition Develops; Danne V man Believes Parents Have -. ., Obligation . s Argument waxed warm "last nVght at the ' hearing on the free tevtt book measure, which is be ina considered at this session of thelegjslature. The open meeting was- conducted by the committees of the two houses and was well attended"' by- many interested' peon1 pie. ' ' - ' - The-, proposed bin will make it optional with, every, school,, dis trict In. Oregon to hold a school election 'and -submit to the voters the question of the district buying the text, books for . free dlstribu tion and use in the schools. Not more than $1.50 per year Is to be spent'for each child and ft Is esti mated that in three years an the books would! be purchased. Professor- Wright of Portland spoke in behalf of the bill. -: He pointed out that the cost of the books f or the elementary school from the 1st to the 8th' grade av erages $5; each year. This bill would equalise the cost of ' books per child, among all taxpayers, he stated, , as well as economize" in that the books would be used year after year until they would be worn out. . . . Professor Wright also said that it would make for more efficiency by ; the children all having thjeir books on the day school started In stead of wasting several days get tins, them as. is now. the custom. He argued that if the state would compel parents to send their, chil dren' to school the state should also, buy their books. The dis tricts, now buying books for the children .whose -parents are too poor to. do so subject the parents to embarrassment ; and . humilia tion, and the child is always sin gled out from the rest of its class. 4 K I I . f . COOPER: INQUIRY- ASKED Impeswhraent Proceedings Against - Judge Object of Probe . , . WASHINGTON, ,anl 26(AP) -Investigation, of' the conduct" of Federal Judge ' Frank Cooper . of the' northern New Tork district. with a view to determining wheth er impeach.ment proceedings should J dg inniateat .was aemanaea in jne house' today by two New, York members. Representatives Celler, democrat, and La GUkrdia; ' repub lican. .. r.iivrri Both-.introduted resolutions to direct the- judiciary committee' to proceed at once, with an inquiry into the way the judge has handled prohibition- cases and recommend to the house . either his exonera tion. .'condemhationOjrimpeach- ment. ' -. . . . , . j . . .... ; The two members also discussed the subject on the floor and de manded action on their resolutions which were referred to the Judic iary -committee.' - ;' ' t :' JONES ADDRESSES WCTU V i Z.I ' ... . . -. ' - - ' ' - - Washington "Senator Takes Stand : Against State Enforcement WASHINGTON Jan. 26. (AP) Enforcement of prohibition by the states, instead, of by the federal government would mean "nuulfl- catlon, pure and simple," Senator Jones of Washington, declared to night In- an address before the con ference ;of the -National Women's Christian - Temperance" union, "The frienda of prohibition will fight in the open," Senator Jones said.. ','Instead of puerile and cowardly referenduins which, mean notliing, let the opponents ot pro hibition come out boldly with a cleir cut declaration for, the re peal of "the 18th amendment or its imodlf Icatlon. -i t '. 3 : "the conference, which Is at tended' by more than 600 delegates .fro fat every state,' will conclude to morrow with the ' adoption ' of " a platform : which will declare alle giance to national prohibition as the best method of wiping out the liquor traffic rather than the for mer devices of local option, state laws and licensing., . ' .. 11 1 GRANDPARENTS LIVE Record .for Surviving Ancestors Claimed by New York Boy -JORDAN VILLE, N Y.; Jan. 2 6. (AP) When -..Mr. and Mrs, Harold- N. Itartef. of.: this .Herkimer cqunty" village read 'in the paper that little" Anna Elizabeth Garrett, of Albany! Georgian-had 10 grand parents, they.saWJ : - ; "Well, that's nothing -our; son has 11." ' i - ! .. - ; . - Bruce Harold ' Ilarter,. not yet two years fold. Is cuddled byv two grandmothers, two grandfathers, fout' great- jprandmothers, two great "grandfathers one .ne great great grandmother, the last men immm LARGE PRDGRjl. February 6th tok Be Specie Sunday, f or SchpoTin Meth- ( odist Churches SPECIAL DftlVE LAUNCHED Cooperation Expected Jn Making Kimhall School of Theology' Institution 'Intended"' . v By Founders V Unusual Interest tai Kimball School of Theology, Is continuing alter , the inauguration '.exercises of last week, when President John Martin Cause . was formally in stalled. It comes about that the twenty-first anniversary -is fast approaching It was during the last week in January, 1906, that the Institution. was established un der .the generous gifts, of Dr. and Mrs. Henry D. Kimball. During , the past , years- of the school .graduates . have gone out into many neids of the world but the large part t have entered the ministry within the Oregon Con ference, the Columbia River Con ference and the Puget Sound of the -Methodist. Episcopal- church. However,, several other denomina tions have, been the recipients, in cluding the Baptist, the Congrega tional and the Presbyterian.. , This particular occasion will ho celebrated in what is known as Kimball Sunday, set' for the Ore gon Conference on February- e. The Alumni association and the faculty nre . co-operating '-with the new president" to make tila an es-. peclally attractive time i to draw friends. toward the school. . Every . church 'of the Oregon Conference Is expected to hold Kimball Sun- dayfronr the actlotf of the-pastors at the lastiaanual session. oThe district superintendents and -Das tors have assured the management or their ready, co-operation. - . Following the months of uncer-, tainty. as to. the possible future location,; It Is evident that Salem' and the entire Willamette vailej will arise nov to - give Presiden I Canse the substantial evidences of their. 8upport1.-.-Thera . are manj interested friends of all tht (Oimtintad.oa par a J CONGRESS SEEKS itADlO CONTitOL REGULATORY. COMMISSION OF i FIVE MUX PROPOSED Legislation Prepared After Months ,V; of Effort , WIU' Be ' : Iniroducel- Washington; jan: 26cap) --Lgisfatibn .J;p" maintain govern ment control civer alL channels c Interstate and foreign radio trans mission was put in .final shape to day by senate and house con ferees for action by congress.,-, : -i -The conference report will be presented In the house tomorrow by JtepresentavJve White, republi- . can. Maine, bat action on it by: both the houss and. senate prob ably will be deferred until next J1 Although Representative Davis. , democrat, Tennessee, declined to sign' the report and , may submit minority. views; the conferees pre dated that th'j measure, as re drafted after months of effort, would be approved and sent to tbo president. , ; , . :- For one jrear After the bill be comes a law, a, federal commission of five membeis wpuld have com plete control orer radio and after that time it would have final au thority in' all controversies arising from decisions of the secretary of commerce, who would hare initial control after one year. ; The commissbn vrould have au thority to clastify' radio stations: prescribe the nature of the service to be 'rendered; by' each; assign wave- lengths!"' to the various classes of, and 'to' individual sta tions; ; determine the location of classes of stations or IndiTiiaal Stations'; regulate the kind of ap paratus to be used with reypect to its external effects; make regu lations to pfeveat interference be tween stations; establish Areas or zones to be served by any station; make' special regulations applic able to : adio,stations engaged in broadcasting; and havo authority' to hold hearings' .and cc -.r el the production of book3 ati docu ments." y; :'' ' '' ,, All material broadcast and r2! ' for by individuals or firms v : ' have' to, be . announce! ly broadcasting ststion 83 pnl 1 :' r i I