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Salem Jfill Have the Biggest Grocery Store in Oregon,; in the New Market Building, Corner of Commerical and Marion Streets ThelW9yjo prevent Any Kind of Business in Salem From' Being Qver Bone Is to Put the Tivo Linen Mills to Capacity Operation - Weather forecast: Cloudy with rains fa west-portion; moderate temperature; in creasing southerly winds on coast, becom ing galea by night. Maximum temperature yesterday 50, minimum 35. river 8.2, rain fall none, atmosphere clear, wind sooth. The Bureau of Standards at Washing ton has hit upon a process which will make paper money wear longer. What -we would like to hare is a system which will make it last longer. f I SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR or " - 1"'" ' "-.., '.. Fire Escaoe Stairways At Schools May. Be Suffic ient, BoarrA Thinks ORDINANCE QUESTIONED Communication Received From! Council Asking That Outside Escapes be Pot on Four Grad Bnikftngs j twCci school board will not put fire escapes On certain public schools In the city unless they are neededadequately to provide for thegfety of pupils, the present city ordinance on that matter not withstanding. V A communication from the city council asking that escape be placed on Garfield. Englewood, .Richmond, and Highland schools within 60 days was read at the school boards meeting last night. These, buildings were included in a recent report by. City Engineer Rogers as not conforming to the ordinance. , Surrey Requested The school directors decided to ask the state fire marshal, the city engineer the fire, chief, and the chairman of the council fire and water committee to meet with mem sometime soon ana make a thorqugh Inspection of the school: to sealf the buildings are safe f roouf he fire hazard standpoint. findings of these men are favorable, the council win be ask ed to amend the ordinance, it is believed. x ''jLfc Hare Escape Stairways the schools named are equip ped "wltKlfre'-escape stairways with a rear exit. The only objec- (Continnl on pace S) JMEDFORD MAN IN MORSE'S JOB SALE3f KCTOR RETIRES AS HEAR OF STATE BOARD. C "' Annual Meeting of Organization Held at Portland Yesterday; ' Bean Vice President PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (AP) Dr. EL B. Pickel. Medford. was elected president of the Oregon State-Board of Health in Its annu al meeting here today. Dr. Harold C. Bean, Portland, warf elected vice -president and Dr. Frederick D. Strieker was continued as sec retary. - Dr. Pickel succeeds Dr. W. B. Morse, Salem, as president and Dr. Bean succeeds Dr. Pickel as vice president. The board appointed O. H. Tuck er, Marshfield as sanitary engineer in charge of surveys of water sup plies, sewer systems and streams. He fills a vacancy left open since last June. The board put in a busy hour and-ajjralf after its arrival from saieiu wfiere ne icrai 01 ics mem bers met today with the state board oj eugenics at the state hos pital for' I he insane and the state institution for the feeble minded. The secretary of the board was authorized to cooperate with the dairy and food commission in for mulating ordinances for cities for the prevention of milk-borne dis eases. Typhoid and throat diseases are found to be carried by milk in cities where regulation of milk supplies is not strict. The board decided to introduce a bill in the next state, legislature asking that no health officers be appointed or reappointed until (Continued on par -) The. Miss Salem ;-.. Cbntcst Will Be iffefent : f TbvMfss'8alem automobile contest, backed by the . Salem realtors. will be different; : dis tinctive. . It : will represent a campaign tor better homes la Salem,' ., it 1 btgv cenatruo tive Idea, deserving to go over ia good shape and it will no doubt d9-Mf,.fki--0: '. ;. The ' Statesman's Tegular, every ' two year. Qbscrlptton contest la officially open today. But it does not conflict I with the Miss Salem contest at all. Each is for a worthy, construc tive purpose.1 and each should and will incceed. ,-aiv SURVEY ASKED SAFETY NEEDS BANKS RE-ELECT i OFFICER STAFFS FIRST -NATIONAL, 1 8, y. TIOXAL MAKE NO CHANGES. Ladd Busb and Bank of Com .merce to Hold Annual Meet ings Thursday. Two Salem banks held their annual directors meetings yester day and the , other two will hold theirs tomorrow. The First National bank and the United States National bank elected their last year's heads to serve for another year, and no changes are expected in the list of officers at Ladd and Bush and the Salem Bank of Commerce. Officers of the First National bank who will continue in office are Daniel J. Fry, president; E. F. Slade, vice president; C. W. Pau las, cashier; and Harold Eakin, assistant cashier. Officers of the United States National bank who will serve for another year are D. W. Eyre, pres idents F. S. Lamport, vice presi dent; A.-W. Hazard, vice presi dent; L. E. Smith, cashier; Leo Q. Page, assistant cashier; Carl Wenger, trust officer; -and Elton Thompson, assistant trust officer. L. B. Aldrich. of the Ladd and Bush bank, said yesterday that the annual meeting of (he stock holders would also be called Thursday but that it would prob ably adjourn for lack of a quorum to a later date. THRIFT WEEK ENDORSED Salem "Teachers Council Plans Observance in Salem Endorsing "Thrift week" and taking steps to have the Salem school children observe it, January 17 to 23. the Salenv Teacher' council met last night, 'it was de cided to permit each building to observe the week in the way it sees fit, but it was announced that one boy and one girl from each school who observe it in the oesT way will he. taken . on a personally conducted tour bf one of the Salem banks. Strong support also was express ed at the meeting for the Univer sity of Oregon extension classes enrollment for which is now un der way. These classes are not merely for teachers but for all adults in the city. It was decided by the council to subscribe for certain education al publications to be placed in the various school libraries, and a committee was appointed to look into the possibility of publishing a teachers' bulletin, giving news of current activities t the schools. Teachers named on the commit tee were Miss Mabel Murray, Mrs. Mildred Daly and R. W. Tavenner. ATHLETIC FIELD URGED Financial Plan toie Worked Out by Students and Board The school board last night re quested Ed Nash, president Of the Salem high school student body, to work with Superintendent George Hug in outlining a contract for student financial support on a yearly percentage basis to a pro ject for conditioning the Salem high school athletic field. Naeh appeared before the board and presented figures to show that with a field of its own Salem high school could profit from its field athletics instead of showing defl cits as it has in past years. He declared that the students would be willing to devote 600 of Its funds annually to this project, and he expressed a belief that It could be paid for in a few years on that basis if the board would. advance the money to carry the project through thla year. PERMIT CLARION ANNUAL School Board Gives Sanction; Will i Bo Simple, Assured ; The school board last night gave its sanction for high school students to publish An annual this year. ' ; - ' The matter has been hanging fire for some time, awaiting ac tion of the board, which was loth to give Ita approval after the mis management: of the publication last - year which, resulted in vi deficit V.'-iVi v E4 Nash, president of the'ttu dent body, assured tho fcoard- that " Clarion annual, , published ' this year would be an inexpensive one, and pointed out that nearly 700 students had signed up to 'pur chase the books. , V, ' - Isabel Chilis, editor, and Lee Coe, manager, v have . appointed their staffs and are ready to pro cfcetSV Contracts jrUh aa engrar ing tfrm" win - slgnenn a few days on much moro faTorable basis iha UslogrA.'-M LEGION RECORD OF COillTlf SERVICE SHOWN Annual Report Reveals Prac tical Assistance-- For Vets and Others INSTALL NEW OFFICERS II. G. Maison Takes Gavel as Com mander; Salem Beats Port land and Adjutant Ac quires New Hat With the biggest crowd In at tendance that has turned out for a number of years, officers recent ly elected for 1928 -were installed last night by Capital Post No. 9. American Legion, with Past Com mander Don Graham of Prine ville as the installing officer. The new corps of officers Is headed by Harold G. (Fod) Malson, com mander. A high light of the meeting was the report of Adjutant R. H. Bas- sett. which showed that behind the membership records and other outstanding activities of a social nature, important as they are, an even more significant work has been carried on in assisting world war veterans in various ways. Veterans Assisted Ninety one veterans have been assisted since July in making ap plication for adjusted service cer tificates, including several who were not members of the legion; and 102 ave been assisted in se curing loans on adjusted service certificates. Hospitalization has been obtained for a number of disabled veterans. Comm unity service items were listed; Including the raising -of l79for-lissiseippi ftoo telle and financing the band concerts and comfort stations. Employment has been found for (Continued on p( 0.) SENTENCE CHILD SLAYER George, J. Hassell Admits Slaying 18 Members of Family FA"rVELL, Texas, Jan. 10. (AP). George J. Hassell was sentenced to death in the electric chair today by Judge Reese Ta- tura in district court, execution to take place February 10 for the murder of his eldest etepson, Al ton Hassell, more than a year ago. When asked if he had anything to say as to why sentence should not be pronounced against him Hassell asked that his watch, ring and clothee be returned to him. when sentence had been pro- He smiled and thanked the court nounced. Hassell confessed to slaying 13 members of his family. PANAMA EAGER TO WELCOME COOLIDGE AND LINDY ' 1 , - i uhtK LJ irk-' ' - tt to. . - ,:-V- Because of the eood will aroused 'toward i th eUnited States , announced he would spend six days in Panama during his Central American tonr, the republie de cided to extend an . Invitation to" President .Coolidge to visitahere on. his return to the United States from the Pan-American conferenceIn Havana,; January li President rRoidolfo Chiari. of Panama; r!ht above", and Col. Meriwether L. Walker, U. S. governor of the Canal Zonal center, below, are preparing to, extend of flclalr greetings to both President Coolidse; fl-iiMtg:-lwTp'p:photo. Is of theold Cathedral in Panama-XUy, andJ SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 111928 SEASIDE; PEOPLE DEMAND MAYOR CIVIC INDIGNATION' BOLLS OVER IX. OREGON TOWN Astoria Attorney Employed by Group of Irate Residents; Le ; t gal Fight Looms ASTORIA; Jan. 10. (AP).- Civic indignation, prevalent In seaside since the city council as sumed the stand that the munici pality could operate despite the resignation several months ago of R. G. Mess, leaving it a mayorless city, burst into flame here today when a committee of irate citixens appealed to an Astoria attorney for relief. When Mess resigned. Council man Jackson fell heir to the office by virtue of being president of the council. Since then he has signed all warrants and performed other official acts as mayor. But a certain group of Seaside residents believe the city should be headed by an official guiding hand. They accuse the touncil men with failure to act because it is doubtful they can get the man they want. They also claim the charter provide that the council should have elected a, new presi dent In December, instead of al lowing Jackson, to hold hoth of flees at the same time. The Seaside charter provides that the eouncil must fill any va cancy by a majority vole, the ap pointment to continue until the next general election. William Miller, Seaside's city attorney, is said to have advised the council that even if the char ter does not contemplate the im mediate filling of any vacancy, that nothing in the charter says the council members will be held liable to the penalties of the law if they do not elect a mayor. It was also, disclosed that Orlen Royce, was considered possible "timber" for the mayoralty, but on further investigation it was found Royce'e residence was only a few feet outside the corporate limits. HOOVER POPULAR HERE Former Salemlte Wins "Presiden tial" Vote; Lindy Third :- Herbert Hoover led the field with 29 votes as compared with five for Lowden, his nearest rival, in a straw balloa taken at the new ly organized Men's Council of the First Methodist church here last night. Colonel Charles Lindbergh plac ed third with tour ballot. Others were: Coolidge 3, Norrls 1, Smith 1. Officers for the council were chosen at last night's meeting as follows: president, O. W. Emmons, vice president. Dean Roy Hewitt, secretary-treasurer, J. D. Foley. A number of speeches were giv en including one on Mexico Dy Rev. U. S. Crowder. An original reading entitled "Cascade Ro mance" was presented by Perry Reigelman. Vocal solos were sung by Raymond Haldene, tenor, or Chemawa. I HIGH OFFICIALS i; FLY WITH LINDY PANAMA FESTIVITIES MANY i FOR NOTED AIR3L4.X President Chiari and Vice Presi I dent! Dnqne Taken Up by 1 American Ace PANAMA, Jan. 10. (AP) The president and vice president of Panama were passengers in a Def Haviland biplane flown by Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to day, providing a high spot in a day full of festivities in honor of the noted, flier's visit. After a short test flight, Col onel Lindbergh took President Ch,iari up for a 15 minute trip. When the executive stepped from the aircraft after the first ride of his; life. he said: "Admirable; magnificent; a man must fly in order to realize how Insignificant he is in i the universal order ol things." After cabinet members had! i hastened to congratulate the chief executive,! Tomas Gabriel Duque. vice president of the republic and owner of I the Star and Herald, a meslber of the Associated Press, stepped into the plane and went up with Lindbergh for a 15 min ute ! flight; . -The flier was entertained at luncheon, receptions and sightsee ing ; trips. Everywhere he went he was acclaimed with the utmost enthusiasm. This morning he laid wreaths on the statues of Bolivar, South American liberator, and Balboa, Central American discov erer, and at the foot of a monu ment killed in action. Lindbergh was given a model in rare nativa woods of his famous plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis' when he visited the Panama nor mal: school. At the Masonic tern pie he was offered a globe made of native mahogany and cedar, on which the Iroutes of his New York to-Paris, Washington to Mexico City and Central American flights were trac? a. i ne gioDe was sei upon a replica of a book supposed ly recounting his achievements, but wnichj upon pressure of a se cret! buttdn opened djMloMnguJkl Panama hat. Colonel Lindbergh probably will spend an extra day in the Canal Zone for much needed rest, it was said! todav at the office of the American Icharge d'affaires. The aviator's program calls for two days In Panama, one in tne uanai Zone, and; one in Balboa. CARRIER SERVICE BEGUN ; I I West Salem Get City Delivery ' : Promised Recently West Salem now has the new carrier delivery service from the Salem postoffice which was an nounced recently. The first trips were : made : Tuesaay oy itaipn Bliven, who wae formerly a car rier on a Salem route. Announcement was also made Tuesday by Arthur E. Gibbard, as sistant postmaster, that business district mail! delivery will be ex tended in Salem this month, to the area bounded by Cottage, Marion and Front street. lf . aw;. when CoL Charles A. LIndberi h upper left (if he accepts), and , : -r ' : below, Gatun locka.ber 17. SMITH DENIES IS. SNYDER'S FINAL APPEAL Sensational Case Comes To End With Announcement By Governor EXECUTION ON THURSDAY Pair of Lovers MuM Pay Extreme Penalty For Murder of Worn- an's Husband; Great Regret Expressed NEW YORK, Jan. 10. (AP) Governor Smith today denied the pleas of Ruth Snyder and Hen ry Judd Gray for .executive clem ency. Both ara scheduled to die . m S 4 Mrn. Ruth Snyder in the electric chair Thursday night for the murder of the wom an's husband. "The execution of this judge ment on a woman is so distress ing that I had hoped that the ap peal would disclose some fact which would justify my interfer ence with the process of law," the governor said in announcing his decision. Governor Smith announced his decision to a group of newspaper men in the Biltmore hotel during Mrs. 'Smith's recovery from an op eration for appendicitis. In their appeal to Governor Smith, heard at Albany Jan. 5, (Continued on pe 7) INVITE STUDENTS' DADS Day Set for January 28 at Uni versity of Oregon EUGENE. Jan. 10. (AP Fathers of University of Oregon students from every part of the state will be Invited to spend Sat urday, January 28, In, Eugene, as guests of the students, the uni versity and townspeople, It was announced, following an en thusiastic commltee meeting. Representatives of the student body, the faculty of the unlver sity, and the city were present to complete plans for "Dad's Day." Purpose ! of the event Is to ac quaint fathers of the students with the university and to giro them an intimate glimpse into the student life of their boys and girls. The equipment of the uni versity' and the city surroundings will also be available for lnspeo- tion during this time. SUSPECtED OF MURDER Pi', E.' Feck i Arrested at Lewis tm, V " Idaho, For Investigation LEWISTON, Ida Jan. 10. (AP)- Tallying with police des criptions of the slayer, P. E. Beck was arrested here today a ft as pect bTthent order of John T, Ter ry, taxlcab driver who wa on the highway between Burley and Klm berly, Ida., n the night of Decem- t 1 m- w m w I P.V. ft V Je I e BOURBONS MEET e AT WASHINGTON DKMOCRAT8 WILL HOLD JACKSON DAY DINNER Al Smith Most Prominently Men tioned Among Presidential Possibilities WASHINGTON Jan. 10 (AP) The first nation-wide inter change of democratic opinions since 1924 gathered headway to members of the national commit tee for the Jackson Ifiydinner Thursday night and sessions of the committee later in the week. (tommltte emen streamed through party headquarters all day, each to participate in a brief conference with Clem L. Shaver national chairman. These visits were followed by small group conferences behind closed doors In hotel rooms at which views on the party outlook were ex changed. The predominant topic of in terest was apparently the avail ability of Governor Smith of New York as the party nominee, and several committee members committed themselves to his candidacy without qualification. while no absolute opposition was expressed. This was attributed by some to the fact that south ern committeemen were slow In arriving, and also to a precau tion against antagonizing Smith backers so that a "Javorite son" might have a chance as a com promise candidate. A preliminary canvass of early sentiment predominates in New York, IJllnois, Pennpylvan li. Wisconsin. West Virginia. Wash ington,' California and Minne sota, although representatives from a number of other state7 were not on hand to report sen timent there. The Indiana choice will be Evans Woollen, former candidate for the United States house, who - arrived with 15 Woollen supporters. LOCAL HOGS WIN PRIZES Salem and SHverton Hoars Take Honor At Xtah Fair OGDEN. Utah. Jan. 10. (AP) The grand champion boar prize of the Ogden Livestock show went to Oregon today when an entry f C. A. Nichols of Salem won the coveted honor. The prize for the championship boar under one year was awarded to an, entry placed by A. N. Doer fler of SHverton, Ore., who also won honors for champion sow over one year and champion sow under one year in the Duroc Jer ey class. Nichols, besides capturing the ?rand championship ribbon in the boar division also won the grand championship boar and sow, the, champion boar over one year; -hampion boar under one year and -hampion sow under one year in the Chester White division. WANT SEALS KILLED OFF Fisherman in Umpqua River Dis trict Ask Hunting Ship PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (AP) Formal request that the fish com mission of Oregon hirera full time seal and sea lion hunter for the Umpqua river was made by a group of fishermen of that district at the regular monthly meeting of the commission here today. The petitioning group was headed by Tom Richmond. ' The present police of the fish commission, members pointed out, is to pay bounties for seal and sea lion scalps, rather than to have paid hunters. The Umpqua fish ermen were promised however, that their request would be given consideration. NORMAL HEAD SPEAKER Dr. J. 8. Landers Addresses Par ent-Teacher Association Dr. J. S. Landers, president of the Oregon Normal school at Mon mouth, was the speaker at a regu lar meeting of the Llncoln-McKin-ley-Leslle parent-teachers associa tion at the Leslie Junior high school, last night. The Willamette university glee club furnished music for the event. Dr. B. P. Pound acted as chairman. Refreshments' were erred after, the meeting which was well attended. . . C0URT1DISBARS LAWYER William G. Martin Under Convio- tion for Falsification 7. . ;a.:r-.v; r-'-'- The state supreme court Tues day ordered the debarment of William a. Martin, Portland at torney,;who is new erring term la a federal penitentiary follow ing convlcl ton ' on charge - of Btterinf ft forged ftfftdavit, AThe oomplalnt against Martin - was tiled tf the grievance committee of the Mnltnomah eonnty bar as- -eciaticn.- - .. , ; . PRICE FIVE CENTS HI 111 - WITH ANOTHER MURDER CASE Third Killing Laid To Con fessed Kidnaper of Little Marian Parker COURTROOM ELECTRIFIED Witness Asserts Man Who Staged Fata Robbery Look More Like "The Fhx" Than Present Defendants LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10. (AP) A third murder cast its shadow today over William E. Hickman, confessed killer of Marian Parker. While alienists examined the youthful kidnaper in the county jail, a witness electrified a court room where three men are on trial for murder by declaring that the man she eaw stage a drugstore robbery and kill the proprietor looked more like Hickman than Harvey Lesher. a defendant whom she previously had identified by police photographs. Hickman who confessed not on ly to the abducting, killing and mutilating of Marian Parker but also to participating in a robbery at which C. Ivy Thorns, a druggist, was shot to death, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the killing of the school girl. When arraigned for. the Thorns' murder he took advantage of another pro vision in the'state's recently enact ed statutes involving insanity de fense by entering the double plea of "not guilty" and "not guilty by . reason of insanity." - - Sheriff's officers however, iti whom the girl's testimony was toZtrtZ ported, placed little stock in ita implications. Thty pointed out Hickman's story of his activitiea as far as it could be checked made his participation in this drug store robbery which occurred November 1 impossible. On November 7, he (Continued on Ir T) CLOTH REVIEWS PAYNE CHARGES CHALLENGES PASTOR TO GET XEW CREDENTIALS Portland Ministerial Assortatlo Suggests Sources for Letters PORTLAND. Jan, 10. (AP) Portland Baptist ministers today challenged Robert L. Payne, pas tor of the First Baptist church of Salem, to throw away his present credentials and get new ones. An official challenge, suggesting per sons and individuals from which the minister Bhould secure "bona-' fide certificates of present stand-' ing" issued yesterday at a meet ing of the Portland Baptist min isters conference,' was made pub lic today. . Qualifications of Mr. Payne an a minister have been the subject of controversy among Portland and Salem Baptists for several weeks. At a meeting December If the Portland Baptist ministers ad opted a resolution deploring the election of Mr. Payne as pastor of the Salem church. To this action the Salem church responded that it desired no outside-lnterferenee. The Portland ministers' state ment follows: "In response .to the action of the First .Baptist church of Salem, Oregon relative to the resolutions adopted at the last regular meet Ing of this body on December !,' 1927, concerning one, R. L. Payne, we will say that it is a matter of surprise to us thah any group of Oregon Baptists cpnld be delndej Into the idea that this body stibull take such serious action as It dnt. (Coatinurd on p- ')' Of Interest , v to' -" -; m j; Ladies . -:: ; .; On the classified page of this paper you will find a directory of Beauty parlors. .Names', addresses ; and "telephone numbers are giv en., ' Turn : to -the classified I paire and note this direct- !ory, -xou ww wu iuu er information there, ; : ; t.