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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1927)
Willamette University Will Confer 94lDgrees t lie Xarest Number -in tes 'WStibtyr ioi'"EiecPcisos v Monde; The Australian Nationai BandOutst MatinGe and Evening VKTHEK FORECAST: Unsettled and il . i Sunday and Monday : mode rate wt ' ,,l northwest wind on the coast V maxi mum temperature yesterday. 7: iniimutu. 4.1 river, 4.7: atmosphere, clear; wind, noil liuest. Vv SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR liGES M Faculty Members. Will' Be Elected by University Trustees in Future SALARIES TO BE FIXED ill;uii.tle Official KcpoW Sin ,e.lul Year d !' Kinan , i .nidition; Scholarship Improved Vill:rnee 1'niversity law school f.niiv members will b elected n.-rinit-Jv by the hoard of trus u of the university, and will he ....i.l ;1 fixed salary in the future. sui-ordiiiR to action taken by the mi-iee yesterday afternoon at their annual meeting held in Wal let hall. This take? the place of the old method of inviting local attorneys to ait as law school faculty member in addition to their pro 1, ional work, and is In line with ,he program which was adopted look-ins toward the complete stan dardization' of the law school in ih- near future. rnininfttee Xamed A committee of five alumni of j ,! law whool was appointed by the board to confer with the ex ecutive committee, of the univer sity in regard to further proced ure in the process of standardiza tion. Reports of the school officers showed that the condition of the university is the best it has been for years. Activities of all kinds have been reasonably successful, including athletics, forensics pub lications, and dramatics, with inch promise forjflse future. Finances have i been satisfac tory, the report of the0business manager showed: The endowment has been increased. And a budget- jng system adopted which has Hif.,n successfully followed. About "llaO.OOO passed through the bus iness office during the year, more than four times as much as the amount of 12 years ago. Improve Standing An advancement in scholarship standards lias been made. The inauguration of a plan of offering fContinnrd on P? 3.) JUNIOR ARTISAN CONCLAVE HELD HI IHEDS OF DELEGATES AT MEETING HERE GicHcd at Slate House by (iov emor's Representative; Chorus Sinus The first annual conclave of the Junior Order, of United Artisans was held in Salem yesterday, with -vernl hundred delegates present iroin Oregon and Washington. The program began early in the morning, when a parade of dele-vat.- and local children's groups at the Ileilig theater, head- iiiarters for Uie conclave, and marched to the state house, where they were sreeted by Hal Hohs, .:vtiriK for Governor I. L. Patter sun. The Salem Boys Chorus en-i-rtaiued the group in the hall of JC'iHHsviitatires. Luncheon was served the dele gates at the YMCA, and later in 'he afternoon drills were given by ihe various teams," represented. At 2 p. m. the Salem degree " tani put on an Initiation program followed by the convention session presided over by Zelma, . Luthy. .Mayor T. A. Livesley' gave an ad dres of welcome to the delegates, with a response by H. S. Hudson. Last evening a social program was enjoyed by the delegates, at the lietleg theater. This was open by music from the Portland Artisans orchestra, followed by a fairy pageant given by the Salem group. Katherine Olday, Port land, then gave a reading. a dance review 'presented the following numbers: Irish reel, H'l-tha Smith and Lewis Lun-"-'dt: Jaza dance, Ogta Gregorio; E N li SCHOOL 0BE1IZST1 a m i-. ... . ... . - "i.oi"iiv tamDourtne. Adeline L.una- 'lt:' Java dance, Ogla Gregorio; T Hor Russian Cossack. " Ogla Gregorio; V'Sane" !irt hoe' Bert . Edwards r ,iUd Highland fling. Bertha Smith, ' """ne Lonsttedt, and" Ogla Gre- :- .. - , -iher numberson'the"pfograni V. 4 musifi by the : Salem Junior (Continued oa 9.) REQUEST RETURN OF TWO SUSPECTS fiovrcnxort isscks itEgri' tioV rois wati:i TWIN'S Siskiyou Suspects Probably Will Arrive in Oregon in AlHiut 12 Days Governor Patterson today issued requisition papers on the govern or of Ohio requesting the return to Oregon of Hay and Hoy DeAu tremont, who are wanted in Jack son county in connection with the slaying of four Southern Pacific trainmen a few years ago. The papers' were sent east to night by air mail and should ar rive at Columbus not later than Tuesday. The sheriff ot Jackson county left for Ohio last night 4n quest of the prisoners. It was said that the DeAutremont broth ers would arrive in Oregon within the next 1 L' days. They will be held in the Jacksonville jail pending grand jury investigation. Another brother, Hugh DeAu tremont, is now on trial in Jack son county for the part he was al leged to have played in the crime. COU'MBUS, Ohio, June 11. (AP) Their journey to Oregon to go on trial for murder tempor arily interrupted, the DeAutre monts. Ray and Roy, twins. sat in their jail cells today and wait ed. Captain C. W. B. Long. San Francisco postal inspector enroute here to quiz the brothers, probah- W. It. Bartels, assistant district attorney, said. Newspapermen were allowed to talk to them upon their arrival here but the brothers were reti cent when the conversation nar rowed down to close questioning. The twins. 27 years old, revealed that they had been in Ohio "two or three years" and admitted hav ing worked in steel mills in Ports mouth, in lumber and coal mines. GRANGE TO CONVENE Klrt!on Issues and Income "Tax Will Be Considered CORVALLIS. June 11. (AP) Special election issues, includ ing the state income tax, the six per eentlimitation, the change of taxation base and the repeal of the new assessment law are ex pected to hold a prominent place in the deliberations of the Ore gon State Grange convention here June 13 to 17. George A. Palmiter. state mas ter of the Grange, has already an nounced that the organization will support the modified hill re ferred to the people by the legis lature. OAC RAISlES STANDARDS Student Now Must Make Quality Ak Well as Credit Hours COnVALLlS, June 11- (AP.) -Students who have not main-1 tained a scholarship standing suf ficient to give them a certain num ber of grade points as well as credits, will be eliminated from degree courses as a result of a new regulation adopted by the ad ministrative council of Oregon Agricultural college, still further strengthening academic standards. Another change adopted pro vides that no student will be per mitted to register or to add a j subject later than two weeks after registration day. ROSE SH0WTO OPEN Annual Portland Pageant Itosai-ia Presented 'Monday PORTLAND. June 11. (AP) Rosaria, the Portland Rose show pageant, will be presented here Monday in the civic stadium, open ing week f festivities in which Portland will be host to thousands of guests. The pageant will be presented each day ot the week. The coronation of Queen Dorothy and a parade of all Oregon nation al guard troops will mark the opening day of the festival. The Rose show, will be formally opened' Tuesday with the royal Itosarian ceremonial. LINDY TURNS PROPHET Young Flier Says Regular Air 1 Travel Yeanr Away Vet WASHINGTON, June . 11. Charles A.. .Lindbergh predicted thai i regular air transportation over the Atlantic between large cities in the new world and those In the old world is Inevitable -but not probable for ten more, years, in a, speech ', tonight, before the Minnesota society. . - , EXTRA QUALITY FLAX GROWING SAY OFFICER Yield Per Acre to Be Greater and Percentage of Line Fiber High CONTROL BOARD VIEWS Inspection Trip , Made Ily (vcrnr nutl Other Members; Sonic Field. Foul 'Willi Weeds and Foreign Matter. Flax grown in Marion and Polk counties this year will be above average in quality, and the yield per acre will be larger than norm al, to say nothing ot the fact that a greater acreage has been plant ed, it was reported by members of the state board of control Sat urday evening on their return from an inspection trip of the fields in the two counties. However, reported State Treas urer Thomas li. Kay, some of the fields are foul with weeds and volunteer growth of other pro d acts. In general, me crop is especial ly promising for the reason that the straw will be extra long, a fav orable condition for obtaining a high percentage of line fibre. The inspection trip was made by Governor I. L. Patterson, Sec retary of State Sam A. Kozer, State Treasurer Kay, Col. W. B. Bartram, who is superintendent of the flax plant at the prison, and Henry Meyers, prison superinten dent. Attend Meeting They went first to Polk county and inspected u number of fields, returning through Salem on their way to Champoeg, where the party paused, to . attend Iheweetiqg. of persons interested In the campaign for a new relief highway to Port land; inspected more fields in the vicinity of -Butteville, and then passed through the Woodburn and Mt. Angel districts. BREEDERS END MEETING Wonum Named Secretary of Guernsey Cattle Enthusiasts ASTORIA, June II. AP) Guernsey cattle breeders of the state tonight completed their an nual three day Guernsey gaeties or state convention iiere. -Mrs. H. L, Hughes of Oregon City, was elected state secretary of the breeders association to relaee Miss Pearl Cole of Astoria who died re cently. MORE CANDIDATES SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY RAILROADS END LONG SQUABBLE SOlTHKIt.N PACIFIC tiKANTN CONCESSION TO RIVAL, Move Throws Klamath Basin Open to Competitive Railway Development PORTLAND, June 11. AP) The use of its new Cascade line from Paunina to Klamath Falls and a half interest in the Stra horn line from Klamath Falls into tJie timber area has been granted the Great Northern rail- i-road bv the Southern Pacific line. it was announced here today, fol lowing an agreement reached by the two railroads. The outstanding result of this agreement, traffic experts here say, is that there will he compe titive railway development of the Klamath basin without wasteful duplication of .railway facilities. Only 45 miles of new railroad construction Is involved in the en tire project, it was pointed out. Today's move brings the Great Northern line to the northern boundary of California. In less than thirty day's time, the Great Northern has arranged for exten sion of its operations from Spo kane, Wash., on its main trans continental line, to Klamath Falls, in south central Oregon, a distance of 5 4 8 miles. The Strahorn line, officially known as the Oregon-California and Eastern, upon which the Southern Pacific has an option, and in which it has agreed to sell a half interest to the Great North ern, extends forty miles from Klamath Falls in a northeasterly direction. While the formal announcement of the two railway presidents made no mention of proposed ex tensions of the Strahorn line, it was generally believed here that the agreement provides that such extensions shall be undertaken jointly by the Southern Pacific 'Controlled on Fag-0 S.) CALIFORNIA KArS TOPIC State Treasurer To He Speaker At Chamber Lunclu-on "Comparing Southern California with the Willamette Valley" is the subject on which Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer and local manu facturer, will speak at Monday's chamber of commerce luncheon. According to the announcement sent out by IT. s. Page, president of the chamber, Mr. Kay, who re cently spent several weeks in southern California, while there inquired all about taxes, prices Of land and business methods, and his talk Monday will be a report on his discoveries and conclusions. Large attendance is expected, as Mr. Kay's talks are always of an interesting nature. FOR THE DISTINGUISHED sUNs j I Gotta RrMNjEft Vk v j S WHATEVER, t J . - ' I happens oont I smp MORNING, JUNE 12, 1927 CUTOFF HIGHWAY PLANS APPROVED THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHER AT CHAMPOEG MEETING Governor ami Other Officials Are Speakers ; Distance to Portland Reduced. Opening the campaign for the promotion of a shorts cut highway lrom Salem to Portland, over a thousand people met at Champoeg park yesterday at the call of the Butteville grange and Jkadd Hill community dub to hear the plan discussed by a number of promi-1 nent citizens of the state whp have taken an interest Jn the proposal. The new route leaving Portland by way of the old Boones Ferry road, passing through Tualatin, Mulloy and crossing the Willam ette river at Butteville, would pro vide more direct communication with the fertile French Prairie district and would cwt ten miles from the . shortest route between Portland and Salem, proponents of the highway declared. Governor Patterson, Sam A. Ko-I zer, secretary of state; Thomas U'. f Kay, state treasurer; Ralph Wil liams, republican national eom mitteenian; Joe Dunne, head of the Oregon State Motor associa tion, and a number of other of ficials attended the meeting. Plans, were formulated and committees appointed to carry on the campaign for tle new road. From Butteville, the highway would follow the old river road 4tntil it joined the Wheatland road into Salem. The distance from Portland to Salem would be 42 miles. FOURTH ESTATE MEETS Newspapermen Gather at Omaha for. Annual Outing OMAHA. June 11. (AP) Those three estates arjstocracy the clergy and the commons "will temporarily make room here to morrow for the press the fourth estate, when approximately 1200 of thosef who enjoy membership in this fourth society, arrive for the forty-second annual outing of the National Editorial association. STRENGTH HELD NEEDED l'vee System In River Needs Im provement Says Hoover NEW ORLEANS, June 11. (API The levee system to keep the Mississippi river in check for the prevention of such devastating floods as just have been suffered needs to be revised and strength ened,. Secretary of Commerce j Hoover declared in a copyrighted article written for the North Am erican Newspaper Alliance. FLYING CROSS 1 CHERRY PRICE WILLI FIXED HERE TUESDAY Important Matters Corning Before Annual Meeting of Association OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN Executive Committee Consideis lteKrts and Reaches Conclusion but Leaves Decision to Membership The Salem Cherry Growers' as sociation will i hold its annual meeting and election""" of officers Tuesday evening, .June 14, at the Salem chamber of commerce rooms,, and at the same meeting will fix the cherry prices for tfce season, it was decided at a meet ing o the executive committee last night. Recent reports from California and from other districts in Ore gon, including The Dalles and Eu gene, were studied by the execltt tive committee. These reports contained estimates of the exten sive damage due to Recent weath er conditions, and also reports on sales of cherries in California and the northwest, and of tentative of fers made by buyers. lKctsioii Tentative After studying also a report on the latest crop estimates from France, the executive committee came to a definite decision as to the minimum price on Royal Au nes, but before announcing this tentative decision?, it was agreed to call a meeting of all he grow ers, at which it will be submitted and the final decision made by ft general rote. ; At the sugfestlon of one of he Duj-ers, plans" for forming a ' potjt were made, and" this proposal also will j be referred to the general committee. A number of members'Tn addi tion to the executive committee were present at the meeting, which was held in the chamber of commerce rooms. FREE ROAD IMPERILED County Judge So Testifies In Wilson Toll Hearing TILLAMOOK, June 1 1. -(AP) The possibility of a free road through this territory would be imperiled, F. A. Beltz, county Judge, testified here today if a franchise were granted for con struction and operation of a pri vate toll road over the Wilson riv-; er route. Judge Beltz. was called as a witness by the Wilson River Toll Road company in the hearing before the public service commis sion relative to the company's ap plication for a certificate of con venience and necessity for con struction of the toll road. LIBRARIANS WILL MEET Miss Cornelia Marvin to Address Convention at Astoria ASTORIA, June 11. (AP) The California Library association and the Pacific Northwest Library association will hold their annual conventions in a joint session at Gearhart hotel beginning Monday and lasting until Wednesday. About 250 librarians from all parts of the west are expected. ' The general sessions will begin at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. Speakers include Miss Cornelia Marvin of : SatemJ Oregon State librarian; Judson Jennings, of Se attle, Washington; John Riding ton, Vancouver, B. C.; and Milton J. Fergusdn, California state' li brarian. THIRTY PERSONS HURT Three ' Cornered Clash in Paris Happen-Xear News Office . PARIS, . June 11. (AP) Thirty or more persons were In jured in -a three cornered dash this evening between royalists, communists and the police neat the newspaper offices of L Action Francaise, -where Leon Daudet, royalist ' leader, had, ' barricaded himself against arrest for fail tire ii surrender preparatory to ser inga five months' prison sentence. MURDERED ENVOY BTJRIKD :. MOSCOW, June 11. (AP)- The body of Petr, Voikoff, Soviet ienvoy, who was. assassinated at Warsaw was buried at the edge of Red Square,- near the - Kremlin wall.- - - First TKree BACCALAUREATE ; FOR W. U. TODAY 04 DEGREES," LA11GEST XTM DER IV HtSTOR ALLOWED1 Class Day Exercises Held Satur day, With! Presentation "of Award Baccalaureate services for. the graduating class of Willamette university will be held today at the First Methodist church at It a. m. President Carl Gregg Doney will deliver the sermon.- t further services today in con nectlon with the sr.rd annual com- meneement program of the uni- versity will include a reunion and farewell service, to be held in th4 university chapel at 3 p. m. to which all alumni, students, and friends are invited, and the an niversary service of the Christian associations of the university,, tq be held at S p. m., in the First Methodist church. Rev. ThoraaS Acheson. pastor of the Jason Methodist church, will be the speaker. . v Yesterday the commence mont .program opened with the -senior class Hreakfast at Spong's Land' ing at 6:30. About k of the class were present. Permanent of ficers for the elass are William' Walsh, Salem, president, and Ade-j lia Gates, Tlie. Dalles, secretary and editor of the class letter. Class day exercises were held' in the university chapel at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. "William Walsh, class president, presented the senior gift to the board of trilstees, which was represented by C. B. Harrison. The gift this year is a concrete walk around the gymnasium building. Following- this, awards for par ticipation in student (body activi ties "were presented.! Basketljall letters were given to Robert Ash by. Salem; Gurnee Flesher, Sa lem; Henry Hartley', Aberdeen, Wash.; Harold Hank, Pejoria; Glen Led better, Alice!; Kenneth Utchfield, Portland, and Albert Reidel, Concord, Cal. Letters for service on the? Col legian staff were given fo.'jMaty Lou Aiken, Salem; M,ary Clan field Ballston; Eldred Cobb, Roseburir; Virginia Merle Crites," Spokane; Wash.; Bnena Culbertson, Clats kanie; Georgia Fairbanks, flaek sonville, Fla.; Alice Lane, Sport- (Oontiuoed. on pg 8.) BLOWUP PLAN REGALED "frundrel-flfty Convicts Said Int. volvecl In Daring " Plot! JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., ! Jnn 11. (AP)- A plot to blo on the east w,of the Missouri! peni tentiary today while more 3000 inmates were on the ground was discovered late than play today by prison officials through one ot the convict leaders in the plot. The daring plan in which 150 convicts are said to have befen di rectly involved, was disclosed when Riley Davis, alias Edward, Rees, prisoner from Linn county, Io., voluntarily told Warden Les lies Rudolph of the plot and sur rendered enough nitroglycerine to blow a 160 to 200 foot hole in the MOON ECLIPSE S 00 ti Occupation Coming Tuesday Xtght Sny Reel l'rfeSor PORTLAND, June ll.-(AP) A total eclipse of the moon will occur Tuesday night,, the earth's shadow falling upon the surface of the moon at' 10:4 p. nu and continuing until 2 a. m. Wednes day, Miss Jessie- M. Short, assist ant professor of mathematics at Reed college, said today. From midnight until 12:30 a. m. Wednesday the moon will be lfli total eclipse.- H EATON FOUND GUILTY - -.- -. -.B - . Alleged Jointist Still t'onteodi Police 'I-Vamed" Him SPOKANE. June 11. X API George S. Ieaton. erstwhile vice crusader, was found guilty on a, Jointist charge here .this afternoon. The accused, formerly identified with reform movements here, still maintains that police "framed" him when they charged that liquor was aold in his confectionery shop. This was HeatonV second trial on the. charge. ' I STATESMAN " CAPITOll 1 K I ATINEE I . : This Coupon and twenty cents will zdrs.ll any kii 1 cr boy under the age of 12 year$ to the special xnatinte i;t I : the Capitol theater for the 'appearance of tl . i J 'AUSTRALIAN ItATIOAL Z?.LV2 I : . ON JUNE14;AT2:30 P. SectioriPdgeS 1 to 8 Sections 24 Page3 PRICE FIVE CENTS DEISM DOE L:auded Aviator and -Mrs, Lindbergh' Guests of Pres ident at Banquet CROWD DEMANDS FLIER TremenIoiw Ovation Given WIwTi Yonng liindberg-h Apiears at the Window With Mother j and llr. , Coolidge " WASIUXGTQX. Juno 1. CAP) Lindbergh: and his mother dined in ftate tonight with the president ! and! members t of bis cabinet. Present also at the din ner were the wives of cabinet of ficers and a few other guests. Attired in fdrmai evening clothes, the -aviator sat at the right of Mrs. Coolldge, while at the other end of the table, -Mrg, Lindbergh was on the president' righ. ' ' . i .;; r ' The only-cabinet member not present wasr Secretary Hoover who is In the .Mississippi valley floodisone. John Hays Hammond was present as were Secretary and Mrs. Sanders, and Colon 1 Blan ton Win ship and Captain WjUson Brown, aides to the president. - Table , decorations '' Included pansies and maidenhair fern, and throughout the dinner the marine band orchestral in drest uniform, played. Ci-owl'Tella for Wndy From without came the yells-of an impatient crowd for "Llndy" and (although lie previously had appeared on the balcony, to wave a. greeting tbe;.deniand for another glimpse, of liim gVeV.ns th4 throns inc;reaijed!iji. elze v 'f,'.. V Shortly before, the' flier was dua to leave tovattend tho reception of the Minnesota society the rrowd began singing "America." led by a policeman, who kept time with his baton. !. . In response to the inging Mrs. Lindbergh appeared at a second floor window, with Mrs. Coolldge and wives of cabinet officers banked behind -her, ; She waved her handkerchief several times to. the crowd which cheered thunder ously." - - Finally "Lindy" appeared in the window with his mother, and Mrs. Coolldge, and the throng outside broke into another "wild cheer. Slotber' Shares Glory WASHINGTON June 11 (AP) -A beaming inothor share4 the glory of a famous son today VOontinnei.ea Pas 2.) ALFistRALIA BiND TO PAKADE HERE 8lI 1AL 8TATE8MAX-CAPITOL; 3IATI.VKK AKTtVXGED Blddj " Bishop Will FuruM! Car to Fici-t Visitors About t The Australia National band which will arrive in Salem Tues- day, June 14 to appear at the Cap if ol theater, will " Join ' the lorat Elks lodge in' their annual Flag; day parade, , to be licW on tfce downtown streets at 7 : 3 0 p. m. The band is said to be one of tha world's finest musical organiza tions. ..." ,"Bidcly';: Bishop, of the Capitol' Mofor company , has , arranged to' send a fleet of'. new Packard rpo-4 torcars' to meet the, visiting bu- sic -group at the, depot, and escort them about Salem. , The Australia National .band,1 ."whlelx; has V Je'enk enthusiastically received wherever it has appear- t in the United States, will give two -performances In Silem. A epeciai Statesman-Capitol theater matin e 3 Ttias teen arranged f Or Tuesday Ef ternoon and all children 1 2 yeara and'ntider Ini age will be admitted to'the mattaee, at ?:30 p. m.. tipoa 'presentation of the coupon below, and 20 cente. .. " "" 1 1 J " nil i ii ' inn mTiii-. . 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