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Salem and Other River Points Made a Wonderful Showing at the Hearing Yesterday for a Navigable River the Year Tlirough ine nxteueni worn mat is Being Done in Manual Education Department of Salem Schools Was Described at Rotary Yesterday Weather forecast: Rains west and local rains and snows over east portions; fresh and strong east and eoutheat wlnd9; mod erate temperature. Maximum temperature yesterday 45. minimum 38. river 6.8, rain fall .08, atmosphere cloudy, wind south west. Two New York hunters report having seen four giant green frogs sitting on a rock in a lake near the Canadian line and say this is a sign that spring Is coming. We would have more faith In thl If the hunters hadn't seen these frogs so near the Canadian line. KSJ SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 1 w w i r 7 I OLD BURGLAR ELD: PUTTEES Guilty Conscience Causes Youth To Bolt; Caught After Long Chase 2 ROBBERIES CONFESSED Admits Serving In Oregon and Missouri Reform Schools and Violating Parole From Fol 10m, Police Say Puttees a few sizes too large nud a guilty conscience landed Lauren Wallace, ex-inmate of two reform schools and according to his own story a parole violator from Folsom prison, California, In jail here shortly after noon Wed nesday and resulted In what the police say is a confession to two bold daylight burglaries here. i ARREST iv It happened this way. InsDector Lou Olson of the police depart ment was looking Wallace over casually, with no Idea that any crime might be laid against the 21 year old -youth. Wallace became frightened and bolted, so Olson thought the case might be worth a looking Into, and gave chase. 1 Hide In Ttsiflnr Olson found Wallace hiding un der some Tugs behind a trunk in a house at 1910 North Fourth btreet. lie had induced the wom an of the house to let him hide, saying the police were after him because he was wearing an elk's tooth, which was illegal because bv was not an Elk. Wallace, according to the po He. voluntarily confessed that he Ad burglarised the J. M. Her- t t.frlrer hnm 11150 Smith Pnm. ii rcial street on Monday between 1 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, lie took two suitcases, the police fay, and filled them wittLU)ther fcrf .es'af a total value of about He also obtained a $10 :i $2.50 gold pieces. Part of I s.ts loot t longed to joe.ureitcn. v no naa a room at tnat house. Puttees Stolen Then on Tuesday between 3 and L o'clock, he entered the home of r;inl at 1HO Cart tar strAt ami took the puttees and elk's tooth which figured in the sequel, and-also Mrs. Stage's wedding ring and $13 in money. As to his former record, Wal lace told the police that he was om-e an Inmate of the Missouri reform school at Boonevllle. and that four years ago he was haled (Continued, on pace 8) SENATE ORDERS MINING' INQUIRY CONDITIONS AMONG EASTERN STATES UNDER FIRE Johnson of California Makes Fiery Speech Charging Capi talist Conspiracy WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (AP) Support for a thorough Investiga tion into the suspension of min- ine in the bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, wasVpromlsed from both did of the senate today as Sen ator Johnson, republican. Cali fornia, demanded early action on hi3 resolution proposing an in quiry. In a two hour speech, the Cali fornia senator pictured condi tions in the Pennsylvania fields as bloody warfare," He charged a conspiracy by the coal operators and railroads to break the min ers union: read a letter from Secretary Davis of the labor de partment blaming operators for the failure of government nego tiations to end the strike; and finally read a letter from Gifford Pinchot, former governor of Pennsylvania, charging the abuse of the- police power of Pennsyl vania, in behalf of private inter Reed Not Hostile i. AvSohasott concluded. Senator T i rr. -.v-- fnr rHf In inauiri. u X . m il.i miU "tint ibd auumiiuu iu out ne urcu iiwi - - jump at conclusions about causes. The resolution of Senator John on Is now before the Interstate commerce committee for prelim' fnarv consideration and Chair man Watson has Indicated the mmlttee would hold extensive .y-hearings on- It, beginning proo- ably next week. . The senate debate brought In Senator Cope land, democrat New York, who also urged an Inquire and suggested that President Cool ldge appoint a commission, ln- KIDNAPING CASE DETAILS GIVEN J CRY HHR.S (iltlKSOMb F.1CTS AT HICKMAN TRIAL Confession As Read Reveals That .Marian Parker Was Alive When Dismembered HALL OF JUSTICE. Los An geles. Feb. 1. (AP The de tailed evidence of the kidnaping killing and mutilating of Marian Parker received its initial intro duction into the sanitv trial of William Edward Hickman late to day. The actual crime, to which the youth pleaded "not guilty by reason of Insanity" was laid be fore the Jury by the first defense witness put on the stand and by reading of Hickman's written con fession. Before the day's act of the sen sational drama had closed the prisoner's second or so-called motive confession, also was submitted to the Judgment of the 12 middle aged jurors. The clear voice of Defense Attorney Jerome Walsh drove into the minds of the justice arbiters the personally written and clear minded account of the killer's crime. Gruesome Detail Bared The confessions, the essence of which previously had been pub lished, disclosed little that was new. One hitherto unrevealed fact was Hickman's own descrip tion of the dissection, which re vealed that life, although prob ably without consciousness, was in the girl at the time. Police Detective Dick Lucas, one of the officers who returned Hickman from Oregon was the first defense witness, who related in testimony the details of the prisoner's confession. In this Lucas disclosed a sar donic, conceited trait of the kid naper. Referring to the cashing of the first $20 ransom note in a Los Angeles cafeteria the night of the murder, Hickman was quot ed as saying: "I'd like to see that girl; I bet she got a thrill when she learned It was me." Chief's Testimony Read A one time benefactor and friend of the Kansas City school boy. Captain Charles Edwards. former chief of police of that rald- weat city, waa shown In a long deposition aa "personally" believ ing the youth to have been insane at the time of the crime. He persisted in calling himself In competent to pass legal judgment on the question and admitted he bad not considered the "restless" youth insane until he read the newspaper accounts of his crime and confession. District Attorney Asa Keyes (Continued on page 3) K0ZER LOSES TO 0.-W. Notice of Appeal Filed; Official Opposes Refund Plea The O. W. R. and N. company won its mandamus suit in circuit court against Secretary of State Sam Kozer when an order allow ing a peremptory writ of man damus was handed down here yesterday by Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan. At the same time notice of ap peal was given by Willis Moore of the attorney general's office, which is 'defending Kozer In the suit. The question under litigation has to do with refunding $1512.- 02 gasoline taxes which the com pany paid to the state in buying a large quantity of gasoline for use in the small gasoline cars that operate over its rail lines. The taxes were paid over a period ex tending from August 21, 1925. to February 24, 192$. The stand taken by Kozer was '.hat the law requires an applicant for refund taxes in a case like the one In question to apply within a year after the tax Is paid. The railroad company brought suit of mandamus against him .to re quire him to pay the money over Following yesterday's develop ments a decision by the state su preme court will be necesssry be fore the point in l3sue is settled NATIONAL Y MAN HERE Albert K. Roberts Head of Town and Country Department Albert E. Roberts, senior sec retary of the town and country department of the national T. M C. A., will bo in this city during parts of today and tomorrow, it was announced late yesterday at local Y. M. C. A. headquarters. Roberts, who maintains his headquarters in New York City, is in the west to take part in a Y. M. C. A. conference at Port' land Saturday and Sunday. He will leave here early Friday after noon for Portland. At 6:t tonight a. dinner will be held at the Salem Y. M. C. A rooms la honor of Mr. Roberta At that time be will speak on the subject of the relatlonshp of the -tv to the small town. He will ddresa several special groups ""rldey morning, and Friday noon -ill appear before the Salem TJons club- SMITH FLAYED BY Dm ENEI y PARTY William McAdoo Hurls Chal lenge At New York's Governor In Speech 'LAWLESSNESS' DECRIED Breach Appears in Democratic Ranks as Al Branded Servant of Liquor Interests in Rich mond Address RICHMOND. Va., Feb. 1. (AP) The attitude of Governor Alfred E. Smith toward prohibi tion enforcement was directly challenged here tonight by Wil liam G. McAdoo, in a speech sounding a rallying cry against the election of "any wet" to the pres idency. Making his first public utter ance on the subject since Govern or Smith's boom for the demo cratic presidential nomination as sumed its present proportions, Mr. McAdoo contradicted some of his old rival's recent statements, de clared the "liquor interests" had captured political power both in New York and in Maryland and argued that to expect prohibition enforcement from a. president hos tile to prohibition was "upon Its face an absurdity." He said the issue was one that must be fought "to a conclusion" in the campaign of 1928. Enforcement Demanded "The supreme need is to put law enforcement in the White House," said Mr. McAdoo. "At tempt is being made to convince the country that no matter if a wet is elected president, the con stitution and laws will be en forced. This is both unsound and untrue. . . The White House In the hands of the liquor Interests would be a veritable gibraltar of offensive operations and the doom (Continued on pace 4.) STEIWER COMPLIMENTED Portland Chamber of Commerce Forwards Wire to Senator PORTLAND. Feb. 1. (AP) Senator Steiwer was compliment ed for his stand against the Jones shipping bill in a telegram sent to him today by directors of the Portland chamber of commerce1. "The Jones bill." said Frank L. Shull, president of the chamber, "provides that no ships be sold without the unanimous consent of the shipping board members. It might as well say there shall be no ships sold, because that's what it means." N OWE ar-iL i tv m Vi ?J5 V Mi. RITCHIE DECRIES POLITICAL 'BUNK BAR ASSOCIATION HEARS MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR Hypocricy Should Not Become Political Asset, Statement Made In Speech NEW YORK, Feb. 1. (AP). The American voter will be stir red to renewed interest in politics only when political leaders cease to regard hypocrisy and buncombe as political assets, Governor Al bert C. Ritchie of Maryland said tonight, addressing the Brooklyn Bar association. "America cannot afford to scrap principles and institutions which have been tried and tested," he continued. "The stability of our govern ment and our national happiness rests upon the spirit of tolerance, but with law breeding more law and power breeding more power, one begans to wonder where the Goddess of Liberty is to find an abiding place." The growth of centralized gov ernmental power is an "evil not confined to America," he said, but has appeared In Europe, "where dictatorship rose as they have risen after every great war in his tory." "A man's religion ought never to be a factor in his right to hold office, whether the lowest In the state or the highest in the land," he said, "but the old beliefs and the old issues are fast passing. The things which stir human emo tions now are prohibition, religious intolerance and fundamentalism. "This may be due to the grow ing industrialism of today, the growing urbanlsm of America, or the amazing change In the theory of law which the past 25 years has witnessed. But back of It all Is the apathy of the people In the face of their abdication of the po litical essentials which rriade us a free nation. "The foundation of the edifice was self-government. The living political issue today is the right (Continned on pE 4.) SCANS BROKERS' BOOKS Overbeck & Cooke Records to be Audited by State Man Henry Kisenback, special ex aminer for the state corporation department, was sent to Wednes day Portland where he will con duct an audit of the books and accounts of Overbeck & Cooke, brokers, who suspended business on Tuesday. The audit was ordered folowing a conference between Stanley Mey ers, district attorney of Multno mah county, and Mark McCallister, state corporation commissioner. Mr. McCallister said the audit would determine whether the bro kerage firm had violated the bro kers commit Issued by the state corporation department. It will require several weeks to complete the audit, Mr. McCallis ter said. KITTY! KITTY! Z ivlflhJiS Jvti .1.1,. i ii irlBmM I W. C. T. U. OPENS WAR ON WETS BLUE BOOK TO BE KEPT OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES Every Aspirant to Public Office of Any Kind to Be Placed Squarely on Record CHICAGO. Feb. 1 (AP) A blue book of wet and dry candi dates for public office was opened to entries today by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Closing their two day mid western campaign confejffee na tional officers of the T. U. sent out word that its organiza tion lieutenants in every state, county and precinct were to place every aspirant to office definitely on record as friend or foe of pro hibition. Under the plan of attack out lined today by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national president, a resolution wll be presented to every party leader from national chairman down to ward committeeman, de manding the insertion of a plank In the party Platform endorsing prohibition and pledging its en forcement through the appoint ment of its "undoubted friends" to power. The crusade will be carried right up to the national nomina tion conventions of both parties, Mrs. Boole said. Mrs. Boole herself will submit the dry plank to the republican national convention, while Mrs. Nellie Burger of Springfield. Mo., assistant recording secretary, will represent the W. C. T. U. at the democratic convention. 3 KILLED IN MINE BLAST Gas Explosion Does Much Dam age In Oklahoma Plant HARTSHORNE. Okla., Feb. 1. (Af) inree miners were killed by a gas explosion in mine number 7 of the Rock Island Coal and Mining company, one mile northeast of here tonight. Seventeen others, imprisoned by flames and fumes made their es cape through a side entry without injury. The deaH were Frank Rusnell and Mike Russell, brothers, coal cutters and Frank Davis, pumper. Miners expressed belief that the explosion was caused by sparks from a drill operated by the Rus sell brothers. The three bodies were badly burned. C00LIDGE GIVES SPEECH Statue of Andrew Jackson to be Formally Accepted WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. (AP) An invitation was accept ed by President Coolidge today to make an address on April 15, ac cepting for the government a statue of Andrew Jackson erected by Tennessee in statuary hall at the capitol. The president declared that he was a great admirer of Jackson and was glad of- the opportunity to acknowledge publicly his note worthy place in American history. SHARP CONTEST FOR CONTRACTS HERE EXPECTE Bridge Jobs Will Draw Bids From All Over Northwest, Now Believed PLANS SENT TO 18 FIRMS Construction Work Elsewhere Slack and City Likely to Get Benefit of Low Ktimates On Municipal Tasks Keen competition among north west builders for contracts on the North 17th street and South Win ter street bridges is expected to develop at the council meeting Monday night, when bids on the two projects are to be opened." Already 18 sets of plans have been issued to applying firms, and two additional requests for plans were made yesterday. Low Bids Expected Business in the building line is somewhat slack at this season of the year, and it Is believed that the building firms will submit un usually low bids in an effort to land the contracts. Several local firms will submit bids and it ie expected that thf councilmen who feel most kindly to local bidders will attempt to swing contracts for them whether they are low bidders or not. Local Men Favored When bids on the South Com mercial street project were beine considered some months agr. Al dermen Rosebrauch. Patton and Purvine made a determined fight to have the contract awarded to F. A. Erixon. local contractor, de spite the fact that hie bid was $400 higher than the successful ne of Lindatrenr Trttfl'Treljrenfcon. In case of a similar situation in the forthcoming bids, they may get into action again for local in terests. There is nothing in the charter which Umlte the discre tion of the council in awarding contracts. Lindstrom and Feigenson are expected-to produce a low bid by I reason of the fact that their equip ment is already on the ground at work on South Commercial street, and they would be saved the ex pense of bringing equipment in for another project. Among local contractors who will bid for the work are Fred Erixon. L. O. Ilerrold, and Samuel and Neef. The estimate'on the North 17th (Continued on pge 8) DAVIS TO HEAR OF SPAN Former Presidential Candidate to be Appealed to. Word PORTLAND. Feb. 1. (AP). All points raised in connection with the proposed construction of a toll bridge spanning the Colum bia river at Longview, Wash., and Rainier, Ore., have been referred to John W. Davis of New York. former solicitor general of the United States, and candidate for the presidency on the democratic ticket In opposition to President Coolidge.- An opinion has been asked of Mr. Davis as to specific features of the bridge situation. In pre senting the matter to Mr. Davis all circumstances involved were submitted In the way of a brief history, including the act of con gress enabling the construction of the bridge, a resume of bearings conducted, and general data in which is embraced details of bridge clearances as well as con tentions by various interests as to the possible detrimental effects of the proposed bridge on naviga tion. SOCIAL PROBLEMS NEXT Pan-American Conference to Con sider Question Friday HAVANA. Feb. 1. (AP) So cial problems of the nations will come under the consideration of the Pan-American conference at a plenary session on Friday. The delegates will take up the final report of the committee on social problems In which now Is com plete. It Is probable that this sessieaJ also will receive the final report of the intellectual cooperation committee, whlctwound up its af- rairs roaay. Indications from the American delegation, which la endeavoring to speed up the sessions, point to the termination of the conference about the third week in February. but some of the 'delegates are of the opinion that it will not and before March 1. LINDY ACCORDED FURTHER HONORS FRKKDOM OF CITY GIVEN XOTKD AVIATION HF.RO ! Colonial t'ounril r St. Tluit;a, Virgin Islands, Takes ex traordinary Action ST. THOMAS, Virgin Inlands. reD. i. iAf i i ne rreeuom o; the city today was conferred on Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh by his fellow Americans of this little island in the Caribbean after u day of Innumerable honors and enthusiastic fetes. The honor was conferred at an extraordinary meeting of tho co lonial council this afternoon. As he entered the room with Govern or Evans the members rose in tri bute. Tli American air hero, who will resume his good will tour to morrow, replied briefly-, express ing his thanks and telling the council that he always would re member the welcome which St. Thomas gave him. During the day the colonel vis ited the" hospital 'here, went to the Free Masons lodge where a special meeting was held in his honor and was presented with & silver Masonic trowel with a gold han dle, attended the horse races and then rounded out the day with a sightseeing trip. At noon the American flier also was the guest of honor at a re ception by the chamber of com merce during which the Danish consul general delivered an ad dress of welcome. The flir shook hands with all the mem bers of tho chamber who were eager to greet him personally. The people of St. Thomas, no less eager to py' tribute to the American airman, flocked every where that the flier went and a he drove in an open automobile with Governor Evans to the pub lie garden this morning, he was constantly surrounded by eager 'rowels, including many school children. Colonel Lindbergh tomorrow will make one of the shortest hops of his good-will tour, taking off for San Juan. Porto Rico, only 75 miles away at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Dispatches from Havana said that four o'clock in the afternoon of February 8 is being tentatively considered as the time of Colonel Linbergh's arrival there for the Pan-American conference. He probably will take off for St. Louis, his home on February 11. FIRST GRADE PUPIL DIES Gerald McCauley Believed Victim of Heart Failure Gerald McCauley." six year old lad who started to school for the first time last Monday, dropped dead at the Park school at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Ger ald had Just been dismissed with his classmates and had gone to the hall to put on his wraps when he was suddenly overcome by heart failure. Gerald was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCauley, 1095 south 14th street. His sudden death ha? thrown parents of children of the Park school into a state of alarm. nd a number of pupils were kept home from the afternoon classes yesterday and will probably be absent for some days. There seems to be no cause to become frightened over the inci dent, though, as Dr. G. E. Prime who waa Immediately summoned was of the opinion lhat the little pupil was simply a victieTf failure. However, in ordf - )'." guard other students shOn".l,de8t have been due to some otfc r er' .A a post mortem examination oi me body was decided upon early in the afternoon. Acute dilatation of the' heart wag found to be the probable cause of death. There are 14 other beginners enrolled In the boy's class, the in structor being Miss Grace Allen. BEAUTIFICATION TALKED Robert C. Paulas and John Klnck Addreee S. E. Salem Club Outdoor beautificatlon of Salem homes waa the general topic of the regular monthly meeting of the Southeast Salem Improvement club last night. Robert C. Paulus showed slides of flowers grown In and around Salem and of homea with par ticularly beautiful outdoor Im provements. John Kluck, Salem gardener, explained methods used in Euro pean countries to beautify grounds, and told some of the things necessary to a well-kept lawn and foundation shrubbery plantings. He gave away 100 or more cuttings and shrubs to club members. J. M. Maruny, another land scape gardener, amplified Kluck' talk and said that inasmuch as Oregon waa an evergreen country, it might be well to use evergreens in landscaping. He recommended holly trees. ' .1. .. , The meeting was wen'attended- CHANNEL'S NEED HERE STRESSED Salem Interests Preserf United Front In Asking River Improvement VALLEY GROWTH SAID DEPENDENT Engineers Pleased But Make No Forecasts 4V2 FEET MINIMUM Effort Is To Ilettcr Recom mendation For 2z To 3J4 Foot Channel; Expected In crease In Traffic Stressed Twenty-three men. representing 14 different Salem interests, spobe is one yesterday in favor of an all-vrar-round navigable river to Portland. Appearing before Lieutenant Colonel Lukesch, United Statfn district engineer, in a public hear ing at the chamber of commerce, these men itcd facts and fipur-. to show the need for a better chan nel in the Willamette, and pre dicted that the Willamette yallty would develop and prosper much more rapidly if the improvement were granted. It was an array of business in terests, solidly in linn for a com mon cause, such a has probably not been mustered in Salem here tofore. - . . Engineers Ploa.d Colonel Lukesch, after the hearing, expressed himself as high-. IV nlpnspfl at lha iihnwlnr m but gave no intimation whetner the engineers' former recommen dation of a 2 'x to 3 Vi foot deep channel, cleared of snags, would be improved upon. This recom mendation was made by tiie engi neers some time ano in line with an act of congress of January. 1927, providing for a survey of the river. The recommendation aroused the complaint of shippers at its inadequacy to meet X he sit uation, and the hearing here re- Colonel Lukesch will considev the facts obtained at the bearing (Continued on 8) WINNING REVIEW APPEARS SUNDAY "PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN' CLOSES SATURDAY $1 To lie Tald for Fvery AniHtmr Criticism Vsed; JJ10 Grand Prize "The Private Life of IleleD of Troy" ends its local engagement Saturday night at the Elsinore theater. And tomorrow we will publish the best manuscrlptgj- roruH'.tlA ! (far.'? paid." Tbr ff"-J-T'rL"- "-"-ii. ...i will be published Sunday, he or she to receive the $10.00 award. For every amateur review we publish we will pay $1.00 irre spective of whether or not it qual ifies for a prize. The rules are printed in in column. And as an aid to con- (Continued a pc S) Review "Private Life of Helen of Troy" Rules The contest is open to every one, irrespective of age or fex. except employees of this news paper. First National Picture?. 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