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ppy Gpowgps Wleet at Sa! iSt3teMie;.uUd!.rigf':dn the; Gpounds North of Supreme Court Building. Will efore rl : rl . . WEATHER FORECAST: Pair; frost Jn the interior; moderate northerly winds. Maximum yesterday.' 57; minimum, 40; , river. 6-7; rainfall, .01; atmosphere, clear; The head of the national association of merchant tailors says that the American Is the best dressed nan in the worldly. And this, of course, in .spite of the tariff on woolen goods." to nnr wiit.M wm j. I wind, southwest. ( - ' 71 v." t, V" ft SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR T- " ' " V -'" s ' ' -; ,Jl-" 1 SALEMOREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 5; 1927 - PRICE FIVE CENTS- POPULATION GAIN CONGRESS EiS AS FILIBUSTER COO00GE LtoSEg f NOMINATIONS SENATE FAILS TO APPROVE i RADIO APPOINT3IEXTS ; FRESHMAN GLEE TONIGHT AT4 WL U. MEXICX) DENIES RUMOR OF BREAK SHOWN IN REPORT SSAGE GIVES HOARD OP CONTROL TO DIS MILLER GUILTY OUTSTANDING CAMPUS EVENT OF TH E YEAR SLATED MYSTERY NOTE SATO NOT TO CONCERN PROPAGANDA CUSS PRISON MA.VAtiKMEN'T' VETO REASONS Superintendent Of Tnberenloais BLOCKS SEMITE O. H. Caldwell and H. A. Bellows Fail to Place on New . Commission Gymnasium Will Be Scene of In terclasH Contest ; Music ' Exceptional Ambassador Tellex Not Recalled, Foreign Office Says in ' Statement JloKpital Reports Crowded Conditions Royal Ann Be Started B Very BILLS SIGNED; JURY DECLARES I LETS! !TS 5200,000 IMOWTS HOT NOT Seven Measures Approved Yesterday nd Governor's Desk Cleared PRAISE WORK OF S0L0NS One Measure Permits Conversion of Building And Ijoan. Sav ings And lAmn llodie Into Mutual Savings Governor Patterson worked un til late Thursday night in an effort to take care of the many bills, which remained on his desk. When he retired from the office at mid night' seven, bills remained and these be signed yesterday. The governor recently was ad vised that under the law the time for final consideration of bills ap proved at the 1927 session of the legislature expired at midnight Thursday: Acting under this ad vice the governor signed and veto ed mbre than 400 legislative bills Thursday. These bills were filed with the secretary, of state prior t 12 o'clock ThurBday?night. A subsequent opinion given by the aVtomey general' which reach ed the executive department on Thursday indicated that he had until last night to dispose of the bills resulting from the legislative session. It was because of the re ceipt of this opinion that he con tinued? Blgn legislative bills yes terday, ' ' Three of the bills signed by the governor yesterday were introduc ed by the' senate committee on moHirin. nhtrmicv and dentistry. Otoe bill provides for the regls- rtration and regulation of licensed (H practkioneileiiadyrlB ; ery in thlastate. This bill was I Kid to have received, the indorse ment of virtually all physicians in Oregon. - :. . iAnother of these bills author izes and regulates the practice of naturopathy in the state of Ore gon. This M1J creates a board of examiners, wescribes rules, and provides for, the .payment of an nual license, fees by persons wisn ing to practice the profession. Educational requirements of ap plicants for members oi the board pf chiropractic examiners were provided in another bill prepared by the committee on medicine and pharmacy. Another Important bill signed by the governor yesterday permits conversion of building and loan ai?d sayings and loan-associations into mutual sayings banks. This bill was Introduced by the senate conimitee on banking. . , In explaining his vetoes of bills "(Continued fe pga 6.V SENATE CAUSES 1 LACK Ofr MONEY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EX- FKCTKD TO FEEL P4XCH Death of Several Appropriations Bills Caused by Long Filibuster WASHINGTON, March 4. (AP) Every government agency, almost, will feel the pinch of lack of funds during the coming year as a result of the death of several appropriation bills today lnUhe senate filibuster. Failure of the deficiency meas ure to get through the senate jungle of words struck the sever est 'blow . at- government opera tions. This bill" alone carried S93.700.000. including funds to pay pensions, to make loans to veterans on bonus certificates, to permit loans to,, farmers for pur chase of seed, and to meet numer ous other contemplated activities While hundreds of bills gad res olutions .died with conclusion o the session.' several had progressed to the point of maturity only to Jbe, nipped in the senate blight. Two public buildings measures required only senate action.' One would have provided more than $19,000,000 to carry out the first years construction program. An other would have authorized an additional $100,000,000 o tvnblic buildings construction throughout the country. It'also provided $25, 000.000 for purchase of land in me capital. . . ; Likewise - mas? '" s carefully planned investigation went by the W-fS. XCwtfiastA &a vt 8.JE The population at the Oregon State penitentiary has been grow- ng lately and according to a re port made by J., W. Lillie, warden, to" the board of control yesterday here are KO'J prisoner.. It is Un derstood that this is the largest number of prisoners confined in he history of the penitentiary. The board held its monthly meeting here yesterday, but no business other than wutine was ransacted. At the next meeting of the board to be held two weeks hence matter relating to the con duct of the state penitentiary will be discussed. Under a law enact ed at the recent session of the leg islature the management of the prison was shifted from the gover nor to the state board of control. Reports here during the pat few days indicated that John Orr, ex-sheriff of Polk county, was be ing considered for the office of superintendent of the prison. The superintendent, under a recent en actment, would have the appoint ment, of a warden and deputy warden. Dr. Bellinger, superintendent of the state tuberculosis hospital, re ported to the board of control to day that his institution was erowd- e"d to capacity, and that 76 pat tients were awaiting admission. It was said that this condition woutd be relieved to some extent upon , the completion of the new tuberculosis hospital to be estab lished at The Dalles. The board decided to lease a tract pf land which previously was farmed in connection with the state school for the deaf. Reports filed with the board In dicated that influenza epidemics have been prevalent In all of the state institutions during: the past few weeks. . . FLORENCE BANKERS BACK Henry Bergman and Miss Harriett Weatherson In Eugene EUGENE, March 4. (AP) Sheriff Taylor and wife arrived here this afternoon with Henry Bergman, president, and Miss Har riet Weatherson,' cashier of the Lane County State and Savings bank at Folrence, who were ar rested at Birmingham, Ala., two weeks ago on a charge of embez zlement of the bank's funds. Miss Weatherson furnished $20,000 bail immediately, but Bergman was unable to get in touch with relatives and was locked in the county jail. The two bank officials are ac cusing of staging a fake robbery of the bank. Miss Weatherson telling the story that on January 27 she was held up by a lone bandit and locked up in the vault. Bergman reported that more than 113,000 in cash and $7,000 in travelers' checks had been taken. PIERCE PAYS RESPECTS K.v -governor' to Heliver Three Ad dresses in Seattle Ex-governor Pierce, who return- ed to Oregon recently after a speaking tour of the middle west ern states, spent yesterday An Salem., He paid his respects to Governor Patterson and conferred With other state officials. He will leave Portland Saturday 'for Se attle where he is scheduled to give three, addresses Sunday. He will fill two appointments at Everett next Monday. YESTERDAY IN WASHINGTON i Associated Frets i Congress adjourned sine die. Vice President Dawes renewed his fight for senate rules revision. ..:... s The state department denied Ambassador Tellex recall had been requested. . ' No special session of congress will be called, , the s White House announced.' The Caldwell and Bellows radio commission i and 3 S other nomin ations faileC of senat confirma tion. -v. President Coolidge visited the capltol and signed bills as congress approached adjournment. - ' . ; The senate adopted a committee rtvnort holding that Senator Gonld. of Maine, was entitled to his seat. Presidents Coolidge and Von Hindennrg exchanged greetings, opening the American-German' di rect cable line. Number of Important Meas ures fail pf Action Because of Late Jam DAWES GIVES LECTURE No Special Session to He Called, Wliito Ifoiiso Indicates; Xcvt Gathering to lie Held in Dcrenilier WASHINGTON. March 4 (AP) With the unyielding grip of a filibuster in the senate throttling several vital bills, the C9fh con gress quit today by constitutional mandate. 'Although a number of important measures, caught in the last min ute jam, failed of action, it was stated at the White House after adjournment that the president had no intention of calling a spe cial session. If he adheres to such a program, the 70th congress will not convene until December. The fall of the gavel in the sen ate today was delayed until one minute past noon while Vice Presi dent Dawes lectured that body pn its "defective rules" which had been utilized to clog the legisla tive machinery for more than two days and, nights. There was a delay of nine min utes in the get-away of the house, the clocks being set back twice in order that Speaker Longworth might conclude an address review ing the work of the session and calling attention that it had been demonstrated that under house rules a minority never could "thwart any popular mandate." ' Renewing at 8:30 o'clock a. m. thu figUWver - the resolution to continue the campaign funds com mittee, the senate snapped and (Continued an page 3.) MEXICAN GUNS AT WORK Several Persons Killed in Rattle - Over Sugar Factory VERA CRUZ, Mexico, March 4 (AP) Several persons were killed or wounded in a gun battle today between the former owners of La Floria sugar central and federal soldiers accompanying a receiver who had come to take over the plant. R. B. Creager of Brownsville and Walter Dunn, another Texan, who had been negotiating for the purchase of the central, departed yesterday. WASHINGTON. March 4.- (AP) Thirty-eight presidential nominations. Including two for the newly created radio commission, were still without the stamp of senate approval when congress ad journed, i' y t The radio appointments of O. II. Caldwell "of New York and H. A. Bellow's of Minnesota died in the senate interstate commerce com mittee, when, a short while be fore adjournment, it refused to take action. They will go over "without prejudice" to the nest session. 1 In the meanwhile, it is expect ed that President Coolidge will fill thf two vaeancies with recess appointments, probably designat ing Caldwell and Bellows. Three members, forming a majority of the commission have been con firmed and it can function, but is without funds, due to the senate's failure to pass the deficiency bill, carrying an appropriation for its maintenance. The remaining unconfirmed nominations included those of Uol,ert H. Bryson as postmaster at Indianapolis, pending since the second day of the session and the subject of a bitter controversy, and Charles WT. dishing as United States marshal for the southern district of Illinois. Others whose nominations failed of confirmation were Simp son M. Parker to be collector of customs at Charleston, S. C; George L. Selleett of Illinois to be district attorney of the United, States court of China. STUDENT BURGLAR HELD Missouri Star Athlete Taken to Hospital for Examination ! ST. LOUIS, March 4. (AP) Henry Edward Threlkeld,. 23 year old Washington university star athletf, was ordered taken to the city hospital for medical examination when he pleaded temporary lapse of memory from overstudy after hfs arrest early today in the basement of a South side home. He held on a first; (Jegree burglary charge. Threlkeld said he was working his way through school, and did not have much money, but he had "no reason to steal anything or break into anybody's home." "I think the trouble is that I have been studying and working outside of school hours so much that it got me," he related. "1 felt dizzy several times in the last couple of months." - - FOREIGN RIGHTS RESERVED" Music, which has been bubbling out from all torners of the Will amette university campus for weeks, wilt finally boil over in the annual freshman glee tonight, the outstanding interclass contest of -the year, beginning art 8 oclock In the university gymnasium. Since the theme this year is the serenade song, the student poets and composers have had more lati tude than usual for their .abilities, and the songs are said to be more than ever artistic and tuneful. The gymnasium, which will be the scene of this event this year for the first time, has been elab , orately decorated, and is expected to prove a more satisfactory set ting for the colorful event than has been available, heretofore; while holding the glee on the cam pus is also calculated to add to its collegiate atmosphere. 4 Instituted 18 years ago, the glee was first held in Waller hall, but it was from the first so popu lar with the people of Salem, that before long it was necessary to hold it in the armory, and that custom prevailed until this year, when the gymnasium seating capa city was increased until it is greater than that of the downtown auditorium. Even so, predictions are that there will not be enough seats for all who wish tp attend. Professor James T. Matthews has been selected to announce the winner of the freshman glee pen- (Continued on pace 2.) RETURNED TO EUGENE President and Cashier of Bank Pass Through Salem Henry Bergman and Harriet Weatherson, respectively presi dent and cashier of the Florence State bank, passed through- here yesterday en route from Birming ham, Ala., to Eugene, where they are wanted on charges of embez zlement. The prisoners were ne companjed by Sheriff and Mrs. Frank Taylor of Lane county. . Neither Bergman nor Miss Weatherson would make ' any statement during their brief stay in .Salem. Bergman, and Miss Weatherson disappeared from Eugene after the latter had informed the officers that, she had been held up and robbed of approximately $20,000 of the bank's funds. They later were apprehended ..at Birmingham and arrested. It was said that part of the funds taken from the bank were return- ed; to the v state banking depart men-t officials by Mrs. Bergman. Disagreement on Former At torney General Causes Quashed I ndicf merit DEFENDANT SHEDS TEARS Sentence of Two Years in Peniten tiary and flO.OOO Fine Faced by Former Alien Prop erty Custodian NEW YORK, March 4. (AP) Colonel Thomas W. Miller was convicted today on conspiracy to defraud the government by a jury which failed to agree on a verdict on similar charges against Harry M. Daugherty. The case against the former at torney general was at once nolle prossed. Miller, the alien proper ty custodian in President Hard ing's administration and promin ent in organization of the Ameri can Legion, faces a sentence . of two years in Atlanta penitentiary and $10,000 fine. The cleavage caused by the jury's disagreement on Daugherty was completed when United States Attorney Emory R. Buckner, who twice prosecuted the case, moved for quashing of the Indictment and found Judge John C. Knox compliant. His voice husky with emotion as he vainly tried to smile, Daugh erty faced the court and said: "May it please the court, per haps I am taking a liberty few men could take. I am the only attorney general. I believe, except one, who has ever been tried for a felony. I am Innocent of this charge, I am grateful to the court for its courteous consideration during the performance of its duty, which was not easy. As far as Mr. Buckner Is concerned,- he has prosecuted me most vigorous ly, but by reason of the motion (Continued on page 8.) "LISTENERS" HOLD MEET Organization Favors Ordinance Aiding Radio- Reception - The Salem Broadcast Listeners association at their meeting last night passed a resolution urging the city council to favor the ordi nance regulating the use of in struments which interfer with radio reception. This ordinance was sponsored by the organization and will be up for consideration at the council meeting Monday evening. As a part of the regular session officers were elected for the en suing year. They are E. Cooke Patton, president; Frank Evans, vice president; and Walter Minler, secretary-treasurer. The retiring president is Dr. L. R. Burdette, who was elected a year ago when the association was first organ ized. WOMAN HUNGER STRIKES Astoria Physician in Portland Jail Still Refuses Food PORTLAND, March-' 4. (AP.) -Pr Lillian G. Stevenson," Astoria physician and suTgeom, who has been on a hunger strike since she was lodged in .the county Jail . on Monday, still-continued her strike loaay. -r - ;JL : ' She was made a, prisoner in the county jail to await ; trial. In -federal court on a, charge of sending postal . cards through the mails which contained matter , Injuring the character and - reputation - of others. ' : Because of her hunger strike a charge of insanity has been lodged against' her in Circuit Judge Tai-well's,- court by, the sheriff. '4 t ' NARCOTIC CHARGE FILED U. S. Immigration Inspector Ac-. . ; cased of Trying to Smuggle SEATTLE, March "4- (AP) Edward W. Stetson; a United States immigration inspector here was arrested - late .today on a Ban Francisco federal grand Jury ' ; toe dictment accusing .' him ' of con spiring with fire Chinese to" smug gle narcotics into . this country . f Stedon protested his - Innocence and declared he did .not even know the 'persons named, with Jiim : in the indictment. He' was lodged In the county JaU in lieu of 1 15.00 0. MEXICO CITY. March 4 (AP) j Complete denial that the recent mystery note of the United States to Mexico protested alleged propa ganda activities of Ambassador Manuel C. Teller or Arturo Ellas, Mexican consul general In New York, and that it declares Ambas sador Tetlez persona grata, was made officially by the Mexican foreign office today. At the same time it was denied that a break in the diplomatic re lations between the United States and Mexico was in prospect or was feared. Foreign Minister Saenz declared that these reports were not -true. ' The American embassy contin ued, silent as to the character of the note, but nevertheless it can be stated authoritatively that the note, contains no mention of either Ambassador Teliez or Consul Gen eral Elias. uiscussing tne matter with a correspondent for the Associated Press a high official of the foreign office said: "Relations between Mexico and the United-States are unchanged. The note about which such a mys tery is being made does not alter the situation. It created no new crisis. We are very, very far from the breaking of relations. We are not surprised that the department of state has denied that Ambassa dor Teliez recall has been re quested. Of course the depart ment of state denies reports that are completely untrue. "The foreign bffice cannot re veal the Contents of the note be cause it is within the proprieties that only the United States gov ernment, which sent the note, can (Continued on page 8.) VESSEL'S CPEW SAVED 40 Men From Spanish Steamer, Afire at Sea, Are Rescued NEW YORK, March 4. (AP) The entire crew of 40 men of the Spanish steamer Cabo Hatte ras, reported afire 130 miles off New York, was picked up by the Spanish steamer Oabo Torres to night, Garcia & Diaz, New York agents of the ships, announced. Four ships announced that they were .steaming to the aid of the burning ressel after her wireless call of distress was received nere. While tbtey were speeding to the scene a message came from the Cabo Torres that a life boat con taining 13 members of the crew had Been picked up. Until this message came through It was not known that the Cabo Torres, which left New York' yesterday, had gone to the aid of the Cabo Hatteras. A later message to the agents said the entire crew had been rescued. VENETA BANPIT APPEARS Man Calls for Food at Lumber iCamp 15 Miles From Crime EUGENE. March 4. (AP) A man who was identified as one of the Veneta bandits appeared at the Snellstrom Lumber camp kitchen at Vaughn .this afternoon to ask for food, saying he had had none for three days. He appeared o have. been wounded in the shoulder, and kept one'-arm stiff. Vaughn is 15 miles from the 'Wolf reek , country hitherto, searched, so the theory, is now that' the -two bandits - separated in " the Wolf creek region, one pushing over the divide to-the upper Siuslaw. river, the ' other 1 turning back : north to the Eugene-Marshfield railway. , T A dog - took ' the trail from Vaughn at 5 o'clock while posses continued to hunt in ' - the Wolf creek region, te sheriff's office here reports ' ' "" ' LICENSE CASE b EC ID ED Ship Captain Convicted of Piloting i ' ' - Ship Without Right ; .ASTORIA, March 4 (AP) A verdict of 'guilty, was returned in the circuit court by the jury which heard the evidence In the case of the state of Oregon against Cap tain , f; ' M. ' Ring, of Portland, charred with - jilloting , an' ocean going - Teasel down the Columbia rirer without possessing ; a state pilot's license. i,-i?;tip.-: ". - The defense contends that : the captain holds a federal pllot'i 'li cense, and Is entitled to'pilot ships within Ua jurisdiction , and that the -state law' is unconstitutionaL The ' attorneys ' representing ' the captain Indicated that - the - case would be appealed. . Expected Total of Half Mil lion Dollars Not Reached - ' by (romissibn" ' '; MONTHLY SESSION ENDS Several Roads to ll.irc Rroken Stone Surface; New MciCcu- zle Hlgliway Bridge AsketT'by' Ijiuc to. '", " PORTLAND, March 4. (AP) Contract awards of. more .than $200,000 were made by the state highway commission today: in the concluding session of the month' ly meeting, bringing the" total awards during the two' days to ap proximately $375,000." The ex pected total of a half million dol lars in awards was not 'reached because of lack of bids fan one project and refusal of the" com mission to accept any of the bidn on three other projects.' ' "; " The three bids which were ac cepted provide for" thebroken stone surfacing of the Silett h&Ti Otter Rock section "of the"' Roose velt highway, the last' section "of unimproved road "between Tilla mook and Newporti" f o . mainten ance work on "the Grand Honde Sheridan section of the McMinh-" , ville-Tillaraook highway, and for removal of slides and building op of settled embankments on -the Pistol river-Chetco : rirer section of the Roosevelt highway " r- Immediate construction of two important links In the Roosevelt highway as authorized today when the commission ordered Roy A.' Klein,, secretary pt .the', commis-,, sion, to advertise on March 2 9, for bids on grading ' the' .S7t mile stretch between Rockaway , and Garibaldi which constitutes the last gap In 'the Roosevelt highway between Newport and Seaside, and for bids on surfacing tho 28.6 mile stretch from Pistol riv er south to Brookings, which will constitute the last work on the last section on the Roosevelt high way from Marshf ield to Califor nia. . , - Other projects which will be ad vertised on March 29 are as fol lows: . - Grading, widening and revising the Holmes Gap on the west side highway between Amity and R!ck reall; providing re-surf aclng ' and maintenance materials for the 45- .( Continued on pf 4.) BIGAMIST TELLS ABOUT 12 WIVJES J. KEARNEY ; OTJTXINES JIETH OD OF WOOIAO BRIDES - j Police liay Murder Confession Of Much-Marriel Man Td - Imagination ' SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. - 4'.- (AP) Police Detective Sergeant Tateham today revealed details' of how John W. Kearrfey,' confessed 'bigamist and ex-convict. - wooed and won Florence -Torgenson, 26 of "Woodland Wash., and how she, . the. most recent of 12 wives he has listed for the authorities here,' eventually learned that her hus-. band was well on the way to the world's husband championship. ' Kearney is In jail here on a burg lary charge; -ft 'TfcVr;r-iTi;- ' ' "When . Kearney met Miss Tor-, genson he was on his honeymoon with Rose Lee, 44, whom' he had married in Vancouver, Wash.. November 22. 1926, after a whirl wind courtship.''. He had escaped from a -sheriff in Utah while wa!t- Ing sentence on a burgUry charge " in October, 1926. ; 1 f ;" 1 : 1 " . Kearney told "police that Rose Lee' had considerable money. Her liberality was proved: by f their -spending $1,000 of what " police described as the bride's money on" the honeymoon trip, during which Kearney was courting ' Florence Torgenson. ' ' ' " ".', wm j. Miss Torgenson, once married: and divorced at the time, was en-. route south to dispose of a car-" load of Christmas trees "for her , ftfther. a .: produce merchant at Woodland. VT'She' met t Kearney," while, they were fellow passengers 'J on the steamer. ' .' ; ' , ? " . : ? Kearney spoke to Miss Torgen son regarding his . bride. buV In-' stead of saying, she was his wife. .' he depicted her as a maiden auht. vThe bride was seasick, and