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Did You Know That Salem Is Sure to Have a Great Mining Camp at Her Front Door, in the Santiam Region Corvallis Prune Conference Unanimously Adopted the Marketing Plan; Now Up to Growers to Abide by It WEATHER FORECAST: Generally cloud v and unsettled; temperature below normal; moderate northwest winds on the roat. Maximum temperature yesterday, 74; minimum. 47; river, 2.9; atmosphere, clear: wind, northwest. The soviet agencies over the world could make it a lot easier for the other fellows If they would keep their red documents in tin cans. It is said that college, life in Rou mania Is at a standstill. Why don't they import a few jazz bands? 0m in f tSVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS . TV " BMim FLAX-INDUSTRY GROWTH TOLD N RADIO TALK Col. W. B. Baftram, Head of State Flax Industry Ex plains Methods NATURAL NEEDS HERE Ou r iWf of Flax Grown In North America Growu in Oregon; This District First in Many 1'scful Machines (.A few evenings ago. over radio KKX. Portland, Col. W. B. Bar train, in charge of the Oregon Slate Flax Industry, by invitation, jpoke, to an extensive air audience on Tlax growing and linen manu facturing in this state. That broadcasted talk contained so many points of value and general interest here, that the full text has been secured, as follows:) Flax Fiber Croi in Oregon 1 have been asked to talk to you tonight about a comparatively new crop in Oregon which in other parts of the world is one of the oldest crops known to man; that is to say, about the wonder plant, otherwise known as flax fiber. In America, two kinds of flax nre grown, namely, seed flax and fiber flax. We have millions of awes of seed flax grown annually, the seed of which is used in manu facturing linseed oil, oil meal, etc. The straw has little value due to Ink' of fiber content. Fiber flax, the subject of my talk to you this evening, is a flax from which fine linens are made. This flax is 'a highly developed erodes divided into several strains. S.yre is the Blue Blossom and the . ite Blossom. Tnese are again i.ijed up into several varieties, their valnes depending on the quality and yield of fiber. The quality and yield of what was for merly high yielding varieties of flax seed fell off seriously during the. war, and it is only recently we liuve recovered much of the lost ground. Many varieties are now available. In Oregon the fiber Jiax in use by the state is divided into three varieties, and given to you now in order of merit. "J. W. S.," a pedigreed flax seed ,, 1 I A 1 . 1 - 1 1 A cwuceueu 10 proauce me nignesi yield and the best grade of fiber H existence. The seed of this won derful flax was developed by a Mr. John W. Stewart and improved by Dr. Eyre of the Lambeg Insti tute, Ireland. Good Seed Important Our next variety of seed is known as "Saginaw." This seed produces an elegant fine straw. This variety was developed here in Oregon from a small quantity of seed furnished by the United States department of agriculture ; t Washington. The quality and i ld of fiber from this variety has not been fufly established. This information, however, will be available this year. The bulk of our crop will be planted from seed that has been developed in Oregon during the past few years from a mixture of Canadian and Russian seed. This Oregon seed has been yielding very well and the quality of the Jib'-r is nulte cood. The important question of seed - having, careful -attention this yar in Oregon and it Is expected that the eomine vear will see a large acreage planted with the highest strains of pedigreed seed. Over Half in Oregon The total acreage of fiber tlax grown in the world is about three " ilh,, ii. This acreage was much liTcor before the war. The total io-reage in North America this vear will be approximately five thousand, over one-half of which will be grown in the state of Ore- The greater part of western Ore s'1" is especially adaptable to mowing this crop, due to your underfill climate. Fiber flax de JOS liest in a humid rHmnte. sTrSfto large bodies of water, "(fyle altitude U low with wilii days and cool nights. You I'Hve an these requirements, to ki ther with the requisite soil ele ii'nts and moisture. Your mois ture requirements may, vary great ly, but by careful study and Planning ahead, this difficulty can i'o safely overcome. In a small way. you have been growing fiber flax for many years anu during this time have demon strated that you can produce ai (Cetttif4 oa. Pa( 4.) DEATH FOLLOWS FISTIC CONTEST FIGHT. WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION FATAL. TO ADAMS Mandril Deeply Affected; Heart Attack or Fall on Head Blamed KANSAS CITY. June 1. (AP) Steve Adams, lightweight boxer of Chicago, died in the ring here tonight after collapsing in the second round of a scheduled 10 round bout with Sammy Mandell of Chicago, lightweight champion of the world. Dr. J. W. HaywarcL county cor oner, announced after an autopsy that Adams death resulted from a broken neck. Mandell was booked at police headquarters on a technical charge and was released on bond of $5, 000 signed by J. II. Brady, local attorney, for his appearance in police court tomorrow and at a coroner's inquest. The champion, who is known more for his speed and clever box ing than as a heavy puncher, was deeply affected by tjje death of his opponent. m Eddie Kane, Mandell's manager, expressed the opinion that the challenger's death may have re sulted from his head striking the floor when he collapsed. NEW BUILDING PLANNED Williamson Plans Combination Store and Office Structure Work on the construction of a r.ew combination store and' office building to be erected on the corner of Capitol and the Tile road has been begun, according to announcement of John William son, the owner. The building is to be a two-story stucco structure, and will house five stores on the main floor and seven office rooms and four apartments on the second floor. The building is to be erected at an approximate cost of $25,000, and is to be ready for occupancy Julv 1. Carson & Orwick are the builders. BUTCHEK MAY HANG SOON Governor Orders Continuance of Sanity Investigation Any action that Governor Pat terson may take in the case of John Butchek, wife murderer, probably will not be announced until late this week. A sanity commission yesterday examined Mr. Butchek, but the investiga tion has been continued by the governor from another angle. Butchek is under sentence to be hanged on June 10 in the state penitentiary here. Attorneys for Butchek recently requested the governor to com mute the death sentence to life imprisonment, on the grounds that the prisoner was insane at the time he committed the murder. MIGHTY BLAST SET OFF Tod and One-Half of Dynamite Ijoosens 5HM) Yards of Gravel Five thousand square yards of gravel in the county pit south of Turner a Oak Tree corner, were loosened by a blast of a ton and one-half of dynamite which was heard for miles in every direction, about o o'clock Wednesday after noon. Members of the county court were within view as the acre and one-fourth of ground heaved into tha air and nottlorl grain ' A large part of this gravel will be used in improving the Clover dale road, it was reported. The unusually heavy blast was set off because of the peculiar hard pan formation in that vicinity which defies the efforts of the steel shovel to pierce it. NAMED ON COMMISSION Body Created According to Reso lution of legislature Senator Joe Dunne and Repre sentative J. E. Bailey of Multno mah county 'and W. - J. Herwig. secretary of thp national narcotic commission ; yesterday were ap pointed members of the state nar cotic commission created under a resolution adopted by the last leg islature. "':.,'? -r , Senator Dunne was appointed by Henry E. Corbett, president of the senate, ..while Representative Bailey was appointed by John H. Carkln, speaker of the house of representatives. Governor Patter son appointed Mr. Herwig ITS STATE DEMAND FOR UNO FUND Demurrer to Alternative Writ of Mandamus Filed in Circuit Court JURISDICTION DENIED Marion Officers Also Allege That Writ Does Sot. Slate Snffi- -cient Facta 'to Constitute Cause of Action Claiming that the circuit court does not have jurisdiction in the case, Marion county officers Tues day filed a demurrer to the alter native writ of mandamus obtained by the state of Oregon, which is seeking to require the county to pay into the state treasury, $24, S050.41 which the state claims is its share of the refund received by the state from the. Oregon-California land grant fund. The demurrer also alleges that the alternative writ of mandamus does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. It was filed by Guy Cordon and John II. Carson, attorneys for the coun ty officers who were made de fendants in this case. The state is represented by Attorney Gen eral I. H. VanWinkle. Hearing Not Set Time for hearing arguments on the demurrer has not yet been set in circuit court. This case is being watched with great interest in all parts of the state, for the reason that the final decision, which may not be ob tained until the case has been car ried to the national supreme court, will determine the status of sim ilar cases which the state, if suc cessful in this instance, will file against a number of other coun ties. These counties are all assist ing in Marion county's defense of the case now under way. The state alleges that the coun ty received $119,355.56 as a re fund, and that it is entitled to $24,059.41 of this amount. SAYS WIFE HEN THIEF Went Out Looting Roosts With Other Men, Cross-Complaint ASTORIA, June 1. (API His wife went out stealing chick ens with other men, Arthur D. James alleged today in a cross complaint to a divorce suit brought by his wife, Myrtle James. UNCLE Oil . G LANDERS TO GIVE TALK AT SCHOOL COM MK X C EM K XT EXEBCISES SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY Class Of 231 To Graduate From Salem High School; Excel lent Year The commencement address for Salem high school will be given by President J. S. Landers, of the Oregon Normal School, who will speak on "The Supreme Nobility." The graduation exercises will take place in the high school auditor ium tomorrow evening, June 3. Rev. C. J. Andrews, of Kimball School of Theology, will offer the invocation, and Rev. E. C. Whit taker, pastor . of the Christian church will pronounce the bene diction. The former has a son in the graduating class, and the lat ter, a (laughter. Mildred Miller and Helen Rich ardson, honor students, will rep resent the class on the program, the former -giving a reading, "The House by the Side of the Road," by Sam Waller Foss. Miss Rich ardson will speak on student re sponsibility. Other members of the class who will take part in the program are Edith Starrett, who will speak on "Political Educa tion," and Robert Alexander, who will "give a piano number, "Cap rice Espagnol," by Moskowski. Other musical numbers on the program will include a vocal duet, "Ode to a River," Dirgo-Silver. by Jewsll Gardiner and Thelma Davis; a vocal solo, "Knowest Thou the Lord." from Mignon, by (Continued on I'age N. P. RATIFIES EXTENSION Agreement Made With Great Nor thern on Bond-Klamath Line NEW YORK. June 1. (AP) An agreement between President Charles Donnelly of the Northern Pacific and President Ralph Budd of the Great Northern, whereby the Oregon Trunk line wilt- he eX4 tended from Bend to Klamath Falls. Or., was ratified today by the board of directors of the for mer company. The extension, which was authorized two weeks ago by the interstate commerce commission, will be financed by the Great Northern for the account or the Oregon Trunk line, a sub s' ifliary. The extension, if constructed for the whole distance from Bend to Klamath Falls, still involves the co:jtruction of 17 8 miles of track. An effort is being made, however, to effect a trackage agreement with the Southern Pacific, which would necessitate building only from Bend to Paunina. where it would connect with the Southern Pacific. VI is would cut the mileage prac tically in half. SAM'S GREATEST AMBASSADOR TEN AMENDMENTS TO BE ON BALLOT OXE REFERENDUM D E A L S WITH TAX ASSESSMEXT LAW Income Tax Measure and Limita tion Amendment to Be Voted Upon Ten proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Oregon, which were referred to the voters at the last session of the legislature will appear on the ballot for the special election to be held on June 28. Theso amend ments and measures were certified to the various county clerks by the secretary of state today. There also will be on the ballot two referendum measures. One of these was initiated by L. II. Smith of Portland, secretary of the Greater Oregon association, and attacks the so-called tax assess ment law enacted at the 1927 leg islative session. The other referendum measure attacks the law closing the Nes tucca river to commercial fishing. The latter referendum measure was sponsored by the Nestucca local of the Tillamook county fishermen's union and the Clover dale grange. The measures, which will ap pear on the ballot, are as follows: Submitted by the legislature "Repeal of Negro, Chinaman and Mulatto Suffrage Section of Con stitution. Purpose: To repeal sec tion 6. article II of the constitu tion of Oregon, which is invalid because in conflict with the United States constitution. Said section attempts to denv -.he right of suf frage to negroes. Chinamen and mulattoes, regardless of their cit zenship. Submitted by the legislature "Portland School District Tax Levy Amendment." Purpose: To authorize any school district hav ing 100,000 or more population to include, each year, the increase in tax levy last specifically author- ( Continued on Pa$e 5.) WIFE MURDER ALLEGED Hoqnlani Longshoreman Sought; Head Injury Said Fatal HOQUIAM. Wash., June 2. (AP) William Appleyard, long shoreman was being sought early today after the death of his young wife at midnight in a Hoquiara hospital as the result of injuries alleged to have been received when Appleyard beat her over the head with a two-by-four. The alleged assault, police said, occurred last Friday when Apple yard came to Hoquiam frou Olym pia, Wash., where he had been working to visit his wife and two children. One of the children also is in the hospital with minor injuries. IRK STARTED AT FOUR OPERATE Gooseberry Yield Now Being Handled, Strawberries Start Next Week SEASON 2 WEEKS LATE Large Pack Expected on Early Fruits by Producers Co operative; Managers Not Optimistic Four Salem canneries will bo working on gooseberries today. The Producers Cooperative Pack ing company cannery was the first to start began canning goose berries on Tuesday. The Oregon Packing company began yesterday morning on gooseberries at their 12th street plant. The Starr cannery, will com mence on gooseberries this morn ing, and on strawberries some time next week. The Pacific Fruit Canning &. Packing company (West Salem) will go into gooseberries this af ternoon, and they may -can some strawberries by the end of the week. The Hunt cannery will not be gin on gooseberries till the first of next week, nor on strawberries till a few days later; in about a week, for the latter. The Northwest cannery has re ceived no gooseberries yet. Will be on strawberries some time next week. Over Two Weeks Late The season is over two weeks late; that much " later than last year. Some of the Salem canner ies began last year on 'gooseber ries on May 10th; others on the 13th. , - The Producers Cooperative ex pects to have a large pack of gooseberries this year, for the grower members. Some of the cannery managers are not enthusiastic about putting up a big gooseberry pack, owing to low prices and the prospect of carrying canned berrie3 for a long time. If the warm weather, such as we had yesterday, lasts a few days, there will be tall hustling to get enough hands to pick and put up the berry crops; especially straw berries. INSPECTION ACT TARGET Cattle And J I or so Raisers Associa tion To Benefit, Claim PORTLAND, June 1. (AP) Attacking the constitutionality of the acts of the 19-27 Oregon legis lature providing for the inspection of cattle shipped to points in Ore gon or shipped through the state, L. G. Beck, Idaho stockman to day filed suit in the federal dis trict court against Governor I. L. Patterson, I. L. Van Winkle, at torney general and Gerry C. Snow, state stock and brand inspector under the legislative 'act, The court signed an order to show cause, setting Jane 7 as the date upon which the defendants shall appear to show cause why the injunction sought should not be issued. The complaint contends that the three associated acts were passed by the legislature upon solicita tion of ther Cattle and Horse Rais ers' asociation, which is alleged to. be a semi-private enterprise, and the funds derived from the tax of ten cents on all grown cattle ship ped Into thP state or through it. it Is contended, is turned over to this organization. Steele's Injury fatal Carientr Diria RcwuH of Fall From Roof of Dwelling Charles E. Steele, 65. carpenter who suffered a broken, neck when he fell from the root of the new house being. erected fpiDr. C. W.J Reechler in North Salem Tuesday morning, died; late Wednesday nigbt at the Deaconess hospital. The accident occurred when the staging on which Steele was sup ported on the- steep roof, lipped from its place. . The carpenter wag paralyzed from the neck down and three vertebrae' were 'broken, but he was conscious, much of the time following the injury. , Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. CANNERIES RECEPTION SET NEXT SATUDAY LINDBERGH TO COME HOME OX CRUISER, ARRIVE 11TH Coolidge And Cabinet To Wel comes New York (Jets Sec " I ond Cluuice WASHINGTON, June 1. (AP) The capital's plans to pay tho nation's . homage to Captain Charles A. Lindbergh were smoothed out and definitely launched today .with, the New York-to-Paris flier's acceptance of the offer of a cruiser for his re turn voyage. Bringing his "Spirit of St. Louis" plane with him, Lindbergh, is expected to reach Washington on June 11, to be officially re ceived by President Coolidge and his cabinet and to receivo the plaudits of Washingtoniahs, who, J although accustomed" to great events, are expeeted to out-do themselves. Lindbergh's., acceptance of the president's invitation dashed the feverish hopes of New York to he the first to do him honor but the cabinet committee arranging the celebration sounded a conciliatory note with announcement that the reception here might require only one day, and that the aviator might then go to New York. St. Louis friends of the aviator, who have insisted upon that city being the second to welcome him. have advised tke cpmmittee of their willingness to drop to third place in favor of New York's wait ing millions. The cabinet committee, arrang ing Washington's celebration only so. far as the president's participa tion, has turned details of the local (Continued on Pace 5. -1 RED CROSS GETS $3760 Cheek for 335 Received From American Legion Show Fund The Willamette district of the American Red Cross has- reached and passed the quota, according to announcement made last night by Dr. Henry E. Morris that 13760 had been received. Yesterday afternoon the Ameri can Legion gave the district a check for $535, or half the amount raised at the shown given in the Capitol theater recently. The other half was given to the Sal vation Army relief fund. No further campaign will be car ried on at the present time, al though any donations will be gladly accepted and forwarded to the Red Cross headquarters for relief work. Another call, for funds may be expected in a few days, according to Dr. Morris. In behalf of the Red Cross, Dr. Morris expressed appreciation for the splendid cooperation shown In this campaign of raising money for the relief of flood victims in the Mississippi valley. SEVEN PLANTS ABSORBED New Schedule of Rates Being Con sidered by Company The Oregon Telephone company of which Charles Hall of Marsh field la president, has absorbed seven smaller . telephone plants operating in different parts of the state, according to notices, of dis solution filed in the ctate corpor ation department and a letter re ceived from Mr. Hall. The companies which have been taken over by the larger concern include the Scholls Telephone com pany, Multnomah & Clackamas Mutual Telephone company, New- berg Telephone company, McMinn ville Telephone company, New berg Telephone company. Western Oregon Telephone & Telegraph company, Hillsboro Telephone company and Tigard Telephone company. , A new schedule of rates gover ning the operations of the Oregon Telephone company is being pre pared by the public service com mission. , , ARREST STATE OFFICER Commissioner of Public Safety Liquor Case Defendant .1 . BOISE, Idaho, June 1. (AP) David Burrell, commissioner of public welfare, was today charged with unlawful possession of intoxi cating liquor in a complaint filed in the court of R. W. Adams, jus tice of the peace. - , Charles Haffke, Boise superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon league of Idaho, the complaining witness, issued a statement amplifying the complaint, in which he said today's action "has become necessary since no action has been taken, by the federal district attorney's of flee.". PBIIIHMET ATCDWFERENGE Unanimous Vote of Growers Given System Which Will Cover District SIGNERS TO BE SOUGHT Corvallis .Meeting Reaches Agrees iiient Early;!1 Contracts fo He v Mailed Out; Prices Will ( lie Derided CORVALLIS, June 1. (AP) Adjourning less than 30 hours af ter convening yesterday, the. con vention of prune growers of Ore gon today unanimously adopted a grower-packer plan of marketing for the northwest prune industry. A committee of . nine will now meet and prepare contracts to put in force the marketing plan. A -report will be made later and a campaign Will then follow for ne cessary signers. A central board of nine mem bers is provided as a governing body for the new organization to be composed of two members from present cooperative associations; two . from present unorganized growers to be organized into a group of federals local units with private packers acting as sales agents for their crops, and four men who will represent the pack ers. A ninth member, not con nected with the prune industry, will be selectedt by the other eight. isoara uiven 1'owers This central board"may inspect records "of selling agencies, set standards of-quality and pack, di rect advertising, arbitrate disputes and otherwise act as a sales clear ing house or shippers council. . A second group of five to con sist of the four grower members of the central, board, and a fifth disinterested man selected by them will act as a price determination committee and will establish prices from time to time at which all prunes under the organization con trol are to be. sold." This is con sidered by many 'the basic feature of the plan, permitting as it does advance buying by the trade with flJktlfaneA :L nf nrntcvMnn oiratnct price slashing. Invite Cooperative Contracts by present coopera tives will be made with the central committee guaranteeing that their tonnage will be handled under uni form regulations of the committee. Provision is made for them to close their 1927 pools not later than June 20, but provision in made for pools to be opened for specified times at. the conclusion of each year of business. All con tracts are to be continuing, but with withdrawal privilege at tho end of any year. Contracts with present indepen dent growers are to be effectivo upon signature of growers repre scnting 90 per cent of the acreage. All such tonnarn fa tn ha mirVet. ed through 60 private packers un der contract terms to be deter mined by the new committee of nine under allocation of tonnage to be decided by the packers. All (Continued on Page 5.) ARMY RECEIVES $535 Half Of Hunt Derived By Ixion From Show Given To Group . . . " Yesterday the American Legion presented the Jocaf,. Salvation Army with a. check for $535.00. to be applied to Mississippi Flood relief, which money is half of tho proceeds taken in by the Legion's minstrel show recently at Bligh'a Capltoi Theater. The check was presented byLyle Dunsmoor, local Legion post commander, to Dr. B. F. Pound, chairman of the army'sr advisory board, who in turn hand ed it over to Ensign Pitt for the organization. "This shows a fine spirit on tho part of my organization's overseas 'buddies.' said the army officer, "and it also shows that the Ameri can. Legion has 'the great heart which other organizations are ac cused of having, , On' behalr of the Salvation Army, as well as those of Buffering, humanity who -wiir benefit; by this splendid gift, wo offer our gratitude." - The abovo amount, together with a check for $10 from G. G. Tooker, of Salem, makes total y of ,..$847.20 which the local army corps has sent in. for flood relief, to date. Further contributions will continue to lg received. r ; . 1