The Old i lmoro;Will Wove the Hall of the House of Representatives for their WJeotlng Wednesday Evcnkin
Our Royal Ann Cherry , Growers May Start Something That vWill Benefit Every Section of the United State
G
WEATHER FORECAST; Cloudy with"
probable local rains over north portion;
continued mild; fresh and strong southwest
wind. Maximum yesterday, 46; minimum,
36; river, 5.9; rainfall, .01; atmosphere,
cloudy; wind, southeast.
First Section-Pages 1 to 8
Three Sections 22 Pages
SEVENTY-SIXTH TEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GAR AND ALLIED
HIGHER CHERRY
TARIFF SOUGHT
M'NARY TO TAKE
OATH ON MONDAY
OLD TIMERS MEET
AGHERY
GROUPS TO MEET
AT STATE HOUSE
CHAS. FUSSENDEN ANNOUNCES
FOR FINANCING
ill
LiOR ISSUE
TO BE IE1BE0
BY DE1CRATS
CYCLONE RUINS
TOWN, HAHBOH
IN MADAGASCAR
CHANGED m
BY BY Gills
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One Resolution Passed by
Legislature; Awaits Action
of People " -
M'NARY PLEDGES SUPPORT
AND STARTS WORK
SALEM MAN TO BECOME FED
ERAL DISTRICT JUDGE
MANY EXPECTED TO ATTEND
GATHERING WEDNESDAY
PRELIMINARY PLANS
Six Organization to Be Here for
Steps Taken to Cooperate With
Other Growers in Pacific
Northwest
Judge Robert S. Bean to Adminis
ter Vow at lO o'Clock in
Morning
Place Changed From Chamber of
One of Largest Meetings in
, History
Commerce to- Auditorium of
r - .
. i House
0 HINT
Senate Leaders Decide
Against Pronouncement at
ten Discussion
STATES CASE
t, Yn to.CnttX
5
International Questions Regarding
Treaty Rights Raised
by Case . , . .
ANCISCO, March 51
federal grand jury,
j extraordinary session,
.now famous Federal-
um runner case to an as-
g climax today by Jndlct-
ot the members of the
sra1
ship crew, three supposed
directors of the Consolidated Ex--porters.,
Ltd., of Canada, and a
numbe t of others on conspiracy to
violate' the Volstead "and related
laws ani treaties. The jury, whose
summoning bad been opposed In
open cou rt as illegal, was ont but
a few miftutes, and Its quick action
came as a surprise on all shies.
The Federalsbip, rum ship de
luxe, vr'as seized on the open sea,
hundf pds of miles off San Fran
ciscc., and brought to this city as
Wlzii by two coast guard patrol
f ts. seizure has occasioned
xjrnt questions regarding
Teiy treaty rights. ;
? !tt Xswwom '
vSixt defendants, alleged to
the ct eo wifb a half score
rum ing conspiracies on the
amed ;in the indict-
; ;
I -I aggregates more than
arning of the indict
8 ;impetoa to one of the
Plans for handling the coming
state GAR and allied organiza
tions convention here in June are
being worked out by the general
committee. Chas- Fussenden Is
chairman of this committee.
Mr. Fussenden says it is the
plan to make this gathering one
of the largest in the histpry of
these organizations and states that
every effort will be put forward
to, maintain Salem's reputation as
a hospitable convention city. Con
siderable money will have to be
raised to carry ont the present
plans and to assist in raising this
money. "jMrs. Bergman, chairman
of the ! budget committee, an
nounces an old time -dance to be
staged on an early date. This
is expected to provide funds for
the present needs.
Miss Julia Webster, chairman
of the housing committee, reports
that the, armory board -has of
fered the armory auditorium free
of charge for the use of the Wom
en's Relief corps and also that the
chamber of commerce has offered
their rooms to the Sons' organiza
tion and. their Auxiliary. There
will be six organizations repre
sented at this convention.
The personnel of the sub-committees
appointed so far is as fol
lows: Budget and Finance Mrs.
Bergman, D. V.; Mrs. McAdams,
W. C, C; Tero Hicks, S. V.; U. G.
Boyer, S. V.
Press E. T. Prescott, S. V.;
Chas. Lisle, S. V.
Program Mrs. F. L. Waters,
D.. V.; Mrs. Norma Terwilliger, S.
V. A.; Mrs. Clara Thorpe Adams,
W. R. C; Mrs, Mary Gosser, L.-G.
A. R.
Courtesy and Housing Miss
Webster, D. V.; Mrs. Pauline
Clark,. W. R. C; Mrs. Ardell Law
rence, L.-G. A.. R.; H. A, Cornoy-
er, S.' v.; U. G. Boyer, S. V.
Printing L. C. McShan, S. V.;
Mrs. Sarah Peterson, W. R. C;
Mrs. Miapie Baker, S. V. A.; Miss
Ruth Lawrence, L.-G. A. R.
BIG LEGION MEET DUE
Iosing Teams to Stage Program
ami Feed for Winners
.The big meeting of the, year for
Salem world war veterans will be
Tuesday evening at the armory,
when the teams of the American
It gion post which were defeated
in the recent membership contest
will put on an entertainment and
a feedJ Members who have wit
nessed rehearsals of the show say
that it: will be something unusu
ally, good, and great preparations
Xor the; dinner are also being made.
Legionnaires are being asked to
bring along friends who are not
members, and it is promised that
no effort will be made to get these
veterans to sign up as members
at this meeting.
The regular meeting, which
would have; been Monday night.
has been postponed on account of
this special attraction.
FIRE IN HOLD PUT OUT
Ship Races for Port 600 Miles
Away as Crew Fights Fire
LOS . ANGELES, March 5.
f AP) Fire which was battled by
the crew of the freight steamer
Hollywood for several hours to
day was reported extinguished to
day in messages to harbor offi
cials at San pedro. The steamer
was .about 600 miles from this
sort, tf or which .she was racing,
with jthe . tanker J Utacarbon fol
lowing. The fire waa confined to
No. 3 hold, in which Captain John
Lass reported it was smothered by
steam, pressure.
T
YESTERDAY
IN WASHINGTON
' AsioeUted Prut
' President' Coolidge proclaimed
American forest week, April 24
to 30 : '
'
. Democratic narty in caucus de
clared prohibition was not a party
issue. t i
f " ..
" Senator Robinson of Arkansas
wjs , re-elected- senate democratic
floor leaaer. t
- Desnite the deficiency bill fan
ore, plans went forward for gov
ernment loans to war veterans
. Recess appointments to the radio
commission .were given creates ti.
Caldwell of ; New York and - Henry
Loss of Life From Terrific
Storm Estimated at 500
By Some Reports
AVAILABLE NEWS MEAGER
City Of Tanuitave In French Is
land Near Africa Complete
ly Wrecked ; Ships In
lirt Believed liOst
LONDON", Mar. 5. (AP)
Huge property losses occured and
a toll of lives that some Teports
made as high as 500 was taken by
a terrific cyclonic storm which
swept the east coast of the island
of Madagascar last Thursday.
Private wirels8 messages re
ceived at Cape Town, South Afri
ca, by way of Mauritius placed the
dead at 500 lives, while other re
ports simply said that there was
"some loss of life."
The town of Tamatave on the
coast, and the most important sea
port on the island, was described
as devastated.
Tamatave Destroyed
The steamship General Duches
ne sent a wireless message to
Lloyds by way of Mauritius saying
that a-terrific cyclone had com
pletely wrecked the town and har
bor of Tamatave, causing damage
of more than 100,000,000 francs
or about $4,000,000. The mes
sage added that the steamers Cati-
nat, St. Anne, and Amanda and
the sailing vessels Elizabeth and
Berixiky were a total loss.
"Loss of life is expected," the
message concluded.
Island Is French
Madagascar island, which is in
(Coatutad !, -.)
STEEL WORKER KILLED
Rest of Crew Quit Labors for Day
. After Fatal Accident
PORTLAND, March 5. (AP)
J. J. McElroy, 40, a structuaqi
steel worker, was Injured fatally
today when struck by a piece .of
steel while working 6n a steel
structure here. He suffered a
fractured skull and died shortly
after being taken to a 'hospital.
All structural steel workers on
the building quit for the day as
soon as McElroy was injured. This
is their custom, and arises, it is
said, partly from respect to the
dead or badly injured member of
the force, and partly from a su
perstitution that two more work
ers will be hurt the same day.
ANOTHER
jj
Immediate steps will be taken
by Royal Anne cherry growers to
ward obtaining an increased tar
iff on that type of cherry in an
effort to keep out cheaply produc
ed Italian cherries, the Royal Anne
Cherry Growers' association of
Marion and Polk counties decided
at a meeting held in the chamber
of commerce rooms here yesterday
alternoon.
The federal customs court of ap
peals, in New York last year fixed
a 2 cent per pound flat tariff on
cherries in brine or sulphured,
which local growers contend is toe
low to afford adequate protection
for home grown cherries.
McNary to Help
The association telegraphed re
cently to Senator McNary asking
him to investigate possibilities for
raising the tariff.
Senator McNary's answer, re
ceived yesterday, is as follows:
"Received wire and immediately
conferred with the tariff commis
sion. It reported that the cus
toms court of appeals in New York
recently ruled cherries In brine
(pitted and unpitted) flat duty of
2 cents a pound. Prior to decis
ion they were 40 per cent ad valo
rem. Will confer with board in
my office next Tuesday morning
and I shall make a strong effort
to persuade the commission and
president to increase tariff to full
limit provided in Fordney-McCum-ber
act."
The Fordney-MeCumber act pro
vides that the president shall have
pewer to increase the tariff 50 per
cent, or in this case raise it from
(Continued on PC 5.)
MORE PROBE ADVOCATED
Democrats in Senate Seek Con
tinued Slush Investigation
WASHINGTON, March 5.
(AP) Democrats of the senate
in conference today were unanim
ous the opinion that investigations
into possible frauds in recent sen
atorial elections should continue.
Their action resulted from the
failure of the senate, by reason of
its now celebrated filibuster, the
formally continue the life of the
campaign funds committee,' but of
course it can hare no specific
bearing upon the course of that,
a bi-partisan committee.
Senator Reed, democrat, Mis
souri, the committee chairman,
and his colleagues have decided
to proceed under the Robinson
resolution with the seizure of
additional ballot boxes used in the
senatorial election in Pennsyl
vania last November, but bewond
that it has not gone.
BIRD WHO THOUGHT HE
PORTLAND, March 5. (AP.)
John H. McNary of Salem, a
brother of United States Senator
Charles L. McNary of Oregon, will
take the oath of office here Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock as fed
eral judge for the district of Ore
gon. Judge Robert S. Bean will
administer the oath and it will be
the first order of business of the
March term.
Judge Bean telegraphed Attor
ney General" Sargent today asking
that if the commission for Mr.
McNary had been Issued he be per
mitted to assume his office at once.
Mr. Sargent replied that the com
mission had been mailed March
4. but the department was perfect
ly willing for him to be sworn In
Monday morning.
No Ceremony Planned
It is not expected that there will
b any exceptional ceremony con
nected with-the induction of the
new jurist, who takes the place
made vacant by the sudden death
of Judge Wolverton last fall.
Since then Judge Bean has-been
atone in the court here, with the
exception of a brief period recent
ly when Judge Rudkln of the cir
cuit court of appeals sat here.
A large amount of work is now
before the court, as in addition to
the- criminal docket, which has
kept Judge Bean busy for the past
several months, civil matters have
been allowed to accumulate over
this period. No announcement ha?
been made as to what phase of the
court's activities, civil or criminal
cases, Mr. McNary would takeJu
risdiction over after being induct
ed into his office. The late Judge
Wolverton and Judge Bean each
handled all manner xf Mitigation
ccming before the court, taking
the cases as , they came, with rare
exception. ,
v Mr. McNary will be the fifth
federal judge to serve this dis-irict.
RUM RUNNERS CAPTURED
O'Donnell Gang Taken in Chicago
After .Desperate Fight
CHICAGO, March 5. (AP)
Four members of the William
(Klondyke) O'Donnell gang of
liquor runners, including the lead
er himself, were held under bond
of 450,000 each today after they
were arrested in a desperate pis
tol fight before dawn while try
ing to loot the only warehouse in
Chicago housing pre-war whiskey.
More than 50 city detectives and
prohibition agents took part in the
capture.
WAS SAFE
Hasty Inventory Shows Fail
ure of Deficiency Bill Not
Too Serious
VETERAN'S BUREAU HIT
Loss of Appropriation Called
"More Inconvenient Than
Injurious," Says Chair
man Madden
WASHINGTON, March 5 (AP)
After a hasty fiscal inventory,
various government departments
found today that their activities
would not be impaired so seriously
by failure of congress to enact the
eecond deficiency appropriation
bill as had first been feared.
While Director Hines announced
the veterans' bureau would be able
to go ahead April 1 with admin
istration of the bill providing for
loans to veterans on their bonus
certificates. Chairman Madden of
the house appropriations commit
tee, predicted the death of the de
ficiency measure would prove
"more inconvenient than injuri
ous." Seed Bill Lost
The. committee chairman said
its failure might prove "a blessing
in disguise" as many of the pro
posed expenditures in the bill were
not urgent, while others simply
were- to tide over activities until
funds become available at the be
ginning of the new fiscal year
July1.
Hope of the administration for
the 18,600,000 seed loan bill, how
ever, was abandoned and its auth
or. Senator Norbeck, republican,
South Dakota, said after a con
ference with President Coolidge
and Secretary Jardine that he saw
no way of obtaining funds to loan
farmers in crop failure areas.
, Array Hit Hard
"Although the state department
was hopeful of finding a way to
shift funds so the recently an
nounced plan for transfers in the
diplomatic and consular services
would not have to be postponed,
Budget Director Lord was of the
opinion that a deficiency could not
be incurred to maintain the army
enlisted strength at 118,750 or to
pay 500,000 pensioners lor wnom
provision had been made in the
smothered deficiency bill."
ACID INQUEST HALTED
Probe Into Deaths of Six Chicago
Babies Is Postponed
CHICAGO, March 5. (AP)-
The Inquest into the deaths of six
of 10 babies given boric acid by
mistake at Columbus Memorial
hospital was In abeyance today
and the outstanding development
was a strenuous attack by Oscar
Wolff, the .coroner, on Dr. Her
man N. Bundesen, city health
commissioner.
- The seventh infant to become
violently ill as a result of the ac
cident, was taken to its mother
today and doctors thought the lov
ing care might aid their efforts in
saving? its life. The other three
babies seemed to have suffered
no serious effects.
Wolff in an extended , formal
statement accused Dr. Bundesen
of perjuring himself or "bunking"
the public. They exchanged criti
cisms over their methods of in
vestigation and there was a dif
ference of opinion as to which
should have credit for Initiating
the investigation. Wolff ordered
all Inquests consolidated today.
COLORADO TOWN CUT OFF
Slides in Mountain Region Cause
Worst Blockade of Tear
DURANGO, Colo., March 5.
( AP ) Snowslides In the moun
tainous district of . southwestern
Colorado today put the San Juan
basin country, Colorado's arctic
region, face to face with its worst
blockade since 190.
: Barriers of ice? hare blocked
trains between Durango and Tel
lurlde and rotary plows are lung
ing through , snowdrifts on the
Cumbrea range, Jorer which the
railroad line 'leads west Into the
basin. Two more feet of . snow
last night and today set up an Im
penetrable barrier to . completely
block off the Sllverton mining dis
trict. Sllverton has been partially
snowbound since' last November
and two weeks ago the little com
munity was severed' from railroad
The entertainment for the Old
Timers next Wednesday evening
will not he held in the chamber of
commerce, as heretofore an
nounced, for the reason that the
room there is too small to accom
modate the crowd It is assumed
will be present.
The entertainment will be given
in the house of representatives,
which has a seating 3 capacity of
about 1,000, it having been placed
at the committee's . disposal by
Secretary of State Koer.
Old Time Songs, Music
The entertainment Is free and
it will commence promptly at 7:30
p. m., with Spear's orchestra
playing old' time dance music.
This will be followed by commun
ity singing of old time songs
jinder the lead of Dr. Eppley, a
10 minute address by Governor
Patterson, songs by Mrs. W. Carl
ton Smith, reading by Mrs. Glover,
orchestra, spelling bee, etc.
All persons having come to Ore
gon 40 or more years ago will be
seated within the bar of the .house.
Those coming to Oregon 30 to 40
years ago will ,be seated outside
(Continued on pas -)
B0RGES PLANE WRECKED
Uruguayan Aviator And Three
Companions Still Missing
PARIS, Mar. 5. (AP) A
shattered seaplane lying near the
mouth of a rivulet on the shore of
Spanish colonial Africa in terri
tory inhabitated by unfriendly
tribes, tonight marked the end of
the projected trans-Atlantic flight
of the Uruguayan aviator, Major
Tadeo Larre-Borges and three
companions. The fliers, who left
Casa Blanca. Morocco, on Wednes
day morning, .have since dropped
from sight. -
Their fate was still in doubt to
night, although admittedly the
chance of finding them was slim.
French and Spanish warships
and airplanes had scoured the sea
along the African coast for three
days without finding a trace of the
aviators, and tonight the Spanish
gunboat-Bonifaz and two Spanish
civilian 'planes were enroute to the
spot where the wrecked plane was
reported seen.
MADRID, March 5 (AP) An
aviator attached to the Latecoere
Aviation company, who has been
seeking for trace of the missing
Uruguayan aviators, whose plane
was found today near Port Jubi.
tonight reported that a native
whom he had questioned said that
the Uruguayans had been taken
inland by a party of Moors and
that he believed the men were
safe. -
BANKER TO ADMIT GUILT
Bergman Announces ITe Will Plead
So fa Circuit Court
EUGENE, March 5. (AP.)
Henry L. Bergman, president of
the Lane County State and Sav
ings bank at Florence, who is now
In the county jail here charged
with embezzlment of the bank's
funds, says he . will plead guilty
in circuit court, according to his
attorney, E. R. Bryson.
Bergman is quoted by his attor
ney as stating that he is anxious to
appear in court as soon as possible,
receive his sentence and begin
serving his term in the state peni
tentiary. 7
Harriet Weatherson, the cash
ier, arrested at Birmingham, Ala.,
with Bergman and who has been
indicted jointly with him, has net
indicated bow she will plead. Her
attorney, E.-O. Immel, said be had
no further statement to make.
STANFIELD'S - WORK ENDS
Oregon Senator Finishes Task by
Filing Report on Island ;
; PORTLAND, March 5. (AP.)
The last legislative act of Rob
ert N. Stanfield, whose, term as
United ' States .senator from , Ore
gon, ended yesterday, was to. Hie
a report from the public lands
committee upholding the claims of
the state of Oregon to Sand Island
at the 'mouth ot the Columbia river
says a Washington despatch to $h
Oregonian. - j - .. y ,
"Stanfield headed a sub-committee
which visited Portland Jast
summer," the despatch, continues,
"and took extensive testimony
there and at other j places in an
effort to settle the controversy be
tween Oregon, Washington and the
federal government over the own
SEVENTEEN BILLS PASS
State Tax Commission Given Sup
- ervision Over All Pr-jerty ,
Assessments and May
Make Revisions
The tax machinery of the state
of Oregon came fn for Its share of
changes at the recent session of
the legislature. Seventeen meas
ures met the approval of both
houses and were signed by Gover
nor Patterson. In addition one
constitutional amendment w a a
passed and has . been referred to
the people for their approval or
rejection at a special election to
be held In Jnne.
One of the most Important
measures imposes additional' pow
ers and duties upon the county as-
sessors and state tax commission.
This law was copied, in part, from
the Washington statutes and lis
passage was recommended by the
state tax investigating committee
created at the 1925 legislative
session. s .
May Revise Assessments '
Under the provisions of this act
the state tax commission has gen
eral supervision over property as
sessments in ail parts of the state,
and has authority to revise assess
ments levied by county assessors.
The county assessors, under the
law, are vested with authority to
demand the books and records of
taxpayers for tax levying purpos
es. Officials predicted .that- the
operation of this law would in
crease the property assessments in
the state of Oregon approximately
$200,000,000. This measure- was
intended to equalize assessments, ,
and was not Introduced with . a
view of increasing the state's rev
enue. . : ; , ' :
Companion Bills
As a result of the estimated In
crease in property assessments two
companion bills were approved by
the legislature. One ot these bills
limits bond Issues to three per
cent of the assessed values antici
pated through the operation of the
preceding law. '
The other companion bill limits
fixed millage taxes to six per rent,
increase over the preceding year.
This hill, as originally; drafted,
limited the millage taxes to three
per cent over the preceding year,
but this was amended to read slx
per cent during the closing hours "
of the session.
The legislature also approved a
state income tax law, ' which will
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FRESHMAN GLEE v
WON BY SENIORS
BLIND STUDENT'S WORDS AND
MUSIC JUDGED BEST V; "
Annual Event at Willamette Sur
rwsso Previous Attend-'
; ance Marks .- .... if "
Surpassing all previous records
for attendance' with close to son a
persons present,' tne 18th annual
freshman glee-at Willamette uni
versity ' waa ; won Tby the ; aenior
1927. class, its sonar.. "Drifting
securing, the highest . number of
points, by a narrow margin over
the Juniors', who were second.
Strangely enousrh. the rl
ranked in order of their scholastic
advancement the sophomores com
ing third and the freshmen last. :
. The victory of the settlors ras
a personal triumph -for Mafcon-
Medler, blind poet and musidaj
who wrote - the words and als '
composed the -music of the wit
ning song, inasmuch as the gle
was won primarily on the meri
and perfection of tha unir. vMik '
the juniors ranked high on rendi
tion and adaptability. r j
Seniors Scored High V - t
' Toe leninn trnnil 11AT mn '
the -juniors 1088 and the scrLc"
meres 1089. it was unofXieiailv re
ported". ... .
Opening : with the Imnromntr
singing' of songs from crevl
freshman glees,, the event this y
was exceptionally colorful dtia '
its being held on the eampus, '
the university igymnasiuni, TrTi
wasXiUed to its ultimate capac
' After; the sen tors la their r
A. Bellows' of Minnefo jat ;
connection.. . a
ership ot the island. '
.(ConUnued on pag 3.