i 1 He governor has Announced a btate Building Lode Committee I and balem Committee for Same Purpose Promises Action Promising Outlook for Fox Industry in Willamette Valley as Well as all Over Oreeon Noted at State Meetintr Hem FrirJnv Weather forecast: Unsettled with rain , in west portion; normal temperatures; in creasing south winds on the coast becom- ing tales by night. Maximum temperature yesterday 60. minimum 42. river 12.9. rainfall .18, atmosphere cloudy, wind' northeast- ' . .- --" mm A motherly Topeka woman, while knit ting at her home the other night, burned a big hole in the carpet when she dropped --some ashes from her cigarette. Topeka Journal. SOTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7. 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS i Vrfl. rl . WW I U LIB LI 111 I I I U i-r rni runnnn Al hUA Reward Offered By State Association For Arrest, ; Conviction PROBLEMS TALKED HERE ff - Industry Firmly Established with Prices for Pelts at Highest Mark In Years; Meth- rians which they hope will prove a deterring influence to po tential fox thieves, were launched here Friday by the Oregon State Fox Breeders association in Its vinter meeting, when at the af ternoon session the members vot ed to offer a reward of $100 for the arrest and conviction of any jWixm who has stolen foxes from a member of the association. Commercial fox farms have Just begun to attract the attention of thieves, it was declared, the great value of the furs proving a temp tation. Will Post Warning In addition to participating In the united plan of protection, the members will post signs stating that they are members of the as sociation and that they are thus protected, it was decided. The meeting here Friday was the mid-winter session of the as Foc'atWn, , and no election was held, this: coming at the summer meeting. "The attendance was good, but ' was lighter than It ihould have been except for the fitny conditions which prevailed afjfee.tbe state in the last few cliarbfcee -Welcomes In the absence of George F. Vick, president of the Salem chamber of commerce, that or ganization and the city of Salem ere represented by E. A. Rhoten in the address of welcome. He assured the visitors that Salem and particularly the . chamber of rommt members are vitally in terested, in this industry' as in all olhers"tthat will benefit the Sa lem jielnlty or any other coast region. The fox industry, said Mr. Rhoten, is becoming a staple industry and has passed the "boom" period. "We are glad to have you men and women here representing this Industry and we are willing to do whatever we can to make this (Ceotinoed on page 4) - WAt-SH DEMANDS 2ND CONFESSION LAWYER FOR "FOX" SAYS PAPERS KEPT SECRET . District Attorney's Office Refuses To Confirm or Deny Ac cusation As Made LOS ANGELES, Jan. I. (AP) Jerome Walsh, attorney for Wil liam E. Hickman- today made lurinu ueuiasu u uuu uiainvi Al . -1 A ?vl - 1st .1 ft A torney Asa Keys that a purported second confession made by Hick- man concerning me juanapuas ana : . t Killing oi too (cuuoi sui Aiuriau . . . m a m . . v . . Parker,;' he delivered to him. The . Kansas City attorney said Ke yes had. obtained a second con fesslon during the trip to' Los An geles from 'Pendleton, Ore., near where Hickman was capturedand was keeping it secret. - The. sec ond document was supposed . to contain Hickman's motives for the alleged killing and mutilating cf the body of the little girt. The demand was refused rhy Harold L. Davis, chief deputy dis trict attorney, speaking for Keyei. Davis refused either to -confirm or to deny the existence of the sec ond confession." Whereupon 'Walsh stated be would appeal to the courts to compel the delivery of jVewocument. so that it coold.be l&'TEi? over to alienists. Hickman trie&ed not guilty by reason of insanity to the Indictment charg ing the kidnaping and, murder,, of the 12 year old Parker girl, "fi Davis declared there was no law that would force a district attor ney to turn, over his evidence to the defense and indicated "a policy not to permit any evidence in the Hickman case to reach the defense Zttorneya. "-r -!:.- - r ,V The much discussed question of wubuki; nKsmu ua uny accom plices In the kidnaping and murd- . employe is unaersiooa to nare toia th grand Jury that ha eaw Htck mail -and another ratlwav werker FIRE ORDINANCE MAY BE REVISED SCHOOLS HERE.. SAFE. SAYS STATE MARS1LAL County Also Objecting to Installs tion of Escapes; Others Comply With the state fire marshal .de claring sehool buildings in the city sare even though they are not equipped with fire escapes, and the county commissioners ill disposed to put escapes on the court house, It may be necessary to revise the ordinance governing these points, it was indicated yesterday by Hal Patton, chairman of the building committee. Mr. Patton declared that either the ordinance would be enforced to the letter, or it would be changed. Owners of buildings still have a month to qualify with the ordi nance in accordance with the ac tion taken ' at a recent council meeting. At least two of the apart ment house operators have stated that the matter would be promptly attended to, but the school board has not held a meeting since the city engineer made his report on deficient structures. Most of the school buildings named in the report, the Garfield, Englewood, Richmond, and High land have inside slides which are said to meet with the sanction of the fire marshal for quick exits in case of fire, but the ordinance makes necessary outside ladders constructed of Iron or 6teel not less than 18 inches in-width. Aldermen Pattpn and Dancy re cently visited the Sacred Heart academy for a fire drill demon stration. The building was en tirely emptied of pupils in 45 sec onds. This was one of the build ings named In the engineer's re port. REMOVE 4 MORE BODIES Total of Seven Corpses Xow Taken Out of Sunken Sub BOSTpk Jan. 6. AP) Four more bodies were recovered from the sunken submarine S-4 off Provincetown late today the navy yard here was informed by radio from the salvage fleet. The bodies were removed from the submarine by divers and trans ferred to the destroyer Maury which was ordered to bring them to the navy yard here for transfer to the Chelsea naval hospital where they will be Identified." The four bodies recovered to day brings the total recovered to seven. Three were removed from the engine room of the submarine Wednesday afternoon. . STUDENTS AID PROGRAM "Willamette Night" Observed at Elstnore; Tells Given , -: The Elslnore theater took on an ultra-collegiate atmosphere last night when most of the downstairs seats were occupied by Willamette university student s . observing "Willamette night" at the theater. .la addition to Buster Keaton's comedy feature "College," the pro gram Included numbers by the Willamette glee club and quartet. a stunt staged by the Willamette Cuba, and songs and yells by the students. - ; f V"-" -The event. was sponsored by Jthe Cubs, campus service organixa tion which " is seeking affiliation with a national body of similar gronps.. ' LAD DIES STEALING RIDE 17 Year Old Portland Tonth Boards 1 Man Street Car PORTLAND, Jan. . (AP) Robert Cressey, 17, was killed when 'he .and two other lads at tempted to "steal" a'ride on a one man street car here tonight. The accident occurred when the one man car wis side-swiped by a two car train as they were passing:' a iSwKcb. cressey naa been atanaing the motorman. Hu head was crushed when he was caught' be tween the passing cars. . . ; , . :Thurlow .Wing, f IX, Cresaeys companion, suffered - a'" crushed hip. Henry Wing.' S Thurloir's brother, leaped and was uninjured. JONES REFUSES $50,000 ValnaUa Residence Not Taken aa . Gift By Golf Champ ' - :"- " NEW YORK." Jan. (AP) Acceptance of a 150,000, residence by Bobby Jones from his home town admirers: In '.Atlanta In no way violated his amateur golf status,' tha United Statea Golf as sociation , announced here today. At the same time Jonea gar out a statement . that he would decline ; the' proposed tffl- s i EVERY EFFORT TflS Complete Story of Rescue Work Given Before S-4 Board of Inquiry ACCOUNT DRAMATIC ONE Lien tenant Commander Edward Ellsbers; Presents Long; Nar rative; Severe Weather Blamed For Deaths BOSTON, Jan. fi. (AP) Ev erytning humanly possible was done to rescue six men imprison ed in the torpedo room of the sunken submarine S-4, but the elements prevented it, Lieutenant Edward Ellsberg, who returned to the navy from retirement to aid in the rescue, told the naval court of inquiry investigating the disas ter today. In a dramatic story which sketched the entire series of ef forts to bring succor to men dy ing slowly within the submarine's hull. Commander Ellsberg declar ed that rescue vessels reached the scene of the disaster oft Province- town as quickly as possible and divers worked under almost im possible conditions but without avail. Divers Work Hazardous "It appeared to me that the con ditions under which the divers went down to the wreck on the day following the collision were not those under which diving should have been attempted," he said. In tbe first complete narrative (Continued on page 4.) WATER FILLS SCHOONER Hold of Dl Fated North Bend En. tered by Waves ILWACO, Wash., Jan. 6. (AP) Held fast on the treacher ous, moving aands of Peacock Spit, the four masted schooner Nortb Bend tonight held five feet of water in her hold and was filling slowly. She had sprung a leak earlier in the day. The North Bend piled up on Peacock Spit yes terday when she was becalmed off (he Columbia river. ! Today she had moved sixty feet: on the shifting sands, pounded by heavy breakers, and was lying in a mass of driftwood. Definite plans for salvage were not revealed tonight. Her crew was saved. IDE AVE ODD MAGNATE DEFIES SINISTER THREAT CLARENCE SAUNDERS OFFERS REWARD FOR WRITERS Perpetrators Promise "Most Bru tal Crime Ever Committed" If 550Q Not Given MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Jan. 6. (AP). Warned in a letter today that "the most brutal crime ever committed," would result If he failed to leave $5,500 in a seclud ed spot tonight, Clarence Saun ders, chain grocery etort magnate. defied the perpetrators, who sign ed themselves "The Three Ghost men." to ' attempt to carry out their threat. "Put It In the paper that I will not have any body guard, and If they want to take a shot at me let them try," was the succinct challenge hurled by Saunders, who four years ago, gained national prominence in his sensational Wall street battle to protect from a "bear" raid shares of the Piggly Wlggly Stores corporation, of which he was president. Instead of paying the money de manded, Saunders offered a SI. 000 reward for arrest of the writers of the letter. Police announced tonight that they had uncovered clues that like ly would lead to the arrest short ly of one or more of the "ghost men," but the nature of clues wae not revealed. "This Is the only notice that we will give you," read the letter, which wae-oeatly typewritten and correctly punctuated. It then di rected that the money be left un der a railroad trestle, be placed there by Saunders and be in old 1100 bills. He was warned that if he notified the police, it would mean "disaster for you and your whole family." REMUS ENTERS ASYLUM King of Bootleggers Committed To State Hospital vUJU Xbio. Jan 6. (AP) George Remus, former "king of bootleggers" entered the state hos pital for the insane here tonight upon commitment papers from Cincinnati. Hamilton county, where a Jury several weeks' ago found him not guilty of the slay ing of his wife,. Imogene, on the ground of insanity. Remus' decision to begin his confinement, however, does not in dicate that he has given up his fight against the ruling of the Hamilton county probate court, holding him insane, his counsel said. Instead, he has engaged two more attorneys, Francis W. Dur bin and D. C. Anderson, of Lima, to aid his counsel, Charles Elston in what promises to be a bitter battle to secure his outright re lease from confinement In the asy lum. MILKIN TIME "" v ' ;; .,' : : HINT DOCUMENTS FORGED BY AVIL A CTOCpiSTANTTAL EVIDENCE POINTS TO PEDDLER Same ' Peculiar Mistake Made by Mexican as Found in Papers ! as Printed by Hearst WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (AP) An "unusual" mistake found in Mexican documents published in Hearst newspapers, described again today as forgeries has been made by Miguel Arila, procurer of the papers, in correspondence es pecially written by him by request. the senate committee examining the authenticity of the documents, today was informed. ' Carlos Cusachs, former naval in telligence officer and at one' time a Spanish professor at Harvard university and the naval academy. told tbe committee that of the 86 dispelled words in the Mexican documents and more than 300 punctuation errors, one in par ticular was "very singular." Het said that the word "usted" bad been abbreviated always as "Ud" followed by a comma Instead of a period. Cusachs, who has assist ed the committe throughout its Inquiry said he asked Avlla to type some letters and this abbreviation was made by him in exactly the same manner as appeared in the documents. Arila, the swarthy skinned son of a Mexican father and Italian mother, listened intently as Chair man Reed, republican, Pennsyl vania,: of the committee. Inquired if that mistake was very unusual. "It is a most uncommon error,' Cusachs replied. , "It ;fs an international practice to place a period after abbrevla tions. This comma after-, the word 'ud,' appeared throughout the naners. Mr. Avila used tbe comma In letters he wrote irom my dictation." AnotheJ error described in the documents by Cusachs was made today by John Page, a Hearst re porter, who worked with Avila In procuring' the papers. Cusachs said the so-called official stamp on some of the papers, indicating thev had been delivered in the "di plomatic pouch" was spelled "ba ; (Continued on pi ) WILL INTRODUCE HEADS New Chamber of Commerce Offi' cers on Monday Program Introduction of the newly elec ted officers and directors of the Salenrchamber of commerce will be the principal -business of the chamber luncheon next Monday, it has 'been announced. George F. Vlck, recently elected .president, will preside. Six of the eleven directors who recently took office, have never served on the board before. Mon day's luncheon will be the first in three weeks as they have been dis continued during the holiday per iod. ; GEN. LEJEUNE TO TAKE FIELD LEADING YANKS Conimander in Chief of Mar ine Corps Will Sail For PSouth Monday ALARMED AT SITUATION Sadden Decision Announced By Old Campaigner Late Yester day After Reports From Men in Nicaragua WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (AP) Marine reinforcements recently ordered to Nicaragua will be led to that strife-torn little republic by their commander-in-chief, Ma for General John A. Lejeune. He plans to spend two weeks sizing up the situation there. Aroused at reports of casual ties among the marines in their efforts to run to earth the outlaw general, Augstino Sandino, and at word received at the navy depart- meht today from marine officers in Nicaragua that two marine de serters were training Sandino's men, General Lejeune, himself an old campaigner, announced unex pectedly late today that he would embark on Monday for Corinto. Sails From Charleston Under present plans, be will sail from Charleston, SC, on the light cruiser Trenton, which will carry also a part of the reinforce ment detachment. The Trenton will pass through tbe Panama Can al and.thence to Corinto on the west coast. General Lejeune said that after spending two weeks in Nicaragua, he would return to the United States entering the coun try at San Diego, the marine base on the Pacific coast. General Lejeune's sudden dec sion to look into the Nlcaraguan situation personally was not ex pected to Involve any change in or ders to Brigadier General Logan Feland, who has been instructed to assume command in Nicaragua. General Feland, who was at the head of the marine forces when (Continued on pace 4.) HANG YOUNG MURDERER Floyd Hewitt, 17, Pays Kxtrcme Penalty at Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 6. (AP) Calm and silent to tbe last, Floyd Hewett, 17, slayer of Mrs. Fred Brown and her 6 year old son at Conneaut, went to his death in the electric chair at Ohio peniten tiary tonight. Hewitt, the youngest Ohio mur derer to pay the supreme penalty by electrocution was a bedraggled figure as he was led into the death chamber, his long black hair hanging low over his face. Not a word came from him4, nor did he show any sign of emotion after a first startled look when he stepped into the room. The cur rent was turned on at 7:4.1 p. m. and two minutes later he was pro nounced dead. READY TO BEGIN WORK Chairmaa of BnHding Code Com mittee Not Yet Notified Alderman Cart O. Engstrom is ready to begin work, on the pro posed new building code with, his committee, as soon, as ha receives official notification Irani , Mayor Llvesley of hi appointment to the chairmanship, he said, last night Mayor Liresley announced ten days ago that he had appointed Engstrom as. chairman, with Al derman Armpriest and Thompson of the council, W. M. Hamilton. of tha Portland slectne power company, and W. C. Dyer, a local insurance man. BuDdlng codes from Portland, Sacramento- and other Pacific coast dtiea will be , secured to serve as a basis for working out the local code. :: SLEEP LASTS 100 HOURS 4 Doctors" Cnable to Awaken Mrs. Nora .'Anderson, Seattla J SEATTLE. - Jan. - . AP)4 Mrs, Nora Anderson, SI rear eld Seattle housewifelenlght had been in a heavy slumber for mors than 160.; hours. A score of physicians called la to confer were nnabla to dlagnosv the ease. ; All - known methods to iraka the sleeping woman lad peea attempted with out success, they said, ; ' LINDY RECEIVES MEDAL, DIPLOMA HONORS GrVEN YANKEE AM BASSADOR OF GOOD WILL Congress of Nicaragua Meets With President to Greet American Flying Ace MANAGUA, Jan. 6. (AP). Before a distinguished audience thai crowded the legislative cham ber of the national palace, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh today re ceived from the congress of Nicar agua in joint session a diploma of "valor" and a medal of "merit and honor." Sitting to the. right of President Adolfo Diax and facing all the members of both the senate and chamber and diplomatic and church dignitaries, he wa told by General Alfonso Estrada, chief ef staff, who" opened the ceremonies, that he was "a true knight of the air" and that he had "honored Nicaragua and this chamber" by his presence. Addressing himself entirely to Colonel Lindbergh, General Estrada said: "An official decree was issued and newly signed by the president in which a national holiday was proclaimed on the day of your ar rival. You have honored Nicara gua and this chamber by your presence and we wish to present to you our admiration. To the knight of the air, as you are called throughout the world, I wish to present in behalf of the nation a diploma and medal which will al ways commemorate your visit to Nicaragua." The vast hall resounded with cheering while the Nlcaraguan na tional band played the Star Span gled Banner and the Nlcaraguan national anthem, as the general concluded and President Diaz handed Lindbergh the diploma and pinned the medal on his coat, re sponding. Colonel Lindbergh said: "Mr. President and members of the congress, I want to thank you for myself and for my country for 'he honor which you have done me here today. I cannot express to you how deeply I appreciate this honor but I wish to say that my visit here is one of the most pleas ant which I have experienced and never will be forgotten. I want to thank you for the honors, you have eiven me and I hope in the near ruture tnere win De many more flights between the United States and Central America." Colonel Lindbergh left the chamber on the arm of President Diaz, amidst a tremendous ovation LAND GRANT CASE SOON Arguments In State's Appeal Be Heard January 27 to Argument In the suit filed by of Sam A. Kozer, as secretary state, to compel Macion county to pay to the state of Oregon a part of the Oregon &. California rail road land grant tax refund, will be heard by the supreme court Janu ary 27. The case originally was heard by Judge L. H. McMahan of the Mar- ton county circuit court, who held for Marion county. - The state then appealed to the supreme court. Attorneys said the final decree in the suit would affect all of the 18 Oregon counties which received the land grant tax refunds - from the federal government. The state contends that it is entitled to approximately $1,600,000 of the IM0O.O00 received by the land grant counties. J The state claims that It is en titled to receive an amount of money from the refund equal to the amount It would have received In taxes from the counties had the lands Involved In the railroad grant remained on the tax rolls. The land grant tax refund was authorized ander an act approved by congress three years ago. HERMIT BURNS TO DEATH IS Tear Old VaneoaTcr, Washw Bed Dies ta Dmgowt VANCOUVER, Wash , Jan., f (AP) Trapped in a tiny dugout in which he had lived r for ; two years, Lorenx Pahl. $ g, was burn ed to death last night.'-' A recluse, Fahl had tunneled ander a hollow stamp,, excavated a small 'aest la which ha could sleep, and stretched a 'r piece of canvas over the stamp to exclude the rata. -v : Last night while he slept the canvas caught tire, and he was ov ercome by smoke before he could escape. He was found today lying face 'downward . .with, his ; head thrust Into an 'opening where"a root ; of .the ' stump had 1 previously been h-ana)- f ati i.ly 'Z r- :' ' He was said to have a brother and. siatey. somewhera In Oregon. The dogeut la near Vancouver Junction,, 1 INTERMEDIATE OREGON COURT. NEW PROPOSAL Plans Made To Relieve Con gestion In State Supreme Judicial Body THREE JUDGES WANTED Group Would Travel About Hear Appeals; Increase In Volume of Legal Business Cited as Reason PORTLAND, Jan. .. AP). Movement toward the creation of an intermediate court of appeals for Oregon was started here today at the annual meeting of the Stats Judicial Council. Such a court was suggested in a text of a pro posed legislative enactment oifer ed by Circuit Judge Wilson of . The Dalles and entailed a lengthy dis cussion. The proposal for the creation of this court Is intended to relieve the supreme court of Oregon ot its present congestion, having in view, it was emphasized, that the supreme court Is to remain tbe court of last resort. The discus sion resulted in the Judicial cotin- fil providing that Chief Justice Hand, who presided at the meet ing today, to name a committee of five to investigate the results ot similar courts of appeals, Im other states, as to the relief afford ed congestion in the higher court, and rp report its findings to the stateludlcial council at another meeting to be held during the cur rent yea ThrrA Judges Planned If it lis finally decided to ask (he nexf-tegislature to create. such, . ; Vcburt for Oregon, it was planned that the court of appeals Is to be "omposed of three judges to-be ap pointed first by the governor and subsequently to be elected by the people. The court of appeals would have jurisdiction in appeals In volvlng criminal cases where there are misdemeanor charges, la rrivil cases up to $2,000, and In all divorce cases. It, was proposed tbat the court would travel to the princtpal cities of the state where appeals could be heard from tributary counties. In any caee where the constitution ality of a. statute is involved tbe lourt of appeals would certify this o the supreme court. The- court of appeals was pro posed from the fact that llUfcatlon,,.. in Oregon Is Increasing 'at a fa'pld' (Continued m psf 4.) BUILDING CODE GROUP TO MEET COMMITTER OF IS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR . ; Entrusted W ith Task of Drafting Regulations for Proposed ' Law'. .' ' ""y". The first meeting of ihe newly constituted state;! building V.cosV committee the - membership . ef which was announced Friday -by Governor; Patferson,' will be held; in. the executive department at tha state house January 19. The com mittee includes IS members!" Its appointment was authorised at tha last session ot the legislature; .The members of the committee, together with the organizations ar political subdivisions ot govern ment they represent, follow: A. If. Collier, Klamath Fails, representing the state legislature; D. I. Stoddard. Joseph, cltisea at Urgs" from, eastern Oregon;. A.' C. Dixon. Eagene, citizen at large from southern Oregon; Ben T. Os borne, Portland, Oregon state fed eration of labor; Carl M. Stebing er, Portland, associated general contractors of America; .O. , R. Bean. Portland, Amerfnta institute of architects). H. B, "Plummer, Portland, Oregon technical coua- R.5 B. Cushman,; Portland, . Ore goa building congress; A. C. Cam-mack-,: Portland; Oregon league of building and loan and savings and ; loan- associations? - Frank B Up ; shaw.1 Portland, Pacific Northwest real ssUta association) Fred - D, Weber Portland, Oregon insurance rstlng; bureau) O, BCowdia, Portland,' JJregon manufacturers association, and DrWi B,- Mor Salem, state board of health, v Tha duties" of the committee) shall consist of drafting a stata building code to be .submitted" to the legislature at. H Bext session, , Tha l members of th semmUtea shall seTTS wtthnt compensatioa.