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Lower House Passed the tVIcNary Bill Last . Plight; If It 4s Signed : by the" President;.. It Will Stabilize Farming Two More Days To Go, With the Y.W.G.A. -Campaign, and It Will Take Hard Work to Reach $7,000 Goal w WEATHER FORECAST: Rain; moder ate temperature; southerly gales on coast. Maximum yesterday, 51; minimum, 43: river, 4.'3; rainfall, .63; atmosphere cloudy, wind, north. An offset to thoso who propose to do six days worl in fire days are those who do nt do five days work in six. Pittsburgh Gasette-Times. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, .FEBRUARY 18, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS w LOUISIANA HIT BY STORM, 1 1 PERSONS DIE One Missing and Two Not Expected to Live as Result of Tornado TEMPEST CUTS SWATH Houses, Darns and Other .Struc tures Wrecked by Klements; Anrwfi, Ambulances and Doctors Sent ST. JOSEPH, La., Feb. 17 CAI') Seven teegroes v e r e killed here tonight when a tor ftado struck the Lilia Mat plan tation on Lake Rruin near here. Twenty-one were reported In jured. Most of the plantation houses along the lake Were de molished, llecanse of their crip pled roiirmunications the names of the dead and injured could not be learned. PLEASANT HILL, La., Feb. 17, (AP) Eleven are dead, one is missing and two are not expected to live as a result of a tornado which struck a mile and half south of here at 5:30 o'clock this after noon. The dead: Mrs. D. D. Hlcks 60; Key Hicks, 2.5: Verdie Ashby, 40; Opal Ashby, 18; Lamar Ashby, Larry Ashby, two small Ashby children i Ruth Birdell, 18; Mrs. W. J. Brown, Elbert Oates Jr., 5. Miss Ruth Free, about 18 years old, Is missing and Is believed . dead following the destruction of her home. Her father. Colonel Free, is in a critical condition and is expected to die. An unidenti fied man will die also, it is be - .Jifcved. r iThe Masonic temple here was "Turned Into a makeshift hospital as the dead And dying were rushed to this cjty. Through the efforts of the hreveport Times, Special nurses, doctors and ambulances from the North Louisiana sanitarium were despatched to Pleasant Hill. Mor ticians sent two. ambulances and provided transportation for the nurses. Meager information tonight de scribed the tornado as having cut a swath a mile wide, wrecking houses, barns and other structures. ine Stockton home, a mile and half south of Pleasant Hill,, was the first house struck, but of the 12 occupants, no one was injured. IVIARINES DEPART FOR NICARAGUA FORCE OF 1600 ADDITIONAL SEAT TO END TROUBLE "Outcome Of Impending Battle Kipected To Decide Use For Troops WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. (AP) A force of 1600 additional American marines is under orders for Nicaragua to put an end to bloodshed and disorders In that country. Two hundred men aboard the cruiser Trenton are to be rushed from Guantanamo. Cuba, to Corln to. Another 200 will proceed from San Diego, Cal. "A full regiment. 1200 strong. Is scheduled to sail from the United States aboard the naval transport Henderson. The outcome of an Impending battle between liberal and con servative forces at Matagalpa probably will decide the exact use Rear Admiral Latimer will make of the additional forces to be placed at his disposal. The Wash ington government does not know in detail the number of troops facing each other at Matagalpa, but disclosure today of the orders which will Increase American mar ine detachments in Nicaragua fourfold indicates the grave doubt entertained by President Coolidga and his advisers that the Matagal pa battle can be averted. No explanation was made at th state and navy departments of the immediate reason for ending ad ditional marines to Nicaragua. The. two hundred men to be sent from Ouantanamo tO Corinto will pplement four hundred marines i w insuring order at Managua, fyydtal of the Diaz government. IjSpiThey will also be available to kerp own Ihe Corlnto-Managua railroad, in the event that Ad miral l,atlhier decides to employ his reinforcements "for the estab lishment of neutral zones at Mata galpa or elsewBere in further effort to smother the liberal at tack upon the Diaa government... Orders to the marine detach ment at Ran Diego to embark for Nicaragua were disclosed yester day; simultaneously with the an nouncement that a division of six naval seaplanes also had been assigaed to dutv at Corinto. The transport Henderson -Is- still -at Philadelphia,' hut was expected to teall .tomorrow for Newport, RVJ. YWCA CAMPAIGN EXCEEDS 4000 DHIVE PAST HALFWAY MARK, WITH $3,000 NEEDED Team Led by Mrs. W. D. Clark Wins Day's Competition With 280 The total for the YWCA drive went over the $4,000 mark short ly before noon yesterday with $4,009 raised, leaving nearly $3, 000 yet to be raised before the drive closes tomorrow night. The team led by Mrs. W. D. Clark won the day's competition with ?280 raised, it was announced at the regular noon luncheon. Hal Patton represented the city coun cil on the program yesterday, tell ing the solicitors what the city fathers thought of the YWCA as an asset to Salem and vicinity. Mr. Patton stressed the tre mendous Importance of the work now being done in assisting girls to secure positions, thus keeping up their morale and in furnishing a home-like club room for women away from home. Dr. Carl Doney, president of Willamette university, will repre sent the college on the last lunch eon program to be held this noon. The high school girl reserves sang last night for the regular ses sion of United Artisans at their club rooms, after an urgent invi tation. The local organization is still a long distance from the goal, but hopes to make the quota through fcllow-ups who have told solicitors to call again next week. Influenza has held down the success of the drive, and campaign leaders be lieve that many who are unable to contribute this week are planning to assist at a later time. STRANDED SHIP FLOATS Tanker Aground on California Coast for Time Yesterday LOS ANGELES. Feb. 17. (AP) A radio message received by the Federal Telegraph com pany here reported that the Stan dard Oil tanker F. H. Hillman which went ashore on St. Nicolas island, 70 miles southwest of San Pedro, early tonight was floated less than an hour later and pro ceeded toward San Francisco. Although no details of the ac cident were given In the message, federal officials were of the opin ion that little damage probably was done since the ship proceed ed toward her destination instead of putting into San Pedro. The tanker was bound from London to San Francisco. PUBLISHER IN TROUBLE Man Who Beamed "Captive" Play Faces Charge of Own NEW YORK, Feb. 17. ( AP) -Horace B. Liveright, publisher, who dashed into court yesterday to the rescue of the harassed stage presentation "The Captive" today was given pause midway in an other rush this time to reproduce the play in spite of the censors and the courts by the rising up of a 1925 indictment against him which he had almost forgotten. Mr. Liveright, who, it is under stood, had arranged for most of the coast of the play to appear under his management, may have to go on trial before then. It was said, on the charge of publishing an obscene book. The book was a novel by Max well Bodenheim, and for its pub lication Mr. Liveright is under bail of $2500 as are Thomas R. Smith, Mr. Bodenheim and the corporation of Bonl and Liveright, publishers. FEAR . FELT FOR VESSEL Steamer Elkton Report -d Missing in Middle of Pacific MANILA, Feb. 18. (AP) Fear that the shipping board freighter Elkton had been lost with all hands on board was ex pressed here today by the Admiral Line, operators of the vessel. The steamer Liberator, another shipping board vessel, which re sponded to the distress call of the Elkton, messaged that it had searched the entire area given by the latter ship as its location. without finding either the strick en freighter or open boats to which the crew might have taken. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON XiioeUled Pra The house passed the McNary Haugen bill. The senate deferred action on the radio control bill. t Sixteen hundred more marines were ordered to Nicaragua. Hope that Frank L. Smith of Illinois will be seated in this con gress was dissipated. The nomIhatloi of Ezra Brain ered.'Jr., to he ah interstate com merce . commissioner was con firmed. The Interstate . commerce com mission heard arguments on the proposed, SoaUt-Weslern, railroad merger. ,: HOUSE PASSES LIBRARY BILL OF UNIVERSITY Measure Has to Go Through Senate and Meet Gov ernor's Approval DEBATE LASTS 2 riOURS Need of Building Admitted, bnt Source From Which to Take Money Is Problem; Lonergan Speaks The campus at the University of Oregon promises to be adorned with a new $375, 0Q0 library. At least it will if the bill appropriat ing that amount gets by the sen ate and governor as Successfully as it did in the house yesterday. The success of the bill was not easily won, however, over two hours being spent in debate. Everyone being shown the great need of the building, and oppon ents admitting it to a certain ex tent, they still contended that there was no source from which to get the money to pay for it. Representative Lonergan led the fight for the passage of the bill, saying it was an absolute necessity, that the present building would only accommodate about one-tenth of the pupils, being built when there were only about 300 students enrolled. He asked that any 111 feeling between schools of Oregon be wiped out and the bill consid ered on its merits. Fearing that opposing this bill might lead people to believe that he was prejudiced, being an OAC alumnus, Theodore Cramer ex plained that he was opposed to the whole building program be cause of the fact that there were no funds available at the present time. Representatives Graham and McCourt asserted - that" -money should be supplied from some (Continued on page 5.) MABEL OUT OF DANGER Film Actress Resting Easier After Attack of Pneumonia SANTA MONICA, Cal., Feb. 17. (AP) Mabel Normand was de clared to be out of danger by her physician this afternoon at . the Santa Monica hospital where the film actress has been critically ill with bronchial pneumonia. Her physician said that Miss Normand is resting easier and is expected to progress favorably now. He added that what was be lieved to be an abscess in the lungs early this week had proved to be only a serious congestion and that there is no complication with the bronchial pneumonia. .Or MOW O CfS vy OFFICE BUILDING GETS BY HOUSE MEASURE PASSES WITHOUT DISSENTING BALLOT Rentals From Commissions Ex pected toPay Cast of New Struct are The house yesterday passed the bill authorizing the construction of a three-story fireproof office building on the capital grounds in Salem. The measure passed with out a dissenting vote. Representative McCallister said the governor and the members of the industrial accident commission were in faror of the bill. He ex plained that the rentals from the building would pay for it, and that in one sense it was not an appro priation bill as the funds for its construction were to be borrowed from the industrial accident fund. The state is now paying out over $35,000 a year for space for the different departments of the state scattered about the cities of Port land and Salem. Mr. Gordon said that an office building was needed and he was heartily in favor of the measure. INFLUENZA HITS SALEM Health Officer Reports Jiundreds of Cases In Mild Form . Salem people by the hundreds are suffering from influenza, but in a mild form, it Is reported by Dr. Walter H. Brown, city health officer. Few of these cases have been reported fo health authori ties, but the number of absences from the schools and other indi cations point to the prevalence of the disease. No quarantine measures are contemplated at present, but each individual should take care to avoid contagion, Dr. Brown stat ed. The disease has spread not only all over the United States, but throughout Europe; but no such conditions as prevailed in 1918 are looked for, as the peo ple's resistance to the germ has apparently become stronger through previous exposure. LITA LOSES ALIMONY Appellate Court Deprives Chap lin's Wife of Monthly Pay LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17. (AP) Temporary alimony can not be awarded to a plaintiff in a divorce case in California unless the defendant has been legally served; the appellate court ruled here today in depriving Mrs. Charles Chaplin of $4000 per month temporary alimony granted her by the superior court. The decision makes new divorce law in California, as the law "had never been passed upon before by the higher courts." The decision leaves Mrs. Chaplin without a mo mentary award of any kind against her film star husband. The appellate court today made permanent a writ of prohibition restraining the receivers in charge of the comedian's California for tune from making the alimony payment which had been ordered by the superior court. CATCHING UP C ANTONESE TAKE HANGCHOW CITY RIVER AT SHANGHAI FILLED WITH FOREIGN WARSHIPS Five American Vessels Present With 11 Marines; More Expected Soon SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. (AP) The capture of Hangchow, import ant center 113 miles southwest of Shanghai, by the nationalists, was confirmed here today. The forces of Marshal Sun Chaun-Fang, who formerly held the city, were pre paring centers of resistance to the north at Kaishing and Sunkiang. SHANGHAI, Feb. 17. (AP)- Twenty-one warships of five for eign countries lay In the Whang- poo river here today, their fight ing men ready to go into action of need be to protect foreign lives and property should they be menaced by the threatened invasion of Can tonese forces. Four thousand British soldiers ashore within the international settlements awaited developments; other British troops on the sea will bring their number up to 16,000 unless they are di vtrted to other ports of China. Five American war vessels the Pittsburgh, Asheville, Sacramento, Edsall and McCormick had on board 1100 marines ready for shore duty, and 1200 other "devil dogs" were expected from San Diego February 24. The five foreign flags floating from the warships were those of the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy. The war craft lay quietly and stubbornly at anchor, despite the assurances of the warrihs Chinese factions that foreign lives and property were not endangered. In Shanghai, however, were many for eign refugees from Hankow and Kiaukiang, from which cities they had been evacuated when coolie mobs overran the British conces siort districts, and Cantonese gov ernment officials took over their administration. Interest of foreign fighting men was heightened by reports that the troops of Marshal Sun Chuan- Fang, ruler of Kiangsu province, in which Shanghai is located, had suffered defeat in Sun's province of Cbekiang and were falling back toward Shanhhai. The Cantonese have occupied Hangchow, 113 miles from this' city by rail, after severe fighting. Sun's forces were described as demoralized, and seizing all avail able railway cars at Hangchow, prepared to continue their retreat toward Shanghai if necessary. STORM WARNING POSTED Souther! v Winds and Gales to Strike Oregon, Wellington , SEATTLE, Feb. 17 (AP) A warning that strong southerly winds and gales will strike the Oregon and Washington coasts from Cape Flattery to Marshfield within the next 24 hours was post ed by the United States weather bureau tonight. GOVERNOR'SAX FULLS ON TOLL ROAD MEASURE Wilson River Highway Vic tim of Administration's Economy Program ADVOCATES WILL FIGHT Graham Moves Measure Be Laid on Table, Together With Message of Governor; Tithing Bill Up ( Governor Patterson yesterday vetoed the "Vyilson River tbll road bill, because he thought it would not be in keeping with thfe policy of economy which is of vital neces sity. After the governor's message had been read on the Root of the house. Representative Graham moved that the message and vetoed bill be laid on the table until he could ascertain the reason for the veto. Friends of the toll road bill are expected to begin immediate steps for organizing an attempt t.o carry the bill over the governor's veto. The biggest thing to take place in the legislature today is expected to be the senate's consideration of the administration tithing bill. Whether it will pass or not is causing its advocates plenty of work. The governor's message said in part: j "During the past several; months the attention of the people! of Ore gon has been called to the inabil ity of the tax levying body of the state at this time to levy faxes in an amount sufficient to conduct properly the everal activities of the state. It has been , my duty to call to the attention of the legis lature this shortage of funds and to suggest some emergency reme dies which may be used to correct this condition. i "In times of financial stringency the same principles that would be practiced by successful adminis trators of private enterprises should be applied by those entrust ed with the business of the state. I do not feel, therefore, that any new and expensive project! in any department of the state should be initiated at this time. i "I fully appreciate the value and convenience of the road in ques tion, but it Is local in character and would connect points already joined by the highway system of the state. This local convenience is not sufficient, In my judgment, to counterbalance the fact that the road is not vitally needed from a commercial viewpoint, and that Its construction at this time would constitute a radical departure from ite program of economy which is of such , vital present necessity to the state of Oregon. ARCTIC HARDSHIP. TOLD Party of Hunters Swept Hundreds of Miles in Open Skiff SEVOONGA, St. Lawrence Is land. Alaska, Feb. 17.WVia Radio WXY at Nome to the Asso ciated Press.) Swept in ah open skiff for 400 miles across the Bering sea from Siberia fo this island, six survivors of a party of eight walrus hunters tonight were recounting an almost unparalleled story of hardship, peril arid suf fering and tragic disaster, i Their arms and legs frozen, their eyes distended and swollen, and their scanty clothing in tat ters, the sfx men finally reached the Eskimo village of Gambell, on the northern part of the Island, from where the story of their Ill fated battle with the elements has reached Sevoonga by radki TURKEY, U. S. NEGOTIATE America and Constantinople May Restore Diplomatic Amity WASHINGTON; Feb. lT-j-.(AP) Negotiations which apparently are approaching ft successful con clusion at Constantinople are ex pected not only to extend thja pres ent trade understanding between the United States and Turkyt but to restore the diplomatic relations broken by the world war. j . Officials here will not disclose whether Rear Admiral -Bristol, now holding the title of American commissioner at Constantinople, will be given appointment as American ambassador, or whether a regular diplomatic officer will be chosen. YAMHILL! MAN INJ JRED Georgn , Sanders "Hurt, Perhaps .' Fatally, by'Atttomoblla1' PORTLAND Feb. 17--(AP) George" Sanders," 60. of Yamhill. Ore., 'was ill j tired, perhaps fatally, today - when he stepped Into the Bide of . an automobile driven by A. M. Batchlor ot Hlllsboro Batchlor was not held respons ible by witnesses and police took COUNTIES MUST SUSTAIN BRIDGES HOUSE COMMITTEE TURNS ,DOWX PEDDLERS BILJj Both Measures Hard Fought in Joint Session But Fail to Draw Help The automobles and roads, with the roads and. highway committee of the house, held a joint meeting last night, at which they dis cussed the Yamhill, Benton and Marion counties delegations' bill. number 104, designating the bridges crossing the Willamette river at Newberg.and .at Corvallis as state highways, to be improved and maintained to the same extent other highways are cared for. The respective cour.ties built both of these bridges several years ago and have maintained them ever since. Members of the delegations felt that it only prop er that the state should nay for the upkeep of them from now on, since tney connected two main highways of Oregon.. A motion was ma de and carried that the bill be recommended but that It "do not pasp. There was considerable feeling against this from Representative Giesy, Mott and others. An attempt was made to reconsider the -vote and to re port It back without recommenda tions, buf failed. The bill 'providing for the re fund of 50 per cent of the 1927 license fees paid by commercial salesmen, and. containing an em ergency clause Was discussed to some extent. Most of the sentiment against the bill had Tor its incentive the unfairness to the merchant trucks. which were also excluded from the 50 per cent additional tax heretofore imposed but which was repealed this session of the legis lature. Many thought that if some .received a rebate, all that were exempted from the addition al fee- by another bill, should also receive it. The bill will be re ported back this morning with the recommendation that it do not pass. ITALIAN REPLY UNREADY Official Answer to Coolldge, Note in Hands of Officials HOME, Feb. 17. (AP) Italy's official" reply to President CoolidgeV disarmament proposal remained tonight in the hands of the foreign office officials. . who are working- strenuously -to put the finishing touches to the docu ment. The note, which it is asserted semiofficially rejects the Ameri can invitation for a conference for supplementary disarmament, vir tually was finished yesterday, but the government's desire to insert more detailed technical support for the Italian contentions prompt ed " delay in its delivery. The main lines of the document al ready have been set down by. Pre mier Mussolini, with aid of Ad miral Acton and other experts. HEFLIN STORMS AGAIN Alabaman Uses Fonr Hours in De nunciation of Catholics WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. (AP) Nearly four hours of the senate's five hour session today was taken up with a denunciation of Cath olics in this country by Senator Heflin. democrat, Alabama. During this time the legislative machinery was at a standstill and when Senator Heflin threatened to continue his speech tomorrow there were cries of "No, No," from senators and' Senator Curtis, the republican leader, in obtaining the floor. to move for a recess, said he could not promise that Mr. Hef lin could proceed at that time. "I'm not' saying that I want It tomorrbwi" Heflin replied, "but If I do I'll get it." C0QUILLE EDITOR DEAD Henry .Wi Young, Formerly Woodburn, Passes in South of MARSHFIELD, Feb. 71 (AP) Henry W. Yonng, 79, publisher of the Coquille Valley Sentinel at Coquille, died this morning. Mr. Young had been at Coquille for 13 years. Before coming to Coos county he owned the Woodburn Inde pendent, and prior to comlpg to the Pacific coast, was engaged In newspaper publishing In Kansas. He Is survived by his son, Allen Yonng,- part owner or the Sentinel, and a daughter, Marian Young. FRENCH DEBT TO WAIT Chamber of Deputies Too Busy to Bother With Payment PARIS. Feb. 17 -r- (AP) The chamber of deputies will be too busy; with internal problems to give attention r to ratification of the Washington debt accord for seterar months, with the prospect that;it wfU be October before the subject can be reached,-' .The parliamentary program as proposed by the government; In virtual accord .with party leaders, provides first of all -for action on a bill reducing obligatory military FARM AID BILL , WINS III HOUSE ' BY CLOSE lie Measure Approved in Same orm in Which It Went Ihrough Senate COOLIDGE MUST JUDGE Provision for Levying Equallza tion Fee Contained In Splto . , of Bitter Opposition -J Through Session ( C5J". WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 (AP)V The McNary-Haugen farm relief bill was passed tonight by th -house in exactly the form approv? ed by the senate. The vote wai. 14 to 178, a margin of 36 rotes. It now goes directly to PresI-. dent Coolldge, with congressional -opinion divided over whether he will veto the measure or permit It to become a law. The bill proposes creation of a. federal farm board with power to levy an equalization fee on - six basic agricultural commodities for . the purpose of controlling sur pluses. By passing the measure, .the house in less than 12 months re- ' versed its position, havlng.by.it: vote of 212 to 167 last spring re jected a bill embodying tha wamp, T general provisions. Two years ago it also voted down a bill by the same name with similar provis ions. The senate, by passing tha bill 4 7 to 39 last week, also reversed its position, having rejected -the equalization fee plan last year.". inclusion of tobacco and tied and the elimination of cattle, as basic farm commodities was credit- - ed generally for the increase In strength mustered by the bill.. The, -basic commodities In the measure as it goes to the president are swine, wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco :r ana rice. . . , . The house took up the bill today with little expectation ot a final vote before tomorrow. By hold in if a majority on the floor at all limes. nowever, the McNary-Haugen sup-i porters kept legislative machinery! proceeding at a rapid pace. and. 1 killed one after another thd morfc L man iuu amendments offered by opponents. , Just before the bill came op furV final imssagB lomgni, aitcr nine (Continued oa paf 7.) AUTO LICENSES ,TO BE STUDIED cojnrrtTEE of five approv-- KD, TO REPORT IN 1920 Need of Differential Between Old and New Cars Stressed in Senate A resolution authorizing ap pointment ot a committee of fivo members to study the motor" ve- hlcle Jicense tax was adopted yes terday by the senate. The resolu-. tion was-introduced by the" roads and highways committee. The committee will report Its findings at the next session of the legisla- -ture in 1929. Need of reaching some satiflfac-. . tory agreement on a license dif ferential between new and old cars waa stressed. Many owners believe the license, fee affecting used cars should be, reduced, according to Senator. Hall, chairman of the roads and. highways committee. He said that hasty legislation on this' subject, was not advisable, however, as a ' constitutional question was In volved. Senator Upton said he was In -sympathy with the resolution. "If this resolution Is ad op ted.' said Senator Upton, "I will gladly -submit to, having my motor ve- hide bill laid on the table pending the next session of the legisla-: ture." Senator Upton's bill provided for a lower" license fee on old cars. A bill introduced by Senator Upton and others yesterday pro-, vides for the employment ot two captains and three lieutenants in ' connection with the operation of,., the state, "motor vehicle depart ment. The captains would receive not to exceed $200 a month, while, the compensation for the lien ten- ants would be limited to $185 per month. The bill also would in crease the compensation , for traf fic officers from $125 to $135 a month during the first 12 months; of their service. Compensation after this service wonld be Increas ed from $150 to $175 a month. The chief Inspector for the state . motor vehicle department would be retained under the bllL v The senate approved a bill ln-';,5 troduced by the roads and high-". ways committee providing that the . railroad corporations shall pay 60 per cent of the- total cost of con- ' etructing overhead crossings. Un-,