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Induotrico-on-tlior Land Aro Salem's 3hicf Support Hence the Importance of the;TeaGhrng:Qf.:grreu!turo The Oregon-Delegation. Is Pushing With All Possible Speed the Increase of the Tariff Duty bri Chdrricc WEATHER FORECAST; Fair? ; .no, change in temperature; 'mnderatenorihW- 1 winds;; frost in the nmrntng sjW "the ast portions. Maximum temperature1 yes terday 63; minimum, 35'; river .4 3.8;. .no rainfall; atmosphere, clear; wind, north' west. Over la Spain they are. planning to, put armor on the horsey used in bull fights. In order to make it a square deal why not ; put some armor on the bull, too?" SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAftCH 29, J92J PRICE FIVE CENTS ' K - y ; . j ... -.. . - ... . - . .... n ' ; - ' E .A C1GE1SSEEK SIMPLIFICATION Many Clubs and Organiza tions Said to HaVe Adopted Resolutions COMMISSION . MAY ACT Some RusincHS Houses Claim Con siderable of Information Xot Xecewsary for Tax Assess ors to Have Many business concerns in var ious sections of the state are urp in the state tax commission to further .simplify the questionnaire which is being sent out by the various county assessors. Th'f system was made possible through t lie enactment of a law at the n-cent session of. the legislature. It lias been indicated that the ta commission is considering the re quests and may take action in a IV w days in regard to this mat ter. Resolutions Adopted Reports emanating from the of fin s of the state tax commission -?r indicated that a large number of commercial clubs, chambers of commerce and other organizations have adopted resolutions con demning the questionnaire as be ins unfair to the taxpayers and an attempt on the part of state and county officials to pry into the confidential affairs of business concerns. CcpUs of the reso lutions have been received by (memters of the state tax commis sion. The principal' objection to th questionnaire is that it. required business concerns to supply whai has been designated a balance sheet. Under this heading the rou n ty assessor - seek to . obtain from taxpayers. the amount of his cash, notes payable, accounts puy able, other liabilities, capital in vestment, surplus and undivided profiU and total liabilities. Opinions Differ It was alleged by many business concerns affected by the ques tionnaire that much of this infor mation is not necessary for tax levying purposes. The state tar. commissioner 'hag argued, how ever, that in event the so-called balance sh?et"is eliminated frora the questionnaire the intent of the law would be nullified and it (Continued en pre 5.). FALSE REPORTS CAUSE BANK RUN CLEARING HOUSE TAKES UP NORTHWESTERN AFFAIRS Institution Stays Open Until O'clock to Accommodate Depositors. PORTLAND, March 28 (AP). Recognizing the seriousness of a run which started today on the Northwestern National bank, di rectors and stockholders of that institution reached a tentative agreement tonight with the banks of the Portland Clearing House association whereby the, associa tion would pay off the depositors of the Northwestern and liquidate the affairs of that institution. It was expected that the agree ment would be concluded during the night and that clearing house representatives would assume charge of the Northwestern Na tional bank tomorrow morning. Under the provisions of . the Jifcreement all depositors of the Northwestern will be paid In full on demand. ,' Humors branded In financial circles as "utterly false,," and springing from sources that were regarded as "inspired" and mali cious" started the run. The cus tomary closing hour, 3 o'clock, found the run at Its height. The bank, however, remained open and continued paying off deposR- wuntil 6 o'clock. .. fZThe savings account depart- er. The bank waived the stipu lated 30 to 90 notice for the with drawal of savings accounts and paid off depositors as rapidly as their accounts could be verfied. "Women constituted the greater portion of the crowd. The March 23 call for stafments from national banks showed the resources of the Northwestern XContiaul, oa p j OFFICERS LOCATE CACHE OF LIQUOR WFJSSENFKLK ARRESTED AT "OLD (;.LL() house" Barrels Found Hurled in Hot House; No Still Lauded During Search Working on one of the most clover caches of liquor since the ISth amendment ntade possession of such liquids unlawful, county and state prohibition , officers seized IS gallons of alleged whis key, dumped loo gallons of mash, end arrested M. Weissenfels of Silverton after a search of more than four hours yesterday after noon. Weissenfels is 70 years o'd and is tenant with his wife and family in what is known as the 'Old Gallon House" on the Abiqtia riv er, two miles northwest of Silver ton. This place was used during the days of local option when counties could permit houses to handle liquors in salable quanti ties of one gallon only. During that period the house gained con siderable prominence as a men's resort. In the seizure made yesterday the finished liquor was found hur ried In the basement in a manner which would have been a "dead- beaf for persons less positive of their grounds for searching. Led on in hopes of finding the still from which the alleged whis key was run. the officers found the mash buried in two 50-gallon barrels in a hot house away from the residence. The barrels were carefully planted about six inches below the surface, the ground be ing tamped almost beyond suspic ion. Despite a strenuous search, officers were unable to find a still, j Weissenfels is held in the coun ty jail on S50o bond which his rel atives are endeavoring to raise. Charges have not yet been placed apalnst him. but the only pos sible one available, according to th sheriff's offico, is that of liquor possession. POP" GATES MENTIONED Successor to Malone to hcj Named Within Week by Patterson. Letters and telegram contin ued to arrive at the executive de partment here yesterday indors ing C. E. (Pop) Gates of Medford for the office of state highway commissioner to succeed Wade Malone of Corvallis whose term expires Search 31. Other indorsements have been received for W. H. Jewett of Eu gene and Warren Reed of Gardi ner. Governor Patterson has indi cated that Southern Oregon would be recognized in making this appointment. Mr. Gates pre viously served as a member of the state fair board, and was an ar dent supporter f Governor Pat terson during the campaign. Mr. Reed has the Indorsement of a large number of prominent residents of Douglas and Coos counties. It was indicated that Mr. Ma lone's successor would be an nounced late this week. ATTACK NESTUCCA LAW Referendum Petition Filed Rela , live to Closing River. A referendum petition was filed in the state department here yesterday attacking a law enacted at the fast session of the legisla ture closing Neatueca Bay and its tributaries to commercial fishing. The petition was referred to the attorney general who will prepare the ballot title. The referendum petition was filed by the Nestucca Local of the Tillamook Count Fishermen's union. A total of 7643 signatures will be required to place the ref erendum on the ballot. The ' law was introduced by Representatives McPhillips and Russell, and was considered at several hearings held by the fish eries committees of the two hous es. The bill was opposed by a number of the commercial fishing organizations fH the coast conn ties. PETELLE BACK IN CELL Minister Contlrted on Liquor Charge Fails to Pay Fine ; MEDFORD,- Ore.. Mar. 28. (AP) Rev.' M. L. Petelle, former minister of KIan.ath Falls, was re manded to a cell in the Jackson county court today in default of a $400 fine for violation of the state prohibition laws, following his con viction in the Justice court. The charge involved posssesion and transportation of a quantity of moonshine. liquor. - UaU ESEFIBE 6 AS THEY FLEE Shanghai Goal of Americans as Anti-Foreign Hatred Spreads STRENGTHEN BARRIERS Yanjrtse Rier Scene of Fighting as Boats Loaded With Refu gees are Fired Upon Evae ual ion Proceeds SHAXdllAI. March 2S. (AD Fleeing before . a rising t ide .of j anti-foreignism, foreigners in na tionalist China, mose of them Americans, today -were moving steadily on Shanghai, some of them running a virtual gauntlet of Cantonese fjre on the Yangtse river and others working their way to the coast from other direc- tions through a hostile population. Shanghai itself was the center of a growing anti-foreign feeling in the native district where leaf lets and hand bills, were distrib uted blaming the British for the Nanking bombardment on Thurs day and calling for a boycott of British goods and a strike of em ployes of British firms. The part played by the United States forces was not mentioned. Positions Safeguarded In the face of this again, the barriers about the international settlement w'ere being strengthen ed steadily. The Yangtse river, chief mean of flight from the interior, has be come the scene of a virtual state of war between nationalist sol diers on either bank and foreign vessels carrying refugees. Shots have been fired on .nearly every ship proceeding down the river, naval vessels themselves escorting (Contiaaed oa pat S-) JURY SELECTION DRAGS Twenty-four Veniremen Examined Monday iu Ilrownlee Case EUGENE, March 2S. (AP) Twenty-four , venire ihen were ex amined today, in the trial of Al bert Brownlee, charged with. mur dering Eaton Hooker, Veneta youth, who was a member of a 'posse looking for Brownlee after the holdup of a pool hall in that town, and the shooting of the pro prietor, William Maddaugh. It is predicted that the jury will not be complete until some ime late tomorrow. NEW CHIN TOE L. ... I MM I .lUf-JJ" J , ' '. ' " .' . -1 LATHE MACHINES AT HIGH SCHOOL POSSIBLE XOV TO HAXDLK HO liOYH IX EACH CLASS Work Turned Out From Shop Rrin;s in Xice Income; Great ' Advantage Shown With the installation yesterday of four new lathes in the machine shops at the Senior high school, ii will be possible to handle 30 boys in each of the classes, said E. E. Bergman, head of the" department, yesterday. The' shops are now a; well equipped as any in the state, it is said. The lathes are of th latest quick change engine type and cost the school board fl.OflO. From a very modest beginning nine years ago, much equipment has been added, and the growth of the department has befn al most phenomenal. A $2t00t ap propriation by the school board paid for the shops and Jhe first equipment. Since that time there has been added a Universal milling machine at a cost of $1400; an automatic shaper at the cost of $rQ0, and a Universal grinding machine at a cost of $300. Five, thousand dollars in actual cash for work done in the shops has been turned over to the school board during the Q years, offset ting expenditure for equipment. A sanding machine made by the boys was used by Bergman and the school janitors in sanding the desks in the various schools last summer, and it is est imated .that the school board was save( an I e x p e n d i ture of approximately j S1450 in this instance. Onion-top j ping machines are also builjt in j the t lasses and sold to the ' oiion .growers in the Lake Lahish'dis- I trict for $250 each. t , t . , tn :- - Inn from Anderson, Ind., where j ho was a member of the high school faculty thre. Through his efforts, it is said, the great ad vance in the department's activi ties has been possible. TRIO TO APPEAR AT Y Popular Voung Reader Also Se- cured for Wekly Program The appearance of a trio com posed of Mary Talmadge Hedrick, violinist; J. D. Beebee. cellist; and Clarence Wenger, pianist, is promised for the regulaV weekly lobby program at the YMCA Wed nesday night, according to Ben Rickli, assistant secretary. These musicians are all members of the Elslnore theater orchestra. Also assisting on the program will be Flora Fletcher Hedriek, vocalist, and Lorena Rideout, pop ular young reader. The program is under the direc tion, of Miss Beatrice Shelton who will present a number of her piano pupils in concert, during the eve- Lning. PROSPECTOR TAKES THE TRAIL FRIENDSHIP'S FIRE SPECIAL FEATURE ROVS' CONFERENCE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Slick From Helsingfors, Finland, to He Used iii Kindling Fire in Salem The "Fire of Friendship" whic"h is one of the Saturday night feat ures of the Marion county boys' conference held next Friday, Sat urday and Sunday in Salem, has a very interesting origin, according to Loyal Warner, boys' work sec retary at the local YMCA. who is in charge of the gathering. At Helsingfors, Finland, last year, 52 nations were represented a a boys' conference, part of the world tour sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. The United States had 45 boys at this conference. On a cer tain evening a fire was kindled, and as the boys gathered around it, messages from each country were conveyed to the group by se lected representatives. Before leaving, each boy was given a stick from the lire, as the following pledge was subscribed to: "We leave this lire with a great vision cf Christian fellowship, conscious of a difference, but resolved to love." A stick from this Helsingfors fire will be used to light the one in Salem Saturday night. After tht lire of friendship, which will Le conducted by Ed Socolofsky and Frank Moran, each boy will be given a stick from this fire, and so will become memTjers of the world-wide friendship league. Thirty boys from Salem high j school will dress as represent:!- j tives of 30 different nations at the "fire of friendship" here. I LEON BATTLE IMPENDS Residents Fleeing City In Kxpec tation of Hostilities. MAN AG A. March 28. (AP). Residents of Leon, where United States marines have set up a neu tral zone, are reported to be flee ing the city in the fear that' an en gagements here between conserva tives and liberals is imminent. Official reports, were received today frora Leon giving details of a brush last night between Ameri can marine outposts and a force of 30 men, believed to be liber als. The reports say that the out post was fired on about 6 o'clock in the evening, and that the. at tacking band sought to enter the city. The " marines' returned the fire and the band fled. Forty minutes later at the other end of the city the band ig nored the challenges of marines until threatened with fire. A third attempt was made at 11 o'clock but also failed. Therae were no casualties on either side. Four rifles were dropped by the band in retreat. BRITISH DECIDE OrJ FIRM STAND CHINA'S Cantonese Train Heavy Guns on Warships in Yangtse, London Report COMMUNISM DECLARED Hope for Avoidance of Antj-for-cign Outbreak Felt at Wash ington Following Latest Shanghai Reports LONDON, Mar. 28. (AP) The British cabinet decided today to take a firm stand in China and make no ffirther concessions there until the present "anarchial" con ditions have "ended and the Chinese authorities have proved themselves capable of esetablishing order. Leaving a two hour meeting of the cabinet ministers in Downing street. Foreign Secretary Chamber mons and there assured the mem raon and there assnre the members bers that there would be no fur ther surrender of Brish rights in China until the Chinese could pre serve order whereevr their auth ority exists. Praises Sailors' Act In the course of his addjess. Sir Austen declared that he had not the least doubt that the action of the two American bluejackets who signalled the American and Brit ish in the Yangtse to open fire on Cantonese looters at Nanking a&t Thursday, and the resulting fire had saved the lives of the foreign refugees on Socony Hill. (The signallers were Henry C. Warren ot Olin, N. C, and Dennis D. Taylor of Lincoln. Cal., both attached to the destroyer Wm. B. Preston.) The Cantonese at Nanking have mounted heavy guns on Lion Hill, overlooking the Y'angtse river and have trained them on the Ameri can and British warships and merchantmen anchored in the riv er, says a Shanghai despatch to the "Daily Mail from Sir Percival Phillips, its correspondent there. The Cantonese also were stated to have manned the river forts be tween Chekiang.and the mouth of the Yangtse and to have fired on all, passed foreign vessels, the, (Continued on para 4.) building Permits grow 200,000 Mark for March May Bo Reached; .Work Resniries Chances for March building per mits to reach the $200,000 mark we're enhanced by the addition of 815,000, representing permits for four dwelling houses, three repairs and alterations, and two garages issued- yesterday. G. A. Hillman. 925 South street. S2800; George Bruce, .2285 Che- meketa street, Sa.000; A. , E. Baulig, 1535 N. Summer street. $3,000 and I. F. Shutt. 670 South street, $3500, will build residences at the listed locations. Permits for repairs went to John Barker, dwelling at 1250 N. 19th street, 500; Mrs. J. B. Ste vens, dwelling at 1165 Market, f600; and IL E. Caswell, dwelling fit 1331 N. 17th street, $1000. Otto Kubin. 2020 S. Commercial and J. L. Tucker. 1624 Chemekefa will build private garages at a cost of $350 and $250 respectively. CHAPININ DANGER ZONE Recent Graduate of Willamette Teacher at Canton College Leland Cbapin, former promi nent Willamette university stud ent, is a. member of f the faculty of the Canton Christian college which may be ordered evacuated as a result of Chinese pirate ac tivities. Chapin, who graduated two years ago, signed a three-year contract to teach in the China col lege. ( The Shameen district, the for eign settlement in the city of Can ton, where tbe college Is located, l the home of more than ISO Am erican missionaries and other re ligious workers, including officials and students of the college. GIRL KILLS FATHER WINONA, Miss. March 28. Be cause : her parents treated her younger brother ''better than they did me." Kitty Jones, 15, shot and killed ; her father and seriously wounded ; her,wotber last night, ens ..told; officials In the ?ounty. jail here today. Mrs. Jones con dition wa declared critJcalt CASE SAPIRO RELATES HIS LIFE STORY RISK TO PROMINENCE TOLD BY MAX WHO SUED FORD Spent Childhood in Orphanage Worked Way Through Universities. DETROIT, March 28. (AP). t-Aaron Sapiro, sleek-haired, 42-year-old Chicago Jew. who does not look his age by a dozen years, took the witness stand late today to relate the story of his life in his $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford. It was a picture of a most un promising (Start which culminated in internationally recognized suc cess which be left with the Jurors, because his narration was broken by adjournment before he reach ed any of the story of alleged per sonal harm and injury to his ef forts as an organizer of farmers' cooperatives done by articles printed in Ford's weekly, the Dearborn Independent. An hour and a half tomorrow will suffice for the last part of the story, William Henry Galla gher, counsel for Sapiro said at adjournment. Sapiro leaned far forward in the witness chair, hands grasping a roll of paper in his lap. A vivid flush spread over bis face as be crackled answers to his counsel's i volley of questions.. Question and answer piled into the voluminous .trial record at snch a pace that United States Senator James A. Reed, chief of Ford's counsel, appealed to Judge Fred M. Raymond to enforce more deliberation. "Do you mean deliberation on (Con tinned on paga 2.) BORAH DINNER OPPOSED Utlca Republicans Protest Honor Paid "Obstructionist" UTICA, N. Y., March. 28. (By A P.) A group of local business men, including prominent repub licans, has protested formally to the local committee in charge of a proposed dinner in honor of United States Senator William , E. Borah of Idaho, scheduled for to morrow night. Bradford II. Divine,, spokesman for the group, declared it should be understood the invitation was of a personal nature rather than political, and does not come from, nor with the approval of, organ ized republicans. "Tbe reason that the groups, of men for whom I am speaking," continued Mr. Divine, "do not be lieve that the senator from Idaho is entitled to a public: dinner as an honor fn recognition ot his at titude in Washington is hecause, if the published reports of bis re cord are correct, . he has been pb structive to the. policies ,o ably advocated by President Coolidge and his supporters in both bouses of congress. "For republicans to honor Sen ator Borah for his obstructive pol icies would be nothing more orJ less than a direct, slap in the face for President Coolidge." EAKIN ASKED TO RESIGN, Fish Commissioner "Gladly Com plies, He Tens Reporter ASTORIA, March 28. (AP) W. T. Eakin, fish commissioner. stated here tonight that he had received a letter, from Governor I. L. Patterson requesting his res ignation from .the state fish commissioner, stated heredtbnlght that he had received a letter from Goyerifor I. L. Patterson, request ing his resignation from the state fish board. Mr. Eakin said that he. was glad to be relieved of the duty and that he would submit his resignation at once. He added that "he believed a Bim liar, request had "been made of Commissioner Jess Hays, of Tilla mook. The resignation of Com missioner John Veatch Is already in the hands of the governor. , Mr. Eakin stated he was not In formed as to whom Governor Pat terson intended to appoint, to. the commission. KIDNAP CHARGES FILED . - - - Former Policeman Arrested; Child Itettanwd 'After 'Payment - ; CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., larcb 28(AP)-r-Frank: Basket., 45, an ex-policeman, was arrested. late today and. charged. with. kidnap ping and demanding a ransom, in connection with the.abdoction last Wednesday night of Virginia Jo, two .year old daughter, of ; City Commissioner and Mrs. Fred B. Frailer. - - - -. -The -child was 'returned Mast night after her. parents had "Paid a, ransom of $3,333 to., the. kid napers, f', " . .'.' V : Other arrests wera expected to follow Immediately ': ; f- :. ClKTEEiEfJ DISCUSS PLMiS OFGOlEliEf Mayor's Suggestion of Com mission Plan for Salem Considered NO FINAL ACTION TAKEN Comiuittexv Will .Withhold Recom morula ion Until Members"' Make Study or Various ; Forms of Contract " 7 As a first step iu the consider ation of Mayor T. A. Liresleys plan to change, the Salem city gov ernment from the council plan to that of a commission form, the committee, recently . appointed by the mayor met in the chamber of commerce rooms last night to dis cuss the different systems pro fend con. . N6 definite action was tafcen. and no recommendations will be made, it is said, until members of the committee have made a care ful study of all the different vari ations of jthe. commission; and city' manager forms ' in operation at varIou8American cities, Another meeting, has been ealleLfor some time next '.week by fchairm'an H. 1I-. Olinger at,wnich time a specific recommendation may: be evolved. Opinions Differs Members. of the committee last night appeared to, differ in opinion as to which form of the commis sion plan would bo bert salted to tbe needs of Salem. , A number, favored adoption of the .city, mana ger f plan which . Is. coming Into favor among, the larger .cities after having been instituted ' bjr the smeller 'towps. '.Goth commission and city manager plans, are being used In various, forms .by cltie which have'relegated'tne-conncfl plan to the things antedated. ,Th problem of the, 'committee is to work -out some pla,n , which' ..will prove the Ideal government for Salem, provided It is .finally, de- cided to amend the. city charter and make a change. V ' ..",- First Commission Forni What was probably the first commission, form .of government was established at Galveston, Tex. after the great storm .of 1950 which destroyed a whole section of that city. . For a time, municipal (Continued on pare 2.) LEWIS SELECTED j FOR WARDENSHIR lOARD 'OF CONTROL fro CONV FIRM ' APPOrS'TMEXT. TR-AY Patterson Indicates Office of (at Parole Officer to .Remain' 5 ;. Vacant. t James Lewis was recommended yesterday for the office of warden ot the state penitentiary by Henry W. Meyers, recently appointed, superintendent of the prison. For f the past four years Mr, Lewis has been serving .very efficiently as a deputy sheriff, of 'Marion county.l f His appointment will be confirmed by the 8tate.hoard of control at a meeting 'here today. it . is under stood. Sir. Lew la will enter upon his duties as warden on Friday, April 1. ; - ' . Mr, Lewis was at one time em ployed at the Oregon state hospi tal lie later,, was appointed dep uty, warden of the prison, and early In the Olcott, administration was promoted to warden of the in stitution., He served In that capa city for more . than: three ; years. Since retiring from the penlten- J-tiary Mr. ie wis has acted as dep- uiy- snerur. , Mr. Meyers Intimated today that he had selected Gene lialley for the office of .deputy warden of th. prison.., Mr, Halley was employed la the sherif fsof flee in Multno- man county for a number of years. later accepting a position as turn-, key at the state penitentiary, for the past few years he has been em ment o the public service commis sion . ,-: '. ' -" : Mr. , Meyers, newly appointed superintendent of the prison, will enter upon his new, duties Ftld ay. II5.wf8 t one .time engaged In the mercantile business here. For the pat few .months Jiehas acted as manager of the Allies Linen mills. Governor Patterson iias Indicat ed, that the office of state parole officer, would be Ieftjvacaut,' . eMr LewU WlU jsacceed J W. LSllie, who has acted as warden of the prison for two years. r