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Oregon Has Nearly as Much Potential Horsepower in Her Water Poicers as the Whole U. S. Has Developed at the Present Timfe T Does m. ome wweguwn Buua a Lhurchin Salem Big Enough to Accommodate All the Students of the Indian School? - t TWENTY PAGES TWO SECTIONS SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS .V . I . r.fr: moderate tem- I fT II - fiv . ." . - 9 i 1 (X. ' " - 1 - sJ - . ltTfflff TTT A T ---..-'. '-- ' ! ..I I I.I I , , , , . ,. , i i. m . . i 111 Ill . . I , . , . . J w a s rj i w tw r.iv ri a ivnik -. - - - f -nun . I STATE hi ii mm iinm u u SI II llllll I III1U II I r u III illi u i nil . H ' ' ' possible Utilization of Water Approximates Total Used In Nation SURVEY REVEALS FIGURE Geological Survey Lists Available Horsepower In State Streams Only Three Per Cent Now Harnessed Water power resources of Ore gon amount to a potential eight million horsepower, a figure which may he partly realized when It Is added that the plants of 100 horsepower or more now operated In the United States to- 1 Hill - t t . . iai mue oier ii minion. I These facts am revealed In m 1 statement Just released by the department of the interior and fur msnea to me statesman by con gressman W. C. Hawley. Willamette Included Figures given for the Colum bia river Include only Oregon's share, but they, also Include the Willamette river's possible water power, it Is understood. The re port follows: Great Power State The potential water-power re sources of Oregon amount to 3, 665,0.00 horsepower, as estimated from the stream flow available 90 per cent of the time, or 5,890, 000 horsepower as estimated from the flow for 60 per cent of the time, if storage is-provided In feasible reservoir sites, according to a statement made public by the department of jibe interior baaed on field work and studies of the ;.9tietrtaTTeyrRfTer surreys have been made and maps pub lished by the geological survey covering 1.674 miles of rivers In Oregon. The river surveys In a . a & Ajudea a numoer or reservoir sues. yStuJ in addition 47 dam sites were surveyed on a large scale. What It Means Some idea of what nearly six million horsepower of potential (Continued on pf 7.) SPECIAL STYLE EVENT TONIGHT F.XTRA DISPLAY OP SPRING WEAR TO BE FEATURE lietter Homes Exposition Grows In Attendance; Will A action Washer A style show de luxe, with an ex tra large showing of the most beautiful and gorgeous gowns In advance spring styles will be the featured part of the evening's en tertainment at the Salem Better! Homes exposition tonight at the armory. The show, of Interest to every woman, Is sponsored by M. Buffe Morrison of the- French Shop; and promises to be the most pretentious style array ever view- The gowns to be modeled to- ig&i nave just been received ana elude styles by noted designers. both in this country and on the continent. The auction-of groceries and merchandise by Harry C. Bolton, of Bolton and Smith, Tacoma, who have arranged the exposition. Is proving more popular nightly and this feature alone Is partly respon sible for the Increased crowds, last night the greatest number yet vis iting the exposition. While an auc tion at such an event is not out of the" ordinary, Mr. Bolton has a stunt that is entirely original and fives a surprise to those who have not heard of it of have, not been there previous eveninxs. This sur prise is the auctioning off of the money secured from : the -goods. During the remainder of the week, sealed bids may be made each ntgbt on a 1160 electric wash ing machine from the shop of Mr. (Continued a pf ) FREE COUPON AFTERNOON ONLY This Coupon will admit one free to the Better Homes, iking school at the Armory this afternoon, ; The Coupon is furnished lvillamefte Grroery, H. LStiffFurnituiai Store and The Statesman Publishing Co. v, Cooking School Closing Today; Helps Housewife Recipes and Methods Revealed for Foods That Will Bring Smiles To Diners; Attendance Reaches New Peak Thursday; Little Helpful Hints Useful - ' Food that will lighten the expressions of those gathered around tha breakfast, luncheon or dinner table, was prepared yesterday at the cooking scnooV which is being conducted this wewek at the Salem armory; in' connection with the ob servance of Better Homes week u Salem. The largest audience of the week was present yesterday for the skillful demonstrations in cookery which were given by Miss Ethel A. Murdoch and Mrs. H. M. Cummins, both of Portland. BAKING CONTEST PRIZES AWARDED GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IX COOKING SCHOOL EVENTS Pinal Event on Today's Program To Draw Greater Number of Entries The prize winners tor pastry and roll baking at ..the cooking school conducted by the Willam ette Grocery, H. L. Stiff company, Vollmer Clearwater company, and The Oregon Statesman, were an nounced late last night by N. J Blydenstein, Portland representa tive of Princess flour which is be ing featured in the baking. The divisions and their win ners are: i . Angel food cake: first prise, Mrs. Kate Parsons, 287 North 13th street; second, Mrs. Alice Gibson, route 3, box 127 A; third, Mrs. D. D. Olmstead, 245 Union. Layer cake: first prize, Mrs. D. D. Olmstead; second, Mrs. A. Bet- tier; third. Mrs. W. A. Dalsell. route number four. Sponge cake: first, Mrs. Carl Behrens; second, Mrs. Will Walsh; third, .Mrs. Gladys Farrington. Rolls: first.-Mrs. W. V. Wright; second, Mrs. Alice Gibson; third, Mrs. W. A. Dalzeil. v;j Mrs. Wright, who won first price on rolls, was last year award-; ed seven ribbons on her bread en tries at the Oregon state fair. She has always used Eastern bard wheat flour heretofore, but used Princess flour for her rolls. They scored a perfect 100 per cent In the contest, which goes to show that Pacific coast hard wheat flour is every bit as good as the eastern flour. The cooking exhibits prove Princess flour equally good for angel food, sponge, or layer cake, bread, pie, or waffles. Mrs. Eula S. Creech, head of home economics at Parrish junior high school, was judge of the bak ing. Sixty-five entries were made by Salem housewives.' Exactly 240 women were in at-l (Continued from p( 7.) TABULATE NEW MEMBERS 250 Changes Already Turned In By City's Special Employe The city recorder's office yes terday began tabulating the house number changes turned In by Robert Crawford, who is coTerlng the eltr making the necessary changes and issuing notices to o- eupants ai owners to put up the correct numbers within 30 days or have the mail delivery cut off. About 250 changes have now been turned in by Mr. Crawford. The tabulations will be avail able to any person or firm deslr- lnr them. : They show tne name of the occupant or owner, the lo cation of the house, and the old and new numbers.. BANDIT RIDES ON HORSE New Mexican City See Genuine Old Time Bank Robbery (jLP)- The first bandit on horse back to hold .op a bank in New MatIco in years galloped away with' $3,000 In cash from the First National bank at Nara Visa, 50 miles northeast of here today. V Swinging from his saddle; at the bank door the masked bandit nmrA cashier Mrs. Blanche Watts with his ix-gun. She re fetftd and he struck her down with the gun and dragged her in to the vault where he oDiamea 13.000 and securities of undeter- 'mlned value." , through the courtesy of The , r The Interested women who at tend these helpful demonstrations, take down clever and helpful little hint as well as recipes which are given by the two demonstrators while they are preparing the food in the model kitchen which has been arranged by the H. L. Stiff Furniture company. Two Uni versal ranges, a work table with a removable white enamel top, a cabinet, and a refrigerator are In cluded In the equipment as well as Innumerable useful little de vices tor making cooking enjoy able. Mrs. H. L. Cummins prepared a dozen of those delightful little macaroons, the recipe for. which she gave to her audience today, as the Initial feature of the after noon. t These cookies were mixed to gether quickly and dropped by teaspoonfuls on a baking sheet. After baking twenty-five minutes, they ywere removed from the oven they were removed from the oven of brownness that we all strive to achieve In our baking. A dish that will dress up the week-day breakfast or will be just the thing to serve on Sunday morning Is a delicious, fragrant, coffee cake which was made by Mrs. Cummins yesterday after noon after the following recipe: Sift 2 Is cups Princess floor, 1 :up sugar and 3 teaspoons hat ing powder with H teaspoon salt into a bowl; add one-third cup shortening and . mix until like rnmbs. ' -:;! - l . Take, out one-half cop of the mixture and set aside. Add 2 (GontiDad en paf 9) ASK POWER LOBBY QUIZ Movement Started To probe Forces Defeating Walsh Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (AP) As the federal trade commission prepared today to carry out the senate's mandate to Investigate public utilities, a quiet movement tor an investigation of the power lobby in the national capital was put nnder way in the legislative body. Senator Norris of Nebraska, a republican insurgent, sponsored this movement, which gained the instant support of a number of senators on both sides of .the chamber.- They regarded the im portance of this inquiry as second anly to one of the utilities them ielves and said speedy action was impossible. ERSDIJ GUILTY MB STOLEN RADIOS Mysterious Mr. Sims Shows Up In Court and Denies Defense Statement JURY OUT THREE HOURS Six Receiving Sets Mentioned In Testimony, But Only One In Complaint; Sentence to be Passed Monday Walfred Anderson, Stayton gar age man, was found guilty of re ceiving stolen property late yes terday, the jury bringing In a rer- dlct shortly after 6 o'clock after more than three hours delibera tion. Sentence will be passed Monday, February 20, at 10 a. m., by Cir cuit Judge Percy R. Kelly. Anderson's conviction followed one of the most sensational trials In the history of the Marlon coun ty circuit court. Anderson him self exploded a bombshell in court late Wednesday when he told of his purchase of some six radio sets from a mysterious Mr. Sims, whom he declared he had ejnee been unable to locate. . Anderson held to this story de spite a severe grilling by John Carson, district attorney, who ap peared to the crowd to be worried (Conttaa a par t.) PLAN MASS MEETING Prohibition Picture to Be Shown at Church " A prohibition mass meeting will be held In Sooth Salem Friends church on Sunday evening, Febru ary 19 at 7:30 p. m. at which time the prohibition film. "Lest We Forget" will be shown. This pic ture Is said to be a true story of the effects of the liquor traffic upon two families in the middle west. . Rev. R. E. Close, superinten dent of the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon will deliver a short ad dress in connection with the show ing of the film. At the same hour, 7:30 p. m. the prohibition film. "Lest We Forget" will be shown In the high school auditorium of Turner, Ore gon, with E. A. Baker, prom lnent Portland attorney as the speaker. Both of these meetings are open to the public and all are cordially Invited to attend. Children under 16 years of age must be accom panied by parents or other adults. There will be no admission charg ed but an offering will be taken. UNDER THE PALMS U. S. BACKS MOVE TO OUTLAW WAR ALL DELEGATES AT CONFER ENCE APPLAUD HUGHES Aggressive Conflict Would - be Banned by Measure Support ed by Americans HAVANA, Feb. 1. (AP) Charles Evans Hughes, chairman of the American delegation at the sixth Pan-American 'conference, amid the applause of the repre; sehtatlves of all the republics of the western world, today threw the whole weight of the United States behind the proposal to out law all aggressive warfare in this hemisphere. At the same time Mr. Hughes outlined to the conference a plan for the maintenance of American peace. He was again enthusiasti cally applauded when he declared his country to be "opposed to any acts of aggression, desirous of seeing force abolished from this hemisphere and seeks nothing but the prosperity. Independence and friendship of all the American states." The committee on Pan-Ameri can Union affairs first met and approved the final test of the con vention relating to that body, as well as- a resolution to provide a modus Vivendi for its organiza tion until the convention Is rati fied by the governments. Then the committee on public interna tional law met and selected for discussion the report on Pacific settlement of International dis putes, originally prepared by Rl cardo Alfaro of Panama, and elab orated by the sub-committee. BELL MAY ENTER RACE Eugene Man Confers With State Officials; Hears Urging Whether John Bell of Eugene will enter the race for secretary of state at the republican primary election next May. probably will be determined later this week. This wat the announcement made by Mr. Bel; during his visit In Salem Thursday. Mr. Bell conferred with Gover nor Patterson, Louis Bean, chair man of the public service com mission, and other state officials. He said he had received a large number of letters urging him to enter the contest, but that he had not yet arrived at any definite decision. ALBANY DEBATERS WIN High School Team Takes Dual Victory Over Lebanon ALBANY, Ore., Feb. 16 (AP) Albany high school debate teams won a dual victory over Lebanon high last night In its first Inter scholastic meet of the season, and as a result qualified for the dis trict finals which will be a tri angular debate between Albany, Salem and Dallas. The two schools debated the cabinet form of government for Oregon. The Albany affirmative won, to 0, at Lebanon, and the Albany negative won by the same 3 to 0 vote here. EMPIRE STATE LOOMS BEFORE POLITICAL EYE New York Becomes Active As Campaigns For Pres idency Formulate FIGHT IN OHIO GETS HOT Hoover and Curtis Forces Clash; Secretary of Commerce Con tinues Innocently on Flor ida Fishing Trip WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. (AP). The republican political spotlight shifted momentarily to day to New York state where party leaders have maintained a studied reticence toward all the candidates. George K. Morris, republican chairman of the Empire state. visited President Coolidge and al though reports of a "revived draft Coolidge" campaign preceded him to Washington he said afterward he had not discussed presidential politics with the president. He indicated that he felt it unlikely that Mr. Coolidge would be a can didate and that nothing had taken place to modify the determination of state leaders to send an unin structed delegation to Kansas City. Curtis Claims Strength A little later Joseph Steinberg. treasurer of the Curtis-for-presl- dent club of New York, emerged from a conference with Senator Curtis claiming that the Kanean would hare half of the New York delegation. Curtis' New York supporters, he Bald, were cooper ating with Morris, National Com mitteeman Hill and other leaders to prevent definite Instruction for any candidate, feeling certain that in such an event Senator Curtis would get at least as big a share as any of hie rivals. Both the Hoover and Lowden people have been active In New York. Before he went to the White House Mr. Morris talked with Ogden Mills, recently the re publican nominee for governor In New York and now Under-Secretary of the treasury. Mills Is open ly for Secretary Hoover. Reed Campaign In West If republican speculation is shifting eastward, the questioning eyes of the democrats are turning toward the west. Senator Reed of Missouri completed detailed plans (Coattaaad. a vtg t.) H. L. C0RBETT GOVERNOR farm Serve In That Capacity While Patterson in South Henry L. Corbett of Portland. by virtue of being president of the state senate, will serve as chief ex ecutive of Oregon during the ab sence of Governor Patterson, who Is scheduled to leave here Sunday In the governor's' caravan for Sac ramento, .Calif. Governor Patterson will cross the line Into California next Tues day morning and will not return until the following Saturday. Whe ther Mr. Corbett will make his headquarters In Salem during the absence of Governor Patterson had not been determined by the execu tive department Thursday. The governor's caravan will leave Portland shortly after noon Sunday and will arrive In Salem at 3:45. A reception will follow In the executive offices here. The caravan will leave Salem at 4: IS, arriving at Eugene three hours la ter. WILL SET DISPLAY DATE Annual Spring Window Event to Be Planned By Ad Club A date tor the annual Spring window display will be set at next Thursday's meeting of the Salem ad club, it was decided at a meet ing yesterday. The entire session will be given over to discussion of the event. ' ' ? All ad clubs of the state will have representatives at the state meeting here February 22. A ban quet I being arranged, r J ;: OTTO J. WILSON FILES Salem Garage Man Asks 8et . - State Legislature ;-p -i Otto J. Wilson, Salem garage owner Thursday (lied with the secretary of state his - declaration of candldacj, f or the office of rep resentative in the legislature from the first representative district. Mr. Wilson is a republican. ,; -' Mr Wilson has served two terms tar, the lower' house of the legislature, SHIPPING BOARD SELLS 3 LINES U. 8. GOVERNMENT GOES OUT OF SHIP BUSINESS Advocates of Five Year Guarantee to Accompany Sale Win Long Controversy WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (AP) The government went out of the shipping business on the Pacific coast today when the shipping business on the Pacific coast to day when the shipping board sold its remaining three cargo lines for $3,743,661. In making the sale to three dif ferent concerns the board ended a controversy which raged for months over whether the lines should be sold under a five year or a ten year guarantee with the advocates of the five year period prevailing. The American-Australia-Orient line, which operates 21 ships out of San Francisco and Los Angeles to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, China and Japan, was sold to . a corporation owned by the Matson Navigation company and the American - Hawaiian Steamship company for $1,981,- 755. Portland Gets Own Line The Oregon-Oriental line of 11 ships, operating from Portland. Ore., to Japan and China, was sold to a corporation headed by K. D. Dawson of Portland, vice president of the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, for $1,065,- 000. The American - Oriental Mail line which operated seven ships out of Puget Sound port to the Orient, was sold to a corporation to be known as the Tacoma Ori ental Steamship company of Ta coma for $696,906. The Admiral Oriental line of San Francisco bid $670,357 for the American-Oriental Mall line, the only one on which there was competitive bidding. Notices Required Six months notice Is required if the new owners of the lines con template abandonment or curtail ment of the services. The con tracts carry provisions for com plete Interchange of ports after (Continued from pf 7.) FIRM'S CRASH PROBED Officials Finally Promise Grand Jury Investigation PORTLAND. Feb. 16. (AP) Grand Jury Investigation of the collapse of the Overbeck and Cooke brokerage house, which closed its doore January 31, was started today when the receiver for the wrecked concern, auditors and clerks were called before the county body. Stanley Myers, district attorney, admitted when questioned by newspapermen that the grand Jury was considering possible criminal action in the manage ment of the firm and that If evi dence substantiated complaint which had reached his office, pros ecution might follow. No details of the evidence which was laid before the grand Jury today could be obtained. The heads of the wrecked com pany have made no statement nor hare offered assistance in straight ening out the financial tangle that lnvolvtsv feore than one million doUayavH.- PRISON BADLY CROWDED Many Single Cella Now Have Two Inmates; Total Now 6S7 How to house the convicts now In the state penitentiary is a prob lem that Is causing the officials considerable" concern. Records showed that 687 prisoners were registered at the prison today, with Indications that thenumber would exceed 700 before March 15. " : As a result of the crowded con dition 05 the institution two pris oners are now assigned to many of the single cells. In event the population con tlnues to Increase until next Jan nary, the legislature probably will be requested to authorise an ap propriation for an additional cell block. .., . Officials said that, most of the prisoners received during the past few months are under 21 years of age. - " BIG DAMAGE SUIT OPENS 21,600 Asked of JL If. MacDon- -ald; Anto Crash lajmry Claim . The : $21,500 J damage s suit brought hy Mrs-Haxel wntxe against RV N. MaeDenald. local automobile dealer, got nnder way In circuit court yesterday after noon after a delay of mere than a day due te tha continuation of tha Anderson - trial. ' t V r ,.V.-: r lira. Wilts Is suing llaeDonald for damages alleged to have been sustained by her fa an anto ac cident" some time ago on a .Port land street. She claims thai her hack was ;nrrerr wrenched' and that she sustained other Injuries. APPEAL STATE . court mi Fight Against Office Building To Be Carried On Up, Announcement REQUEST WRIT OF ERROR Portland Legal Firm OvtlLAf, Long Course of Procedure to Forestall Construction at This City PORTLAND. Feb. 16 (API The opinion of the state supreme v court authorizing the state boani of control to borrow $600,000 from state Industrial accident com mission funds for the nurnose af constructing a state oTflce buils lng in Salem will be contested fa the United States supreme court. This announcement was made nere ioaay oy james u. Wilton ax Wilson and Reilly, Portland letal firm. Complainants In the case. Wil son said would be the Eastern and Western Lumber companr. the Oregon-American Lumber com pany and the Silver Falls Lumber company, all representing contri butors to he fund, and Petler Pederson. representing a benefi ciary of the fund. , As the first sten toward cettl&s- the case before the United States supreme court. Wilson said he ex pected to file an application for a writ of error with the chief jus tice of the state supreme court next week, nrantln nf thiu plication will call for the filing of briefs with the United States na preme court within 60 days. Ready For Long Fight While not anticiDatinr dil- "ulty in his plea for the applica tion, Wilson declared'he was reaCy to take the case directly to the federal court in the event the application was denied. The main point on which the decision will be contested, the at- orney said. Is that the state com pensation act, which created a contract between the contributor and the state wherebv the lattr was to care financially for injured employes, provides that anv ex cess over the amounts awarded as compensation and a -$300,000 (Cod tinned frm 7.) MANY MEN OUT OF WORK-DAVIS LABOR SECRETARY PLEADS FOR HIGH TARIFFS Unemployment In United State On Increase "Why Not Admit It? Declaration ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.. (AP). With a statement that nn employment has increased latel in the United States. Secretary of Labor Davis in an address tonight urged members of an association of marine engineers to reeist wage or tariff reductions which he said might aggravate conditions. - "We have unemployment in the country." the secretary, said. "Everyone knows It, why. not ad mit It? As to the total' numbed of people now' unemployed, -a number of estimates are going the rounds. My own" guess Is that these are aomewhat exaggerated. -The department of labor Is now gathering figures -to show what the present unemployment total actually Is.' As soon as these fig ures are ready the public sMall have them. - '- - '' V ' - "In the meantime let us rememi ber that 42,000,000 Americans are gainfully employed and the pres ent unemployment can be only a very small' percentage , of ; iat whole. - Many of those now un employed will be re-employed with the coming spring, especial ly if the government program of flood prevention, naval r better ment, construction r - In variolic state and private : projects ,;are Speeded up. - la the long-tea, cob- . (CMtlaaae ta'p Green Matinee .; v:. Elsinbre XHeatre " " Saturday Afternoon - -, y'r vt ' , Watch for the coupon in the Friday Market section of Th Etatesman. , The ' picture win ba TJnder the Tonto , Rim,, from Zane Grey's latesVbook. . See Coupon in today's liar-' ket, section for particulars.' - ; i 7