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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1927)
nemenapusly important, WeWo&w '-.Subject forext.,Thfirqy, The Seed Industry for 'fiqtitcf i '-.V Bkfe Weather forecast: Generally fair; ; tem peratures somewhat above normal; maximum temperature &1; minimum 52; river minus 1.6; atmosphere clear; -wind west.' .First Section Pages 1 to 6 ' ... ,'-,i,.' . i - Three Sections 20 Pages SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR ;SAI;'OREG0N;UNDAYMdRG;AyGySTv7r.l927: PRICE FIVE CENTS mm GESTURE flDE TB OUST KlflH SI SECTII Harmony on Highway Com mission , Augurs Poorly for Change in Office 5 WILL SEEK EFFICIENCY Members All Conversant With Practical Affairs of Good , Roads Program and Deaf to Political Pressure ' By Ralph Curtis Whatever agitation there may be floating aoout ior a change In the administration of " the - state highway department and for the removal of Roy A. Klein as state highway engineer, was branded as a sectional political move with no relation to the question of Mr. Klein's efficiency in the office. When the matter was discussed Saturday among local persons con versant with highway affairs. Further than that. It was free ly predicted that the agitation, whatever its source, would carry little weight with the members of the highway commission toward whom it is reported to have been directed f i Harmony In Commission Significant of the harmony which prevails among the highway commissioners, is the7 announce ment that C. E. Gates of Medford and R. W. Sawyer of Bend, the new members of the commission, bare agreed to elect H. B. Van Duser. the third member, as chair man despite the fact that hi af filiations are wJUithe. democratic party." This harmony is believed to extend to the personnel of the highway department. The office of highway depart ment enginer Is not a political of fice and its Incumbent is, or should be, chosen on his ability as an engineer and executive. The present members of the highway commission are all. men to. whom political pressure means nothing and the effective administration everything. t May Consider Personnel witn two new memoen on me commission, it is possible that It may take up for consideration, at Its meeting, the personnel of the department, including its head. But the members, all of ( Continued on page 5.) VALLEY MOTOR TO BUILD SOON S13.000 STRUCTURE PLANNED FOR CHEVROLET FIRM Arraneemeiita Will Follow out Suggestions Gained on Recent Tour Further plans for the block owned by the Valley Motor com pany which Is bounded by Com- ter, involving the construe - mercial, Marlon, Liberty! and Cen ter- streets, were announced yes- tion of a 115,000 building on Commercial street to be occupied by the Chevrolet Motor I company. Bids for the construction of the building, which will bet a 75x160 one story concrete structure, will be received hv the Vallev. Motor company -In August 15. The while officials of the theater de building Is to be constructed be- clined to give .out particulars, it tween the new Marion Market, WM learned Saturday night that now under constrnction. and the tha afe at the Oregon theater was service station on the corner at Commercial and Center, on the site for-iserly occupied by a Jap- aiioae pressing parlor," The old building is betas razed In nreoara - i tion for the new building activity. Plans for the new Valley Motor I co in nan v ninnt. which is tn ncennv I the major portion of the eastern nair of the block, are being drawn P by W. S. Pritchett, of the mo- tor 'company, following an inspec- tion tour of Ford garages through out? tne northwest which was made recently by Paul B. Wallace, William Phillips, and Pritchett. The plans, when completed, will Include the best features of all the plants visited, and will provide for, one of the best Ford plants on the coast. While, the details, ot the nuuding have not vet been Bet tied, it was announced yesterday ma tne building u tn h suxzzo concrete structure, with one..tory. and, possibiy" large XCnfimi 5S ts BUDDING FLYERS LEARN ART HERE M.i;i OF JAXDINO ' FIELD IN , jSALKM POIVTKD OUT Graul Service has Seven Pupil in County; One Only 14 Year Old Salem is Ideally situated, both from' the standpoint of location and from that of space for landing fields, lo be the centsr of an ex ?ujtve Wllllaraetto valley flying sfcrvlc-, yesterday declared' C j. Craul v ho. with Dick Rankin is conducting an aviation school and doing commercial flying at the staff fair grounds. "It can only bef a matter of time." Graul said, "until this fact is recognized by Salem people, and adequate landing ' facilities for planes are provided." Graul and Rankin have been conducting a flying school in Sal em for the past three weeks, do ing commercial flying when not working with their pupils. Theirs is the only aviation school outside of Portland in the state, at pres ent, and from the present; interest, and the number of student flyers enrolled at present, in all likeli hood the school will be a perman ent thing in Salem. The flyers at present have t?f students in Silverton. and five in Salem, one of whom. Rob Miller, Is only 14 years old. Young Mil ler has shown a special aptitude for flying, Rankin said, and has already done two of the tea fir ing hours required for the secur- ine of a pilot's license. When the course is completed, in a -few weeks, Miller will be the youngest pilot in the country, Rankin de clared. Disk Rankin is a brother of Tex Rankin, nationally known fly er now located In Portland, under whom he secured his training in flying six years ago. The younger Rankin has , been doins commer cial and stunt flying around Port land most of the i time since then. Graul, who is the owner of the pTane used in Salem, is a student of young Rnnkin, , and, is himself a skilled flyer. ' The plane used by the flyers Is a Waco biplane with a 90 horse power motor, .nd capable of 110 miles an hour. Thf: Waco planes, according to Rankin, have been chosen by a number of av;r.t-r in tie last few y-;aR because rZ thir safety fea:i..-s and ease or con trol. r w :M sis their .p-jwer ana speed. The greuM-ls usd by the flyers have been temr-cran. leased from the fair board, pending final ac tion of that body at their next meeting, this fall, at which time (Continued on page .) TWO BUILDINGS FALL Capitol Publishing House, London Bank Building Collapae WASHINGTON, AUG. 9. (AP) An old building asfew blocks from hwyj. Jf.irt" a iraternai uumirauuu, i a ij- . . . Li: 1 .Allanoail tonisht. Firemen and police Im mediately began a search of debri3 to determine whether anyone naa been killed or Injured. t ftVTmN ' AUG. 6. (AP) The Commercial Assurance building In Cornhill within a stone s .hrow or the Bank of England, collapsed at midnight, shaking tbe wnoie ne Urherbcod. The crash was heard mile away. It - sai-i tnai mo 1 conap3i was probablv due to re building operations at Lloyds bank next doer. FUNDS TAKEN, REQAIPJED Oregon Theater Safe Entered yNo, ', Charges peirwu j s entered that afternoon and that a part of the contents, which were not a large amount at the time, were taken, but that bey were re 1 covered later in the day, , It was Indicated that R ,was an I Vinside job." but no charges have I hn filed, and the theater man- agement declined to give out the I name of the person sumj, QHI0 LAUDS LINDBERGH Trans-Atlantic Flyer: WU1 pena fr . Two Piiys in Cincinnaii CINCINNATI. Aug. - AP) Clnclnnati today greeted Colonel Charles A. Llndberg 4rfd took fitH .dvantase of Its opportunity by giving him one of the tuost en thusiastic welcomes ever ,vw i-Tninr from ' Dayton on ws f tour of the country in behalf of ItloS Colonel . Lindbergh-, in "511 of St. Louis" lauded -St.LttSiW fUP2rt:s4 3 o'clock ST: FLIES Uncontrolled Blaze Sweeps Thousand Acres of Tim ber Near Eugene FIRE FIGHTERS MENACED I lock Creek Fire 40 Miles From Portland Breaks Loose, De stroys Equipment; Men Forc ed to Flee for lives EUGENE, AUG. i 6. (AP) A fire that started in the timber near Notl, 20 miles west of Eu gene Wednesday, has burned ov er one thousand acres of land and is botti in green timber and on cut over land. It is now burn ing on land on which three lum ber companies are operating and it is not yet under control, ac cording to word received from there tonight. Between 150 and 200 men are fighting the fire. Control Elk Creek Blaze MEDFORD, AUG. 6. (AP) Two forest fires, both attributed to careless calipers, are burning In the timbered areas of this county tonight. One is at Elk creek, being fought by 14 men. the other on the Umpqua gap di vide, and said to be under control. Fire Menace Lives PORTLAND, AUG. 6. (AP) Forest fires attained serious pro portions throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho today with re ports of new blazes and old fires leaping from control menacing the lives of fighters. . ; . ,,. J . The Rock creeTrflre In the Co lumbia National forest of Wash- ( Continued on page 6.) SALEM GETS 2ND PRIZE United Artisans Drill Team Scores At Seatle Convention SEATTLE, AUG. 6. (AP) Medford, Ore., to nigh:, was select ed for the 1928 convention cf the Order of United Artisans. The 1929 meeting will be held in Sac ramento, Cal. ' ' ' A gt and conclave 'ball tonigh t ended the three day annual . con- vention of the V organization. At the ball the Oregon patrol No.: i ci roruana was awaraea a suver ci'n as first award in team, drill competition. Second honors went to Salem patrol No.' 8$ of Saleui, Ore. and the third prize was won by Liberty patrol No. 588 of Port land. ' i ' ' THHOUGH STATE nv- ww-?f&$y r.. xi ten la .( ii',v -hy' . cvrrx - a PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC COLLEGE c SPKER OPEN AIR SERVICE i ( Levi Pennington, "''well-known throughout Oregon and the northwest as the president of Pacific College at Newberg, has been selected as the speaker this afternoon at the fourth of the series of Wlllson park Sunday afternoon services sponsored ,by local chnrches.v; j-"''-r-' rfv ",i- - . .i , - - -, For 16 years Dr. Pennington has been head of the Newberg college, a Friends institution, and during that time has served in a number of public capacities. For several years past he has been one of the prominent speakers at the Willamette Valley cbautau qua, at Gladstone. Dr, Pennington is an allmnus of Earlham College, in Indiana, and has a degree from the University! of Oregon. For several years during his presidency of Pacific college, he served as head of the Friends service work, a national undertaking of his church. The theme of Dr. Pennington's address this afternoon will be international peace. He will also speak at the South Salem Friends church at the morning services. Music for the services has been arranged by Joe Benner, who will lead the congregational singing. A special series of instru mental numbers will be given from 3 to 3:30, before Mr. Penning ton's address. A vocalsolo by Miss Eva Miles Is also a featured part of the program, i B. C. Miles will act as halrmaU ofthe services, which are ex pected to be well attended, because of the interest shown in the previous meetings, and because of the outstanding reputation of Dr. Pennington as a speaker. BANDIT'S WIFE TO KEEP NAME MEETING WITH RAY IX OHIO ARRANGED BY FATHER De Autremont's Use of Peroxide to Bleach Hair Aroused Speculation MEDFORD. AUG. . (AP) The Mail Tribune tomorrow will publish an interviaw with Mrs. Ray DeAutremont, the girl-wife of the Siskiyou tunnel slayer, now serving a life sentence in state prison at Salem, in which the mother of 14 months old Jackie Hugh, tells of her liie with the notorious despeiado. and declares that he will cli'ig to the name of DeAutremont, despite the urging the three bandits' fatfur, ahi her own parents of Hanging Rock Ohio. ..' She is now at the home of Paul DeAutremont. the father. Ir. Eu gene, and Intends to move to Sal em, as soon as the mother, -Mrs. Belle DeAutremont, sells her store ai Lakawood, New Mexico. Mrs." Ray DeAutremont a&jn that her meeting brought about through the efforts of her father, who met Ray and Rcy. the" twins, while they were living in the bills of Ohio, as tie cutters.- She de clares her father was impressed by their. industry and knowledge, but that during the conrtshiD. a neighbor woman warned: "You better be : carefuL You don't know anything about them. They came from so far away, they might have been in some trouble." 1 After the arrest of her hus band, Mrs. DeAutremont says, she was reminded of this forecast. 1 The girl-wife says that the whiteness of Ray's hair was also a topic of community conversa tion, and "I often wondered about (Continued on page 4) IF, COMMANDER BYRD CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS I LAW PROFESSOR LEAVES FACULTY DR. ROY C. HARDING ACCEPTS HIGHWAY POSITION Resignation of t W. U. Contract And Tort Authority Occasions I Regret Another great loss to the Wil iiaiueiie university acuity was occasioned yesterday with the an nouncement that Dr. Roy C TT , I . . ixucuiuk, iaw instructor in conr tracts and tcrts, and professor of history in the liberal arts school. had resigned to accept a position as counselor to the State Highway department. r; Haidfng is the fifth faculty 'member to sever connection with the university thia year Flaee his appointment four years ago. Dr. Harding has' estatt- Ushed himself as an authority on the particular features oZ the law in which he specialized. Dean I H. Van Winkle, of the law school commenting last eight on Dr Harding's retirement stated that "it is a distinct loss." Students, it is said, are unanimous ' in their regret at the change. Dr. Harding came to Wiliiam ette" university four years aso from the university of; Chicago where he received his doctorate of jurisprudence. He bad previous ly graduated from Hillsdale col lege. Two years ago, he married N'adie Straver, daughter of Sen ator W. H. Straer of Baker. Other prof esse r3 who hp.vo re signed, from the faculty this year are M us Frances M, Richards d9?n f women; R. Darwin Bur roughs, professor of biology; and W. L. Phillips, professor of mod ern languages. Gustav Ebaen head of the modern language de partment, died recently. TlUOTIOi (g Judge Thayer Again Will Sit at Norfolk Superior Court for Hearing REPORT MADE PUBLIC Governor's Advisory Committee Declares Saceo and Vanzetti Guilty of Murders "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" BOSTON, Aug. 6. (AP) Judge Webster Thayer, who presided at the Sacco-Vanietti trial in 1921 will sit in the Norfolk superior court at Dedham on Monday after noon to bear any motions that may be presented In connection with the easel Chief Justice Wal ter Perley Hall of the Massachus etts superior court let this fact be known tonight at his home in Fitchburg. The chief justice communicated by telephone with Judge Thayer who is spending a vacation at Ogunquit, Maine, after he had re ceived a visit this afternoon from the Sacco-: Vanzetti counsel. Another development in the case came late today when the 10, 000 word report of the advisory committee which Governor Fuller appointed to make an independent investigation of the case was re leased for publication in tomorrow morning's papers. In his recision refusing clemency tne governor said that the committee had un anlmously reached conclusions hich agreed with his own. . The report says .that the com mittee found tbat Sacco and Van zetti were guilty 'of the murders, "beyond a reasonable doubt." Trial Summary Marde The report summarizes the com mittee's conclusions as to the trial by saying: "The committee have seen no evidence sufficient to make them believe that the trial was unfair. On the contrary they are of the opinion that the judge endeavored, and endeavored successfully, to secure for the defendants a fair trial; -that the district attorney was not in any way guilty of un professional behavior, that he con- (Continued on page 6.) 33.516 VISIT CRATER Travel in July Shown Heaviest In History of Lake Resort MEDFORD, AUG. 6. (AP) Travel during the month of " July to Crater lake national park shows a registration' of 33,516 people. This is the heaviest month of travel In the history of the scenic wonder, with an aver age of over 1,000 people a day. Seven foreign lands and every state in the Union with the ex ception of New Hampshire, were represented. California automobiles regis tered exceeded by more than 500 these from this st.ue. In the mlddlewest, Ipwa and Illinois lead, and from the east. New York state lead . , -; Colonel C' G." Thompson, , su perintendent ot the park, fore casts that despite the late open ing" this -season, all travel reef ords tb the lake will be broken this year. ... Read work In tho park Is pro-' ceeding without delay to the reg ular traffic. - The roads to the fake are in "excellent condition and no detours are necessary. - In the f monthly report; It Is noted t.hat" fires hayo been main tained logoff Ice -.stoves and .he lodge fireplaces throughout the entire month while a heat wave swept the Pacific eoa?t districts. a ' - LUPER ON -TRIP S0UTH Will Confer in Connection With 'f Reorganizing Districts . ; Rhea Lu per, state engineer, will leave here today for, California where he will confer with a num ber of bond holders In connection with the reorganization and & refl naaclng, of 6Teral Irrjgatloo dis tricts In this state.,. ; . r ReorganizatioilVliiShese irriga tion districts is authorized under what is known as the state reclam ation act "passed : at the last ses sion of the Oregon legislature. The act created a -atate reclamation commission . with , power to refi nance and 1 roorganlzo : districts which, its tldlBg BPSgttJ i- ! GUARD AGAINST BOMB TOSSERS 14 HOUR SHIFTS GIVEN 14,000 NEW YORK ; POLICE Take Precautions V Kverywuere Against Sacco-Vanzetti Sympathizers- v By the Associated Press Throughout the world - extra ordinary precautions are being taken wherever police think - it necessary to avoid repetition of such incidents as the bombing of two New York subway stations. supposedly by Sacco-Vanzetu sympathizers. New York's 14,000 police have been nut on 14 hour shifts, an vacations revoked and days off cancelled and heavy guards put on duty at subway, railroad, ele vated stations, prominent build ings and strategic points. Close scrutiny of storage places of explosives ordered, with dally check of all withdrawn "under per mit. Prompt report ordered of any suspicious circumstances in connection with fires, especially if there is any suggestion of explos ive origin. - .Boston: National guardsmen patrol federal building, public is limited to, use of one door only of pqstoffice, police vacations re voked and policemen ordered to sleep on cots at stations instead of going home when off duty. Rapid City,. S. D. President's civilian guard increases vigilance, but is not reinforced; military guard increased from one to three men. ' ,' : Washington: Guards at public buildings ordered to look out for suspicious characters; justice and state departments given extra pro tection : watchmen assigned to homes of officials. Philadelphia: Clubs, churches. subways, elevated and trolley lines and prominent- buildings placed, under tolice guard.' 1 4 'Baltimore: Guards ordered to surround public' buildings; add! tional ' police v ordered to attend two meetings of Secco. Vanzetti sympathizers. Buffalo: Orders issued for Inspection of all ' pedestrians on international peace bridge after 1 p. m. Sunday, and heavy guard arranged to protect Prince of Wales. Premier Baldwin, Vice (Continued on pg 6.) : BALLOT TITLE PREPARED Income Tax Measure May Go Be fore Voters at Next Election The attorney general Saturday completed the ballot title for the proposed state Income tax Initia tive measure initiated by the State Income Tax League, of which -H. H. Stallard of Portland Is president; The tax rate under the propos ed measure ranges from one to 1 0 per "cent. Single persons are exempted from payment of -the tax on the first $3000 of their an nual income, while the exemption for heads of families ,wa fixed at $5000. The exemption for child ren and dependents is $400 each. In case sufficient signatures to the" petitions are obtained the measure would, go on the ballot at t.be next general election. The lax wouM bt payable ln X'jZ'J. bfed on Incomes r.-r ' the REALTORS VISIT SALEM Caravan Stops on Way From Cal ifornia to Seattle Convention - A caravan of real estate .op erators en route from California to Seattle o a tend he annual con venion of the national realors as sociation, -stopped at the capitol here Saturday afternoon and paid their respects to Governor Patter son and other statfe of f dais. The governor Joined :he realtors in posing for a photograph on the west steps of the capitol building. 4 The '"" realtors " are "making -, the trip by automobile and expected to spend Saturday nght in Port land. They will continue their trip to Seatle early oday. ?: ? CHOICE GIVEN APPROVAL State Bankers' Association Com- : mends . Selectioa of "Schramm , " Members of the: state banking t9ard v atuday' jreoeived fetters from the. president and "secretary of the Oregon State Bankers as sociation complimenting, the ac tion, of the board .in. electing, A.A. Schramm of Corvallls as as state superintendent of - banks , to suc ceed Frank BramwelL who' has resigned. vrfV -ifi 'v "' .lUr ; Mr Schramm is cashier of the Corvallls State Bank and has bee q active In the Oregon bankers as eoclaoq for many yegrsj-v-' - " ' t mw BE DOM. Philippine Executive Suc cumbs at Hospital Fol- ; lowng Operation t. TUMOR TROUBLE PROVES FATAU Admitted to Hospital But 2 Days Ago for Observation CAREER NOTABLE Rises from Obscure ; Post in Medical Corps to Foremost Rank of American Gener als; Famous as -Author. BOSTON, Aug. 7. -(AP)--Ma-jor General ieonard Wood, gov ernor general of the Philippines tient at the Peter Bent Brlgbam hospital here at 1:30 a. m. today, following an operation at the In stitution yesterday. '. A bulletin signed by Dr. Alexan der Lambert of New 'York and is sued late last night' gave the first inkling of tho general's condition and a supplementary report from hospital authorities at 1:30 a. m. today said that there was "nothing further to report" It was added that . no. more- bulletins were ex- ' pected before morning. ' Presence First Denied That General Wood was a pa tient a tthe Peter Bent Brlgham hospital was learned this after noon after hospital attaches had previously denied a. persistent re port that he was at the Institution. (The hospital statement said the general was r admitted two days ago for observation. Dr. Harve Cushlng, noted surgeon who war mentioned In tonight's bulletin oa the general's condition, was re (Continued on pago 5.) j . NAVY HEAD WILL VISIT COOLIDGE SECRETARY WILBUR tO DIS CUSS FUTURE STRENGTH President Arranges Series , of Invt - portant Conferences .Next ' Week i RAPID CITY. S. D.. AUG. 6. (API The opportunity to dis cuss plans for an adequate Am erican navy in' view of the fail ure -of the Geneva conference will be ; afforded President Coolidge early next-week when Secreury Wilbur arrives to be a guest at the summer White House. - The conference with the navy secretary is one' of several im portant appointments arranged by Mr. Coolidge for the week which promises to be significant as re gards the plans of the administra tion with respect to its policy ia the next congress. ; In addition: to Mr. Wilbur tho president will confer with Secre tary Work of the interior depart ment concerning the Boulder Can yon dam and other problems. In cluding the proposal to place jur isdiction of. all American insular possessions under the Interior de partment. Secretary Wilbur ar rives at the summer White Honsa Monday morning for a one day Visit and Mr.-Work will reach the Black Hills .Tuesday evening, ac companied by Governor Fisher of Pennsylvania, and a party of rail road officials. 'i --; An engagement has; ba'en ' list ed on Thursday for Representative Wm. E. Hull of Illinois whoj was expected to discuss the Mississipl river flood situation with Mr. Coolidge The J Illinois represer tative is a member of the boupe rivers audi harbors V cbmtn'tteq which will have an important part in any of the-flood legislation to comevbefore congress! Mr. Hull took, a leading part 1n th at tcmpiJIaii session to" frame a bUI . for the' government manufacture of medicinal whisky and it was presumed he would hav -some uggestioa for the president in this connection. . - At the end of tho week v ?lr. - ' " ' ' , 'jul .) ."