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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1927)
-I Did Vouv Knoyj , 1 hat Salom Hoc the Chance to BocoiQtheXoiintriifQ::Gecat6stV;SwJrie Breeding Center ? Tho JVlandgep : of the Utah-ldahb Sugar Company in the ViHamette Valley n: " ft; i , . . . . -j ' . Henry Ford, worlds richest man, iayt he i is eager to, get back to work. Come to think, ot it, work seems' to be a habit with - most men who have won unnsnal success, Boston Transcript, . , t : J-i . ( f iiV i 1 ' - WEATHER FORECAST: Generally fair; temperatures. somewhat above normal. Max r imam temperature yesterday, 9i ; minimum, 63; , river, ; minus .5; atmosphere, clear; wind, north. I - , . SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS - i m f I' r!1 I tvJk: BEET INDUSTRY W E VISIT M a n a ge r t)f ; Utah-Idaho Sugar Company to Inspect Progress In Valley PREFERS THIS LOCATION Hay Willamette Valley Will Sui- purt Industry Successfully by -Us of Irrigation and I Best Metliods The .following letter receiyed yesterday, will be of yital concern " to. a great many people of the Wil lamette valley: - "C. E. Wilson, Manager, Salem Chamber, of Commerce, Salem, v Oregon Dear Mr, Wilson : I am : desirous of Tisiting the Willamette , yalley some time soon and am hopeful that I can find the time to do so In order to keep in touch wtih the general development and progress in your great valley.: JlAt the Tequest of various par ties in the valley. who wished to do some experimental work with sugar beets, we sent down a small quantity of seed. Would it be possible for you to get the names and locations of these experiment al plots and let me- know whether or not they.are being cared for sp that I can see the beets during the growing "season - ' ,?We are doing a little develop ment work in British Columbia .this season and taking the ton nage at our Bellingham plant, and we have been approached and re quested to Investigate the possi bilities of that district for estab- ' lishlng the - sugar beet industry.; Great Britain, as a nation, has be eome very much interested in this Industry of recent years and has C estkhtlshedTqWisra number o . plants in the British Islands, as - ' . yon know. They have learned the ' importance and the value , of the industry in their desire for con- J serving : soil fertility and improv - lmg agriculture generally. Per sonally,' I would much rather de- velop the possibilities of the Wil lamette, valley, and remain in our jtwn countrv if we are to build a new unit wunin tne next year or two, because I have never doubted (Continued on pag 8) EASTERN STATES SIZZLE IN HEAT EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED IN NEW YORK STATE Hottest Day of Year Recoiled in Many Cities; 109 at New Bedford .NEW YORK, July 13.--(AP) The eastern states sizzled today as Old ' Sol, Inspired with the true spirit of summer, raged with in creasing fury. The blanket of hu midity, ; however, steadily lifted, and the weather bureau predicted thunder storms to dampen the so lar ardor tomorrow. Temperatures in many cities varied from 90 to 100 degrees, as ambulances rumbled over burning pavements in response to prostra tion reports. Eight deaths had been reported today, four in Buf falo, two in New York, one in Newark, N. J., and one in- Syra cuse, N. Y. 1 , Offices were closed and sprinkl ers opened in New York as the temperature steadily rose through out the day. It became the hot test of the city when the thermo meter reached 91 degrees at ' 4 o'clock. The previous record for the year was 88 degrees establish ed April 20. Today's record is 17 degrees' above the average for July 3 here, and within 6 degrees of the record tor this date, establish ed in 1876. ' . " t Early today a Coney ; Island 'dishwasher literally went crazy with the heat, said the police and the man was shot to death as he terrorized the matrons of .the res taurant with a carving knife," &i Syracuse reported5 temperatures approaching 100 degrees while Rochester reported IltB hottest July ta in! 55 years-with an ornnai maximum of 94." ! , The; thermometer Philadelphia and. reached 93 in many other Pennsylvania citle reported tem peratures well; in the nineties, i The weather bureau thermome tpr reached 109 In the direct rays ojf the sun in New, Bedford, Mass., while the average ranged 89 in the shade." Boston reported a temper t tut of 4f r ;-. . . " CANNETOES STILL RUN FULL BLAST HU5T BROTHERS COXT1XUE , t Zi HOIR DV :SjCHKDjULE Royal Ann Cherries Shading Off, Strawberries Cone; Many ' Lamberts All of the canneries and packing houses are as busy as ever. The Hunt cannery is still running 24 hours a day, and will be all the rest of this week. They line up about as follows: The Oregon Packing company is working on loganberries, raspber ries -and. cherries, though the cherries are shading off in sup ply. Strawberries are over. The Hunt cannery is working on the whole seasonal fruit line, 24 hours a day. Will make 24 hour' runs rest of week. Royal Anns getting scarcer, but black cherries coming in larger supply. This is one of the few canneries In the valley ' putting black cher ries into cans. ' - The Starr cannery is full hand ed en loganberries and cherries, etc.- The supply of Royal Anns is diminishing. Will be rather scarce by Tuesday of next week. Paulus Bros, cannery full up. mostly on cherries and loganber ries. The West Salem cannery ia working good sized forces on lo ganberries, red and black raspber ries, some Royal Anns, and a sup ply of Montmorency cherries. The Producers Cooperative can nery is busy on logans, black and rediraspberries, and cherries. Was working a night force last night on black raspberries. All the black cherry shippers are busy; sending out large ton nage of fine Lamberts. PLAN 3 NEW DWELLINGS Permits' for Residences Valued at f 12,000 Issued One Day Th expenditure of close to $12, 000 in new dwellings for Salem was announced yesterday, in three building permits issued yesterday at the office of the city recorder. A one and a half story dwelling to cost about $7,00 v is to be erect ed bynE. E. Pruitt at 160 E. Lin coln street, in Fairmount Park addition. Construction is to be in charge of -V. E. Pruitt. Another dwelling, a one story home, is to be built for Ruth E. Fuson, at 1770 Fairground Road, at a cpst pf, about $3,000. The third, at 1710 Ferry street, is to be constructed by S. Lindley and Son for H. D. Klum. It is to be a one story dwelling, and will cost approximately $1600. SHOPPING NEWS APPEARS "Adpaper" Edited by Martin Ad vertising Service, Inc. The Salem Shopping News made its initial appearance yesterday In the form of an eight page paper or rather "Adpaper." The Martin Advertising Service, Inc.of Salem, isediting and publishing the News. The advent of such a publica tion in Salem has been anticipated for some time inasmuch as many cities throughout the country have Shopping News. It is not a eeneral newspaper and so its col umns are devoted to store and tvle news in addition to adver tisements. Every precaution is be ing exercised by the Martin Adver tising Service to maintain the col umns of the Salem ShoppingNews on a high ethical standard. CHARGED WITH MURDER Inquest Today May Bring Lessen ing of Severe Count PORTLAND. July 13 (AP) First degree murder charges were filed today against Fred Hartwica in connection with the .death last night of Dan Hanley who was fcrtt fatnllv hr Hartwick. An in- mieRt will be held tomorrow at which time, it was indicated j to- dav. the charges may be lessened The shooting took, place, police say, when Hanley attempted to force his attentions upon his di vorced wife,who was living at the rooming house operated by the Hartwick family. . , . CLERK' FOUND GUILTY Man Charged With Dismembering Woman's Body blven Deatn LONDON, July ,13 (AP) John Robinson, 36 lyear. old clerk, was . fouad guilty today of the murder .of ; Mrs Minnie Bonnati, wife of an Italian waiter, and was sentenced to death. 1 ' " . f Mrs. J Bonaati's .' dismembered body was discovered in a trunk at Charing.' Cross station . in London in May, . ' ' Ei NEEDED N STATE'S IIS TOffiiCES Supreme Court Ruling May Curb Governmental Acti vities, Believed OFFICIALS SHOW DOUBT Borrowing Sometimes Necessary for Other Purposes Than State Building; May Iiose Normal and Hospital Additional" reasons why a change may , be necessary, in the Oregon constitution's provisions which prevent f the state govern ment from incurring, obligations in excess of $50,000, were seen Wednesday by state ' officials when it was pointed 'out that the supreme court's ruling, holding unconstitutional the act of the last legislature which authorized the st'ate to borrow $600,000 from the industrial accident commission to finance the construction of a state offie'e building, may also have the effect of curbing other govern mental activities. The law, authorizing the state board of control to erect the pro posed new structure with funds borrowed from the accident com mission was held to be uncon stitutional on the grounds that it would create an . obligation of more than $50,000 in violation of the state constitution. Four mem bers of the supreme court con curred in the opinion. Sfate officials who have given the opinion of the supreme court considerable study expressed them selves today as reluctant to pro ceed with the . expenditure of funds in excess of $50,000 more (Cootiaud sa pace 4.) TWO AVIATORS CRASH Controls "Freease" on Student Flier at High Altitude FULLERTON, Cal., July 13. (AP) Two aviators were serious ly injured when their plane went into a tail spin and crashed here today. Robert Gerwinger, Santa Ana businessman, was learning, to fly the plane which he recently had purchased. Haley Hersqhey was acting as instructor. They had flown from Santa Ana to Fullerton and were on the re turn flight when the controls "froze" at an altitude of 3300 feet, causing the crash. TRYING TO WILLOS MANDATE RECEIVED HERE RESENTENCING OF SWEENEY'S SLAYERS DUE SOON . Court of Last Resort Upholds Ver diet of Marion and State Courts t The mandate of the United States supreme court in the case of James Willos, under death sen tence for the part he played In a break at the state penitentiary here in August, 1925, was re ceived at the offices of the state supreme court Wednesday, ! A similar mandate in the case5 of Ellsworth Kelley, also under death sentence for his part in the break, was received here two weeks ago. Prison officials said that Kel ley and Willos would be resen tenced by Judge Percy Kellyjof the Marion county circuit court within the next two or tljree days. Willos and Kelley wer charged with fitst-degree murder in con nection with the shooting ot James Sweeney, a guard at the prison. Tom Murray, third mem ber of the trio involved in the break, .committed suicide. The United States supreme court upheld the decree of the Marion county circuit court and the Ore gon supreme court. BRAND APPOINTED JUDGE Harvard Graduate, Dry Advocate, Gets Marshield Post . James T. Brand of Marshfield on Wednesday was appointed by Governor Patterson circuit Judge of the second judicial district to succeed John C Kendall who has resigned. Mr. Brand will enter upon his new duties September 1. Mi. Brand is a graduate of Harvard law college and has lived at Marshfield for several years. He served as city attorney there for a number of years and is president of the Marshfield cham ber of commerce. Following his arrival in Oregon from the east Mr. Brand stumped the state for prohibition under the direction of the Oregon Anti-Saloon league. He is a republican and was indorsed by a large num ber of attorneys of the Coos Bay district. Judge Kendall's resignation was received at the executive depart ment8 Wednesday. BLANCHE SWEET SUED Screen Star Made Defendant in Income Tax Case Lien LOS ANGELES, July .13, (AP) Blanch Sweet screen star, who is in private life the" wife of Marshal Neilan, film director, was made a defendant today in a tax lien for $2,828 income tax on her last year's earnings. The lien was filed In federal court by the in ternal revenue department. MAKE LITTLE ONES OUT TWO LAP FLIGHT STARTS AT NINE SMITH AND BRONTE ATTEMPT NOVEL HONOLULU TRIP Plans Call for Starting Back With in Two Honrs After Landing MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Oak land, ,Cal., July 13. (AP) Preparations for fueling the little Travelair monoplane in which Ernest L. Smith, civilian aviator, and his .navigator. Emory B. Bronte of San Francisco, expect to hop off on a round trip flight to Honolulu tomorrow morning it 9 o'clock began here early tonight. Smith previously had announced plans for landing at Wheeler field, near Honolulu,, refueling, over hauling his plane and starting back for Oakland within 2 hours. Plans tonight called for a thor ough overhauling of the airplane here by J. Boedecker airplane ex pert, before the start is made on the Oakland-Honolulu lap of the jburney. As for the immediate return flighty arny officials; at t Honolulu declared the plan was not feasible because Wheeler field, where the fliers proposed to land, is only 1200 feet long, too short a dis tance to permit the take-off with the load the plane must carry. Army experts believed' his'' only chance to hop off' on a return trip flight would be to take part of a load of gasoline at Wheeler field, riy to the island of Kauai and use the field from which Richard L. Grace recently attempted to start for the mainland. TWO DROWN IN UMPQUA Bodies of Cook Child renReoover ed; Resuscitation Fails ROSEBURG. Or., July 13. (AP) Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook of Tyee were drowned this afternoon in the Umpqua river, according to word received here this afternoon. Only .meager details were received. word being relayed in by tele phone. It was reported that the bodies of the children had been recovered from the water and that resuscitation was being attempted but it was not believed the at tempt would be successful. LEAVE FOR DEDICATION Governor and Other Officials to Participate in Invent . Governor Patterson and a num ber of other tate officials will leave here today for Bend where they will attend the ceremonies at tending the dedication of the hew highway bridge over Crooked river. Roy Klein, state highway en-j glneer, and members of the .state highway commission, , also will participate in the ceremonies. OF BIG ONES V! i 3 j i ! f OREGON LEADS COAST STATES i : r Need? of Continuing Present Vehicle Tax Shown inEn ' gineer's Talk WORK MUST CONTINUE 4.500 Miles of State Highways Now; OOO Miles Paved,' 2,500 Surfaced, Roy A. Klein Tells Rotarlans Persons who contend that Ore gon does not need to continue its present method of financing' the state highway construction and maintenance program principally through the' graduated automobile license fee, would have found food for reflection in the outline given by Roy A. Klein, highway depart ment engineer, at the Salem Ro tary club luncheon Wednesday. Leads in Mileage Although his talk was not in tended to be a defense of the pres ent arrangement, Mr. Klein men tioned that Oregon is well ahead cf both California and Washington in ratio of highway improvements to motor vehicle registration, but added that the saturation point for motor vehicles is not yet reached, that tourist business is growing from year to year high way department survey figures, not a guess that still better high ways will be demanded and the maintenance costs will continue to increase as the highway mileage increases. And in response to a question. he declared that the entire pro gram would be disrupted if the vehicle tax is cut to the uniform figure,- now being - proposed, and that a few cents more gasoline tax will not in any way make up the difference. The average motorist now pays not more .than five or six dollars a year gasyoline tax, he mentioned. " ' Embraces 4,500 .Miles The highway program was be gun in 1916, and has : progressed until there are now 4,500 miles of state highways the equivalent of a road from Salem to New York City and back to Chicago. It would take 1 days, of average ai ivmg to cover them al, Mr. Klein mentioned, - Improvements now include 900 ( Continued on pax9) KEELER CASE DISMISSED Mandate to U. S. Supreme Court Takes No Action in Matter The United States supreme court has sent to the Btate supreme court here Its mandate in the 'case of Frank W. Keeler of Portland, who sought to restrain Stanley Myers, district attorney of Multnomah county, from presenting-1 to the grand jury 'in - Portland 'certain evidence confiscated In a 'raid of Keeler's room. 'Keeler was arrested charged with selling bonds without 'first obtaining ai permit from the state corporation commissioner. The courts upheld the district attorney. and the appeal was dis missed bn the United States court. 500 DI E IN EARTHQUAKE Report Says Tremor Caused flOO, OOO Damage in Jerusalem LONDON, July 13 (AP) The Dally Mail's Haifa , (Syria) correspondent says that 600 per sons were killed tin the earth quake in Palestine and Transjor- dani aand that more than - 700 houses in Jerusalem -and the, sur rounding districts .were damaged. These include the ' Greek convent and the . Patriarchs residence on the Mount, of Olives. . A, minaret felt,, while a 'sheik - was reciting prayers, killing him. -' The damage to Jerusalem is es timated at about $100,000 COMMISSIONERS NAMED Three Fortlaader - Appointed On r Child Welfare Commission ; Governor . Patterson yesterday appointed Mrs.. Henry L. Corbett, Revv J, 'G Tate and Mrs. Freder ick! Strong, all of Portland,-' mem bers of. the state child welfare commission. ? , . " i -They will', succeed Milton A. Miller, Johnston Wilson' and Mary J. 8parlin, also .residents of Port- J?ndf whps9,terE? tie expired, MAKES DEFENSE OF CITY COURTS ATT JuK BY EDITOR APPEAL , E TO SUPREME COURT 1 Municipal Justlo Halls Not Part 'of State Court System, Declarea PORTLAND, July 13. (AP) Defense of the municipal, court both as to its power and the se lection of its judges was made In a"; brief filed in the, state supreme court today by Frank S. Grant, city attorney, and Robert A. Im lay, deputy, in an appeal from the decision of the circuit judges on the attack on the court by Fred L. Boalt, editor of the Portland News. The brief declared that there Is ample charter authority for the appointment of extra judges and the municipal court is not a part ot the court system of the state. ; Cities which will be affected by the decision werS said to Include, besides Portland, - Astoria, Bend, Hillsboro, Med ford, Oregon City, St. Helens, Tillamook; Albany, (Continned on Fax 5.) MARKET SPECIALIST DIES C. J. Hard Was Active in Cooper ative Marketing Movement CORVALL1S, Ore., July 13. (AP) C. J. Hurd, since 1923 ex tension specialist on marketing and organization , at Oregon Agri cultural college, died ' here today. He was 62 years of age. Death was due. to heart disease, physi cians said, superinduced by a re cent illness and overwork. An advisory member on the committee of nine to perfect de tails of the grower-packer prune marketing plan, Mr. Hurd had lately devoted ail his time toward that end. He had been .identified with cooperative marketing for the past ten years and was active in all forms of farm organization work. ' . . : Coming to Oregon in 1898, Mr. Hurd settled on a ranch near Bit gene. He was elected to the legis lature In 1913, serving one term. He became county agent four years later and after serving in that capacity three years, was as sistant county agent leader for Oregon. - ' His widow, three sons and a daughter survive him. Funeral arrangements have not been com pleted. - BEND LIONS CLUB GOAL Charter Night Ceremonies to Drew Crowd from Salem Den Plans for a large deieeation from the Salem Lions club to at tend the charter night ceremonies conducted for the Bend club Sat urday evening of this week, will be discussed by the local den at Its meeting Friday. Arrangements are being made for the caravan to leave, Salem about 'noon Saturday, going1 by way of the McKenzIe highway which is . now in good condition air the. way. ; s ( y '. The local Lions, who have been given credit tor the organization of the new Bend, den. will practice at their . Friday luncheon ; some songs which they plan to sing at at Bend. ; - APPOINTMENT RUMORED Joe ' Keller Believed Slated for " Parole- Board Position Reports were current here Wed nesday that :Joe Keller of Port land, at one time state parole .of ficer, was being considered 4 by Governor Patterson for a plaoefon the state parole . board. Mr.' Kel ler was said to have held a n lim ber of conferences with Governor Patterson recently ' in.-, connection with the appointment. : " The state parole board is note composed of Hal Hoss, secretary to Governor Patterson ; : Dr., Nor man IC Tully of Salem: and W. J, Jackson of ' Albany. In event Mr, Keller is appointed a member;' of the parole ' board - he . probably would succeed Mr. Jackson. , SALEM MAY GET M EET Deliere Drngglsts Will Hold Con ventlon Here Next Year k - :' BEND.: Ore.; July- 13. (AP) Salem, it was believed here today would be named ; the convention city for the 1928 meeting of the Oregon State - Pharmaceutical as-, sociatlon. . R. S. Hamilton, mem ber of the . state; legislature, was the speaker, at a meeting todr. The ldea that people of Oregon are overtaxed is based 'on a fal lacy, be said: '. . -. Election of officers and definite decision on the" 1928 convention cltJf Is K5lil!?? 'of toaorroy. ' EEfJEVA PARLEY CIWTODI . . v. r .. . 1 , , - .' Situation at Conference Will : Be Outlined at Public;; Session ENGAGE IN FRANK TALK British and . American Delegates Recognize Difficulties; Japanese SUIT Oppose High Cruiser . Tonnage - . -? . GENEVA, j July I 13 (AP)-f-The tripartite naval conference is still J wobbling '; along but" l!as achieved nothing definite on the grave issue revolving about cruis ers. - -f; '''.'.'V-'-' '1:i ' v.; Presumably the moment is fast approaching when either 'some so lution must be discovered or the delegates must separate to permit further reflection. '' Nevertheless, a plenary session has been' con voked for three o'clock tomorrow afternoon to permit of a summing up of the situation as far as it has gone. , j- Use New Atmosphere The principal . delegates have gone over the same problem Jin the same atmosphere so often that to day it was decided to foregather In a villa just outside ' Geneva. The hope was expressed that the new environment would inspire new remedies. However,' a long exchange ' of views, characterized by - both frankness and courtesy, failed to result in1 any. progress, according to reliable nfoTpation. On behalf of the Japanese dele gation. Viscount Ishli made per fectly clear Japan's determination not ta accept a .high level fop cruiser tonnage. In doing so, however, he followed the Japanese .tradition' of cloaking diHIcult things in polite phrases. Hugh Gibson, . chief America delegate, and Viscount Chelwoodr of the British contingent, had. r long talk over., the cruiser prob lem. It is understood that the) frankly recognized the difficulties of each other's positions. . After agreeing to convoke a plenary session the meeting ad- (Contiud on pit 4.) WOMEN TO. SEEK FULL EQUALITY PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIC LAW APPLICATION MADE Women's Party ; Delegation Will Ask Coolidge for Support of Amendment 71 n RAPID CITY, S. D., July, 13 (AP) The demand of the nation al' women's party for; equal .rights with men- was , brought into the Black Hills tonight by a delega tion from the organization which will . be received tomorrow by President Coolidge. The group, headed by Miss Gail Laughlln df Portland, Maine, first vice chairman of the party, in tends to ask the. president to sup port in congress-next winter their proposed constitutional " amend ment which would - make the or ganic law apply to women in so cial, industrial, economic,' political and other phases, as it does to' men. .. . . ' : The national women's party re cently concluded , sessions of its annual convention ' at Colorado' Springs and made the pilgrimage to the summer White House In & caravan of automobiles after vot ing to make a personal plea for support to Mr. Coolidge. ' . 'A. resolution seeking to. amend the constitution along lines de sired by the organization was in troduced : in congress by Senator Curtis of Kansas and Representa tive Anthony ', -of Kansas, and nephew of Susan B. Anthony, and ' while, no elaborate plans are nnder way, the party hopes to push lis cause with, greater vigor, ncxt winter. 'X't ?--- . . - " . . , Miss AnKa'PoIlitzer of Charles ton,'1 S. C.ra vice chairman of the party and, spokesman for the dele gation, declared federal , action was desired rather than legisla tion'.: by-, states, because "the ques tion is nationwide." : "If '- o r " amendment goes through,'; she said, "ind u? t r i, 1 laws will j be enacted that ure equally , beneficial to men mi women, Kven if the 4 S hour . '. V