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'At 9:30 This Morning, Child Health Parade of 2000 b'r'MQrejjlr The Red Gross Flood Relief Fu rid for Wlarion and Polk ls Now $1264, and Wlusf So Speeded Up to 020C0 v v WBATIIKR FORECAST: Fair except . in narihwMt oortion : normal tetu- A Massachusetts historian has found the name of another gentleman" who came over with his. family on tho original Mayflower. And judging from the number of Mayflower descendants, there re In the country now the old boat piust hare been more commodious than Noah's ark, : . 'irutiirp and humidity; gentle to moderate west and northwest temperature yesterday, river. S.C; rainfall, cloudy; wind, west. winds. 'Masimu.ni 59, minimum, 41; .04; atmosphere. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS t $fQuy vvtj il," - . t-... ...... SIS yj , , . STATE "BUNS PUN ATT Seek to Prevent Sale of Bonds and Construction of New Building NEW LAW HELD INVALID I.timlr Men Also lXrLirff Viola tion of Contract and That liHW Embraces Mow Subject Two suits wore Mod in circuit rourf hero Friday, one to restrain the tate hoard of control from proceeding with the construction of the propsed new state office building authorized by the last legislature, and the other enjoin ing T. B. Kay, state treasurer, from selling any bonds of the Ftate industrial accident commis sion to obtain "funds to finance Ihe project. One of the snlts was filed by the Eastern and Western Lumber company,. Oregon-American Lum ber company and Silver Falls Timber company, representing employers who contribute to the industrial fund, while the other was filed by Peder Pederson. an employe and -beneficiary of the fund. Governor Patterson. Secre tary of State Kozer and Svate Treasurer Kay, members of the board of control, were named at defendants In both suits. It was alleged by plaintiffs that the law authorizing the state to borrow funds from the industrial accident commission to finance the 'proposed office structure is unconstitutional and void for the jns0H that in approving the act -, ... . . .... S legislature attempted to create debt and liability in excess of SO,000 Plaintiffs charged that such a liability was in violation of the state constitution. Contract Violation Charged ' The further charge was made that the law entails a violation of contract between contributors to the compensation fund and the state in that contributions to the fiitnl ;iro made for the specific purposes of protecting injured workmen and their dependents. The law provides purposes, ac cording: to the complaint, to di vert funds eontrihuted for a speci fic purpose for building opera tjons. In a third cause of action plain tiffs alleged that the law embraces ( Continue! n Pae 2.) SNYDER'S WIDOW , DENIES MURDER MR. SXTDER FIXES RLAME ON HK.N'RV jrpD GRAY Gray's .Attorney Threaten to Prove ItutYi Snyder "A Ser pent Woman XEY YORK, April 29. (AP) Holding high her blond head,Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder, Queens Vil lage housewife, took the stand to day and denied that she killed, or plotted to kill! her husband, Al bert Snyder, magazine art editor. Her denial, accompanied by tear, was categorical. She repu diated her confession as a state ment obtained under duress, and, arter denying specific points, de nied it in toto. i Point by point she was taken, over the state's case, denying that she schemed to get her husband insured for $50, 000 and then plotted his death. She fixed upon Henry Judd Gray, her cornet salesman paramour, the responsibility for the billing. Not only did jhe deny , partici pation in the crime, but she told of a struggle with Gray in her hnsbandV; bedroom.' where she grappled with him. she said, in a last desperate Effort to save her husband's life. , Gray, she said, ff4ied . her so hard she fell on hv floor in a faint and, when she retfived,' made her agree to tell a story of burglary by two Italians She complied,' she said, "in mor tal, fear." Opening addresses .were made by-counsel for both defendants. 1 Cffnsel tor Mrs. Snyder out- lineAjthe story she fold from th stand and counsel Jor Gray as- "erten they would prove that Mrs Snydar, "a serpent woman," not .only 'plotted, but actually killed ii'Ti. ruyner, 10 get nis insur jMce, and that Cray wag a tool. ACKEQ BY-MILLFtHMS FISH COMMITTEE TO RESIST SUIT WASHINGTON FIRM CONTESTS 'PROHIBITIVE FISH LAW Plaintiffs Maintain Tlwit 1 1" Nw avr Conflicts Willi 1015 Pact The state fish commission to day will resist in the federal court rnPorHftnd through the attorney general's department. a suit brought by P. J. Mcfiowan & Sons, a Washington corporation, to re strain the defendant commission and ihe attorney general from en forcing the law enacted by the voters last November prohibiting the operation in the Columbia riv er of fish wheels, traps, and seines in the stream aovf the Casade Locks. Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle left for Portland tojight to appear in court for the ftate fish commission. The suit was filed by the plain tiff corporation in an effott to j declare the statute affecting the t operation of fish wheels intalid. It was alleged in the comflaint that the law is in conflict with what is known as the compart be tween the stales of Oregon and Washington enacted in the- year 1915 and approved by congress two years later. Plaintiffs allege that under this compact all laws and .regulations now existing or which my be necessary for regulating, pgtect ing or preserving fish in th wat ers of the Columbia river over which the states of Oregol and Washington have concurrent jur isdiction, or any other jaters within either of said states '.which would affect said concurrent! juris diction, shall be made, changed, altered and amended in wlple or In part only with the mutual con sent and approbation oi both states. ; The attorney general contends that the enactment of the fish wheel and seine law- prohibiting such fishing appliances does not affect the concurrent jurisdiction of the two states over the Colum bia river for the reason that the fish wheels in question operate within the state it Oregon. The attorney general s,tid that the law does not prevent the state of Washingon from tnforcing any of its laws restricting the taking of fish from the Colimbia river. COOLIDGE MAKES APPEAL Additional Relief; Funds Asked; Xo Special Session to Meet WASHINGTON, April 29 ( AIM An appejl for additional, funds for flood relief in the Mis sissippi river vulley. above the Sn.OOO.OOO already asked on be half 6t the Red Cross, was made today' by President Coolidge coin cident with announcement at the White House that a special ses sion of congresn would not be called for consileration of flood cojQlJttJ,.4trid reliff legislation. Mr. Coolidge ees no method by ''which the treasury can be re- Sorted"" to for; funds for relief work and he wants it made clear that the Hed Cross must depend on public contributions for relief activities. Moreover, tie president does not consider It" expedient to call congress into session. It would take sometime, he believes, to as semble congress and a longer time to have- an appropriation author ized and actually made. FIRE SIREN INSTALLED ! New Whistle jWlTl Sound Alarm for at City Fires A new -fireJsiren.will be instal led in the cityhall some time next week. This lren has a carrying range of flve'w Ilea and will sound the alarm tot all fires In the city. There are tro shifts of firemen and when one shift goes to a' Tire the other nun must come to the station 1n order to assure fire pro tection to any , other property which might catch on flr. ; It'is the purpose of the siren to call in all the men who; are off duty. At the present time tbere is, no adequate means, for calling in these men, and so the new siren will be a distinct advance in fife protection. CALUMET WAS RELIEF FUND , Word has been received that the Calumet Baking Powder company las started a fund with S1.000 to further relief work in the Hooded areas of the- Mississippi valley. The Chicago ; Daily News will take charge of the gift which is to be the foundation for the Calu met Baking Powder company flood relief fund, Other, corporations. It ls expec(ida will follow this par ticular onj's lead in such contri butions fol the same purpose. ' EFFORT TO SAVE LEVEE UNSUCCESSFUL Men Fight for Wesks Only to See Water Rush Through 200 Yard Gap, DEATH JOTAL NOW 119 Exposure Anions Refugees Cause of Many Fatalities; Arkan sas Inundation Is Now Nearly Complete MEMPHIS, Tenn.. April 29. (AP) Tearing through the levees at South fiend late today, the swol len Arkansas i river again made mockery of man's heroic work to stem the raging tide. Set free by a 200 yard gap, rapidly widening, the flood waters will virtually complete the inundation of south east Arkansas. Meanwhile the Mississippi river, on its record rampage, threatened at least three levees as the tor rents swept to the lower delta where an artificial crevasse was torn in the dike at Poydras to save New Orleans from possible inun dation. While an army of men bad labored for many, days to save South Bend levee, the break came below the point where they" had r,pent more than 100 hours in con tinual battle. Huge cave-ins, on the river side of the dikes, 2,000 ContiBiwd on. rge 2.) CITY DEALERS ORGANIZE Building Material Association En courages Construction The building material dealers of Salem have organized a credit association, the membership of which already comprises 85 per cent tf all Salem dealers. The object of the association is to foster, and encourage build ing in Salem through the exten gion of credit Jo all worthy build ers and to protect members of the association from losses caused by the granting of credit to unreli able persons and firms. j Officers of the newly formed organization are Oliver J. Myers, Spaulding Logging company, pres ident; C. E. Albin, Oregon Gravel company, vice president; G. E. Mc Afee, secretary treasurer; G. C. .Allen, It. A. Meyer and J. P.. Nah nari. directors. The office of the association will be located in room 301. United States National bank building. MODERATES AND LEFT WING WAR CAXTOXESE FORCES SPI4T AMONG "THEMSELVES General Chiang and Chen Irad Opposing Forces In Civil Conflict SHANGHAI, April 29. (AP) Actual warfare between Cantonese orces under command of General Chiang Kai-Shek, the moderate nationalist leader, and the left wing Cantonese troops appeared to be under way today. ? Simultaneous with the report from Nanking that Chianghad de cided formally to declare war on the left wing faction, whose head quarters is at Hankow, new-i was received of Hie rout of an en tire army of 5000 men led by Gen eral Chen Chie., one of the Han kow generals and of the capture by Chiang's army of large . bod ies of troops ar Wuhu and other places. Chiang was reported also to have succeeded in cutting the Nanking-Kiukiang railway, which virtually parallels the Yangtse river, his object being to eliminate the possibility of escape by Chen's men. According to the advices from Nanking, where moderate Canton ese government set up by Chiang in opposition to that in Hankow, General Yang Sung has been dele gated by Chiang to proceed against the Hankowites with a punitive expedition of SO, 000 men., BUILDING PERMITS LOW April Shows Heavy Decrease in Permits; Totals 92I0.3GO Building permits for the month of April totaled only $240,360. according to figures compiled yes terday. These figures show a de crease of $126,4 65 compared with last month. A heavy decrease from last year's figures was also shown. Permits in April, 1926, totalled $a61,37.. Mark Poulsen. city recorder, could give no reason for the de crease other than that it was a matter of fluctuation in building projects. CALLISTER HEADS GROUP Joseph. H. Albert Among- Officers of flanker's Association ALBANY, Ore., April 29. ( AP) F. E. Callister, Albany, was elected president of Group 2, Ore gon State Bankers' association, comprising Linn, Marion, Benton, Polk and Lincoln counties, at the annual meeting of the organization here. Other officers elected are: J. H. Albert, Salem, vice president; Dr. W. W. Allen, Mill City, secre tary; Henry Zimmerman, Aurora, treasurer. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS SPELLING CHAMP TO BE SELECTED MAHIOX COt'XTV PUPILS TO EXTKR COXTKST TODAY County Head Announces Gold And Silver Medals To Go To Each Grade The champion speller of Marion County pubLic schools is to be de termined this afternoon at the Salem Senior High School, The contestants will be pupils who rank highest in their grade, third to eighth grades inclusive, and who have the approval of their teach ers. Mrs. A. N. Fujkerson. county superintendent of schools, an-. r.ounced today that the contest will begin at two o'clock. The representatives for each grade will be sent from the assembly room to their respective contest rooms. The first test of 50 words will be written and each student spell ing correctly every word in this list will receive a certificate of eligibility to enter the oral test for his grade. In the oral and final comest the tupil ranking first in his grade will receive a gold medal', while the one ranking second will re ceive a silver medal. The medals are bar pins with an open book on which '"Marion County Spelling Contest" is inscribed. Mure than 300 students compet ed last year and even more are expected to compete this yjear be ci'.use of the large attendance of pupils- at the health parade in the morning. OLD RESIDENT PASSES Services Held for Mrs. Ellen Han sen; Came to Oregon in 1872 Funeral services, for Mrs. Ellen Hansen, one of the early settlers of the community, were held Mon day at 2 o'clock at the Kigdon funeral panlors. The services were in charge of the Rev. C. L. Lovell, and the music was furn ished by Mrs. Ethel Poling Phelps and Miss Naomi Phelps. Mrs. Hansen was born In Den mark, January 21, 1828, and died on April 2 2. She came to Ore gon in 18T2 and settled at Salem, which has since been her resi dence with the exception of a few years spent in Bellingham and Portland. For the past ten years Mrs. Itanspn has madehex home with her daughter, ?Mrs. F. B.. Culver, wife of the present pastor of the First Evangelical church. Mrs. Hansen is survived by six of her seven children, Peter Hansen, Andrew Hansen; Paul Hansen, Sophia Heck man (and Trena Culver of Salem, and Harry Hansen of Seattle. LATER BUSTS FOUND NEEDED TO CUT LEVEE Breaks Sufficient to Lower Level of Water Looked for by Experts PICK AND SHOVEL USED Scores Refuse to Ieave Homes, Although Warned That Two Parishes Will be Under Water Soon NEW ORLEANS. April 29. (AP. ) Gentle cataracts coursed tonight down three breaches made in the Mississippi levee 15 miles south of New Orleans today after dramatic preparations by state authorities to relieve the Crescent City from the flood menace. Suc cessive explosions of dynamite, buried deep in the huge walls of earth thrown up to hold the surg ing river to its course, caused only three small trenches through which the waters of the mighty stream seemed at first reluctant to run. Pick and shovel augmented the work of high explosive and the water gradually gained in volume, but its movement was so unsatis factory that several additional charges were employed before nightfall to accelerate the flow. More Charges Planned Further dynamiting may be re sorted to tomorrow, although sev eral of the engineers were of the opinion the force of the current would gradually open the artific ial channels until a sufficient vol ume was drawn in to sweep out the levee for a distance of 1,000 feet or more. This view also was shared by the weather bureau here, a special flood warning late today forecast ing a break of probably 1,000 feet, (Continued oil Page 2.) RED CROSS GETS FUNDS Salem Donates K1204 to Relief Drive for Flooded Area The Red Cross has raised to date S1264, according to Dr. Henry E. Morris, local chairman of the drive, and of this amount SL000 has been sent east. Salem is measuring up very wJell in its contributions in comparison with the other Pacific coast cities-, al though all the coast has been very slow in contributing to the relief of the people in the flooded areas. The Lions club made an un solicited gift to the relief fund today which is the fifsTcontribu tion made by a service club, as a unit. One old lady, 86 years old, sent in SI for the fund, saying that she just , had to do her part to help the distressed people, even though it was a small bit. Salem's part of the Red Cross relief fund Is $2,000, of which 735 still remains to be raised. KETTLES SOLICIT AID Salvation Army Seeks to Raise Funds for Flood Sufferers The Salvation Army of this city is' in the midst of a drive, today, for the benefit of Mississippi flood sufferers. The familiar "Christ mas" kettles are on the street cor ners, and the financial support of every Salem resident is solicited in this worthy cause. - ' The Salvation Army was one of the first organizations to reach the flood area, and their workers have done much to relieve suffer ing among those affected by the disaster. Dr. B.rF. Pounds Is in charge of the drive which is the result of a call sent to the local headquarters by the national i commander, Evangeline Booth. CONVICTS TRANSFERRED Three Inmates Moved Peni . tenttary to State Asylum - .-Three convicts at.the Oregon state, prison Friday were trans ferred to " th$ state hospital for the insane, for observation.. The convicts included .Oles Brown, colored, who. is serving a life term for, the. murder of Otto Mays in Wasco . county; Dewey Simmons, also serving a life sen tence for murder In .Wasco county, and Earl Davis colored, serving seven . yeirs, for larceny, Davis wa s received at i the , prison from Multnomah county. UNBLdWN SCRIBES EDIT STATESMAN TWEXTY-UVE STUDEXT CUBS PREPARE DAILY TODAY Work Proves Valuable Experience for Staff of . Embryonic Journalists Laying aside, textbooks for the afternoon and evening, a group of about twenty-five Willamette uni versity unblown journalists took complete charge of editing this morning's issue of the Oregon Statesman. Every detail of pre paring news for publication was handled by the news writing stu dents. Final organization plans were made in a meeting held at noon yesterday, and during the after noon fourteen reporters covered every "beat" in the city in search of news items. In the evening, copy readers began to function, as the news gatherers brought in their stories and the tir did not cease until the work was entirely- completed. A lull in the activiiy came at 10:30 p. m., when Professor E. C. Richards, instructor in journalism at the university, brought : np a tasty lunch prepared by Mr Richards. This was served to the workers- during the brief rest. Victor D. Carlson of Toppenish, Wash., who is editor of the Wil lamette Collegian,' student weekly publication, acted as editor of this morning's issue. He was aided by Ralph Curtis, managing editor. Adelia- Gates, city edito'r,JJugh MeGilvYa. telegraph editor,' George Poor, sports editor. Thom as Maynard, feature editor and Ella Pfeiffer, society editor. Assistant editors were Hazel Newhouse, Margaret Pro; Mary Martin, Mary Clanfield, Georgia (Cbnlinutid on Pa;e 2.) MRS. BEATTY ELECTED Ifenda County Federation of Wom en's 'Iubs; Meeting Held WOODBURN, Or., April 29. (AP.), Miss Matty Beatty, Salem, was elected president, of the Mar ion County Federation of Women's clubs at the annual convention of the federation here today. Other officers are: Mrs. Edna Brewer, Stayton, vice president; Mrs. Waldo Brown, Hubbard, sec retary; Mrs. P. E. Bowers, Sublim ity, treasurer; Mrs. Bradtle, Aur ora, auditor; Mrs. W. W. Allen, Mill City, and Mrs. Dave Looney, Jefferson, directors, Mrs. Eugene Moshberger pre sided at the meeting, which was attended by 125 delegates from 21 clubs in Marion county. An address of welcome was made by Mrs. Frank Settlemier of Wood- burn. Mrs. "Alice Dodd of Salem responded. SOCIETY TO NAME BIRD Audubon Society Asks Children to Signify State Choice The Oregon Audubon society is sponsoring a contest to. select a state bird, according to a letter received yesterday by George ling, superintendent of schools. The choice lies between six birds, var ied thrush, meadowlark, junco, song" sparrow,' white - crowned sparrow, and bluebird. According to the. letter, school children are invited to vote upon these birds. A statement of the number of votes cast by the schools for each ope are to be sent by Superintendent Hug to E. F. Carleton, editor of the Oregon Ed ucational journal, . in Portland, where they will be turned over to the society for counting. Selec tions must be in by May 10. ; 2 SALEW ORATORS WIN McCroskey- and Reading First m) Second t Eugene EUGENE, April 30. (AP.) Benoit McCroskey of Salem, ( Uni versity of Oregon student, won the state constitution oratorical con test here tonight in f competition with speakers from Willamette university. Reed college, Albany college and Oregon Agricultural college. -Charles Redding of Wil lamette was second McCroskey will represent the state in the Pa cific coast finals of the national contest in Los Angeles next month. COUPON SlPECIAt STATESMAN fclATINEi: .This coupon and five cents will admit any girl or boy i S ,r under 11 years of age to the r 1 OREGON THEATElt On Saturday; April 30, at 10:3d al m., ; for a special 1 showing of the thrilling picture ,. "THE OVEULAN0 STAGE HONOR PUPILS DUE TO MARCH ATIJETHI.V Pppils From 143 Districts Will Start Formation From ; Four Points PARADE FIRST ON COAST Students Vie in Creating Floats of iilk Bottles, Cabbages, Carrot Tops arid Tooth liruslies f ' ' i This morning at nine-thirty, the honor roll children of Marlon county schools,- about 2000 ; in number, will meet in Marlon Square for tb formation of the parade whih is to begin promptly at 10 o'clock. The children rrom 143 districts will be divided into four sections starting between Commercial and North Frontstreet will .be lead by Robert Goetz, and the section starting between Commercial and Front streets on the' reft side" of the parking will be led by II. F. Durham. This section is composed entirely of Salem school children. The third section led by Miss Bar bara Snyder, will start between. Marionr-and Union streets. The fourth 'division starting on Com mercial between Commercial and North Front streets will be led by H. Aspinwall. First Parade Held This is the first honor roll par-r ade eyer held on the Pacific coast. It will have many interesting and. unusual features. Pathe camera men wil take pictures of the .par ade from all points.1 The parade will be, led by ths Salem high school band;. Next in line will come an American Legion color bearer followed by tfce gov ernor's car In which will ridt Governor Patterson '. and C. A Howard, state superintendent of public instruction. Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, county superintendent. Dr. Walter H. Brown, county, health officer, and George W. Hug will ride in the car which will folr low the governor's. Succeeding the state-and county" officials will march the four sec tions of school children. Novel floats of milk bottles, eabbago heads, carrot tops and, tooth brushes, will be dispersed at regu lar intervals between the sections. The line of march will be down Commercial street, east" on State to Liberty, south on Liberty to Ferry and Into the armory where the children will be sjeatcd ac cording to districts. , The program in the armory will be started by Rev. Fred C. Taylor who will offer a. prayer at .the be ginning of the session. After the prayer the children will give a salute to the American flag. Short (Continued on Tg 2.) 'V' . - j COUPON ADMITS TO INDIAN SHOW "THE O V E R L AX D STAGE" ! PORTRAYS REDMAX FAIRLY Statesman Offers Chance for Chil dren to See Pictnre for Nickel , Under the auspices of The Statesman all boys and girls of Salem under the age of 11 will be admitted to a special matinee Sat urday morning, April 30v at tha Oregonr showing the "Overland Stage" on the presentation of the coupon in this paper and five, rents at the ticket, office of the theater. . ' ; "The Overland Stage" is 'one of the few productions In the history of motion pictures; which show s the American Indian as he really was", a willing friend of the white man as long as he was -treated right. - But when a, dissolute gambler to gain his ends deceived them with stories about the whHa man and his treatment of the Ia dlan, one band rose In its wrath t o wreak vengeance. : , ' -I.