Trie Salem District Red Cross
Fund Quota Is : Over the Top But More
Will Be Necdu.
Are Being IVlcdc
Great Ben Hur Picture, Return E
ht, At the Oregon Next Friday, and
WKATHER FORECAST: Generally fair;
rising temperature in the interior; genjle
to moderate north and northwest winds.
Maximum temperature yesterday. 58; mitii
rnuni. 40; river. 4.3; rainfall. .02; atmos
phore, cloudy: wind, southwest.
According to ona statistician the -women
of America spent eighteen times as much la
pursuit of beauty last year as Uncle Sam
spent on aiA navy. -'Here is something tor
the pacifists to -worry about. For beamy
causes mora killings annually than the com
bined navies of the world.- w
SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Money.
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INQBER N
OW
PASSING OVER
OCEAN WASTES
Flying Field at Paris pfade
Ready to Receive Valiant s
American
CALLED "FLYING FOOL"
Sleep roiilrollitg K.-ictor Kays Vet
eran Airman and if Well
Tried Equipment Ifoht
rp for Him
(Ry .Issorlafed Tress.)
rap fain Charles A. Lindlergh is
mvr the Atlantic wastes, headed
(-:tst for Paris, on his lone, non
stop fliRht from Now York.
His first lap. overland largely,
was completed when a silvery
monoplane - that watchers recog
nized as "The Spirit of St. Louis'
passed- over St. John's, X. F., at
7:1", o'clock last night ( eastern
daylight time), just II hours and
2:: minutes from his thrilling
jump-off from Roosevelt field.
Weather' reports were favorable
tor his success and are expected to
improve today.
Sleep is the controlling factor,
say veteran airmen. If '.'The Fly
inKFool" can remain awake 40
hours and if his well-tried equip
ment hold up the odds are with
him-.
Numerous coastal points report
ins yesterday afternoon indicated
a maintained speed of approxi
mately 100 miles an hour.
Le Bourget, starting point of
the fated Nungesser-Coli attempt,
was ready and Pari boulevards
were athrill for completion of
what generally was termed "a fine
but fool-hardy effort -
England, pmting'a longer night
if her own sons in secondary place
o watched the western horizon
rJc the silver-sided "Spirit of St.
J.OU1S.
Flying Toward Dawn
NEW YORK, May JO. (AP)
Flying obliquely toward the dawn,
"Lucky Lindbergh" was on his
pioneering way to France tonight.
His progress between. 7:52
'dock this morning when he hop
ped off. until dQk tonight, show
ed that he was running as true to
(cbedule as an express-train, or as
ne of the air mail planes that
have been his everyday air
mounts. "
The first few hours, of the flight
were shrouded, in t uncertainty,
causing no smalf amount'; Of eori-
(Continued on Pa? 5.)
BIDS FOR PAVING
IGH,qiCfED
FIGURES SUBMITTED , RUN
ABOVE 1020 t'fJSTK SHOWN
Work ran Be Done Cheaper This
Ynr, S-y Official; Gravel
Cheaper
That the paving bids submitted
by five firms and opened tat the
last council meeting are from 10
to 12 percent higher. is indicated
In a comparison of' the figures of
the lowest, bidder, the Oregon
Gravel company,' with paving costs
of the various streets last, year.
While most of the. recent bid's ran
below the engineer's estimate of
cost on the various projects, It Is
found that the. actual cost of the
paving last year averaged 3 Pr
cent below the estimates, whereas
the Oregon Gravel"COpny gets
under' the estimates by only about
IS per cent.' The actual cost per
Rquare yard last year was 1.46.
It is pointed out by, city offi
cials that the paving can be done
much cheaper by the - city plant
this year on account of getting
the gravel at 25 cents per square
yard less than it cost, last year,
and. on a shorter haul as well.
Furthermore the twenty per cent
which is added on to the actual
cost of paving by the city, while
J saessed against the property own
is, goes into a f uhd used directly
o benefit the people by farther
street. Improvements. .This ben
fit the people lose When private
contractors do me worlc . .
v in uregon uravei . company
according to a comparison, 'was
the lowest bidder on twelve prel
ect for which bids were called.
making --reservation as to the
amount of paving they should get
It their bids were considered fav
rably. IW; Wrllea construction
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it. - (CotiauI np( sjf ;
LINER WATCHING
FOR LINDBERGH
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AL
TERS COl'RHE, MAY MEET
Donblc Iooliout Iostel, Powerfnl
Lights Arranged To Serve
A. Ilc-ncon
STKAMSIHP PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT, Enronte To New
York, May 2J. (AP) A double
Idokout tonight was posted aboard
the President Roosevelt in the
hope that some time- between mid
night ami dawn the trans-Atlantic
plane of Captain Charles A. Lind-
l.ergh, speeding from New York
to Paris, would be sighted.
Captain Oeorge Fried,' informed
by The Associated Press that the
American aviator had hopped off
from New York, altered the liner's
course slightly to the north in
order to cover the route which
Captain L4ndbergh is expected to
follow.
At S o'clock tonight in latitude
51. degrees 20 minutes and north
longitude 11 degrees 43 minutes
(about 150 miles off the coast of
Ireland the President Roosevelt
was steaming due west along her
altered course. The weather at
that time did not appear favorable.
There were occasional rain sqaalls
and the visibility was poor "at
times, but improving. There was
a light choppy sea.
After posting a double lookout,
Captain Fried invited all the pas
sengers to watch for the aviator.
A special cluster of powerful lights
was arranged to serve as a beacon
for the flier. These can be seen
20 miles. The ship's huge search
light also will scan the sky and
water from midnight until dawn.
Captain Fried planned to re
main on the bridge all night. "Air
planes are like moths," he said,
"Lindbergh will come to onr lights
If he sees them.
FIX SINCLAIR PENALTY
Wealthy Oil OpTator Gets Three
Months" Fineof S.-00
- WASHINGTON, May 20. (AP)
Harry F. Sipclair. wealthy oil
operator, must serve three months
in the District of Columbia jail for
contempt of the United States sen
ate unless the higher courts, in
tervene. This sentence plus a fine of S500
was imposed today by Justice
Hits in the District of Colnmbia
supreme court as a result of Sin
clair's conviction by a jury of a
refusal to answer certain questions
in the senate naval oil inquiry in
1924.
An appeal was noted imme
diately and the lessee of the Tea
pot Dome naval oil reservation in
Wyoming was again liberated on
the SS.OOO bond which he gave
after he was indicted nearly three
years ago. The case will be; fought
through the United States supreme
court and may take two years for
final determination.
The punishment meted out to
the well known sportsman and oil
man apparently was more, severe
than he and his counsel had an
ticipated.' DOUBLE OFFICE SPACE
Wextcrn Union Makes Great Im
provements at Local Plant
Extensive improvements in the
office of the Western Unfoft tele
graph company are under way, arc
cord in g to Eric Butler, manager.
The partition in the rearms being
taken out, and the room which
was formerly a part of the Bligh
hotel, wilt becdme a part of the
telegraph office, almost doubling
the ' office, space. About two
thousand dollars will be expended
in the improvements.
The lobby will be enlarged and
more writing tables and desks in
stalled. The telegraph desks and
the delivery department -will be
moved to the ' rear' of the new
room, and a new 2 position desk
put in with head phones' to serve
patrons who telephone in their
telegrams.
It Is expected that the innova
tions will be - completed by the
middle of June. -
TREASURER SELLS BONDS
Principal to Be Used to Pay In---:
terest on Other Bonds
' The state treasurer today sold
$34,050 of the' Oregon district in
terest bonds . to Pierce, Fair A
company of Portland at l.7.The
bonds draw, interest'at the rate of
4H per cnt. The principal will
be used to pay interest on bonds
of irrigation districts guaranteed
by the state securities commission.
DIRECT SE
Ltli
Ei
AT CiBTl
National President, A. G.
Wilson, Addresses Master
Plumbers Here
MAYOR LIVESLEt TALKS
Today's ProgTnm Includes Morn
ing Trip t Lncnf Innnstrial
Plants, Evening Plan
Banquet
Selling plumbing materials di
rect to builders instead of through
plumbers, strikes at the vitals of
the master plumbers' business and
Lshouhl not be encouraged, accord
ing to A. G. Wilson, national pres
ident, who was the principal
speaker at the opening session Of
the annual convention of the Ore
gon State Association of Master
Plumbers here yesterday.
"Should this practice become
general," said Mr. Wilson, "mas
ter plumbers would become little
more than employers of labor and
this is commonly known as the
most uncertain factor in the busi
ness and one on whieh there is
little profit margin."
Mayor Welcomes
Mayor T. A. Livesley gave the
address of welcome. C. J. Kelly,
state president, presided, .and read
his anual address during -the
morning session. The 70 master
plumbers posed for a. photograph
at noon, after which they listened
to reports and transacted routine
business. A theater party last
ntght provided entertainment.
Mrs. Stephen Politt of Portland,
MISS MILLS ELECTED
Washington Woman Heads Busi
ness Women's Federation
. LONGVIEW. Wash., May 20.
(AP Miss Jane Mills, city treas
urer of the Washington stale fed
eration of business and profess
ional women here today, succeed
ing Mrs. Stella Baker Leroux of
Hoquiaui. "
Others elected were: Mrs. Fay
Scott Witt, Longview, ; first vice
president; Mrs. Charlotte Gaylord.
Tafomt, second vice president;
Mrs. Audrey Herlngton," Kenne
wirk. treasurer; Miss Rena Help
er, Seattle, re-elected secretary.
Walla " Wa 11a was award ed the
1 5) 2 S convention.
POSB
less ST-E.-. jj! i nj-;--
TQAT Was TlfTY 'fvkir-
MEWAStHTlT? LiUjlll
l-
LIONS TO COME
TO SALEM NEXT
JOUX II. CARKIX OF MEPFORD
DISTRICT GOYERXOT6
Growth Of Service Organization
In Oregon Noted At Con
vention MEDFORD. May 20. (AP)
John H. Carkin of Med ford, speak
er of the house of representatives
of the state legislature, was elected
district governor of the Lions club,
district 34. here today, and Salem
was selected as the place for the
1028 state convention.
The convention opened here
this morning with more than 150!,ocal QUOta to completion
delegates in attendance.
R. W. Hodgkinson, Portland, re
tiring district governor, spoke on
the growth of the organization in
the state during the past year. New
clubs have been organized at 'Til
lamook, Klamath Falls, Bend and
The Dalles. The total gain in
membership in the state during the
year was 219, he said.
The city of Portland made the
si cond largest increase in member
ship of any Lions club In the
United States during the year, it
was said. The Salem club was
sixth in attendance records of any
club in the country.
The convention will close to
morrow. ,
PLAN EMPLOYMENT AID
Seasonable Commission to Issue
Balietin Twice Month "
Distribution of labor through
out the fruit, berry and hop dis
tricts of the state at the least pos
sible expense to the growers and
workers, will be the aim of the
seasonable employment commis
sion which held -a meeting in the
offices of C. H. Gram, state labor
commissioner, here yesterday.
,It was. decided to issue bulle
tins twice monthly giving informa
tion as to labor conditions and
where pickers are needed. These
bulletins will be posted in all Ore
gon camp grounds, hop yards and
in the orchard and berry districts.
Reports submitted at the meet
ing indicated that because of the
backward season a large number
of persons who annually go to the
berry fields were unemployed.
It was said that virtually all of
these persons would receive em
ployment as soon as the straw
berries ripen and the canneries
begin operations. This season
able employment will continue un
til late in the year. The season-!
able employment commission was
created three years ago and op
erates in cooperation with the fed
eral employment bureaus.
FELLERS WE USED T KNOW
iDyERtdp
MAY NEED MORE
FI.OODS IX STRICKEN DIS
TRICT MAP ADD TO RUM
Jjrgkm Minstrel Show Adds f 1250
to . mount, Total Sow
Oyer 3805
Counting strongly upon $1500
and with $1250 of this amount
actually on hand. Dr. Henry Mor
ris, chairman of the Willamette
district Red Cross flood relief
committee, was last night confi
dent that Frank Bligh, of the
Capitol theater and the American
! ion minrels had boosted the
' There is much n raise for the
Capitol theater management and
for officials and' members of Cap
ital Post No. 9, because of the
respective donations of the new
showhouse and the Minstrel's serv
ices las night
f
With $2555 in Red Cross cof
fers late yesterday, receipts from
the Legion show will bring the
total to 3805, according to the
most conservative estimates of
Vic .McKinzie, promoer of the Le
gion show.
The record of voluntary giving
with very little solicitation or
"drive" was sustained yesterday
when the Camp Fire girls of Hub
bard sent in a cheek for SI 5
while the Perrydale community
club gave $13.25.
While the amended quota for
Salem is $3600, and Willamette
district comprising Polk and Mar
ion counties is S200 abov this
amount, there Is every possibility
that more money will be needed
for the work.
Dr. Morris last night indicated
mat press dispatches and com
munications from Red Cross head
quarters at San Francisco reveal
that an additional sum will be
asked for as flood conditions are
becoming worse in the stricken
Mississippi river district.
FOUR FATALLY INJURED
673 Accidents Report to Commis
sion Last Week
There were four fatalities In
Oregon due to industrial accidents
during the week ending May 19,
according to a report prepared by
the state Industrial accident com
mission yesterday.
The victims were Ralph Russell,
Cushman, logger; J. II. Mulhol-
land, Bridal Veil,. oiler; Ross K.
Cardwell, Kstacada, construction
superintendent, and Doney C.
Lester, Portland, night watchman.
Of the total number of accidents
reported to the commission during
the week 673 were subject to the
provisions of the workmen's com
pensation law.
EI PARISHES
OF NEW PERIL
Flood Relief Dictator Urges
Women, Children and In
firm to Leave
MAY CUT NEW CHANNEL
Million of Tons of Water Pushing
Through Tensas Basin Cause
Danger to I'ohite Coupee,
Believed '
NEW ORLEANS, La.. May 20.
(AP) The shadow of the 'Missis
sippi flood peril was thrown over
five additional parishes in south
central Louisiana today as John
M Parker, flood relief director,
warned residents of one of them
that there was imminent danger
of more water against the levees
than could be held.
He urgently requested that all
women and children and all aged
and infirm persons evacuate
Pointe Coupee parish and that
preparations be made to remove
livestock.
jA.t the same time it was pointed
out fhat there was a possibility
that the millions of tons of water
pushing through the Tensas basin
might cut a new channel for the
(Continued on -pace 6.)
PROJECT TO BE DELAYED
Additional Funds for Columbia
Basin Needed, Says Mea 1 '
SPOKANE, May 20. (AP)
Additional funds for continuation
of .investigations . in - -connection
with the Columbia basin irriga
tion project . should be asked of
congress at the next session. Dr.
Elwood Mead, federal commis
sioner of reclamation, recommend
ed to the annual meeting of the
Columbia Basin Irrigation league
here today.
Characterizing the project "the
largest and therefore costliest en
terprise of its kind in the world,"
Dr. Mead outlined some of the con
siderations Involved in its devel
opment and predicted that it must
wait for at least ten years before
it. can be undertaken.
He referred to the program of
the secretary of the interior for
completion of existing projects be
fore any new ones are started, and
said that because of the immens
ity of the Yakima project and the
fact that ten years will he re
quired for its completion, a large
share of the income of the recla
mation bureau for that time will
be used in this state.
CHAMBERLIN MUST WAIT
Bella nca Plane's Departure Post
poned Because of Storm
NEW YORK, May 20. (AP)
Clarence D. Cbamberlin, pilot
of the Bellanca monoplane Colum
bia, announced that the proposed
start tomorrow morning of -the
plane on the New York-Paris
flight had been postponed because
of high adverse winds.
-An attempt will be made to get
of f early Sunday morning. Cham
berlain said it the weather con
ditions permit.
Justice Mitchell A. May an
nounced that he, had vacated the
injunction brought by Lloyd -Ber-taud,
ousted co-pilot to restrain
the owners of the plane from per
mitting the -flight - without, him.
Cha mberlin said Bertaud'a succes
sor hhd been chosen but his name
could - not be revealed until the
take-off. ' ' i ,
FLOOD STAGE REACHED
f- .7
Columbia Expected To Recede4
h Clonrfy - Weather ,Frcst '"':
PORTLAND, May 20. (AP)
Back ; water , in the Willamette
river here reached and passed the
flood stage of IS v feet today at
predicted by the weather bureau.
A stage of 16.2 feet will be reached
tomorrow,' ltiwaa said.';? This will
be the crest, after which the Waters
are expected? to recede. I .
Temperatures are- generally , be
low normal over the entire Colum
bia river 4basin, according to re
ports ; received here. 'The Snake
river has continued to fall rapidly
and the. Colnmbia at Wen a tehee Is
rising less rapidly. . ' r
Partly cloudy weather with
slightly warmer temperatures waa
forecast for tomorrow.
REED SAVS CLEAN
POLITICS ISSUE
MISSOrillAX DOES XOT THIX.;
EXTRA SESSION NEAR
Polities' And Religion Will Be
Second Matters In 10-
Election
Issues other than prohibition
and religion will play an important
part in the next presidential cam
paign, according to James A. Heed,
United States senator from Mis
souri, who was in Salem yesterday
conferring with
Senator C. L. Me
N a r y regarding
future hearings'
of the senate
slush fund com
mittee of which
he is chairman.
He referred to
corruption of gov
ernment and elec
tions as an issue
which should re
ceive careful con
sideration of the
voters. Neither
Senator Reed nor Senator McNary
would comment on their confer
ence in connection with future
s!ush fund hearings.
Senator Reed told newspaper.
men that he probably would have
something to say regarding the
presidential situation in an ad
dress which he has been requested
to give in Portland nexf week.
"If I give an address In Port
land," said the senator, "I am
sure the newspapers will not treat
it as a secret.".
Senator Reed said he had about
given up hope of President Cool
Wge calling a special session of
congress to deal with the Missis
sippi "flood situation. He said he
had attempted to ascertain the
sentiment of a large number of
senators as to a special session of
congress and that 61 senators had
telegraphed that they favored such
action. Thirty-three senators tele
graphed that they Were opposed
to tne.proposea special . session.
The senator made It plain that
he favors a comprehensive pro
gram of flood control and reclama
tion even if it involves the expendi
ture of several billions of dollars!
He said the improved valtie of the
land and Its products wonld more
than offset the expenditure while
the saving in freights by making
the river navigable for steamers
would eventually refofid the entire
cost. He said such a program ei
flood control and reclamation
(Continued on Pe 4.)
FEE APPOINTED JUDGE
Graduate. From Whitman and Co
lumbia University; Well Known
. James Alger Fee of Pendleton
yesterday- was appointed circuit
judge for Umatilla and Morrow
counties to succeed the late Gilbert
W. Phelps, who died recently after
an extended illness. The appoint
ment was announced by Governor
Patterson. ,
- Judge Fee has lived in Pendle
ton for many years where he has
been, associated with his father in
the practice of law. He is a grad
uate of Whitman college and Co
lumbia university.. It was said
that Mr. Feeireceived the indorse
ment of virtually every attorney
in Umatilla and Morrow counties..
Among Judge2 Fee's most active
supporters were Judge Stephen A,
Lowell and J. H. Raley, Pendleton
attorneys.: They were in' Salem
today conferring with Governor
Patterson in. behalf of the ap
pointee. . '
DIES. AFTER ACCIDENT
Car Skids Into Ditch And Over,
turns Woman Inhales Mud
ALBANY. Ore., May 20.(AP)
Mrs. P. C. Kemesles. of Log
Angeles, died s in a t hospital hefe
today as the result of an automo
bile accident near Shedd Ore. . In
attempting to pass a wagon Mrss
Kemesles car skidded , and - over
turned and she was thrown into a
ditch filled with mud a4 water.
She' died shortly after being re
moved to a hospital. .The mud and
water the woman Inhaled into her
lungs caused her death.'
NAMED ON FAIR BOARD
'-'" - i- T i. -"'-. -
Shuraway to Succeed Reynolds t to
v , Serve for Four Years
'A. R. fthnmvtr of . Milton yes
terday was appointed a member
of , the Oregon state fair hoard to
succeed J. E. Reynolds of La
Grands, whose term has expired.
Mr. Shumway was a candidate for
governor at the re'Jbllcan primary
election. He supported Governor
Patterson at -the -general election.
Mr. Shumway .will, serre for
term of four year.
If J
I'D -t -
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SING ill!
LOGGIIIRIIO
EillERDO
Clifford La Mear of Silvertcr,
Buried Beneath Huge
Pile of Logs
MISS KING BADLY HURTi
Others on Locomotive- Jump t
Safety; Accident Follows Vr
Her Derailment; Air Brake
Give Way i
: SILVERTON. Or., May 20.
fSoecial.l Clifford La Mea r. 8i;
engineer for the Silver Creek Tim 4
ber company, was killed, and a
girl. Miss King, waa seriously in-f
jnred.T when 15 railroad- cars.!
heavily loaded with huge logs.'
brakes loosened, came hurtling
down a steep grade and jumped
the track on a curve. The acci
dent occurred about 4:30 yester
day afternoon near camp 15of the
timber company, about 30 miles
spatheast of Silverton. '
, La' Mearwith four other men,
Including Deputy . Sheriff - Bert
Smith, of Marlon county, and two
girls were In an engine on tlje
track half way down the hill when
the cars came roaring down. La
Mear is said to have grabbed Miss
King and jumped from the loco
motive, just as the runaway train
rounded a curve, leaped the track
and brought the logs down upon
them. - ,
. Buried Under Log
The engineer was buried umlfcr
the tfmber, but Miss King fell to
030 side, out of the direct path of
the wreck. - She sustained a brok
en collar bone and severe bruises,
although the full extent of her in
juries are not . yet known. r
The. other three men and the
woman jumped out of the cab on
th opposite side from where the
cars were derailed and were un
injured. . ; -
Miss King was taken to a Sil
verton hospital where her injuries
are receiving treatment. Th9
body of La Mear was taken charge
of by the Kenworthy funeral par
lors of Portland, at the request ot
Mrs. La Mear, after it toad been
taken to Silverton by the Jack &
Ekman ' undertaking .- establish
ment. The dead engineer leaves.
besides his widow, a child, Mar
guerite La Mear.
The accident came' about when
trucks of one of the cars of the 19
(Contlnoed a pr 8.)
RESCUE SAILORS
WITH LIFE LINE
HEROIC EFFORTS- TO JLAUNCH
lt.K ETWIT SUCCHfe I
Clear WeaUUer Aids in Final Task
of X Inglag Men from t
'' - Doomed Ship
- SAN, FRAXCISCQ, May 20.
CAP) -After 40 hours of perilous
waiting on a steamer perched oa
a surf, beaten rock off the Hum
holt county coast of northern Cal
Ifrfrnla, the crew of the freighter
Indiana Harbor tonight began the
journey ashore on a breeches
buoy. Radio dispatches said tin
buoy was making the round trip
every seven minutes, so that ap
proximately three hours would Is
required to land the-crew of 25
men it they were carried one at a
tfme..;v - : ,
." The beginning of the reset 3
marked the triumph of a day tf
strenuous - effort In which in
army airplane, the coast gtiir .,
and the crews of Tarious asslstL:
ships took part. The crew of tl. a
Indiana Harbor seemed to ha-, j
accomplished the task themselr ;
once they floated a line ashore ! y
fastening it to a hatch cover. Tl i
sharp rocks cut the line, howerc .
when 'the stranded crew- trie 1 f
haul ont from shore . a heav;
rope tied to their line, '
- Never had the hope of rescul
the .; Imprisoned crew ser r -1 I
than at the moment wte..
men from the Eurea cos -. c i
station succeeded: in, '"ahoot in
line '-across the Indiana liar bo.
decks. 'Radio E.'E2es t - ; t
short time afterward eaid t:.
sel was swinging to and fro, ;
dutum-lile, o acoutf the h
tide.-. An airplane tad circk-a i
frc!ster Int. had made Eo
tempt to get a line aboard, j: