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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1927)
Salem 'Eos a New Ni Salem Has 122 Blocl 5 Grading Paclcing and Shipping Concern $own Tow IsMore Pavement Than It Had a Year Agojr Crew-s Editing Means More Unemployment . , !f . ; --:--.:. ; , ' ,. ". ; - v ,lT i r, , , , r - - : fyjrr. . -TT ! N Avi S ssS y-swyvi I l -C. V ' AfSi0 'It Is said that IUlians eat more meat than - j vTl Al VT f I 'VP mfllT M H Vnl I 1 Ym r I 1 fTl ' U 11 I f lT l Pi I ; ty did before the war and tnat they are IV J r - V Jy I I " llli Ul III " s 1 I LI 7 I I L I CCU M ilL 1 L I I j I healthier. Is this another knock at the CI in . n - . " : . ... - . . 7. . . Weather forecast: Unsettled, possibly llrht local rains; moderate temperature; moderate westerly winds on the coast. Max Imam temperatore yesterday1-61, minimum 51 riTer 10.3, rainfall .07i atmosphere part cloudy, wind souux- - SAT JIM, OREGON, FRIDAY JIORNING, NOVEMBER" 18, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS TUMOROUS SiDF. - BP flEHT !IR iliiCiiE SEEM 0regdn State" Club In Port lahd: Denies plan To ; Change, Rear Hame BAPTISTS VOTE n FOR REV, PAYNE PUTTING IN NEW PIPE OKGAN : - AND REBUIUJING Ht Salem's Second laursert Church Membership; Third ' in State NO REFLECTION MEANT H. Jj. HolgwU Sees No Serious Is sue la Student Yelling "Raht " JUhtM Under Any Tide They .Xlke Best i1 ; It would be "dlTertlnr" for Ore gon's Ute officials to get all het up" oyer the alckname of a scbdol. but IL I Holgate, president of the Orecon State i club: of ,Portland, doesn't think they wilt "There is bo proposal, at this X time, so far as I know, to haye the official name of the Oregon asti cultural couege cnancea, dui xoere . ''!has been a ready public acceptance of the briefer terms 'Oregon State' for ererr day use." This wai one of the outstanding statements con tained in a letter recelred at the executlre department, here Thurs day from Mr. Holgat. f A.' o Unanimous -x? As1Andy Gump - would say. continued the letter, "there aint no law against it. i The" proposal to change the " name of nr: club organization from 'O. A. C. Portland Club' Jo 'Oregonf State Club ot Portland wrote Mr. Holgate, ;was referred f to our 1509 actiTe members and was approred with but two dls-Bentlng-rotes-These : two ; only d4Kted whether we could get the puVtJto recognize the new appel- atlon. i v f; -Huti3iHi" 'ro,rWfllaTe no Intention of car rying on antrWerst' ei' tha matter.- We cheerfully concede to those who urefer 'Oregon State Agricultural College 0. A. C, O. S. .CV 'Aggies' or 'Bearers' the- right to use such terms, and we will say "Oregon State? with out fear of penalty. ; ; - No Dtsparaarment . The First Baptist church of Sa lem has called Robert I Payne the fiery Kentucky! preacher scholar and orator, as supply min ister for -an 'indefinite time. Thl action was taken last erenlng. Rer. Payne is a! sew man in. the vest, haricg come recently from J if I "It la not at all surprising that those most ardently faroring the change are graduates of the school of agriculture. They thoroughly understand the buncombe In the assertion that .dropping the word agricultural from the name, of . the college is a reflection upon the industry, of agriculture. At Oregon State, agriculture Is one of 10 oV 11 major courses and ' there Is no discrimination of any kind against the- agricultural stu- HeT. Robert I. Paywe Wptrrensburg, Missouri, where he was pastor of the First Baptist church for four years; prerious to that time being pastor of-the Vic tory Memorial church at Louls- rille, Kentucky;for seyen years. Rey. Payne Is j a natlye of the south, a graduate 'of the William Jewell college and the Princeton university. He Is a World war yeteran and former Legion chap- lin. j ' : While acting as supply minister of the local church -for the last few weeks a great interest -has been aroused, throughout tberlty and county. : The number attend Tug the prater eetlngancrregui lar Sunday services ' has practic ally been doubled.- The church is being; remodelled, painted, tinted and redecorated, a new and one of the most modern and up to date pipe organs on tne Padfie coast is being Installed. . In fact, when the improvements are completed the. First Baptist church can proudly boast of one of the best plants in the state and the second targest membership of any church in Salem, and the third largest Baptist membership In the entire state. . , , ; COOLIDGE LAVS 0011 POLICIES TO 0L0 LEAGUE Philadelphia: Group - Hears Address By President of - United States PAVING FINISHED : BY CITY'S CREW TOTAIi OF" 123 BLOCKS SUB- pacied-in'past ekason v. 20 City Employes Iaid off,- but ,May be Used In Other '- Work Boon ; T . PRESENTED GOLD MEDAL Comprehensive Report of National .Situation - Given ix - Speech; 1 Internal Improvements ; Called for : - PHILADELPHIA. , Nor. 17-- (AP) . A national program : call ing for internal improvements de velopment of ; the , country's ; de fenses and the promotion of peace was outlined tonight by President Coolidge in cautioning against the "test - of ? prosperity! facing AmerH Icaw : Speaking before- a - distin guished audience of business lead' ers at the Union league of Phila delphia In a brief ylslt to this city, Mr, Coolidge gave a compre- henslve report of the nation's af fairs and then detailed his hopes for? the future in the1 most f com plete way he has ever attempted outside of a message to congress. ''i2. Receives High Honor'l t Tho president spoke after; he had been given the gold medal for distinguished . public service and honorary membership in the ? Un-! ion league, the only president to receive both awards from this or ganization founded in Civil war days. Flood control, development : of waterway systems, conBtrustlon of more cruisers and submarines for tho navy, encouragement of ; com mercial aviation and attention to thet?olorado river and Columbia basin projects were mentioned by the president" as he emphasised that "welegla to consider Internal developments.? Urces Debt Redaction While a moderate tax reduction is In sight, he warned again, that Paving operations for the year have ended, and Commissioner W. S., Low announced yesterday that the entire - crew of 10 " men had been laid off for the season. ? These men will be" absorbed in In other city work Just as soon as any la available. It As possible that many ot them will be assigned to work on the ; new t sewer pro-J gsam when It Is inaugurated. Prevailing rains made necessary the stopping of paving operations much sooner than It was earlier expected.; The crew was working on Jefferson street, and had com-! pleted about ong block of it before the halt was called. . . Cltlxens of that district yester-i day - urged .Commissioner Low ; to endeavor to-complete paving that street this season; but "the- com missioner indicated that "any pay lng done now would be necessarily of poor, quality due to the soft, muddy soil, and the cost would' be nearly twice aa great. ,"J: Lumber was laid on the street to, make passage this winter possible. a loiai or izz blocks were paved during the season with the big and small mixer. These blocks consisted of a much greater yard age than was paved last year, but the total was a bit short of the quota set at the beginning of the year. Commissioner Low estimated that about 20 . blocks more could have been 'paved had rainfall not been so heavy. ' BOOTLEG CREWSFIGHTj Six Men Killed Within Week In Warfare at St. Lowls (Contimad m pc S) '. Washington hit BY HEAVY STORM TERRIFIC TORNADO STRIKES i ? tj. s. capital crnr ' City Drenched as Rainstorm Fol lows on heels of Fifty Three Mlle'Galo-"-.: 5; WASHINGTON, Not. 17 -A tornado, followed " by two (AP) VETERAN FUNDS REPAID State Make Saving tn Interest by Transferrins; Amount f I heavy rain storms that drenched ythe city, struck two sections ';. of Washington and neighboring com- munltles today .'leaving in Its f -. wake at least one death, more than a score of Injured, and several mll- - lion dollars damage to property , The storm, descending ! first around 2:30 o'clock in the. after I noon, and abetted by ft 53 mile I gale and blinding rain, struck in the southeast and northeast ouar r tern . of Washington, tearing ;off roof tops as if they.were band box 3 lids, blowing down trees and trans mission-wires," and sending- nun dreds scurrying to safety within their - homes. . That, only "person known to have" been i killed was Mrs. Jane Carter,rwho was struck by lightning. " ' -V . wnll nouses Suffer jTKv'ot the damage resulted to 'a dwellings, although many automobiles were turned over and l KAver&l nersen were injured in AIs manner. -'-'--. - ;. V The oath cnt by the tornado , at least a mile in width and I about 20 miles long. Alexandria, Va., on the south, and Hyattsvllle, Md on the north, reporting hav ing felt the blow and rain, with 0 J slight damage to wooden .struc tures. , Police tonight were erecting barriers la the affected - area by placing blown down trees at inter section to keep out possltla loo- ters.r T ; .. ' ' - Secretary of War Davis offered to, place troops in this section at tt9 disposal of city authorities, ST. LOUIS. Mo., Nor. 17w (AP) The sixth slaying within a week and the 11th since Auguat 19, attributed by police to yrvalry of extortion and '.moonshine gangs operating la and near St. Louis oc curred today when rasquaie tan- Uno. S9. was shot to death in the Sciales wholesale grocery. Witnesses said a man- entered the store; shouted Saatlno's name. fired four shots and threw the re volver In San tine's face, a savage gesture, 'wnich :. characterised two previoua killings and ran out. . . Santlno, who had a police rec ord, was a friend of Alp house Pa- laxxolo, gunman f qt moonshiners, killed lal a fusillade of 7 bullets September . Santlno then es caped death by dodging bullets. The Palassolc slaying was con sidered by police an: act of "ven geance for the earlier deaths or Tony; Russo,. Vlcent Splcusxa and Benjamin Glamanco. The . first two were killed in Chicago' and the last i named! in downtown St. Louis streets. i.,- V-V The state treasurer Thursdsyj tr&Bferid to the world war vet erans state aid sinking find the amount of 1500,000, which was borrowed temporarily on October 10 to replenish the general fund of the State. Interest was paid by the state treasurer in the amount of 11041.10, or at the rate of two per cent. ' The prevailing rate of Interest charged by banks for this amount of money 'would have exceeded I2S0O. r INFANTILE CASE, SMALLPOX FOUND CHE3IAWA INDIAN SCHOOL IN QUARANTINE . t 1 Over BO HI; General Vaccination : On Reeervalton to be - - Started JURY VINDICATES .VEHRS Verdict For, ' Defendant Brought "After 80 Minutes The Jury in the case of King vs. Vehrs returned a verdict In favor of Dr. George Ri Vehrs. ;the de fendant, in -circuit court yesterday afternoon; after about 2 0 minutes deliberation.- -t? . Dr. Vthrraa4 hlnguedw,Dy ' Mrs. Lyda King, -local nurse, who charged him with having perform ed an unauthorised operation upon her.- She was suing for 210.000 damages. The defendant was protected by an insurance company, which r tained counsel ' to represent him at the trial, brought in witnesses in his behalf and would have paid any damages that might have been assessed, against him following an adverse f Terdiet.- This fact" wai carefully kept from the Jury how even - ': ' -- : f' - s-- -1 . ; - Tne .trial was tne second one daring the' past month i between the two parties. -The first. suit brought by Mrs. King against Dr. Vehrs was dismissed on the morn ing of-the second day when It was found that ft Salem -afternoon pa per had published a statement of the situation with regard to the insurance, company, and a few of the Jurors had happened to read the statement, r The Chemawa Indian school res ervation was' placed under strict Quarantine yesterday- by - Dr. George R. Vehrs, when 15 cases of smallpox, previously diagnosed as ; chicken- pox, and one case of infantile paralysis were discovered at the school. . - The smallpox has been prevalent at the school four or fire weeks, but no .quarantine was established as the" physician ' in attendance thought-that it was the less sev ere . disease. Dr. .Verne Hamilton was ' the physician at Chemawa until "yesterday when he left for La Grande to take over a practice there. When Dr. Vehrs took charge of the school, he called Dr. Ver non Douglas, deputy health offic er, to investigate the infantile par alysis case," and the smallpox was discovered at that time. " - All the afflicted students were immediately Isolated in the school hospital, and a 'quarantine estab lished around the entire area by Dr. Vehrs. The county health of ficer has no Jurisdiction there as it is federal territory. : - Just how the epedemie started has not been fully determined, but it is believed that it was brought: in by an Alaskan pupil. ' Richard Matte, the ten year old Indian pupil, who has a mild' at-! tack of infantile paralysis was Is olated in a special ward. He has been at the school for two years, and Just where the germs came from is not' known. - " Starting at 9 o'clock this morn ing. Dr. Vehrs will vaccinate all the pupils who are not ill. ' As there are about 1000 of them it will be a long process. Three other cases of sm allpox are known to the health officer at this time, .one in West Salem and two near 'Donald. , 000 111 FS RPP V BRITISH f. 101. CECIL W. C. Bridgeman Declares Viscount Gives Unfair Impression To U. S. HUSBAND LEAVES 11 UNSUPPORTED AND. THAT ONLY A FEW DATS AFTER MARRL1GE. Wife's Seven- Children and His Own Not Provided For, " Stated"' ' - CLAIMS PEACE DESIRED English Plan Only One of Those Submitted Which Would Have Worked Away From Arma ment Aggression CLUBS GATHER TONIGHT! Marion and Clackamas Community Workers to Attend Dinner , LONDON," Noy. 17w (AP) W. C. - Bridgeman, first lord of the admiralty. In a speech at Eltham tonight, replied to .Viscount Cecil's attack on the government in the house of lords yesterday. "I think Lord Cecil gives a very unfair Impression ot the - British attitude at the disarmament con ference," he said from which one might suppose the British govern ment did not desire an agreement ana tnat its attitude alone pre vented ftn agreement. The fact re mains that , our scheme was the only one submitted at the confer ence which would have- made any substantial economy, or reduced the ; aggressive character of. arm aments, and that it wasn't accept able to the United States, although we made repeated-efforts to modi fy It In order to secure their agree menu" -' ., Offldala Defended Alluding to Lord Cecil's accu satlon of departmental obstruc tion v the f Irst lord said : a sab a as me oinciais rannot ans wer tor themselves I feel It is my duty to say that they did not. n convinced, deviate- from the policy 'lid down by the cabinet" Mr. Bridgeman. professed him self astonished at the reasons Vis count Cecil gave for his resigns tion, - .;.'.: : "He now affects to treat the question as between eight and six inch, guns as of minor impor- One of the biggest community club gatherings ever held in Ore gon is anticipated when the Mar-! ion County Community federation! and the Clackamas Union ot clubs unite for a discussion of develop ment and organisation' methods, thl evening at the First Methodist church here. The : meeting will open at f :S0 p. m., and wjU be In the nature of an Informal dinner. By Thursday evening practlcaw ly every community club In Mar ion county had signified its lnten- tion .to send ' ft delegation, while! the Clackamas county "visitors are expected to number 75. ',. Any other persons Interested in community club work, are Invited to attend. Speeches will be limited to three minutes. - . willit come to this: An unusual case in which were' mixed elements of pathos and hum or, was- brought to the attention of District Attorney John Carson yesterday when, a woman with ten dependent children appealed to his office for, help In getting back a susband who deserted her a few days ago. The woman's name-Is being withheld from publication. The'woman was referred to Mrs. Nona White, Marion county pro bation officer., "who ; elicited the following story from her: She said she had ' been living near Mlnot, N. p., nd vhad lost her husband in disastrous prairie fire that swept over the . plains there aboct a year ago. She was left- with seven children. During the past' summer she got into cor respondence with a man out here in Salem : whom she had known previously in North Dakota. He was a widower and the father ot three children. . He pursuaded her to come west and marry him. . A tew weeks ago she found her self destitute of aid and with no prospects of being able to finance herself or feed her children over the winter. She appealed to the county court at Minot for assist ance to get out to Salem where she had a home to go to, o she told the court.. That, body advanc ed her the funds to make the trip, possibly feeling that it was the cheapest way out of a bad situs tlon. .. When she arrived in Salem she found the man waiting for , her and they were married without de lay. He had written her that he was well possessed of the world's goods and everything would be lovely once she got here. She soon found to her sorrow that he had nothing. Within ' a few. days he (Ooatiaadi oa paf T.) hOT 'FAMILIES ' ASSISTED (OoBtiaofrd a pat T.) CHEST MEETING DELAYED A, To, fiiAUfy Jury duty TAMDAM5 y AMD CM BNT I HEN FINALLY1 CAPTURED Finds Downtown' District Shy of Food; Returned to Hart ) After eluding capture all- day Wednesday and most of Thursday, a lone white hen suddenly launch ed itself Into : the air at 2 p. m.. yesterday and few across Liberty street from the Marquee .of the Hartman Jewelry store. Alighting on the sidewalk at the corner In front of the Capital drug store, it was soon taken into custody, by a nearby photograph agent and re turned to the Peoples market. from which it had originally -es cased. ; The fowl is presumed to have spent the night roosted somewhere comfortably above the . marquee, starting out in quest of food yes terday morning with probably tih- euccessiai results. : . ? -Mf the bird bad not teea ap prehended by last - night it had been si-ssested itit the colored reserve bo called out to take 1t In to custody. , ' '.' 7r frK, Toitfk To FiSiy A ics TlU AKO WM&V -IM OTrefV VVOWi-AR havJkaw1. I AM? A rM3EU-' 17 &0 ASK UM MS - SAV BOTH THOSE HsYPDP I. '& pestvE To POLL m BOTU TTLLCV. . &Y2 6X9 M0(Mi w - m m THCMfSOM IS, CN A If )7 m 7 Probabflity of Plan's Adaptation ! This Year Seen as Slight The community' chest meeting. scheduled for last night, was post poned until next Monday evening. At that time the community chest committee will report to the cham ber of commerce directors their findings In regard to the project and final action will be left to them. . . f It is generally considered doubt ful that any plan, for a chest will be j Inaugurated this ; fall. - The Y. M. C. A. is'def inltely opposed, and only lukewarm support Is being given : by: smaller . charitable or ganizations. One of the great dif ficulties pointed out Is the ap pointment . of a chest committee which would function from an ab solutely, unbiased attitude In pro rating funds. "v - - It is also pointed out that the community chest drives in many cities are not meeting with suc cess, and organizations' are com mencing to withdraw. The drive In Seattle recently fell short of its mark. - i-1 , iv r .. i in san cm . sT-t a. 11 -4 6V f Mm -ITC FLOOD DANGER REDUCED River Rises 7 1-2 Feet Since Mon day Morning, Then Recedes With the level of the Wlllam ette river standing at 10.3 feet above normal at 7 o'clock, last night -and slowly falling, imme diate danger of flood stage was considered passed. The present river level la the first high level since last spring. Flood stage is usually consid ered as about U feet above nor mal. . - , Mill Creek yesterday was still a swollen torrent ot swift, muddy water risen far: out of its normal at that time. By 7 p. m. yesterday it . had dropped to 10.3. At 7 m. Monday it stood at Just three feet above normaL .." RED CROSS DRIVE SL0V alore Worker In All Parts of Country Needed, Announced FBI IKES GHIiJESE CRISIS lOOESlSTEf: Nine Million People Affected In: Provinces of Shan C tung and Chihli FIGHTING GETS HEAVIER Both British and American Xavat , Authorities Alarmed at Situ- ation and Proceed to Take Action " Associated Charities Report Shows v Much Destitution ' A total of 104 families were ex tended charity on an average of 10 times each during the year end ing November 1, according to a report prepared yesterday by the Salem Associated charities. Ninety- eight transients received aid. The total number of people helped were 11SC. Sixty-five people were given a night's lodging at the association office, and ICS meals-were cook ed at the office for transients. Clothing given away amounted to $399.21, the articles averaging a few cents a piece.' Groceries giv en away totalled $592.05. - Total receipts were $1252.22, and expenditures $1193.89, leav ing a balance In the tresury of $ S 8.3 3.- r-.-t'-i -' 'C?v-' - " Calls for charity far exceed in number tnose 01 - last year, ac cording to Mae Young, executive secretary. Particular requests re ceived yesterday were for a stove, a bed; and a baby shirt. If the community chest 1 '- or ganized for this fall's drive a to tal of $3,000 will be asked by the Associated Charities, accroding to Mrs. Young." SHANGHAI, Nor. 17. CAP) The situation in China is becomr Ing Increasingly difficult and " complex with the military dlffK culties aggravated by famine con ditions -that affect nine millions of people in the provinces ot Shantung and Chlhll. Heavy fighting is reported! along the Tlentsln-Pukow railway north of Minkkwang. The gravi ty of the situation has compelled . both American and British naval authorities to take action. 3 U. jS. Gunboats Sent The Americans have dispatch ed the gunboat '"Ashevllle to Tuengkong where serious anti foreign demonstrations have beea directed especially against Amer icans. ; The British today cent the cruiser Vindictive up the Yangtse river with troops destined foe Hankow. As there Is.no British concession at Hankow the move is somewhat mysterious. No of ficial explanation was offered and all -sorts of surmises are in cir culation. : . It is generally supposed .that the move was simply, precaution- ary as It would be difficult to reach Hankow with the river a. its : present low level. It Is as sumed that - if the troop ara landed, they will be quartered In British property In a former con cession for defensive and not ag gressive purposes.. - 1 Disorder Follows Capture Z. Nanklngese troops have suc cessively occupied Hankow but their advent : seems calculated to lead to disorder. Already they hare, opened , prison doors, liber atlng -. l.OOO or more convicts.. Strict martial law, however, li being, enforced and It . is hoped this will prevent serious devel opment. . " A multitude - of reports from foreign sources In Hankow revest a continuous condition of uneasi ness as the Nanking faction coo tlnues to establish firmer control Foreign ; dispatches from Can ton reveal renewed outbreaks la ' (Goat lau4 a par ) LEADING ZONES 1 BEING .MARKED FAMED SPEAKER COMING Aimee Semple McPherson to be at Con ventlon Mere Soon : SIXTEEN PARKIXQ BTATION3 FOR BUSES DESIGN ATED Ordinance Prohibiting Other Care Stopping There to be En. ' . - . forced Not only M other" j Kennedy, but her. widely known daughter, Aimee Semple Mcpherson, will be among the speakers at the seven day convention which will be held at the Evangelistic Four Gospel association temple at the corner ot 13th and Ferry streets beginning Sunday. Other prominent speakers will be Rev. Frank Gray, district chair man of the Assemblies of Cod of the northwests district, and II. R. Tatman, Oakland evangelist Services will begin Sunday morn ing at 10:80 and. will be held at 3 and 8 p. m that day and every afternoon and evening the follow ing six days. , , ,;' S0UVAIN INSURANCE PAID Company Convinced Mt. Angel Youth Dead, But Not Legally The Red Cross campaign for membership Is progressing slowly ant only a few contributions have been received, according to . Dr. Kenry E. Morris. 4 f .Volunteers from all parts cf the county are needed to add impetus to the drive, and Dr. Morris ks tliat these' who can giro a tit cf tl::rtir:9 to the caS wrIU cr; PORTLAND, Nov. 17- (AP) Although Jordan Sauvain of Mount Angel the youth "who was lost . several ! -i weeks 'I ago while hunting in the densely timbered sections of Table Rock, is" not leg ally dead, his, body never having been found, the Equitable Life In surance company of Iowa has pai l a. $3,000 policy he had to his fa ther, J. C. Sauvain, of Portland, local assets ct tia company today The yellow paint to designate loading cones for the street buses, in accordance with an . ordinance passed recently, was being arpi?d to the- street corners yesterday, snd the Job will be completed next week, according to Commissioner W. S Low. , ' ; Sixteen parking stations are to , oe maraea. ah wui i ieei i.i length except two. These two will have a. 14 foot frontage, to ac commodate two' buses simultane ously. One of these will be locate 1 on the south side of State street on the west side ot High, and tho other on" Commercial street north west of. the intersection with State.. ' - " The police department has been, instructed to enforce the' ordin ance to the limit, and arrest any person, who parks. his car in the restricted sone. Buses also will be watched to see that they stop close to the curb, and not ia til street as at present. The 32 toot zones are to fce set at the southeast and north t t corners on Cor.inierc'i:' st Ferry; the southeast corner t Ut? ta Commercial; the northeast comer, of Commercial on Etaie; pn-- . east corner cf Court on C cial; northeast corse r cf cial on Court; sou: I-.-'t a: west corner of Cker-.r". .i . mercial; southwest c-nr ' : erty on State; nortec :: . Liberty oa'.SUtc; - - net of Liberty on - - east. corner of -Libit; : southwest corner 'cf !. Co-art; .northveit c: r ca Liberty; rcrt!-.-.- i