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....... - i " ... : ... ' . . The zSakm MacDowell Club Cho Capitol Theater Tonight at 8:15 Itlslmoo rtant That the Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., Be Made a.Grotving Concern Quickly, for. Salem's Reputation and Her Growth I Weather forecast: Unsettled with rain', ! west and enow and ' rain east portion ; T ". . . t ' X. . ., normal temperature; iresa wbibwbbi kuu west winds. Maximum temperature. 4$, ; minimum 35, river 4.2, rainfall ,48, at- j mosphere cloudy, . wind south. mm OTV W VS W V'.VY Pittsburgh scientists exhibited the pic ture "The Gorilla" to an audience of mon keys and were disappointed because . the monkeys did not set excited. Why so? The audience could see all the monkeys It wanted to at home. , -SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS s fSAFETY ISLAND iLiTO LOAD BUSES ft m PROPOSAL Zone In Middle of Street Considered As Means of Conserving Space G. A. R. VETERAN DIES AT AGE 85 EDWARD BRIGttS 31E3IBER OF SEDGWICK POST 43 YEARS I POLE REMOVAL FAVORED (Power Company Agrees to Plan But States It Will Be Difficult , With Non-Uniform Alleys Which Prevail "Progress In the campaign to In crease parking space in the down town section and to make Salem streets more sightly was maae last . ! night when the City Planning and 1 Zoning commission aiscussea tne j possibility f substituting safety I Isles In the middle of the streets I Xor the present bus loading zones f along the sidewalks, and plans for "removing gasoline curb pumps and telephone poles from the streets. Vv Marking off the loading zones . : i ir the convenience of busses has t . . . .. .. . , ,. out neavuy into me parsing space. It was pointed out, and it mignt be more desirable to put safety isle- in the center of the street Klmilar to those used In the larger ' .fj cities, where people could board 'Si A .1IV ttm 4Vta liniosa wliH- 'tout being endangered by passing - 1 1 automobiles. ... I ine space, n -was euu, wuu j not have to be much longer than ft the length of the bus. and the K streets are wide enough to permit A passage of traffic around tne bus " U while It stands to discharge or load h passengers. ' ll No action, on the matter was J taken by the commission. Determined to maintain a con- Isteni-policy on curb pumps, the f! I conoliJIoners voted to reject the i j apjftleailon of J. W. Parker for one f at 255- North Church street, and II asrreed that, efforts .should be 11 directed toward elimination of all i l A. l "I those"'ow erected, contending that this use of the streets for bus iness purposes constitutes an un fair advantage on commonly owned property. rUl&A- communication from W. M. VHIamtlton. of the Portland Electric wPower company, was read by ; !Vhairman CampbelL Mr. Hamil ..on stated that the company would ;be giaa to cooperate in ukidi I poles eft the streets as much as practical, and expressed the opin ion that any progressive telephone or power company would be, will ing to do the same. Uniform alleys, however, are re- quirea to carry tne pian w cum plete success, he said, and these Salem does not hare. Some blocks f contain no alleys, and in others they do not line up with those in adjoining blocks, making the prop osition here 'difficult. , He urged the commissioners to Insist that persons plotting new additions to the city to provide a proper alley system, and to get in touch with the power companies before proceedings. fSTORES OPPOSED IN SCHOOL ZONE 1 DOUGHNUTS TOO MUCH TEMP- I TATION, COMMISSION THINKS ! Application For Permit to Sell I j Goodies Close to Leslie .w it High Denied 'Sre stores near school houses desirable ? . - j ' Is it advisable for little tots to have window displays of dough nuts, cookies, and candy constant ly before them while at slay. .tempting the expenditure of their r'nickles" and causing tnem to go home to dinner with jaded appe tites? ' . : . The city planning' and soning commissioners digressed a d u frnm a technical discussion of son ing problems last night to settle matter far themselves and the answer was "No." w The discussion arose over a re- anest bv Mrs." Marr " Ames. 955 i irsjct 88 fitreet. North. Portland. .SoT permission to operate a dough- Jnut mtcnen m, or outaia obs w& Jir f,fdences near lslie Junior r The. auestion was wneiner rs. immm. fhmt rirht nnder ttro- J vision of the ordinanea. covering . Jj-Ias3 one residence districts. The 'yi'jlssionera decided against the lt alntiation " -; fX. , .'I no; apparent open aenance oi the soning- ordinance by Mouuon and Son, . occupying property , of Rlrh . Relman - north - of -PaTTlsh f 1u&Ior hlah school was denlored ' Yf the eommisaionera. and r Jt T is "H iirebable that a- complaint will be were at a loss as how properly to proceed In - the matter . last night.! Some of the commlsloners will visit-the property today and de- 1 ciae what action to take, it is saia I that Moulton and Son built an ad- j dltion to their store In flotation ' c f the rules governing that zone. Suffered Privation In Southern Prisons; Funeral Here Wednesday Edward L. Briggs, for 43 years a member of Sedgwick Post of the G. A. R., died Sunday evening at his home, 344 South j 19th street, at the age 0X8 5. Funeral services win oe Held Wednesday at z p. m. at the Terwilliger funeral parlors. Commander Newmeyer of Sedg wick Post has asked all comrades to attend. Mr. Briggs was a carpenter by trade, and had a part in the con struction of many of the buildings that have been erected In the course of his long residence here. He was widely known as a good. honest, upright citizen. Enlisting June 1, 1861, in Com pany I of the Sixth Wisconsin In fantry, .which was later a part of the famous Iron Brigade, Mr Briggs was captured ; by the Con federate troops and spent a long period of months in southern prl sons, first at Ltbby and later at Anderson-rUle. He suffered great ly from privation while in prison. and carried marks of his hardships there through life. His remark able native vigor alone made It possible for him to recover his health almost completely after the prison experiences. He was dis charged from the army May 24, 1865. Death occurred shortly after, Mr. Briggs returned to Salem after spending several months at the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg. He had never fully recovered from the- Injuries received when struck two years ago by a- hittand-rui driver while crossing State street. Edward . Briggs was born ', in Ohio,-moving to Wisconsin witr his parents while still a boy. He was married to Mary Southwlck 62 years ago. They came to Salem 43 years ago. He became a mem ber of Sedgwick Post September 26. 1882. Besides his widow, Mr. Brlgg? Is survived by six children: Mrs. Ella Kirk of Chemawa, Mrs. Anna Whlttier and Mrs. Leon a Albert of Portland, Mrs. Delia Harris of Ho qalam. Myron Brisgs of Roseburg and Milton E. Briggs of Salem; 1.1 grandchildren and fire great grandchildren. The six eons "and daughters and most of the young er descendants will be here for the funeral. HERRI N SEES SHOOTING Two Members of Police Force Shot Down From Automobile HERRIN. 111.. Dec. 12. (AP) Bullets from a speeding auto mobile struck down Elmer Mc cormick, patrolman and John 8 tarn m. day chief of police, as the men were standing : in front of the city hall here tonight. . Mc Cormick was struck in the breast and neck and is wounded serious ly. Stamin was shot through the shoulder. The car circled the city hall block twice, its - occupants firing with rifles both times. Stamm was shot when the gunmen made their second round. , McCormick, who is a brother of Mayor Mar shall McCormick, went down on the first volley. The motive back of the latest shooting In this community is not known. Herrin, noted for spo radic outbreaks and killings since the mine riots of 1921, has been quiet for more than a year. Au thorities could assign no reason for the shooting of the two offi cers. The automobile from which the shot were fired sped out of town in the direction of Murphysboro and Carbon dale. 1 ; : HITS FARM TINKERING Ivan: Stewart' Discusses Agricul ture at Chamber Truncheon Tlnkerers with the agricultural machinery in Marion county have been responsible for slowing up disslmlnation of proper - Informa tion on many phases of j farming, Ivan Stewart, field Agent f or Charles- Areherd Implement com pany, told members of the cham ber of commerce yesterday, i The farmer Is constantly inter ested in tour things, namely, soil, cropsniTestock. and taachihery, said Mr. Stewart. How these four factors can be utilized together for a maximum of profit is the problem faced. . Proper fertilisation, neutraliza tion, and, drainage of soil were stressed by Mr. Stewart as essen tlal. to success" In farming, j Every farmer that burns bis straw la do troylng, is effect, dollars and cents of his own; goodmoney, COL. MERCER4GETStJ0B Familiar Figure In' State) Senate " - Givea Court Position POKTIiAND," Dec' U.-i-(AP)- Colonel W, O. D. Mercer, of Eu gene, a yeteran of the cMl war, and for the past 18 years chaplain and sergeant at arms of the state senate, has been appointed bailiff far the federal district court here to take ;the place made racant by the death of - Colonel John : 21. Poorman. SKIRMISH OVER TAX RATE WON BY DEMOCRATS Republicans In House of Representatives Caught Off Their Guard VOTE EXTREMELY CLOSE Substantial Reduction Effected On Levies Against Net Cor poration Incomes of $15 000 or Over WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (AP) Catching republicans off guard. house democrats succeeded today in amending the revenue bill to materially reduce the tax rate on net corporation incomes of $15, 000 or less. The proposal was sponsored by Representative Garner of Texas. senior minority members of the ways and means committee, which drafted the measure. It was op posed by Chairman Green and the vote, 136 to 132, largely was along party lines. Except for this thrust, the dem ocrats made no concerted effort to penetrate the cordon of re publican votes that Mr. Green, after his unexpected defeat, kept on the floor to defend provisions of .the measure. Throughout the day, however, some democrats joined with handful of republicans In taking sporadic shots at various items in the bill but these attacks proved futile. Green Expects Comeback Although the democrats scored one victory. Mr. Green indicated he would see to nullify it, before a final vote on the measure,, by demanding a record vote on the corporation income amendment. As republicans have a comfort able majority In the house. It was predicted it would-be eliminated CONCEDE JOB TO SMITH LOUGHRAN WINS WORLD TITLE GO PHDLiADELPHIAN NOW IJGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP Decision Awarded In 15 Bound Thriller at Madison Square Garden . ...... - Newspaper Publisher States Reed Would Have Been Better NEW YORK, Dec 12. (AP) William Randolph Hearst In an ar ticle to be published in the World tomorrow says Senator James A. Reed of Missouri has the best chance of being elected of any of the candidates in the field for the democratic presidential nomina tion, but that Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York has the best chance to win the nomination.. In his analysis of the democrat ic outlook, Mr. Hearst names as the probable nominees Governor Smith, Senator Reed and Governor Ritchie of Maryland with the like lihood of their nomination In or der of their names. There also is a possibility that Senator Walsh of Montana may be nominated, the publisher says. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. New York, Dec. 12. (AP) The light heavyweight championship of the world, a diadem disputed for months between the representa tives of the New York state ath letic commission and the national boxing association rested tonight on the curly headed thatch of Tommy Loughran, sturdy heavy fisted youngster from Philadel phia. . Loughran, recognised in New York as the king of the 175 pounders won the crown beyond all dispute by whipping Jimmy Slattery, rival standard bearer, in a thrilling 15 round match that kept 15,000 spectators in the spa cious arena in a constant uproar. At the close the crowd roared its disapproval of the decision, and cheers for the Buffalo boy and his game, stand volleyed to the rafters as the fighters left the ring. Despite masterly boxing ability that at times made the speedy Loughran appear slow by compar ison, and a willingness to swap punches with an opponent enjoy ing an eight pound weight advan tage, the lithe New York young ster appeared to have been better ed in eight of the IS rounds after winning five and holding Lough ran even for two. Loughran cut loost with a two fisted body attack and Slattery countered with lefts to the head. Loughran punched Slattery with short rights on the ropes but Slat tery broke away and peppered Tommy's face at the bell. After a furious exchange in the second round Loughran rocked Slattery with a right under the heart and forced the Buffalo boy to give ground. Loughran took the offen sive in the third session and was warned on a low blow. Slattery fought back savagely' and both were trading swift punches at the bell. . Slattery was dazzling fast and forced Loughran to. miss time and again In the fourth' Tound. Lough-l ran cbipped his left to Slattery ' head six - times before be scraDed bis nose. Slattery rushed1 Lough ran to the ropes to the closrottfte session. Loughran led oft with a solid right to the chin in the fifth stanza. Slattery took a left and right hook to the head. The bell found them in a clinch. Opening the sixth Loughran (Coatinn oa psg S.) McKENZIE PASS CLOSED Snow Pilee Up Too Rapidly to Per mlt Clearing Passage EUGENE, Dec. 12. (AP). -McKenxle Pass, which road crews have been battling to keep open for several weeks, is probably blocked by snow, It was reported by telephone here tonight. Snow is 23 inches deep at the summit of Deadhorse grade and three feet deep at upper Alder Creek. Engi neers believe the report to be true, but would not state definitely that the pass Is closed until It is veri fied Tuesday morning. RUMANIAN MOB 1 ATTACKS YANK CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES SEVERELY INJURED Students Pay No Attention to Plea of Victim; Police Permit Violence ! BUCHAREST, Dec. 12. -(AP) A double crisis may come from last week's antl-semltlc disorders. Not only is damage aggregating hundreds of millions of lei ! (nom inally 62100ths cents each) reN- ported from Oradea Mare and Clnj, with reparation demands possible from American, British, French and Hungarian govern ments for attacks on their na tionals, but the cabinet may; be en dangered in .the charges and coun tercharges already resulting. Danger is seen that Foreign Minister Titulescu may feel compelled- to resign. Such a step would endanger much of the prog ress toward Internal pacifications accomplished in the last few weeks. Districts Involved in the prin cipal", disorders are described as having the appearance of war swept cities. At CluJ, the Nation al theater, recently remodelled al great expense, was wrecked. The government announcd to day Its Intention to punish all guilty civilians and all negligent officers, soldiers and policemen In the riots. It Is said the prefects of the Oradea Mare and CluJ dis tricts as well as scores of military and civilian officials will be dis missed. Juliu Mania, head of the nation al peasants' party, and other op position leaders continue to charge the tall guilt of the excesses to the Rumanian, government itself. OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18. (AP).-(Tuesday). A self-con vened session of the Oklahoma house of representatives assem bled secretly here soon after 1 o'clock thl morning. About 80 members were represented In the hseealon. ORADEA MARE, Rumania, Dec. 12. sf AP) Appeals to Rumanian military guards by Wilfred N. Keller, of Lindenhall, Penn., to save, him from a student mob last week, were Ignored, a witness of the scene told the Associated Press today. Tie etory of this impartial wit ness supported by other unbiased sources, has led the American min ister, to Rumania to believe the at tack on Keller during anti-semitic riots can be expiated only by rep aratlf na4 apology from the Ku- JtffoaHMs a;-paf til BONDHOLDERS TO MEET Financing of Irrigation Projects to be Discussed Bondholders of the Summer Lake, Ochoco, Warmsprlngs and Deschutes districts will confer at San Francisco Thursday tn con nection with the refinancing of these projects, according to an nouncement made here Monday by Rhea Luper, state engineer. Mr. Luper left for San Francisco last night to attend the conference. The bondholders probably will be urged . to waive payment of their securities at maturity, and give the settlers a longer period of time in which to meet their ob ligations. The districts are not in a serious condition, it was said, but additional .time is necessary for the land owners to pay their debts. JUST WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT FOR CHRISTMAS LEGISLATURE OUSTED FROM CAPITOL HALL Oklahoma State Governor Calls Out National Guard In Controversy RIFLES, PISTOLS USED Henry S. Johnston May Use Troops to Disperse Meeting Today as Efforts Made to . Im peach Him OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Dec. 12. (AP) Striking with the mailed fist, Governor Henry S. Johnson today prevented members of the Oklahoma house of repre sentatives from meeting In the state capltol to consider his im peachment but failed to overcome their determination to proceed with their program. Shortly after national guards men armed with rifles and pistols had turned the legislators back at the doors of the house chamber this morning a majority of the members met secretly at a hotel and agreed to convene again to morrow ' to receive charges voted against the executive by an in vestigating committee. The scene of tomorrow's session was not revealed but it will be some place outside the. capltol. May Use Troops Again - Whether Governor Johnston would attempt to have troops dis perse the legislators tomorrow was a matter of speculation to night. : Hla directions to Adjutant General Charles F. Barrett were to suppress "all insurreetlonant meetings whether held at the cap ltol or any other place in the state." f The scenes today at the capito' with soldiers in full control re called the day a little more than four years ago when Governor Jack Walton used troops to pre vent a self summoned assembly of house members bent on Impeaching- him. Walton later was re moved from office when he with drew the iron hand and formally called the legislature into session. Governor Johnston announced late today troops would remain on active duty until the courts final ly settle the question of the le gality of the legislative session. (Con tinned oa page 8) FAST TRAIN LEAVES RAIL Two Injured in Accident 80 Miles : East or Seattle HUGE FINANCIAL PROGRAM HOAX VAST DEALS PROVE FIG3IEXT ; OF CRIPPLE'S MIXD Mlssonrlaa Offers to Purchase Big Farming and Lumbering Interests ' 1 W 1 x :- attt vj 1. r i m iuirir-rrii - W. I T J5V v ; 7T : 1 1 .7,VV7 ;- r Vr- rzct -r - : - r. - o - yv- ' i SEATTLE, Dec. 12. (A P) The west bound Olympian, passen ger train of the Chicago, Milwau kee and St. Paul, went off the' tracks 30 miles east of Seattle to night.; A mail clerk and express messenger were reported Injured when the baggage car telescoped on the .partly overturned locomo tive. The accident occurred when the locomotive struck a rock, railroad officials here said. The train, en route from Chicago to Seattle, car ried 6 6 passengers, none of whom were reported injured. Although tbe giant electric lo comotive was going . 3 5 miles an hour, tragedy was averted by the proximity of a bank Into which the engine plunged. The baggage car Immediately behind the locomo tive was reported to have telescop ed .with resultant injuries to two of the crew of eight. Their injur les were said to be slight. PUTS $5 IN EACH KETTLE C. II. Connell, of Galena, Mis souri, wbo visions a future popula tion In Salem of 500,000, and wishes to pay half the cost of dredging out the Willamette river so that ocean going steamers can make Salem a port of call, speed ing the development, has kept real estate dealers in Oregon, Washing ton, and California agog for the past few weeks with his extrava gant plans. Connell could not be called mod est in his hopes for the coast states which he "has always longed to make his home." Confidentially asserting in a recent letter to A. C. Bohrnstedt, local realtor, that he planned eventually to invest as much as! 1350,000.000 in the three1 states, he asked that options be se cured on 1,706,500 worth of property In Marion county for which he promised to send cash aggregating $725,500 to close the deals. 1 Among the properties sought by Connell were six large cherry or chards, ten large -apple orchards, four large berry farms, two truck farms, two poultry and bee farms, several department stores and gro ceries, one redwood tract, two oth er timber tracts, and several auto mobile establishments. Among those specifically men tioned by Connell as ones he wish ed to purchase were the Bethel Heights farm, tbe Marion auto company, the Eugene motor com pany, and the Roseburg garage. He asked that the following people be employed for him pend ing his arrival In Salem: one housekeeper, one general manag er; two civil engineers; two con struction engineers, one sawmill superintendent; one logging super intendent; one secretary; one stenographer; one chauffeur; and one architect. "Besides my own deals, wrote Mr. connell, "I have a list of eighty first class Iowa farmers who wish to rent 300 to 900 acres each for dairying purposes. A Chicago banker has written" me that he has over 600 families wanting small tracts, and a New York banker has between 800 and 300 families who wish to come west." So plausibly written were the letters, and so much knowledge of this section, and farming In gen eral, was evidenced, that realtors fell readily Into the scheme, until mey reached such extravagant proportions. From all Indications, the man had had correanondAncA with prominent firms all over the coast. He first came to the attention of Mr. Bohrnstedt when an inquiry to the Oregon state chamber o f commerce was referred to him. At (Continued en, ps( 8) CAMPBELL HEAD Z0NERS All Officers Re-elected by Plan ning uommljision Lewis P." Campbell last night was re-electAi nnniiiant . k A City Planning and Zoning commis sion to serve aunng 1938. James Nicholson was chosen for the vice- presiaentiai post again, and Miss Edith Burch will continue as sec retary.? A unanimous ballot was cast for the officers. The eommlMtnn anthnri. President Camnhell tn nr.t., three committees on maps, plats, and traffic study. The personnel of the eommlttMi - win vn ... nounced at the next meeting. It is planned to undertake a careful study of traffic conditions. wjiu me particular laea m mind of increasing the radii of street Miicnwcuooi. Salvation Lassies Treated All Alike by Generous Donor Some man with a. penchant for impartial, kindness walked to the four Salvation Army kettles in the down 'town section yesterday and I in each dropped a 35 roll of dimes. The reason for his aetioa is unex plained other than that he wished to be fair to art of the "lassies." Salem dtlxens who wish to con tribute - to the Salvation 'Army Christmas dinner 'fund axe asked to do so direct to the Army, head quarter. - - GAME BODY HEAD PICKED Redmond Man Succeeds I. " ,X FleSscluier in Commission ; Job PORTLAND, Dec. 13. (AP) M. "A Lynch, Redmond, was elected chairman of the Oregon state game commission today to succeed ilia. lata I..N, Flalachner, Lynch' is the 1 oldest member of the,-? commission In point of ser vice, C B.-. Miller, Portland,, re cently appointed to fill the vac? ancy left by Flelschner's death. was installed as a member of the FORM SUGAR INSTITUTE lOO Executives Act With View to ; Stabilizing Industry NEW YORK, Dec. 12.(AP)- formation of an American mrtr institute for stabilizing the indus try was decided noon here todav at a meeting of 100 executives of sugar companies presided over by Earl D. Babst, head of the Ameri can Sugar Refining company. The organisation, which la nn derstood to hare the approval of the federal government, will com-: pile statistics, examine tariffs and collect-other information of - eral Interest to the sugar industry. it win not function. It was pointed out, as a price fixing body.' ND1RECT LEW TO SHIFT LOAD Income Tax Offered As Sug gestion At Meeting of Official Group WANT PROPERTY RELIEF; Sub-Committee of Oommlssiom Gathers at Portland to Take Up Problems of Oregon's J v: State Finances pnnrr.ivn rta 1 I a t Support of state expenses by indi rect taxes, and luting tne state tax off real property was advocat ed at a meeting of a sub-committee of the Property Tax Reduction commission held here today.- u If, in the sound judgment of the commission, it la decided that a state Income tax is the proper solution, it will be recommended. The sub-committee does not fa vor an added tax tn raise mon money unless study of the state's. aencii Dy anotner sun-commute shows such additional revenue a solutely necessary. . It Is the sense of this commit tee that revenue from tnr nvrar source of taxation that may be aoV ' opted shall be applied for the pur pose of the reduction and equal izatlon of taxes on general prop erty." the keynote resolution read. , . Committees Numerous x The committee has been deals. nated "on equalization and redis tribution of indirect taxes to re lieve real property of state tax Unofficially, it- is known as ''com mittee tour." "Committee." which t tn han dle local taxation, outlined its course Saturday, "Committee one" on reduction of state taxation, will meet soon, while "committee three' -which tm to handle mileage and bond Issues, already Is working,; Combined' they are the 36 commissioners au thorised br the leeialatnr tn ru over, the tax problems and mak recommendations to the legisla ture of 1929. Data nresented tniliv ilaln that more than SO per cent of the revenues or the state now com from indirect taxation. It was d- V (Continued on pr S) SUE HARRY THAW FOR HEART BALM flOO.000 DEMANDED IJT BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT Doubt Thrown Upon Allegations of tfempialnt by Official Court j - ' .Records ' ' A. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 12tAX Harry K. Thaw, famnm a re sult of his lengthy and sensational trial lor the slaying of Stanford White, was made a defendant in a S100.000 breach of nrnmi nit filed here today by Forest Hop wan. zu, one time film extra. The suit accuses Thaw of being Involved In a California love affair In May, 1923. at a time when court records show that Thaw was am Inmate of the -Pennsylvania atat hospital for the Insane, except for occasional visits to hWi mother. On these visits to his mother, news paper records of the case indicat ed, he returned promptly to the, institution. He was released on April 28, 1924. Miss Wall filed suit through her mother and guardian, Mrs. Louis Wall of Culver City, Cal. The suits asks the $100,000 as balm tor a broken heart following five evenings spent with the man Miss Wall declares to have been Harry Thaw at Laguna Beach, Cal. At that time she was a member of a motion picture company on lo cation there. , The suit , asserts Thaw , urged Miss Wall to leave the motion pic ture profession and gave her $10 to reimburse her for one day's work which she missed . in order to remain with the man she says was Thaw on the Laguna Beach hotel veranda. , They separated, the complaint declares, when the girl returned (Continued on pf 2) 'McDoy Concert Tonight at Capitol Theater;ap: 15 VClock . The MacDowell club is entering upon Its seventh season, and this la the first, chorus concert of this year, and is the regular December program. The chorus numbers thirty trained singers -under the -splendid directorship of our own . Mlnnetta Magers. This program will include full 'chorus numbers, and solo quar tettes. - , . ' : - J .V The guest artist will be Mr. Arthur Johnson, tenor. He 1 thejeading tenor of Portland and la a favorite there; as. he i also the' leading tenor of the coast, , t Too mueh'cannet be said for the management of the Caritcl ln sponsoring this MaeDowell program. Frank Bligh has cpene I his theater to this splendid local organization.