Public Reception at 7:30 Tonight; Grand Parade at 10 Wednesday Fore n ooh
The G. A. R. Encarnpjm
es Going" Fine' for Otis Skfihhr, America's Finest Romantic Actor, at tihe Elslriore Wednesday Wight
WEATHER FORECAST: Fair Tuesday,
but increasing cloudiness and somewhat
cooler it. west portion; Wednesday unset
Ued and cooler, probably hotter near coast,
gentle winds on coast, mostly sou.thr
Maximum temperature yesterday. 91: mini
Sm 5n rive" 1.8: rainfall none; atmos
nhPrc. clear: wind, northwest.
Looks like Volstead also changed our
standard measure scale. A quart of gin
' now means a peck of trouble. Portsmouth
Star. .
King Albert of Belgium Is to have his
salary boosted. Our judgment is that he is
at least one-king who has earned his money.
.
VTENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
mi
CONGER,
SIMERAL
ELECTED
Win by Substantial Major
ities Over F. E. Sherwin
and Dr. H- E. Morris
RECORD BALLOT
POLLED IN CITY
Taxpayers Fail to Attend
Annual Meeting
REPORTS GIVEN
But Only Board Members
Present to Hear Them. Fi
nances of District Shown to
Be in Good Shape
Dr. H. H. Olinger and L. J.
k Simeral. whose terms expire this
'month, were reelected to the Sa
lem school district board in Mon
day's annual election, by substan
tial majorities in a vote which was
the largest polled in a number of
rears. The total number of votes
tast was 797.
The final count was:
Dr. H. H. Olinger, 558.
L. J. Simeral. 482.
Frank E. Sherwin, 285.
Dr. Henry E. Morris, 23 8.
Reelected Third Time
The reelected directors were
named for these offices tor the
third consecutive timt. Dr. Olinger
ha- been appointed previous to
Jt5 first selection -by- the voters.
Syyferal has served two full terms.
Other members of the board are
frank Neer. Mark O. McAllister
and Dr. C. A. Downs.
The vote will be canvassed at
the next regular meeting of the
board, Tuesday night of next week.
Voting was unusually heavy
throughout the five hours that
the polls were open, and especially
in the v last two hours. Voters
' crowded a round .' the entrance to
the Ramp Memorial building to
ward the close, and a few came too
I lulu I 1 Koul Iw.f t. K.. Unto
With only the members of the
mhool board, reporters, and jani
tor present to represent the 4000
(Continued on pag 8.)
BAKER HERALDED
OLDEST PIONEER
OVER 2.WKI OLII T1MKRM OATH.
Lit AT FAIKOKOUXDH
Joseph Grosbong Succraaful in
Claim to Must Years,
I taker Here Longer
Joseph Baker, Oregon Territory
pioneer since 1847, and resident
of .Salem since 184 9, received rec
ognition as the oldest resident to
attend the pioneers picnic held at
the state fair ground Sunday,
when over 2000 early settlers and
their descendants met in their an
nual celebration.
The day was one long series of
impromptu celebrations, in fact,
an "old timer" met "old timer,"
often after years of separation,
ami .stories were swapped back
aixl forth of "the good old days."
Nor were those forgotten who
tin ring the long years have joined
the final wagon , train, westward
bound, ou the trail which does not
turn back.
Tales of their heroism, their
sacrifices, and their contributions
to the development of the Oregon
country came often, as hoary
heads gajbered wih the younger
generation iu" family groups, over
the picnic baskets.
For this 'was the day of the
"old timer." Old time music
played by an old time orchestra
tder the direction of WW.
ear. old timer from li rooks: old
e Bongs sung by the huge
t'TOHd. IprI hv Mr 1 1 f
sweet singer a( tnauy an old time
political campaign; and the speak
of the day. BY f. Irvine, editor of
the Oregon Journal, himself an
old timer who was educated in the
pioneer schools of the state, in
troduced by Judge L H. Mc-
J Sanaa; those were only higb
Ights in a day given over to the
pioneer and his memory.
. Joseph Groshong, of . Albany,
taid claim, and without fiiiccessf ul
w OpaUoa4 a ?tY.)
PROBE MYSTERY
OF LOST STREET
MIST BE VACATE!) BUT PIO
XEERS CANT RECALL IT
Problem Arises When State Wishes
to Deed Property Lying
'enr Asrylum
"The mystery of the lost street"
was the novel tale unfolded to city
ccuncilmen last night by Carle
Abrams. secretary of the state
board of control.
It seems that when the board
of control attempted to give title
to recent purchasers of the state's
property on the west side of the
state hospital the abstractor struck
a snag.
From the description of the plot
recorded on Jauuary 21, 1874, as
E. N. Cooke's east addition to Sa
lem, a street 66 feet wide abut
ted on the west boundary of lots
2. 3, 6 and 7, or approximately
where 23rd street would be if it
ran across this addition.
However, in the recollection of
old timers, there has never been a
street there. At least, there is
none now, and the city records
of the acreage, since it became
a part of Salem, fail to show any
thoroughfare there.
Nevertheless, before the prop
erty can legally change hands, the
city must "vacate" the street.
So councilmen are faced with
the necessity of legislating away
a street which doesn't exist.
The hearing has been set for the
first Monday in August.
BIG GUNS TO BE USED
Tlirce Men Caught by Tide Hauled
to Cliff "With Ropes
ASTORIA. June 20 (AP)
Big guns will come to the fore to
morrow at the Oregon National
Guard encampment. The coast
artillery guardsmen at Fort Stev
ens will man the coast defense
guns there in sub-caliber and
service ammunition for at least
two days and maybe more, "de
pending on the weather.
Battery A. 218th field artillery,
left Camp Clatsop tonight for Fort
Stevens, where the men will
bivouac for three days. Firing
practice will be staged on the
sandspit in front of Battery
Mlshler.
Men at the camp were thrilled
Sunday when three guardsmen,
caught by the tide on the beach at
Tillamook head, were pulled to
the top of the cliff by ropes. The
three men left before anyone
found their names.
GAIN MASS EAR APPEAL
Radio Great Boon to Advertising
Kays Speaker to Ad Men
PORTLAND, June 20 (AP)
Advertising has been measured
for a' fourth dimension, and,
mathematicians notwithstanding,
i3 to be fitted out with this geo
metric nonetity through the use
of the air.
This new acquisition which, it
is indicated, will greatly enlarge
advertising's , power and scope
through the introduction of mass
ear appeal, was brought Into exist
ence bx the radio, it was declared
today 'to delegates attending the
sessions, of the Pacific Coast Ad
vertising Clubs association here
today.
AD MEN PICK HONOLULU
1028 Ounvrnriun Win He Held In
'CitiU Skirt Region
PORTLAND, June 20. ( AP)
Presidents and secretaries of the
Pacific -jCoast Association of Ad
vertising clnbs, in convention here
tonight; voted to hold the 1928
convention of the organization in
Honoluln. ' The vote was taken
on motion of Dwight, Jennings,
president of the San Francisco
Advertising club.
Harold J. Stoner. vice president
of the University of Southern Cal
ifornia and president or the Ad
vertising cJb of Los Angeles, was
the unanimous choice by the nomi
nating committee for president of
the Pacific Coast association.
CHILD OF 10 DROWNS
Picnic Party Ignores River Vic
tim's Cries lor Help
TILLAMOOK, Or., June 20.
(AP)-ljackie McNaughton, 1
years old, drowned in the Wilson
river yesterday. . ; Members of the
picnic party, which included the
lad, paid no heed to his cries for
help as they thought the snoots
were from a group of , boys at play
along the bank of the stream. The
boy -had 'been --praying -near the
stream when he slipped Into 'the
water, -
I LUTING
All EXPLAINED
BY U. S. ENVOYS
Each of Three Nations Would
Have to Scrap Many
Vessels, Shown
NO SUBMARINE EXCESS
Failure of Agreement Means Im
mediate Resumption of Com
petitive Building. Con
gressman Declares
GENEVA. June 20 (AP)
The American delegation this eve
ning issued a statement explain
ing the nature of their proposal
and giving an approximate esti
mate of the tonnage that would
have to be scrapped, providing
existing construction programs
were completed.
The United States, this com
munique maintains, would have to
scrap Immediately about 60,000
tons of auxiliary and combatant
surface vessels and 80,000 addi
tional tons of such craft upon
completion of its present building
program, while Great Britain sim
ilarly would have to scrap about
0,000 tons in the same categories
upon completion of her present
program. Japan's reduction is put
at about 40,000 tons.
No Subs -in Excess
"If the plans outlined in the
American proposal were adopted
on the basis of 90.000 tons of sub
marines for the United States and
the British empire, respectively,
and 54,000 tons for Japan," the
statement reads, "no scrapping of
submarines would be necessary
until the present building pro-
Con tin Bed on Par '
78 ENROLLED AT W. U.
Registration Light Because of Cur
tailed Curriculum
Summer school enrollment at
Willamette university reached the
total of 78 yesterday at the cIobc
of the regular time for enrolling.
A few late enrollments are ex
pected. This is less than the enrollment
in previous years, school officials
stated, owing to the fact that few
er courses are being offered this
year during the summer session.
Regular classes started yester
day morning. There will be no
classes held today, on account of
the funeral services for Professor
Ebsen.
.. vvg? ...... v - ; - -dS
DEAN OF WOMEN
FOR HI ELECTED
HISTORY DEPARTMENT HEAD
TAKES NEW POSITION
Hoard Votes to Continue Grading
of Leslie Junior High
Grounds
Mabel P. Robertson, for five
years head of the Salem high
school history department, and for
16 years teacher in the Salem
schools, was elected high school
dean of women for next year at
the adjourned meeting of the
school board held last night.
Miss Robertson announced last
night that she will leave about
June 28 to attend a school for
deans at Columbia university, in
special preparation for her new
position. She will retain her pres
ent position as head of the his
tory department, with salary in
creased from $1500 to $1800.
A graduate of Willamette uni
versity, Miss Robertson began
teaching in the grade schools of
the city, and then became instruc
tor in the Washington junior high.
Six years ago she went to Colum
bia, where she took post-graduate
work for one year, returning to
take her present position in the
high school, where she has been
for the past five years.
The school board also voted to
continue the grading of the new
Leslie junior high school grounds,
which was halted at their last
meeting until an investigation
could be made of the amount of
work yet to be done.
HOTTEST DAY RECORDED
Salem Residents Swelter but Few
Guess Real Temperature
"Whew, it's hot," was an oft re
peated expression on the streets of
Salem yesterday. Citizens knew
it was sweltry whether thermom
eters were in sight or not, and
coats and vests were shed rejtdily.
Cool drink dispensaries did a good
business, and "ice tea" was a
favorite beverage at the lunch
hour.
But it was a surprise to many
to learn that the official govern
ment thermometer recorded a tem
perature of' 91. exceeding by? five
degrees the high mark registered
on June 7, when 8 6 degrees wrere
run up on the mercury. To be
specific, it was the hottest day of
the year.
LAW DECLARED VOID
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares
State Oleomargarine Sale
Law Void
MADISON, Wis., June 20
( AP) The Wisconsin supreme
court today held unconstitutional
the state's law restricting the sale
and manufacture of oleomar
garine. THE RECONCILIATION
LEGION SELECTS
12 TO REPRESENT
TRIBUTE PAID TO DEPARTED
COMRADE CLIFFORD BROWN
Efforts To Be made Today To
Push Membership Over
lOOO Mark
Capital Po3t Number 9 of. the
American Legion last night elected
twelve delegates and twelve alter
nates as representatives to the
State convention which meets in
La Grande on July 21-22-23.
The delegates are: Vick Mac
Kenzie, L. B. Dunsmoor, R. H.
Bassett, Carl Gabrielson, Brazier
Small, Doc Lewis, Rufe White,
Biddy Bishop. Breman Boise. L. T.
"Rigdon, Walter iZosel and H. A.
Brown. The alternates are: Carl
Steiwer. Don Wiggins. Hal Grady,
Carl Abrams, Frank Durbin, Fod
Maison, Ted Ervin, Bill Paulus,
Jess George, Oliver Houston, W.
W. Williams and Mose Palmateer.
The regular meeting was opened
last night with Commander Lyle
Dunsmoor in charge. Following
the opening ceremonies a period
of silence was observed as a mark
of tribute to ine late Clifford W.
Brown, who had been an active
member of the Post.
Dr. Carl Smith spoke briefly
concerning the departed comrade
and paid high tribute to him. He
reviewed the work done by late
Comrade Brown in the community
and in the Legion. "His death is
a loss to the city, the community
and the Legion to which he was
ever loyal."
Irl S. McSherry, District execu
tive committeeman spoke briefly
concerning the membership cam
paign. He complimented Capital
Post Number 9 upon the excellent
showing made and urged that
every effort be jnadeto pass the
1,000 mark before midnight to-
(Continued on Pan 5.)
SWEETS, SMOKES TABOO
Sheriffs Office Says Less Fortu
nate Prisoners Jealous
No longer may friends and rela
tives of prisoners in the county
jail bring them sweet meats and
smoking materials, is the edict
handed down yesterday by the
sheriff's office.
Trouble has arisen on past oc
casions, it is said, when certain
prisoners ! have been brought
choice foods by kindly patrons, to
the jeolousy of other inmates.
One lady yesterday brought in
au assortment of fruits, candy,
tobacco, and sweet breads for a
prisoner, only to be turned away.
Hereafter, those wishing to con
tribute to a prisoner's comfort
may leave money at the office. An
order on this money will be ac
cepted from the prisoner for goods
to be purchased at the sheriff's
discretion.
STREET REPAIR
OREEfJCy SEEN;
County Crew May Be Em
ployed to Surface Deter
iorating Pavement
RENEW CURB PUMP WAR
Councilman Purvinc Opposes The
Granting Of Permit, City
Attorney Instructed To
Prepare Ordinance
A definite plan for repair of
streets in the city was launched
last night when figures showing
the yardage of deteriorating
thoroughfares were presented to
the city council by city engineer
Rodgers. A total of 53,172 yards
of pavement was shown to be in
need of retouching.
Street commissioner Low has
taken the matter up with County
road engineer Culver to see if the
county Will be able to do this re
finishing work for the city, it was
pointed out at the meeting, and
Culver indicated willingness to
enter into a contract.
The county street Improvement
equipment will be available any
time for the work, it was said.
Need Thin Cwt
The county road crew last year
put three inches of black top on
Mission street for 75 cents a yard,
and since none of the streets now
needing repair will require more
than a two inch coating, the cost
is expected to be reasonable.
Funds for the work will be tak
en from the city's half of the
county four mill road levy, $11,-
000 of which is said to be now
due for the first half of the year's
taxes.
Streets cited as needing im
mediate repair are North, Summer
street between Court and the mill
creek; North Capitol, from Mill
to Shipping; Old Court street trom
Church to Commercial; High
street from Court to Marion; and
the South side of State street.
War on operators of sidewalk
(Continued on Page 8.)
BANKS TO MAKE CHARGE
Deposits Averaging Ijees Tliau JloO
to Be Assessed
Service charge of 50 cents per
month based on average daily
balances of less than $50 will be
inaugurated by a number of the
smaller banks of Marion county
July 1. It was said that 56 per
cent of these daily balances are
less than $50.
Banks that wiil adopt the serv
ice charge include the First Na
tional and Coolidge & McClaine
banks of Silverton. and banks at
Woodburn, Aurora, Donalds Ger
vais, Hubbard, Monitor, Mt. Angel,
Scotts Mills and St. Paul.
JURY BLAMES "NELSON"
St rangier Suspect Held Respons
ible for Girl's Death .
WINNIPEG Man.. June io
(AP) Earle kelson, alias Virgil
Wilson, believed to be "strangler"
wanted In connection with . the
killing of women in several Paci
fic coast . cities in the United
States, 'was held responsible for
the death of Lola Cowan, 14 year
old' school girl, xand Mrs. T Emily
Patterson,: 27 year old choir sing
er, by a coroner's jury tonight.
' . , 1 ;.' ' '. i.i i 1 1 in " ' . - '
ACES REACH SAN DIEGO
Army Fliers Will Attempt Trans
pacific Honolulu Flight
' SAN DIEGO, June 20. (AP)
.Lieutenants' Lester J. Ma Mian d
p.nd A. J. Hegenberger, fcrm fly
ers who soon are to attempt ft
trans-Pacific flight from the Cali
fornia- coast to Honolulu, arrived
here at 4 : 20 p. in., today, landing
at Rockwell Held. They left Tuc
Bon, Ariz., at 1:10 p. m. . ,
SYNDICALIST PARDONED
Charlotte Anne Whitney Escapes
i San Quentln Term :
SACRAMENTO, June AP)
Charlotte Anita Wbritney. Oakland-
social ' .worker, today was
saved from a one to 1 4 year term
in San QuenUn prison Jfor relat
ing the California criminal syndi
calisms act, winning a complete
pardon - from - Oorernor C; C.
Young. " ' 1 " ' .
MEN WHO VOTED
FOR "ABE" tfERE
OLD SOLDIERS CAST BALLOTS
WHKX LKSS THAN 20
McKay, Zeek and Clejnmens Re
count Experiences at Sons'
Banquet
Three men who are at present
in Salem attending the annual en
campment of the G. A. R. and its
auxiliary organiiations voted " in
the presidential election that re
elected Abraham Lincoln as presi
dent of the United tSates. All
three were less than twenty years
of age. .
These men, Department .Com
mander C. B. Zeek of the Oregon
division of Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil war; Department Com
mander Clemmens of the Grand
Army of the Republic; and Past-
Commander McKay of the G. A.
R., told of their experiences last
night at a banquet in the Y. M. C.
A. rooms, when the Sons of Vet
erans and its auxiliary were hosts
to officers of the GAR, Ladies of
the GAR, Woman's Relief Corps,
and Daughters of Union Veterans.
"In 164, when McClellan op
posed the re-election of Abraham
Lincoln as preldent of the United
States,'' said Commander Clem
mens, "when the McClellan back
ers said, 'It's no use the war is a
failure -we'll elect McClellan and
let the South go,' Abraham Lin
coln, as commander-in-chief of the
Union armies, declared that all
soldiers should have a vote.
"I yas in a hospital I'd been
shot through the leg and they
brought me the ballot box and I
voted for Lincoln, as did 95 per
cent of the Union soldiers." I
wasn't twenty years old."
Commander Zeek then added his
bit: "At that 'time I was only
fourteen I wasn't 15 until the
following May 30. I was in front of
(Continued on Pf S.)
"LINDY" UNRECOGNIZED
Crowd -Gathers, but Object vf In
terest Is New Auto
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (AP)
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh had
a new and pleasant experience to
day when he drove down town
from the residence of Harry
Knight in St. Louis county, where
lie is visiting, and parked his new
roadster, a gift, in the business
section without receiving public
acclaim. ,
A crowd gathered about the car,
which is a distinctive clever gray.
matching the color of his ocean-
spanning airplane, Spirit of St.
Louis. The hero of the week-end
homecoming celebration discov
ered,, however, that the spectators
were not looking at him, but at
the automobile. None seeming" to
recognize him as the world hero.
Knight received today at his
brokerage office the first ship
ments of gifts showered on the
flier by admirers abroad and in
the United States. Twelve crates
of gifts were delivered.
PEDERS0N CASE TODAY
Supreme Court To Hear Argu
ment Today On Ntate Matter
' VArgumenta of attorneys will be
hard by the state supreme court
here today In the suit brought by
Peder Pederson to restrain the
state board of control from bor
rowing $600,000 from the state
industrial accident commission for
the erection of a new atate office
building in Salem. .
Erection or the building was
authorized under a law enacted at
the 1927 legislative' session.: The
lower court held for the plaintiff
with the result that the state ap
pealed from the decision to the
supreme court. 1 '
I Mr; Pederson alleged in his
complaint that the state had' no
authority to - borrow $600,000
from the Industrial accident com
mission in that the constitution
prevents the" state from incurring
an obligation in excess of $50,000
In event the supreme court re
verses the decree of Hbe lower
court work on the structure will
get under way next month.
6010 ENTER UNIVERSITY
Enrollment for Summer Term Ex
petted to Beach lOOO
i siL'rv ' sjvv. 1 ' V
l EUfcENE, Jane 204-f AP)Be
tweon 600 to 600 students were
registered ?at-s' the University 1 of
Oregon for the summer session
Lwhien opened .today. 'ft was -an
nounced after a check up at the
office of Alfred Powers, dean of
the Session. " ' ' r V "j '
Indications wre that the previ
ous, estimate ; of 1000- students
woaldbo-. fully reached. ''with an
equal number at the Portland jbcs-
sion, it was gtated . '
CVILWAR
4
VETERANS
GATHERING
Over 200 Here Monday,
More Expected at Open
ing Session Today 4 (
ELECTION TALK '
! ALREADY HEARD
Zeek, Bandon, and Liliagar,
- Portland, Mentioned
MEETINGS BEGUN
A".
Sons of Veterans and Auxil
iary Convene Monday, Hold
Joint Banquet in Evening;
Public Reception Tonight
Program Today
G. A. R. 9:45 a. m., busi
ness session, credentials; Mar
ion hotel, 2 p. m., business
session; 7:30 p. m. public re
ception, armory. !
W. R. C- 11 a. m.. council
meeting, Marlon hotel; 1 p. ni.
public memorial service, ritu
alistic . work; attend . evening
reception.
Ladles of G. A. It. 8 a. m.,
advisory council, credentials,
draping department charter,
ritual, 1:30 j p. m., business
session.
: Sons of Veteran- 9 a. m.,
business session; ,1:30 p. m.,
election of officers; attend
evening reception; 630 p. mj
joint Installation.
Auxiliary to Sons of Veter
ans 9 a: m., business session;
8:30 p. m., joint Installation. ,
Daughters of Veterans
8:30 a. m. business session;
12:30 p. m., luncheon at Mar
ion hotel; 2:30 p. m., ritual;
8:30 p. m.f joint installation.
A few more than 200 GAR vet-
aona an1' t not wlvna wava vaitU.
u v uu uva&i vv vvosv icD
tered at registration headquarters
at the First Methodist church last
night for the 45th annual state
encampment, with several more
expected this morning when. the
GAR will hold its first meeting
(Con tinned n Faff 5.)
EBSEN SERVICES
SET FOR TODAY
LAST RITES TO BE CONDUCTED
AT W. U. CHAPEL
Former Students of Beloved
Professor to Have Part;
Begin at 10 A. M.
Funeral services in memory of
the late Professor G us tar Ebscn,
head of the modern languages de
partment of Willamette university,
will be held this morning, at 10
o'clock in the university chapel in
Waller HalL 1
The order of services tc be fol
lowed includes an organ nreludo
by. Prof. T. S. "Roberts, prayer by
Rev. Fred Taylor, scripture read
ing by Prof. E. S. Hammond, vocal
solo by Mrs. Martin Ferrey, re
marks by Rev. Martin Ferrey, a
students quartette number, read
ing of faculty esolutions by Dean
F. M. Erlckson, reading of a poem
by Dr. Jl O. Hall, remarks by
President Carl G. Doney, and an
other students quartette number.
Miss Iva Clare Love will also play
several violin selections, accom
panied by Evangeline Hall on the
piano. " : ,
It is J expected that many
friends of Professor Ebsen, both
local and from out of town, will
be present at these last rites, for
he had won for himself a large
circle of friends and admirers
during his twelve years at the uni
versity,' many of "whom lovingly
called him "Father", Ebsen. . He
was widely known as a scholar and
educator, as well as a friend, hav
ing. Tome to America from tier-'
many 2d -years ago, as he xald. to
teach where not only the rich and
titled.1 but' all. who desired it
might be educated.
The 'body is Jn -charge of th o
Kigdoa -mortuary and will be
taken this afternoon to Portland,
for tlnai interment at tie Port-'
land Crematorium. 1 '