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if ho WcQirwTilliosr Dollar Imprdvctnent' Program- for B SiartccI r&t r CoUricilrWlbdting Loot Wig lit abrsi'o American Legion Drum 'Cbrpb'Js Off Tomorrow AHttNew8ohors at La Grande. Statc Convention . . . - . - ! - . --- " - .- .. ' -- - ...-,-. ' . . ... . MM'H 1. Before yotf EtarC f tBgratniating taa 1 countryi on th fact that -Fourth of July ' fireworks dd "not 'kill "nearly so many peo-" ", pTe as f drmerly, panBe .to consider the fact that Fourth ol July, joy rlderi Are making up the difference." ' r " '. I WEATHER f FORECAST: Pair; high , . temperatures and low humidity in the in-' -. terior. . Maximum temperature yesterday, 85; minimum, 62; river minus .8; atmos phere, clear; wind,1 northwest. ; . i'. 'it t .1 M SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS T 4il r l Ml r MGIER TAKES j TDLtOFOOT 01 Dr. S.-W.vStryker, Villam ette Graduate, Dies From j . AccifJent;on Trip EIGHT OTHERS INJURED Btateonian Reporter Assists in Coring for Wounded ind Sends First AnUienttc Report to Outside Worid ; i(B. Clarence, Oliver) J "Moynt ifood again claimed its victims. . cruelly, unexpectedly, when . a' party, of nine persons, ' members 'of the annual Mazamas ' ount Hood climb, slipped on the steep snow covered slopeasef'up ' per Coo klaclef, and after lldlns 600 feet; dropped" into a" crevasse. The writer, a Statesman report er, who, was one of the party mat .ins the climb in the ! Mazama group, witnessed the catastrophe, hf assisted In removine the injured where the rescuing parties had established an emergency hospital and then phoned the first authen tic account of the affair to the outside world. ' Dentist Killed Those who were in the unfor tunate squad which made the fatal slide and the injuries sustained by each, were Dr. S. W.Stryker, Portland dentist, a graduate of Willamette university, so serious ly injured, when his lungs were punctured as he fell on an alpen stock, that he died on the way town. Miss Hilda Roes. 1138 Mary land avenue, Portland, both ankles fractured, and" a wrenched spine: TO". : M. Bergen, Portland, collar 'IS broken face cut, bruises. -arry M. Krebs, Linnton, spinal injuries, and probable Internal in juries, bad bruises.- Miss Gypsy Johnston, Scap pooae, who is employed-in Port land, severe bruises. Gerald Moore, Oregon City.'suf- fering from shock and bruises. W. H. Harris Portland, nose in- ; (Continued on page 4) WILL DESTROYED BUT MAY DECIDE RILIXCJ TO DETERMINE BEX EF1CIARY OF ESTATE Juke Jofiitsvu Film Claim in Cou- ; iiectlon With Brother i With Br - j .- . , Property Can . a will that has been de stroyed by burning be established as a legal instrument,, and can the beneficiary under it collect the es tate of a deceased person provided no certified copy has been made at the time , the instrument' was drawn? i -.-- ' Attorneys for Jake " Johnson. brother of Charles Johnson, de ceased, believe . it is possible,' and cited previous cases in : probate court before Judge J. T. Hunt yes terday to prove their argument. , Legal heirs of Johnson are fight ing the claim. - ' ; According to evidence and tes timony offered, Charle i Johnsoh, adjudged before his death to be an incompetent person,- maae a will making his brother Jake ben eficiary. Sometime later he de stroyed the will by burning, leav- . ing no copy. -. h ;V s ' In the absence' of any other known instrument, can such a will be probated legally? Judge Hum has taken the matter under ad visement, and will render an opin ion Jaier, ,, . An opinion either" way. would be cause tor litigation in both the cir cuit, and supreme court, '-court at taches believe. C About 16.000 or f 7,0 00 involved, in the case,' it was aM. . - '.'; '' For fiesrrian Extra. r , , Returns ofi'the Sharkey Dempsey fight Thursday eve ning will, be broadcast from The Oregon Statesman, of flee and a full account : will be "carried in the extra "pink; edition which will be on the streets Immediately after the fight ends. , ' ' ' 1 f f v ' PRUNE "COFFEE" GAINS APPROVAL MILLION DOLLAR COuMPAXY NOW BEING ORGANIZED Nwl of Hnbstitutes Brings Out -, This IleaUhfu). Beverage, ; ; Reported. H. G. Koyiendall, former man ager of the California Prune Growers'- association," has sent to his friend, 1 Robert C. Paulus, a sample of a' hew article that is being put on the matket. The label reads in part'liWe this: ' ' "?rnne-Kotfy theihealth drink; prunes and cereals. ; n"' order .to obtain full flavor and food vaiue of the cereals and fruit juice con tained in the Prune-Koffy, be sure it is cooked for at least 15 min utes after '..water, reaches boiling point. No waste; unlike coffee. Try it cold. For muddy complex ion, bad heart or high blood pres sure, drink Prune-Koffy. Prune Koffy Co., Berkeley, California." Can Roast Prunes The people, making this new prune and cereal article as a sub stitute, for cdLfee have found a way to roast the prunes. That is the secret of the immediate suc cess of the new thing t in bever ages, or rather in food stuffs, and the. basis of hope for building np a. bis .business. That is .the big idea behind the new million dollar company being organized to make and distribute it. There v is ; a great sale of coffee substitutes in this country. The Postum people have built up an immense business. They are just now buying out the Walter Baker & Co. concern in Boston, which is one of the. greatest andvldest of Its kind, having been prominent in Jthe manufacture of cocoa, choc olate and cocoa preparations for almost 150 years. And the Post um' people are in the market for other properties of the kind.1 ? w t Bi Thing Abroad ( Also, coffee substitutes Ire hav ing a great vogue in many coun ti led abroad. Impoverished Au's-tria--ned'' 49,eoO,O00 pounds'- of figs last year, in making coffee substitutes. The proper method for roasting figs to make coffee (Continued oa p(e 8.) , a TRAPDOOR AIDS ESCAPE Paul K, Knapp, Held on 14 Counts, Leaves Los Angeles Cell LOS ANGELES, July 18 (AP) A cleverly ; concealed trapdoor today was the means of escape for Paul E. Knapp, said to be a former Seattle police officer and declared by the, police to be a dangerous criminal. Knapp had ' been held on 14 counts of highway robbery , and assaults upon women. Late today ho obtained permission to leave county jail under guard to attend to business matters. Arriving at his home, Knapp was permitted to go into a loom alone and when he failed to re appear the deputy sheriffs guard ing him burst through the door only to find he had disappeared. A trapdoor, cleverly concealed in the floor, had permitted Knapp to dropv beneath the house and then make his getaway in a-waiting automobile. DRUM CORPS TO APPEAR Surprise Promised in New I'ni forms of Legion Musicians The Legion drum corps, prize winning unit of Capital Post No. 9, 'American Legion, will make the first public ; appearance in their new uniforms tonight at Willson park. 'I;'' i -' The drum corps, attired in the much discussed "surprise" regalia, has been given a prominent place on the program by Director Steel- hammer of the Cherrian band. "The ' nature of the uniform has not been made .publie but Legion officials assert that it is 'a win ner" and In" a class with the strik ing purple aad gold Australian style oanlpnientthatswept , the corps into , prominence i two yeara ago. . f '. . Stnnts and special numbers have been prepared by ; the corps members.' ! . " MEADOWLARK OFFICIAL Governor Will f Ask Legislature to i ,.. Ratify Designation v '- Governor Patterson Monday is sued a proclamation proclaimnig the "Western Meado wlark"! the state bird ot Oregon. The meadow-; lark was selscted as the state bird by a vote of the school children of Oregon. I The next legislature will be ask ed to ratify the proclamation, (he governor aidt - .."'. AS TD GRuSsER RATIO. REPORT U. S. and Britain to Get 12 10,000 Ton Vessels, Japan Eight MORE PROBLEMS FACED Hiae of Smaller Cruisers and Guns Ito Be Mounted on Them to be Threshed Out in Com ing Sessions GENEVA, July 18. (API Twelve 10000 ton cruisers for the United States, twelve for Great Britain and eight for Japan--such is the tentative agreement reported to have been reached to day at a private meeting of the chief delegates to the tripartite naval conference. Despite the fact that the con ference has been revivified by the mediation of the Japanese and the conciliatory attitude of the Brit ish, difficulties are certain to be encountered and must be overcome before the success of the parley can be proclaimed assured. Size Now Issue Now' that Great ; Britain has come down "handsomely" as one observer put it, in total tonnage figures and met the American views in this respect, the outstand ing problem to be solved is the size of the smaller cruisers and the size of the guns to be mounted on these. The British spokesman said to night that it would be exceeding ly difficult fqr Great Britain to obtain even the reduced number of cruisers as now proposed, until the Americans and Japanese agreed to lessen tfc displacement in the second category of cruisers and restrict the guns to six inches. (Continued oa page 8.) BALLOT TITLE PREPARED StaUard and Bj lander . Seek Re duction of Automobile Tax The attorney general Monday completed the ballot title for-the proposed Initiative, measure pro; vlding a uniform license fee of $3 for the registration of motor ve hicles. The measure does not ap ply to trucks, busses and certain other commercial cars. In event sufficient signatures to the - petitions are obtained the measure will go on tie ballot at the next general election to be held in November, 1928. The amendment is being-initiated by H. it. Stallard and George Bylander, both of Portland. i . (VIA; YOUVE. V I J; got1 -Ti4t Y ' ! PoLiticiJNS -jeg :-r' 'Skinned All. 8 f y:oP5uRpLus- xJiJ'v ZrT W . . . ; 1 I yXsr , cRop and.- Jyv -ZZSl tC Vs- assurance. FjL S y V- X7 : OF BETTCR T -o be ,v . IV L pqices -y ;. - r -7 ' ; VETO REMOVAL OF STO!? SIGNS CHURCH STREET INTERSEC TIONS DANGEROUS. SAID Ordinance Will Be Drawn Up Soon to Make Center Through" Street Removal of the stop signs on Church street at Court and State, as suggested by the city planning and zoning commission did not meet with the approval of city council members last night. The matterwas broached by Mayor Llvesley at the request of L. P. Campbell, chairman of the commission, but no action to ap prove the suggestion was taken. Before stop signs were placed on this street, accidents were fre quent because of the blind corners at ' the First JViethodist church, and Dr. W. H. Byrd's residence. The inconvenience caused by these signs is more than offset by the elimination of the accidents, it was pointed .out. A. resolution instructing the city attorney to draw up an ordi nance making Center street a "through" street from Capitol to the city limits was passed. This was recommended by the zoning commission as necessary to the convenience of ambulances x mak ing emergency runs to the hos pitals. Alderman Townsend offered a resolution, which was passed, giv ing the streets committee author ity to ask the 'state highway com mission to place signs on the Pa cific highway within the city limits for the guidance of tourists in passing into and from the city. ASSERT INDEPENDENCE Business and Professional Women Hold Meet at Oakland OAKLAND, July 18 (AP) Woman's assertion of independ ence in the business world stood as the keynote of the national convention of business and pro fessional" women's' clubs, " opening its week of sessions here today. Nearly 2000 delegates were" here. OPERATION LOSS SHOWN Eugene Car Lines Have. Deficit of ' 932,350;61, Reported EUGENE," July 18. (AP) Losses of S52,550;61 in the opera tion b the Southern Pacific's street car lines fei Eugene' in the past four years and three months were disclosed aia public service commission hearing today on the petition : of the ail company to substitute buses and'abandoh the trolley service.. Chief opposition to the -proposed change, '- was brought by residents of sparse ly settled districts outside the city who said they contributed between 440,000 and $45,000 to the estab lishment of the car. lines prior' to 1910. The Southern Pacific ac quired the lines in 1915. NATURE'S REMEDY TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIERS GREETED i VAST CROWD PAYS TRIBUTE TO BYRD, CHAMBERLIN Acosta, Xoville and Balchen Also Return; Lindbergh Welcomes NEW YORK. July 18. (AP) Through the same sort of fog and rain that obstructed their paths to Europe, five trans-Atlantic fliers came back to their homeland to day. And as the gloomy weather through which they flew could not keep the airmen from achieving their main purpose, so today it could not quench the enthusiasm of the thousands of their country men who welcomed them home. The city tug Macom tied up dur ing the morning to the liner Le viathan on Which the fliers had come back. ' Commander Richard E. Byrd, leader of the scientific air expedition in the monoplane "America" was first to board the Macom, there to be greeted af fectionately by his aged mother. : He was follow! by his pilot, Bert Acosta, his engineer, George Noville, and his relief man, Bernt Balchen. After them came Clarence Cham berlin, pilot of the plane "Colum bia" which preceded the "Ameri ca" across the sea. : As harbor craft tooted a shrill welcome and gay bunting flapped trom every mast, Acosta and No ville were greeted by their wives, ahd Noville also by his parents. Byrd's wife awaited him at the Battery. Chamberlln's wife was with him, having accompanied him back from Europe. Charles A. Lindbergh, the pion eer New York-Paris filer, was on the Macom with a grin of welcome and so was Floyd Bennett, Byrd's first choice for a pilot, who was seriously injured in the first test ot the "America' The progress of the Macom up the bay was a triumphal marine parade, the guns of Governor's Is land booming a salute and fire bpats leading the way with waving plumes- of water,- J At the Battery a crowd of thous ands, augmented enormously by workers in surrounding office sky- ( Continued on page 8;) BYRD WILL OFFICIATE Accepts Sookana . Invitation if Dates Don't Conflict NEW YORK July 18. CAP.) Commander; Richard E. Byrd an nounced tonight that he will. act as an official' of' the Spokane- air derby to be heM front Sept. 19 to 21, provided1 his proposed expedi tion to the South Pole does not interfere. . Byra s announcement followed shortly after .he was visited by Major John F. Faneher of the air service division of the Washington national guard, director of the as sociation sponsoring the air race between here and Spokane. FEW IRIS D0FF5 ICARAGUAfJS U. S. Force Commands Situ ation With Biit One Killed and Two Injured 300 ATTACKERS SLAIN Scouting Planes Carry Word and Bombing Aircraft Save Day, Raking Riflemen With Deadly Fire MANAGUA, July 18. (AP) A scant two score of American marines, supported by a few more than that number of marine-trained and led native constabulary, nold the bloody field of Ocojal. scene of the first decisive engage ment in the country since the oc cupation. One marine is dead, another seriously injured and one member of the constabulary has been treated for severe hurts. Of the attacking force of 500 under the recalcitrant liberal general. Sandi no. which tried during 17 hours Sunday to enter the town of Oco tal. 300 lie dead outside the town and 100 are wounded. Hordes of vultures " already "sweep over the hotly contested field. , One Marine Killed . j Private Michael A Obleski of Raulette. Pa., was killed and Pri vate Charles Sidney Garrison of Asheville. N. C. was seriously wounded. Garrison's chances for recovery, however, are said to be good. He -was brought to Mana gua from Ocotal by airplane, .to gether. with a wounded member ot the constabulary. - The battle might have terralnat- HONEST TRAPPER FOUND Sfnds in Dime Which Ho Collect- ed Erroneously as Bounty One thin dime all by its lone some, was included among the re ceipts of the office of County Clerk U. G. Boyer Monday. Some one is thought to have had a guil ty conscience, for the dime was enclosed in a letter which, bore no signature. The letter stated: "Dear .Offi cials: -With a little more consid eration and, study, I found that I took in a scalp which I thought was a mole but found that it be longed to the mouse, family. "So I thought it no more than right to return the bounty on that scalp, y. ''Salem. Oregon. July 18, 1927." "If it was a boy that did it and1 I knew who he was, I'd give him a quarteV for bis. honesty," Mr. Boyer said. PLAN CONVENTION, TRIP 8. i Special to La Grande Leaves '' Wednesday, 6:15 P. M. Drum corps and post members fortunate enough to. be able to make the American- Legion' con vention pilgrimage to La Grande, July 21, 22, and 23 are preparing for? the last call at 6:15 Wednes day; evening when the Southern Pacific special Legion "section leaves from' Marion square. "'-' ! Reservations for the trip at the special round trip fare of $18 can Btil be made through Post Adju tant Bassett or;members; btt the transportation committee." The. special "rate made by.- the. Southern Pacific1 includes sleeping car privileges during the three day stay1, and has been quite a factor in rcrnitittg' the" large convention following which the. post Is , anx ious to send; int support ol" the tfum corps, f ; v . -' , NEW HOUSES PLANNED , - i . - '.- " .-. :- ... . . ' f l - ' I ' Three ,IVrmlta -Issued, j Marking . 1 Resumption ol Activity : - ; if ' -' r- ' '' "y h Permits to . build three ' new dwellings -were Issued , yessicrday by City Recorder Poulsen, in a re sumption of the building program of the city which slackened over the week end.'-J ": H.; 1 : X .At $3800 d wellin g will be bull by Edward IJ." Forgard a one: and a half istory balldlngi at, 545 North 18th; atreet. In the same neigh borhood,at 450 North 20th street, W,; LAmkia swill erect aSOOd one-story dveilijtjsf - '' VJi : s The third home is to' be bn lit by II. Eggen for Florence ti. Cunning ham, at 680 North Winter. street. H ill t3 S f L?!2 tEEZ EUii?lili HERBERT HOOVER WILLIVlEiWESt SECRETART;0,(CpXFER WITH COOLIDGK. OX FLOOD Commercial Aviation Also "Wilt Be Discussed: With Coolldge a.; V1 "' 'V.iiifliSoon:;1 '" ' " RAPID CITY, S. D., July 18. ( AP) President Coolidge. wll, en gage this week in his first confer ence with a cabinet officer since coming to the Black Hills five weeks agowhen Secretary Hoover reaches; here dn.Wedttesday, Bringing wjth him a more de tailed report on the Mississippi river floods, M,r. Hoover possibly will take up several important problems with the president. At this conference It is also likely Mr. Coolidge will get more de tailed information which he de sires before reaching a decision on the question of calling con-r gress into special session before the regular meeting time in De cember. -. r While he does not believe the flood situation alone would neces sitate a special session, the presi dent is anxious to learn how soon a report can be made on the Mis sissippi floods on which preventive legislation would be based. Commercial aviation also prom ises to occupy the attention of the president and, "Hoover, who is stopping off here on his way to California. . Charles A. Lindbergh, New York-Paris flier, has been in conference with the secretary in Washington. . The president had time today to put in an afternoon . fishing al though devoting several hours to visit with callers. WARD HEADS MINISTERS Pastor of Eirst Congregational Elects President . Officers for the coming year I wer ele cd py t heSalem Minis- terial union at a meeting held yes terday morning at 10:30 at the y. m. c. a; ;' ' 1 - Rev. C. E. Ward, pastor of the First Congregational church was elected president of the associa tion, which includes- most of the Protestant ministers of the city. Other officers elected were Rev. Haworth, of the '. South' Salem Friends church, vice president; Rev. F. B. Culver, First Evangeli cal church; secretarytreasurer and Rev. Norman K. Tuny, Firs Pres byterian church, Rev. R. j Li Put nam, Court Street Christian church, and Rev. F. C. Taylor, First Methodist church, members pf the executive committee. ' The meeting discussed the pres ent plans for a program of reli gions education, and a committee was appointed to further carry on the! work started during the past year. , - , TRIP MAY TAKE 3 YEARS Comnuinder Byrd to MGo Slow and I3sy" on South Pole Flight NEW (FORK, July 18.-(AP) Commander Richard E. .Byrd found, time during an interval in today's welcoming ceremonies to disclose that accomplishment of his j projected South Pole flight may require three years, "I shall go down and make pre liminary plans during the first year," he said. "I doubt whether I shall be able to make it by the second; but I am confident by the third year everything will be set to make 'ft a success." " RICHARDS: AMAZES SALEM, I MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED Another grat flood ot letters greeted Richards, , the magician, afsthe 'office "of The Statesman yesterday, and the1 questions are com ing in from, all parts of the County. ; Richards opened a five days' 1 ' engagement at r music from the niiHtlnn Knt 4;' : " 'i'IlICliARDS'i?''-'too,,3" look lor it. tomorrow,.' as additional install- - -v.: rA.mentawill appear each 'day until Friday. Follow ing is the second Installment: ; ; ' s i f '- y ' ' j - ' , ' T, J.-Wben we were living In Utah,' my sister ran awliy. Is she still. alive and Iwhit Jecame of her? -i'-,.; , ' , j i : " Ans. Your sister .married a mannamed Brand and. i living at IQl Fourth, street, Miami, Florida. "',. - I ;. ; - .! ,-..., . Br M; H.- Is,my husband trne to- me?.".4.v v: V..-"V.i-;:" 't - ? Ans.--He is as true, as the average man. Your seven year Ud son would make a ood doctor when he Is old enough. . " H.:J.--What has become of m ruby ting? Where can I find it? Vf ?. Ans. -Your ring Is ; behind -ar photograph on the" piano wlit re William 1)1(1 Jt when he was eaeiag you last Tuesday evening. - II Improvement Program of Nearly a Milliort Dollars " Gets Under Way, . ; . : . MAYOR LIVESLEY URGES SUPPORT Resolutions Passed Author : izing Committee Action U SURVEY PLANNED Advice of Citizens on Bridge Matters to Be Asked, Ac , cording to Proposal of AI-, derman Hawkins, Chairman The near million dollar im provement program for ' a ', better Salem got under way last night at the city council ' meeting, when -Mayor T. A. Llvesley proclaimed the passage of the cKy measure voted upon at the recent special election, and committee chairmen presented resolutions asking au thority to proceed with surveys and preliminary plans. ' . . City . Attorney Williams was in structed in the resolutions to draw up ordinances,- with the assistance of competent !bond attorneys,- call ing for bids on blocks of $100,000 In bonds each., on the sewer and bride nroierts. 1 ' ' ' : Support Asked Y Mayor Llvesley made an appeal Ion una,nImoua ., support of - tluv council members in' carrying the projects through - ttf completion, and urged that "conscientious ef fort be made In itheT suffers ana in the employment oV'expens 'tb - aeA that. Artr. 1llaV J-rtlfni1pfl to secure the greatest value; " ', "I see in the, results of the ele- ' tlon a vote of exceeding confidence on the part , of f the?, people: said the - mayor.' - ; "it. benooves eacn "committee to nse the best talent and Judgment so that when iho ' a' foundation for the ; future, t We want the best plants possible to secure for a city of this alze. j Resolutions Passed Resolutions ' Introduced by Al- . dermen Hawkins, .chairman of thk bridge committee; Alderman' Grabenhorst. 'chairman of the sewer committee, and Alderman Dancy. chairman of the'speclal in cinerator committee were passed with dispatch after the mayor'a appeal. ' ' 'An Immediate -call for bids on'' $100,000 of each of the sewer and bridge proposal"- waa asked by1 llitormsn .nrhnlinrkt nn A UawJ; l kins, so tnat the bonas ntay no' ' soid ana money proviaea wnen tne contracts are let. Grabenhorst-" 1 . . . j . . S til. t asaea permission, to go aneaa wim plans for a survey of the drainage " and sewer problems in the city by . a qualified sanitary engineer, i f '.' 4 Advisors" Favored ''",". , Hawkins requested appointment by the mayor of two citizens from among taxpayers of the city to sit In with his committee in deal ing, with bridge matters, and also authority to ask the state hish wayj ' com mission to cooperate In ' ; !' ! (Cntiaud on psre 8. the Capitel theater last night with the greatest performance of its nature that has been seen' In Salem for Several years. . He has a 'whale of a' big magc show with- music, comedy, sensational surprises j and:, a very- elaborate display of -scenery and costumes, enhanced by the catchy orchestra. . ' ...'-, r : ;' '.. During the mental .portion of tbe .performance, Richards easily demonstrates' his superiority over any 'mind reader; that has been . In Salem.. ' Just . send In your : questions 1 to Richards, , America's . greatestmagicim, and then watch for your answer. Sign your full correct name and address to your onlr vnur initials will he iiho1 in the published answer.' ''If- yotti question is not here v