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"TV Rbppii 6f the government Experts on Their: Survey of the Is fh the Hands tho Printer ne Salem Has High Health Rating arid! Healtfl & Should Be Continued When Denrtohstratibn-Leaves :- 'A'EATHER FORECAST: Cloudy and coA 'with probably rain over west portion; uiolerate southerly winds on . the coast. Minimum temperature yesterday, S3; min-. iBum. SSrriTerr 3.2; rainfall, .15 inches; atmosphere, cloudy; wind, sqnth." :. ! The expert puzzle solvers of the United States '.are', having a? .convention In ' New Jersey. We would like: to see theto tackle the present Chinese political situation. I Industry , . . - -- - - . v.. ?fsE VfiNtSlXTH XE Alt I Fit IKE Situation -Believed Reason for Prolonged Conference at White .House PROBE RESPONSIBILITY AH Rport Indicate Nationalist v Soldiers" In Uniform Commit- led OtotraiCcai; EngUsTT Cabinet' Meets ' WASHINGTON, March 31.- (AP) Formulation of American policy for exaction of indemnity for tbe Nanking outrages and for guarantees against similar attacks npoa Americans elsewhere in China appeared tonight to be the probable purport of prolonged conferences- at the White House and state department. There is no indication that a decision had been made. ; '. ' Steps to fix conclusively the, re sponsibility for the Nanking at tacks are believed to have been discussed with the president by Secretary Wilbur, while at- the state, department there were in stations that Secretary Kellogg leroted much of the day to study fog recommendations from Minis ter MacMurray at Peking and Ad Biral Williams, American naval commander In Chinese, waters. Officials Reticent ' Disclosure in London, that draft demands npon the nationalist gov eminent In connection with" the Kinking Incident had been form slated and were nnder "study by rernments concerned, failed Vhake state department retlc- Presumably the demands iiiiii ' rVere -w drawn ub bv the'Peltinrdin- IomaUc corps and involve5 soma form ot concerted action by the powers. ' -Secretary Kellogg refused to discuss the Peking diplomatic, con jfcrence. ' He spent hours, how V J ever, in conference with Nelson Johnson, chief of the Far Eastern (Continued n af S.) f i mi m i . . 1 . FUGrnyE ypyxH . TflMOOlTC QUATC n . 1WO (tmPAXIONSilXIOGKD IX 'L BY CITY OFFICERS i, . AihIctnoii,' Said tv In' Wantetl in " I'ortlaiMl; Given Off icvrn Trouble There ?Seera shots from the gun of TratTic Officer G. W. -.EdwafHs failed to stop Joe Anderson,1 youth ful all?ged Portland automobile thief, who made his get-away dwn an alley near the ice plant last night about 9:30 o'clock, ar te a spirited chase on Highland Ferry streets. V Anderson first came afoul of Of flttr Edwards -when the latter stopped the Buiek sedan in which young fellow was speeding. '"Tpcnimr- the door of the car n ;lie opposite side, Anderson got cfi and dashed up the street, fol t V1 by Edwa"ds who opened V With hia enn In tho lartnoac t.rounding the Ice plant, Ander son made his dlKanrwhi'anri Th rA(3pr, not knowing Anderson was wanted in Portland for the theft. did not aim directly at the fugi tive, r . John Krieger and Gladys Byrnt, both aged about 19. who were In the car with Anderson, were lodg 4 in the city Jail when telephone call from Portland-Informed local i!ice of the car robtSery. The (Cutina a pag 6.) BLAST, INJURES THREE i" Striken Unexphxled Stick of , pynajidte; AU to Recover i DALLES, March 31. '(By a i r .1 it,., . w . , . ,nTana Albert Berkmen, labor are In local hospital with erious injuries as a result of a "'Thamite explosion today on the rtend extension of .'the'Grcat thm railroad. Tho men Were uj-Iliinls a ; tock - when i the blast A'(occurr'dte X V--?'' - 'fyt-.. . I .. Til drill w'asi thought to have ct.aie b contact with stick of f ; dynamite that in some manner re I Gained unexploded after a pre : viou charge. On man was sitting " the; rock at the time of the ' at ' fellow workmen : declared. - ' 1 'expected, ,q T??ovex, ; , r-- BUILDING WORK; SHOWS INCREASE PERMITS FOR MOXTH MARCH TOTAL $366,815 OF Gain Oyer Last Year Found Mostly In Construction Of 'e"w Buildings An increase in total of building permits for March 1927 over the same month of last year, signifi cant of rapid growth in the eity of Salem, was shown in a com parison of the, two periods made in the office of the city recorder yesterday. The total shows that there were building operations involving' ex- penditnre of 1366,815 started, during the month, of which' lip, 365 was for repairs, and $356,f50 for erection of new structures. Sixty-One permits to build were issued, while 13 permits were for repairs and alterations. -Last --year sixty-one . permits- were granted having an aggregate value bf $227,620 about $140,-. 000 less than this year. The amount; of money spent for re pairs . and alterations last year was' practically the same as this year, indicating that thfr-increase In expenditure involves new build ing almost entirely." The permits are classified as .follows: 60 new dwellings $163,300 1 apartment house ..... 185,000 8 garages 4,850 1 concrete building . . . 2,500 4 marques and loading platform 800 Total $356,450 TRIAL SET FOR APRIL 12 DeAutreniont Cse Cominjr- t'p Early in Jackson County ' MEDFORD. March 31. ( AP. ) The trial of Hugh DeAutremont, suspected Siskiyou tunnel bandit and slayer, charge! in this county In conhection;with that crime and first degfee murder: w&ti set this afternoon by Judge 1 Thomas to open April 12 in the circuit court at.- Jackson v ille. , -i r Although DeAutremont has not yet-been arraigned, he 'Will be the last , of this week or the first, of next week, and he will face trial April 12 unless some satisfactory showing is made why the trial should be continued. It is understood here that Fred E. Smith., attorney of Eugene, re tained by Paul DeAutremont of that city to defend' his son Hugh, said last - week while he was In Med ford that the defense would be ready for 'and will insist on an early tria. RADIO PROBLEM POSER Klimination of Some Stations the Only ReniNinint; Solution ' WASHINGTON, March 31. (Al) The -federal radio t-ommib-sion ran against 'a stone wall to day whpn it reached what appear ed to it as the one remaining avenue- for escape from the present tangled broadcasting situation elimination of some of the 733 op erating stations. Having disposed of the purely physical side of the problem with out obtaining any support of pro posals for 'easing present condi tions by widening the broadcast band, reducing the separation be tween wave lengths, dividing time or cutting down of power, the commission asked for definite sug gestions as to how the number of stations might be curtailed. but' obtained only a multitude of de mands for retaining both high and lew-powered plants now in use. TEACHERS INTELLIGENT? What If Thanksgiving Falls on Sunday, Instructor Asks CHEYENNE, Wyo., March, 31. (AP)-i-Not all the foolish ques tions are asked by students. Of ficials in the office of the state superintendent of public instruc tion said today that the following queries were sent to this office by teachers? "If Thanksgiving falls on Sun day, is the' following Monday a school holiday?" "I hold a professional life certi ficate,' Jlof.- may, I get it re newed?1' "I am to teach vocational agri culture in Wyoming. Yonr. ap plication for a certificate calls for m,y maiden name. I am not mar ried yet. What shall I do?' :, i k 'ORTBIl KILLKD T KLESV' Aiiril "li- FOCU RKI (APj-Ueportj recoivetl.at " the coroner's office early today said four persons were. killed at Pacol toa, twenty toirevn0rtnweat-ot hre, when a railroad tank, car became detached from m tfain and crashed Intd-anljLutowot ot 200I0I11ERS III GMt Flp mmm Operators' Effort fo Wage Reduction Results i Pro- ' duction Halt PUBLIC LITTLE WmRIED Nearly 80 SJillion Tons o Bituin- inous Above Ground, Imports Show; Shutdown Be Irotrncted 1 (By The Associated Prs.) WHAT A cessatl of work, in the soft coal f illds of 200,000 miners becausdof ex piration of the ' Jacksonville agreement under. wnicl jnin- ers and owners have o aerated for three-years. Minei seek a renewal of the preseii Wage contract, the operators tdek a - reduction. ; I I ' " - WHEN The JackrtTille . - t agreement expires aa inid- nigbt March 31. Minersaid they-would be idle Untili new agreement is reached. WHERE The eentr com petitive field includes' Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and s-?stern Pennsylvania and theuouth- western j -- district inf uding Oklahoma, Missouri, tanaas and Arkansas, also is effected along with mines in Io laand a few other points Yin- eluded in either of th torie-s.s ? ' "WHO Upward off : terri- 0,000 miners would be ' idl if all work is stopped as pj nfied. -A fow mine hare anrftunced work will be continued under temporary local agfelmehts, in the union fields, ' CHICAGO. March 31.-4CAP) Soft coal mining in tlx major American fields. . headeq toward stalemate at midnight tjpnight the hour of expiration of tieJack sonville wage agreement ! The impasse between Operators and miners, one of a lo 3 series that has marked bituminous coal mining in recent year?t w-e-garded primarily as ui it her I a strike nor a lockout. Rather, it appeared to be a tacit understand ing that work must. cease because operators have refused. to1 )renew the wage agreement and tb min ers have bound themselves to ac- (Continued on pae 6) SALEM, OtlEGON, FRIDAY - . , T 7 -- , 30YS CONFERENCE TO START TODAY SHORT RALLY AM) BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT County Meeting For Boys To Lnst Until Sunday; 12. Youths Expected Registration of delegates to the Marion county boys conference which opens here today will begin at 2 o'clock and continue until 6 o'clock. The boys wiir be enter tained at the homes of Salem people, and their assignments will be given out at tho time of regis tration. About 125 boys are ex pected to sign up. After a leaders meeting, and a short rally, this evening there will be a banquet at which D wight Adams, will act. as toastmaster. Mayor T. A. Livesley will extend the keys oT the city to the young delegates. j Fran"k Moran, head of the Mor an school for boys at Rolling Bay,; Wartn7"will make the principal ad- dress tonight using as his subject: "Adjusting ourselves to present day conditions." , Meetings of tne conference will extend over Saturday and Sunday. Local arrangements . are under direction of Loyal Warner, boys secretary at the YMCA.- FOUR YOUTHS ARRESTED Liquor Possession Charged Boys; Will Arraign Today to Four boys, none of them ap parently older than 19, were ar rested last night about 11 o'clock by police officers, and charged with possession of liquor. A quart size fruit jar containing al leged moonshine was found in the car when the arrest was made. The boys gave their names as Pete Jensen, 565 South 21st street; G. Savage. 1845- North Summer street; H. J. Jarman, 2000 State street; and Joe Gisler, 785 South isth street. They were released on their own recognizance by Police Judge Mark Poulsen, the automobile, be longing to Jensen's father, being held as security. The boys are cited to appear in court at 10 o'clock this morning. MARSHFIELD HAS SNOW Inch and One-Half Falls When Belated Winter Strikes MARSHFIELD, Ore., March 31. . ( AP) A belated winter struck Coos Bay last nighU wneji a chill east wind tinged the storm which had come up from the southwest. An inch and a half of snow fell in two hours. The mountains in view of C.oos buy were today covered with snow, but the lower levels were green again by 10 o'clock. BAPTISING THE INFANT MORNING, APRIL 1, 1927 ATTORNEYS ASK FOR CLEMENCY KELLY ALSO UNDER DEATH SENTENCE; SIMILAR.' CHARGE Argument Advanved Evidence Did j Not Show Willos To Have I Done Killing , 1 Attorneys for James Willos, convict, who is undr death sen tence for the part he played in the penitentiary break here in August, 1925, yesterday appeared before Governor Patterson and. urged a Commutation of the penalty to life Imprisonment. f It was arsued by the attorneys that no testimony wag introduced at Willos' trial to indicate that he was the slayer of either Milton Holman or John Sweeney, guards, who were killed during th break. Willos was (inivu-ted of first de gree murder in the Marion county Circuit court and was sentenced to fee hanged. This decree later was affirmed by t lie state supreme Court. The case is now pending in the United States supreme Court, and has been set for argu ment next month. Other convic ts involved; in the break were Ellsworth Kelley, Tom Murray and Bert (Oregon) Jones. Jones was killed by a guard, while Murray committed suicide follow ing his capture and return to the prison. Kelley also is under death sen tence in connection with the break. Governor Patterson refused to, give any intimation yesterday as to what action he would take In the Willos case. , IT AIR COMMANDER KILLED Naval Plane Falls in Caribbean Waters; Crew Men Hurt WASHINGTON, March 31. (AP) Commander Robert, W. Cabantes, in command of the naval aircraft tender Aroostook, was killed today in ari airplane crash in Caribbean waters. The plane which crashed was the PN-9. ' ' " Admiral Hughes report failed to reveal the other members of its crew. It added, however, that none of them was killed although it was believed some had suffered injuries. , ' Commander Cabaniss' body was placed on board the i Aroostook and tfiat vessel was ordered to Guantanamo to deliver the body to the hospital ship Mercy. The injured 'members - of the PN-9's crew also were sent to the hospital ship at Guantanamo aboard the aircraft tender. COAST GAMES -POSTPONED SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. fAP) No Pacific coast league' baseball sanies wjere played today, rain preventing play at ail of the cities where games were scheduled. FIND BliLEE E . . . . Jury Out Nearly Six Hours Returns Verdict Without Recommendation WILL SENTENCE MONDAY Defense Seeks to Show Uncle of i Slain Man Might Have Fired Fatal fih'ot by Accident ; Drop Russell Charge KUGENK, Or., March 31. (By AP.) Albert Brownlee, who has been on' trial here for the past three days on the charge of slay ing Kston Hooker, Veneta posse man, was found guilty of murder in the first' degTee without recom mendations, by a jury in circuit court here tonight after that body had been out almost six hours. . Th verdict was returned at 8:55 o'clock and earries with it the penalty of death by hanging. Sen tence will be pronounced a 10 o'clock Monday morning. The jury began its deliberations at 3:05 o'clock this afternoon af ter hearing a plea of the state that they find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree with out recommendations for leniency, and a plea of the defense for mercy. Claims Accident The possibility that Fran,k Hook er, uncle of the slain man, and n0t Brownlee, may have fired the fa.Val shot was advanced by the defense in its closing arguments this morning. Testimony showed, David B. Evans and Fred E. Smith, defense attorneys said, that Eston Hooker was . in a direct line .be tween the car frbniwhich bis uncle shot and the place' ivhere Brown lee is alleged to have wheeled and fired in his flight down: the Wolf Creek road. If Frank Hooker shot his nephew it was by - accident, the defense said. IJistrict Attorney John Medley in rebuttal stated that evidence showed that thei slain man was not in the line of fire between his uncle and the defendant. Gordon "Wells, deputy district attorney, in his argument declared that Brown-, lee, whd is alleged to hive walked down the road after being haled by the posseman, made up his (mind during the walk to shoot It j out with the posse and that the shooting was. therefore premedi- (Continued on pace 6.) MORE , GAS PRICES DROP Three Companies Make Reduction as Step in Gasoline War ,SANTA BARBARA, Cal March 31. (AP) The gasoline, price war broke out with renewed 'v.igor here today, when the Shell. Stand ard and Richfield companies dropped the, price of gasoline at service' stations to 16 cents, thus meeting the lower price of Paa American set 11 days ago. -Local representatives of the Seaside, As sociated, Cnion and California .Pe troleum were expecting5- orders later-today to meet the new price. The Pan-American Western Pe troleum company has been retail ing its gasoline in this district two cents under its leading competitors for two weeks following, the gen eral readjustment to 16 ic per gallon at that time. - The Standard cut is effective .only in southern California, offi cials said. . : . ' ' ,3 .1. M ' 11 i t, i,jt PRINTING BURNS V t t - One Man Narrowly Ecaie Deatli in Blaze at Portland PORTLAND,, March 31. (AP.; Damage estimated froni $150, 000 to.l2U0.0U9 wa? caused. early today when a fire of spectacular proportions virtually destroyed the plant of Bushong , & Co., printers and liraographerar. by sweeping the second, third and fourth floors of th company' brick building. .The lire 9 believed to have started in the lithographing room. A Flames" were" alidVshootl-is out ; ol ; tbei j windows jwhfen, I our sinuiltaneoua alarms wer aent in. Nearly SST'Bre companies worked fcO i hout or! 'more., before the fire was reported, nnder control. ; " ' E..L. Toust 36, emcgency trou ble man Joe th Portlasd Electric Power comiany,.iiarro!y; escaped death when he Ijeeame caught-In an! elevator-whlclt took him- op, then - down, through 'tile burning ING DlWWlbblE GIVES , PRAISE tfO SAEM GREATER APPRECIATION DUE WHEN WORK COMPLETED This : District Has High Htolth Rating; Diphtheria Soon" Controlled Salem and Marion county people have shown a commendable inter est in the work of the' Marion county health demonstration and if tho intelligent response and close cooperation is continued,5 the program will forge - ahead and serve to build up the children in to specimens of great vigor ap.d good health," declares Courtenay Dinwiddle, of Ne.w York, director of demonstrations . for the com monwealth fund, who is in Salem inspecting local organization. Mr. Din widdie expressed a be lief further that Salem would ap preciate the health service, to the extent that when the demonstra tion is finished two years hence, the work will be taken over and! made a permanent part of the school program. "The readiness with which .Salem peopled have supported this important work is not equalled by people of any of tho nther four sections.- where these demonstrations are being carried on." said the director. This district has a very high health rating, he .further" stated. While there were a great number of diptherla cases last year which brought the percentage up, strict" immunization is now being en-, forced , 'and next year -should see this disease well under control, if not almost entirely eltmiliated.- Absehce of iodine In the soil has increased the prevalen.ee of goitre in this section, he said. However, It is not as severe as it is In some other sections,, where not so man people are affected. In addition to the demonstra tion, here, MrADinwiddie has sn pervfsion over demonstrations es tablished in Rutherford county, Tennessee; at "Athens, Georgia; and at Fargo. North Dakota." The Fargo demonsfraiion was the first to be established', ahdthe city has taken" .over praetieallyX the whole program.' This is the hist year of the demonstration there A In the southern demonstrations the work of the health department Is complicated by the presence of so many negroes. Members ofthe dark race, said Mr. Dinwiddie, are particularly susceptible to disease of all kinds. Combined" with unV sanitary conditions under which these people usually live, great number of them ar stricken-with some' malady' or other. . Many of them have tubercuilosis. At i Athens, Georgia, bad health conditions prevailing, have hrrgeiy been removed through close- co operation and intensive . work - ef the' health department and demon stration officialsjTyphoid fever, small pox, and- dipthetla threaten- sqjed to wipetout the? whole section hut- these diseases are now almost entirely controlled. Only one case of Andritie,. which used to bo. prevalent' i to an alarming extent, was handled this year. Mr. Dinwiddle will leave tonight for Fargo 'where he will visit be fore going on to New YorkA Tho commonwealth - fund not . only sponsors the health demonstra tion; hat also has instituted-mental hygiene clinics and established rural hospitals throughout the country where they are most need ed. Sesigi NATIONS ARRIVING TT- One More on Hand; Others Duo Soon Following Request M. H. Bauer of CorvalHs, who recently was requested to resign from the state game commission by Governor Patterson, has sent his resignation to the 'executive department. ; , Y,- ; Members of the game .commis sion' wno . previously' submitted their resignations to the g9yernor Included J; W: MaIoney ofi?endle tqn ;and I. N. Flelschner of Port land. V .The resignations of IUrold.,Clif ford of;Canyon City and vy. L. Finey of, .Pprtland have not, yet .been received at the executive de partment: ..Mr. .Finley ;is in, ,ihe east, and probably will not receive the; governor's letter demanding his resignation for several days.' . It was said - lhat -,th4 governor also wasiawaUing the resignation of J. Si Haye;pr,papwyem her of theirstate 4bh cummlssion. Other members of th!ac6mmlssf6ii Hataubmitted their resignations to the governor.: j -? PliANE PASSENGER KILLED ; PENSACOLA, Fla.. ' March 31 --(AP)--Jbe Porter, A passenger, was killed and David Edward Js'elr wheri a nayy plane Jn whlcb they son; pilot was seriously , Injured were riding crashed; this - after noon near Molinor Fla Both- men werg ariatiog. nacblnlsts riates.- PRICE FIVE XENTS BUS LIQUOR Principal Nelson in Final Statement' Upholds States V man's Versiofl lJ COMPLIMENTS ACCURACY -,r..' - ''I ' I -f , School Official Opposed to Legal izing "Light Wines and Bcon" If it Means Return o Saloon, IIo ay4 Positive declaration that ho did not attribute the use of liquor by young people to the Volstead act, but to non-enforcement of that act,, featured a written statement issued Thursday by jj. C Nelson, principal of the Salem high school, which he announced would be the, last that hei would make at this time on the isubject of prohibition and drinking on the part of young people. ' , At tho same time, Nelson orally complimented the' Statesman on its accurate interpretation of .his remarks, and reiterated - a state- ' ment made .by him Tuesday, in which he said, that headlines in a Capital Journal had misplaced the emphasis , of j his k, original discus sion -of the problem.! : . Closes Discussion . Nelson's written statement fol lows;: ."-.1 -1; y. . To the Editor: To those who seem disposed to believe that the right of a free American citizen to express his convictions on subjects affecting the inoral yelfare of the community does riot extend- to school teachers, and ; that the teacher is to be bullied! and Intl- -mldated henu-.h fmakelr -snchr an attempt the followlos considera-. . tions are addressed.' . ' ' .,r I am now and ?always hAve been . absolutely opposed to the saloon, and am against all propaganda that looks toward lt3 restoration. I am equally opposed to all efforts to permit the sale of jt'light' wines an4 beer" iff these ! Involre the restoration "of, the saloon.;' - ' ' I have, not said that the use of liquor amongjthe young.people is the result of the Volstead act, but of the- Bon:enforcement , of that act; and its jnon-enforcemerlt Is . not due primarily to any lack of diligence on the part of our po lice, but from our failure to pro- ; -.rf r : - (CoBtiand a tt )' ,; FORD RALLYING FROM INJURIES 01TI5IISTIC: REIORTS EMA.V. ATE FR03r 'HOSPITAL Cause of Auto Crawli ; Still 'Bolnjf ... JuvcHtigatetl; : Malicious . ? " V " Intent Ioubted ' , .f. i DKTROrr; March 31, (AP.)- Bulletins expressing only optimism continued from Henry Ford's bed side tonight, while. varying reports persisted as to the manner ot the , accident, which last Sunday night- sent him careening in a Ford coupe down the embankment of the up lifted roadway of Michigan .ave nue just at the eastern end of a bridge, over, the River Rouge. ; "The patient- had a fairly good day," read the last bulletin late today, and Dr.R. D. McClure, surgeon-in-chief of the Henry Ford hospital. "Progress continued fav orable." I An earlier I bulletin remarked that there had been no adverse de velopment in the automobile man ufacturer's ' condition ani that none was expected.' ' f v The first authentic statement from any one of the vast Ford organization today was a disclaim er of belief that a deliberate at tempt to kill the manufacturer hud . been made. - -'(,f It came from Harry H. Bennett, chief of the j Ford investigators, and was to tbe effect that he was satisfied that Tord's light, car was sideswiped ,by a "hit and run" motorist - driving ."witri one arm aboat a girl br "slightly La his cups." ' w . , There remained undented, how ever,, the original, statements last aight 6f as sourco-c!o::3 to Mr, Ford that the accident was accept ed; as a deliberate attest at ai- sasslnation .-.atd a scccni stat'y meht JbyatFcrd,ci -nan that a great many men wera : . -: , ; i gating, along numerous lines, nr. 1 that It was believe 3 t !'' -j ... H ! ' i ; 1 ? A '; i ' ' i Hi i 1 1 f ; -i if