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Janncr Year- 1926 Being About Doubled- in- Salcm'o 492-7 Building Record; And '-ft Wnh Likofcr Keepr On oafcm :.Yli?CA Budget Campaign Still Oh ; Should Go to Point of $1 00Q Extra For Building Fund Nest Egg if WEATHER' FORECAST; Cloudy and unsettled; probably light local rains; mod erate temperature; southerly winds on the coast, maximum yesterday, 48; minimum; 34 river, 11.$ and falling; rainfall, trace; atmosphere, cloudy; wind, southwest. First Section-Pages 1 tot 8 .Three Sections- 24 Piges" Sill VlilN'l.' jf"-SUL'l'iL V KATt - - . a - n-tr nrrKii rv . k - . - - 1 IPPOIfJTfffJTS BY PATTERSOIf STILL uraow Davis and Siever Mentioned fon Position of Corpora tion Commissioner E. E. BRAGG MAY REMAIN Levens lrobabIy To Remain- As Prohibition Commissioner For Time; Dorris Possl bility On Game Body It is understood that the ap pointment of -a state corporation commissioner to succeed YK B. Crews will be made within the next few days. There are a num ber of other appointments to be made; but so far the governor has given very little indication as to the men to receive these positions. Friend of. Governor Patterson I have expressed the opinion that S Senator Davis of Malheur county I would be named as state corpora tion commissioner. He has re ceived the indorsement of mem ' hers of the state-supreme, court, I prominent lawyers in Portland f and many of the leading business men of Eastern Oregon. Senator Davis at one time was circuit judge of Malheur county. His friends-said he was well qualified for the office of state corporation commissioner. Indorsement of Prank Siever al so continue to arrive at the execu tive offices. Mr. Siever served as deputy state treasurer under the administration of O P. Hoff, and later was in charge of the inheri tance tax department. He is now -f Vated In Portland where he is prominent in American"" Legion circles. It is not likely that there will be any ' change In the office of state prohibition commissioner for several months. William Le vens, incumbent of the office, was ld to have given-excellent satis faction and Governor Patterson : (Coatina on pt t.) SENATE REFUSES CLOTURE ON DAM WW LI IKK CANYON MKASURE AND OFFICER BILL LOST Prohibition Reorganisation and Public Buildings to Be Considered WASH iNGTONv Feb. 26, IAP) Death blows for this ses sion to both Boulder canyon dam and emergency. . officers retire ment bills was dealt today by the senate in refusing to restrict de bate on either. - Besides the two talk-limiting petitions which "it rejected, the K;nate has two others - pending, one on the administration's prohi bition reorganization measure and the other, on the public buildings bill. One and perhaps Joth will bjs voted on Monday. By refusing to end the spectacular filibusters on- the Colorado river and officers' bills, the senate left itself in the parliamentary tangle which has existed for? a week in which some senators threaten to keep it enmeshed until adjourn ment at noon next Friday.? Out of the legislative chaos to day Boulder canyon measure, emerged as the senate's unfinished business, bat it would be automa tically replaced, lor the time being at least, if cloture were placed on either the prohibition or the pub lie buildings bill. " Although he made an 11th hour appeal to President Coolldge at the White House for his Boulder canyon bill. Senator Johnson re publican, California, failed to ob tain, even; a. majority, for his clo petition, the vote, being 32 to 'Z, r 29 loss than the two-thirds Majority necessary to invoke the V.rule limiting senators to one hour leach' on the measure. 7 i Efforts of Senator Tyson demo crat, Tennessee, to get the senate to stop the flow of talk on the offi cers bill failed by a 'margin of seven votes, the roll cull showing 51 senators favoring cloture' and 3S opposing it. Senator Johnson failed to , draw support for his clo ture move front some of those who have been. moHt active in as sisting hinT In his fight, 'senators casting their ballots against the petition. Including- LaFollctte of Wisconsin and' Nye of North Da in9 : . KJ02t ltJt mm... -, - .nu" CITY'S BUILDING SHOWS BIG GAIN REPORT INDICATES 56 PER, MITS ISSUED IX MONTH Salem Construction Work for 1927 May Be Double Than for Past Year February building activities, in Salem re-emphasized the indica tions apparent in January that f E.-j 000,000 worth of construction wii be started here this year, by al most doubling the mark of Febru ary, 1926. With" one more day to go, the total for the month now ending is $229,262, as compared to $122; 650 in the same month of 1926. Fifty-six permits have been issued, the corresponding figure being 41 for February a year ago. February also broke all records for the month, and exceeded the January total ot $207,000. The total for the year so far is $436, 361, as compared to $235,525 on this date a year ago. If the remainder of the year shows corresponding increases, the year's total will be about $5,100, 00 O, judging from the 1926 total which was slightly under $2,800, 000. The February building record includes few permits for largs structures, the big bulk of it be ing residence construction. The biggest permit of the month was one for $60,000, the apartment house which S. E. Hen derson is starting at 555 North Winter. Other important construction include theHunt Bros, warehouse which is-being built at 145 Divi sion street at a cost of $15,000, and the Barrett Bros, garage, 2045 North Capitol, costing the same amount. PORTLAND, LONDON TALK Distance of 7006 Miles Covered in Record Phone Speech PORTLAND, Feb. 2$. (AP) A foggy Portland and a rainy London exchanged greetings early today in a telephone conversation,, which spanned 7006. miles and marked the greatest achievement in the history of human voice transmission. It was fairly early in Portland a few minutes before 9:30 when C. E. Hickman, general manager of the Pacif ie Telephone and Telegraph company in the Pa cific northwest, obtained connec tions with H. E. Shreeve, assis tant tothe vice president of the American Telephone and Tele graph company in London, where the clock announced that it was almost 6 o'clock. Connections had been delayed for almost two hours by broken wires in a New England blizzard, but when con nections -were resumed by way of Montreal, Canada, little difficul ty was experienced by the twb men hearing one another. GIRL, 9, SHOOTS .FATHER Forehead Pierced by Bullet Fired By. Child During Play BEND, Feb. 26. (AP) Hij forehead pierced by a bullet fired from a small calibre rifle by his 9 year old daughter, August Burrus 40, is in a local hospital. He is expected to recover. The rifle used by the girl was believed by the family at the time to have been unloaded. A small son ot the family had used it hunting Tabbits. Returning, he supposedly emptied the gun. "Put up your hands, Daddy,f the little girl called to her father, as he sat reading the paper. Bur rus did not comply and the trig ger was pulled. When the bullet was removed it Was found that the brain had not been punctured- YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON i Associated Presr 'The house considered, the ond deficiency i appropriation bil I Five important diplomatic noun inations were 1 confirmed by the senate. 1 A senate vote on overriding the McNary-Haufeen farm biil was de ferred., ' i-V"k--'4h-. Sarauel-lnsull of Chicago con t'dued to defy the senate campaign funds committee. : I v. . i '- " The senate refused to limit de bate on the Boulder canyon and officers' retirement bills. j . A mover wasi made to press the prohibition reorganization bill to a- senate! vote under, cloture. :.' - The plan to have the senate for olgn ' relations - committee visit Mexico -and- Central-America- was KtiflTHllI 1IT DEI eOlTRUI Interstate Commerce Com mission Says Firm Must Use S. P. Tracks RENT TO BE $165,000 Unnecessary Duplication Would Be Caused by Two Roatto Into Same. Territory, Says Ruling by I. C. C. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AP) The Oregon Trunk railroad was jdenied permission today by the I. IC. C. t o proceed with construction f new line into Klamath. Falls, Ore. Instead, the Southern Paci fic railroad was instructed to ten der to the Oregon Trunk a con tract by which i t would be en abled to use the present-line of the Southern Pacific into Klamath Falls, on a basis of an annual trackage rights rental of not more than $165,000. The two railroads were notified to make the joint use agreement subject to the commission's ap proval, while at the same time the petition of the Oregon public serv ice commission for approval of the Oregon Trunk's extension plan was denied. The Oregon Trunk, which is owned jointly by the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern, would unnecessarily duplicate transpor tation facilities in the Klamath basin if it were allowed to go for ward with its construction project, the majority of the commission held. With the Southern Pacific already occupying the field, it was ruled that the two-systems should (Continued on page 2.) EXPENSE FUND REFUSED Four Legislators Turn Down Check for Extra Pay Four members of the 1927 legis lature refused to accept checks from the secretary of. state cover ing their expenses while in attend ance at the recent legislative ses sion. A resolution authorizing payment of expenses of legislators at the rate of $5 a day was adopt ed. two weeks ago. Under the resolution each senator and repre sentative was entitled to $235 for the session. Members of the legislature who refused to accept the checks were Senator Corbett, president of ,the senate, and Representatives Miller, Scott and Settlemier. CHEER UP! LOOK ED 4 ajf 'iWiiWWWMllffl'E '' T" -i imii'miji. rrioiaMMBM ALASKAN STORM DIES SUDDENLY FATE OF HALIBUT FISHERS OFF COAST UNKNOWN Hope Strengthened That Crews of loO Craft' on High Seas Survived Storm SEWARD. Alaska, Feb. 2G. (AP) Subsiding as suddenly as it arose, the terrific sub-Arctic storm which threatened to wipe out 150 vessels of the North Pacific halibut fleet, lashed itself out in final bursts of fury today. The fate of the fishermen will not be known until the halibuters arrive from the banks, more than 100 miles off shore, , but the ter mination of the storm has given strength to the hope here that most of the boats were able to reach protected coves along the coast and escape destruction. The vessels usually remain at sea until a catch has been obtained and are gone from port a week or two at a time. The gale died down in the har bor here at noon, and vessels that had been driven from their docks yesterday by mountainous seas were able to dock again. Three battered fishing boats were driven into the harbor last night and their crews told of the fury of the storm on the open sea. Many gales are weathered by the fishermen, but the storm which died down today was regarded of unusual violence. The crews of five halibut boats which reached this port today after being tossed and torn by the heavy seas for hours, declared that the storm was the worst they had ever seen. Among the boats was the Re public, which arrived with her hatches smashed, part of her rail carried away, and much fishing (Continued on page 8.) MERGER PLAN PRESENTED Great Northern. Head Lays Pro gram Before Iowa Commission DES MOINES. Iowa, Feb. 26. (AP) President Ralph Budd of the Great Northern railway today laid before Governor John Ham mill and members of the Iowa rail road commission, plans tor the un ification of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Seattle, Portland and Spokane systems. The Great Northern head Is on a tour of all states concerned with the merger. The states, however, will not be asked to enter their formal assent or objection to the plan until after it is presented to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion about April. B. M. Richardson, a member of the railroad commission, said to night, he did not anticipate any ob jection to the merger from Iowa, although he could not speak for the full commission at this time. WHOM WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FORFARM BILL TO GO ON M'NARY-HAUGEN" MEASURE TO BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN Oregon Senator Attempts to Bring Vote on Veto, But Is Ruled Down WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AP) Determination to continue the fight for enactment of the Mc-Nary-Haugen farmr relief bill in the next congress' was expressed today at both ends of the capitol by supporters of the bill as a sen ate vote on the question of over riding President Coolidge's veto went over until next week. Senator McNary," republican, Oregon, chairman of the agricul ture committee and co-author of the equalization fee proposal, at tempted to bring about a vote on the veto, but he was ruled out of order, and later announced that the roll call show-dow on sus taining the president would come Monday. Senate leaders of the bill freely admitted that the veto would be sustained, and inasmuch as they are not disposed to make any ef fort to get through, a substitute in the few remaining days of the ses sion, it appeared certain that no general farm relief legislation would be enacted by this congress. In the house, however, several attempts were made to get action on substitutes for the McNary Haugen measure, but they got no where. Both Representatives Aswell of Louisiana and Crisp of Georgia, democrats, sought to call up their relief bills, but they were checked by opposition from McNary-Haug- en bill supporters. The two southerners charged that backers of the McNary-Haug- en bin wefe blocking real relief for the farmers, but Representa tive Haugen, republican, Iowa, co author of the proposal, retorted: "We want legislation that will re lieve, but not a subterfuge." "It is time to quit playing poli tics and pass a relief bill' that the president would sign," Represen tative Tlncher, republican, Kansas, put in. Convinced that there s no chance of getting their bill passed over the president's veto, its sup porters are laying plans to line up increased support for it in the next congress so that they can command enough strength then to pass it over a veto: JOHN McNARY NOMINATED Salem Man to Succeed C. E. Wol verton as Federal Judge WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AP) John Hi McNary, republican, Salem, Ore., attorney, was today nominated federal judge ' of the Oregon district to succeed the late Judge Charles E. Wolverton, John H. McNary is a brother of Senator Charles McNary. LOSE FOR A WHILE! PHIEI1ICA! FLIERS CRASH 1 ARGENTINE Two Killed When Planes De troit and Jlew York Strike in Mid-Air Accident Occurs When Airmen At tempt Landing At Buenos Aires Flying Field Af ter Brief Flight BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26.- (AP) Death came to two mem bers of the United States army flight squadron at the end of the first half of their good-will visit to the Americas. Captain Clinton F. Woolsey of Michigan, pilot of the Detroit and the squadron's maintenance offi cer, and Lieutenant John W. Ben ton, of California, the relief pilot and youngest of the aviators, were killed when the New York and Detroit collided in the air and crashed to earth. Major Herbert A. Dargue, flight commander and pilot of the New York, the flagship of the squadron, and Lieutenant Ennis C. Whitehead, his relief pilot, tumped from their machine and were landed by their parachutes safely. Flying in close formation over the Palomar field, a few miles from Buenos Aires, the Detroit slipped down upon the New York when the signal was given to break formation for landing pur poses. The wings of the two planes became entangled and they went into a spin ' together, the Detroit taking fire. The other twojjlanes.jjthe St. Louis, and. San Francisco, proceeded to the land ing place. Major Dargue and Lieutenant Whitehead succeeded in leaping from their plane, but according to Captain Eaker of the San Francis co, Lieutenant Benton was thrown free and was killed by the fall. An early version had it that Ben ton was burned to death when the Detroit came down In flames. Commander Dargue announced later that the flight would be con tinued by the two undamaged ma chines, the fifth plane, the San Antonio, having only reached Co quimbo, Chile, today. The bodies of the two valiant airmen were taken to an emerg- (Oontinned on page 8.) VESSEL LIMPS TO PORT Schooner. Comes in Under Spanker and One Square Sail ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 26 (AP) After being battered for 10 days by severe gales off the Washington coast, the five masted schooner Vigilant, in command of Captain Ralph E. "Matt" Peasley, limped into port here last night with sDanker and a square sail hanging to" the foremast and other canvas in shreds. She was 28 days out of Hono lulu, but for nearly two weeka she beat up and down the coast wait ing for the storm to abate. A tug picked her up 20 miles off the bar last night. MEXICAN PESO PASSED Bill Worth.' Few Cents Gets $ 15 Change In Portland Deal PORTLAND, Feb- 26. (AP) Another 20 peso Mexican bill worth only a few cents, if anything was placed , in circulation in Portland today. .Mrs. J. T. Stone, lodging house proprietor, reported she had. accepted the bill from a prospective, roomer, giving, him $15 in change. The roomer then left, not to return again. Two score or more such 20 peso notes have been passed on Port land people in recent months, ac cording to police records. The notes are similar to United States $20 bills.. BOMBING PLANE CRASHES Three Occupants of Machine Es cape In Langley Field Fall H 4 CUMBERLAND. Md., Feb. 26. (AP) A United States army bombing plane ' en . route from Langley; field. Va. to Fairfield. Ohio, ' crashed, into ' a telegraph pole while making a; farced- land ing near this city late today, and was destroyed by fire. The occu pants of the plane. Lieutenant W. K. Andrews'. Staff Sergeant Gar cia, and H. J. James, of thejang ley field commandant's office, es caped wit gl5t olarl??L PRUNE GROWERS PROMISE TO HELP CENSUS OF PRUNE ORCHARDS FA' COUNTY BEING MADE Department Collecting Facts Will Aid in Future Organiza tion Work More than 30 prune growers of Marion county attended a. meeting at the Salem chamber of commerce yesterday to hear T. D. Johnson, specialist from the United States department ot agriculture, explain the prune tree census now going on in the county. The census is part of a nation wide survey of the prune industry being made by the department of agriculture, Mr. Johnson explained. It is being carried on to learn all the facts about the prune business in connection with, the marketing and consumption of. the crop. The growers present promised hearty cooperation with the the United States department in ex pediting the survey in Marion county. Between 500 and 600 blanks have .been prepared by the depart ment, which will be mailed, to gether with return envelopes, to all growers in the county. The blanks will be used in preparing a report on prune growing condi tions In the -county. Such reports are now being made on each coun ty in the state. The department plans to Issue Its report in the latter part of March, 'and. contain ' in it facts which can be used! by growers in marketing the 1927 prune crop. The department is also collect ing facts which will be available' for growers and all others inter ested in prunes to use In any fu ture organization plans they may have. It is hoped that, the eventual re sult . of the prune industry stu dies will be a stabilized market, with a fair market of profit for growers.. , : . No concrete results will be available for some time, according to Mr. Johnson, although he ad mitted that he had some, ideas al ready formed which he hoped would be of some value to the In dustry. F. L. Kent, state statistician, who is assisting in the work, Was also present at the meeting. SHIPS DRUG ON MARKET Government Vessels Found Hard To Sell Because Too Slow MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 26. (AP) Sale of government ships to pri vate operators is becoming more and- more1 difficult. Chairman O'Connor of the shipping hoard told a radio audience tonight, be cause speed has become the es sential element in ocean commerce and slow freighters are being sup planted by fast motorshins. "Motorships-are being made in large numbers in foreign coun tries," he said. "Tlrey go 16 knots while oar ships can barely make 11 They are the best tools in the trade and'Burope has been wise enough to throw away her old tools and manufacture new ones. We must do the same thing." . In addition to its speed, the mo torshiD. burn ins: oiL instead7 of c6al, has greater cargo capacity, he said, and is handled by a smal ler crew. PLAN. SIDEWALK POLICY Inclusion of Walk Construction In Paving Program Insistency on inclusion of side walk construction in all paving programs, which the city, officials grant, in case that permanent side walks have not already been built. will be an early ruling of the city council, it was indicated Saturday. City Attorney Fred. V01iams stated that a policy of this nature will he brought, up for discussion, probably at the next council meet ing. : v. 'v . . : There are a number of paved streets now' which do not ' have sidewalks alongside them, " and pedestrians are forced to walk in the street. . : Th e purpose ot the plan is to avoid this condition so tar as possible. "BIKE" HIKE" BY ,B0YS . .4 Event Sponsored-by. YMCA Junior Board Greatly Enjoyed ' ' The "bike hike' sponsored by the junior board of the Y3ICA Sat urday afternoon, was one of i the most enjoyable of . the series of these events i that the "boar ; ha arranged. Thirty-seven grade.and junior? high,, school: bora ipartld pated under the leadership of Jun ior board officers and John Gifenp. assistant boys. ' work secretary at DEFICIT FACED EI LOP.LARGESII Rumor That Building Pro gram to Bear Brunt of Governor's Saving Plan SHOULD VETO CAREFULLY. Careful. Study I Bring Made of Doembecker Mtital Appro priation; Soim S;t!:iry In 1 creases Fa vonxi When the legislature adjourned yesterday morning they left the state facing a. good sized deficit, which was created by appropria tions being approved in excess of the budget. , Governor Patterson now faces the task of reducing this 'amount and he will probably do so by veto ing several appropriation . bills. Just where the veto axe will fall Is a question, which is bothering a good many people at the present time. Many individuals and dele gations came to Salem yesterday and made attempts to impress upon the governor the necessity of approving certain appropriation hills. Persons close to Governor Pat terson said that he probably would veto measures carrying appropria tions in the amount of at least $1,500,000. -This could be accom plished, they said, by, doing away with the building program and other appropriations classified as -unnecessary. There were indications today that Governor Patterson, .would Veto the appropriations for the Eastern Oregon normal school. Eastern Oregon tuberculosis hos pital, library at the Unlversitv of Oregon, dormitory at the Southern Oregon normal school, and library and class rooms at the Monmouth normal schooL The Eastern Ore gon normal school and the Eastern, Oregon tuberculosis hospital were created under an act" of , the last BORAH'S JUNKET TO SOUTH LOSES a WIN OPPOSING FIGHT ! I Foreign Affairs Committee to Stay Oat of Nicaragua and 1 Mexico . - ! -. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 6 (AP )' Administration senators on the foreign relations committee won their fight today to keep that com mlttee out of Mexico and Nicr agua during the recess of con gress. - "... j ; With his resolution proposing such a visit facing defeat in the committee itself. Chairman Borali accepted an amendment by Sena tor Swanson of Virginia, the rank ing democrat, authorising the com mittee to sit during the recess, but confining its activities within the borders of the United States. , Administration- senators held out against the resolution even in this form, but they were out-voted by the democrats and ' Senators Borah and Johnson, republican, California, the poll standing, 10, t& 8 for a favorable report to the senate oh the modified resolutions Chairman Borah plans now to make . the report Monday, but is not at all certain that it will adopt as the parliamentary situation in the senate is such that a very few senators can combine to kill al most any measure they oppose. The vote on the-resolution was takes , after - the committee had heard three officials of the state department who, -hy. direction of Secretary Kellogg, amplified ex tensively the information which, he gave. the-, committee several; weeks ago when assaults on ; the administration's policy toward: Nicaragua first began la the sen ate. During the day Secretary' Kel logg, who has been ill at his home , here, visited the capitol for a con-; ference with Senator Borah. They : discussed ' the r situation at some, length, but neither had any state-: ment to make afterwards. ! While . the i committee ' as such :- will not -visit Mexico and Nicar agua, several of its members will make unofficial visits -t thes,e countries. Senator Edge; repcbli- can. New Jersey, plans to sail from New York on March 6 for Nicar agua, and others will go to Cen tral America. Jeter,