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There Is Much Encouragement in the Visit af the Larsest Buyer for an Increase nf the .Sjnnv nf Flar YnrnQ W rtnfom. Milfa e Incinerator Has at Last Been located, and It Is Lnrnted After All tho Wrnmrlirtfr tho W Weather forecast: Fair east and unset tled west portion, probably rain northwest portion; moderate temperature; increasing southerly winda on the coast. Maximum temperature yesterday 49; minimum 35; river 5, rainfall .08; atmosphere cloudy; wind southeast. Remember the good old day when you were afraid that John t. Rockefeller would corner all the money in the country. mm There is one advantage to living in the Sahara desert. You don't have to worry about floods and flood relief. SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS mm rr Kir ti fLM I AKIN PRODUCED HERE BEST j Market In Sight For More Than Capacity If Mills Doubled Output FAWCETT FINDS SURPRISES HERE Several Advantages for Ore gon Yarns Shipped East QUALITY HIGHEST This District In Position To Put Yarns Down Where Wanted By Eastern Weav ers; Freight, Tariff Favor There V much encouragement for (he managers and stockhold ers of the Oregon Linen Mills. Inc., in the visit here of Martin C. Faw rett, president of Hughes Fawcett. Inc., importers and manufactur ers. Iir-17 Franklin street. New York City, who was one of those called upon for remarks at the noon meeting of th Salem t'ham 1 r of Commerce yesterday. Mr. Fawcett has been making a thor ough investigation of the flax and linen operations here. Largest Yam Importers Mr. Fawcett's company is the lareHst importer of flax yarns for weaving In this country. It has been in business for 4 0 years, and Mr. Fawcett has been actively in tj- organization for 20 years. -1 -1 . .. i. . : ... l .. August, been buying the yarns of t he Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., and Mr. Fawcett came to make a per sonal Investigation of conditions here. He has been agreeably sur nrised at the nrotrress so far made He sees that, with a few minor Improvements, which are to be made immediately, this mill may fpeed up iM output, and especial ly improve ;he output to meet the demands of American users ot yarn. And May Expand Much Not only this, there Is more than a fair prospect for selling to the users of flax yarns in the United States much more than double the" present output of this mill. If this mill should be able . Cn( in tie J on eJ 8) BEAUTIFICATION PAYS, DECLARED MUNICIPAL ROSE PARK IRGF.D ii - an I i: i-r? "I ifty Mile of Roses" Between Salem and Portland Sug jreM'Ion Made '"It costs time and money - why beautify your city?" Spencer S. Sulliger, honorary vice-president of the American Society, answered his own iiiestion in an address before members of the chamber of com merce yesterday, pointing out two rta.-ons: that beauty and business lei trie; together, and that city 1 ;.ut iflcatlon has a good effect e:i people, generally. "lr Sulliger advocated for Sa 1',' : a municipal rose garden for v ' h roses would be furnished f cost from the International ! Test gardens In Portland 'e : garden, he se'e'. would gKe city much favorable advertis ' and at the same time stlmu l i e people to plant good roses In 'heir own lots, lns'.ad of experi menting with unknown, and often trashy varieties. "Fifty miles'1 of roses." along 'be highway between Salem and 1 ortVand was another suggestion from Mr. Sulllge-. If tourists through this state remembered hlhg else, they would retnem- ?r such an attraction, ne saia The Southern Pacific station and Marion Square offer unusual opportunities for beautifieation work, the speaker pointed out C. P. Kizer, superintendent of the Portland park bureau, also ad dressed the chamber of com merce, pointing out that the gard en club, by persistant efforts could Improve the appearance of the city. He advocated convert ing back yards into play grounds for children, and the planting of ornamental shade trees on the parking strips. Mr. Sulliger addressed member of the Salem Garden club, alon tne same line, last night LINDBERGH GETS THERE ON TIME POUT AU PRINCE, HAITI, GRKLTS FAMOUS FLYER Yankee Ace Pauses High In Air Ii urucr 10 .tiaae ianaing cm Schedule PORT AC PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 6. (AP). After circling lazily in a great white cloud bank at an ele vation of 6,000 feet, killing time so that he might arrive at Port Au Prince on the exact minute, Colo nel Charles A. Lindbergh, flying from Santo Domingo, made a dra matic appearance over the flying field here today. The Spirit of St. Louis had been sighted at 1:30 about 20 miles to the north, and then was lost to view. The flier made a long detour, and suddenly ap proached the city from the south at an elevation of 500 feet. The plane then circled to the east, straightened out and came on the field like an arrow to a safe, eaey landing, controlled with consummate, breath-taking skill. It landed and came to a full stop exactly at 2 o'clock, the hour Lindbergh had said he would be here. In the aerial trip from Santo Domingo where he took off at 11 a. m., Lindbergh passed over and was reported from Santiago de Los Caballeros and Cape Haitien. A crowd of 6.000 spectators in holiday mood and attire had wait ed anxiously here during the last half hour when suddenly the Spirit of St. Loula, with its famed pilot shot into view from an un expected quarter. As he stepped from the plane. Lindbergh reaohed into the cock pit and drew forth a mail bag. tossing it on the ground as in the old (Jays of his mail route flying. He carried government mail from Santo Domingo for Porto Au Prince and Havana. The reception committee, head ed by Commissioner Kusseu, flanked by marine and gendarmie color guards, advanced and there was great cheering and hand clap ping, as thus escorted. Colonel Lindbergh proceeded to the re viewing stand. President Borno. in a short speech of welcome, de scribed the flier "the world s great hero and smiling conqueror on a peaceful mission." KELL0GGS VISIT CANADA Trip Purely Social One, Secretary of State Declare.- OTTAWA. Feb. 6 (AP) -Frank D. Kellogg. United States secretary of. state making hk- first visit to th Canadian capitol, ar rived here .with Mrs. Kellogg to day for a stay of four days for "purely social purposes." Secretary Kellogg, who had been in Canada several times be fore, although never In Ottawa called in company with his wife on the governor-general. Lord Willingdon. Later they paid their respect to Premier MacKenzie King. They were met pn their arrival by a delegation of senators and members of the diplomatic corp. The secretary said in an inter view that the United States is ready to scrap the submarine as an instrument of warfare and would enter into treaties "with all the world" to ban its construc tion and use. BLOCKADE REBEL AREAS Four States in Mexico Cut Off By MEXICO tTY, Feb". 6. (AP) -Federal troops have established theoretical blockade around the states of Jalisco. Michoacan. Agu ascalientes, and Colima. a 1 have legun aerial bombing of rebel :ands in concert with attacks by nfantry. cavalry artillery. Federal troops are watching ev rv road, trail, highway and rail road, entering these four western Mexican states. They examine ev ery traveller with a view to pre- entlne the entrance of men and materials for the rebels. Two Douglas airplanes bought n the United States by the Mexi can government and recently de livered, are being used to locate and bomb rebel strongholds In the mountains of this sparsely inhab ited region. ANOTHER MARINE KILLED Hand Grenade Exploding Acci dentally Fatal to Prirate MANAGUA. Feb. 6. (AP) Private Frederick E. Perham, U. S. M. C, was killed by the acci dental exnlosion of a hand gren ade today near Totogalpa, depart ment of Nueva Segovia. Major Edward Reno wag slight ly injured by the same explosion. He was brought here by airplane "or treatment. Perham enlisted two years ago - McKeesville. N. Y.. where his mother. Mrs. Mabel Perham, lives. y ELECTS BOARD AT MEET HERE Big Expansion Planned By Honey Producing and Marketing Firm ADD CALIFORNIA AGENCY More Intensive Sales Campaign In Oregon Also Decided Upon; Two New Directors Named By Delegates The Mead Honey company, northwest concern which has its headquarters in Salem and is an outstanding factor in the produc tion, bottling and marketing of honey, yesterday held Us annual meeting In the downstairs auditor lum of the First Methodist church. Thie was the first meeting at which stockholders representing districts at a distance from Salem were present, and as a result the board of directors elected is repre sentative for the first time. This is a comparatively new company, and it organization can hardly be said to have been permanent un til this meeting. . Mead Heads Directors H. M. Mead of Salem, who or- gasized the company originally, was elected chairman of the board. The other directors are Herman Ahlers. of Napa, Oregon, and Hans Rehb of Salem. Mr. Ahlers Is a new member of the company, having just become a stockholder at this meeting. He has been head of the marketing department of the state beekeep ers' association, and has been working toward a plan of cooper ative marketing for Oregon fire- weed honey. This plan did not succeed and the beekeepers Ahlers represents have selected the Mead company as the best agency to af filiate with. Mr. Mead and Mr. Rahb are both well known as leading bee- (Continued on page 5) WILL REPAIR CHANNEL City Engineer to Improve Condi tion On Hoyt Street The city engineer was given authority by the city council last! night to take steps toward Im provement of the condition on Hoyt street where the water comes down the hill on the south side. The water runs into a small ditch along the street. The water has recently broken through the ditch and is wa6hing down to the streets below. A ditch will be dredged out to carry the water to Pringle creek. ID H ! 1 1 17 it i j villi Ik . j .r i ir i ui ii hi. mil - - l iii&i - a w m v mw w ? w w j v - a i 1 1 n f. . www nx?' turn., v.'wiuji . j rAV,A i HjB-jaJ"" u. n-! , . 1 " ------ ?- 1 MYSTERY GIRL'S SHELTER BRIDGE THINLY CLAD MISS RETURNS TO AUTHORITIES Proves Talented Artist, Drawing Reporter's Picture; Sent Home After having spent most of Sun day night under a small bridge on Mission street near the Yew Park school, finally making her way to a small garage nearby and taking an old coat to wear over her kl mono, a 17 year old girl wan dered as far as the Southern Pa cific passenger station early Mon day morning and was fed by an employe of the railroad. At 10 o'clock Monday morning she was telephoning Mrs. Nona White, county probation officer "There was a girl who got away from the Deaconess hospital by climbing out the window Sunday evening, wasn't there?" she asked. "Yes there was, and we don't know where she went. She Just skipped out about nine o'clock and we haven't heard from her." "What are you going to do with her when you catch her." "Nothing at all. We Just want to help her, but If she wants to leave we won't try to stop her." Silence followed this remark. "You're the girl yourself, aren't you?" Mrs. "White asked. "Yes." The girl, who states that her name is Gene Burns, who but Is not believed on this point by the authorities, was heading south from Portland, where she says she lives, and was picked up by a pass ing woman motorist and brought into Salem late Saturday night. Upon her arrival here the woman turned the girl over to the police, who in turn notified Mrs. White, who ordered her sent to the Dea coness hospital for the time being. After remaining at the hospital all day Sunday the girl, clad only In her kimono and a pair of silk stockings, crawled out the window (Continued on pf 0.) JERSEY TOUR PLANNED Officers of Stte Club MX Her. Arrange Plans Plans for the annual spring Jer sey shows in the various dairying counties of Oregon, and also for the annual tour of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club, were outlined by the board of directors of the state-wide organization meeting here Monday. The tour this year will be into central Oregon, it was decided, with visits to the dairying sections of Deschutes, Lake and Klamath counties, and also probably to one or two counties in southern Ore gon. The directors of the state per sey club are Warren Gray of Mar lon, C. C. Dickson of Shedd, and A. Malar, Jr., of Boring. The meeting was also attended by the vice president, D. O. Woodworth of Albany, being away in California. The secretary, Oliver Buxton of Molalla, was present. AN AUTO PRICE CUT WE'D ALL WELCOME "IIP I Wf. ASK FOR INQUIRY NICARAGUAN WAR BORAH MOVES TO MAKE DE MAND ON COOLIDGE Truce Incident to Pan-American Congress Comes to End In Unite " States Senate WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. UAP) The administration was called upon today by Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations com mittee to make a full report on the use of marines in Nicaragua but action on his resolution was blocked by Senator Shortrldge, re publican, California. This move, which followed sev eral speeches of protest made in the senate last week against the administration policy in Nicara gua, is the first of its kind to be initiated by members of the for eign relations committee since the Pan-American congress opened in Havana. A temporary truce on proposed investigation of Nicara gua had been in effect during the parley. Senator Borah was followed on the floor by Senator King, dem ocrat, Utah, who introduced a res olution calling upon the senate ju diciary committee to determine if the president had authority to conduct "belligerent operations in foreign countries" when there had been no declaration of war or other grant of power by congress The Idaho senator's resolution will come before the senate to morrow under the rules while that of Senator King was referred to the Judiciary committee. The Borah resolution calls for a re port of: The facte relative to the use of the navy in Nicaragua since the recognition of the Diaz govern ment; the extent of the naval force, both as to ships and as to men; the number of conflicts had with armed forces in Nicaragua; the number of individuals killed or wounded on either side and such other data as will enable the senate to have before it all the facts relative to the use of the navy In Nicaragua; together with the report of naval officers to the eeretary of the navy touching matters In Nicaragua. OPPOSE POWER PERMITS Columbia River Fishermen Pro test Against Interference ASTORIA, Feb. 8. (AP) A resolution protesting the granting of power permits on the McKen zie river on the grounds that such permits would destroy the value of the McKenzIe as a breeding stream for Columbia river salmon. was unanimously adopted hereto- day by lower Columbia fishermen in a session with Hugh C. Mitchell, state hatcheries head. The resolution also claimed that such permits would be a hindrance to the salmon hatchery on the Mc Kenzie as well as the trout hatch eries. Eugene, Ore., the resolution stated, sought such permits. e SALEM BIDDERS AMONG LOWEST S Offers Opened On Two Bridges; Totals Well Be low Estimates Made 23 SEEKING CONTRACTS Committee Delays Awarding Until Firms Invest igatod ; A. L. Lamb of Salem Submits Ixnv Offer on Larger Task Three Salem building firms are in the running for contracts to con struct bridges on north 17th street and south Winter street, it was found when a total of 23 bids for both projects were opened at the city council meeting last night. The bridge committee, after an hour's deliberation, stated that no decision could be reached, and asked permission to report its rec ommendation at the next council meeting. Action was taken to return the checks of all bidders except the lowest three on each of the pro jects. Haglan and Allison, of Al bany, offered the lowest figure on the north 17th street bridge with a bid of $8,815.00, $1185.00 low er than the engineers' estimate. Other low bidders on this project were Samuel and Neef, Portland, $9,033.15; and Fred Erixon, Sa lem, $9,714.75. Lamb Low Ridder A. L. Lamb, of Salem, was low on the south Winter bridge, with $16,696.00, $1,304.00 under the engineers estimate. The other two low bidders were Frazer and Pugh, of Salem, $17,021.70; and Hagland and Allison, Albany, $17,175.00. Alderman Watson Townsend, chairman of the bridge committee. in submitting his report, stated that some of the low bidding firms were unknown to the committee and he wished to make an investi gation before giving a recommen dation. Many Rids Submitted Other bids on the north 17th street bridge were as follows: Mayer and Macmillan construction company, Portland, $10,437.50; Kern-Kibby company, Portland. $12,497.50; Gilpin construction company, Portland, $13,057.50; Rigdon Brothers, Woodburn, $10,- 187.50; Lindstrom and Feigenson. Portland, $10,325.00; B. A. Eat- (Continued on page 9) OLD GRAVES DISTURBED Work at Gravel Pit firings Coffins and Skeletons to Ligtit "At the old gravel pit, north of the state deaf mute school, someone Is hauling gravel away and on the west side have dug into an old cemetery. "There are four decayed cedar coffins exposed In the bank and pieces of a skull and pelvic bones scattered around the pit." The above note was received at The Statesman office late last night, too late for verification or investigation. Several years ago a similar dis covery was made at this gravel pit. At just what period of Salem's history a cemetery was located at that place, could not be learned last night. RELEASED, REARRESTED Convict Faces New Charge Inr mediately On Leaving Prison As Walter H. Fleming, convict, was released from the Oregon state penitentiary here last night after serving a term of one year for forgery, he was arrested by Montana officers who were wait ing at the gate. Fleming was said to be wanted in Cascad" county. Montana, on a charge of passing worthless checks. Papers authorizing Fleming's extradition to Montana were issued by Governor Patterson earlier in the day. PRUNE SALES UNUSUAL Record Tonnage Changing Hands, Reports Walter T. Jenks Never In history of prune sales has there been such great tonnage as in the past three months, Wal- !ter T. Jenks. of the Willamette valley prune association, told members of the chamber of com merce yesterday. The increased shipments are the result of a prevailing low price. The prune association, formed In 1900. has been in business here ontlnuously since, bv" t-s the doneer in exporting prunes. DECISION I T INSANITY CLAIM BATTERED DOWN DEFENDANT SAID A RLE TO TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG State Alienist Expert Gives Tos tiniou in Murder Trial of William E. Hickman H ALL OF JUSTICE. Los An geles. Feb. 6. (AP) That Wil liam Edward Hickman admitted knowing before he kidnaped and killed Marian Parker that kidnap ing was a "big crime" punishable by "ii;e imprisonment" and knew "all the time that hanging was the penalty for murder was brought out in his sanity trial to day by a prosecution alienist. The youthful defendant was quoted a thus revealing his know ledge of "riRlit and wrong" in conversations- with the witness. Dr. Frank Mikels, state alienist expert. The prosecution asserted motives of the murderer, obtain ing the $1."00 ransom, were eluc idated by the witness. He Quoted Hickman as expanding upon the motives by asking: "Why should I have worked a year when I could get it in a few days?" Mikels Quot ed Hickman as declaring at the time of the crime he "did not care if it was against the law." Reactions Noted Explaining that his questioning was aimed at getting emotional reactions the defense barometer of mental balance, the witness tes tified he asked the prisoner if he did not fear the punishment he ad mitted knowing would follow. "I don't fear punishment," Hickman was quoted, "but I'd rather not be hung" Deliberate, careful weighing of his statements, characterized the resumption by the be-spectaled Dr. Mikels of his testimony for the state at the afternoon session. In testifying that in examining the defendant he had watched close ly the latter's emotional reactions, the witness explained that they provide a definite indication of a person's mental balance. The quiet, slow narration of the medical expert held the overcrowd ed courtroom in an attentatlve hush. Walsh Interrupts Chief Defense Attorney Jerome Walsh broke up the quit, object ing to the witness reading from his notes. During the morning the .'ourt had ruled the doctor's note of his conversations with Hick man might be used for "refresh ing thi memory." "The witness may use the notes o refresh his memory," the court replied to Walsh. "I am not reading from them," Dr. Mikels volunteered. "Well, your honor," protested Walsh, "it's very clear and appar ent he is reading from them." "I am not," exclaimed the wit ness. "He states positively he is not," the court stated. "Objection over ruled." Doctors Advise Defense The place at the counsel table occupied by Dr. A. L. Skoog. chief defense alienist. In the morn ing, this afternoon was taken by (Continued cm page 5) DANCE PERMIT DELAYED Hall Near IIuIbard Changes Name; Others Get Lifnse The dance hall located between Hubbard and Woodburn, formerly known as Knight's Rest, and now called Playmore park, was not granted a permit for the year 1928 when the Marion county court act ed upon some half dozen appli cations yesterday. The fact that th3 name ha3 been changed, nec essitating a few steps of a tech nical nature, was the only reason given by the court for Its failure to grant a license. Licenses for the year were is sued to R. H. Champ, Mehama; F. H. Frenz. manager of I. O. O .F. hall at Monitor; F. R. Olin, man ager of Hammond Lumber com pany hall at Mill City; C. J. Hunt and H. C. Hurt, president and secretary of the Union Hill hall association, and G. G. Beckner, manager of the new Modern Wood men of America hall a mile west of Chemawa. The permit issued to Beckner was the only new one in the list. the others all being in cases of halls that had operated in 1927 PAIR DUEL WITH GLOVES Kissing Follows Fierce Battle Be tween Two Frenchmen PARIS, Feb. . (AP). The traditional dueling weapons. swords and pistols, went by the board when M. Liborel, business man, met M. Dochaois. dramatist, on the field of honor. They used ordinary boxing gloves to settle their differences. The dramatist won on points. Many heavy swings were noted in the combat 'but little damage -vas done. At the conclusion Li borel kissed his opponent to show bat honor was satisfied and re conciliation effected. PICK SITE OF BURNER NEAR CITY Location Selected To South, Near Place Committee Chose Originally OPPOSITION NOT OVER, INDICATED Incinerator Still Unwelcomr In That Part of Salem READY TO BUILD C ompany Which Hid Success fully Will Send Foreman from Des Moines. All Other Help To Be Employed Here The incinerator will be lo.nten outh of Salem. This was the substance of a re port made at the city council t night by Alderman W. H. Damj. chairman of the special carhftni ommittee, before a large group o Interested citizen. After six month of controvef regarding the site which r.ior, started by people Uvlng In South-- ast Salem when it was first pro posed to locate the burner tbrr. and continued bv North Salem folk when the old Oregon Elecirtr gravel pit was suggested, the crn- mittee finally came back almtxt to its original choice. The HI now proposed lsloiily a few bin tit and across the road from the prop erty first suggested. First Site Sold The site originally proposed ban -dnce been sold. Otherwise. It would have beMi named apain, Dancy said. The new site wblcli const It ot ibout 10 acres In all Is owned hj Alice M. Howard. The purc)ir. price named wa $1."00. It i on he slaughter house road, a"it ft CITY PURCHASES MUCH MATERIAL RIG YFAR OF COXSTRFCTWK FORKCAST AT MKF.TIJ Rids Called 011 Large Qua nf it tor of Omcnt, Gravel and Other Supplies With sewer and bridge worlt going on apace, and the pavlnr season but two months away, th city is in the purchasing hu'-lrw with a vengeance. Bids were enlled for last night on 33.000 barrels of cement, ii,- 500 cubic yards of gravel; ll.fi cubic yards of sand; and 3.000 cv hie yards of gravel; 11.500 cuM yards of sand; and 3,000 cubi yards of concrete gravel for u.ini in paving operations. The resolu tion calling for the bids were,' In troduced by Alderman Dancy. Dancy also asked for bid oi one standard paving breaker, s l1 ton second hand truck, ar.d 1 rubber track for a tractor. . The sewer committee introduce a resolution calling for bids tit 1170 feet of 24 inch sewer pip fi use on the Leslie Junior hg school grounds drainage project In order that this work can prt, ceed without delay, it was decidx to use some of the pipe alred purchased for other projects n return It when the new order 1 available. A communication frrn the school board agreeing to pa half the cost of draining the schoc grounds was read. The total rat (Continued on paga 5) GREEN A Market and Merchandising Section of The Oregon States man, printed on Green paper, with complete coverage of Sa lem and Salem R. F. D.'s and delivered to all subscribers of The Statesman In outlying dis tricts. The first Issue will be deliv ered This Friday. Statesman advertisers are of fered an extremely low rate !n this section provided their as have been run previously in the , Statesman. More particular! on page 8. Some Bpace is still available ' for this Friday. Telephone 23 today and representative will call. !