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Day- In ;SqIem Today, -76 Rlerchants Rapticipatingj. the-Largest! NumbopWct uilciirigP Six IVIonths of Year-To italrgl?607f, Over WEATHER: FORECAST? Generally f alr.1 "9" " NI?dr can blame th6 Orientals for want Ing .China for thChinese. but the putxle Is to Tirtes?U , rBt pinese.-lj; Ausele! Ornithologists report Ufoi Vh6 nlghtin ? MS f!?glBR on a 8lltly shorter AVe length this year. London Punch. but unsettled on - the Washington coast; ; "warmer In east 4 portionwith lower humid--it 7; gentle variable winds; maximum temperature- yesterday 79; minimum . 4B; river ;.9; atmosphere clear; wind northwest. ' SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALESirOKEGON." FRIDAY-MORNING JULY Tf 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS Hi i 7 ) GD0STRUGT1 JOTfiLS RECORD City's Growth Continuing i Steadily Oespite Depress ) : sion Elsewhere 51,607,177 IN PERMITS umber of " THrellinirs InrreaMs Still yiSre Rapidly; Last Da - "Permit Swell Jane ' Figure o-f300, 725 Steady Increase in building ac tivity for Salem, despite depres sion elsewhere-.' was recorded for the first halt of 1927 which ended yesterday, andaeryed to discredit, tf r not' to silence, the doubters who each year have predicted that Salem's growth was at an end. . , Building perm Us for the first six months of 1927 showed an in crease over the same period for 192 6, and .consequently set a new record. The total, In the period Just ended was 11,607,177. . Steady .Growth Shown Here are the figures for the first sis months -or the past four years, as recorded by the Salem chamber of commerce:; , 1924 ....... fl.035.85S V 1925' ....... J.162.325 " ' 1926 ...... . 1.458.085- ,1927 ....... 1,607,085 On the basis of dwelling con struction, the Increase over the aa'me period of years Is still more atriklng. Th figures for the first six months of .each year are: 1924 ............ 145 : . - 1925 .199 1926 ?10 1927 V f . .". 8 3 7 There . were t more dwellings started In the last six months just nded than -in the entire, year of 19J2... f- s. -: Jit -- k . Record- Remarkable ' '--r... inAMaM.itiii i-Tkr '!i not i apecUculax, biitj ltl Is I remarkable considering tne contrary; irena in most other cltiel.- . Building activity-which is defif 1 Liltely planned f0r the near future 'ositively assures that this pleas- 'ig rate of construction win con- inue-for several montns at least, tool the structures which arq rtaia to oe iuiku r ae OLLYWOOD MAN 5T FOR FLIGHT 'HARD GRACE PLANS TAKE OFF SOME TIME TODAY . ro ken .Necked Fller'VWIll At tempt to Cross Pacific in ' Monoplane 1 MAN A. Island of Kauai, Hawaii, June 30-(AP) Atmospheric eondIti6ns prevented the projected hop off, of Richard Orace,' Holly wood Aviator, from Hawaii to the mainland today. . Gf ace said be might make a speed test later to day His start for the California coast la now set for daylight m orrow morn in g. . -: The machine that Grace will fly 1 - is a Ryan monoplane, with a sin- "" gl en,n- "He toolt 11 to Hawaii recently from California. J I.Grace won is sobrfauet, the broken necked flier,? ;when he iv cracked a neckfvertebra in an ac- cldent while performing an air- tlane stunt t at a motipn picture i t Hollywood. f He wears a brace, ( ,r He has flown some ,5000 boars. ' t ' and gained the reputation or being 1 a daredevil pilot. ; He .began Ily ' in tn 1914. when he was 16 vears old.- W':,;'''-V'' t ' - : '-' In his , profession of Stunt man for the movies,. Grace crashed to earth 24 times, of which 16 were deliberative to obtain pictures. ; Ills, feats have included chang ing j from plane to : plane- In. mid-alrr- aud leaping from planes to automobiles, speedboats- and . mo torcycles, lyit ' ;.-.- lie was born In Morris, Minn., June 10, 1 89 8 He married Lor- ralna StephanaOA In 19tr but was divorced. ' r . ' The daredevil, lnviator weighs 13 S pounds and his height Is five feet, seven inches. . L03 ANGELES, June S , (AP) Although Richard Grace V'hii cot yet hopped off from Ha- waii for the flight to thevmain- ( ad, plans ? already ; were being -n ulated tonight by his financial :r' r? for at least one phase of vi, recertlon that part of his : (Continned Pf f ; . FLAX PULLERS - NOW STARTING TWKXTT !IACHINE9 READY; SENT TO RIPE FIELDS Work to Begin Early In . Week ; Amount of Hand Palling to Be Reduced The fleet of over 20 flax pulling machines is ready for business and the tork of taking them to the fteldslhas already begun. They are being distributed with ,a view to -conserving time, hy having them at the places needed as the liar ripens. , There,: will have to be some hand pulling, but an effort will be made to pull the largest possible acreage by machine, and to har vest the flax when it is just right. Not too ripe. Only ripe enough to Ket the mature seed, without let ting the straw became oveT ripe. There is a new flax warehouse that will hold 1000 tons about ready. All the pulling machines have been overhauled. They will all be. run by tractors. None of them is fitted for teams. Everything about the flax in dustry at the penitentiary is being put into ship shape, to take care of the crop as it comes in, -and to work it up. into manufactured ar ticles as expeditiously as possible. Wonderful improvements are be ing made. No Idle Men The lime plant is also being re built. Orders for future delivery lire being received at the rate of about 100 tons a day. They are being booked in order and will be filled in that order, so as not to ply favorites. New sheds for storing the ground lime are being built, to hold several thousand tons. This will allow continuous operation of the plant., ' ; . Things are busy at the peni tentiary. Two days of this week there was a shortage of labor there; with about 600 Inmates, too. Double shifts will be put on at the lime plant, when the; storage bins are j completed, which will be within a' short time. T EXPLOSION t KILLS ONE Many Injured When Fire Breaks Out in Press Building PITTSBURGH, June 30. A P) An explosion of gasoline and resulting fire in a sub-basement of the Pittsburgh Press building today caused the death of one workman and the injury of ten other men and a woman. No es timate of . the loss was made by officials of the newspaper, but firemen placed it at 150,000. The victim, Glenn Day, an elec trician, died while en route to a hospital. Of the injured, Thomas Hatton, pressman, was the most seriously hurt. He suffered burns about the face, hands and body. Tha woman. Miss Sarah Maier, suffered principally from -shook. MANY YIELD TO CUPID One License Issued on Final Day of Matrimonial Month A total of 64 couples yielded to the wiles of cupid during . the month of June, ; According to a compilation at the county clerk's to-l0f fice. This was 27 more than were issued In May, indicating that June still leads as the month of matrimony. Only one license was Issued yes terday, .the last day of the month. This was to Walter Carl Bondell and.Mrs.Kreta Dahl, botfe of Sa lem. ' ' ' ' ... " JUDGE DISMISSES SUIT Alienation of Affections Case Dis continued at New, York , NEW YORK, iJune 30. (AP) Mrs.- Emanuel Victor Modica's $500,000 alienation of affections suit; against; Countess ' Reger- D. Perlgny, a discontinued by Su preme Court Justice Mullan to day, at the request of Mrs. Modi ca's attorney. The suit was brought . three years ago, Mrs. Mod ica charging that the countess had -sent many love notes to her husband, a chauffeur, of. Newark, N. J. .! GAS RAISES CENT TODAY Two ' Companies Announce In erease in Price Effective Today SAN. FRANCISCO, June 30. ( AP) The Associated Oil com pany and .the Standard Oil Com pany of;' California, . today an Bounced that the pries at gasoline and distillate won Id be raised one cent a gallon, effective tomorrow, The , price rise affects the whole I Pacific coast district, V LODGE TElulPLE Ml TUESDAY Contract in Neighborhood of $35,000 Let By Associa tion to Henry Carl SIX ORDERS TO OCCUPY Fraternal Auditorium to Occupy Spacious Second Floor Room; Automotive Firm -Leases Ground Floor Construction of the new. Frater nal Temple will start next Tues day and the building will be ready for use some time in September, it was announced last night by I. Greenbaum, treasurer of the building committee. Contract for the structure, which will cost in the neighborhood of $35;000, was let yesterday to Henry Carl, local builder. Plans for the buildfhg have been under way for several months. It will be erected on the north sid-j of Center street between Liberty and High streets. It will be a three story reinforced . concrete building with measurements of 67 Vt by 95 feet. Auto Firm Leases The first floor is to be occupied by an automobile sales firm as a show room. The space has already been leased, but the name of the occupant will not be announced until later. Hardwood floors will be laid on the second floor . which will be used as the main lodge room of a size 45 by 65 feet. A smaller lodge room. 3,0 by 40 feet, will also bo on this floor, together with dress ing roomsand Jock s-i;Tho- roetae t. ""i ..... (Continued on page 7) . RUSH GUNS TO P0SSEJ North Topeka Bank. Bandits Be lieved Cornered Near City TOPEKA, Kansas, June 30". A one-pound field piece and two ma chine guns were rushed late to day, to a posse reported to have surrounded Ave bank robbers, 30 miles north of here. The men robbed the Kaw Valley National bank of North Topeka of 214,000 early this afternoon. The one-pounder and the ma chine guns were dispatched by the state adjutant general's office. . v 1 1 : " I ;-: i - 4t let'em iGti (fTlWl I' ' ' A LESSOR J ! ' SCHOOKDISllRICm-BliStXJlWlTORE BIDS ACCEPTED FOR. .EQUIP MENT; MOSTLY FOR LESLIE -I- Olinger and Skneral, Re-Klected Directors, Sworn ii: -i Name Officers 7 Bids of 14661.15 on furniture and equipment, for the Salem school system, were accepted at a special meeting: , of : the t school board , held -.last night, moat of it being for ? the new , Leslie . junior high school. , The largest, successful bidder was the Northwest, School 'Furni ture company, whose. bids to the amount of. 3757.15 were accept ed. The only: other successful bid der was, the H. L. SIff Furniture company of Salem whose bids were accepted to the amount of $904.- Furnlture which will be ' pur chased from the Northwest School Furniture .company includes the following; Pupil's desks. 75 No 2 at $6.95 each, 75 No, 2 at $6.45 each. 75 No. 4, at $6.64 each, 75 No. 5, at $6.12 each; rear, desks. 25 No. 1, at $4.70 each, 20 No. 2, at $4.70, 20 No. 3, at $4.30 each, 20 No. 4 at $4.30 each, and 25 No. 5 at $3.90 each; 75 table arm chairs at $5.85 each; 18 teachers desks at $28.50 each; 30 swivel chairs at $11.25 each, and one 1 brary table at $28.50. i Bids of the Stiff Furniture com pany accepted were for 100 com mon oak chairs at $3.65 each, and 22 library tables at $24.50 each..: Bids for window shades and an office rug were held under advise n.ent until the next meeting of the, beard. I Dr. H. H. Olinger and L. J. Sim eral, re-elected members of the board, were sworn in at last, night's meeting. Following this, Dr. Olinger was again elected as chairman of the board, with L. J. Simeral as vice chairman. CHERRY PICKER INFANT 17 Months Old Baby . jtesrned , From Top of High Ladder Farmers in the Salem territory evidently train their children in the art of cherry picking while they are very young, according to a report received yesterday from the farm of Frederick Kurtz, on the river road north of town. Delbert Chester Kurtz, 17 months old son of Kurtz, was found at the top of a thirty foot ladder which was set up in a cherry tree, where he had evi dently climbed without any assist ance, the' report says. The baby was rescued from his precarious perch with no damage done except the fright which his relatives received. FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD WbEXPERTS DESTROYER AND- FLOTDLLA LEADER f TONNAGE CUT! Atmosphere of Confidence' Per I ' rades Geneva tNavy Re -I Auction Parley. J GENEVA, Switzerland, June 30. (AP) The trl-partlte naxal con ference moved-.forward , today In an atmosphere of mutual confid ence, which i was the immediate outcome of Great Britain's spon taneous, act of proclaiming to the world, that the British empire seeks, no,, supremacy over. , the United States in sea power and that everything that Great Britain may wlsfe . to ; build . to national needs maji assuredly also be built by the United Spates. , , 1 was in this atmosphere of eonfldence created by the -statement which W..C, Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty,-gave exclusively ,the Associated Press Correspondent, that the naval ex perts reached an agreement to day that the maximum size of de stroyers in the future shall-be 1,000 tons and that the maximum size of flotilla leaders shall be v (Continued on page 3.) DISTRICT SURVEY ASKED Investigation of Warm Springs and Deschutes Ordered , Investigation of the Warm Springs and Deschutes irrigation districts, as a preliminary step to ward reorganization of the dis tricts under the act of 1927, was ordered by the state reclamation commission at a meeting today. The investigation hits been rer quested both by settlers on the projects and by holders of bonds of the two districts. The reorgan ization, if finally realized, will in voke the issuance of new bonds, baged on the abiHty of the dis trts to pay out as determined by ti . inseatigation. t ROAD OILING POSTPONED Highway Doitartimiit IK'Iays to Accommodate Holiday Traffic Road oiling on the Roosevelt highway between Salem and coast; points nas been suspended until after the Fourth, according to in formation received In Salem yes terday. ' This action was taken in. order to assure that the heavy holiday traffic would not be held up or forced to detour.'it was said The oil which has been spreads so far will be sufficiently dried 'so that cars will not be damaged. Oiling operations have been carried on this week south pf Hebo on the Roosevelt highway. SSI Crowds Attending Tenth An nual Bargain ? Day to Throng Streets Today BAND CONCERT LISTED Merchants Hop Out-of -Town Peo ple Will Visit Many Stores, Get Acquainted With Salem Hospitality . "Come early." That- is the last bit of advice being addressed to out-of-town and local shoppers the thousand's who; will throng Salem's business district today to-take advantage of the exceptional offers made available in the city's' tenth, and largest annual bargain day. The advice is given for two principal reasons. . One is that with ' such large crowds to handle, the merchants are afraid that un less most of the shoppers are downtown early in the day, there will be such a crush toward clos ing time that some will be disap pointed. Want Thorough Shopping The other is that annual bar gain; day does not have for . its primary purpose the making of a big profit from volume of sales on that! one day alone. They will profit, of course, through the moving of a large quantity of merchandise, even though the margin on each article is 'very (Continued on page 7) 2 CONVENTIONS COMING Chiropractors of State' to Convene Here Next Week Salem is to entertain at least two ; more state conventions this year and the chamber of commerce has turned over its auditorium to the use of eaeh of them, it was announced. Thursday. The first will be the meeting of the Oregon Chiropractors' associa tion,' which will be held beginning next Tuesday and continue until Friday. 'Between 150 and 200 delegates will be present. September 1, 2 and 3' are the dates for the conventon of the state medical association it was announced. Approximately 250 physicians and surgeons will at tend, and -most of them, will bring their wives. , Dr. W. B. Morse of this city is state president, and he is already outlining the plans for entertaining the visitors. LOP OFF PRISON TERMS Canadian' Government to Cele brate by Reducing Sentences I OTTAWA, Canada, June 30.- (AP) Prisoners serving terms of more than six months In Canadian penitentiaries will have their sen tences reduced by the government as "an act of grace anad mercy," In honor of the diamond jubilee of Canadian confederation, it was an nounced today.' t One month will be taken of f the term of every ' prisoner serving a definite sentence of not less than six months, while an additional month will be taken off the -sentence of those serving more than six months for each .additional year above, that period. LA WYERSl TO ; FIGHT CASE Attorneys fojiDrotliyjytackaye i v. Will Seek New Trial ! C, ' LOS ANGELES, June 30 (AP) Attorneys for Dorothy Mackiye announced tonight they would re new their, fight: for her freedom Saturday., morning, when they would file a motion asking that her conviction, of a felony charge of concealing facts In connection with the. death ; of her husband. Ray Raymond, ba tet aald, and a new trial be granted the actress.; DECEASED ACTRESS RICH Lottav Crahtree Left Fortune of I $3,117,610 Says Report ' : ; BOSTON. - June - 30.(AP) Lotta Crabtree, one time- fffmou" aetress whq" died , in' September 1924, left anestate which on An fgust 20, 1925V had, a, valuation of $3.1 17,6 1 0., ThLj-was ahowa iy. a report flledrtynhe appraisers in the probate court today. . ; TREASURYl HAS, AMPLESURPLUS GOVERNMENT CLOSES FISCAL YEAR IN GREAT SHAPE; , Permanent Tax . Reduction to be Introduced Next Session, Say Xeaders . WASHINGTON, Jqne 30 (AP) The government rounded out the fiscal year tonight with a treasury surplus estimated at $635,000,000 to $640,000,000, the greatest , in history. Acting . Secretary Mills expressed the opinion, however, that the amount was to an extent misleading because of 'non-recurring items which contributed to it. Inasmuch as congress at its last session did not pass legislation to upplyat least a part of the sur plus to further, reduction of taxes, it is being applied to decreasing the public debU - It Is the intention, however, of congressional . leaders to put through a permanent tax reduc tion bill at the next session and first steps toward that end will be taken when .the house ways and means committee meets October 31 to consider the drafting of a new schedule of rates. , In reviewing operations of the treasury during the current fiscal year, officials pointed out "that along -ith a reduction of more than $1,000,000,000 in the public debt, several offerings of certifi cates and bonds had been floated and approximately $1,828,000,000 ot second Liberty loan bonds and u considerable amount of the third Liberty loan had been retired. The sinking fund for 1928,. am ounting to $353,000,000, comes into operation tomorrow, and probably will be used further to retire the second Liberties. The fund was created, in 1920 for re funding purposes,, to continue un til all Liberty .bonds i'and , Victory notes are retired. ' RAINFALL RECORD,' SET First,. Six -Months, of -127 Bring 24.53 inches of Moisture - Tha first six months of 1927 have been the i wettest period of that length in a number of years, figures kept by the Salem cham ber of commerce revealed1 when the final total for the first half of the current year was - furnished by the government weather bu reau. The rainfall from January 1 to June 30 this year was 24.55 inches. The records show that the 12 months total rainfall for the pre vious four years was as follows: 1923, 38.46;L1924, 33.15; , 1925. 32; 1926, 38.48. . . January and February rainfall this year accounted for well over half of the six months total, the record In January being 8.9 inches and in Februiaf Jr B Inches. . -The Jun rainfall this ye'ar also exceeded that for the same month in the previous four years, the month just ended bringing 1.54 inches of moisture. June rainfall records show: 1923, .97; 1924, .22; 1925. .96; 1926. .24. V JOSEPH 'ALBERT RESIGNS Veteran Cashier of First NaUonai Goes to New. Position j Joseph - H. Albert, ' connected with the First National Bank f Salem and its predecessor the - apuoi iMauonal, since 1885, has aold his holdings' ih that Institu tion and resigned hoth as cashier and director, to accept an execu tive position with the Ladd & jttsfcA Jjarifc, it was ; announced tnuraaay. . Starting asmfes8enger and. of fice boy. Mr. Albert learned the .banking business and had advanc ed to 'the office of cashier In. the Capitol National by 1898, MOUNTAINEER DELIRIOUS Interviews With Man Said to Have Scaled Throne Forbidden ZION NATIONAL PAR-4C, Utah, June 30.- (AP) -W. H. Evans of South Pasadena, Cal mountain climber who after -apparently scaling the hitherto unsealed walla of the great white throne. In Zion National park, Monday, suffered Injuries In his descent which ne cessitated his rescue late last night,, is still delirious and phy sicians will permit no interviews until possibly tomorrow. REDECORATE BANK INTERIOR '' SILVERTON. Or., June 30. (SpeeUL) The:' interior' of .. the Coolldge & McClain bank Is being redecorated thla . week. The walla are receiving s new coat f-kal-so'm ine. t- -v :- -' BYRD SAFE BUT PLANE BROKEN M: Message From Ver Sur Mer , Indicates Fliers Fell Into 'Sea There , LOSE BEARINGS AND MISS PARIS World Anxious When Plane Fails Alight at Le Bourget SEARCH STARTED Rumor Circulates Fliers Land ed in Issy-Les-Moulineaux; Reporters Flack There But Find Report False PARIS, July l-(AP.)--Comniander Byrd and his thre trans-Atlantic flight companions fell into the sea near .Ver Snr Mer early this 'morning and -swam !iOO yarTs to shore, but" were not hurt, says-a report received by H. A. Gibbons, rep resentative of Rodman Wans luaker. He received the report front the prefect of the Calvados 1 -district In. which Ver Sur Mer Is located." ' rooskvkijt , fijeld, . i., July l. (AP) A . cablegram addressed to Mrs Richard E. Byrd from her husband Com wander Byrd, received at the ; banxar here at 4:20la. m., said: "Landed at Ver Sur Mer, all well. Dick. Orover Whalen, vice president of the America Trans-Oceanic company, telephoned the mes sage to Mrs. Byrd in Boston. , CHERBOURG,, France, July 1. (AP) The mayor of Ver Sur Mer telephoned to Cherbourg this .(Cotitinuea oa gge 8) YOUNG AVIATORS TO RETURN HOME AR3IYJI LIEUTENANTS W J L V LEAVE. PLANE IN HA WAR "Happiest Boy In America? Says Malt land of Himself at Banquet HONOLULU, June 30 (AP)- Lieutenants Lester J, Maitland and Albert Hegenberger, who landed near here yesterday morning after a fligh( from Oakland, Cal., over the- 2400 miles. of Pacific ocean, were -planning today to leave for. San Francisco Wednesday on the i - ateamship Maul The giant Fokker plane, which niade the longest flight over water, will be left In Hawaii for inter-island flying by army.avla-. tors. ". T ' . - The love of theAaviator.for his (Ooatiaaaft m Far 5.) War Mothers , Benefit Program . Capitol Tonight : 4 ' . - 'J'" ' . - ' ' ' ,- -The Salem War. Mothers are - presenting a -- benefit showy for their relief fund J this evening at BHgh's Capl . tol . theater, with specialties on the stage consisting of , i Scotch bagpipe duo,- vocal solo by Airs. Harry Harms, r violin solo by Miss Elizabeth Levy, reading and solo by Mrsi Gordon MjGilchrist and songs by SalensWWen's Quar , tet. Slides of scenes at tbs battle front in the World v war will also be shown. Thia part of the fcbow will ! be given at 8: 30,with the j pictures beginnlns,at 1 and ;1. The- feature picture ' Is 'The SensaUon Seekers," a : powerful- dramatic ro t r mane starring; Bill i Dove and Huntley Gordon. i . . ' : .. . . . ..' "