W"i- H?dgc, at The Elsiniopb Tonight, in "The Judge's Husband," Is a Star, With a Company of Stars
The'Lime Plant at Penitentjary Is Catching Up With Orders and Will Keep Ahead of Them Henceforth
WEATHER FORECAST: ,Falr and some
what warmer: moderate Variable winds;
humidity slightly below normal. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 59; minimum, 35;
river, 5: rainfall, .03 inches; atmosphere,
fair; wind, northwest.
The American tourist goes to Europe to
spend money, but the European tourist
comes to. America to deliver lectures nd
get paid for ft. Yet they say we are the
dollar chasing nation.
SEVENTY -SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGONrWEDNESDATMORNINCT, MAY 18, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MELVILLE FOLK
REE US FLOOD
REACHES TOWN
No Lives Believed Lost; Resi
dents Cling to Levees
Until Rescued
EAST SIDE BANKS HOLD
Two Thousand Foot Crevasse
Opened; River not to Change
Materially for Two Days;
13 Miles Covered
NEW ORLEANS, May 17.
(AP) Conquering its earthen,
man-made barriers, the swollen
Atchafalaya fed by the Misslsippi
flood waters, today added Melville,
La., to the long list of towns that
have been inundated during the
present flood.
Leaving inhabitants viewing the
remnants of their town from levee
tops as they awaited rescue boats,
the waters raced southward and
westward to join those flowing
through the Bayou Des Glaises
breaks which already have spread
some forty miles down the valley
to Palmetto. Palmetto is approxi
mately 50 miles northwest of Ba
ton Rouge.
Levees Still Hold
The east dikes of the Atchafa
laya still were holding the waters
out of the eight parishes compris
ing the "sugar bowl" of Louisiana,
located' between the Mississippi
and Atchafalaya rivers.
No lives were believed lost at
Melville in spite or tne I act tnat
the flood tossed up on the town
in the early morning hours while
many of the residents were still
trs, they sought refuge on the
1dvu snil in nnnar flnnra rtf
buildings, until boats could reach
them.
Wide Crevasse Opened
Lale today the water had open
td a 2000 foot crevasse. Still an
other crevasse occurred on the
west bank of the Atchafalaya six
miles above Melville this after
noon but the territory affected al
ready was under water. At Mor
row the water was rising two feet
id day.
The weather bureau said that
(Cuiitinunl on 1'nge 4.)
CRATER GROWLS
AT EXCAVATORS
VESUVIUS ERUPTION SPEC
TACULAR, NOT DANGEROUS
Flaming Particles Scattered
Abroad; Plctureiue Scene
at Night
NAPLES. May 17. (AP) A
burst of sullen growling with which
the volcano of Vesuvius yesterday
morning greeted the formal open
ing of excavation work into the
lava of the buried city of Hercu-
laneuiu it as aeveiopea into a iuii
fledged minor eruption of spec
tacular, ut not menacing propor
tions. Awakening after six months of
comparative quiescence, the vol
cano growled and rumbled, fitful
ly puffing a thick column of pink
ish white steam to the sky.
A correspondent for the Asso
ciated Press, standing at the edge
of the crater lata .today, saw
thousands of chunks of flaming
lava being hurled fifty feet out of
the central eruptive cone.
Every five or ten seconds there
was an awe inspiring rumble
sounding alternately like the puf
fing of a gigantic steam locomotive
or the breaking of heavy surf.
Until late today it was impos
sible to approach the crater be
cause flaming particles, after soar
lag five hundred feet or more,
scattered in all directions, while
several eruptive Tents Tecently
formed at the southwest base of
the crater became active simultan
eously. A series of strong earth
tremors of local origin were felt
a far away s Resina and Torre
Annunziata In the environs of
Naples. '
The spectacle of the active
volcano, last night, which was
lighted up by a full moon shim
mering over the waters of the
ay of Naples, was watched by a
great asaemblege. .of Nepolitans
gathered in a close packed mass
along several " miles of the sea
front to witness a. "sea festival"
which was presided over by King
Victor Emmanuel from the win
flew Of the royal palace.-. -
SOVIET PROTEST
NOTE DELIVERED
CONTI X U KD RELATIONSHIP
DEPENDS OX ASSURANCES
Moscow Government lie ports In
tention to Ask Indemnity
for Seizure
MOSCOW, Russia. May 17.
(AP) The soviet government in
a note delivered tonight to the
British charge d'affaires, in pro
test against the recent raid on
soviet house in London, declares
that the continuance of commer
cial relations with Great Britian
is possible only on the condition
of exact fulfillment of the provi
sions of the commercial treaty of
1921, free from violations growing
out of inter-party maneuvers and
the fantastic beliefs of one minis
ter or another.
It demands from the British
government definite reassurances
on this subject, from which it
says "necessary conclusions can
be made."
Furthermore the societ govern
ment declares that it reserves the
right to make claim for violation
by the British government of the
agreement for the insult offered
thereby and for material losses
growing out of the raid.
The note points out that soviet
interior development is based on
a definite economic plan and for
eign trade relations and, accord
ingly, this plan capnot be allowed
to be jeopardized by British do
mestic political considerations.
"The soviet government," con
tinues the note, "has observed
with satisfaction the interest in
the soviet market evidenced by
London, and the soviet economic
organization has been more and
more trusted by the London banks,
in proof of which an agreement
was signed a few days ago be
tween the Soviets and one of these
banks for 10,000,000 pounds.
"But a campaign of unheard of
hostility, which reached Its culmi
nation in the raid on the soviet
trade delegation, induces the so
viet government, with all the seri
ousness and frankness which the
grave situation demands, to lay
down before the British govern
ment the question: Is it willing
further to maintain and develop
Anglo-Soviet relations or is its in
tention to oppose this in the
future?"
REV. J. W. DE Y0E DIES
Pastor of I-lie MethutliHt Church
Victim of Asthma
Rev. J. Willard De Yoe. 50, pas
tor of Leslie Methodist Episcopal
church, died at 12:30 this morn
ing following an illness . which
gradually increased in seriousness
from its beginning. May 1. The
cause of his death was given as
acute asthma.
Rev. De Yoe came to Salem in
September, 1925, and had firmly
established himself in the hearts
of his constituents. Previous to
his service in Oregon he had held
pastorates in Colorado, Kansas
and Iowa. He was a graduate of
Iowa Wesleyan college and Gar
rett Biblical institute, the latter
connected with Northwestern uni
versity. For several years in his
young manhood Rev. De Yoe had
attempted to enter the foreign mis
sion field but ill health kept him
in America as an active minister
for more than 2& years.'
Besides his wife and son in Sa
lem. Rev. pe Yoe is survived by
a sister, Mrs. Mary Smith of Mis
sion, Texas, who left for Oregon
Monday. She will arrive here Fri
day. Arrangements for the funeral
will probably be announced today.
DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT
City Managerial System Favored
in Address at Luncheon
"The good city government is
three fold in accomplishment. It
is close :to the taxpayers. It is re
sponsive to their wishes and must
give satisfactory and sufficient
public service. I believe that the
council-manager form of munici
pal government approaches this
standard nearer than any other
system ' said J. L. Franzen, city
manager of Oregon City, in an ad
dress to the Salem Kiwanis club
yesterday. ! : k
Mr. Franzen told club members
that the ward system tends toward
political log rolling, allows a long
series of shifts in dodging respon
sibilities and fails to caro for the
specialties, involved in a city's
ownership. ,,,!'.
Duties of a manager were out-1
lUied by the Oregon CHjr, of figial,
giving 75 Salem business men a
better .idea of ; the f aturc Rovr-m-iacnt
to be used in Salen if the
ftiieasure passes in the June elec
tion. ..--- '
WEATHER ill
STILL
5
T
K
Advises Against Attempts by
Three Planes to Cross At
lantic Ocean
AVIATORS MARK TIME
May Get Away Late Today But
Prospect Not Bright; Bellan
ci Owners and Pilots
Settle Difficulties
NEW YORK, May 17. (AP)
The weather man ecanie almost
optimistic late today in his con
sideration of atmospheric condi
tions in their relation to trans-
Atlantic flying.
Almost optimistic he became
but not quite.
"There is a slight turn in the
right direction," said cautious
ly "but only a fslight one. We
have advised against any hop off
tomorrow morning."
"How about later in the day?"
he was asked.
"Well, there's a chance," he re
plied. "Just a chance. There are
indications of gradual clearing,
but not strong enough yet to make
any definite predictions. We'll
wait and see."
Aviators All Idle
While tie weather man pre
pared charts of fog and wind for
them the six aviators waiting to
hop off .on their great adventure
continued tests of their planes,
went visiting, or just fretted the
time away at the flying field.
The three-man crew of the
giant three engined Pokker
"America" inade two weight tests
this morning" and et noon had
luncheon with Rodman Wanamak-
(Continued ou Pat )
GATES TO ATTEND FETE
Dedication of Carniqucz liridge in
California to Be Held
C. E. (Pop) Gates of Medford,
member of the state highway com
mission, will represent the state
of Oregon at the dedication of the
new Carniquez bridge located on
the Pacific highway between
Crockett and Vallejo, Cal. The
dedication ceremonies will be held
next Saturday.
Governor Patterson was invited
to attend the dedication of the
bridge but was unable to accept
because of other appointments.
AS
01
NEW
TOR
t TUAT'5 WHAT. Jj
PAWING THINGS
L M . i: l in ui ;. 1, , .. n- i . '
PART IN HOLDUP
ON S. P. CLAIMED
FREDEN ItERG, ARRESTED AT
RENO, TELLS OF CRIME
Says He Made Nitroglycerine But
DeAutremonts Responsible
for Train Attack
RENO. Nev., May 17. (AP.)
J. W. Fredenberg, brought back
to Ueno today from Auburn, Cal.i'
to answer a charge of forgery, in
a voluntary confession to Sheriff
Jlillhouee, said that he was a mem
ber of the DeAutremont gang of
Southern Oregon, and that he aid
ed in the plans for the holdup of
a Southern Pacific train near Sis
kiyou in October, 1923, as a re
sult of which four members of
the train crew were killed.
Fredenberg, who admits prison
terms in Oregon and Washington
state prisons, also told the sheriff
that he had murdered an ex-convict
named Navy Williams at Hilt,
Cal., in 1922, and that he had also
compelled a man, Jack Mayer, to
swallow poison in Spokane some
years ago.
The .man's story of the mur
ders did not sound so good to the
sheriff but he was so very famil
iar with the Siskiyou affair that
Hillhouse today wired his infor
mation to Southern Pacific officers
and to postoffice authorities with
the hope that Fredenberg might
have some valuable information.
Fredenberg said that it was he
who rendered the dynamite in
order to make nitro-glycerine for
the train robbery, but said he did
not actually participate in the train
'robbery as he was laid up at the
DeAutremont camp wilh an in
jured leg on the day of the at
tempt. When the brothers re-
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TEST WASHINGTON LAW
Assignment for Beuefit of Credi
tors Under Fire at Meet
PORTLAND, May 17. (AP)
The Washington state law known"!
as the assignment for the benefit
of creditors, will be tested in the
courts as a result of action taken
today by the Pacific Northwest
Retail Credit Men's association at
the final session of the annual
convention here. It is the opin
ion of leaders of the association
that the law is unconstitutional.
A resolution adopted by the as
sociation branded the law "both
destructive to good credit policy
and unfair to debtor and creditor."
It was further set forth that the
law is being abused by unscrupu
lous attorneys. Tnder its provi
sions, it was explained, it is pos
sible for a man to go into bank
ruptcy every ten days. This puts
it in conflict with the federal law
governing bankruptcies, and the
test case is to be tried on that
ground.
YE SEW, SO SHALL YE
STATE MEETING
HERE THIS WEEK
MASTER PLt'MBERS TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Sessions AV1I1 Re Held at Chamber
of Commerce Friday and
Saturday
About 200 master plumbers and
their wives will meet Friday and
Saturday in Salem for the 28th
annual Oregon state convention of
master plumbers. The sessions all
will be held in chamber of com
merce rooms.
Principal addresses at the con
vention will be given by Al G.
Wilson, national president, and B.
Joe O'Donnell, representative of
the national trade extension bu
reau. Mr. Wilson, wliose head
quarters are in San Francisco, will
convey greetings from the nation
al association, while Mr. O'Donnell
who makes a special trip from Ev
ansville, Ind., will discuss the bet
terment of sanitary conditions in
carryia-g on business.
Entertainment of the guests will
include a theate rparty at the El
sinore, and a visit of inspection to
Salem industrial plants. State in
stitutions also .will be visited.
Among the representatives at
the convention from Salem plumb
ers will be Theo. M. Barr, a past
president of the state association,
and J. A. Bernardy. These two
men were charter members of the
local association which . received
recognition from the national as
sociation five years before the Ore
gon state association was formed,
27 years ago.
Officers of the state association
are; C. J. Kelly, Portland, presi
dent; G. C. Lorenz, Klamath Falls,
vice president; Stephen Pollitt,
Portland, secretary; T. J. Rowe,
Portland, treasurer, and Theo. M.
Barr, Salem, past president-direct
or. A meeting of these men who
constitute the executive commit
tee will meet Thursday evening at
the Marion hotel.
The complete program for the
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SKULL EXHIBIT IN CASE
Received at Supreme Court in
Insurance Policy Cae
The first skull ever offered in
evidence in a case appealed to the
state supreme court arrived at the
offices of the clerk of the court
Tuesday.
The sk,ull is an exhibit in a suit
brought by Bertha E. Lipp of Coos
county, who is attempting to rc-,
cover on an insurance policy writ
ten by the Mututl Life Insurance
company.
It was said that the skull was
introduced in evidence at the trial
in the lower court in an effort to
establish the identity of.the person
who was insured by the defendant
corporation.
WEEP
GOOD RESPONSE
'S
GALL FOR HELP
-
Tickets to Flood Relief Bene
fit Sell Themselves, Say
Canvassers
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Minstrel Show Friday Night To Be
Snappy AMair, Well Worth
The JHce Asfclo From
tiood C'ause Served
Touched to the heart by the
pathetic plight of the hundreds of
thousands of unfortunate Ameri
cans whose homes have been de
stroyed by the swirling waters' of
the swollen Mississippi river in the
nation's most stupendous and stag
gering disaster, the people of Sa
lem are responding eagerly to the
clarion call for help which has
been sounded by Capital Post No.
9. of the American Legion and are
subscribing generously for tickets
to the Flood Relief benefit to be
presented in the Capitol Theater
Friday night.
Throughout Tuesday committees
of legionnaires visited business
establishments in the down-town
section of the city, meeting with
cordial and sympathetic reception
everywhere. "It is no job to sell
these tickets," said one, "the main
trouble is in reaching everybody
who wants them."
Proclamation Given
So urgent is the need for aid
for the flood victims and so vital
is the necessity for putting Salem's
quota over-the-top that Mayor T.
A. LIvesley has' issued an eloquent
proclamation in which he presents
a plea for every resident of this
city to rally to the cause' of hu
manity by making certain the sue
cess of the Legion's Flood Relief
show.
Two performances are to be
given Friday night, one at 7 and
the other at 9 o'clock, the com
plete program including a feature
picture in addition to the Legion
Minstrels.
No Reservations Made
No seat reservations will be
made for either performance, the
slogan being "First come first
(Continued on page 8.)
M'NARY WRITES ARTICLE
Farm Relief IUII Explained in
Magazine Which Opposed
m- The Country Gentleman, Amer
ica's largest and .widest circulated
farm journal, will carry as its fea
ture story in the June issue, an
article written by Senator Charles
L. McNary on "Handling Wheat
Under the McNary-Haugen Bill.'
Owned by the Curtis Publishing
company of Philadelphia, the
Countny Gentleman has been an
anti-farm bloc organ being editor
ially opposed to the McNary-Hau
gen measure, together with its
more important fellow. The Satur
day Evening Post.
The June issue will be devoted
to a complete review of the bill.
both pro and con, giving the 1,'
400,000 subscribers an authentic
statement of both sides of farm
legislation, the all important ques
tion before the nation today.
WOMEN BARELY ESCAPE
Tree Uprooted By torm Crashes
Through Roof of Cabin
PORTLAND, May 17. (AP)
Mrs. Lena Weinhof f and Agnes
Quimby narrowly escaped death
early this morning when a large
tree uprooted by the gale that
raged along the Columbia, crashed
into the one room cabin, in which
they were living on the. highway
17, miles east of Portland. v
ThA trpa put diuponnllv thrnnph
the cabin, missing one of the
women by two and a half feet.
The ., diminutive cabin was
splintered. -
STREITENBERGER GUILTY
Former Policeman Convicted for
Part in Editor's Dcatlt
r CANTON. Ohio, May XL
AP vi- Floyd Streltenbcrgcr,
former Canton- policeman," -'was
convicted of first degree murder
by a Jury tonight in his trial for
complicity In the. assassination of
Don R. Mellett, Canton editor. The
Jry, recommended mercy, which
automatically results in life im
N
prisonment.
ROAD DISTRICTS
BOUNDS OPPOSED
too Great Ax area ixcluik
ei in falls city plan
Should Cover Only Section Ilono
fited. Highway Coiuuik
, slon Rules
The state highway commission
has disapproved the boundaries
of the proposed Falls City-Valsetz
highway improvement district, fol
lowing a hearing held at Falls
City May 14.
"The boundaries proposed for
the. highway improvement dis
trict," reads the findings of tho
commission, "include too great an
area which could not be served by
the road or receive any benefits
irom it. If the boundaries were
reduced to cover the section bene
fited, the valuation would not be
uffieient to meet the cost of con
struction on the permissible tax
basis. Further, the benefits to
be derived from the building of
the road do not appear to Justify
the expense of construction of a
through road.
"The commission feels that the
improvement of the Falls City-
Valsetz road is a local matter
which should be handled by Polk
county and the road districts in
the customary way thaUsuch local
improvements are handled and
financed either by district, county
or market road funds."
The state highway commission
some time ago approved the boun
daries for the improvement dis
trict, but later granted a rehear
ing upon application of various
timber, interests. The rehearing
was held at Falls City last Sat
urday.
The district had proposed to
construct a road from Falls City
to Vaisetz, where it would inter
sect with the Roosevelt highway
The proposed road' would shorten
materially the distance between
Willamette valley points and the
Newport beach resorts. .
COOL WEATHER COMING
Rise of Willamette and Colombia
to Be Checked, Forecast
PORTLAND, May17. (AP)
Cool weather following last night's
heavy gale is expected to spread
over the northwe&t, checking to
some extent the rise in the Col
umbia and Willamette rivers, Ed
ward L. Wells, United. States gov
eminent meteorologist, said to
day.
Yet, while this may prevent the
river at Portland from rising
much above the flood stage of 15
feet here at this time, it may also
serve to increase the danger of
nuch higher water during June,
Wells thought. ; The drop in the
Willamette was noticed today at
upstream points. The water al
ready accumulated in the , upper
tributaries of the Columbia Is ex
pected to cause it to continue to
rise.
Back water from the Columbia
will cause the Willamette to reach
15.5 feet Friday, .weather reports
say.
SAYS MEN SHOULD PAINT
Ought Not Be Criticized for
Beautif cation, Declared
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 17.
(A?) Paint, powder and per
fame for the nation's manhood
were urged today by Victor L.
Schaefer of Oakland, president of
the California Pharmaceutical as
sociation. In his opening address
before the association's convention
heretoday. He urged that drug
gists do; everything possible "to
encourage the use of toilet articles
and cosmetics by men."
"I wish io ' emphatically con
demn the practice of calling men
'sheiks' just because they take
pride" in their personal appearance
or because they are la tha habit of
Using a high grade perfume of
delicate fragrance." he said. !
THINK "HUSBAND" FAKE
Spokane Wouiao Believes Man in
House Is Not Her Spouse
SPOKANE, Wash.7May 17.
(AP)--"It's a wise child; that
knows. Ills father," " and possibly
it's a wise' wife who knows .her
husband.' ,.- - '
A woman. 45 mother of. a nine
year oldV son, . reported lr the po-.
lice today- thatt she believes
stranger posed as her husband for
three rfays in. their home ".here.
She said the' boy also felt that tho
Inan was jjot his father. - . ,
The woman said the supposed,
stranger looks very much like her
husband, wears the same sort of.
clothes and lias a very similar
VOlce. . - ' I
The police are investigating. .
DEATH PEfJALTY
PAin SWIILIfJRLY
BY A. BRDWt JLEE
Intrepid Slayer Says Fare
well to Warden as Black
Hood Is Adjusted
STILL CLAIMS INNOCENCE
Hopes Trutli WH1 be DiitcloHcd,
Condemn! Man Says fu
Statement . Before Taken
to tho Gallows 1
Seventy-eight, days after the
murder of Eston Hooker, 21 year
old deputy sheriff of Lane, county.
Albert urowmee, convictea auier
and ex-convict, climbed the 'steps
to the gallows of the state peni
tentiary at 8:28 yesterday morn
ing and was hanged a minute
later.
; Apparently cool and indifferent
towards the penalty which he was
about to pay, Brownlee called for
five newspaper; representatives,
who with Sheriff Taylor and Dis
trict Attorney Gordon Wells of
Lane county, prison guards,-and
Rev. Thomas V. Keenan, heard hia
final statement. .
. Praises Sheriff
- Gesticulating with both hands,
holding in one a lighted cigarette,
Brownlee commenced his offer to
the press by shaking hands with
Sheriff Taylor, saying, "Here's a
real man."
.t "I am ready to die for a good
cause.' I have no fear of death,
as the Catholic church has re
ceived my confession and offered
baptismal rites. , If a stay of exe
cution, .had.. been granted I could .
have proven my innocence of tho
Eston Hooker murder, but today
I die, and can only hope that some
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BRIGHT FUTURE ;
SEEN FOR CHINA
jSTROXO' NATION' ' WtLL GIKJW
! OUT OF TURMOIL
Sir Howard Ksme Shows Nerd of
New Treaties, Recognition
I of Rights
PORTLAND; May 17. (AP);
Dut of (he turmoil now Seething
throughout China, will come a
strong government, distinctively
Chinese and independent; Buchfa
government will be welcomed, said.
Sir Esme Howard, British ambas
sador, to newspaper men here to
day after he had been officially
welcomed r by Mayor George L.
Baker and a citizens' committee.
"There is a nationalistic move
ment In China which is genuine
and which must be recognized as
such,' the ambassador continued.
"When' the new government has
evolved and is sufficiently power
ful to afford protection, it will
find the other powers ready to co
operate." : ;
The old treaties, Sir Earn e said,
are antiquated and should be dis
carded, but not until there is a
responsible : government with
which new : treaties adapted to
modern times can be made.
Pending the advent of a strong
government Great Britian must
protect her nationals and their
property in China, for the British
have built up holdings through
150 years of industry and effort,
Howard said. When the new gov
ernment emerges and can -assure
responsibility : for the safety of
foreigners and their property.
Great Britain .will be relieved of
this 'task, Sir Esnxe added that
he believed that Great Britian and
the United States are of the same
mind on the situation. ' . x
Ualoney vs. Sharkey
'. ' " .
"Round by round reports on
the ring battle Jbe twee Jack
Sharkey and : Jim Maloney io
Ns wTork, j seml-f Inal encoun
ter? Jnb$ selection, of an op
ponent for Genov Tunney, will
be received over the Associated
Press, leased wlra at the States
man. f fice . Thursday e venir z
Jlcports on tho main event will
begin coming in a few mlnutci
after, 6 o'clock. ,
. These returns will bo broad
cast 'and bulletined 'it the
Statesman office. 'Person w t o
Ate unalia to come ior,i.to ::
going ..'tyVcallingC 23 a Tier 7
o'clocls '' iz. "' '