If Extremely Warm Weather In Next' Few Days. Does Not Come, the Strawberip Rflelr - Will - Rest EacieR "The Filbert Menof Tfua- Whole Section MlJL M&efc at Salem This. EoHetiqonl to Csior Their: Iridudtrif I WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled Prf- I t ill . , r . t ... i ; 1 r . . fiw? fl ft? ,t' I ! ! Ui " ! 7 1 I day and Saturday; probably light rains near coast;' mild temperature; moderate south to west winds on coast. Maximum tempera ture yesterday, 77; minimum, 52; river, 3 feet, stationary; rainfall, .02; atmosphere, part cloudy; ;wind, southwest. A scientist aars the Bun's light and heat will-last cmly about 1MOW0.OO0 years longer, and xhus ls furnlahed another argu ment for daylight aaTing. Kansas City. Star. . -' '; - ' ; ' EVENTYrSEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 17. 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS Ill WW III IX X A. , A. I I 1 l. zLr V DF SliGLER' BELIEVED SURE Telegram to Portland Police Officials Indicates Woman Killer Caught OFFICERS ARE JUBILANT Fingerprint Obtained From Bed post Believed to be Link Connecting Suspect With Portland Crimes - WINNIPEG. Man., June 16. (AP.) A man who claimed to be Virgil Wilson of Vancouver, B. C, and later that he was Earl Nelson of San Francisco, was brought to this city from Killarney tonight and identified by nearly a score of persons as the one who killed two women last week. Authorities also are investigat ing the man's movements in con nection with the death of women in several American cities. Examination of the man's scalp, police said, revealed scratches which might have been inflicted by Mrs. Emily Patterson, the woman murdered here last Friday. The other Winnipeg victim was Lolo Cowan, 14, who was killed a week ago. The man under arrest here said he was born in San Francisco in 1897. Identified as Harris PORTLAND, June 16. (AP) The strangler suspect who-was ar rested Wednesday in Winnipeg. Man., has been identified positive ly as Adrian Harris, sought in con nection with the death of Mrs. Florence Fithian Monks of Seattle and Mrs. Blanche Myers of Port- ceived here tonight. The telegram from Phillip Stark, acting chief constable at Winnipeg, to the Portland chief of police, was as follows: "Murderer arrested. Identified. Thanks for cordial cooperation. Adrian Harris without a doubt." Officials Jubilant Portland police officials were Jubilant when the message was re reived. If the Winnipeg suspect las been identified, they pointed out. it was by a fingerprint, the only one ever obtained of the arch si rangier, taken from a bedpost in (Contiauad on page 4.) DEBENTURE PLAN OKED BY GRANGE I V EH KARML'R TARIFF PBO TKOTIONAY8 TABOR V; 1 .,. ... lUiuicr thosettXext Convention t'ity; tSesstoira dose. Tomor row Night CORVAL.L1S, June 16. (AP) The 1928 convention of the Ore- Kon state grange will be held at Rainier, It was decided-here to day in a spirited contest In which Oregon City and Bend appeared as the principal contenders for selec- In the only election of this ses sion, T. E. Keener of Culver, Jef ferson county, won a place on the executive committer, over M. M. Burtner. Dufur. Kfreney succeeds the late C. H. Spence. With only a half dozen of the 7o resolutions acted on, and with only one more day remaining, night - business -sessions were in augurated tonight , with prospects of a steady grind through to ad journment lata tomorrow night, Two resolutions dealing with highway matters were killed this afternoon and two others were adopted. : . . A resolution approving the na tional grange debenture plan of controlling' farm surplus was passed, following, a speech by uisJ. Tabor, national master. ' Sensible farmers. Tabor said, do r.iot' want special favors, but are merely demanding equality of op portunity in comparisoa with other groups. -'-''-.., . "The debenture-' idea brings .tariff benefits tb "the farmer by providing that when farm products are shinned abroad unoir i which : there is a tariff duty, there shall be issued an . export debenture ... bond of. the value. Indicated by . tariff lawSi" -Tabor pointed' out: "This bond -will, be accepted by - customs officials at par for pay- (Cyufiaued oa 4.) FISHERMAN LUCK SERVES COOLIDGE RAINBOW TROT TAKKX IX EARLY MORXIXG Mrs. Cal Praises President Highly When Beautiful Fish Displayed RAPID CITY, S. D., June 16. ( AP) President Coolidge entered into his summer vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota today with, an enthusiasm which won him a basketful of rainbow trout after a morning of rishing. as well as an acquaintance with his new surroundings. Apparently invigorated by the mountain air at this altitude of 4400 feet, the president was up by 6:30 o'clock and before break fast was over he was making plans for his fishing expedition in the racing streams which rippled invitingly about him. Returning to the state game lodge from his fishing excursion, he called to Mrs. Coolidge who was waiting on the front porch, to come and see the trout. Nor did he seem to have any objection to a squad of photographers nearby noisly clicking out pitcures of the catch. "Have you ever seen any rain bow trout?" The president called to Mrs. Coolidge. She hastened down the steps to permit Mr. Coolidge to display- his morning's catch and the president lost no time In picking from the basket' which he carried the larg est of the trout. Mrs. Coolidge gasped. . "One pound and even eighths," he commented as he looked at the hand scale on which he hung the shining trout. "That's wonderful," Mrs. Cool idge remarked as the president picked out the other six fish. The president appeared pleased with the catch. Mr. Coolidge had slipped on some rubber hip-boots for the ex pedition which smarted at 7:45 a. m., and required three hours." He was accompanied by Cecil Gideon, who built the game Jodge. and CbTonel E. "W. Starling,' secret service man. Before; the day was over Mr. Coolidge let it be known that he had used a hook and worm to catch the largest of his morning f Cod tinned on ?:r 9.) GUARDSMEN IN PARADE Squad Attack ami Bayonet Combat Display First Lessons ASTORIA. June 16. (AP) Oregon national guardsmen in camp at Camp Clatsop ended their first day of actual work tonight with a retreat ceremony and a parade. The citizen soldiers went through a full day of drills, school, and sports from 5:30 a. m., when reveille was sounded, until evening. The two demonstration compan ies from the 7th infantry at Van couver Barracks gave the guards men their first lesson today with a display of squad atack and bay onet combat. Battery A. 218th field artillery. Is believed to be the largest unit in camp;with'.07 men of the or ganization present. EXTRADITION ISSUED Sheriff May Start Back to Oregon With Twins Today COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 16. (AP) With the Issuance of ex tradition papers at the governor's office today, legal arrangements were completed for the removal to Oregon of the DeAutremont broth ers, Ray and Roy, wanted on mur der charges growing out of the holdup of a passenger train in Oregon in 1923. The sheriff of Jackson county. Oregon, and his deputy, who ar rived here yesterday, probably will leave for the west about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, it was nnder stood at the governor's office. The brothers were brought here for safe-keeping following the ar rest in Steubenvil'e, Ohio, last week. LEGION WANTS MEMBERS Efforts Being Hade to liaise Capi tal Post Membership Raymond Basset t, adjutant of Capital Post No. 9 of the Ameri can Legion reported 940 members yesterday.' Efforts i wilt be made to raise this to 950 'before the meeting which will ' be held oh Monday and as many as possible bring a new member,. ' V.' J"The membership'' goal . tpf. the Salem post has been set at 1 ootl and every effort Will be made dur ing the coming week to reach that mark. Plan for; attending the state convention In La Grande wilt be discassed'.a t the meeting and. sev eral other matters of importance 1Jl;he; considered,, ' ADVANCE GUARD OFGAUEBE: GDI Encampment Opens Monday, 2500 Veterans, Auxiliary Members Coming BUSY FOUR DAYS AHEAD Affiliated Orders to Convene Mon day Jrand Army Not Until Tuesday; Public Reeep . tion That Kvciiing Plans for .he anuual encamp ment of the Grand Army of the Republic andits auxiliary organ izations were completed Thursday with the arrival of the advance ",. " ."II S Governor Patterson guard of the executive staff. The encampment will open Monday with meetings of some of the auxiliary organizations, and con tinue until Thursday night. Registration will begin Sunday wtth the first business session; that of the auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans, scheduled for Monday morning. Governor to Welcome A reception will be held at the state Armory Tuesday night with Governor Patterson, Mayor T. A. Livesley and C. A, Howard, state superintendent of schools, giving the principal address. The grand parade will be held Wednesday morning. The parade will be followed by a barbecue at the state fair grounds and a carup fire at night. Business sessions and election (Continued oa Pag 4.) SENATOR'S WIFE HURT Mrs. Stiayer Sufers Sprain When Car Overturns Mrs. W. II. Strayer. wJfo of Senator Strayer ff Baker, Oregon suffered a strained back and a bad shakeup yesterday morning when a car driven - by Newton Sanders, 335 -North Summer street, slipped on wet pavement and turned on its side. Mrs. I. N.- Sanders was. also hurt, sustaining a severe shoulder sprain. The accident occurred about one and a half miles north of Hubbard on the Pacific highway. CLIMAX 2". . i , J 1 . i 5"' 'it ?; -;..:.: Central Press telenhoto of PLETE C&ares A. Lindbergh, a &e cllmajf and. conclusion of ftinKtoff'rvopuefr SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTERS MANY THREE HUNDRED GRADE PU PILS ALREADY SIGNED UP Children From Out of Town Privileged to Attend With out Tuition More than 300 children have al ready registered for the summer school conducted for grade chil dren in Salem through the co operation of local school officials and the teacher training depart ment of the Oregon Normal School at Monmouth, which be gins next Monday, June 20, and lasts until July 27. Classes will be conducted for students" of all grades.! from first to eighth, and will also include instruction for children who ex pect to enroll in the first grade next fall. Their work will ' be made much easier next year, school officials declare, if they will take the work offered in the summer school under; specially trained and supervised teachers. Classes will be conducted in Grant and Park schools for all grades, and will be held from S:30 to 12 each school day. While parents have been encouraged to register children early, those who have not vet registered may do so any time before the actual open ing of school, those in charge de clare. There wilfjeno tuition or fee of any sort charged. Out of town pupils are welcome to at tend. Pupils who will take advantage by attendance at the summer school include slow or average pu pils who wish to keep up with their reerular classes, those who have lost time on' account of illness or other causes, and pupils recom mended by their teachers for double promotion who need the extra five weeks credit which is given for the work. The work of the summer school is under the direction of Professor Thomas H. Gentle, head of the training department at the Oregon Normal school, aad will be supervised by critic teachers from the Normal. . Ths is the fifth yearin which the Oregon Normal School has conducted one of its practice teaching schools in Salem. En rollment each year has ranged from 250 to 525 pupils, with in dications of a still larger enroll ment this year. Other similar schools are con- (Continued on Page 4.) DECISION DUE THURSDAY Directors of Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., Postpone Meeting Final decision as to the method of raising the money necessary for financing further operations at the Salem Linen mill will not be made until next Thursday. June 23, according to T.3. Kay. presi dent of the board of directors of the linen mill, yesterday. A meet ing of the board scheduled for yes terday was postponed until Thursday. Whether the board is in favor of securing a first mortgage upon the plant in order to secure money to cover running expenses and present indebtedness is not known. The stockholders at a re cent meeting authorized the board to raise not over $150,000 in any way it might see fit to use. OF LINDBERGH TRIUMPH ... ... . r T; i . .. -...". 4 w x " - - . , . s ' ; . ' ' ' Coprrlckt Harris President Coolidge presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Colonel PROGRAM; LACK GRIEVES CLUB RICHMOND FOLK CONCERNED ABOUT BOND ISSUES City Officials Fail to Present Con structive Plan, Says Newell Williams "The Richmond improvement dub does not necessarily oppose the ''bond issue to be voted on at the election June 28, but it is Jnightily concerned that city offi cials have no definite program for expenditure of the money when raised." declared Newell Williams, president of the organization last ttight. There is a general feeling, said Mr. Williams, that club members fare unalterably opposed to the neasures in principle with the ex ception of that for the incinerator. ; This is unfounded, he said. jWhen a constructive plan is pre sented, the Richmond people will probably give 100 per cent sup port, but as matters now stand. Votes wil.I be cast against the measures. . " "City councilmen when ap proached about the matter can give no enlightenment a's to how the money will be used, and evince an entire lack of interest," c6ntinued Mr. Williams. "It was promised that a repre sentative of the fire department would appear before the club and explain th need for additional fa cilities. The promise was not kept." HOOD LOOP TO REOPEN Snow Plows Irepare Highway for Traffic, Kays Report Traffic on the Mount Hood Loop will be resumed next Sat urday, according to announcement made at the offices of the state highway commission here Thurs day. A number of snow plows have been at work on the road for sev eral days, with the result that the highway is now open to the sum mit. Highway officials predicted heavy traffic on the road during the present summer. FLIERS REACH BREMEN Chantberlin and Levine Will Meet Wives Tlds Morning BREMEN. Germany. June 16. AP) Continuing their tour of Germany. Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, the Am erican trans-Atlantic fliers, ar rived here today from Hanover. They were immediately escorted to the North German Lloyd's spe cial train, which took them to Bremerhaven. There they will meet their wives due to arrive about 6 o'clock tomorrow morn ing on the steamer Berlin. SUMMER STUDENTS MANY I'niverslty of Orejpon liows Heavy Season Enrollment EUGENE. June 16. (AP) Between S00 and 1000 persons are expected to register for the annual University of Oregon session which opens here Monday, it was announced at the administration office 'today. This is from 300 to 500 more than for last year. if ' " i ' . .. V.,-. . J ! ..: : Erias-OatrtTM via JL T. TV wire N1EMNG N UK TREASURER Condition of State's Finan ces Requires Emergency Relief, Stated TERMS DECLARED FAIR 'Why I Favor the Income Tax" Title of Statement Issued Thursday By T. B. Kay; Two Measures Up (By TIIOS. B. KAY, State Treasurer.) , F did not favorJfhe income tax measures proposed for adoption at the general election in 1926 be- Thomas . B. Kay cause I considered them unfair. and discriminatory., - - - I was further opposed to them then for the reason that I thought the adoption: by1 tbe state of Ore gon of an income tax law of the tenor of the two measures voted upon would be detrimental to the interests of the state at large in that, if they had been adopted, Oregon would have been the only western state with an income tax law. The adoption of either of the measures submitted at that time in my opinion would have had a (On tinned oa Pmga 4.) BANDIT LEAVES ESTATE "Dave Smith's" True Name Eu gene L. Roesel, Disclosed Dave Smith, Claremont tavern bandit, who died . recently in the state penitentiary here, left an estate of $1000 in money and a watch and chain, according to let ters of probate filed in Salem Thursday. James W. Lewis, war den of the prison, was named as administrator of the estate. Smith left one heir, V. J. Roesel, bis father; who lives in New York City. Smith's real name was Eu gene L. Roesel, officials said. The body was sent to New York City for burial. Smith and two other' men com mitted . a doable murder while robbing the Ciaremont tavern seven years ago.- He was serving a life term for the crime. FILBERT GROWERS MEET Members of .Association From All Over .Northwest; Here Fllberl growers from all sec tions of. the northwest aro to meet here at the chamber of commerce rooms this morning at 10 o'clock, in a session called to discuss stan dardization of grades and cooper ative marketing.' i ; The men, numbering about 50. are members; of the Northwest Nut Grbwefs association.:". Representa tives of the Oregon Agricultural college will be present.. FISHER'S BODY FOUND Believed to Be Astoria Man Lost ' About Five Weeks Ago V HOQUIAM. Wash.. June 16. (AP) Belief that a body found at Kalalock. SO miles north of here, Ta that of one of twd Astoria, Ore.. fishermen who were; lost more than month ago, was expressed by Earl ; Coleman, Grays Harbor Undertaker.-" ;.- 1 'The fishermen were lost when their ; boat foundered near De struction Island fire, weeks ago. The ; Island Is '-. ear Kalalock. , an almost Inaccessible snot ' on' the . Olympic peninsula, UW NEED SEE A - if ' . (f ST. LOUIS WAITS TO GREET LINDY FERVENT THREE-DAY CELE BRATION PLANNED Airman Will Arrive at 3:30 Today Escorted by 28 Govern ment Planes NEW YORK, June 16V (By AP.) Col. Charles A. Lind berg tonight received a check from the hand of Raymond Or tclg, representing the f25,000 prize which he won by making the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris. ST. LOUIS, June 16. (AP) St. Louis was in holidaay attire of flags and bunting tonight, await ing the return tomorrow of vthe city's hero of the air, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Plans were complete to give the flyer the greatest homecoming welcome ever accorded a St. Louisan. Members of the reception com mittee believed the three-day cele bration arranged in Colonel Lind bergh's honor would equal or ex ceed in fervency, if not la magni tude, the unprecedented demon strations in New York and Wash ington. About 3:30 p. m. tomorrow Is the time set for Colonel Lind bergh's arrival from New York in his monoplane. Spirit of St. Louis, escorted by 28 government planes. After crossing the Mississippi river, where he will dip his plane to the colors of the naval reserves, Lindbergh is to wing westward over the city at a low altitude and land at Lambert-St, Louis field, from which he has made many flights in the air mail service. Lindbergh will be greeted at the field by Mayor Victor Miller, Edward Hidden, chairman of the welcome committee, and three backers of his New York to Paris flight. Major Albert Bond Lam bort. Harry P. Knight and Harold M. Bixhy, president of the cham ber "of jcommerce. After the brief and Informal welcome Is completed, Lindbergh will be taken to Knight's home in St. Louis county, where the flier's mother, Mrs. Evangeline (Continued on page S.) AMBASSADOR ARRIVES Sheffield Reaches Capitol and Confers With Kellogg WASHINGTON. June 16. (AP) Ambassador Sheffield reached Washington today from Mexico City and conferred at length with Secretary Kelloeg. Before he left Mexico hrlnelner with him all his hsuse furnishings and other personal property, ru mors were revived that he was to resign. Mr. Sheffield today sent on word'from Secretary Keliogg's of fice that he would not discuss pub licly any . Mexican questions or other matters affecting bis post, DISPATCH SECOND NOTE Action Prompted By Failure of Mexico to Catch Murderers WASHINGTON, June 16. (AP) Failure of local authori ties at Guadalajara. Mexico, to ap prehend the murderers of Arthur Brewer, an American citizen prompted the delivery today of a second, note Ho the Mexican gov ernment by the American embas sy. The note sent at the direc tion of Secretary Kellogg urged that the government take vigorous action to capture and punish the slayer whose name was given as Javier Diaz. INSANE MAPI KILLS SELF Multnomah- CVranty Jail ' Inmate Uses Suspenders for Noose' PORTLAND,"' i Jane, ; 1 6 AP) Matt Juna, 45 insane, commit ted suicide in th6 Multnomah county jail today. Juna was brought here from Astoria by a state traveling agent, who was en route to the state hospital at Sa lem. , . - , r .. ' -. Juna hung himself with his sus penders which , he had tied knots, The coroner tock charge of the body. ; - s ; - MAN KILLED AT C00LEE . -- ' . ABteTnoblle- IMnsgri Throagh Bail ,i ing; Several Others Hurt ?. it OREGON" CITY. Junelfl.-(AP)--N.; lOHTettl of Eureka, Cal.. was killed near Coolee' early today when his automobile crashed Into1 a; truck ; and then plunged through the railing on the Pacific hlgnway and down. steep bank. Sereral others' In the car were in- GRIZZLED HER EI1LITI5S SE Pospector Says. Hugh , Held Him Up Day After Siski you Dynamiting " TENSE MOMENT FOLLOWS Defense Knters Objections to State) Exhibits ami Indicate Will Ask for Verdict of Acquittal Today : ' COURTHOUSE, Jacksonville. Ore., June 16.- (AP) G. J. Par ker, a prospector for 56 years, this afternoon In the trial of Hugh DeAutremont, charged with the murder of Charles, ,p. "Jphnson of , Ashland, Ore., during the Siskiyou tunnel holdup and slaying of, four men on October 11, 1923, positive-' ly identified the defendant as the youth who on October 12, 1923; compelled him at the point of a rifle to show him the trail that led to the summit of the Siskiyou mountains. The incident happened late in the afternoon, Parker testified. ' Parker Accuses Defendant Parker walked from the witness chair to in front of the table be hind-which sat DeAutremont be tween his mother and father, and . pointing his - finger, almost shouted: "That's the man who held me DeAutremont ; sat motionless dnring the most dramatic moment of the trial,' and looked his ac cuser straight in the eye unflinch ingly. The . placer mine on Elliott ereek -where Parker-was working ; Is about 13 miles from the Siski you tunnel,' scene of the holdup. The grizzled and deaf miner, a surprise witness for the state, fur ther declared In his Identification r "I know him by. the glint In his eye." ..' ;: . Defense Objects The state rested its idireet case with the testimony of Parker and the defense then filed a lone list' of objections to state exhibits-. The first defense witness will be called In the morning. . ' .The words of DeAutremont, when confined on Alcatras Island after his capture In the Philippine Islands and return for trial, were testified to by C. B. RlddifoTd of Snokane. chief nonfat Insnectnr-i C. Jefferson of Sponkane, postal, luoiroiiur aug a. j. mctvenna, sau (Continued os Par t.) , ' SCHOOL SPELLING 1 GRADES IMPROVE MEDIAN RISES FROM 83.63 TO 88.60 SIXCB JANCAKY ; Health VVprk Outstanding Fea-r ture of Year, Saj-s KLecaen- . tary Snpenrlsor jj J The spelling of Salem grade school pupils Improred decidedly daring the last half year, ' says Miss Carlotta Crowley, supervisor of elementary schools, in her an nual reportj to - Superintendent Geo., W. flu g. t - The. median grade la January for Salem pupils was 82.65. and in May this was-raised to 88.60. The" standard ' normal grade - for, the test giren is 70, indicating that Salem' children are considerably a bore the average in spelling. - Health work was the outstanding- feature of the grade school work this year. Miss Crowley states, due to the cooperation of the Marion county health demon stration bfifce. Correlation of health work with the teaching ot other subjects is fceing acorapllsh- ed by nearly all of the teachers in the grades, .'. Several worth while projects were carried out by teachers. and the results published in the educa tional Journals of the northwest. Classification tests were given to all children entering the first grade, and also to those entering Junior high school. Two nw courses of , study were prepared during the year. In fourth an J fifth grade geography. .' Free books were supplied to 61 Indigent pupils, the report show?. Some-of thesewere able to saf ;?r part , bf their jpwn books. Sixty-six teachers taught a to r of 2633 pupils, includinsr 12f-, boys; and rl3?7 girLi. ThU ia s,u average of 42.46 pnpils for ca f i teacher, which Mis Crowley i -lieves is too large, for the r t efflci?n( teachinj irvice, IN STATE'S C