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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1927)
y Three Chamber of Commerce Committees of Three Members Each to Put . Over Drive for Linen Mill This Installation of Radio Broadcasting Statwn -Eer :Will ive Une'qualed Opportunity, for Advertising . Week; You Must Heir the -.iWUlamette Valle Weather forecast: Fair; continued low tern p rat area; freezing temperatures orer east and Interior of west portion; fresh northerly winds, strong oft the coast Max imum temperature yesterday 40, minimum 14. river 5.7, rainfall traces, atmosphere clear, wind, southeast. " Congressman Garner of Texas thought until the other, day that the Fresidept -was born in New ; Hampshire. But you can't blame Mm so much for this mistake aa Vermont and New Hampshire must look like a couple of adjoining counties to a. man from Texas. f SEVENTY-SE VENTH YEAR i 1 I SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6,-1927 PRICE FIVE CENT! 1DI0 SB1QIE1G puuis statu Capital Broadcasting Com pany To Present Music, Hews and Features STATESMAN WILL ASSIST t B. Aldrich and J. R Hsfhei Head Firm Which Bees Good Field Here for Advertising; : Willamette Valley - " 1 -V ? i it ' TL&dlo listeners of Salem and Uarion county will soon be prir ileged to tune In on musical and Informational programs of local interest, broadcast from a station within their own-community. This was' assured Monday when the Capital ' Broadcasting ;y: company, beaded by J. R. Hughes and K. B. Aldrich. E. E., announced that It would begin within a few days the task of erecting . a : broadcasting station in one of the principal of fice buildings here. The Oregon Statesman will cooperate in : f ur- ' nlshlng material for broadcasting. This announcement was delayed until It became assured that the new company would be granted a license to broadcast on a low ware length which would not interfere ' with any outside station but would give local listeners the benefit of perfect reception. . : - Equipment Best Type The equipment which Is being brought here for this station will be the most improTed type, with remote controls which will make ft possible to broadcast sports crwnts and civic gatherings. 7i) The studios will be arranged io that rlsitors, whet will he welcome at all times, can lounge In the re- ceptloa room and Tlew the broad casting through large windows In :--the studio.,; '- : ' f Conductor Well Known Byron L. Aldrich, Tlollnlst and conductor of national repute, who will come here as musical director - for the station. Is bringing a 11 . brary of orchestrations -rained at ' many thousands of dollars, assur ing that the station will offer the highest class of musical programs. K. B. Aldrich comes here after holding the office ' of 'principal radio engineer at Tacoma and Seattle. He has superintended construction of numerous broad casting stations, and headed the electrical engineering departments of several colleges. He Is at pres ent Instructor of mathematics and electrical engineering at the Ore- LINEN COMPANY DRIVE STARTED BOXT) SUBSCRIPTIONS 3IAY BE FINISHED THIS WEEK nsoras Three Committees to be Sent Oat by Chamber of Commerce to ' Solicit . The balance of the bond sub scriptions, to make all the pledges of that kind good, to pay off the debts of the Oregon Linen . Mills, Inc. are to be finished during the present week. If possible. The Salem chamber of ' com tneree. which body sponsored this enterprise' in the beginning, is be hind this effort. r -1 , Three committees of three mem bers each hare' bees named under the direction of that body, to soli cit shareholders who hare not yet pledged themselves to participate In the bond; issue. The commit tees are as follows: J- Geo.- F. VIck. . chairman,- Leo Chllds and D. B, Jannan. , ,T. MHIcks, -chairman, August Hackestein and Wm. LUJequist. Fred Erixon,, chairman, TJ. 8. Page and U. O. Holt. . Farther Efforts That Is the first task to get the institution free' of. debt. Then there will be driree to secure suf ficient working I capital to make the institution a going concern; to enable its managers to make mors linen; to seek wider markets. To add necessary repairs and machin ery. . ; ", " . . ' -' . . further sales of; stock and bonds of the company. But the first major effort is the important .thing , before Salem right now.thls week.; This will dear the way. ICwill Inspire confidence. It will show the world that Salem Is ready to stand by Its own; to fln!i what Is started here. CAPITAL POST FDn YEAR 926 Herman Brown Legion Vice Commander, Basset Re- elected Adjutant f REV. PAYNE CHAPLAIN Trip to Saa Antonio for Cham pion Dram Corps Forecast in - Action Taken; Band Con eert Fond Aids Plan V" , H. O. "Fod" Malson was anan- imously elected commander of CaplUl Post No. 9, Salem, unit of the American Legion, at the an nual election of the post ; last night. .Three other candidates that had bees nominated for command' er all withdrew, tearing the field ciear zor s&aison. rne tnree re signing candidates were Dr. E. H. Hobson, Jacob Fuhrer and Dr. C . I ' George. ' -H is Other officers elected last night were: rice commander Herman Brows; adjutant, R. H. Bassett; finance officer. Jacob Fuhrer: DEMONSTRATION i LEADER ARRIVES DR. DeKLEIXK HERB TO TAKE . TJP HEALTH WORK : Plans to Leave Eff ectire Organlxa- ' tian for City and County . Serrice . ; It is proposed to do this by Lchaplaln, Rer. R. L. Payne; bls- (Oontisnwl ob ptf 6) BUTLER FAVORS K. C. FOR MEET CHAIR3IAX OF REPUBLICAN GROUP VOICES STAND I CURB PUMP ISSUE AGAIN New Petition Almost Tabled, then Referred' to Zoners A-request by J. W. Parker, for permission to .install a curb oil pump at 255 North Church street for. a period of one year read at the city council meeting last night was referred to the planning and zoning commission" for inTestiga- UOn. i C ' r": The council has gone on record sererai times as ODDosInsr erh pumps, and an attempt was made to table the petition, but at the In stance of Alderman Patton it was finally referred to the commission W. W. ZInn and six others pre- seniea a petition asking permis sion ito set aside a loading zone on State street just west , of the present bus loading tone. The pe tition : was referred to the police committee. -" ' t - torian, Lloyd Demarest; sergeant at j arms, ; w.w. wuiiams; ; quar termaster. Don Wiggins; execu- tlre committee, Lyle B. Dunsmoor, Douglas , McKay. . Walter f ; Zosel, King 8.: Bartlett and L. P. Camp bell. The new officers will be In stalled at the first meeting in Jan nary. Coin Deddee Tie : Campbell was tied wlt Cicero Hogan for election to the execu tlre committee, .each haring re ceived 51 Totes. The office was re- Drl William' De Klelne, new di rector of the Marlon county child health demonstration, arrired in Salem' Sunday morning and yes terday took up his duties here, succeeding Dr.; Walter Hi Brown. Accpmpanylng Dr. Do- Klelne to Salem .were Mrs. De Klelne, and Mrs. Ida Hoyt, Mn. De Kleine'l mother. A son, Hoyt, will remain in Fargo to complete "his sopho more year at. the North Dakota state college. " ;' " .; - Dr. De Klelne stated upon ar- riTal that it is not the Intention of the Marion county health dem onstration to leave an unwieldy and costly organization for ; the county . to support when the dem- onstratlo. here Is completed. i "We pin simply to leare be hind an organslatlon that can con tinue in sound public health work. an organisation to super-rise and control communicable disease, to OTersee sanitation work, to derel op a nursing serrice, and to con tinue, the work of teaching child ren importance of diet and healthy living." said Dr. De Klelne. J Dr. De Klelne has Just closed up the affairs of the demonstration (at Fargo, North Dakota, where he has been director. The city ,- of Fargo has taken orer the health program there, maintaining : six nurses, a full time health officer. a director of health education, and a school dentist. It is a town of 26,000 people. . (Oostlnaed - psg.fl) VACATION HEARING SET Trado Stret Property Question to ' Come Up -January 1 FORFEIT BRICKER BOND Pair Depart Before Date of Trial ' ; and No Trace Found January 16 was the date set by the city council last night for the hearing, on the proposed racation of Trade street for 149 feet west or I4tn street as asked in; a pe tition filed yesterday.- f r: f Vacation, of the street was ask ed . by the petitioners to perfect title to their; property; : j" ' The . petitioners "are Susie L- Wallace, N. 8. Sarage, and , the Tnomas Kay woolen ; Mills - com pany. . , The petition states that ; the signers of the petition are the on ly ones affected by the "proposed racation, - Resentment Aroused Amonaj Sup- portets of : Detroit, San : Francisco and Others ' - ; WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.(AP -Chairman Butler of the republi can national : committee - today threw his support to Kansas City In Us race with a dozen other cities to -secure "the narty's next convention. - -J y The word that Butler favored the Missouri city OTer San Fran , Cisco, Detroit. Chicago, Cleveland and others In the contest 1 was - passed to members of the com r it tee during the day by Emile ; Kuntz, committee man for Louis iana, .who said he had been au thorized by the chairman io make the announcement. ' The disclosure of the chair man's views had two distinct re actions on the one hand, to give encouragement to Kansas , City boosters and on the other, to cause receniment on the part of sup porters of some of the other cities, V'hiefly San Francisco, because he , d not remained neutral.' ; Various members of the .com mittee sought 'to obtain from the .ychairman a direct ; at tmpn t but some hours he. could not be After hanging fire for more than a month, the case against R. W. Bricker and Ellen Brleker, alleged moonshiners, yesterday apparently came to an end with forfeiture of bonds amounting to $1250. - ; Frank T. Barry and Estelle Bar ry, professional bondsmen of Port' land yesterday were ordered to pay over the money and agreed to do so, - according to Justice of the Peace Brazier Small, before whom the case came np. H: 4 - The Brlckera were first arrest ed, about six weeks ago on a charge of operating a still; Just south of Salem; 4They were lodged In the1 county jail but produced bond within a few days and were released. Nothing has been heard from them since their release. : STATE SCANDAL HINTED i-rocecuon . askm . by msoser - While Facts Published reached. Early tonight. -however. he confirmed Kuntz's statement that he had .thrown his support actively to Kansas Clty. X I: Delegations from " the various cities will be heard tomorrow and the selection will be made Wed nesday. 4 w--!." r'. : The, word passed by Kuntz came particularly as a surprise to Wll ; liam - H. ! Crocker, national com mittee man Jot California, who in sisted however, that San Francisco would.; have the largest number of votes on the first ballot and that "certainly Kansas City will :noV MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Dec. 5. AP) D. ' C. Stephenson, life prisoner, in a petition for a re straining order filed toay seeks protection . from physical violence eo that he . may make public in formation -which : he - contends - is not now available to authorities and. which he. contends .will en mesh ; the present state ' adminis tration. 'The petition, was filed In the La Porte superior court here by Robert II. Moore of this city, an attorney for Stephenson. STREET PAVING SOUGHT Four More Petitions Filed With City Council : Adding to the list of paving Jobs to be done by the city next season, four petitions for improved streets, were read at the city coun cil meeting Jast night,' and refer-; red to the committee on streets. - They were as follows: Twenty second street. from Center to Mar ion; Walnut Park .avenue ' from 24th to Rose; Rose street from Center to Walnut Park; and twen-l ty-thlrd etreet from Center to Wal nut Park. :. CONDON SLAYER U FOUND SUICIDE DISCOVER FARM HAND'S BODY t NEAR CRIME SCENE. Ray Ferguson Dies' Bs Own Hand - in Hcnool House; seen, u 1 10 Year Old Girl . CONDQN, Ore.. Dee. 6 (AP) -Dead by his own hand, his skull shattered - by "a - charge from the gun' which' he shot to death Viola Richmond, and' wounded Velma Raimey, her ' chum, the ' body of Ray Ferguson-' 20, was found to day less; than 100 yards from' the scene-of the Jealousy-provoked at tack Since Friday armed posses of -cowboys - and ranchmen.". had searehed ravine after' ravine in the broken terralne of this county in an . attempt to capture the - youth or io find his body.Jf he had com mitted suicide, ?. -V -t i v- The body was found today in a school house. He shot himself last night, Jt is thought, as the build ing had been searched yesterday. The school was closed today as a mark of respect for the dead- girl. t The .- discovery Hof : " Ferguson's body' was made indirectly by Eve lyn Turner, 10 years old. She, with others, was coming here to attend the funeral of Miss Richmond. The automobile ' was stepped at the school house for water for the ra diator. On account of, the funeral, a school holiday had been declared and the little Turner .girt had gone ; into- the school a typical one room building, to .write MNo school today," on the blackboard. She returned from the build ing speechless. .Questioned, she shook her head and . said noth ing. Later, she began crying and said: "I saw Ray's cap in there and some blood on -the wall." , r The body was found beside the teacher's desk. The shotgun that Ferguson had used to slay Miss Richmond and to wound Miss Rai mey; was partly under him. - . Hundreds crowded into the small Congregational church today where funeral services were held for the dead girl. Hushed scores were unable to gain entrance to th: church . and stood outside, . ...5. (Ooatlnad qb pg 7.) . - STEALS COAT IN CHURCH GRAIN SHIPMENTS. JUMP Wheat. Exports From Portland . land Over 0 Million Bushels PORTLAND, Dec. 5. (AP) November shipments of wheat and flour from northwest ports, flour reduced - to wheat measure, amounted to 9,555,840 bushels, compared to 5.840.076 bushels for November of last year. Lawrence Montgomery Pleads - Guilty in Justice Court Lawrence Montgomery, 17, of this city, was yesterday arrest ed and placed in the Marlon conn tr iail for stealing an overcoat from the First Christian church on Sunday. . - - Arrested on a larcency charge for stealing the overcoat Mont gomery was haled before Justice of the Peace Brazier Small and entered a plea of guilty. The case was continued for sen tence. Meanwhile the youth is be ing retained in Jail. ' ' THE COMMANDER OF THE INFANT-TREE GETS HIS ORDERS $47,500 FOR RIVER HERE That Amount -: Recommended Willamette and Yamhill for WASHINGTON D. , C, Dec 5. -(AP) Appropriation of $47, 500 for the Willamette river above Portland ana .the Yamhill rlrer, is included among the r amounts recommended by army engineers for development and maintenance of- waterways la the year begin ning next July 1, In the report raaia public hers today. - -, - y r- ' " . 1 . 0 f t "7 -, it. ; - J ' STATE SALARY : iiTTACK FARCE SAYST.B.KAY If, Officers' Pay Illegal, So , Supreme Court and Its 1 '' Salaries J OLD FEE SYSTEM CITED 1 1 Officials Received Large Amounts And Abases "Crept in. Says K State Treasurer, Recalling Salary History j The threat of being required 'to pay back a large part of the mon ey he has received from the state, of Oregon 'as salary, apparently has no terrors for Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer, who declines to take seriously the recent announce nieut of Elton Watklns,; Portland attorney, that he proposes to file a suit In the courts to compel the governor, secretary of tate and state treasurer to pay back to the state all money they have received as compensation in excess of the amounts allowed under the state constitution. The constitution which was ad opted at the time Oregon became s state fixed the salaries of the secretary of state and governor at f 1500. a year, while the com- . (Coatind on pas 5.) ALL 1927 TAX RECEIVED State Has Money - for Several f Months, but Deficit Looms . All second half taxes due from the . various counties In Oregon have . been received by the state treasurer, according to announce ment . made here Monday. : The remittances aggregated- 12,618,- There, was included in the total general - state taxes of 11,780, 095.55, one-mill market road .tax es of $555,338.58 and $277,669.- 24 world war veterans ; sinking fund tax of one-half mill. . i The state treasurer . said the general fund deficit . had been Wiped out, and money was avail able to meet the expenses of . the state .. government for several months. The general fund deficit at the expiration of the current biennlum wll exceed $1,000,009, the state treasurer estmated. STAYT0N MAN RELEASED Walford T. Anderson Furnishes Bail in Amount of $4000 ' i Walford T. Anderson, Stayton garage owner -w no was arrested a week ago for VHeallng In radios without complying with the form ality of first buying the radio sets. was yesterday released from Mar lon, county Jail when he furnish ed $4000 ball. The amount of ball had been fixed at $3000 but was increased $1000. ;-'--,y-'- Hearing has been set fer this morning at 10 o'clock, but it was strongly rumored that the hearing will be continued until some fu ture time. . ::; ; :' I Anderson is accused of having possession off 11 radio sets, that were stolen from Ball Brothers of Turner. Both Anderson and Ball uroiners operate . cnevroiet . gar ages in their respective commun ities. .... . " , . -1 . BALLINGER GETS PERMIT is Zone Change Allowed so -That f Store Bnildine May Rise B. C. Balllnger. i 1240 Hunt street, has permission to establish a store on lot five in block four of the Highway addition. f The- city coancil granted the permit last night when a petition filed by property owners , In that! section' asking a change In zone from class two residence, to class three; business was found' suffi cient and approved. : ' The change In zone" had re celved the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission. COUNCIL SHOWS SPEED Runs ThroagU ; Regular. Order of j i Business In Just an nour . The clty'counell established a recerd for short regular meetings last night when the city affairs before' that body were disposed ot In. exactly ene hour. Usually the meetings last frenv two to three hours, t - ----t; I Marked efficiency of AMermac W, If, Dancy, acting as chaJrmai? fiiha absence of Mayor Livesley n running through the order -o' business", taade possible the. shor. -session, - -.. FORTY NEWPORT STUDENTS QUIT PARENTS DIRECT PUPELS TO GET BOOKS AND LE.4VE - Demand Renewed For Man Prin- ' clpal to Take Place of Mrs. Daisy Halleck NEWPORT. Ore.. Dec. 5. (AP) Parents of about forty stu dents gathered at the high school here today, directed their child ren to get their books and belong ings. and take them : home, with the ultimatum that there would be no return until a man principal is selected, to succeed Mrs. Daisy Halleck. Thus, a new chapter was added -o the - Newport "school strike,, a situation that has ex isted with' more or less persistence for two months. : ' ' . - - - In" the meantime, efforts were being contlnued'to bring about a solution of the problem. To this end, a meeting has been called for tomorrow, at which the parents will confer, with the school board and attempt to induce them to pe tition the county board to appoint a male principal. - The county , board has taken the position that It is the duty of the local board to ' advise it, and the Inference is given that such ad vice will be followed. The local board, In the mean time. is standing firmly . behind Mrs Halleck. who is taking the trouble calmly, .despite the fact that a petition is being circulated asking that she reslgln. J- .There were about a dozen stu dents left in school today, aftet the walk out had taken place. Mrs. Halleck was appointed principal to succeed the late P. L. Coleman. The opposing faction contends that the board violated the will of the majority in : not appointing a male .principal to succeed Coleman. . - BUCKLES HEADS U.S.W.V. Officers Will be Installed at Meet. ing Early in January ' r Ci'E.' Buckles was elected com mander of the Spanish War Vet erans at a meeting of the organ ization last jodght; Other officers chosen to serve during the com ing year were W..E. Hanson, sen ior vice-commander: Francis Welch, Junior , vice-commander; Arthur Girod, officer of the day; B. F. Barrett, officer of the guard; and H. G. Sammons, trustee. Mr. Sammons will serve three years. The officers will be installed at the first meeting in January. The local camp probably will be inspected by state commander, Lee Hurst, of Albany, with a number of officers from Portland and else where, probably a week from next Saturday night. Forty, or fifty outside guests will be in the city for the occasion A Joint open session with the Ladles' Auxiliary will be held at that time, bringing 150 to 200 members and delegates together A program of music and speaking will be arranged. !" DRAINAGE PLANS 0. KD Engineers Instructed to Prepare - Norway Line Details The special drainage engineers. Cupper, Simpson, and Cooper, last night were authorized by the city council to prepare working plans for the Norway street line as out lined in the detailed report. The engineers stated that this , author ization was necessary , : to tie in with the plans - for , the Gaines street line, on which they are now working. The Norway street line, which wee originally constructed in 1910 to serve the area between South and Hood streets as far east as the Southern Pacific railway, will be reconstructed for added capacity to serve, an-area east beyond the railway, according to preliminary plans, i :. . . --r -tv . By combining the working plans on the Norway and Gaines street lines, the engineers hope to effect a saving to the city. - DISCORD GREAT AS SEHTIETEi OP Fight Started To Keep Srr.:Ji and Vare From Seats - In U.S. Senate MANY BATTLES IMPET.I Political ,. Confusiom Foresee a Lz. Both Congressional Houses a " i Members Called to Order First Day, WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. AP The seventieth congress, bersa work on Capltol llill today with a political tumult In the senate that promises to echo throughout the session am ar into next 8ummeFa president! campaign. Hardly had the bang of the gxr- els called both houses to order te fore , the long impending Smit Vare . election battle broke in tla senate and shoved into the back ground the consideration of a host of legislative tasks that the ne? congress will be called on to tackle. : . Even In the house, where strict er rules call for more regular pro cedure, came an indication of dis cord and political confusion atexi. Beck Status Probed After Feme debate, a resolution was adopted to investigate t eligibility of one of its new nxens- bers, Ja'mes M. Beck of Pennsyl vania, a republican, elected to William S. Vare's seat, and chief counsel for Vare in his senate eon test.' "' --i-:'Trrl . Despite these' first minute eligi bility disputes, congress got ita machinery' Into shape to receive fresiuent (uooiiage s annual utsw sage at ; noon tomorrow. After that has been read by the cler&a of the two houses, the house will make a start at its huge legisla tive task. The senate will plunks into the Smith-Vare fight wfclc may occupy its attention for days and perhaps weeks. -Longwortb. Made Speaker . After esUblishing that 41T 2 Its 435 members were present the) house re-elected Nicholas Lous worth of Ohio, as speaker; 'Wil liam Tyler Page as its clerk, and all of the other officers nominated by the republican' majority, thus reaffirming the party's control la that body. - - Reorganization rot the senate (Continn4 on pas 6.) COMMISSIONERS OPPOSE S3 FEU WILL SUPPORT PRESENT AT PORTLAND MEET Campaign ef Publicity Ag Change Favored by Marion County Court CHESJ PLAN WAITS YEAR Too Late To Start Now, Chamber - of Commerce Heads' Decide No community chest plan should - be started In Salem this year, according - toJ the decision reached by directors of the Salem chamber of commerce at a meet ing-last night," - While favoring the community chest plan In principle, the dir ectors felt that since a number of the organizations which should participate, ate v already raising money independently " and' time weuld fee ; lest in organizing "the machinery far handling so exten sive a drive, the matter should be , iropped so far as this year's needs &re concerned-" ; -1' ' All three members of the tT-r-lon county court will attend Cs annual convention of court mem ber from all over the state when, that body meets In Portland, uary 24 and 25. It Is no secret that the big th!r.-r on the program at this meet:-r will be a general discussion of t: three-dollar " automobile licesm, fee. People who want to see tT:- automobile license fee set ''at. 2. have circulated petitions with tie idea of placing the proposition, ta the ballot at the next general cl:? tlon. '."'. - - "Naturally, I am opposed to tl'z proposition." said CommiEsIor;? James Smith yesterday; t "At the present time Mar!:a county is getting $100,000 a yz? from the state as our share of t'-, 3 auto license fees. We get nett ing from the state out of the thrr cent gasoline tax. " Where e- these people going to get off want market roads If Marion coi:-- ly. loses this money? That'8 I want answered." J . Judge Seigmucd and Comr ' -sloner Porter are in perfect er: -ment with Smith. They hope t see a campaign of publicity put : that will show the peopla th fol; of this move, r, " , "How 'about an "extra gasr" tax to replace the atsto 1!.. . they were csleM, - Th replied in tfcf-ra ii guarantee that the lertislat .;rf. pa$s any such' l?ziaUti-J3. ; :,1 : the only eafg v.-ay fer t: : i wiat the peeila who u"3 tls i lo pay for them,' is to cjrHM ? for fh3 irsta .end thea r ' the 'peer!i f.r.i t-t ttr a rt ' " in the.ee,er, la eth;r r,cr , ' the present source cf rtv til there. U EiraetMs- t plac a It,