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This J s JKimhdll jepllege AAfeelc Jn LSalern Mcin lyieeting Weinesdoy Nf J, Cumber, pf Commerce To Prepare for IVleqri?il Day ancTGAR Encampment WEATHER FORECAST: Fair, but with fog on the coast: continued high tempera ture and low humidity In the interior; moderate north wind. Maximum tempera lure yesterday. 86:: minimum, 48; river. -If atmosphere, clear; wind, northwest. . Section OnePages.I to 8 Four Sections 26 Pages SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR ! SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY? 151927 FRICE'FIVE CENTS 1 i - - Tt Jft Or ' f.V HAILRQAD WORK MUSt BE BEGUN Oregon Trunk Granted Per mission to Puild South to Klamath: Falls IN LINE WITH REQUEST president of Great Northern Far orw Proceeding at Once; Joint I'rter Plan Eliminated; S. P. May Bulhl PORTLAND, May 14. (AP) Discussing the decision today of th interstate commerce commis sion relative to the southern Ore gon railroad situation, tbe Morn ing Orcgonian in a signed article tomorrow will say: "The Interstate Commerce Commission Saturday cleared the way for the immediate beginning of work on the Oregon Trunk's proposed extension to . Klamath Fit Us. "Construction, in fact, must be under way within sixty days, the commission declared. Xo Other Condition "This condition is the only 'string attached to the otherwise unconditional granting of the original application Of the Oregon Trunk railway for permission to building ITS miles. of, railway be tween its present terminus at Rend,jQre.. and Klamath Falls. "Ralph Bodd,-president of the Great Northern, who was In We natchee Saturday, said.be was in favor of having the Oregon Trunk proceed at once.' "Charles Donnelly, president of the Northern Pacific, telegraphed The Oregonian from St.'Paut-tnat could not say what the attitude LW the .Northern Pacific would be itntil' the . commission's - decision had, been submitted to bis board of directors. S. P. May Extend "The Southern Pacific's expan sion program, involving approxi mately SI 5,000,000, Including a new trans-continental outlet from Oregon and branch,., lines .into Ikeview. Ore., and Silver Lake, Ore., was also freed by Satur days deHsion fron all restrictions hitherto imposed, "providing that work begins lief ore June 17. "The commissions decision wa written by the Oregon., member, Clyde Aitchison. A dissenting de cision was submitted- oyVimmis sioner Eastman, who advocated the consideration of the: Great Northerns application. x. ."The decision is in line with the position of the Oregon public service commission, reiterated a few day ago when it telegraphed ntinnri oo Page 4.) M'N ARY HONORED AT BAR BANQUET DISTRICT FEDERAL JVIKIR V. V EST OK ASSOCIATION Attorney front Four Counties, Supreme Court Members in Attendance; Judge John H. McNary of the I'nited States - district court in Portland, was the guest of honor at a hanquet hed here atwrday night uuder the direction of the Marion tonuty bar association. ine banquet was, anenueu uy attorneys from MaTlon, Polk, Linn and Yamhill counties, members of the state supreme court, and Judge R. S. Bean of toe federal court in Portlattvlt1 Judge.. Percy It. Kelly of the,- Marion and Linn county circuit court acted as toastmaster. V . - Speakers included W. E. Keyes, President of the Marion eonnty lar association; Justice-: John Xr Rand of the state sapreirfe court; flail Hill, representing the Linn county bar; Oscar Hayter, on be half of ;the J'olk county bar, and MJOter I Tooze; Jr., representing yA? Yamhill county ,bar Judge Bean qf Portland also ; gave a brief a d race T'Kaa waa atiA.tal musical numbers; ! J udge licNary practiced law In Salem for man v rears nrior to hla WITHIN GO DAYS appointment as federal judge. He U a brother of Senator C. L. Me Kary. , J)uring his. 'residence ' la Salem Judge iicNary was promin- enun legal and fraternal fircles. '' .' f-. ,. W. . " (Continued oa pz 7. , CENTRAL STATE LINE REQUESTED - ' DEVELOPMENT OF VAST AREA HINDERED, COMPRINT Would Construct Line Ret ween Crane on the Went and HHl Junction The Oregon public service com mission renewed their demand yes terday In a complaint for the con struction of a line by the railroads of Oregon between Crane or Har riman on the east, and Odell or Odell Junction, or some nearby point, on the Southern Pacific line on the west. Copies of this new complaint havo been sent to the interstate commerce commission which has jurisdiction in the pro posed railroad development. "The defendant railroads in the past," read the complaint, "have failed and refused and still fail and refnse to provide a very large urea of many thousand square miles in extent in central Oregon with adequate and reasonable facilities or transportation by rail road, although the existing line of railroad from Ontario to Crane and to Harriman, is a part of a line projected many years ago by the Union Pacific system to extend from Ontario in a westerly direc tion across the state to a connec tion at some suitable point in western Oregon with the Southern Pacific company. "Between Crane or Harriman In eastern Oregon and Odell or Odell Junction pr some point in the vicinity thereof on the existing line of railroad operated by the Southern Pacific company and commonly known as the Natron cutoff there is a practicable and feasible route for the construction of a line of railroad, which, when built, would provide such facili ties. Adequate provision without delay of such facilities is demand ed by public interest, convenience and necessity. The expense in volved in the extension of lines aforesaid would -not impair the ability of the defendants or any POLA MARRIES PRINCE Countess Gets New Title; Celebri- ties in Attendance SERA1NCOURT, France. May 14. (AP) Pola Negri, whose first trip to the altar converted her into a countess, acquired an other title this afternoon- when she was married to the young Russian prince. Serge Mdivani. This time she did not go. to the altar, for the ceremony was mere ly a civil one performed in a little room in the tumbled down town hall of Seraincourt, abont 30 miles from Paris. Near the village, Pola Negi last year bought a chateau with a park of some hundred acres. There this afternoon ber mother gave a wedding reception, com prising several score friends of the bride and bridegroom. Under the shade of the fine old trees, scores of Russians, Poles and French and a few Americans and English, celebrated the nup tials. , CLAIM LIQUOR MISSING Recheck of Federalship Cargo Being Made at Vancouver VANCOUVER. B: C. May 14. (AP) A re-check of the million dollar liquor cargo of the rum runner Federalship was proceed ing slowly here today. Customs officials' indicated a hasty check showed about 40 cases missing.. Many of the cases were broken, it was said, and final count may show a still greater amount miss ing. The check was brought about by the. complaint of Captain S. S. Stone, master of the Federalship, that members of the United States coast, guard prize . crew were: lotoxjcated when they brought the vessel Into San Fran cisco.. ... . . BOND PLAN CONSIDERED State ErigliMX'r Leaving for Call i fornJav r Conferences Rhea Luper, state engineer, will leave here today for San Fran cisco and other California cities where he will confer wUh a num ber of persons holding bonds Is sued by Oregon irrigation .-'dls- - H was said, that Mr. Luper's visit to Calif ornla is the first step La a program looking to the rehabil itation' of a number of Oregon ir rigation projects under' a law en acted at- the last legislative ses sion. .. 'The success , or f failure of the rehabilitation brogram will depend on the attitude - of the bond holders, Mr, L4peisald. V F IAD P ! ! 1 i - I j 1 1 I Salem Entitled to Like Sum for 1926, but May Not Collect, Stated CHANGE IN LAW REASON Statute Pnssci! in iW2X Makes Re fund .M;mIrtUry ; Gicsy Has l'ai-t in Reinoving Limitation op Fe oC Money The city of Salem will receive from county authorities this year approximately $27,000 as its sbar of the county road and bridge fund, according to County Judge J. T. Hunt. Of this amount. $11. 000 will be paid over in the next few days, and the balance some- time next tan wnen collection or the taxes is completed. That Salem, under a strict inter- . , ,., pretation of the law, has a like amount due for the year 1926., -was confirmed by the judge last night. Whether pr not city offi cials will aMemptjto collect this money is problematical but there is little question but that they will be able to do so it desired. County officials state that they have a verbal agreement with the city not to exact the money for that year since it has already been spent in general road Improve ment. None of this money was spent for improvements in the city, however. The money is due the city under a law which was passed -Jn the fCnntinnul en Pce 4. ROTH GETS APPOINTMENT Members, of Aeronautic .Board to ; Hold Conference Here Archie Roth of .Portland today was reappointed a member of the Oregon State aeronautic board.' The board is authorized under the law to conduct an examination of all planes operating in the state of Oregon and license pilots. It was said that the members of the aeronautic board, secre tary of state and state traffic of ficials would hoJd a conference in Palem withjn the next few days to discuss the regulation of air craft and adopt a standard of qualifications for pilots. Mr. Roth was selected as chair man of the aeronautic board at the time it was created In this state. . THE DWELLINGS LEAD j BUILDING GRANTS TOTAL FOR MONTH REACHES 9H 2,950 YESTERDAY 31 Residence Permits Average 2.21 Per nay, and $3,MU For Each Although the grand tetal value o! building permits issued since May 1 is small in comparison to other months, the average of dwel ling houses permitted is much higher, with 2.21 per day. This totals 31 residences to cost ?0 4, 950. an average of $3,061 per huilding. Other permits, including re - pairs and, the construction of a one-story concrete building at 4$4 North Liberty street, ran the total to $112,950 for the firsT 14 days of the month. The building on Liberty street will be occupied by E. H. Rurrell, electric service mad who is leaving his present location in the Derby building on High street- , ' , , v With no building over $750Q this month, the total values have, been held down to a minimum Several, projects are now under4 v.ay without permits or announced nient, but are expected to record , their values within a few days The Rodgers Paper company build f . . t I Continued on pasre 6.) ' SALEM WOMAN ELECTED Dr. Mary Purvine Vice President , of State Association CORVALLIS, May 14. (AP) AJiss Moselle Hair of Eugene was elected president of the Associa tion of Business and Professional Women of Oregon at their annual convention her today, attended by several hundred delegates from' all parts of the state. . J Other officials are: Dr. Mary Purvine. Salem, first vice presi-" dent; Miss Minna Schassen, The; Dalles, second vice presidept; Miss Leila May, Corvallis. correspondH ing secretary; Miss Emma Sum-! ..Papers were rfid today by Miss Edith Falbe, Roseburg; Mrs. Lena Denny, Klammath i Falls; Mrs. Leoa Thompson, Medford; .,Dr. Mary Purvine, Salem, and Miss Cecelia M. Beyler, Astoria. ODD FELLOWS GATHER State Convention Starts Monclay nt Astoria; Expert 600A ASTORIA, May 14. (AP) Delesates began arriving here to night in anticipation of the an nual convention of the I. O. O. F. lodge in Oregon, -scheduled here 'May 16 to 2Q. The local chapter has made extensive arrangements for the 6000 guests expected. The main body of visitors , is expected to arrive tomorrow. CHAIR THAT MIGHT HAVE NEW CLUE FOUND TO FLIERS' LOSS EXPIXXSIOX HEARD "IN NEW FOUNDLAND I4ST MONDAY Follows Sound of Plane; Colonial Const bulary Investigating ; MAny Stories ST. JOHNS, Nfid;, May 14. (AP. ) The Newfoundland con stabulary tonight began investiga tion of a report that a loud ex plosion was heard at Whitbourne, in the interior of Newfoundland boon after the droning of an air plane engine had been noticed above the place last Monday morn- !icg. At 10 o'clock tonight Inspector General Hutchings of the Colonial constabulary, received a message from Sergeant Dwyer, stationed at Bay Roberts on Conception bay, informing him of this latest de velopment in the search for the missing French fliers, Captains Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli. t The message saidj that Dwyer had heard that a man who was at Whitbourne Monday morning heard a noise in the clouds like a passing plane an,d shortly after ward a heavy explosion. The name of the man was not stated in tbe telegram received here. Whit bourne is 20 miles inland from Lay Roberts. The inspector general ordered Dwyer - to proceed to Whitbourne and make a full investigation of tut; mauei JERSEY SHOW DATE SET Demonstration to He May 2tt at i Fairgrounds, DfrMetl The date of the county' jersey cattle showj was set as May 26, at a meeting of jersey cow fanciers held yesterday in ih chamber fo commerce rooms. The show will be held at the fairgrounds. -' Dr. Edgar S. Forkned, a new- J comer to Salem, was elected sec- retary of . the jersey cattlemen's association, to succeed Mrs. W . J. 5 Tlwrnley who -resigned - when - bdw!ws&,efie- plane wsh4ra moved to Clackamas county. Sid ney Miller, Woodburti, is presi dent. ' MARSHFIELD YOUTH HURT Strikes Rack on Bottom of Swim ming Tank, May Die- , MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 14. - (AP J. V. Klinger. 21, was in a serious conditions here to day and not expected to live as the result of an accident at Ban don, last night when he fell into a concrete swimming pool in three feet of water. Injuries to his back paralyzed him from the neck down. He was performing on rings over the tank- when he fell. He s the son of -Mr. and Mrs. W. O. .Klinger of this city. BEEN! THREE PLANES ! TO iKElEi OF PARIS TRIP But Attempt to Cross Atlan tic Cannot Be Started Until Next Week FOG STILL INTERVENES Acosta May Accompany Ryrd; Lindberg Has Slight Accident . but Meclianlcs Repair Dam- ; age Quickly NEW YORK, May 14. (AP) There was no longer any obstacle tonight to , the first American flight from New York to Paris being a three-cornered race, but it was not likely that the race would start until Monday at least, and more probably Tuesday. I Unfavorable weather, which for several- days has prevented the monoplanes "Spirit of St. Louis" and "Colupibia" frohi hopping off. has continued so long that today factory tests were completed on the monoplane "America" and she was turned over to the pilots. PltuioH AH Ready So now, ks soon as the weather man decides, conditions are good, and tonight he saw no immediate Hklihood of clearing, all three planes will be ready to rumble down the long runway at Roose velt field, climb into the air, and bead eastward on the race for Paris. As final preparations for the American flights went forward today tbe search continued for the two missing French fliers, Nuu gesser and Coll. . centering along j the bays of New Foundland's. wil- passing last Monday. No trace of. the filers was found, however, nor any indication at all of what has happened to them. Ryrd Takes Charge The day's preparations on Long Island were featured by the turn ing over of the "American" i to Commander Richard E Byrd, and bv a minor accident to the "Spirit of St. Louis" when Charles Lind bergh, its pilot, swerved in land ing to avoid striking a group of photographers. The tail skid was broken but mechanics were able to .repair it quickly. Both the "Spirit of St. Louis" and the "America" were in the air during the day for test flights. Lindbergh took a mechanic up wjth him," crowded into the single eat, and performed some daring stpnts close above the field. On one of the "America's" flights Bert Acosta was at the controls and this was taken as further in dication that he will ba-the third man to accompany Byrd and George Neville. ' v Report Unfavorable If "Acosta does go up with Byrd and It the flight is a race, two men who recently achieved fame to gether will be pitted against each other. It was Acosta who .shatter ed all previous records for endur ance flying. It was first announced- that he would accompany Chamberlia In the , "Columbia" hut later Lloyd Bertaud's name was substituted. ; , When the filers were shown tbe 4 jo 'clock weather report today they all agreed that any attempt within the next 24 hours was 'out of the question. The chart show ed continuing fog from -the coast to past mid-Atlantic and a storm was brewing off the Irish coasts "WISP" NOW IDENTIFIED . it ' . - t- T ;- - . ' - '- Found to Be Former Logger, Ex i Service Man ; Committed! ASTpRlA.1 Mayj 14. CAP) The -'WallBski wisp," mysterious forest recluse eaptured south "f of here two days ago,' today was Identified s Ed. Wilbur,'- for many years employed in -.nearby logging camps, and connected with the U. S. Sprncf division during tbe war period. " The identification was made by 15. Jocal loggers who visited the Astoria Jail , today to see : the Vwisp" after seeing his 4 picture posted in a store, window. A j ; The loggers said, thati Wilbur disappeared shortly after Astoria was destroyed by fire in 19ZJt and tha,t it waa believed he had com mitted sttfclde. - . , ' - he: ''''f Ispf' was examined by alienists oday and committed to thej state hospital at Balenf. He will prohaily be held here. few days In" hopes of completing the Identification or locating relative. MERCURY RISES 4 TO 86 DEGREES - . . ' ' - HOTTtlST YTEATHER OF YEAR RECORDED SATURDAY : Medford lias 1)0. 5; Tuns Claims Honor of Warmest Place . . in America The mercury rose here today to S6. the highest mark of the year, and the new straw hats procured for "straw hat day" which was Friday, came in handy. Continued high temperature is forecast for today. MEPFORD, May 14. (AP.) The mercury here today registered 90.5 degrees In the warmest( da of the year. PORTLAND, Mav 14. (AP) The mercury mounted to 86 de grees here today? by five degrees the highest of the year. ' The pre vious high mark was 81 on April 24. Cities in the upper Columbia river drainage basin also reported unusually high temperatures. Boise reported 88 degrees, Poca- tello 84 degrees, Spokane 80. and Kalispell, Mont., 70, the highest this year. i The Columbia river, it was said, may rise so far as to cause, a flood at back water from the Willam ette. Hood River reported three-inch rise in the river level ip 7 2 hours. The weather bureau has no defi nite figures on the depth of snow in the high mountains, but indi cations are, Edward L. Wells, fore- ( Continued an jiase 8.) STAND FALLS, ONE DEAD Man Train pleU (o Death, at Ball Park;; Over Fifty Injured PHILADELPHIA. May 14. (AP.) An unidentified man was trampled to death and more' than half a hundred were Injured to day when part of the flooring of the base of the lower grandstand ;of -the Phrladelphfar N&ttonaT league baseball park collapsed. "The col? Ipse threw' the crowd Into a panic and it swarmed on the field, ne cessitating the umpires to end the game. , - The collapse threw 300 persons from their seats into a huddle of struggling humanity. The floor did not fall to the ground, 10 or 15 feet below, but sagged dorn, throwing the spectators into' a mass. Later it broke open and many fell through to the ground. Ambulances from halt a dozen hospitals In North. Philadelphia were summoned and " nearly 50 persons were taken to the insti tutions. COLLISION INJURES TWO Newport Olrls In Hospital; Glass Pierces Neck of One NEWPORT, Ore., May 14. ( A P ) - Miss Mel ha. Miller, is in a hospital here near death, and Mary Hutnas is seriously injured as tbe result of an accident last night when- the. automobile in which they; were riding collided with another machine. , LTheylare high school girls. ; , Miss Miller's neck was pierced by a glass splinter, and she re ceived other serious Injuries. ;r-- - Their automobile was driven 'by Rex Hall of Toledo. ' The other car was -operated by Harlau Fletner of Corvallis. ' A i PLUMBERS WILL RETURN - Local Vnion Jaiis ia Demand for Higher Wage Standard The Salem local union of jour neymen' plumbers will return to wprkvas usual Monday atter-a two weeks'' la;off lit demand' for a higher wage: scale, according to leaders, ef the master plumbers !ast"Tlght '. - " . . ' ourtjeymeTj plumbers were oh a':( $4 per; VeE' scale and were demanding 55 for; 'hpurs work: ' Ko cotveessiohs were ipade by master plumbers the workers returning unconditionally. HOSPITAL PATIEUTS GIVE Red Cross Fund' for, FlowI Relief Itcacheii 124.10.65 : r , , 'patients at the state tubercu losis ; hospital furnished ' an ex ample ."hich persons mare avor ahly B.ltnated might well follow, Vhen ott gaturdaytUjey cbntrlf) til ed. $21 tpi thtf; 'usatssf pt;v s : ley Hood rellet find of the Red Cioisa. - Tula donation with others re ceived Saturday.' brings the total la the WUlametto district up to ;2430.I5, it was reported by Pr Henry Morris chairman of the re lief fund. ' : GLAIZS SECT iilGllGE Water, From Southern Tribu taries of Mississippi Pours V Into Caps ; EMBANKMENTS GIVE WAY tvee Board St Hi" Hopes Part Of RtcU Sugar Bowl" District . May Be Sel; Many ! SmaR Break Seen j NEW ORLEANS, La., May (AP) Mississippi flood waters with all the reinforcements of the Yazoo, the Black, and tbe Red and other southern tributaries were as saulting five south central Louisi ana, v parishes , tonight, pouring through earthen embankments , hich- crumbled before their on slaught. . Hope of saving the Bayou" Des Glaizs section, a part of the "sugar bowl" and 'the Evangeline country disappeared with the falling of the Klein wood plantation levee before the attack of the waters s Some Hope Remains . Other breaks ,rat Mreuilte, Bordelonville' and Cottonport still had left levee board officials with the hope that they might bo able to save a part of tbe rich district. With the breach at Kleinwood, in the middle of Big Bend, along Bayou Des Glaizs, work was aban doned along the 30 mile stretch from Cottonport to the southern most of the bend. - Pour erevasw-s oecured today in Bayou Des Glaizs and another levee J went out" at Cottonport along Bayou ' Rouge. Three other breaks had. occurred f previously, one at'pottonport and two at Moreauyille. , . -( The affected district is approxi mately 160 miles northwest of New Orleans and on the opposite side of tbe river. - ' Crevasses Notrl ' In addition to the. five major breaks along Bayou Des Glaizs, aviators flying over the district reported at least 15 minor crevas ses through which the water was tearing. s'r :; , - : wThe airplane observation also re vealed serious threats along the east bank of the Atcbafalaya and weak spots at Morganra, 30 miles above Baton. Rouge on the weet side of the river. AH appeared to bo under-control, the report said. The escaping water, tonight al- (Coctinntd an page 7.) . SALE OF WATER WORKS ASSURED MOVE3IE?It STARTED TO PrR CHASB PROPERTY FOR CITY Deal for Baying of HoquLitn AVt- er Plant Being; Worked V , put By Officials ' That the option' on the Salta Water Light and-Power company property held by the Federal Wat er Service company, a New York corporation, " would be taken up was indicated in a letter received yesterday by officials of the pub lic .utility; firm; The. change in management will not take place until July j; C. A- Park, president of the company, announced 'last night. "The consideration named will be about SxSO.00. ; . Confirmation" of '' the purchase, was given only after officials cf the water Very left corporation had been in Salem for a considerable period of time checking over the sltuatlonr-wTwo.exteiuloBs of time were allowed for complete investi gational Into tltlesita, verify ap praisals, and investigate other de tails involved m the deal. 1 The 'old Salcm water 'company was organized Februsry $1,-1871.. In' 1S2.'R S. Wallace bought cat the' planr'and operated It until ! death. On april- io; .1311 tl. present Salem iLight, Water, ari Power compaay ,' was .orsacl;' -1 with Its present officers an1 6tc. k holders :w no -have operated it since since, Y-. . : ' ' The present officers" f Cbarles. A. Park, ?pres.U -.t, i'aul ,B.: v.'allace, vice t " ' I . t. These "two and Mr?. : Littr.l fe of Sewlckl ;', 3 - ., Wallace's'alsteri constitute rtockhol?rr''-" ' ... --List year the eo-ipauy 123 railes c' ripe i; r - I.