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Portland Beavepo and Salem Senators Will Cross Bats On the Local Diamond at 2:30 This Afternoon The Mos Important Prune Meeting Ever Held HeVe Will Gbnverie at of Commerce at 10 Today WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled fa east, partly cjoiidy in west portion; tem perature yesterday, 85: minimim, 32; river, 3.2; no rainfall atmosphere, clear; Bind, northwest. j Senator Hiram Johnson, says that he Is one senator who has had the presidential germ entirely, eradicated from his. system. - Wo wondered why he looked so much happier and more contented in his recent photographs. ffi: SEVENTY-SEVENTH YE Alt SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS PORTLAND CLUB C01ES TOM LOCAL TOSSERS Team That Is Making Strong Bid in Coast League to Show for Fans GAME STARTS AT 2:30 Beavers Colorful Aggregation; Now in Pou Hit Place After Two Weeks Away From Home; Big Crowd TIk? Oxford Park ball grounds will be loaded to the base-lines this afternoon with eager fans turning out for Salem's only, taste of class AA baseball this season, when the Portland Beavers, the learn thai represents all Oregon in me national pastime, win go through their paces against Sa lem's Senators. Interest in this game will be all the greater because for the first time in years, the Portland team has started out strong in the Pa cific Coast league race, and is doped to be among the leaders all reason. It would be no miracle if the team that Salem fans get a chance to watch this afternoon, should take the coast title. They weren't picked to do it before the season opened, but two weeks away from home and against two of the best teams in the south, have left them only one game to the bad, and they ought to pick that up quickly on the home grounds and start picking up on the leaders. Competition Assured It may be concluded by some that the Salem team will be total ly outclassed by the coast leag uers, but fans who' take that .view should recall that the Senators put b p a Rood battle against the Se attle Indians just about a year 4.go. and Sunday's' sorry spectacle in me contrary noi wiiiiKutuuius, the local team is stronger now than it wasat that tImeIMou.W be a little too -much to count on a victory fojihe Senators,' but they will, mtkef t Khali game, that's certain. In additiorTW being a strong contender in the Coast league this year, the Beavers are'veported to be one of the most colorful teams that has ever played In this cir cuit, with a! group Of players whose personalities stick" out so far they-" reached up into the bleachers and get the fans in sym pathy with them ru? matter what kind of ball they exhibit-. Chief i among these is Edwin Charles Tomlin. amiable 5 pttche'r. snake charmer, com? puncher and- Vaude ville artist, who keeps things live ly both on and off the field. The Heavers' regular lineup Will he seen in action although Man- Continu4 an pr .) WIDOW ON TRIAL, IN POISON CASE mm: jutoRs rnosBJf riiwT 1AV AT HILLSBORO Strain or Previous Court 'Appear ance Shows as Charges Are Resumed MiU.suoilO, Or., April 11. A l. i .t the conclusion ' of the lirn day of the trial here of Mrs; Kva X McGee of Tillamook, who is charged with the murder of her Mu-banil, Dr. W. G. McGeeot Til yianuK.k. nine jurors had been "-n. ajts. aicuee, visioiy worn ' 'if strain of her first trial on tUi same charge, at which the jury disagreed, appeared In court ''day. She cried as she entered the room and broke into tears fre quently daring the day as the Questioning of prospective jurors i tin tied. (niy a few spectators were in "' urtroom today when the a.-e tsM-ncd and tittle lacal inter 's' had been shown in the case of ll" Tillamook widow whose trial as brought to this county on a BH.tmn of change of venue by the fense attorneys. Mrs. .McOee's defense staff has 'n enlarged to four attorneys, K Holland. Portland, who led 1 " d. !. nse jn her flr8t trial: Wal ' I- Tooze Jr.. and W. T. Vin- T.oze, MeMinnville, and R. rfnk IVters. Hillsboro attorney. H associated with the defense ll . . . . J M v W. Fiarrirk HkfHt atinrnv ;"r.v- deputy district attorney of "1'immah county, are the prose ,l,""is attorneys. ' ? f lr. If. T. It tula i.f Ttlllmnnlr nr 'ttrndedDr. McOee during f t H 1 illncea anvf ' wKi" mug . ( - -'dip s jjlar wllnPHK Hi.rlnir h lr,ivi.nis trial.- was tho; first witi f,)rm Tillamook to arrive to day, Mrs. MuGee is sld by ta state tmi r ve administered I doses of 8nu-to her husband at a time uen he was ju fceaUlw MINISTERS DENY CRIME INCREASE AIMPTS RESOLUTION' PLEDG- XNt UNION'S COOPERATION "Recognize Fact That Conditions Are Much Worse Tlian They Should Be" Denying that crime is on the increase because of prohibition and decrying those who say that igovernment sale of liquor would (eliminate bootleggers, the Salem Ministerial Union, in its regular meeting yesterday at the YMCA. stated its desire to cooperate with any and all who are willing to help in the program of law en forcement. ! The Union adopted a series of ten resolutions drawn up by Chairman E.S. Hammond, of the Kimball School of Theology, which is intended to clarify the stand ministers are taking as a result of recent disclosures by Trofessor J. C. Nelson, of the Salem high school, that liquor consumption among persons of high school age was greater now than before the Volstead act. The ministers, working through a spe cial committee, have organized a campaign to bring about a better condition in the ciyt in respect to law enforcement which they con tend Is inefficient. The statement issued "yesterday is the second one to emanate from the ministerial group. It was also decided to draw up a schedule of sessions for next year before the association finish es its meetings this spring. This was the suggestion of Reverend Thos. Acheson of the association, afid the matter was referred to the program committee. Announcement was made of the joint sunrise meeting which will be held Easter morning at the Oak Knoll place of H. S. Gile. This follows out an annual custom of long standing. Oliver W. Stewart, a former Illinois legislator, has been ob tained by the ministerial group to give a series of addresses in Sa lem in furtherance of the law en forcement campaign. He will speak next Monday, April 1", at the First Baptist church. Part time religious instruction in the pnblie schools was consid ered again; C. A. Keils, chairman of the educational committee, re porting that 126 oat of 128 stu dents in a Woodburn school were taking religious instrnetlon there on their own time during school days - Thdod&Vt resolutions adopted by the pastors follows: ' In order that our position may be clearly understood, we, the Sa- ( Continued on pace 4.) ECONOMIC SURVEY ASKED Project Ijorated County; I-trge In Deschutes I ndebtedness 'An economic survey of the Deschutes County Municipal Im provement district with a view of authorizirfg the project to issue refunding - bonds to take care of its indebtedness up to July 1 of this year, was requested in a reso lution recetTed at the office of the state engineer here yesterday. The resolution was adopted by the directors of the district at a meet ing held last week. The project is located In Des chutes county and has a total in debtedness of $863,348.98. The resolution indicated that the dis trict wouldfnot be able to meet its interest obligations due July 1 unless the state reclamation com mission authorized the issuance of refunding bonds. Seven other irrigation districts in the state were expected to de fault fn their interest payments this year. PLAN CHURCH EDIFICE Finances Prohibit Immediate Con struction; Iiook to Future Plans, to materialize by 1929. for an addition to the First Meth odist church of Salem were an nounced during the services Sun day by officials of congregation. The new 'addition which will cost $60,000 will have a 65 foot frontage on Church street1 and will be 140 feet long. It will be sub divided into class rooms, recrea tion lobbies, the principal audi torium being planned for women's organizations. Finances do not permit the im mediate construction of the need ed building but a reserve fund will be started mow to open in 1929. HICK0X GIVEN SENTENCE County Employe Pleads Guilty to I .larceny Indictment VANCOUVER, Wash., April 11. AP) Clarence G. Hiekox, cashier for four years In the coun ty treasurer's Office under Treas urer Esheiman and desk deputy since January 10 tinder Treasurer Pender, was sentenced today to from three to fifteen years' in the penitcntlarT tm hs pica of guilty to a charge of gra'nd larceny. . He was charged specifically by County Prosecutor "McMullen with appropriaiing to . his qwh use $344.32 of Clark trotinty funds, but his defalcations wure said-to have totaled about"! Hue.: He. liad been taking tuoney over a period ot more . than oue year, it was brough$ out at (be hearing, ' MISSIONARIES 1 CHINA FIELD TO GOME HOME Military Situation Departure Cause; Some Plan Work in Korea NATIONS MAKE DEMANDS Five Great Powers Serve Identical But Moderate Notice to Nationalists for Nan king Outrages SHANGHAI, April 12. (AP) Armed Chinese, acting under orders of Moderate Kuomin tang leaders, raided jf our places in the native districts of Cliapei, Mantano and Pootung early this Morning, routing radical labor atories. - Twelve j Chinese were killed, COO were disarmed and guns and ammunition tere seized as part of the program of eradicat ing extremists from the Kuom intang (Cantonese political or ganisation). NEW YORK, April 11. (AP.) Because of the military situa tion in China, the first group of Methodist missionaries and their children are leaving Peking, the Methodist board of foreign mis sions here was1 informed by cahle today. The cable said there are about 20 missionaries ahd their child ren in the group! of whom 12 are leaving for America, while the other eight will go to 1 Korea to continue their work. No Anxiety Felt A cablegram from J. Weighton Stuart, president of Peking uni versity, to the New York office ef the institution said: There is not much cause for anxiety concerning conditions at the university, although the wives and children of some of the for- feign members of the staff ha vo left (Cob tin Ml oa vf S.I FIND WRECKED REMNANT j Parts Of Submerged Vessel Seen By" Crew tf Elk ridge SAN FRANCISCO, April 11. (AP) Signs bf a sea disaster were made known here today with receipt of a radio from Captain John T. Flyn aboard the United States shipping board vessel Elk ridge. The Elkridge located a half sub merged steamer or motorship, 170 feet long with mast showing and part of the bridge visible about 500 miles north and northeast of Honolulu. The name of the dere lict could not be'ascertained. "WELL DONE, RUSSIAN TROOPS MASS ON BORDER BELIEVED WAITING FOR EX PECTED NEW HOSTILITIES Cantonese Foreign Minister Ex presses Regret for North erners' Raid LONDON, April 11 (AP) Tokyo dispatch to the Daily Mail says that Japanese correspon dents at Harbin report a large concentration of Russian and Chi nese troops on the Siberian border preparing for possible hostilities growing out of the strained rela tions between soviet Russia and northern China. The dispatch says that the Russians have four- di visions and the Chinese one divi sion and a half on the border. MOSCOW. April ll. fAP) The foreign commissariat has re ceived a telegram from Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the Can tonese government, expressing profound regret for the raid made last week by northern troops on buildings attached to the soviet embassy In Peking.- The telegram says that the Cantonese government will take strong action against Chang Tso Lin's wanton violation of the sov ereignty and dignity of soviet Russia. A big demonstration against the raid by Changs' troops,' against which Russia has protested, was held today outside of the theatre where the all Russian congress is in session. SEATTLE. April 11. (AP) Dr. C. K. Edmunds, former presi-t dent of Canton Christian collegei who returned to Seattle from the Orient today said he believed that "The nationalistic movement in' China is going to accomplish just what we have been trying to bring about, to make the Chinese more self reliant." He declared how ever, that "they may not be ready for the movement yet." Dr. Edmunds, who has just com pleted a step in the educational autonomy of the Chinese by turn ing the Canton college over to a governing body of twenty one, 15 of which are Chinese, expressed the opinion that the nationalistic forces will not unset American educational work iwChina. TRY FARM RELIEF AGAIN Senator Capper Predicts Bill Mod eled After McNary-Haugen WITCHITA, Kan., April 11. (AP) A new farm relief bill em bodying all the essentials of the McNary-Haugen measure, which President Coolidge vetoed, will be introduced at the next session of congress, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, predicted here tonight in -an address before the Rotary club. It will aim to provide machin ery by which farmers may by their own efforts and at their own ex pense stabilize the market for their own crops at price levels which will maintain American I standards dared. on the farm," he de- THQU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT'! POUND PETITION FILED; REJECTED MORE SIGNATURES . ADDED BEFORE COMMISSION MET Request Change From Class One to Two; Wants Apartment Building The petition filed by Dr. U. F. Pound, asking permission to change the zone classification of a strip of territory on both sides of South Liberty street between Bellevue and Mission streets, last night was rejected by the city zoning and planning commission, on the grounds of irregularity in filing. The petition was withdrawn by Dr. Pound yesterday and later re submitted with the addition of two new names. It was held by the commission that this was im proper procedure, and before the mater could be submitted to the council, it would he necessary to have another petition filed. Dr. Pound wished to have the zone changed from class one to class two so that he could con struct an apartment house in the district. A number of taxpayers who sijjned the original petition did so. it is said, with the under standing that their so doing would not throw the district open to all apartment house builders. When the matter was properly brought to their attention, a counter peti tion remonstrating against the former one was circulated for sig natures and filed with the city au thorities. Probably no farther action will be taken until a new petition is submitted. KELLEY APPEAL COMING Willos Case To Be Heard Before Supreme Court April 17 Attorneys for Ellsworth Kelley, convict, who is under death sen tence for the part he played in the break at the state penitentiary here in August, 19 25, will appeal to Governor Patterson to commute the penalty to life imprisonment. This was announced bre yester day after news had been received from Washington that the United States supreme court had dismiss ed Kelleys appeal. James Wfllos, another convict involved in the break, also has appealed his case to the United States supreme court for final de termination. His case has been set for argument Apfil 17. Tom Murray, third member of the con vict trio, committed suicide in the prison here a few months ago., Milton Holman and John Sweeney, guards, were killed by the convicts daring the: break. LOOT Rl RNIXG HOTEL PORTLAND. April 11. (AP) While firemen were fighting a blaze in fhe Portland hotel here early today, thieves took advant age of the situation to break into the rooms of the guests who fled from the building in fright. Loot valued at several hundred dollars was obtained. Damage hotel amounted to $2,000. to the NAVY LIMITING PUIS OPPOSED Br ENGLISHMAN French Proposal Criticized by Lord Cecil at Opening of Parley PERMITS COMPETITION Sixty-Eight Vessels Demolished as Result of Washington Treaty, Nations' Roireseiita tlves Told Geneva. April 11. (AIV) Great Britain, through Viscount Cecil, announced at the opening of the disarmament parley today that it was unable to accept the French proposals regarding limi tation of naval armaments. The French plan, copies of which were distributed among the other delegates to the preliminary con ference, provides for three col umns of figures; total tonnage necessary for a given country's security; total tonnage the coun try expects to reach or build dur ing the period of the limitation treaty, and total tonnage in cate gories of warships. These cate gories would be battleships, air craft carriers, surface craft not exceeding 10,000 tons (including cruisers and torpedo boats), and submarines. May Change Allocation It is specified in , the proposal that each country may modify the allocations of its total tonnage at any time, provided the league of nations was notified one year be fore the laying down of keels of warships whose construction would involve shifting from the general program originally announced. Another important provision is that countries be empoweied to distribute tonnage among the four categories mentioned or aiily amdng such categories as may be deemed necessary for their secur ity. Security Not Given Lord Cecil declared the French plan leaves the door wide open to naval competition, both with re spect to size of guns and size of warships. The British govern ment, after close scrutiny, was convinced it would not give real security because it allowed gov ernments to shift from building one category of ship to another merely by giving a year's notice. "Our naval experience is as great as any other power," he said. "The navy is vital to us, and the very existence and happiness of our people depends on our making no mistake now." Lord Cecil said the Washington treaty had resulted Tn the demo lition of 21 British warships, 17 Japanese and 30 American a to tal of 68, with tonnage of 1,861, 000. "This is a veritable destruction (Continued on ittsc 2.) U.S. GOODWILL STARTED President Sends Greetings to Na tions Bordering Pacific HONOLULU, April 11. (AP.) President Coolidge sent a mes sage of good will today to all the countries bordering on the Pacific. In a letter to Secretary of the In terior Work, who is attending the Pan-Pacific conference on educa tion, rehabilitation, reclamation and recreation, which opened to day, the president expressed the belief that discussions of the con ference "will result In a more thorough understanding of the problems coming within their scope which are common to all the countries and possessions border ing on the Pacific." The message of the president of the United States was acclaim ed by 200 delegates who are seek ing a closer bond of friendship and interchange of ideas between the United States, Canada, Latin America, Japan, Australia, China and the' Philippines. DE PINED0 TO GO EAST Will Meet New , Plane at New York; May Come West Later LOS ANGELES. Cal April 11. (AP) Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Italian aviator, de parted tonight for San Francisco en route to New York where he will await the arrival of a new plane with wbieh he plans Co re sume rhisfour continent' flight; temporarily halted In Arizona last week when bis- -seaplane, - the "Santa Maria burst iato flames at the Roosevelt dam. t VmC i Before his departure De Pinedo expressed the desire o return to California' after the completion of his flight for the purpose of study ing the possibilities of commercial aviation. lie said ha alreadr had cabled the Italian government for a six months leave ot absence In DEFIES FASCISM ADMITTING GUILT SOUGHT LIFE Oh MUSSOLINI SAYS TITO ZANIBONJ Former Socialist Deputy Claims j He Alone Plotted; 6 Others Are Also Tried ROME, April 11. (AP) Characterizing Premier Musso lini as an imposter and declaring hatred for facism. Tito Zaniboni, former socialist deputy, today de fiantly admitted his guilt as he went on trial on a charge of plot ting to kill the premier on Novem ber 4, 1925. "If the police, Instead of ar resting me at 8:30 o'clock, had arrested me at 12:30, my project would have been accomplished," Zaniboni told the court in a cool steady voice. "I am guilty, but I alone am guilty." he declared repeatedly re fusing to answer questions about other persons alleged to bo in volved in the conspiracy. . Zaniboni presented a remark able figure as he stood in the" iron cage under the eyes of scores of fascist militiamen with bayonetted rifles, smiling and sneering by turns as he expressed his antagon ism to facism. I hate, fascism, will always hate it," he exclaimed, disdainful ly disregarding angry murmurs in the courtroom Zaniboni, General Luigi Cap pello and six others are being tried before a mrHtary tribunal created by Permier Mussolini as a supreme court of judgment for. of fenses imperilling the -state. Zaniboni, who has been called the stormy petrel of Italian social ism, sat in the traditional iron cage of the prisoner, watched by five armed carabineers. On the other hand, the retired General Cappello in today's proceedings admitted he had sided with the' opposition against the facism regime, but denied having joined in any such "asinine" assassina tion plot as Zaniboni's. He said that as between allegiance to fascism or Free Masonry he had chosen the latter. Zaniboni with unfaltering cool ness, repeated the confession he Jhad made soon after his arrest in 1925 and explained in detail his plan to murder Premier Mussolini whom he characterized as "the illegal head ' bf'the government, stamping upon the liberty of the people and the constitution of -the state." He also explained a plan to follow the assassination of the premier with an armed revolt: DOBBS TRJAC OPENING V I. Selection of Jury to be Completed Today, Indicated SEATTLE. April 11. (AP.) Belief that the selection of a jury to try Dr. C. C. Dobbs on a charge of murdering Letitia Whitehall, his 14 year old patient, will be completed late tomorrow, was ex pressed by the opposing attorneys tonight. . Examination of the prospective jurors was expedited at the open ing of the trial today when Supe rior Judge Charles T. Moriarity, instead of leaving the questioning of talesmen to the attorneys, un-H dertook the preliminary interro gation himself. , A majority of the talesmen ex cused by Judge Moriarity had ex pressed opposition to capital pun ishment. r - Dr. Dobbs, a dentist, who Is ac cused of slaying the school girl atter he had allegedly given her an anaesthetic and attacked her, was accompanied In the court room by his wife and 19-year-old son. 1 ROB DEPARTMENT STORE No Trace Of Burglars AltJiough "Warm Clues" Indicated Portland! April 11. (AP) Although police detectives -said several "warm" clues had been discovered, no actual trace of the gang of safe robbers who looted the vault in thn of fim nf thn rtiris. Wortman and. King department store here late last night, had been found late today. After making a complete check, Lee Schlesinger, one bf the -owners of the store, said -slightly more than $19,000-In currency had been stolen .by the robbers who hand cuffed and blindfolded Fred : J Rohkar, night watchman of the store, and then blew open the ?ault. , . ." .... . The bandits left $2,600 in silver change and $16,145 in checks strewn about the floor. The losa at first wag estimated at between $30,000 and $40,000. . CYCLE 'AND AUTO CRASH ; " - Broken Leg Other Injuries tesuit From Collision Marjorie Elliott suffered a broken j. leg and severe - bruises. ad Francis Alley was scratched aaa bruised, when a motorcycle driven by Alley collided -with an aatomobile driven by Everett Bat ttea. roots w box ,101; last night. 2 According to a report filed at the police station, Hhe motorcycle was coming too fast to stop when Battles signaled for a tarn. The motorcycle was overturned several times. , T , . . . , e - ' The two injured persons re ceived aid at the Salem hospital testfiibj, : - . . iter option sigid by companies Federal Water Service Cor poration Enters Field With L Negotiations PRICED AT $850,000 Movement Started Last November for City to Make Purchase Long Delay Causes Officials t to Act i While admitting the report from New York that the Federal Water Service corporation had secured an option from the Salem Water, Light & Power company on tho water system was correct, C. A. Park, president of the corporation, and Paul B. Wallace, vice presi dent, declined last night to make any statement, other than that final sale - will probably be con summated some time the latter part of this month. " i Announcement of the purchaso contract came as a surprise to local officials as the matter was not to have been made public, it is said, until final arrangements were co mpleted. No assurance has been given that the option will he taken up, but the tact that the matter was made public is an in dication that it will be closed this month. i - - s i President Draws Agreement : President Chenery of the New York firm was In Sa.'em Maich 25 and drew up . the purchase ; con tract with representatives of the Salem water firm, and account ants have been ' going ' over the hooks to get them in-shape for the transfer, f The figure Invol 'ed In the purchase 13 said to be between $550,000 and $900,000. The Federal Water Service eor poratlon Is acquiring other - hold ings in the northwest,- Including one at Hoquiam, and the plan is to administer them; under a new compauj to be known! as the Oregon-Washington -water servicf , corporation which will have its main offices In Portland. In event the deal goes through, the local plant will be. administer ed by a, superintendent, to hm named by the new owners. Ths engineering staff and other offi cials will be located in Portland and operate out over the north west territory. j Movement Started in November Last November a movement was started for the purchase of the water works by the-- city. A re port was drafted by Ernest C. Wil lard, a consulting engineer, and a figure ot $792,000 was set as the basis of evaluation. . A committee was appointed to look into the matter and make possible its sub mission to the peoplo fro a vote in the special election thlsl:omlng Juno 28. The. proceedings havo been delayed to the extent that the water people went! ahead with other plans for disposal of the utility. ; i - The franchise granted by tho (OontLnuea en pag 4.)' ,: - llf -:- - : ., -- RESURRECTION v PROOFS STATED REV. NORMAN K. TLXLY FIRST HOLY WEEK SPEAKER Belief Is Cere of Christian Re ligion, Club Members Told in Address - The resurrection of Jesus Christ was made very real to the mem hers of the Salem Chamber of Comerce Monday noon when Rev. Noran K. Tully, pasto of the local Presbyterian church,! spoke on "Evidences of, the Resurrection" In the first of a series of addresses which" will be given at the service club luncheon this week. Bringing up one by one the ex planations offered by 'doubters or opponents of Christianity, differ ing from the New Testament storyRevr rmilyr showed that each was practically an absurdity.1 "The resurrection Is the core of the Christian religion' the speak er 1 said, showing that- If Christ should be proven mistaken in his statement that he woud arise from the dead, his other claims would be subject to doubt, f " The principal source of doubt, the speaker stated, is removed when It Is considered; that Christ , was executed because he was the ' leader of a troublesome religious sect. The Jerusalem authorities" when they found that the religion had revived stronger than ever on Mo report of Christ's resurrection, could have overcome it by parad ing his body througirthe streets; but the. body -was gone. t The present day observance of Sunday fnstead'of Ihe -older Sab bath, and the never Interrupted celebration of Easter- for nearly two- thousand years, are other evi dences of tho verity of the resur rection, tho local minister, foa- misa. .