4,
rogoniata Bacfcoi B
A Drive Ought to Bte ''fifiade to Bdost the IVlenIieiftiftof the' Salem Garafti Cifufi to
Or: More
WEATHKK FORECAST: Cloudy with oc
casional rains; .moderate temperature;
strong west winds, becoming south. Maxi
mum yesteVday; 49s. mlnifnUni, 39; river,
4.9; rainfall, .33; atmosphere, cloudy;
southwest.
K prominent dental' authority' says that
we are fast-turning Into a -race of goats'.
Maybe that accounts for why thero is so
much more butting in on everybody's busi
ness than there used to be.
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Ls SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAB
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TOT sis
Brothers Arrested in Quebec
Village After Affidavit of
Companion
ASK LODGING AT JAIL
. ., nn oMHinJGratde. Tillamook, Marshfield,
That Of Iters Had Told Con
fidentially They Were
Men Wanted
ASBESTOS, Quebec, March 7.
( x p Two men are being de
twined here on suspicion of being I
Uov and Ray Charles D Autre-
niont, twin brothers who, with
another brother.- Hugh, are be-
lieved by United States police to
have held up a train and killed
three trainmen and a mail clerk
In the SisKiyou mountains or Ore
gon on October 11,. 1923.
The allegation that the men
held here are the D'Autremots,
. mm 1 j u. i t I
was maue in auiuaviis uj ""ico i
Pineand who. with the two re-
,1(ted a nieht's lodging in the
station from Chief of Po
lice Farland. Chief Farland re
reived inquiries from Princevillel
asking if he had seen three strange J
men, and n his further question-
ing Pineaud. the latter made out
an affidavit before a notary.
In the affidavit Pineaud stated
he had met the brothers in Que-
bee about February 16 and they J
had informed him confidentially 1
that they were Roy and cnanes I
D'Autremont. The three went to 1
Parent. Quebec, later making
their way ; to Asbestos by way of
rtornov Craic-'n Lr'nad" and Dan-1
ville. Pineaud said the two meni
hd told him how the bad jumped!
agnail train a Siskiyou; dr., what will enable the winning team to
2fum they obtained, of their ar- have one day of rest before par
F rival at the Canadian' border, at ticipating in the state tournament
Saskatchewan, going from there to
Winnipeg, Montreal and Quebec.
Provincial detectives will take !
the men to Montreal for identifi
cation.
PORTLAND, March 7. (AP.)
The capture of Ray and Roy
D'Autremont, if they are captured,
(Continued on pac 2.)
M' NARY BECOMES
FEDERAL JUDGE
SAIiKM MAN TAKES OATH OF
OFFICE FROM ASSOCIATE
Courtroom In Portland' Crowtled
During Ceremony; Friends
Are Present
10 FIT LAND, Mar. 7. (AP)
The oath of office as judgef of the
federal court for the district of I
Oregon was taken here today by
John H. McNary, Salem attorney, I
hrother of Charles L. McNary; I
I'nited States senator for Oregon. J
The brief ceremony took but a
tew minutes of the opening ses- 1
ion of the March term of court
and after affixing his signature to
the oath of office, Judge McNary
took his place on the bench with
his new associate. Judge Bean, and
listened to the day's proceedure
He will probably spend a day or
two here sittlag with Judge Bean
an.l then 'return' to Salem to ter
initiate some business before hear-
'"s; his first case, set for Friday
The main courtroom of the federal
building was crowdedas Judge
McNary was sworn In
liidse McNary was the fifth
United States district judge to
take his oath of office in this dis
trict
He takes the place made
taratit by the death of Judge
Charles E. Wolvertori last fall.
Mem Iters of Judge "Mc'Nary's
family and many friends from
haleni and Portland were In the
courtroom today together with a
Urf-e representation of the bar of
the county and state, and federal
'ffi iaJs. A large bouquet occupied
one -omr of the bench, the gift
'f the Multnomah bar association.
3AGE SCRAP UNSETTLED
wiilHHjr Trainmen And Condul-
is Still Wit hout Increase
- H I ( 1 A OO. Mar. 7. (AP) The
ase ciispute between conductors
and trainmen of 03 ner cent of the
railways west of Chicago and their
employers still was unsettled to -
The employes are asking
seven and one halt, per cent wage
jnereaBe, which the railway mana -
f era contend the Toatji" ajrtt not
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1
NINE QUALIFIED
FOR TOURNAMENT
SALEM, EUGENE, ASTORIA WIN
RIGHT TO ENTER
Portland Only District Undecided;
Local Qaintet Wins Over
Gresham Easily
Nine of the ten team's which
will be entered in the state high
school basketball tournament had
, been selected Monday night, the
; only remaining district being
Portland, where Washington and
Franklin high school quintets are
to play tonight to decide which
shall enter.
The qualifying teams are Salem,
Eugene. Astoria, Pendleton, La
Medfdrd and1 Wasco.
Salem high qualified Monday
night by defeating Gresham 43 to
12, in a slow game at West Linn.
Gresham made its best showing in
the first quarter, when it held' the
champions to a 7 to 4 lead. Near
the end of the half Salem opened
up and took a 23 to 6 lead at half
time. Salem scores were: Duffey
15, Siegmund 2, Lyons 11, Olinger
8, Drager 3, Adams 2, Ashby
SchwabbaUer.
EUGENE. March 7 (ATP)
Eugene high school overcame its
last obstacle in its race for the
chance to play in the state cham
rt'rmch'n hftalrftthatl tnn rn n m en in
. -
Salem! whe"n it defeated "Siletz high
school 36 to 9 in a district play-off
Eugene was high point man with
11 points. Siletz challenged Eu
gene after the local team defeated
corvams Saturday nignt
PORTLAND, March 7 (AP)
T"he championship of the Portland
interscholastic basketball league
will be decided tomorrow night
when Franklin and Washington
nign scnoois meet on me iienson
floor. Each team has gone through
the season with six victories and
only one defeat.
The decision to schedule the
piay - orr tomorrow was reached uy
high school officials tonight, and
at Salem Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
REVENUES MAY RAISE
Amendment to Millago Clause Fos
tered by Representatives
It developed here yesterday that
the amendment to the law enacted
at the recent legislative session
increasing the limit on millage
revenues from three to six per
cent, was not the result of a con
ference report, but was prepared
in the house by representatives
interested in the welfare of the
higher educational institutions
The amendment was concurred
in by the senate during the clos
ing hours of the session
The original bill provided that
the millage tax revenues should
be limited to three per cent, which
was a material increase over the
revenue received through this
source" under the previous law
As 'a result of the increase In
the limitation of millage revenues
it is possible that the state tax
commission will abandon its previ-
ous intention of revising and lift-
ing property assessments.
BROTHERHOOD TO MEET
Four Cars To St a art- Contest On
Bringing Men To IMnner
The Baptist brotherhood will
meet at 6:30 p. m. today. A din
ner will be served in the banquet
room and the Sunday school or
chestra will furnish the music. '
This will be one of the largest
gatherings of the organization
during the year. A contest with
four cars each with a chauffeur
n a mechanic has been organ!
ed to see which auto can get the
most men to" attend the meeting.
One will be in charge of K. H.
Pickens and Dale Taylor; another.
Tnos. Roen and A. O. Davidson;
another. Arthur Smither and Mr.
Mudd; the fourth, Ben Eilers and
Davie Willis.
The building of a new church
and the Installing of the big pipe
organ will be discussed during
the meeting.
f YESTERDAY
o
I IN WASHINGTON !
The Sinclair contempt jury wa3
selected.
Dids for construction of six new
I cruisers, authorized by congrctes,
1 were", asked by the navy depart
mehtC
I - ' .
The Texas. primary law, exclud
1 ing negroes from voting, was de
I clared unconstitutional by- " the
Aciinrama nnrf " '
w!ff liir"s jfYMmj
PODGE, PHONE
COiPAI PLOT
GET BOMBER
San Francisco Church Be
comes Trap Laid to Catch
Daring Criminal
TIRED POLICEMAN WAITS
"Cop" Looks Tired, Loafs in Front
of Church to Induce Man's
Appearance; Bomber
Finally Caught
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7-
(AP) Police learned tonight that
the dynamite used in the bomb
placed in the entrance of SS PeteT
and Paul church by a man who
died under a hail of bullets a few
seconds later was a part or a
shipment sent 72 different firms
throughout California. The de-
tectives obtained a list or tne
firms and announced that all the
local offices had been consulted
without obtaining a clew to the
identity of the bomber.
Thousands viewed the body of
the dynamiter at the morgue.
An Oakland watchman was pos
itive the body was that of a man
seen near a garage building in
that city before it was bombed,
ana xnrs. naipa muiruui, ui oac-
ramento, identified it as that of
a dynamiter who tried to blow up
her house.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 7
(AP) The story of how two
great city departments and a big
corporation put their heads to
gether and plotted the capture of a
persistent' and daring church
bomber, and the manner in which
the plot worked out to snap out
rlh'e'lffe of the bomber while he
was in the midst of his crime,
were revealed today by Chief of
Police Daniel O'Brien.
The city departments were thel
police department and department
of electricity, and the corporation
was the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company. The plot had
its inception last October when
the police established a constant
guard at St. Peter and Paul's
church to stop 'the sporadic bomb
ing of that structure by a supposed
fanatic. Twice thereafter the
bomber struck and got away, the
second time in a hail of police bul
lets. The big police detail there
upon decided to go Into training
to catch the miscreant.
Two rooms over the church ves
tibule were fitted up with special
staging on which the police offic-
(Continued on page 2.)
OH
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SALEM, OREGON ji TUESD A Y
: HERE-1
r y f- s
FOR CONFERENCE
COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL DIS
CUSS NEWLY GAINED ACTS
Majority Reported In . Favor of
Power to Conduct - Tax
Investigation
Assessors from all parts of the
state will be in Salem today to
confer with members of the state
tax commission with relation to
new taxation laws enacted at the
recent legislative session.
The most important of these
laws imposes upon the county as
sessors and state tax commission
ers additional duties and powers.
Under this law the state tax com
mission has general supervision
over all property assessments an;d
has authority to revise assess
ments levied by the county as
sessors.
The county assessors, under the
act, have authority to demand the
books and accounts of taxpayers
lor taxpaying purposes, and are
clothed with other powers looking
to more equal assessments. Off!
cials said that the operation . of
this law probably would result In
increasing
the property assess
ments in the state approximately
$200,000,000. The law was copied
in part from the Washington
statutes and was recommended by
the state tax investigating com
mittee created by the 1925 legis
lature. It was said that most of
the assessors in the state are in
sympathy with the law.
SLAND SCRAp NOT OVER
Washington And Oregon'sDispute
Over Sandbank Undecided
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7. i(AP)
-Title to Sand Island, lying, in
the Columbia river between Wash
ington and Oregon, still remains
in dispute between the states, as
congress adjourned without settl
ing the issue, although the senate
public lands committee submitted
a report during the losing' hours.
The committee held that Oregon
was entitled to all proceeds col
lected by the government by leas
ing the island for fishing purposes
Oregon's claim dates back to the
time it was admitted to statehood.
when President Lincoln reserved
the island for military purposes.
TOM KAY COMES HOME
State Treasurer Permitted to Re
turn by Portland Doctors
PORTLAND, March 7. (AP)
Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer.
who suffered a collapse in Salem
a few days ago, was today permit
ted by his physicians to return to
Salem, with the proviso that he
would abstain from all work and
would t0 Portland shortly
for a complete rest.
DEATH! WHERE IS THY STING?
MORNING,. MARCH 1927
RiADIO LISTENERS
TO BE PROTECTED
ORDINANCE REGULATES USE
OF VARIOUS MACHINES
City Attorney- Asks Further In
struction on Terms of
Truck Parking Rule
Radio listeners in Salem will
be protected from interference.
caused by electrical equipment
during the hours of 7 to 11
o'clock p. m., and from 11 to 12
o'clock Sunday forenoons, accord
ing to an ordinance passed by the
city council Monday night under
an emergency clause.
Under the provisions of this or
dinance, No. 2440, electrical
equipment of certain types, which
include the X-ray and violet ray
machines which are said to cause
much of the interference, and
generating equipment in general
cannot be operated except under
a permit secured after inspection
by the city engineer.
Then they must not be operated
between the hours mentioned, ex
cept in case of a real emergency
If such an emergency arises, the
operator is required to make a
full report of the circumstances to
the police, before operating his
machine.
Before passing the ordinance,
the council went into committee
of the whole to incorporate an
amendment specifying the' man
ner in which emergencies are to
be reported.
Earlier in the meeting, a com
munication from the Salem
Broadcast Listeners' association
was read, urging that the bill be
passed under the emergency
clause.
The ordinance suggested for
controlling the parking of trucks
and busses was not brought up
City Attorney Fred Williams ask
ing for further instructions as to
its terms. Councilman Hal D
Patton urged that it prohibit park
ing " these vehicles on any street
declaring that they should have
a privately owned yard for park
ing.
Councilman S. E. Purvine urged
the early submittal of an ordi
nance to require a tax on trucks
and busses.
Early action on the moving of
the Oregon Electric track on Mill
street was urged by Councilman
Watson Townsend, to which Rec
order Mark Poulsen replied that
he' had evidence that the work
"was to be done as soon as a pav
ing plant is in operation so that
it can be done, which will not be
for another month.
Advertising for bids for a port
able oil bnrning pavement heater
and for an air compressor was
authorized at the request of the
streets committee.
The supreme court held invalid
the Qhio law permitting prohibl
tion trials by mayors.
QUE DETAILS
FROM JAPANESE
CITIES MEAGER
Reports Vary on Loss of Life
Some Giving Death
Lists of 100
EXTENT UNDETERMINED
Serious Fires Break Out in Towns
Affected; Houses, Tunnels.
Bridges Destroyed
by Shock
TOKYO, March 8 (Tuesday)
(AP) Forty persons are definite
ly known to have been killed, 67
injured and two towns completely
destroyed by the earthquake that
rocked - centraj Japan yesterday,
the home office announced today.
Twenty-two of the fatalties were
in Osaka while 18 were in Sakai,
a nearby town.
Mmeyama, approximately 55
miles north of Osakajm, was one
of the towns, razed by the shock
Other villages caught fire and are
still burning.
TOKYO. March 8 (Tuesday)
(AP) The cities of Osaka and
Kobe in central Japan were shaken
by an earthquake lasting three
minutes last evening, causing loss
of life and property destruction.
only fragmentary reports of which
had been received here early thia
morning.
Circumstantial reports from
Osaka said that more than 100
persons had been killed or injured
there, but the figures reported
differed considerably. Many
buildings there, including four fac
(Continued on -page 2.)
RUMANIA, HUNGARY MIX
Two Nations in Fight Over Prop
erty at Council of League
GENEVA, Switzerlanad, March
7. (AP) The trophy problem of
the expropriated property dispute
between Rumania and Hungary
made its appearance tonight dur
ing the first sessions of the 44th
meeting of the council of the
League of Nations.
Both Dr. Gustav Stresemann
the German foreign minister, who
is presiding at the sessions, and
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Brit
ish foreign minister, stressed the
gravity of the dispute because Ru
mania has appealed to the council
under the . league covenant as a
matter affecting the peaceful rela
tions of Rumania with Hungary
and also because the issue is con
cerned with the competence of all
arbitrarial tribunes.
The dispute between Rumania
and Hungary would not set Eu
rope afire unless Rumania wished
it. declared the Hungarian repre
sentative at the council session
tonight after a lengthy hearing of
the matter. ,
WAVE TAKES BOY'S LIFE
Huge Rush of Water Sweeps Lad
Out to Sea Unexpectedly
NESKOWIN, Or., March 7.
(AP) Sweeping up on the beach
unexpectedly, a huge wave took
the life of . Harry Eastridge, 15
years old, of Portland, while the
youth was walking ljear the water
line yesteraay. ur. a. tirauon,
who was with young. Eastridge,
was nearly, drowned when the two
were carried out beyond their
depth by the sudden rush of the
wave,
Eastridge soon wag lost to sight
but Stratton, by a terrific strug
gle, managed to reach shore. He
was rushed to Portland for medi
cal attention and was said to be
suffering from heart strain.
NEW CAPITOL DEDICATED
Slate of Washington Officials
Move Into Big Bulletins
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 7.
(AP) Factionalism was forgot
ten today when Washington state's
of flcialdonv gathered in the great
senate chamber of the capitol to
commemorate Ithe moving of the
legislature from the old state
bouse to a newxhome.
. The jovernlng group .. of the
state was represented almost . In
Its entirety. There were the nine
Justices of the6upfeme court, the
elective officer thei code depart
meht heads and the legislature)
and ex-Governor Louis F. Hart of
Tacoma also took part, in the pro
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STUDENTS ftiOT,
TEAR GAS USED
AXX ARBOR POLICE CALLED
AFTER BASKETBALL GAlE
Two Injured as 500 College Men
and Others Stage Big
Demonstration .
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 7.
(AP) Police brought tear gas
into play here tonight to quell a
disturbance caused when a moo
of approximately 500 students and
citizens, celebrating Michigan's
winning of the Big Teh basketball
championship, attempted to rush
two downtown theaters.
Two students and a local resi
dent were injured in the clash
with police which occurred in
front of the Majestic theater. They
are: John Blakely, Rockford, IlL.
senior, burned by a wad from a
tear gas bomb; Marvin Slater, a
graduate of Michigan, of Ann Ar
bor, cut and bruised by flying
missiles; Victor Westerman, a res
ident of Ann Arbor, cut and
bruised. '
The crowd of students and en
thusiastic followers of the Michi
gan team gathered on the college
campus immediately after the
game . and marched down to the
downtown section, where they at
tempted to. enter the Ascade thea
(Continued on page S.)
KILLING DOG JUSTIFIED
Jury Renders Verdict Concerning
Canine Killed in Pasture
A case of m6re than ordinary
Interest to the farmers and sheep
men was decided by a Jury in Jus
tice Brazier C. Small's court late
yesterday afternoon. J. C. Sav
age, proprietor of the Waconda
general store sued George Shep-
ard for $100, which- he claimed
was the value of a watch dog,
which he alleged Shfepard had
killed. It developed" at , the trial
that the dog was shot by Ronald
McGarvie, a" 20-year-old. boy em
ployed by Shepard and that the
shooting was done in a sheep pas
ture used for sheep and goats by
one J. W. Fitts. McGarvie
claimed that he first saw Fitfs
sheep running then saw the dog
and shot it when, suddenly two
other young men and another dog
came out of the brush. These
young men claimed, that they were
hunting with the two dogs in
Fitts sheep pasture at the time
and claimed they liad control of
the dog. McGarvie claimed it was
chasing the sheep- The shooting
occurred January 20, 1927. Very
many sheep have been killed by
dogs in this county this winter
and recently many dogs have been
shot. The jury found in favor of
George Shepard, the, employer of
McGarvie and apparently placed
the blame upon, the boys who were
working the dogs hunting in the
sheep pasture.
LEGION SHOW TONIGHT
Great PrcparaUons Made Fo Ex
service Men's Meeting
This big ex-service men's rally
at the armory tonight is going to
be a rip-roaring affair, judging
from the rumors that are floating
around.
For Instance, there is a report
that Biddy Bishop, practicing for
his song and dance, broke up most
of the furniture at Frank Zinn's
house, while other members of the
show troupe ducked for cover; and
Zinn is alleged to have -.found it
necessary to put In .new floor
joists because of Biddy's strenuous
capers. -
The show is scheduled to start
at 8 o'clock. It is under the aus
pices of the American Legion, but
all world war veterans are invited.
The show and feed are to be given
by the losing teams in the legion's
recent membership contest.
LARSON TO-GET HEARING
Flsli Warden Recently Dropped to
Appear Before Commission
PORTLAND, March 7 (AP)
John Larson, Astoria, who was
dropped. from his' position as dep
uty fish warden a short time ago
after k havin g . served - for several
years in that, .capacity,, will, be
given a hearing before the Oregon
fish' com mission' tomorrow,
i Larson,, Is understood , to be
bringing several witnesses to tes
tify with him that, he was dropped
unceremoniously; 1 ; j and . . without
proper ca use. by Master FishJ War
ded A ,yf TrankUn -The:, action
is said to' have been takett at the
request of. Commissioners Eakln
and Hayes, who declared Larson
had not' cooperated with the com
mission. ?;' ; in '- ,;'r - jl "r fi'y -t
4 The : hearing was 'requested oy
Larson,,; . - . :'
RICE FIVE CENTS
r i ti f . n r- f rmrmr
cmin.PDnin;i
uniiiu, uiiiull;
BIOS
Issue Bitterly Fougtiti Dis
crimination; Says1 Low
Bidder s Attorney
FIVE OPPOSE MOTION
Portland Gravel War Responsible
for Situation, Local Fli ms t
Representative . Claims
Vote Close m fl
Despite a contention , bitterly
upheld by several couhcilmen that
the action would constitute rank
discrimination against one of the
bidders which happened to be an
out of town firm, all bids on sand
and gravel for street work in Sa-
lem during the coming year, were
rejected at Monday night's coun
cil meeting, and Recorder Mark
Poulsen was ' instructed to adver
tise ior new olds under the same
specifications. The rote was six
to five to adopt the streets com
mittee's recommendation, to this
effect. Three, councilmen were
absent.
Technically, the objection tp
the hida nrevimislv (nhmillpil
was. that certified checks did not
accompany them, but , it was
brought out in the discussion that
the council had not been requiring
this in similar cases.. . .,
Attorney W. C-Winslow, repre
senting me i'oniana u ravel uo,
which was the low bidder! de
clared that his clients had fulfilled
all requirements; and that "their
bid, on the basis of last .-year's
amounts, was $11,000 lower than
those of the two local firms, the
vicgwu Mau ec -urarei to. ana
He also charged collusion is
bidding on the part of the-local'
companies, declaring that theil
bids on 33 different Items hal
been identical, and were - muck
higher than the prices paid here
last year. i,i
Walter E. Keyes, attorney ep
(Continued oa pare 2.
.V
ON lOOD BOUND ;
TRAIN IN SOUTH
RE.ROUTED OVER ; KlJUlATli
LIXE; GLAD TO BE IN SAHE5I"
Snap Shots From Great White
Way; Meeting With General
Hunter Liggett i
(By Col. E. Hofer)
Two weeks away from Salem al
ways brings you back tucked up
with a whole lot of relaxation and
...oKmuu u&i uo west is a
great country to live In. No oart
" ""i "cars yon one. nut al
ways leaves you in doubt where
you are not' really a younger man
than when you left your home in.
Oregon for wherever you went.
There is a tingling gladness that
you are back and the trip has pep
ped you up for the next one.
There had been one of those
droopy increasing drizzles, that at
starting was a mere mist at Salem,
spreading sheets of wetness on the
Albany prairies and millracea of
yeuow paint, as you went down
Pass Creek canyon into Poncalla
basin. Cow Creek can von wa .
roaring river eating into its banks
that crumbled under the weight
of the heavy Shasta Limited, and
brought us to a dead stop at Glen
dale. We rested twenty-four
hours, while the, S. . P. company
crew commandeered & free picture
show and a- dance at the audi
torium. ? The passengers bought
bought all the candles in town.
Pullman lights were out.' There
Was silence In railroad circles. But
one could feel that all the hid
den resources, of a modern trans
portation , system were . being
brought Into , action. T Bridge
rain continued to pour In Oregon,
and California. Construction trains
with steam shovels aid pile driv
ers were kept moving all night-f-crawling
over broken culverts and
feeling their way over " sinking
tracks. Motor cars and stages
Were stalled on highways and ear
red out Into grain fields. Still )t
rained. 'Passengers talked about
sunny California with one or two
days sunshine .in: thirty-day. per
iods lof v clonds and ruin. .Like .
clap of thunder the Shasta with lis
fourteen I'ullmanS of passenger
was ordered back to the Natron
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