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fcsalGm High School Enrollment for Seven Ygqpo S Steady Increase, II Cost Lowered Railroads ahd thei RairroacMNeHfl hue: L. E!ir Bean: urrteihit ...... i . k . . : - WEATHER FORECAST: Fair with fog near the coast; temperature above normal. .Maximum. temperature yesterday. 96; min imum, 51: river, minus 1 foot; atmosphere, dear; wind, north. ' . First Sectiori Pages I to 8 Two Sections 1 2 Pages Pup Oregon Ard - -c -' I ' .-.?? i i . . EVENTY-SE SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1927 PRICE FlE CENTS 'HUGE- PROBLEM HOWARD SHOWS Financial Distribution and Supervision Method Re main to Be Solved INEQUALITIES POINTED Burden Not Distributed Equally, State. Superintendent Declares in Address Over Radio at Portland. (The following address on edu cation was delivered last evening by C. A. Howard, state superin tendent of schools, over radio KEX, Portland.) " For the last half dozen years, the slogan of American education has been, "An equal educational opportunity for every child." Though'fbis slogan is intended to take in every child everywhere. It has particular reference to the rural child, for the bringing of an effective and well organized school within the Teach of every rural community has been one of the serious problems of American education. Opportunity Unequal. The boys and girls on many Oregon farms are in easy reach of excellent schools, while many others, on account of circumstan ces which neither they nor their parents .can control, are provided with the most meager of educa tional advantages. If Oregon is to give all her children an equal start in life through education, she must face solve , two problems. One of kse is a nroblem of finance and other is supervision. The fi nancial problem involves not so much the raising of more money, as the method of raising and dis tributing what we how spend on education. Burden Not Even. With the exception of the small sum, distributed by the state from the income of the irreducible school fund, elementary and high school education in Oregon are (Continued on paga 8.) STATE SUFFERS IF ROADS QUIT PROPERTY DROPS IN VALUE, SAYS COMMISSIONER Rail Lines Cannot Be Forced Operate at . lxs, K E. Bean Explains to Oregon suffers greatly from an economic standpoint through the discontinuance or abandonment of electric railway transportation, according- to L. E. Bean, chairman of the public service commission. "With the discontinuance of every mile of electric street car and! interurban service, municipal ities and the state government are deprived of thousands of dollars of revenue which cannot be re stored by any other class of car rier," said Mr. Bean. "Besides the loss of taxation the abandonment of transporta tion affects materially the values Reports received by tne commis sion recently have indicated that the discontinuance of transporta- trie, has tended' to reduce land values in various parts of the state." .Commissioner Bean said that, under existing laws, it ia manda tory on the part of the commis sion to grant railway utilities the right to exercise lawful methods of. operation consistent with their constitutional right to realize a fair return I on ; their investment. 5 commission cannot arbitrarily roved by competent evidence t it is not earning a fair re turn for its owners. Investigation by. IK commis sion showed that privately owned automobiles are responsible fori the decline of the street and elec tric railway. The reports filed with the commission indicated; that of a total of 2500 prospective electric car patrons, 85 per cent j J owned and operated 'their own automobile. No testimony was of fered to show ; that common car-! rier'g of freight and passengers In the motor vehicle class are con sidered a competitive factor.' T4j Chautauqua Today and Tomorrow THIS APTKRNOOX One of America's best loved song writers and one of the coun try's leading authors of band .music, come with America's most famous platform orches tra. Kmith-Spring-Holiie Orchestral Quintette THIS EVENINO Clay Smith, famous song hit author, and his company of cheerful artists put on the appealing sort of high grade (not high brow program that made the early-day Chau tauqua movement a suceess. f Sniith-Spring-Holmeaj Orchestral Quintette! SATURDAY AFTERNOON Here is "something different." The greatest Indian school in America, representing almost every tribe in the country, sends its crack musical organ ization to give Chautauqua pale faces a thrill. Nothing slow about this. Haskell Indian Symphonic Band Ned Woodman, than whom there is no more intriguing platform cartoonist, displays his wares and his vocabulary devoting himself 'to home-made poetry,- national idiosyncrasies and things like that. Ned Woodman SATURDAY EVENING A "whoop 'em up" symphonic band program with war dances mixed in; also some contrasts Just to show what Uncle Sam and his schools are doing with the original, genuine Ameri cans. Ned Woodman assists again with some of his funny isms and maybe something else or two. Haskell Indian Symphonic Band FARMERS SMILE AT RADIANT SUN SEASONABLY WARM WEATH ER SEEN AS AID TO CROPS Government Thermometer Up to 96 Degrees; New High Mark for Year The day of the big fight also was the hottest day of the year in Salem, according to the local weather bureau thermometer which registered 96 degrees. This mark is 2 degrees higher than that of 94 established the day before. On June 20, a mark of 91 was re corded. Farmers generally are well pleased at the seasonably warm weather which is a great aid in the uniform ripening of grains and fruits. In previous years, prematurely hot weather has had an adverse affect on the crops, especially lightening the grain yield. This year, however, tempera tures all throughout Oregon have risen gradually instead tof taking a sudden spurt, and have been especially conducive to crop devel opment. Increasingly warm weather is forecast for today. LEGION SESSION OPENS Legion Corp Parade Through Streets; llerce Makes Speech LA GRANDE. Ore., July 21. (AP) With more than a thou sand delegates and visitors pres eDt, the 9th annual convention of the Oregon American Legion open ed here today with the blare of trumpets and the beat of drums. Legion corps brilliantly attired and fualtlessly drilled paraded the business streets of the city today, headed fay Howard Paul Savage, national commander of the Le gion, who was escorted by a wild, yelling band of Umatilla Indians, members of Chief Peo Post, the only all-Indian Legion organiza tion in the United States. Former Governor Walter M. Pierce, Fred E. Kiddle and A. T. Hill, president of the city com mission, made the opening ad dresses today. . The response was made by Mrs. Anna Hershner, of Hood River, state Auxiliary presi dent. BRAMWELL DEFENDANT Pilot Rock Bank 'Attempts to Re ' cover 815.000 in Notes PENDLETON,. Ore., July 21. (AP) Frank C. Bramwell, state superintendent . of banks, was made the defendant today in a suit brought by former officers of the : defunct First - National bank of Pilot Rock la an attempt to re cover f 15,0 00 In promissory notes which they allege were issued to the bank to extend its credit and were; to have been paid for front the bank's earnings.:' TPRESSES FOR EXTRA SESS Immediate Relief for Missis sippi Flood Area Necessary Says Senator DISCUSSES TAX BILL Passage of Deficiency Appropria tion BUI Declared DeKirable; Favors Elimination Nuisance Taxes RAPID CITY. S. D., July 21. (AP) Senator Smoot of Utah, one of the administration leaders, came to the summer White House today to renew his appeal to President Coolldge for a special session oT congress in the fall. A recommendation made yes terday by Secretary Hoover that the federal government give Im mediate relief in the Mississippi flood situation makes the special session imperative, in the opinion of Senator Smoot. Emergency Funds Needed In order to give this relief and to get government finances on a better basis, the Utah senator be lieved the administration would do well to have congress meet early and pass the deficiency ap propriation bill which was lost In the senate filibuster at the cIosa of the last session. That bill carries a large amount of funds to meet emergency expenses of the government and these funds, he thinks, would be needed If Im mediate relief was to be extend ed to the flood area. Tax Reduction Broached. Senator Smoot, who is chairman of the senate finance committee which is preparing to take up a tax reduction bill next session, reiterated that the prospective tax. slash should Te held to $300, opO.OOd. He suggested, however. (Continued on pair 5.) TWO STEAMERS COLLIDE Pacific Trader and Northland Crash Outside Golden Gate SAN FRANCISCO. July 21. AP) The steamers Pacific Trad er and Northland collided just outside the Golden Gate in a heavy fog late tonight, said re ports by radio to the Federal Telegraph company. The mes sages said the Northland had been deserted by her crew and was sinking. The Pacific Trader picked up the Northland's crew. SMOO OVERTURE FIRST AND BEST REPORT HANDLED STATESMAN LEADS IN PRE SENTING FIGHT RETURNS Radio and Wire News Broadcast; "Pink" Extra Sales Make New Record Promises made by The Oregon Statesman to give the first and most complete news of the Demp-sey-Sliarkey fight, were fulfilled with room to spare Thursday evening. Two reports of the fight were received in the Statesman office and broadcast to the crowd of sev eral hundred that gathered on the sidewalks and streets below. One of these reports came over the Associated Press leased wire and was megaphoned - by Stanley Lainson; the other was received out of the ether by the big Radiola set with power speaker, set up and operated by representatives of the Halik & Eoff Electric company. cooperating with the Statesman. Due to the fact that Graham McNamee, WEAF announcer, had a direct view of the fighters while the AP report had to be dictated to the operator, the radio report was well ahead of the wire report on the running story of the fight; but the flash message that Dempsey had won by a knockout. (Continued on page 2.) WARNER GETS POSITION Umatilla Man Appointed on Live stock anitary Board. M. D. Warner, prominent sheen raiser of Umatilla county, was an- polnted Thursday by Governor Patterson a member of the Oregon Livestock Sanitary board. Mr. Warner was recommended bv the Oregon Wool Growers association. He succeeds Jay Dobbin of Enter prise. AMERICA TO STAND PAT Will Demand Right to Build Any una or secondary Cruisers v GENEVA. Switzerland. Julv 21. (AP) The United States will stand pat in her insistence on the liberty to build any kind of sec ondary cruisers she desires and mount on them those . types of guns best suited to American naval needs, according to informa tion available in Geneva tonight. The British have been vigorous ly advocating the limitation of secondary cruisers to 6.000 tons displacement, with a maximum gun calibre of six inches. This difference of opinion con tinues to constitute the danger problem of the tripartite naval conference and is doubtless the main question on which the Brit ish cabinet will deliberate tomor row in London. AUTOMATIC WRITING DEMPSEY LIKES RING RECEPTION CHEERING CROWDS INSPIRED HIM. AVERS FIGHTER I Won't Qnlt Till I Regain the ChampioiiHliip," Declares Former Holder . YANKEE STADIUM. New York. JUly 21. (AP) Jack Demnsev jis tne nappiest man in the world jronignt. "I knew Fd win and I did lust as 1 said I would." he explained 'I ra so happy. tickled. all up in a heap at once that I aon t know what to do." The former champion, now as sured of a chance to regain hi iue irom uene Tunnev. looked just that. His dressing room wa a frenzy of cheering, back Ian- pmg friends who roared eonerat olations at him as he ahnnteri knswers back and danced gleefully around the room. His handlers patted and dried him with towels as If he were somethrner hnlw tn toucn. 'That -reception when I enter me ring, a roar that pounded In my ears, lifted me up and made me fight all the harder." Demnsev said. "I can't thaAk the fnns enough for the glorious war thev greeted me. "Give a lot of credit to Shar. kev." Jack added earnestly. "He's a tough, rugged boy. a mlehtv stiff boxer and one of the clever est heavyweights I ever faced. "I hit hfm a million times. guess, but he just wouldn't go down until I felt that final right to tne stomach bury In his body m the seventh. When the left hook caught him square on the chin I knew he was done. I didn't have to wait for the count. Sharkey Punched real hard only when he was set., but he nev er did really hurt me at any time. Of course, he Jarred me there in the first round and again once m a while with single punches, hut I don't think, I was ever In danger of a knock out." Jask was as fresh as if he were just about to enter a rlne rather than at the close of ' one of the most terrific fights in his career. (Continued on page 6.) DROWNED BOY FOUND Lad Loses Life la Shallow Water of Willamette Slough EUGENE. July 21.-CAP) At the end of a day's search, the body of Max Knowles, 12. was found in the shallow water of a slough near the Willamette river here late today. The boy was drowned Wednesday afternoon while swimming. A companion. Frank Ellis. 11. became frightened when the Knowles boy failed to come up after sinking in the water, and told no one of the incident save another boy. Junior Lowe. five. The Lowe boy told officers today and the search was started. I URGE REilflOML OF U. S. FORCES Let Nicaraaua Work Out uvvr rroDiems" pan Amer ican Federation Asks REGRET INTERFERENCE Freedom In Election of Next Nlo- araguan President Asked in Petition; Cuban Execu tive Greetings Tabled WASHINGTON. July 21. (AP) The Pan-American federa tion of labor by rising vote today unanimously approved a resolution urging immediate withdrawal of American forces in Nicaragua so that the people of that country "may fully and freely work out their own problems." Action came' upon joint motion of Mat thew Woll Of the American fed eration of labor. United States delegates and Flores Cabrea of Venezuela. Preceding its adoption the con gress was diverted from routine procedure when a controversy was precipitated by a move to strike from the record an expression of good will to the meeting from President Machado of Cuba. Ri- cardo A. Martinez of Venezuela sponsored the move "In view of the oppression, murder and crimes made a part of Machado's admin istration." Martinez contended that there were strong probabilities, if the telegram should be accepted, that (Continued on page 4) BLOW CRUSHES HEAD Lumber Worker' Struck By Jam mer; Six Children Survive BAKER. Ore.. Julv 21. ap nj mi . - unsmoerg or Baker was killed today when struck bv jammer while loading loes on a car belonging to the Stoddard Lumber company. The accident occurred in Boulder Gulch, about 17 miles south of Baker. Only meager details of the accident were available here tonight as no one was present when Chambers was killed. His head was crushed by the blow. He is survived by his wiaow and six children. ESTELLE NOT SURPRISED Dempsey's Wife Declares "Certain Jack Would Wm Fignt." LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Julv 21 (AP) Jack Dempsev's virtnrv rawed to surprise his wife. Fteii rayior. "I was certain that Jack would win," said the actress, who, flllrJ bed, received radio reports of the progress of the bout between Dempsey and Jack Sharkey v la w xorg. .. . . . The film' actress had taken care to see that she was not disturbed tonight. Her telephone was dis connected and she saw only a few friends. NOT GUILTY PLEA MADE Olmstead Appears Voluntarily Be- rore M clary's Court PORTLAND. July 21 fAPV Emory Olmstead, former president of l the Northwestern National bank, who was Indicted jointly yesterday with J. E. Wheeler, northwest timber man. on charges of conspiracy and violation of the national banking act, appeared voluntarily in Federal Judge Mc- ."Nary b court toaay and entered a plea of not. guilty. ' Wheeler .notified Georse Neun- er. United States district attorney, the Jatter said today, that he would appear for preliminary ar raignment tomorrow morning: at io o'clock. r ; JEFFERSON MYERS ILL Severe Sinn Infection Attack De- . lays Commission er's Trip PORTLAND. July 21 (AP) I A Washington . despatch to the Oregonlan cays' Jefferson Myers. member of the ; jtmited States snipping board. Is confined to his home" with: a severe i attack of sinus; Infection, and that his ; ill ness may delay the trip of the commissioner : and .. ifrs. Tjeffer- soai to Oregon Ther wm leave soon as the.commlssloner'a eondi tlon la Improved, the article says. IMR5 inrk'wnnn I OUT, BOND $7500 THE INQUEST, PLANNED FOR THURSDAY, MAY NOT BE HELD Defendant , In Manslaughter Em ploys Heltzel, Collier and Bernard Mrs. Rutb'W. Lock wood, charg ed with manslaughter In connec tion with the death of Maynard Sawyer. Salem' druggist, who was struck and instantly killed Tues day evening by a car said to have been d,rlven. by Mrs- Logwood. " icirascu iruiu iuh ciiy jail yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock, on the order of Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly, after a bond in the amount of $7500 had been furnished. Those furnishing the bond of Mrs. Lock wood were James R. Linn, George Putnam, and her three brothers, one of whom lives in Polk county, and the other two in Portland. The coroner's inquest which was scheduled for , yesterday did not materialize, at the request of Dis trict Attorney John Carson, who had just returned from a trin to central Oregon. Since a charge of manslaughter has already been fHed against Mrs. Lockwood, it is possible that a conference of .the officials concerned will decide that no inquest is necessary. Attorneys for Mrs. Lockwood are James G. Heltzel. Salem, and John A. Collier and E. F. Ber nard, of Collier, Collier and Ber nard, Portland attorneys. , PLAN AVIATION SCHOOL Dick Rankin and C. J. Gran Select Salem Location Institution of an aviation school. something entirely new for Salem, is planned by Dick Rankin ; and C. J. Graul, aviators who were in the city Thursday. Definite an nouncement will be made Satur day on their, return after a trip to Seattle, where they have been operating a passenger service. Dick Rankin is a brother of Tex" Rankin, well known Port land avlatbr, bur the aviation school here will be distinct from Tex's operations. Both Rankin and Graul are ex pert fliers. They have been look ing for a location in which to start their school for some time, and picked Salem as the most favor ably situated. They will bring one other plane in addition to the Waco ship in which they visited Salem this week, and extra mo tors for practice work. MAY GET SHIPPING FIRM Dawnlc Steamship Company May Make Portland Headquarters PORTLAND. Julv 21. fAPl Possibility that the newly organ ized pawnlc Steamship company will have its headquarters in Port land was seen today when K. D. Dawson, vice president and gen eral manager of the Columbia Pa cific Shipping comoanv of Port. Jand, announced that he is finan cially interested in the Dawnic company. Announcement was made Jniv 15 in New York that incorporation papers for the comoanv. canttni. ized at $750,000 had been fiiH m Wilmington, Del., but no further particulars were available at that time. RICHARDS CLOSES rrAL- AWiwiiKS APPEAR HERE The followfrifl' fa i A ja, , v -: ' - ' mtne f : '. T magician, he will be unable to answer through these columns. Al- would be acpepte&, hundreds of them' were received on the morning uiau. .. x us iiaeBuuua ire ociog sasverea m inn uruer iui we i received.6 but It will be, a physical Impossibility to answer them. all. ; C. W I hare lost arlnsr I nrize rreatlv. can vou tell me mho took it? . ;-.rs" t;.-. ;' ; eling -bag. It slipped Into the tear In the silk lining when you put -your jesvelry in your bag in the dressing room of the. Pullman, i Ans, No,? there if ad treasure buried there inow. - , T7. J PiShould I keep the position, her or return home? " :ln.Ynn father rllv tipaH yon ' doing ' better financially by remaining here, t i . SUBJECTS GAZE FOR LAST TIME ON LOVED if Body of Revered Ruler Will Lie in State at Palace Until Sunday : WATCH CAROL! FACTION Troops Believed Favorable to For mer Crown Prince Confined in Barracks: Silence Reigns In Bucharest j PARIS, July 21. (AP) That the former Crown Prince Carol of Rumania ex. pressed the desire to attend his father's funeral, in a -message to the royal family at Bucharest, and has nee yet received t reply, was made known la a statement given put in his behalf tonight by high personage closely con nected with him. . In this ' statement the former crown prince Is referred to as "King Carol of Rumania. BUCHAREST. Rumania ' Julv 21 (AP), Peace and oniet . uppermost virtues and alms of King Ferdinand, the Just.' during his life prevailed while the mor tal remains of the beloved sov ereign were brought down from tne mountains of SInala to the larr levels of Cotroceni palace today.. The body of the king will lie in state in the winter palace until Sunday, when it wfll.be interred in the ancient cathedral at Carte de Arges. The lone Hoheazollern who stood with the allies in the great war will be given a last sa lute by them. ? -...... v - Flowers Cover Bier On the king's mausoleum will be engraved; "I am a Rumanian, first, laat and all the time." FIdwers from Qneen Marie and (Continued on 2.) FIGURES REVEAL' 1 SCHOOL GROWTH ENROLLMENT 1688 IN PASl YEAR, 1192 IN 1921 Per Capita Cost Shown Higher But On Same Baals Would be Reduction Registration of pupils In the Salem high school for the past seven years has shown a steady increase, from the figure of 1192 in 1921. to 1668 in 1927. accord ing to the high School rennrti tnr- thpse years filed la. the office of the city superintendent of schools. . ,w nne tne figures show an InV . creased cost Der nunll In i o ? t over that of 1921; the amounts ' being $96.08 In 1921 and. $ld3.94 In 1927. this Is due to the Ineln. slon in cost of high, school main tenance during the past two years of interest on the Investment rep resented in the high school build ings, less depreciation. Had the cost per pupil, been figured on the -same basis everv vear. thv .nnM have rnn as follows: 1 92 1. $ 96- vs-.r jazz. 193.131923. $90.18; (Contloatd on pats 4) 'AT CAPITOL; la8t days making It impossible ...tu.ru, io. answer, tnem ail in the allotted space, however, all the questions were answered in -the exact .order In which they were received, first .come, first served. The early Questions naturally received the preference. Richards closes his en gagement at the Capitol theater today, matinee and night, with ' his big amazing show of wonders. -thrills, girls, music and mystery, which Is the larg est and' finest attraction of the kind ever brought to this city and those , who have not already wit- -neased this ' unusual show should-avail themselves of this last opportunity. ; Richards will also be glad to answer your Question at the theater. sIf you aenf your questlon in early your answer should ap- " pear below. 1 Questions from out -of town hare re ceived the same attention as local Queries. n;-f-, -'y nn fiv lurk fnr Hm hut I son u i ',''' " a .....'. - ' ' !