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Wiypr BoQtc Arc Already Bteing tlcl Up on Sand Bars, While' the Still W I. hp Growers at Au msvil I e Meeting Last -Night Decided lo Askfof Higher Protective Duties: fpr 'Flax Fiber 41 . a "WEATHER FORECAST: Generally fair with rising temperature; gentle to moder ate northwest winds. Maximum tempera ture ; yesterday, 87; minimum, "50; river, ..6 minus; atmosphere, clear; wind, north. - ..." - i '. , l,Two of James Madison's great services to his countrymen "were ' writing the Tirst ten amendments to the Constitution and intro ducing long pants, Ohio State Journal. mm SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS !k. 0mm i. 1 i t i fJEWDRYHEAD TO TIE PROHI lira George Alexander Takes Over New Duties in State Department Today ANTICIPATE-NO CHANGES Full reoperation With Local Of- fleers Pledged; Commissioner t Brings 13 Years Enforce ment Experience Announcing that he plans "to take the prohibition laws liter ally., rather than to place any in terpretation of his own upon them, George Alexander of Hillsboro, apointed state prohibition commis sioner, arived in Salem Friday evening to take up his new duties today. . . No drastic changes, either in policy or in the personnel of the dry law enforcement staff, - are contemplated at present, Mr. Alex ander said, i- He has barely made the acquaintance of the men who nnerated nnder William H. Lev- v ens, outgoing director, and plans iu iciatu luiu i rM " - Pledge Cooperation Commissioner Alexander has al ready taken the oath of office, so there will be no ceremony in con nection with his taking office other than to move into the quar ters assigned him at the capital. While his duties will keep him in Salem most of the time, he does I not plan to move his family here ; 'until September. . - Pull cooperation 'with local en forcement officers In all parts of the state is pledged by Mr. Alex ander, who stated that in his ' .Y twelve years of jrtperience. as., a. vKjjflry officer, hid always found the officials everywhere in the north west willing to cooperate in every way ...... Has Long Experience Mr. Alexander has been con nected with enforcement work in Washington -county, as sheriff part of the time and as a deputy at other times, ever since the Ore gon prohibition law went into ef fect in 1916. : There has been plenty of enforcement work to do in that couty, he said yesterday. but the officers there have always been among the leaders in the state In enforcement records. "It's a big state and there are only a fews officers, the new com missioner said. "It will be just a matter of doing all we can, and treating all violators alike accord ing to the literal interpretation of the law. My aim is to enforce the law fairly and Impartially." 1 Local holstein BREEDERS MEET ENJOY HOSPITALITY OP MR. , AXI MRS. FRANK DURBIN Inspection of Meadowlawn Farm ; is Enjoyable Feature fof .Session The Marion County Holstein breedeTs'roetvat the Meadowlawn ""-Dairy farm yesterday as guests of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Durbin, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durbin. Jr. The morning, hoursvwere . spent in inspecting the premises (.and, the excellent dairy facilities which have been Installed- on this . modern ranch. , - 3 , Meadowlawn farm is located about two miles from Salem and . on approaching the ranch the vis ', Itor Is naturally Impressed by the well tended premises. . A spacious house with numerous shade trees , readily attracted the attention of all. The dairy house, where the milk is bottled for market, is a veritable model of - cleanliness. "' The Dufhins have exercised every effort, to make for efficiency and ; jp oder n r machinery has been in stalled tor bottling the milk, wash- ting bottles, cans and other appa ratus. - A large cooling room is -,. located in this building. ' Nearby is located the dairy ' barn. It is a large Imposing structure. Concrete floors aid in ; keeping . this barn . a model of cleanliness. There are stalls for 50 head of cows on the main floor in addition to eight box stalls. .An unique system, for fastening , the cows in the stalls la employed and It permits of free play of the head In any direction. v The second floor or hay loft la filled with hay except for one FLAX INDUSTRY NEEDING TARIFF COM PETIT! 0 X WITH RUSSIA SHOULD BE PERMITTED ' Arguments Advanced at Aumsville Meeting by Professor G. R. Hyslop One of the greatest needs of the flax raising industry in the north west is a protective tariff high enough to allow local flax growers to compete with Russian flax, de clared Professor O. R. Hyslop of the farm crops department at O- A. C. who spoke at a meeting of flax growers which was held at Aumsville yesterday afternoon and evening. About forty persons, flax grow ers and their families, gathered at Picnic park in Aumsville to lis ten to Professor Hyslop speak on the needs of th flax industry, and also to hear Lystra II. Dewey, of, Washington. D. C. chief of the fiber office of the bureau of plant industries, department of agricul ture, who is making an inspection trio through the flax district of the northwest. The state farmers union, meet ing recently in Albany, went on record as being in favor of a tar iff of 8 cents a pound. Professor Hyslop declared. With a higher tariff, he said, better prices would prevail. Northwest farmers will do well to ask for legislation to ward that end. Among the important things which must be observed in the flax raising industry he mentioned the early planting of seed, and the harvesting of the fiber when it is not quite mature. Harvest ing methods have not yet been perfected, he declared, so that much ot the fiber is over ripe when cut. The agricultural col lege is doing much to eradicate weed seed in the flax, as well as to develop better grades of seed which are best adapted to local conditions. Mr. Dewey spoke, urging that every encouragement be given to northwest manufactories, in oTder (Con tinned on pc 8.) GtLlrNETTERS PROTEST Crew of Pile Driver Refuses to Work on Stationary Trap ILWACO. Wash.. July 15. (AP) After protests by about 50 gill net fishermen against erection j of a stationary fish trap in the Columbia river off Fort Canby, a pile driver owned by H. Makila & Sons was towed back to Astoria, today. ThP rrpw of the oile driver re-i - m i fused to proceed with the woric, m . . . spite of the presence of two dep uty sheriffs, after the gill net fish ermen surrounded the craft and dec'ared that the waters of the vicinity had been used for gill net! fishing for many years and that they would allow no traps to be placed there. RETURN MEN FROM SHIP Survivors of Steamship Crash Brought to New York Safely NEW YORK. July 15. (AP) Twenty-five men who escaped death when their ship, the Nor wegian steamer Sagaland, was sunk when in collision with the Holland-American liner Veendam early today, were being brought here tonight In the Veendam. One man of the Sagaland's crew lost' his life. The ships struck five miles east of Nantucket lightship. The Nor wegian steamer, a craft of only 2,677 tons gross registered, loaded with 9,000,000 pounds of sugar. sank in 15 minutes. FIND INVENTOR GUILTY Extreme Mercy Asked By Jury for Wealthy Miami Man MIAMI. Fla.. July 15.(AP A verdict of guilty with a recom mendation of -("extreme mercy was returned late today by a crim inal court Jury which tried Fred J. Oslus. wealthy Miami Beach, In ventor on charges of manslaugh ter grpwlng out of the death of Mrs. Bain Miller and her six-year- old son.' when Oslus' automobile plunged ; Into Biscayne bay June 27. . 3 , " . : ' MAN KILLED BY PARTNER Prominent Ixm Angeles Men Have -Argument Over Finance . LOS ANGELES, Jnly 1.15.- (AP) Frederick A. -Starn,40, wealthy . broker - and manager -of Rothschild Mortgage and Finance company, was shot and killed by his business partner, Jacob -Gold stein. 56, early tonight In .what police. declared was an argument In the , company offices over ' fi nancial differences. AVIATORS MAKE FORGED Ulill NEAR HONOLULU Smith, Bronte Picked Up From Leper Island and Taken to Wheeler. Held RUN OUT OF GASOLINE Erroneous Report Sea IjiiulJnir Occasioned by Expectancy of Premature Fall; Men Un injured, Plane Wrecked HONOLULU, July 15. (AP) Ernest L. Smith and Emory B. Bronte, California fliers who left Oakland Thursday morning for a sustained flight to Hawaii, arriv ed at Wheeler field, 25 miles from Honolulu at 3:57 p. m. Honolulu time (6:27 p. in. Pacific time) to day as passengers aboard army planes. They were taken off the island of Molokai, 60 miles south east of Honolulu a short time af ter their monoplane was forced to land for lack of gasoline. Escorted by Army The twelve army planes flew over Honolulu in formation at 3:39 p. m. Honolulu time and a few minutes later swung on to Wheeler field before thousands of cheering spectators. The army had sent out a squad ron of planes to greet the civilian fliers as they neared Diamond Head from Molokai in the planes of their army hosts. The Wheeler field guns roared a salute to the fliers as Smith and Bronte stepped from the army planes. . Smith cried a joyous shout, "Well, here we are." Bronte jumped out of the plane that brought him to the field and running over to his partner Smith, (Continued oH page 8) LIONS HEAD FOR BEND Salem Den to Present New Organ ization Chairman's Gong Carrying with them a hand some chairman's gong which will be their gift "to the new club, a delegation of Salem Lions wiJ leave at noon today for Bend, I where they will "attend the charter night celebration of the Bend i l . Lions club, organized several months ago under tHe Salem Lion's sponsorship. Indications at the looal club's luncheon Friday were that about eight cars would make the trip. 1 . lf'T,0 ys ' fir PARLEY SUCCESS J LOOKS HOPEFUL YOUXG JAPAXESE DELEGATE SEES 50-50 CHANCE , i IT. S. and Japan Strengthen Agree ment on Ixm Cruiser Tonnage GENEVA. July 15. (AP) "About 50-50 is the way I would put It." was the opinion expressed tonight, on the chances of success of the tripartite naval conference by a young member of the Japan ese delegation who has spent much time in the United States. The 50-50 chance of success is a move npward from the pessim ism expressed by delegates during the past few days. The increased hopefulness seemed to have per meated all three delegations to night although there was no con crete agreement to justify It. A private meeting was held, to day between Hugh Gibson, chief American delegate, and Admiral Viscount Saito, of the Japanese delegation which caused strong belief that Japan and the United States now are firmly united in insisting on the lowest possible tonnage for cruisers and also,; on the prerogative of mounting eight inch guns when the size of the cruiser is less than the maximum of 10.000 tons established 'at the Washington conference. On the other hand. It seems equally clear that Japan and Great Britain are united In seeking to have the number of . ,10. 000 ton cruisers for the United States and Great Britain kept down to about ten. Japan and Great Britain also seem to have the same desire in another direction, which was giv en particular emphasis today, by British spokesmen that is, the policy of not scrapping all old cruisers when they are replaced by new ones but keeping them for (Continued oa page 2.) CLUB PICNIC DATE SET ? Klwanians, Rotarians and Lions to JRoregjrthiBr Jnljt . This week's issue of the Kiwan is Bulletin will announce that the inter-service club picnic will be held at Hagers Grove, south of the Meadowlawn dairy on the Turner road, on Friday, July 29, beginning at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The joint committees of the Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions' clubs have decided upon that time and place. 'The program will include com petitive athletic contests between the three clubs, and it is reported that local druggists are already getting in a special supply of lini ment, anticipating a rushing busi ness the following day, I NOT DEAD YET! COOUDGESAYS KEEP COURAGE WOMEN GET WHAT THEY WANT WHEN UNITED, HELD Women's Party Delegate Much Pleased at President's Cordiality RAPIDITY, S. D., July 15. (AP) delegation of women be longing to the National Women's Party came to the summer White House today with a plea for an other constitutional amendment for women proposing greater equality for men and women and were received "cordially" by President Coolidge. Carrying fresh resolutions en acted at a recent convention the women's spokesman, . Miss Gail Laughlin of Portland, Maine, urged presidential support for the amendment. He replied, they asid, that women usually got what they wanted when they themselves were united on a program? It was one of Mr. Coolidge's busiest days since coming into the Black Hills, at least so far as re ceiving visitors. . After the conference Miss Laughlin said the president had received them "cordially" saying that he was sure that as soon as a majority of women showed their willingness to accept their amend ment it would become part of the constitution. Resoilutions of the National Coal association' urging a reduc tion in the corporation tax, abol ishment of the inheritance levy and adequate flood control were presented to the president by Harry T. Legandy, secretary of the organization which is com posed of bituminous operators. The association's resolutions also carried a request that federal officials "discountenance the use (Continued oa page 4) HEAT WAVE CONTINUES Number of Deaths In Eastern States MounU to-Sixty NEvJT YORK, July 15. (AP) For the fourth successive day the great wave of stifling heat hung over the eastern states tb-4 day, taking at least a dozen more lives and stubbornly refusing to be dissipated by thunder storms. The number of deaths directly at tributable to the torrid spell had mounted to nearly sixty tonight. Prognosticators for the past two nights looked for thunder storms to bring relief, but 1 today the weather bureau lost faith in the cooling properties of thunder and lightning and announced that little relief was in sight before Monday. fillRi GUI l:PRflHEIE THROUGH ACTS Oregon Senator's Name With That of Haugen, Most I Often Hyphenated POSITION COMMANDING Nation's Eyes on Salem Man in His r Fight to Obtain Equalization of Prosperity Between Farm and City (An article printed in advance, by permission which will appear in the August number of the Sun set magazine.) Probably thev most frequently repeated proper name hyphenation Charles L. McXary in national, if not world, history f Basbeen MtKary-Haugen -Repre sentatiye Haugen, the stolid and massive Iowan of Scandfvanian de scent; and Senator Charles Linza McNary of Oregon, quick, and al- most dapper, sprung from Scotch Irish stock And It has been interesting to watch McNary in action on this momentous measure which has done more to disrupt the republi can party than anything that has happened in national politics. Hasn't Shown Ire Although McNary has been, first and last, a rerf- strenuona advo cate of agrarian legislation which the economic conservatives have most emphatically declared to,-te uneconomic and has rurf up against the iron conviction of the occupant -of the white house- that the measure Is purer unadulterated folly, he has never been known to get mad about it. Only a day or two after the president issued his lengthy veto message, the senator from Oregon strolled nonchalantly Into the (Con tinned oa pags 4.) DEDICATE RIVER SPAN Governor Pattersoiv.Off Iciates for Formalities at Bend BEND, Or., Jury ii15i--(AP) Crooked river highway bridge, one of the highest spans in the world, and the final link in The Dalles California , highway, was dedicated here today. Scores of public offk cials and several thousand persons from points throughout all Oregon attended the dedicatory services. . Governor ,Tatterson officiated and headed a large delegation of state officials Including H( B. Van Duzer and Robert W. Sawyer, state highway commissioners, and Wil liam Duby, former commissioner; Joe Dunne, president of the Ore gm State Motor association, and Representative Sinnott of The Dal les, spoke at the dedication. V ' LUMBER MAGNATE KILLED Prominent'. Port lander Loses life in Automobile Accident PENDLETON. Ore.. July, 15. (AP) Isaac Gratton, 77 "presi dent - of the ' . Standard . Box and Lumber company, of Portland, was killed, and his wife was seriously injured when their automobile left the highway near here today and plunged over an embankment. The party was enroute to Yellowstone park on a vacation trip. '-. . ELECTED PRESIDENT J . , 'NEW . TORK, July 1 15( AP) Joseph P. Ryaa today was unan imously elected president of the I International Longshoremen's As sociation of North America. " ' - -A - EXECUTION DATE SET AUGUST 19 WILLOS AND KELLEY . HEAR DEATH SENTENCES AGAIN Former Denies Killing Guards or Conspiring; Says He Wounded Oregon Jones August 19, was set yesterday by Circuit Judge Kelly as the date when Ellsworth Keltey and James Willos will pay the supreme penal ty to the state of Oregon for the part they played In the sensational prison break. of August '12, 1925, when three men were killed. The two desperadoes appeared in circuit court yesterday to re ceive sentence of death, for the third time, after appeals to the Oregon supreme court and the United States supreme court and failed: to reverse the findings -of the lower court. The only hope for the men now is executive clemency. The convicts were escorted into the court by Warden James Lewis, principal keeper Gene Halley and penitentiary guards. The faces of both bore grim expressions, and the old swagger and jauntiness which characterized their -attitudes during the days immediately following their apprehension had aisappeared. Both apparently were in good physical condition. Willos declared innocence of any murders involved in the break, when he was given oppor tunity to speak. "I don't know whether the state is justified in taking my life." de clared Willos inflow voice. I did not conspire against' If, as I knew nothing of what was to take place when we ieft the inside of the prison . ' "I did not kill Guards Holman or Sweeney. I am guilty of none of the crimes of which I am ac cused. I thought a lot of Tom Murray, Dut Tom Murray was made to believe a lot of things (Continued on page 8.) SERIES-OF QUAKES' FELT Two Calif ornla Cities Report Min or. Earth Disturbances" CALEXICO, Cal., July 15 (AP) A series of earthquakes of brief duration but sufficiently se vere to cause residents to rush Into the street was felt here, ' at 6:02 o'clock this evening. The tremors lasted only 20 Beotmds. The temblors were described as being the heaviest ?eit here since last January wien over a half million dollars in prpperty was damagedvby three' disastrous earthquakes and more than half a hundred subsequent minor dis turbances. No damage was re ported from shocks this evening. EL CENTRO, Cal., July 15 (AP)- A sharp earthquake shook this Imperial valley city at 5:55 o'clock this evening. The tremor lasted about 10 minutes. No dam? age was reported. ALL WANT ANNEXATION Every Person Voting; In District Affected Favors Measure Canvass of the votes cast at the recent city election, which was completed' yesterday afternoon by C'ly, Recorder Mark, Poulsen and Mayor T. A. Livesley, shows that In the questions of annexattion of new territory to the city, voters in the territory in question cast their ballots unanimously , for an nexation. . Sixteen votes were cast in that district. City votes on the same question were .2220 for, and 714 against annexation. Richards Will Solve Your Problems . Haveyou sent your question to Richards? Dozens of others have. Richards wiiKbe busy answering them for Sunday's edition of The Oregon-Statesman.' . .." " RlrhardsT will answer aueries ' loiirnevs. clans, RICtLUlDS - ;'-'" from the innermost thoughts of all who see. him. However, Psychomlency is only a small part of the big: show, .as ha carries-two special carloads of scenic effects,' etc a large company and special orchestra., . v , - - -Richards claims he is not 'a-mind-reader,, but a scientist and' a magician. He is a famous magician because of the big show he carries,- but is gravely doubted by many that everything -he does Is based upon science, for Richards was reared a boy among the great Yon and Brahma priest of North India; and from childhood has baffled the leading scientists with amazing;; work. - But regardless ot how he does It, send 1st your qnestlonato this paper now if you want to sure of receiving an answer. ' '' , . .i . - ED.MOl FREW i'lETW Estimates of Dead Vary From 12 to 100, Wounded as High as 400 OUTBREAK CAUSE SAID ACQUITTALS "Red Dictatorship'! Reported But Later Denied STRIKE IS CALLED Latest Report Shows Fighting Assumes Revolutionary Pro portions, but Confined to City;; Country Quiet (By The Associated Press) , Vienna was the scene of bitter rioting and street fighting yester day. ! Virtually isolated from the re mainder of Europe, complete and even accurate details of the situa tion were slow in seeping through, but estimates of its casualties iau&eu up to iuu wuo.ioe aeaa -v M fk t a aw . . "ww io itiu. unrougn tne veil ot silence came one report from Turin that "a red dictatorship" had been set up, but other dis patches from border towns said that the: situation had been mas tered by authorities. S Acquittals Reason - I The rioting started after lac quittal of several former soldiers accused of murdering a socialist, and the palace of .Justice way burned and records destroyed. - Special dispatches received la London, stated - that the rioting y (Continued on page 4) SALEM WINS OUT WITH DRUGGISTS - L - " : J. C. PERRY PRLME IOVER IN GETTING CONVENTION Local Pharmacist Returns From State Meeting and Tour of . Eastern Oregon ' It was the several' advantages of Salem against the seductiveness of the sea shore as far as a choice of convention city for the Oregon druggists was concerned, and Sa lem won. Consequently, local cit izens, will behosts to, abott 300 pharmacists and their wives next year. The exact, dates have not yet been set. i ; i J. CI . Perry, one of ' the, local druggists who attended the meet ings at Bend, was the chief orator In Salem's cause. After .he had pointed out the attractions offer ed here, the delegates forgot all about the call of the ocean. Mr. Perry motored with Mrs. Perry and their young son to Bend via the Columbia river highway, the ; John r Day highway, and the Ochoco highway returning through the McKenzie pass. Crop conditions in the Wallowa district are splendid, reports Mr. Perry, due to the heavy rains In that section this year. Haying is well under way. . r about business and love anairs. changes, real estate, health; most anything,: in fact, if the -. writer sends the Inquiry addressed' to Richards, Magician; care of The Ore gon Statesman. All of his replies will be printed, provided you sign your, name and address, -as an ! evidence of good faith. Only your Initials will he published. f !- 'i Questions are answered by the magician In The Statesman or during the regular performance at the Capitol theater. He does not give private inter views or readings. In addition to answering ques tions through The Statesman, Mr. Richards brings his big mystery show to the Capitol theater for the five days starting Monday, and during each per- 'formance wfll give a brief demonstration of the new science of Psychomlency,-by vhich he derives (CoBtIsu4 oa Pi 8.) - li . . . . ' ..... - .. ..:....,-.-, f-J- ' :, ' , - v ; - ; ' 1