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8 TMiS URrAiUH Si AliasaiAN. SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 21, 1928 w i i. 1 0B03 C!f: MEMESIEO California Is Trying Hard To Have Corn Sugar Bill Defeated (Oregon canners and fruit growers are interested In the sub ject coyered by the following cur TWiunetin issued by the state department of agriculture of Cali fornia, under date of February 17:) California fruit grower and tanners are actively opposing the Capper-Coles corn sugar bills now before congress, according to Di rector C. H. Hecke of the Califor nia state department of agricul ture. These measures, known as senate bill No. 2806, introduced by Senator Arthur Capper of Kan sas and its companion bill in the house of representatives. No. 10022, introduced by Congress man Cole of Iowa, would permit the substitution of corn sugar for the cane or beet sugar now used in the preparation of canned fruits and fruit products, Hecke cays, without the statement of the origin of the substitute now re quired by the national pure food law, and would practically nullify the California canning standardiz ation act Would Destroy Standards wmie there is no contention that the corn sugar is injurious It is stated that those in favor of this measure admit that its actual sweetening value at best is only two thirds that of the common sugars. The California canned fruit standardization act requires that peaches and apricots with less than 25 per cent added sugar in tne eyrup surrounding the fruit when packed, and pears and cher ries with le-s than 20 per cent added sugar, be conspicuously and indelibly marked on the top of ach can as "seconds." Since the only practical method of testing such fruit is by use of the hydro meter, am! the came proportion of cane, beet or corn sugar will show identical readings, it is stated that the use ofjjefn sugar without the statement on the label now re quired would destroy our stan dards of measurement and pefmit wholesale evasion of the law. In the cace of jams and jellies, which are from 4 5 to 60 per cent sugar, ;!ie substitution of corn sugar al ko would be permitted by this bil! vithout declaration on the label Ilccke points out. At the present lime, he says, corn sugar, as wel! in honey, may be used in the prep arati. n of ;uh foods if so stated n tl'P labels. Attempts are being made to se jure tho hacking of corn pro dicers for the Capper-Coles bill o.i the siitement that it wonlc' aflA nn increased market fo: i ro p. but any su- h increase i' is -.-taiid. would be due solely to deception foisted on the con- iiining public by eliminating tlit : t t'.enient of origin now required Opponent of the bill have showr t . it the ;i riount of corn needed for sue)) would be much les i!:ari one per cent of the crop. and. in fat f. th;it imprtatie ns of for- ign torn, largely used in the manufacture of corn sugar, now .re csual to the estimated supply i eetleit for such manufacture. A large percentage of the can lied fruits in the Lnited Sfatffl are jtrotliii (! in California and effort: hYe" being" made right now to im prove the standard of these com pjotlitft's ami increase their popu larity in consuming markets. (Iri)-.v"r' organizations, includ lng the Canning Teach Growers' association, .he California Pear Growers' association and the Cali- f.frnia Cherrv Growers assocla- ri .St on. as weUfas the canners of the tate. -ire urging defeat of this bill. The man who tinkers with hi watrii isn't always improving hi: lime. Illinois State Journal. $200 PORTLAND and Return via Oregon Electric on account of Washington's Birthday i Tickets on sale till Feb. 22, iccl. Return limit Feb. 24th Reductions to other O. E. Ry. points. a Trains leave Salem for Portland at ins, iu:vz a. m., i. 4:11. 5:30, 8:23 p. m.; foi Eugene at 9:54 a. m., 12:45. 4:03, 8:00 p. m. Phone 727 0. E. Ry. 5 Q AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE HUGE TOLL DURING '27 (O&tiaoed from pare 1.) 1926. The traffic officers patroled 3,186,429 miles and warnings were issued to 158,490 drivers. Delinquent fees were collected in the amount of $61,208.92. Fines imposed on drivers convicted of traffic violations aggregated $45, 424.10. The officers recovered stolen cars having a value of $103,279. The city of Portland reported 48 persons killed and 3098 per sons injured during the year. Care lessness on the part of drivers caused 13,549 of these accidents. Approximately 1170 accidents were due to inadequate signals, while 537 accidents were caused by skidding. "During the past year the state traffic officers have worked under all sorts of conditions," read the report. "They have witnessed the biggest year in history. New prob lems have been presented in the form of new laws enacted by the last legislature. Traffic has been heavier than ever before. In many instances traffic officers bave been Jn duty continuously for 16 or 18 hours." Of the total number of arrests 70 involved intoxicated drivers. Thirty-six arrests on charges of be ing intoxicated on the highways were referred to sheriffs for pros ecution. Forty-one persons were arrested for possession and trans portation of liquor. Arrests for reckless and care less driving totalled-323, with 693 arrests for speeding. Violations of the light laws resulted in 401 ar rests, while 41 drivers were arrest ed for having inadequate equip ment. CONTRACTS LET ON TWO BRIDGE PROJECTS HERE' (Continued from page 1.) ment company, Portland, and thel . . r.t lj j-' Oregon Gravel company. The bids were referred to the street com mittee. Only two local firms bid on sand, gravel, and concrete gravel. Salem Sand and Gravel company, jid $1.30 on sand, $1.05 on gra vel, and $1.4 5 on concrete gravel, or No. 1 zone. Oregon Sand and J ravel company bid was $1.55, 5110, and $1.50. The bids were referred to the street committee. The bid of Loggers and Contrac ors machinery company $513.58 n a rubber face track for a trac or was referred to the street com nittee, as were bids of the White uio Painting shop, $9'&.50, and he Salem Auto Painting company, ;75, for painting the street brush r. So were bids of Roberts Motor ar company, and Bonesteele Motor ompauy on a truck ror use in treet work. Five firms bid greatly varying mounts on catch basins, man icles, and lamp holes and the bids ere referred to the sewer com nitee. Firms bidding were Craw ord Daugherty Foundry company. V. W. Kosebraugh. Western Foun- iry. Independent Foundry, and Sa rin Iron Works. On a paving breaker, Howard 'ooper Corporation offered $198; . L. Latture Equipment company, ;190; and Gardiner-Denver com any. $195. The bids were refer- ed to the street committee. Petitions for paving Helmont rom Fifth to Oak; North 14th rom Lee to Nebraska; Sumner rom Oak to Leslie; and the nar owing and paving of Front street .ere granted, as were petitions for e-,vers in blocks 3 and 16 of Rose ale addition. The city recorder was instruct d to advertise for bids on a quan- ity of sidewalk construction on .notion of Alderman Townsend. On Alderman Dancy's motion. he cky recorder was instructed to idvertise for bid3 on 10 fire hy- Jrants and four, more or less, gas tnd smoke masks for the fire de- artment. Petition for paving University rom Oak to Leslie; Market from ommercial to Front, and the Tile oad from North Capitol to War ier, were referred to the street ommittee. 3URNS TRIAL NEARS END Criminal Contempt Ca-.e to Close Within a Few Days Time WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (AP) The criminal contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sin- lair, William J. Burns, W. Sher man Burns and Henry Mason Day nearer a conclusion today with counsel for both the government and the defense offering their closing arguments. It is anticipat- d that the end will.be reached and the verdict of the -court, an- Nouneed -"liefore nightfall Ttmor For government, amstant District Attorney Neil Burkinshaw contended today that Sinclair's ad mitted employment of Burns de tectives . to shadow the Teapot Dome conspiracy trial jurors was for the purpose of "causing those urors to vote for acquittal or bang the jury." - f Martin W. Littleton, Sinclair's coansel, argued that the court was without authority to punish the defendants for contempt, main taining that no one could be con victed of this offense unless their acta occurred in the presence of the court or in such proximity as to constitute an obstruction. When President Coolidge sprain ed hla wrist shaking hands with S300 paople on New Tear's day; he little knew what ordeal the "andldates for coaaty offices rn lamniu county mrve to goi I through dnrlar a eampalg.--Mc' ADVISES "SHOPPING" FOR MATES 9 BUY HIM A BOX. OFClfiACS I 1 is AND MATCHES AND TEU. HIM J - '-y. ' YOU WISH TO MAKE HIM ?' vouaowM- ,jremi& w ir-. X Pi ' ' Husbands should be hunted in much the same manner as a woman hunts a bargain, Mrs. Bertram Russell, wife of the English philoso pher, declares. She is visiting the United States talking and writing about "The Right to Be Happy." CREDITORS LISTED INCLUDE PERSON'S PORTLAND, Feb. 20. (AP) Annrnrlmafplv fiftft nerennt; f Approximately 600 persons, cus tomers of the wrecked Overbeck and Cooke brokerage house, were officially listed as creditors of the firm in a schedule of bankruptcy filed by the receiver for the com pany in the federal court today. While Portlanders were in the great majority, it was evident that many out of town business men also lost varying sums when the brokerage house closed its doors on January 31. While approximately 600 per sons are named as creditors it is felt by Joseph G. Gillingham, re ceiver for the firm, that many of these will be changed to the posi tion of debtors when the books are finally balanced and all stock and grain transactions closed on i basis of values at the time that he company closed its doors. In the lists filed today no men tion was made of the amounts Ahich the various victims lost in :he crash. The balancing of the books is still weeks away and to day's action, out of the ordinary in bankruptcy may call a meeting of tho creditors and elect a per oiaiunt trustee to succeed Gilling liam who is acting as receiver for the firm. It is pointed out that there are hundreds of impending law suits ar, a result of the crash and no le al action can be commenced un til a permanent trustee is elected by the creditors MARDI GRAS FETE HELD Huge I ratio Paswos Thrauh Main St roots of Southern City NEW ORLEANS, La.. Feb. 20 (AIM Proteus, god of the sea, came forth tonight from hi3 leg endary cave beneath the ocean ind. sitting atop a gorgeous float, headed a parade in his honor a part of the annual Mardi Gras celebration. The pageant was thr same used f FOR I ; ' I Rheumatism m oXMh ETC vvr f -y ' - Perhaps you didn't realize that Barer Aspirin tablets are made to relieve the deep-down rheumatic aches as well as dispel the occa sional headache. They dot In cases of neuralgia, neuritis, lum bago; for those pains that penetrate one's very bones, Bayer Aspirin tablets offer real relief. Just be sure you are getting the real Bayer: Aspirin, with Bayer on each tablet and on the box with proren directions inside. AH druggists. Pbjsidans prescribe Bayer Airin; use the. same, shopping pcjmcipai& IN HUNTING A HUB8S THAT YOU DO IN HUNTING BARGAINS la8t year because the monarch of the sea was forced to abbreviate h's journey at that time through the city because of a heavy rain. Thousands of persons who failed to see the spectacle requested that it be presented again. Heroes and heroines of history and legend were borne on highly decorated floats through the prin cipal streets of New Orleans. The main thoroughfares were closed to street cars and automobiles in order to accommodate the im mense throng here for the occa sion. The biggest pageant of all how ever, comes tomorrow when Rex. king of the carnival, will parade through New Orleans as the fea ture event of Mardi Gras. PIONEER PRIEST FETED Father Joseph M. Cataldo Honored By People of Idaho LEWISTON, Ida., Feb. 20. (AP) The people of this region today honored Father Joseph M. Cataldo, who set up the cross in the bloody northwestern wilder ness of olden days, and spread) peace among Idaho Indians. Plates were laid for 500 here to night at a banquet of tribute to the 91 year old prelate who cele brated today the 75th anniversary of his entrance into religious life. All creeds and classes joined in the commemoration exercises. Agea Indians of tribes among whom the aged Roman Catholic priest labored for years and for whom he built a mission that bears his name attended the mass he celebrated, the school ceremonies and the banquet. Boy babies are worth $9,000 and girls $4,600. So says Dr. Louis I. Dublin, who figures sta tistics for a life insurance com pany. He says the preventable deaths of 120,000 babies each year in this country mean an an nual loss of $750,000,000. Some figures are just figures. Sound in theory they mean little practical ly. Ask any father or mother whether the boy baby is worth $9,000 and the girl baby $4,600. What's the answer? There is no answer. COURT FIXES BOOZE 11 OH UTS Recovery of Transportation Vehicle PossiWe When Use Not Known WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (AP) Owners of automobiles. whether they are individuals or fi-j nancing companies, are to be giv- sion of the supreme court to re cover their cars when used with out permission of the owners in he unlawful transportation of in .oxicating liquor. The decision was a blow to the federal prohibition enforcement practice of attempting to confis cate such machines under a sec tion of the internal revenue laws which do not grant the owners an opportunity for recovery. In a case from Seattle, Wash., the court held today that when possession was a part of the il legal transportation, the govern ment could only seize the auto mobile under the prohibition en forcement act , which gives the owner a chance to recover the car upon showing that its illegal use had not been authorized. The case was regarded not only of great importance to owners whose machines might be unlaw fully used by friends, In the trans portation of liquor, but to the fi nancing companies which retain title to approximately three- fourths of the 4,00v000 automo biles sold annually on deferred payments, involving financing operations estimated at two bil lion dollars. REMUS WANTS FREEDOM Attempts to Read Letter, Only to Find Word Changed LIMA, Ohio, Feb. 20 (AP) George Remus, Cincinnati wife slayer, again brought his legal forces into action today in an effort to gain his freedom from the Lima state hospital for the criminal insane where he was com mitted after a jury found him not guilty of murder in connection with the killing of his wife, Imo- gene, on the ground of insanity. Remus who appeared in a gen ial mood, late in the day volun teered his services to the court when an alienist attempted to de cipher letters which Remus had, written to his wife a short time A Vnsntl: tn &s (Sast3: (Snttnec wntilfo teaonsipn)i?ltattno)im 3i?Gn tt s ome Watch Market before he was released from the! Atlanta penitentiary where he served a term for violation of the federal prohibition act. The doctor was stumbling over a letter when Remus rose and said: "If the court please I will read It." He proceeded with the intro duction "to the only true and sweetest girl in the whole" here he suddenly stopped. "Someone has written in 'damn'," Remus shouted. "It should be 'in the whole dear world'." Then he launched an attack on the person who had tampered with the letters. i Boys' Chorus Event Soon Endorsed by Hibbard Camp At its regular meeting last night. Hal Hibbard Camp. United Spanish War veterans, endowed the forthcoming concert of the Sa lem boy's chorus to be given at the Capital theater, March 6. "The Salem Boys chorus have given our organization two won derful concerts, in the past two years." said the resolution. "The boys have been loyal citizens, in supporting first the great Roose velt monument to be built at Port Orford on the Roosevelt highway. and then the Spanish-American camp colors that were paid for b"j their concert last winter. I "It is a real pleasure for us to endorse their present unselfish work for the orphans of Oregon, through their support of the Children's Farm Home at Corval lis. We pledge them our very best wishes, and all the support that we can give them, individual ly and collectively." A committee was appointed to attend the general committee meeting at the Y, tonight, to plan the ticket sales campaign. BLAST WRECKS BIG MINE PITTSBURGH Fourteen men Feb. 20. (AP) were entombed ' when an explosion wrecked the in- fi- .v umwi, hc valley camp cow company at New Kensington, near here tonight. Members of the United States bureau of mines crew were here preparing to take charge at the diggings. A report from officials of the mine to the bureau of mines saidjwe on the ground that the build that fire followed the blast andjinJ, for the proposed barbecue was spreading through the dig-, had been orected not in accord-Slngs- ance with the buildine permit is Fire fighting apparatus and men employed at the mine were fight ing the blaze from the surface. They were aided by volunteer firemen from nearby towns. A WEEK SALE for Announcement in This Friday's GREEN and Merchandise of The Statesman n NEW YORK. Feb. 20. (AP) Forty-eight hours after his sensa tional defeat by Ray Conger at Kansas City, Lloyd Hahn of the Boston A. A. returned to the boards tonight and Jogged to a hollow victory in the Baxter mile, feature of the New York A. C. in door carnival, for the fourth time In five years. Greeted by a chorus of cheers mingled with some jeers, Hahn stepped out and speedily drew away from three rivals. He held the lead from the crack of the gun a ad. won by 25 yards from Sid Rob inson of Mississippi A and M col lege, who barely beat out Galen Elliott of the University of North Carolina in a finishing epurt. James Kennedy cf the Newark A. C. was fourth and last. It was a procession for Hahn, who was clocked in the unimpres sive time of 4; 21 4-5. E BUILDING VIOLATES ZONING ORDINANCE, REPORT The "Fat Boy Barbecue" will not barbecue unless property own ers petition for a change of zone in the district around Fairgrounds road and Erickson street, the city council decided last night, after a prolonged discussion, when the councilmen adopted a recommen dation from the planning and zon ing commission against granting the permit to Charles Maxwell colored. Maxwell, himself, appeared be fore the council and charged Iu !was a vlctim of race Prejudice and tkt I tl 2 1 pP'" iry.ug iu r..- road him out of town," despite the fact that he had always been a good citizen, had reared children and given them proper schooling, and had been law-abiding. His entry into the discussior came when Alderman Townsend moved to instruct the city attorney to take leeal aclion aeairiot Max- sued which was for a two-story dwelling. Alderman Patton made a lone in blocking Townsend's motion in Blocking To nseud's motion LLOYD HI e N NEW YORK RACES 0 OPPOSED WEEKS M GIRL for prosecution, although adoption of the zoning commission's re commendation against operation of the barbecue will stand. . City Attorney Williams declared that he had notified the builders that the structure was a violation of the zoning ordinance last No vember, but that the work was continued and the barbecue bad been advertised for opening. Maxwell declared that he had his life savings Invested In the project. His only chance now to open the barbecue will be to get permission of 61 per cent of the property owners for a change of zone from class two residential to class $, business. Property own-" ers have already filed a petition against operation of the barbecue. CHANNEL SAID APPROVED Army Engineers Favor 25 Foot Depth for Lower Columbia PORTLAND, Feb. 20. AV) -The Morning Oregonian tomorrow will print a dispatch from it; Washington, D. C, correspondent, saying: "Indications that the board of army engineers had acted favor ably on the proposed 35 foot chan nel from Portland to the sea reached the capital today from ap parently reliable sources." Official confirmation of such action, the paper adds, was re fused by members of the board and by Major General Edgar Jad win, chief of engineers. 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