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State Treasurer Kay's Pfed Is Very Good, News iction State Office. Building Is to Be Young April, at or row arid Thursdayi Is One of the Great Screen Playp of tho Year ...THPn pnnMlAST: Unsettled 'With f rains in west portion: normal temperature; I onfsoutherV wind, on coast Maximum 01 Some of oar statesmen and collerd pro fessors seem to. be in, favor of the nation-, yesterday, 4; mimiuum, . Sail! .22; atmosphere, cloudy; wind. southwest. I allst movement In Mexico and. China bat against any nationalism An the United State. SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1927 . price five; CENTS, Elsinore todayj mw$m i if x?vv 1 -- : ------ . ..Jr.-..- - ---w r V -WHI STRATEGY 1318 HELD FOOLISH Winston Churchill Condemns "Attrition Tactics" of Foch and Joffre ALLIED ARMY HARD HIT "Insensate Obstinacy" and Ick of Comprehension" Charged by British Chancellor Against Leaders ' NEW -YORK, Feb. 28. (AP.) The "battle of attrition tactics of the allies on the western front u&der the generaship of Joffre and Foch wore out the allies more than they wore out the Germans," charges Winston Churchill, chan cellor of the exchequer in the l'aldwin cabinet, whose "The World Crisis 1916-1918" is to bo released by Charles Scribner's Sons tomorrow. Backing his criticism by figures, "which do not appear to have at . 1 1 . . 1 . .. .J . W an uceu dwietiaieu even m most expert circles," he says that "one the terms of 1915, 1916 and 1?!7 the German man-power was fcufUient to last indefinitely. In lack in the three years of the ai led offensives on the western front the Germans actually gained t the extent of 1,739,000 men l'.ore than their losses. "The result of every allied of reisive was to leave us relatively wiaker and In some cases terrib-J- weaker than the eneuy. TLe pg.regate result of all of them frcn 1915 tu 1917 (after deduct ing Uftosses on both sides in the i:eunan attack on Verdun) was Mi.'. - . . rr2t t,ii,vvu comoarea io a, ucr- Mtr$ total of 21,0,- Tbe-pro-at' ?of attrition was at work; but fotioas on our own side that its jTadWTell, and not on the Ger- Mneral Joffre, in one year of The Joffre regime, eclipsed all the "errors of the first shock year," by an "insensate obstinacy and lack of comprehension." says the writer, "when without any large (Continued PI 5.) TWO DESTROYERS GO TO SHANGHAI WILLIAM II. PRESTON AND S1CARD TO LEAVE MANILA. Shipping Couditions on Yangtse Considered Intolerable by Consul WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (AP) The destroyers William B. Pres ton and Sicard have been ordered from Manila to Shanghai. Other destroyers reported mov ing toward Shanghai as part of ordinary fleet routine are the Mc Leigh from Chinklang, Simpson, from Nanking, and Bulmer, from Wuhu. The Preble, moving u the Yangtse, will replace the Bu uier at Wuhu. The Pruitt has departed fr m Shanghai for Amoy.'and the gun boat Villalobos has moved downs the Yangtse river from Shanghai to Hankow. Shipping conditions on the Yangtse river are described as in tolerable due to commandeering of vessels by Chinese military au thorities in a report received today rrom Consul General Lockhart at Hankow. All foreign vessels, with the exception of two or three Am erican ships, have been either tied up at Hankow or sent to Shanghai to await Improvement in the situa tion, he said. The recent demonstration in Hankow, j although the largest wer held in.jthe city, passed off wlthoatnndue. incidents, the- mes sage added. The parade pf dem onstrators took about an hour and a half in ?&ing the American t consulate, fyohouta ol "down with Sltfl fhnarter Van or" on .4 Mrn tfh Chang Tso-Lln." two of the fyrdSj'of the northern Chinese ce, marked the parade. RTHQUAKE REGISTERED Instrument ' Imlicates Shocks Lo - rated Cfiilean Coast LA PLATA, Argentina, Feb. 28. AP) Strong -. earth ; shocks ere . registered on - the seismo- 'way about 10 a. m. The center ttL1 1 i 4 LOWER FREIGHT TARIFFS FILED RAILROADS OPERATING IX STATE ANNOUNCE RATES New Schedule Will Comply With rubric Service Commission Order A new. tariff affecting freight rates on farm products was filed yesterday by railroads operating in Oregon with the state public service commission. The new tariff, filed in conformity with public service commission orders dated in 1924, is a local and joint arrangement fixing rates on grain. flour, millfeed, potatoes, onions, and other farm products -shipped in carload lots. The rates, which affect Intra state movements, are reduced on these products, as specifically de fined1 the tariffs of the respec tive carriers between points in Oregon, subject to a through min imum charge of $15 per car and current minimum carload weights as published in the tariffs of the originating carriers. The rates prescribed in the original orders of the commission follow: j The ikte for a distance of five miles aid under shall be four cents pi 100 pounds. , For each succeed tig five miles the rate shall inlrease not to exceed one cent peril 00 pounds for each five miles foi hauls up to and includ ing 25 nJles. The rate thereafter shall increase not to exceed one half cent per 100 pounds for each five mileafor hauls up to and in cluding 3D0 miles. The rates thereafter! shall increase not to exceed onl-half cent for each 10 miles up lo and including 400 miles, an the rate thereafter shall increase not to exceed one half cent fir each 20 miles up to and including 600 miles. For Jointapplication for hauls (Continued on page 5.) VETERANS' BONDS SOLD 4f3IQPQ.POO-OJJkVM lloiid Soldi Limited To S.'M,000,00 )The state bonus commission yes terday sold $2,000,000 of world war veterans state aid bonds to John E. Price & company with headquarters at Seatttle. The bonds yield 4.14, which was the most satisfactory bid received for this class of bonds during the life of the bonus commission. There have now been sold $27, 000,000 of bonus bonds. Under the law creating the state bonus department sale of these bonds is limited to $30,000,000, COMMISSIONER RESIGNS Mullen To Leave State Employ Ami (io To Portland W. A. Mullen, deputy state real estate commissioner for the past three years, has resigned his posi tion to become effective today. Mr. Mullen will locate in Portland. It was-said that Mr. Mullen has ac cepted a position with the Port land Realtors association. Prior to accepting the position of deputy real estate commissioner MrMullen was principal keeper atJnie state penitentiary under the hnson Smith administration. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON i Aseotted Press O The $28,000,000 naval moderni sation bill was passed by the house. Great Britain's acceptance of the Coolidge arms limitation pro posal was received. ' . ... Brigadier General S medley D. Butler was ordered to China to command marine forces. -A New York to Atlanta air mail contract was let by the postoffice department. The treasury was notified that France had forwarded its offer to begin payments on tke war debts. A bill providing funds to start t ha rnverniuent s five year public buildings program passed the house. . ' . I The government won its light in the supreme court for cancella tion of the Doheny oil leases and contracts. The senate refused cloture on the public buildings bill, but adopted it to speed action on the prohibition reorganization meas measure. . The . senate contempt citations against Ingull, Schuyler and Cun ningham, recalcitrant ..witnesses, were asked by the campaign funds committee. . . I The right tot Senator Gould of Maine to a senate seat was upheld PRESIDENT Al IE NEW TRY With British Reply In, Cool idge Now Can Tell Chance for Success ENGLAND SHOWS FAVOR London Answer Leaves Exact Means of Enforcement Open to Future Diwussion ; Cautions Care WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AP) With Great Britain and Japan definitely committed to the desira bility of further direct and imme diate efforts to check naval build ing competition and France and Italy as definitely opposed. Presi dent Coolidge is in a position to determine with reasonable accur acy the ehances of success with which a new attempt on his part to promote a supplemental naval agreement may be undertaken. The British reply to the"Ameri can five power conference sugges tion, regarded officially as a cate gorical acceptance, was made pub lic today without comment from the White House or state depart ment. While it outlines certain aspects of British naval policy that must be considered, it leaves the exact means by which principles of the Washington naval treaty might be extended open to future discus sion. It also cautions to the neces sity of "careful adjustment" of the proposed naval conference with the work of the Geneva prepara tory commission. Most officials believe that the matter has now passed into the realm of informal diplomatic ex- (Continned on page 3.) CR0ARKIN NOW ON TRIAL Scion Accused of Beating Child to Death With Hammer CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (AP) Slouched in his chair, staring va cantly from behind shell-rimmed glasses and biting his lips nerv ously, Harold J. Croarkin, 2 6 year old scion of a well to do Chicago family, today heard the state de mand he be hanged for slaying six year old Walter Schraith, Jr. The child was beaten to death with a blacksmith's hammer in the loft of the Devon Riding acad emy last December. Croarkin confessed the slaying immediately after he was sur rendered to the police by his rela tives, but since has repudiated it. ITS LUCKY FDR DISARMING NICARAGUA HAS NEW PEACE MOVE DIAZ AND AMERICAN LEADERS FAVOR NEW PROPOSAL Conservative Head Assures Safe Conduct Through Lines To Liberals MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 28. (AP) A definite movement for peace in Nicaragua was launched here today with tacit approval of the American authorities and as surances from President Diaz, head of the conservative govern ment, that he will grant safe con duct to the liberals through the conservative lines. Three prominent native Nicara guans two liberals, adherents of the Sacasa party, and one no-party neutral accompanied by an American marine and a navy of ficer will leave here probably Wednesday morning in search of General Moncada, commander of tke liberal military forces, who is believed to be in the Matagalpa region. He will be told of the existing situation by members of his own party and by the neutrals, and his opinions and ideas will be ascertained. He will be given the opportunity to take steps which would result in peace for Nicaragua. This plan took defi nite shape today. It is recalled that Lawrence Dennis, the American charge d' af faires, two weeks ago unsuccess fully attempted to reach General Moncada in an endeavor to pre vail upon him to desist from im perilling Americans and other (Continued on pff6 8.) OLD BUILDINGS TO GO Directors For Methodist Church And Elks Complete Deal It will be welcome news to all Salem, that the unsightly build ings on State street between the First Methodist church and the Elks building are to be removed. They are to be torn down or mov ed away, and their place to be taken by well tended grounds. The deal for the purchase of that property was finished yester day afternoon, at a joint meeting of the boards of directors of the Salem Elks and the First Metho dist church. The east half of the lot now be longs to the Elks and the west half to the Methodist church, and there is no present idea of either of the owners erecting a building or addition there. The plan of both owners is to beautify the grounds and prevent any chance of the property falling into such own ership as might render an un desirable kind of construction possible. The time may come, of course, some time in the futare, when either or both owners mayproject additional building plans. That will be in the hands of future boards of directors. But the pres ent boards have no such plans. FOR HIM THAT FENCE IS FORESTRY CODE CHANGE COMING BILL ALLOWS GOVERNOR RIGHT TO SET DATES Creation of Revolving Fuiul for Maintenance of Forest P-' trol Provided With the idea 'of correcting some faults said to exist in the present forestry code, a bill, which is said to be the most important to the state forestry department, was passed at the last session of the legislature. This bill furth er provides for the increase in the salaries of the state forester and his deputy. It also provides that delinquent fire patrol assessments must pay the same penalty, interest and cost charges that ad valorem taxes pay. It also provides that the governor may, by proclama tion, advance or defer the opening or closing dates of the closed sea son for burning. The dates are fixed by law at from May 15 to October 1 of each year, during which permits are necessary be fore burning can be undertaken. The governor is now authorized to make these dates flexible. Under the old law the state had to prove the intent to do damage in the case of a fire wilfully and maliciously set. This section was so amended as to delete this part of the law. House bill 134 provides for the creation of a revolving fund of $25,000 in which is known as the forest patrol fund. This fund is to be paid to the state forester by timber owners in accordance with the compulsory patrol law, reimbursing the state forester for funds expended in the patrol of timberlands. This bill permits the state treasurer to pay this amount to the forester in order that the funds may become imme- ( Continued on page S. BUILDING WORK ACTIVE 1(239,962 in Permits During Feb ruary; Large Increase Unusual activity on the last day of February, Monday, in the filing of building permits, brought the month's total up to $239,9 62 in stead of $229,262. The last day's total was $10,700. The month's figure is nearly twice that of February, 1926, which was $122, 650. Permits issued Monday from the office of City Recorder Mark Poulsen included: Margaret Wright, 10 multiple dwellings on Portland road, $3,000; George Reinwald, garage at 1&30 North 19th street, $400; George E. LaMire, dwelling at 1436 .North 21st, $3,500; T. Watry, dwelling at 2320 North 4th. $1,000; Anderson & Martin, dwelling at 940 Highland, S2S00 WHERE IT IS i SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST DOHENY LEASES Findings of Circuit Tribunal Are Upheld in Unanimous Decision CORRUPT ACTS ALLEGED Victory for Government Sweeping, Confirming In Every Detail Position Taken by Special Counsel WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (AP) Edward L. Doheny today lost his fight to have the courts confirm the leases to the Elk Hills, Cal., oil naval reserve, awarded to him by Albert B. Fall, as secretary of the interio Upholding the findings of the circuit court, the supreme court in an unanimous decision held that these leases not only were illegal, but were obtained by "fraud and corruption." The victory was sweeping for the government, confirming in every detail the position taken by special counsel appointed after a senate had completed an investi gation of the fiaval oil reserves. The opinion, delivered by Jus tice Butler, held that it was the established policy of congress and of the government to maintain the reserve fuel supply of the navy under ground and that the gen eral leasing act of 1920 carried no authority for leasing the naval oil reserves. , The court sustained the circuit court in California in cancelling the leases and in contracts and re ferred Doheny to congress for any relief tie may consider himself en titled to for the expenditure of Imore than $10,000,000 in erection of storage tanks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under his contracts, and for fuel oil placed in them as well as for improvement work upon the reserve. Throughout the decision the court referred by way of emphasis to the fraud and corruption mark ing the transactions, although a jury in - the District of Columbia supreme court last December held that there was nothing criminal in the relations between Fall and Doheny. The ruling today of the court that the leasing act did not war rant the leasing of naval, oil re serves was taken by court attend ants as forecasting a decision in the Harry F. Sinclair Teapot Dome naval oil reserve case, sus taining the circuit court in can celling the lease and contracts. The Sinclair case, of which a re view recently was granted, was today advanced for hearing on April 11, and it was freely pre dicted that when that case reach ed the court for decision, it will be disposed ot upon the authority of the Doheny case, holding the lease and contract invalid. The federal district court in California held the Doheny leases and contracts invalid and ordered them cancelled, but it awarded Doheny compensation for his .out lay under them. The circuit cout to which both Doheny and. the government appealed sustained the trial court in the cancellation of the leases and contracts on the grounds of fraud and corruption, but held that the trial-court was in error in awarding compensa tion. The supreme court today as serted that the compensation was not one to be decided by the courts. The court found that both Fall and' Edwin B. Den by, then secret tary. of the navy, had signed the leases and contracts, but it de clared that Becrecy veiled all steps and that there had been no com- ietition. FINANCING BODY GROWS Purpose of New Organization' to Help Worthy Industries One hundred shares in the Sa lem, Industrial Financing corpora tion had been subscribed up' to noon Monday, U. S. Page, presi dent of the Salem chamber of com merce, ; reported ' at the r weekly luncheon. The total stock is $50, 000, in 500 - shares with a par value of f 10 each, j : v The purpose or tats corporation Is to finance new industries which win be brought to; Salem, after they are thoroughly investigated. The 'OTbscriber Will not be called upon to pay more than $46 in any CHERRY GROWERS URGED TO MEET PLAN DISCUSSION LIFTING OF THREE CENT TARIFF, Similar Meetings to Be Held in Alt Part of Oregon This Week The Salem chamber of com merce yesterday began mailing out letters to all Royal Anne cherry growers of Marion county, asking them to attend a meeting called for the chamber of commerce building Saturday afternoon, March 5, at 1:30 o'clock.' The meeting is called by the Salem Royal Anne Cherry Grow ers' association, of which J. G.H Hogg is secretary. The government has recently removed a three cent protective tariff from cherries, and the re sult, which vitally, affects cherry growers of the entire Willamette valley, will be discussed at the meeting. Loss of the Maraschino market stares local Royal Anne growers in the face as result of loss of tho tariff protection. The market will become flooded with cheaply rais ed Italian cherries, it is expected. Local raisers cannot grow cher ries in competition with those of European orchards unless they have protection, the letter states. What to do about this question is the prime purpose of the meet ing. - Meetings are being held in all cherry growing communities in the state this week to discuss the same problem. The Polk county growers are being assembled through the efforts of their county agent. As Marion has no county agent, the Salem chamber of commerce is attempting to fill the same office, and is aiding in the task or organ izing the local cherry men to fight for their interests. VENETA BANDITS SOUGHT Officers Search MouataLn Fo Men. Who Robbed Pool Hall EUGENE, Feb. 28. (AP) Ofi ficers are searching the mountains west of Crow for two bandits who held up a poolroom at Veneta late Sunday night " and one of whom shot the proprietor, William Mad- daugh', who is in a local hospital.' perhaps fatally wounded. The man who did the shooting entered the poolroom through the rear door and at the same time the other man entered through the front doon Both were mask ed. The man in the rear ordered Maddangh and six other men to throw np their hands. Maddangh' was slow in doing so and the' bandit shot, the- bullet from a rifle entering his neck. The man in front rifled the cash register and took, $90.. Del- bert Crist, one of the men held up, was compelled to take the bandits in his car and drive five or six miles out on the Crow-Vaughan road. He was tied to the steering wheel and the two men disappear ed in the darkness. CERTAIN OF BUILDING lay Speaks Before' Chamber; Pays Tribute To County Group Confidence that the new state office building, estimated to cost $600,000, will be erected even though other appropriations by the legislature are vetoed, was expres sed by Thomas B. Xay, state treasurer, at the chamber of com merce luncheon "Monday noon. ; Kay's address was not finished, as he was overcome by dizziness shortly after starting to talk, and was unable to finish. The dis cussion of the state's financial problems which he bad prepared, will be given at a later time. He paid tribute to the local "members of the legislature espec ially and to the membership of the house and senate in general, stat ing that it was above , the average. TR0TZKY BACK ON SCENE Former -Soviet Leader Addresses Large Moscow Meeting ; MOSCOW, Russia, Feb. 2 . (AP) Leon Trotsky , has come back from retirement. ' Making his first appearance since being disciplined by the Soviet authori ties for , his . heretic Views; .-the former commissar -for war .'and marine addressed today a large gathering on Siberia.: which ' he characterized as the world's rich est area, fa natural resource. -. ? Tne warmth with which; ne whs received indicated that he haa re tained wide popularity. The udi enca rose when ' he mousteaV the platform7 and cheered -for ten : minutes end cried: "Lob c If ve STATE OFFICE i Many Tefegramsl Urge Gov ernor to Sign doernbecher. Hospital Bill . ELEVEN BILLS SIGNED Appropriation Bill fir Oregon National Guard Rfaiied Before Patterson IWt f -n Portland . , Engagement " i Another day has passed and. the veto axe has not fallen; but there is every indication that it, wil fall tomorrow and when it does many an appropriation bill will receive the death blow. i , What Is pleasing to a great many people is the persistent rum- ' or that the bill, which proposes the construction of a new state office . building here in Salem, will be signed. It does not call for a great outlay of money this year and there is a big need for the build- ing. It has been needed for sever al years and this need is growing. Governor Patterson has not given any definite answer to the queries concerning this bill but close asso ciates in the state house are very optimistic. - - Letters and telegrams flooded the executive offices yesterday and - -each one urged the governor to sign some certain' appropriation bill. Delegations waited upon him today and sought to gain his sup, port for some bills. It is under stood that the majority of the tel egrams are in connection with the appropriation of $178,000 for th Doernbecher hospital in Portland. Other telegrams urged tho gov ernor to sign bills carrying1 appro priations for the Eastern Oregon tuberculosis hospital and Eastern Oregon normal school were created (Continued en pt 8.)' FLIERS' BODIES LEAVE FOR HOME STEAMER PUTS TO SEA WTlll TWO DEAD. AMERICANS Thousands Gather At Funeral fciervices In Church At Buenos Aires . ' BUENOS AIRES, Feb.; 2$. (AP)- The steamer Vauban put out to sea. today with the bodies of Captain Clinton F. -Woolsfey and Lieutenant John W. Benton, U. S. . army good-will aviators, victims of the tragedy of Saturday when their planes, Nework and De troit, collided to midair and crash-' ed. ... - . ;. f Captain Arturo Cuerto. attached to the Argentine air service, who t had gone to the pier to pay. his last respects, suffered a heart at; tack and died within a few mini utes. - The bodies of Woolsey and Ben ton lar iJTernight in the military club and several thousand gather ed there this morning, as well as at St, John's Angilican church where funeral services were con- -ducted. " . . , '. j President De Alvear, the mini sters of marine and war, the mem bers of the American embassy and 'consulate and Major Dargue. Lieu-, tenant Whitehead, Captain Ira C. Eakef, Lieutenant Fairchlld,4 Lieu tenant Thompson and Lieutenant Weddtngton headed the funeral . cortege, with many hundreds4 of high officials and army, nary and aviation services .following in a long line. The American', and Argentine flags covered the cof- -fins and' biers, and a battery of ' guns fired a salute.' ; It was announced that the de- ' parture of the other planes . for Ascuncion has been postponed un- til Wednesday. 5 M'NARY DELAYS BALLOT Test of Senate Sentiment on Over-' riding Veto Put Off ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -(AP) A test of senate sentiment on. overriding President Coolldge's .veto, of the McNary Halgen farm bill was "deferred again today by Chairman. McNary of the agricul ture committee.' . - ;'"'. ' The co-author of the measure' had expected to move to override th executive, but was unable to do so after'the senate voted clo ture "on the prohibition reorfra':!- -w.wueyea to d - along the ,.CWtean-c-!3ti' "rr----: - "... t .- - 4Ut 4 m.Ci I a.