m m ThoYttftUl.fcOno :-of .'Satem--post, Uocf ur -.Wctivitlco,-.: Will Start ito Annual Drive For Furic6 Mczzi X A MiBWHirl democratic udiac cheerod XhA names bf, bpth AVJlaon and Jim lleed. TJia defnocratlc conscipusoeBs 1s both versa tile and elastic- Houston Post-Dispatch. SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON- FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 11. 1927 PRICE FJVE CELTS WlftSUiE EDISON REACHES fiOTH MILESTONE U.S. SPONSORS UPTON LAUNCHES TIRADE ON TWO VETO ONM'NARY . BILL POSSIBIIE 1ICEIIP SOLID TIRES HIT. . . AT BILL HEARING oniE sn;: FAMOUS IXVENTOR BECOM KS OCTOGEXARIAX TODAY BII.Li -liOWKRINO i prOTOR IS ' CENSES RECOMMITTED COOl J.DGE " STAND 0N FARM AN RECEIVES BLffiEllEii KXTENSWW OF TIME C1RAS1V ED TO iNCARY 1, 1&2& , tci tti -r in-rrfT mnhday. If aJlctl by Rest of -Wrta, t Cannes JJttlo Jstir at Home SIB MywKc. CtojaeerwAoft . Sle of ' W censes Allowed . Ptaras ous Calendar Inure Debated in Both Senate ami House; Gains Some ; Strength FIE1ESPISE Measure Geea , Before , IXos To- day; Farmer Objects to ; Proposed, jlulinsf v 0FB00TIEG -I.rl L I . WBATifKR, FORECAST: Fair: .ormati I 'Jil . V flCN i ' V ' ' ! rlCi? (1 , ifl " " " ' ' ' ' ' . f "7 '. V?T Z I i ' . . . I , VTH f !VS .V 4 i I I I l 1 ysrf VS JCV s 1 I.-Xa- v N-ii,"VSyN;.' - - 1 i, ' !WE FOHLESS I i . Ftter$on's- Bill Expected to ' - Oooo Dn4h Uniteac With i if Qj 1 v H I If Vfc ww v tin 7 ' Amendments ' ROAD SIGNS CONSIDERED Houm Pwwf Rill C1olnyillaiw fit River to.fomfnfrrial FIsli t ing; Inrome Tax Bill Fares Amendments jron bill number491,, com monly known aa the administra tion's income tax bill, was amend ed and repotted JouX If avorably by the cnmUtee oa taxation and rev enue yesterday afternoon. Speaker Carkin announced that It would be inade 'a'speclaf order'of business in the hpnaa, of -representatives t bis morning at 10 6'clockv ) As amended the bill. still carries the same rates and exemptions of the origijaaprpposal; but it is ex pected thatvbythe tfm it tuns tlie gauntlet In the house and sen ate these may be changed some-' what. .. It Is.. .expected that., the house will adopt' the bill with only a few minor changes, today; but some -.ppostlpii ;ia developing r in the senate. - However, those in cose touch with the tax situation believe it will be passed by a sub stantial majority. -14 1 Fpr the purpose providing ao curate and definite information to persons traveling along the faigh wky, Mr. Giesy Introduced bis bill nuner'377, which came up for final pasaaga i yesterday, la tho louse and was declared defeated tl-'. vole ol xo io -so WllU X . I iLaterJn-tlw-ttf teraoon -a-of the house was asked for von the reeouslderatlon of the vote and as a 'result the bill' was reconsidered and fecoramended to the roads and highways committee." " ". The measure gives the state highway commission sole author- ity lo erect and maintain road (Continued oa pfa 3.) IfpRTJHERNCIINA IJRElJRlrJG DRIVE STRUGGUE; BEG1XS FOR COX- , .ROIi OF WHOLE NATION : x Troops Advancing , ti Recapture ' "Hankow From Cantonese " ; . . -Invaders TEKING Feb. 10 -(AP)-The allied warlords Of the north have tgan their long expected drive to hart back the Cantonese invaders into the southland. North against soith, the straggle is on to-determine the control of ajf China. Chang Tso-Lin, dictator of Man churia fornianjrfyeirsmadethe announcement today in a telegram toYgenerala of the nerthern alli ance, which he heads b' the" power behind the Peking jjovernment. Through Chihli and ,-Sbaptung provinces the northern troops are advancing to recapture iJa.nkow from the Cantonese who bay.been nsihg it as their central China base to prepare for jthejr further naarch toward Peking, and also. Shanghai. ' Tbe northerner will not 'halt at thte Vangtse river, said Chang, but will force the Cantonese back through Hunan province to their home province' of Kwangtung, from which they began the north ward march last .spring, e that gained them domination, over half r of,China- - .. ;'v ' --r'f -r- t- t ;In a vigorous teltgrami to gin erals of Marshal t AVa PaFu, . Chang notified these adherents of th&'4noe dominant warlord of cen tral ' China .that the northern : armieswpra advancing Into , heir prbvinoS ojhpnati. .He requested ttelr cooperation; b.ut .'warned taem thatg he would brook lm op A 'position. . "- . . The Cantonese, it Is known here, have been preparing for the north ern' advanco upon them. For more than two weeks they nave been' coBientratiag their forces at d near Hankow to resist. ' Foreign ships have been conrmandeerea tie Cantoneae Jn t their hate'.to bring to Hankow troops that were stationed at other places along the Yangtse. river. T . tionan province seems , destined as the battleground of the cn ttendfng forces. In its eastern por- loii Feng YnHslang, once called thfl 'T'hristlan general." some time CttUiaaea ftg a.) WEST ORANGE, ;N. J0.4-AP) Thomas A. Edison will be 80 years old tomorrow. Hailed by the rest of the world as theday which will bring into the realm of the octogenarian's a man who has made possible in dustries whose capital amounts to $J5,00,000, its approach appar ently mean nothing here tonight. At the factory and offices the usual routine continued through out the, day. At the offices the presence of several newspaper photographers seeking pictures of the inventor was the only outward sln of an event forthcoming. .Driven by an unliveried chau ffeur In a 1922 model Ford an open car Mr. Edison, arrived at the laboratories shortly a.f.ter 9 o'clock this morning. Four hours later, the chauffeur returned to take him home for Junch and within 4 5 minutes Edison again passed into the enclosure about the plant, smiling a greeting at the aged gateman. No public celebration was plan ned by West Orange. A quiet re ception will take place at the Edi son home in Lllewellyn Park at which Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, tire manufacturer, are expected. Mr. Edison may drop in at the dinner in Newark of the Edison Pioneers, a group of men associated with him for many years. Mrs. Edison today characteriz ed her distinguished husband as "a tease." ' "It there is any point about which you are sensitive," ksh9 laughed, "he dwells on it. He's a great tease; he will tell you what ypu don!t like to Jie&r, "He is happy in his home. Mr. Edison likes to have people about him; het .never wants to. be left ajpne, r-But ho doesn't want to.be bothered. Nor does fi.e enter fnto what is-going onaround him. iHe reads the newspapers religiously and magazines by the score. , Once in a great while he will pick ap a detective story and read it in one sitting. Never a novel. He doesn't like games, such as cards." MAN PISES j AN D f FALLS Husband Became lieutenant, Ia , jor, Colonel, and to Jail CHICAGO, Feb. 10. (AP) Stanley Rubick's rapid rise and decline In military service was de scribed by his wife in her diyorce suif today. Stanley .was dratted in. 1917. Later he came home- id a lieutenant's uniform. Having heard privates, talk. about lieuten ants, she told him he tiidn'f amount to, much. Thereafter hd came home as a captain, a major, a lieutenant colonel and a colonel. He had just been made a briga dier general when he was arrest ed for impersonating officers and sent to. federal prison, she said. RADIO USED FOR BEACON Airplane fines Jom (Iti-pit to Dayton by Iot., l)aiihes DAYTON, . Obto, Feb. 10. (AP) Relying on radio beacons to keep its course, a Stout-Ford three motored airplane which ar-i rived here today from Detroit, on an experimental flight, tonight was e'nroute home. The flight marked, the first .use in commercial aviation of the radio beacon, a newly perfected device by which pilots ?re gruided by a series of radio dots and dashes. ; YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON I O ' Aiioclatd Pmi President Coolidge urged fur ther naval disarmantent, Appellants in the Ford tax-suit concluded their case. . f ...... ' Judge Cooper, of northern Nw York; denied that he conspired to trap bootleggers. i , Lake cargo coal rate arguments were concluded before the I. C. C. I - - ...... . . - , - The i house .ways. and means committee decided. to 'draft a new tax reduction Mil next fall? i The senate '.agreed to" take .up the postal reorganization and ro hibition unit .bills Monday night. The house commerce commi Ju&, jta Mfidrtar otitis jumUah an propoad fcoal control legislation. Coolidge Ssnds Notd Inviting f Rations ta Agreeori Navy Limitation Pwcis Study McsKage Jofore Giving ConuMeut; Counlries Seem Favorable tTo AmrieeH Prnponal WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (AP) t The great sea powers were be sought today by the American government to complete without flpjay the naval limitation pro gram thy began in 1921 at the Washington, arms conference. In a diplomatic note touched with anxiety-lest the - world again drift into an? era of, competitive payy building, ' President Coolidge Invited the governments of 'Great Brltian, France, Italy and. Japan to join with the United States in negotiating an agreement that would 'place all classes of -war-craft under limitations, similar, to those put upon first class ships by the Washington treaty. ; It was proposed that the dis cussions be held at Geneva, dur ing the League of Nations arma ments conference to convene there next .mouth and that the general principles of the Washington con ference be accepted as the basis of negotiation. To a limited de gree the president suggested that the 5-5-3-2-2 ratlo applied,, to the respective capital ship strength of the five powers be carried down ward to include cruisers, sub marines and all other navy ships. A 5-5-3 ratio as between the United States, Great Brltian and Japan, he said, might well be car- ( Continued on fg 3 ) PLEA WADE FOR CHAPLIN Motion Picture Theater Owners Ask Suspended Judgment ? NEW YORK, Feb. 10. A reso lution asking that the American people's judgment of Charles Chaplin, motion picture actor, be suspended, until, the f acts of his marital difficulties are .presented In court was made public by the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America. . The . motion picture owners "view with alarrn the unfortunate circumstances new surrounding the affairs of Charles Chaplin and the sensationpublicity associated with the same," ' but announce that they "are advised Mr. Chap lin will, be able to vindicate him self. ntirejy." - : " " ' The senate yesterday reported adversely on five bills pertaining to proposed amendments to the motor vehicle . and highway regu lations in a ' BCBsion marked by Senator : Upton's attack on certain members of the roads and high ways committee, 'which had feo ommended indefinite postpone ment of the bills.' ' The senate sustained two of. the five committee reports, - one of them, introduced by Representa tive Snellr providing for distribu tion by the secretary of state of lists of car owners. -The other bill, introduced by Upton, author ized counties to issue refunding highway bonds. Two other reports of the com mittee were rejected and the bitls were allowed to take-their place ojn the- calendar. One :of these bills . authorized repeal of the certificate of title law, while the other provided that motor ve hicle license fees shall be collect ed by the sheriffs Instead of toy the secretary of state. A bill author izing a reduction In motor vehicle fees was recommitted to the cotrt mittee, while another bill relat ing to a refund of license fees was laid on the table. ( "As long as 1 sat quietly during (Continued on page 6.) DISCUSS DRAINAGE BILL Giesy Explains Need for Aid in Southeast Salem Section The drainage bill for the relief of property owners in southeast Salem was discussed last night at Pa senate .committee meeting, but no definite action was taken. Representative Giesy, author of the bifyj.sdj&i for the land owners outside the city limits to cooperate with those within: aa the district could not be properly-? drained '.within the city limits.! ThntiAhe, present way of electing supervisors of the district was not fair to all concerned and that it ties the hands of the prop erty owners in the city. Dr. ; Brown, city and county health officer, said that., he was only interested in, th& bill insofar as the health of. the city and dis trict was concerned. He explained that. the. water backed up-. in the sewers causing a very unsanitary condition. That the city could not property sewage the district with out enormous expense. The committee suggested that a ditch be dug along the border of the cltv limits to divert thn wfltpr through one main channel through j the city. . 1 WHY NOT ARiaSST THEM ALL? WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. AP) Rapidly approaching the final test of its strength, the McNary Han- gen farm relief bill" was debated in both the house 'and senate today, with interest manifest as to what President Coolidge would do if it Us passed, i ' For a while it appeared that the bill had gained strength. In the sen ate, where a vote will be taken to morrow. Chairman McNary of the agriculture committee announcing that an agreement had been reach ed with southern senators to vote for the measure with the equaliza tion fee on cotton . deferred two years, and the Bledcoe insurance plan in effect' meanwhile. Latex, however,' this program seemed to be upset as a result of a conference in' the" office of Vice President Dawes,, who ' has advo cated application of the equaliza tion fee on all commodities alike. A number of western and southern senators attended, and a differ ence of opinion developed as to whether the fee on cotton should be deferred. - ' Informal -conferences were con tinuing, between senators tonight in an effort to agree oa a program , that' would give the bill enough, support to insure its passage. In the house, advocates of the blir freely predicted passage while its opponents speculated on the at titude of President Coolidge. Representative Tincher, repub lican Kansas, who led the admin istration's fight in the house ' on the McNary-Haugen bill last year, declared the measure was a ve hicle to put Frank 0.: Lowden of Illinois in the White Honse, and : Representative .AsweJI of Lonisi ana, ranking democrat on the ag riculturo committee,: predicted Mr. tkJoiidge . would throw it into! the (Continued oa pK 6.) BEATTIE TRIAL PUT OFF Illness of Defense Attorney Post pones "Black Bear" Case FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 10, (AP) The trial of Nellie Beat tie, better1 known aa the "Black Bear," on a mail robbery charge, was again postponed today when physicians informed the court that Thomas A. Marquam. defense attorney,' was too 111 to appear. A. A. Bennett, Fairbanks avia tor, -who left here Monday for MeGrath, 30,0 miles southwest of here, to bring six defense wit nesses to the trial, telegraphed that he was leaving MoGrath to-' day with two of them. He plans to make two more trips. Gordsmith Outlines System Used In Portland" fpr In dustrial Service ORGANIZATION PLANNED Twenty-five Iocal Men Enthusias tic; Goldsmith o Aid in Or- ganixlnjt Ixcal Service nAId Group Salem is to have an industrial financing service based on the Portland plan, as a direct result of the prospectus given by Arthur A.- Goldsmith, secretary treasurer of the Portland service, who spoke before 25 representative business leaders-at the chamber of com meree rooms last night. 'The Portland service was or. ganlzed a year ago, using the sys tem' which " has proved successful in Cleveland, Ohio, and other east ern cities. As the demand for sponsoring increased payrolls and adding capital' to small "going firms' became stronger, Portland chamber of commerce leaders saw the need of some means to carry on this work outside the sphere of Its parent organization. The Portland industries financ ing service was the result of this Idea. ! Their plans called for 200 stockholders or members,, each of whom subscribed for one share of stock at 110 and agreed to ad vance upon call not to exceed $100 per month for a period of two years (but not to exceed ,$1500 tdtal)" A board of directors made up of actual business leaders in the city was designated as judges of investments and only those who were able to pass a most exacting set of qualifications were allowed funds. The board of directors have at least one member on the board of each, applicant granted funds. To protect interests of the members, the service holds all ser curities, acting as agent for the stockholders. ' Small industries that are show- ( Continued on pg 3.) Woman stabs wildcat Saves Husband Front Poslble Death By Action With Knife KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 10 tAP)--By plunging a butcher knife Into the throat of a large wildcat, Mrs. O. - K. Little saved her' husband from serious injury and ' possible death yesterday at their' ranch home north of Klam ath Falls. Little discovered the large beast beneath the house, snarling and ready to spring. He dashed into the house, got a gun, and as the animal charged, pulled the trigger. - The gun failed and the former grappled with the cat. Mrs. Little, while her htisoand held the ani mal, stabbed it. ' . J BOY, 2, STRUCK BY CAR RTciiard' lliiatcEer Rwlvos frac tared Mkull In Automobile k Accident . Running in fron of an automo bile driven by Ted Stainke of 2025 Warner street, Richard Thatcher, three and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. .P. G. Thatcher, was struck by the - machine and sus tained ' a fractured 'skull, it was reported to the police Thursday. - . JStainke reported that he. was driving at; a moderate speed across a bridge-at Turner Toad and South 16th street, when the child, pUy ing with several others nearby, ran out on the bridge in front of him so suddenly that- Stainke' was un able to avoid, hitting the boy. SMITH SUFFERS REVERSE Committee Refuses to Grant Re quest That Oath be Given WASHINGTON, ' Feb. 10.--(AP)-Frank. L. Smith, of ; Illi nois,, suffered another reverse to day in ;tls campaign to obtain a seat'. in : the ' senate. . ' - The senate flections ; commit ted refused I to" grant; his" request that it make- prelim Inary "report recommending that tLe oath of ef flee be administered to , hia ; and conduct later the investigation or dered by the senate into contribu tions made by public utilities op erators to his BenatoriAl primary cadpaia. , . Pneumatic tires and aolld tires occupied the attention of the roads and highways committee last night and t.heir respective use on the highways a 'to' the amount of damage they would do created considerable, discussion. Mr. ? Jo ward had his two bill number 484 and number 485 up for discussion, which provided, that when two axles of apy Ten hicLs or combination of Tehicles are ; spaced less than eight feet apart, the combined weight on any one of such axles shall pot exceed 8,000 pounds, and the other ' limit ing ihe weight of .ixueks to 3 1-2 tons" and reOjUiring them to be equipped With pneumatic tires aft er January' 1, 19S0, except those trucks operating in construction or maintenance of the highways, which may operate with solid tires under a permit of the coun ty court, v ' : - The reason for, the former hill was that It Was understood (hat some companies in Portland in tended to. tinapce the hauling of 24 ton loads with trucks and trailers over the- highways as far south as Rosebufg. This would be equal to one carload, - and wonld mean that-ithe gas and. oil used in Oregon weuld eventually be hauled over: all .of oar. higbr ways. Mr. Howard said the bill was drawn to : check - this detri mental usage of , the highways. ' ;Mr..Staley bf the antdmotire association furnished the commit- . (Continued a p .) PENITENTIARY VISITED Visitation Comndttee Report In - tewstin Inspection X committee ' of . 0 members from tlje ' house and senate ' were guests at the state 'penitentiary yesterday afternoon,. After a luncheon thev InspecteM the vari ous industries, icli are - being conducted t the Institution. Con siderable time was spent in going through tfee different departments and a great ' deal of interest was manifested, i . ' ' - Members of thOHimltteei rer ported a very interesting visit and signified that they, were well pleased with the manner in whic the affairs at the penitentiary are beings handled. ... HARTLEY'S fUjpGET CUT More Titan StHHon Dollars ftlasRed - r. From tlovernor's Fund OLYMP1A. Wash., "Feb. 16 (AP Making more than a mil lion1 dollars slashed from Governor Roland H. Hartley's 1 827-28 bud get this.week, $812, 25 were cut from the proposed appropriations by the. senate "appropriations com mittee of the Washington legisla ture today. '. ; . ' , B u d et 'recommendatlon8 of ItfeOJOOO for a dormitory for the state; custodial ' school at Medical Lake; 250 ,0 0 Of of an ndniln 1st ra tibn building 'for the - school ' o( deaf at, YancohTer; and IS70.600 for a new Cell house at the state reformatory at Monroe were elimi nated.' : ' '' SALEM DEALER HONORED Ed Simons - Chosen Director of Hardware SXcn'g Associaiioa . ' PORTLAND. Feb.' 1(-(AP) E. P. Lewis of Marshfleld was re elected 'presldent ot. the Oregon Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers' association which tonight concluded its 21st annual conven tiori'herer with ananauet. c: J. Bracker of Pilot Rock was chosea Wee prealdfint n4 JE, Pr Lcas pt Spokane, rWash. was ifre-elected secretary and treasurer. - -' ' New. directors named -were'T.'.R. Wharton, : Roseburg; .' B. A. Ken dall. Redmond; W. E.' Brock, Pen dleton; Ed Simons. Salem, and W. R. Evans, Portland, v : ' I f I FLU EN ZA H ITS. 0 R EG 0 11 Heal; Officer Reports 204 Cases; "; 'v-tOno in 3Iarion County . PORTLAND.'-Feb: 4 0-t Ap) -r-A total of. 204 cases1 of influenza were reported .in Oregon for the weekV ending February- j&, . Or. Frederick D. trlcker, tat health ef fleer, reported today. . '-' t : f Portland officials report 35 new cases Of influeaza la ...tils clty'dur Inf .tht last -'"two d ays. f .Oae;.csr3 f. diphtheria", 'wa fonrjj, 'Linn couoty had 1C canoi cf I -fluenza," Iane county y. :x, . ' ';u . -i one, aad'Ciatsuj? two,' Staten . implicates - Former Dry Director in Eight Pag 2 Booze Stcry MITCHELL ALSO tlMfeV 84th and Chi-Mntc-ft Uld Rail roaded to Prison r Carer Tracks ; of Higher lif'- f.l-iuor PORTLAND. Feb. 1 0.- f A P i An eight page typewritten confen Blon, purporting to show that D, James A. Llnvllle, former prohi bition enforcement director for Oregon, and Frank B. 'Mitchell, his former legal. adviser, t;n :.! Vast quantities of Hquo to "r - ; ter bootleggers" of Portland, nd that . they railroaded three - fetato prohibition agents to . prison in order to cover their own tracks, wa mad in the fede)ral court lier today bjr Janie "JV. Staten, alian Jim Stayton confessed bootlegger. 'Staten faces charges of fOQ tempt of court for not appearing to testify in the case against Ar thur Christeosen and RoJert and A. C, Smith, former state prohibi tion operatives. I Roy Moore, who admits h cia 'i bootlegger, moonshiner and liquor operator here, was named by t;U en as. having. been in' league' with Mltcheji in the alleged plot to rail roa4 the state officers to prison. Staten declared la court today tlat his failure fo; appear in the.cai. of hf three agents was becau3a bl threats against hU life if he failol td giro testimony he said was fuU nlshed by Mitchell.-; -r" U Staten declares n the1 eigccd C0f fessioa submitted to the court today that Mitchell sold liquor to Portland bootleggers and that tiv Other liquor dealers and hiniseit Ptirchased .4500 gallons Of pure grain alcohol from, Linville's form r legal adviser . ile alab charged that. Mitchell offered the bo otic k,- (Cintinu4 4 PK 3.) BUILDING FUNDi "MEET REJECTION JOINT.. rOJlJjITTKK.. KLAsiir 'maxit'appropriatioxs Rfuest for Fond to Hire lilnh I -1hk1 Hupervisor Disallowed by Conpnittee l' The Join ways and means f cm mlttee last nighl rejected bills pn vlding for appropriations of 31D. 000 to .erect new building at the Oregon Agricultural college. Included fa the proposed ex penses were $170,000 for a phytic brtlding. $150,000 for an animal husbandry building, 160,000 tor a chemistry building, and 133,0 00 for a central heating plant. Representative Buchanan of Corvallis then asked to be excused front tha unit rule adopted -recently, so he mikbt he free to 'vote' af b wished on all edacallcnal appropriations ' bills' presented in the 1 house. His request was granted. ;--.- . .. fRepresentatiya Eroaaugh aiaooaccd that he h.aj held a' con ference with the faculty of the uaiversity .of Orsgea, and that an agreement., had", been reached whereby a' bill providing f, r an appropriation oMUO.000 f .r aa infirmary at. . that ,. Jastitution would ; be wtihdrawn. Thla Lilt previouslr - was approved by tUa ways and, means committee. . (Another bill approved 1 7 t!u committee a few sights ago car ries an apropriation for a new li brary at the university. This till will not be withdrawn but wi'.l ha allowed to go before the 1 la ture for final' conBideratic:;. Representative GorJoa, ; tl-lr-man of the house ways ar.fl 1 . - - j committee a&ld that the till ' -.-oriziag an appropriation fcr i -f irmary at the . .university s withdrawn at his refjv-t 1 of the unsatisfactory .cni.,.. ,i flse state's finances. J - - - : ' tire Gordon also. U a 1 ' r the board of regents cf t ? t - vcrsity. 1 ;A bill provl-lic- fcr r rs I of 'the salary cf t'.-t 1 from $2i00 ta ? 2 : . ; f : rt ported'ont favr " ' r.:S:rf?. frlroduc i 1 y t rerin;. ..r ri .j '