Twer op Rtfcrre orr Sonic?
of tftB3y-yjm&s-of t he Var, f& Drawing Crowds,
ii
It Rain," at the Elsirtdfgi
Todoy
js.- f-ji
-4 :
WEATHER FORECAST: Rain -moderate
temperature; r. strong .southwest and west
winds, occasional ale on the coast. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday, 57; minimum,
43; river.x 34; rainfall .12; atmosphere,
clo'udyf wlftd, sdutheast. v
It won't be .long now until the average
American, will be more Interested in what
Babe Ruth' and Roger ' Hornsby are dolnff
, than in what Mussolini and Callea are
pulling off J ..''.. '
?UCE FJVE CENTS
i SEVENTY-SEVEJNin xivAK.
SALEM;.0REG0N. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1927
Did Yoxr now: That the Safemr-DirhKaa'Stoiom-cif-efrSIIv otr
Every
SEEK.E1ENCE
Two American; Journalists,
One a Woman, Held for
I Unfriendly Reports
COMPLICATIONS LIKELY
Soviet' Reaction to Violation of
Property Object of Keen
Soeralatlon : Writings
Alleged PartisHn
PEKING. April 6. ( AP. ) A
raid by northern soldiers en build
ings attached to the soviet em
bassy here and the detention at a
hotel of two American journalists,
one a woman, who are known to
have incarred the displeasure of
the northern command by contri
butions to hostile publications, to
day introduced new international
aspects to the Chinese civil war
imbroglio.
Both the raid, which resulted
in the removal of 22 Russians and
about 50 Chinese, described as
agitators, from the embassy com
pound, and the detention of the
Americana, were conducted by rep
resentatives of Marshal Chang Tso
Lin, the Manchurian war lord, who
is commander of the northern
forces defending Peking.
Moscow View'Watched
Peking was still agog with ex
citement this erening over the
raid which' began this morning and
was still in progress tonight with
the search of various buildings
irithin the embassy compound. The
soviet embassy , proper ' had not
been entered tonight, but it was
stated that the soviet authorities
regarded the premises raided. as
part of the embarfsyV Consequent
ly the keenest speculation exists
regarding .the . re-percussion at
Moscow ana the Manchurian fron
tier. - ' s 1 ; : : '
The Americans' detained in an
entirely separate ' incident "were
Mrs. Mildred Mitchell, formerly of
San Francisco and Honolulu, and
Wilbur Burton, both of whom are
connected with publications which
have been accused of hostility to
the northern cause. Although no
formal charge against them 1 has
been announced," both were detain
ed under surveillance by agents
of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, at the
Hotel du Kord, which is outside
ot the legation headquarters.
Mrs. Mitchell, has been editor
of the Chungwei Jfjws agency,
(Continued oaptra 5.)
BODIES OF PAIR
found in Wreck
IMHAPPKARAXCK OV, NEffKK
a&'D'schXllek SOLVED '
Pinned Beneath Afall Plane When
it Fell In Marh in Merced
County
SAN FRANCISCO. April 0.
CAP) From a cowboy off tho
grazing lauds of Merced county
tame the startling news today
that Edward Neher. air mail pilot,
and Alfred Schaller, his passen
ger, lay crushed to death beneath
their wrecked plane.
Aircraft that had' sought the
missing plane since Sunday morn
ing were rushed to a spot a few
miles from Gustine and there
found that the report was.true.
Id a depression on the rolling
plains, half sunken In a. marsh
lay the wrecked air mall plane
and beneath it were thr horribly
mangled bodies of the fliers. They
were killed when , the ,, plane,
forced to land on unknown terri
tory at night,- struck boggy
ground and nose-flopped with suf
ficient violence to tear the wings
from the fuselage and engine
from the frame.
Ten mail sacks, two marked
for San Francisco, three for Port
land, three for Seattle and two for
Medford. Ore,, lay in the mud be
side the plane. They had been
tumbled front .'their fire proof
compartment which waa rent as
undo rin the crash, and, outside
of a soaking, were, undamaged.
W. A. Bradley, GUstlne postmas
ter, recovered .the sacks for for
warding. i
:if a fire started -thjtff waters of
the marsh prevented it from
spreading.
- In Neher's hand was clutched a
flashlight, his arm hanging, over
tho side of the cockpit. Indicated
that he had tried to illuminate the
XCaatlftttfrd 9a paza T.Jr-
BOY AND MATCH
HALT D PINEDO
PLANK WHIClt CROSSED AT
IiAXTIC DESTliOVED Bi' FIRE
But Famous Italian Aviator Not
Daunted; Will Continue ,
Flight Soon
ROME, April 6. (AP) Pre
mier Mussolini, replying to a re
quest of Commander Francesco
De Pinedo, has ordered the ship
ment to New York of an airplane,
now in the service pf the Italian
air forces, to replace the com
mander's plane, the Santa Maria,
which was destroyed by fire today
at Roosevelt dam, Arizona.
APACHE LODGE, Roosevelt
Dam, Arizona, April 6. (AP)
An undaunted aviator stood on
the banks of a; huge mountain
reservoir" In a (foreign land' to
night and gazed across the placid
waters which gave no sigh of a
tragedy enacted; a few hours be
fore when a boy (caused his mono
plane to be destroyed by fire
through throwing a burning
match on oil coated waters after
lighting a cigarette.
The twin engined monoplane
which Commander' Franceseo De
Pinedo flew across the Atlantic
ocean, the wilds or South Ameri
ca, the Gulf-of Mexico-and part of
this country, was burned today
and its engines lay on the bottom
of Roosevelt lake, under 60 feet
of water.
But the loss of his plane did
not deter the aviator who an
nuonced that he would secure
another machine and continue his
tour of four continents. The com-:
Blander said he would resume his
flight from Lake Roosevelt though
he did not know where the new
plane would be assembled.
Everything was in readiness for
the departure of Commander De
Pinedo on the Apache Lodge-San
Diego leg of his Journey when his
monoplane, the Santa Maria, burst
into flames. The aviator was bid
ding goodbye to friends on the
shore when the match struck the
oil coated water.
A flash juid It had communicat
ed to the4plane. As the Santa
Maria burst into flames from stem
to stern, Captain Del Prete, the
" fOaeu'aned M pan 5.:
SECRETARY TO COLLECT
Attorney General Gives Opinion;
Law Held Not Retroactive
The secretary of state and not
the public service commission
shall collect from for-hlrfe car
riers 50 per cent additional license
fee under a new law enacted at
the 1927 session of the legislature.
This was set out in a legal opinion
prepared by the attorney general
here yesterday. 1
The new license fee is in lieu
of 'the former fee based on mileage
performance. All buses and trucks
operating in the state of Oregon
are subject to payment gt the new
license fee.
The attorney general held that
therlaw Is not retroactive. . it be
came effective March' 3.
COAST ORATORS TO VIE
Six Major Colleges of Three States
to Be Represented '(
An oratorical contest under the
auspices of the Pacific Forensic
league, will be held in the First
Methodist church here Friday
night at 8 o'clock. Robert Witty
will be Willamette university's re
presentative.
Six major colleges and universi
ties on the Pacific coast will be
represented in the contest. They
are Washington State college, Ore
gon Agricultural college, Univer
sity of Oregon, University of
Southern California, Whitman and
Willamette.
CHILD STEALING PRQVEN
Former Boxer Found Guilty, Sen
tenced to Pay 9SOO Fine
PORTLAND, AViI-6. fAP)-
Neil Zimmerman, former Portland
boxer, was found guilty by a jury
in the circuit court here today on
an indictment charging him with
child stealing. The defendant
waived time and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 15601 " 1
Zimmerman was taken into cus
tody in Los Angeles" last Decem
ber and ' returned ' herei for trial.
He was accused of stealing his
3 -year-old daughter from the
home of the sister1 of his' divorced
wife. (
BANK ROBBER "ESCAPES !
LONG BEAClt, Cat.. April 6.-
(AP vA holdup 'man ,who .twas
mistaken-! for f janitor aV'ho
slipped through a side door of a
branch of the Bank of Italy here
today, held up (our employes and
escaped ?!f h a'pproxmgteljr 2000.
lllffillTLtt
IN CHINA DM
Sixth ffeglmeni to" Start
Early Today With Shanghai
as Destination
U. S. GOODS BOYCOTTED
Exodus of Foreigners From Set'
" tions Controlled by Canton
ese Continues; Plan
for Safeguards
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. April 6.
(AP.) With final work of loading
the navy transport Henderson,
scheduled to be completed to
night, departure time for the Sixth
regiment of United States mar
ines for China has been tentative
ly set for 8:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Capt. Robert Morris,
commander of the vessel, announc
ed today.
! Scores of marines were feverish
ly at work loading supplies, am
munition and artillery in the ef
fort to complete the work tonight.
Shanghai is the destination of the
Sixth regiment of 1560 officers
and men.
Some Already Aboard
The first of the final detachments
of marines went on board: the ves
sel tonight and by midnight it is
expected the entire regiment will
be 'on the ship. Loading ot sup
plies, equipment and ammunition
'has been in progress since Sunday.
(Continued on pace 6.)
DEDICATION DATE SET
Governor Patterson And General
-WitteT Present Colors
Plans for the dedication of the
new colors for Hal Hibbard Camp,
of Spanish War Veterans, at the
armory April 15, have been com
pleted'. ;
Governor Patterson, assisted by
tie Adjutant-General, George A.
White, will formally present the
colors to the camp.' The program
for the evening will include musi
cal selections by the Salem boys
chorus, under the direction of Dr.
H. C. Epley, the senior high school
girl's glee club and the popular
Schubert octette.
Members of the camp have ar
ranged a program which they be
lieve deserves a packed, house at
.the armory. They are depending
on the public Support of this cere
mony to' pay off the debt involved
by the purchase of the needed
flags and camp colors.
TABLE SETTING
GETS EMPHASIS
BALANCE OF SWEET AND SOUR
IS MENU DISCUSSED
Correct Silver Placement Very
Important; Color Scheme
Is Emphasized
Florence Bumphrey of 510 S.
25th street was given a sack of
Fisher's. Blend flour at the close
of the second day of the Oregon
Statesman - Giese-Powers cooking
school yesterday at the Grand
theater.
Mrs. Beth Bailey McLean, the
instructor of the popular cooking
school, also presented ten cans of
Calumet baking powder. These
were given to Mrs. Shade, Mrs.
Frank Power, Mrs. R. F. Smith,
Mrs." Fred Pinkham, Genevieve
Mulkey, Mrs. W. M. Garner, Mrs.
Frank Marshall. Mrs. W. M. Pick
ell and' Mrs. A. Astill.
Yesterday Mrs. McLean, in her
well appointed kitchen, and with
Miss Elizabeth Blackwell as her
assistant, prepared a menu suit
able for the family luncheon.
Again, Mrs. McLean placed spe
cial emphasis on the setting of the
table and the serving of the meal.
She reiterated the importance of
the art of correct silver placement,
and added to this the fact that
the color scheme should be de
liberately harmonious. For in
stance, in a yellow color scheme,
why streak a salad with bright
red paprika? Why serve beets,
tomatoes and grape jelly side by
side when the same color proxim
ity in a frock would be outrage
ous?
"I wager your family looks It
the table you set far more oft
than at any pictUTe on the wa
Have it artistic, then," is Mrs. Mi
Lean's motto. . "I
Mrs. McLean discussed the bal
ance of the sweet and the sour tn
the menu; the place of appetizers,
( Continued on pf P ''-i '?
QUESTION fJAJgE IGNORE))
Multnomah County Assessor Says
Blanks Not to Be Used
PORTLAND, April 6. (AP)
Business concerns in Multnomah
county may ignore the demand for
financial statements that was
served on them a few weeks ago,
Hiram U. Welch, county assessor,
said today.
The confidential report blank
was mailed to business'h'ouses un
der the authority of a law enacted
by the recent legislature.
Mr. Welch said today that while
his office believed the new law to
be beneficial in that it gives the
county assessors all authority
needed to make a just and equit
able assessment, he has not felt
that it was necessary to resort to
such means in order to get infor
mation for tax assessments.
KIPLING UI TO DATE
BOOTLEGGING HIT
BY HI STUDENTS
BOYS REQUEST SUPPORT OF
CITY POLICE IN WORK
Girls Give "WIole-Heairted Sup
port in Backing Up Boys"
of School
Three resolutions, expressing
disapproval of bootleggers and
asking support of city police in
bringing liquor peddlers to justice,
which were adopted by Salem high
school students at. meetings yes
terday, were handed to Chief of
Police Minto last evening by a
committee headed by Hugh Biggs,
senior class president.
The Salem chief thanked the
students for their interest, but
took occasion to state that it was
more difficult to bring liquor law
violators to justice than people
believed, because of the impossi
bility in many cases to secure
proper evidence.
The assembly was called by J.
C. Nelson, principal, to give the
students themselves an opportun
ity to express their opinion re
garding the recent charges of
drinking among those who attend
the high schoolv The principal
outlined his views of the cdntro-
versy, his beliefs as to the physical
dangers of drinking, showing how
the boys "were getting the worst
of it" in the bootlegging' traffic
while the bootleggers escaped.
Then he asked for all those who
understood what he meant, to
stand. Two-thirds of the group
arose. Motions to adopt the fol
lowing resolutions were made and
passed:
Resolved, that boys of Salem
senior high school disapprove of
bootlegging.
Resolved, that boys of the sen-
(Cnatinsad on pC 6.)
DUCK DEATHS RESUMING
New Clue Is Found To Cause For
Demise Of Many Birds
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, April
6. (AP) The mysterious duck
disease which has claimed tens of
thousands of game birds in the
Tule lake and Malheur lake sec
tions has again broken out,
George Tonking, United States
deputy game worden, said today
following an investigation of the
duck situation. Instead of return
ing north to nest, hundreds of
thousands of game birds are nest
ing in the lower lake areas of this
county, Tonking said.
The disease, the nature of which
is still unidentified, is prevalent
among nesting birds.
A new clue to the cause of the,
disease which has caused the.
deaths of 15000,000 migratory
water fowl In the west in the last
ten years will be studied this year
by Ray C. Steele, United States
game warden for Oregon and
Washington. Steele recently made
a survey of Malheur lake.
ISLANDS DENIED
COOLIDGE VETO
Proposal for Plebiscite
Shelved; Says Philippines
Not Ready ,
AGITATION CAUSE GIVEN
Opposition To Capital And Labor
Delays Time When Govern
ment May Be Maintain
ed, Says Executive t
WASHINGTON, April 6, (AP)
Any prospect of immediate
Philippine independence was kil
led today by President Colidge in
a veto of the proposal of the in
sular legislature for a plebiscite
on the question.
The plebiscite bill had been
vetoed by Governor General Wood
but passed over his veto. The
action ot Mr. Coolidge definitely
shelves it.
Criticising the plebiscite sug
gestion as well as agitation for
immediate independence which al
so was opposed by Carmi Thomp
son, special investigator of the
presidents in the Philippines, Mr.
Coolidge expounds his views at
considerable detail in a 20,000
word message to General Wod.
The president summarized his
reasons for opposing, the measure
as follows:
Vote Not Conclusive
"The plebiscite, under condi
tions provided or in fact, now pos
sible, would; not accomplish the
(Continued on oaga S.)
EXHAUST! GENERAL FUND
Treasurer Estimate Over $."00,
OOO Must be Borrowed
The general fund of the state
will be exhausted within the next
10 days when it will be necessary
to borrow $250,000 from the state
highway commission, according to
announcement made at the office
of the state treasurer.
T. B. Kay, state treasurer, esti
mated that it would be necessary
to borrow more than $500,000
rrom various state departments be
fore the first half of the taxes for
the year 1927 are received at his
office. This money will be bor
rowed under a new law enacted
at the last legislative session which
gives the state treasurer authority
to use the funds of other dpart
ments when the general fund is
dt pleted.
The state treasurer will pay in
terest on these funds at tile rate
of 2 per cent. In past years funds
necessary to tide over financial
emergencies were borrowed from
the various banks. Interest on
these funds was paid on the basis
of from 2 to 6 per cent.
ASSIGNED OFFICE WORK
Bergman Employed in State Flax
Plant; Sentenced to 13 Years
Miss Harriet Weathorson, who
was received at the state peni
tentiary recently tt serve a term
of seven years for embezzlement
of the funds of the Lane County
State bank at Florence, yesterday
was assigned to employment in the
office of the institution. She will
act as assistant to Joe Murray,,
bookkeeper at the prison.
Miss Weatberson was cashier
of the Florence bank at the time
it was alleged to have been looted
by a bandit. It later developed
that the funds were taken by Miss
Weatherson and Henry L. Berg
man, president of the depository.
They left Eugene soon after the
robbery was reported and were ar
rested a few weeks later in Ala
bama. Bergman was sentenced to
a term of 13 years in the pen!
tentiary. He is employed in the
state flax plant, which is operated
in connection with the prison.
CONFESSES 3 MURDERS
Virginian Admits Taking Life of
Spouse and Two Others '
t BLUEFIELD, W. Va., April 6.
-APJ Henry Griffith. 49. of
Richlands. Va., has confessed to
the murder of the two .women, one
ot whom was his wife, I tnd
man, whose bodies were found in
the- Clinch -river .tfear Swords
Creek, Va$ yesterday5, Harry Hi
Couch, sheriff of Russell county,
Virginia, said late oday4 -
The bodies were Identified as
those of Millie Griffith; .35;
Mathew Lawaon. 31, and Lawson'a
TROSTY AT PRISON
MEETS DOWNFALL
LIFE TERMER SERVED AS
TRLCK DRIVER FOR TlL
Wilklns Convicted" of Murder
in
11I; Placed In Institution
' . "Bull Pen"
Llovd H. Wilkins, who is serv
ing a life term in the state peni
tentiary for murder, has been sent
to the institution's "bull pen.
This was brought about yesterday
when the wholesale theft of mer
chandise and other articles, while
he was a trusty, came to the at
tention of the prison officials,
s Wilkins was received at the
penitentiary . from Multnomah
county November 19, 1914, under
sentence to be hanged. The sen
tence later was commuted to life
imprisonment- by ex-Governor
West. Seven years ago he was
selected as a trusty, and. during
most of that time has served as a
truck driver at, the prison.,
In the capacity ot truck driver
Wilkins visited the business dis
trict frequently where he obtained
supplies for the institution. While
in a local grocery store yesterday
Wilkins was seen to pick up two
sacks of sugar, which he placed
in the prison truck. The incident
was reported to the penitentiary
officials with the result that an
investigation followed.
Wilkins was q"ectioned in con
neetion with the covaplaint but he
at first denied that he had takon
the sugar. A search of the prisma
Karate, where Wi'.Lins made vis
headquarters, revealed a cac'i
which contained merchandise v -ued
at more than 1 200. Included
in the loot were tha two sacks f
(Continued on pace 6.)
MAY GET DEEP CHANNEL
Portland Delegation at Washing.
ton Sees Better Outlook
PORTLAND, April 6. (AP)
A special despatch to the Morning
Oregonlan from Washington, D.
C, says:
"Portland's chances for a favor
able report from the board of
army engineers on a 35-foot chan
nel between the city and the sea
seemed to have improved appre
ciably today, following more than
a week of intensive effort in be
half of the project by W. D. B
Dobson, secretary of the Portland
chamber of commerce; James H
Polhemu8, general manager of the
port of Portland, and Senator
Charles L, McNary."
The despatch states a final vote
on the project will probably be
held Friday.
"The Tongue Point naval base
was; discussed with Secretary of
the," Navy Wilbur." the despatch
continues, Vwith both pobson and
Polhemus citing numerous reasons
why it should be developed as
soon as possible."
REAPPRAISEMENT ASKED
Prndt To Sell Bonds Suspended
Short Time Ago
Reappraisement of the property
of the Tallant Packing company
at Astoria has been requested by
the state corporation department
in connection twlth the application
of the company for permission to
sell bonds in the amount of $63,
000. The permit to sell; bonds
was approved by the corporation
department sometime ago, but was
suspended upon receipt of inform
ation that the valuation lot the
property was not sufficient to pro
tect the securities.
At a hearing held here last
week testimony of a conflicting
character was given in connection
with the property valuations. Some
witnesses testified that the prop
erty was. worth -more than $16,-
000,' while others said it was not
worth anywhere near that amount
The corporation department has
now requested a reappraisal of the
company's property together with
a statement setting out its assets
PRUNE "DATA PREPARED
Marketing Conference May Be
Held Here, Now Indicated
Data which has been gathered
by B. H. Crltchell with reference
to the , marketing problems ot
prune growers in the northwest
is now being printed at Washing
ton, D. C, and will be forwarded
by. air .mail in time to be used at
the ,! conference . scheduled V for
April 12, according to word re
ceived1: at!J the chamber;of com
mere here Wednesday from Sen
ator McNary.
4 Crltchell; was' sent by the de
partmen t of "agriculture, lb 'make
this survey, through Senator Mc
Narys efforts.
! There Is a possibility; it was
learned this week, that' the con
ference may be held la Salem In
stead f la Portland j-
IIS B Llli ,0
BfOOilM
OP MISTERS
Cooperation of All Forces in
City Urged; nans 10 oe .
;'. ; Worked Out . .
GRATEFUL TO , NELSOfl
'As Religious Leaders We Have
Been Remiss la Our Work
Of Education" Says In- ; '
t cresting Document i
Charging that citizens who hold
high positions in social and civSct
circles are 'in the habit' of using
liquor themselves and offering it
freely In their social', gatherings.
the Salem Ministerial Union spe
cial law enforcement committee,
drew up a statement at a special
meeting yesterday morning, whfcu.
urged consolidation of all forces
in the city in a united effort to
curb liquor law violations.
Cooperation To Be Sought .
' Just what action the committee
contemplates is . not known. . N
information as to what the minis
ters had in mind for their clean
up program could be elicited from
members of the committee. . How
ever, it is believed that, an effort
will be made to secure coperatlon
of all organizations, and the com
mittee will work hard to bring
this Habout.
Blame for the present condi
tions of delinquency among chil
dren of high school age M as placed
upon parents. Expressing ap
preciation for Professor J. C. Nel
son for bringing the matter to
attention, and. to the press for
making the facts public, the minis-
ters confessed to remissness In
work of education, and In arous
ing the publlo to dangers faqlng
young' people.
Meetings of the committee will
be held regularly as the organized ,
plan is carefully. worked out.
Report Places Blame
The report adopted by the com-'
mittee follows:
First: We feel deeply grateful;
to Professor Nelson for his revela-:
Hons of the facts as he has found
them to exist. However unpall-,
table these facts may toe we do. not'
care to be comfortable by being j
kept in Ignorance of them. ' j
Second: We feel grateful also j
to the press which has made these !
(Continued on page 3.) ( -
KING FERDINAND !
REPORTED DYING
. : ' j- ;
LAST RITES ADMINISTERED
REPORT FROM BELGRADE I
T '. . -I - .... --I
Prince Carol Little Interested Ii
- Prospect of Becoming I
Ruler'
PARIS, April 6.- CAP), Kin?
Ferdinand of Rumania continue ;
in a most serious condition, . ac1
cording to advices from; Bucharest j
Dispatches received today report
ed no marked change In! the con'
ditlon of the monarch, who is il
with the grippe with ;omplica
tions. One dispatch from Vienna
said he had received the last rite;
of the church. - ' : . - - - j
, Prince Carol exiled son of thl
king, is remaining at his Villa
Neuilly. ' Apparently he has n'
been authorized to return to Ru'
mania. . ;- " j
Observers say that Prince Cart '
is keeping
rery late hours, tfc
lights in his villa continuing t
shine even
after the MontmarH
resorts .are darkened. The pro:
pects of becoming king of Ri"
mania seems to have little pla
In - the prince's mind, betectlvf
on guard In the drizzly , weath(
along the boulevard outside tl
villa tell of seeing the prince ami
congenial companions passing tl
time away with music and laugl
ter. ' : ' - .-''. (
. The detective guard, which h.
been strengthened at the vilj
since King Ferdinands conditk
became serious, was moved fart
er away today, still commanding!
distant view of the villa and i
visitors.,.. ;.;V: f ; - ' f
This retreat Jias not been c
plained and it is., not kan
whether tho,, authorities ha
reached tho conclusion that Car
does not expect to Icavo soon. ;
-siOLiNE recaptui:i:i
: ASTORIA,, April 6.-(AP )
August Moline, of this city, v,
recently? escaped . 'from ''"the :
hospital at Salem, wan recarii.;
hem and sent back to . 1
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