''Abraham Lincoln" the' Most : Talked of Stage: Play
Etrich . Tow Preparing Machinery Purchase for . State.
of Recent Years, -Comes Here TPth New York Cast to Elsinore Tonight
Max. Industry in the Worldr
A
Weather forecast: " Unsettled, rains;
moderate . temperature, .,- fresh southerly
winds ' on the coast. M axlmu m tempera-
lure yesterday S9, minimum 47, tirer 2.3,
rainfall . .IS, .Atmosphere - cloudy, wind
south. . - -s. , rf ' -
What would you rather be than a city
councilman? They are criticised for sup
posedly failing to award . one Job to the
lowest bidder, and In the same breath for ,
not ref using to award another contract tee
the lowest bidder.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TUNNEY ENGAGED
L 13
SENATE BACKS
NEAR EAST GETS
WILL FORECAST
SYOTS
TO : BE C MARRIED
FOREIGN POLICY
HOT FOR BRITAIN
STREAMS' FLOW
OF EXECUTION
.S.
HEAVYWEIGHT, CHAMP WILL
MARINES IN NACARAGUA WIN
CRISIS APPROACHING EN
STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE TO
.7..'.. NOT DENY REPORTS
OFFICIAL APPROVAL
EGYPT WITHIN FEW DAYS
MEASURE SNOW
- mm
Strong Runor ConrcU Nunc of
Heflim Resolution Asking - With
Government of Nile Country Sent
SET FO! THY
St
w Activity . of Hydrograpbie
. Fighter With That of Beverly
t'v"".' Hins-Girl
drawal Voted s Down WheaT
- Ballot Taten Yesterday
. 4 Stern Qona inanimation By Eng
lish Cabinet
Survey to Bo Directed By
G. A. Hathaway
lit
FLIGHT ACROSS
IT
SSI
SE
I
V
.
Chief Tom Gurdane and Of-
- ficcr Buck Lieuallen Will
Split Money
TOTALSUM BUT $27,728
Xowreai ; Applicants . Request
Share or Funds, Citing-: Al- -
leged Help Give In Run
nine Murderer Down
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 7. (AP)
Tbe Hickman reward committee
. today tentatlTely decided that the
t . v reward for the capture of William
Edward Hickman should be divid
ed 60 per cent to Chief Tom Gur
dane of Pendleton, Ore- and Trat
fit Officer Buck Lieuallen of
Jj "'"Pendleton, who actually captured
..IIickman and the remainder
among other claimants.
- v The reward money collected by
radio station and turned over to
the committee for disposal totals
$ 2 7 ,7 2 S in stead of the reported
$50,000,, the .committee said.
Same of the sums pledged by radio
listeners-ln never was paid.
!i Claims other than those of the
two arresting officers were rH
f erred ) by the committee to the
legal staff of radio station KFWB
for investigation.
; . These included : , ,
t- Pendletoa 3Ira Listed
C. D. Richey and. George A. Fer
gnson Of Pendleton, Ore. 'They
aid they helped "search Hickman
and deliver him to Pendleton Jail
after his capture.
Roy W. Hugo, Kent,. Wash.,
rarkge man ta whom . Hickman
gajre .ae of the $20 bills of the
ransom money.
George V, Willonghy, Seattle
-WTSSrerdasher who recognized Hick-
man in his shop rand flashed the
s alarm In the northwest, .' .
E. J. Perini, Los Angeles bank
employe, who . says he caused
HKimn'i. arrest last summer on
"VtfVWAW flftfkAWA M.VI
1tj hs fingerprints a V matter of rec-lord.
i . ; L. R. Teyne. Kansas City de-
tectlve chief, for Information he
I Gas Dealer Make Bid ( '
I Fred King and Alonzo M. West
of Portland, Ore., who sold; Hick
inaa, gasoline and telephoned the
alarm. '
. ATUomas O'Nell, Medford Ore.,
who says Hickman ate a meal at
hisTiotel during the flight and that
the'hotel man telephoned the au
thorities. Two youths to whom Hickman
gave rides, on his flight north. ;
Mrs. Mary Nelson, South Ta
coma, Wash., who , says .she rec
ognized Hickman there and tele-
- Ctid a rf a.)
FRISCO GREETS
, COSTES, LEBRIX
CROWDS TURN OUT . IX RAIN
TO WELCOME FLYERS.
Two Frenchmen Complete Long
'. Air Journey Across Continent r
i . j From New York
. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 7 -
4 (AP) Captain Dleudonne Costes
and&Lieut Lebrlz, French, globe
, tourlag 1 . aviators, ended . their
transcontinental ; and American
. flight here tonight when they ar
rived at Mills field at 4:56 d. m.
i S from Rock Springs. Wyo.; in their
, plane the Nungesser-ColL -
The flyers made a good landing
end. appeared In excellent spirits.
-Despite a drizzle -there , was, a
crowd at the field to receive. them.
The airmen reported bad eondi-
lions for flying ever since they left
Rock Springs, Wyo., at 9:0$ a. m.
. wun rain . ana wma storms . en
countered every few miles. They
ran Into some snow. Visibility
was .poor and the fliers suffered
- somewhat from cold at high al-
- titndes, at times, they said low
' . fly lag was necessary in orderto
i keep on taeir course.
' ; -; In , the - crowd at the . field to
Wh"me the airmen were several
,. y a, V Ta enita anna(sAa -nar V a
jS uvaiiu ... m uyvi v iovi as . w uu
jjr-ien&ed the city greetings offl
' - - .. cialiyp and Z Maurice" 'Heilmann,
.French consul general: Major Q
.' ' . C. Brandt from Crissy field took
' charge of the visitors as represen-
" " - tatlye of the United States army.
The local French colony .was out
- In force. - J--'--
, -jf.-". Tt flyers .were- escorted- to
Hotel Whltcomb, where - they
ellaged clothes and " swallowed
some "hot coffee. After refresh-
I ' went, 'they announced themselves
fcady-f or whatever entertainment
t&n Francisco had ' outlined for
tea.r.
MIAMI BEACH. Fl.r Mar. 7.
(AP) Gene- Tunney tonight
arolded flat dentil that he was
engaged to Miss. Caroline Bishop
of Bererly Hills, Cat. when he
went to see her away on a train
bound for the west, with the state
ment that it would be "premature
and ' unfair tot Miss Bishop to Bug
test that we are betrothed." -
Besieged by newspaper men
who asked for confirmation or de
nial : of ' persistent reports that
they were engaged, they would
not commit themselres definitely
Just as she; was about to lcare
for home after six days spent here
with an aunt, Mrs. Fred .Thomp
son, at the same hotel Tunney
calls home when here. Miss Bishop
told reporters that "It seems an
unfair test of our friendship for
the newspapers to engage us
every time we have dinner to
gether."
Nevertheless Tunney has spent
a part of every day jn tne last
week with Miss Bishop and Mrs.
Thompson and
he drove to the
station with them tonight.
The champion and the Califor
nia girl gave newspaper men to
understand tonight however that
each thought the other most at
tractive. Tunney particularly an
nouncing to the scribes that "I
think Miss Bishop one of the love
liest girls I have ever known."
And from Miss Bishop: "I
think Mr. Tunney Is one of the
nost admirable men of our age."
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.Mar. 7
(AP) Refusal of Miss Caroline
Bishop of Beverly Hfils today to
comment when questioned in Mi
ami Beach, Fla., regarding her
reported engagement to Gene
Tunney was an echo of the stand
she previously has taken on the
same subject..; -
As early . .as ;, last , September
newspaper reporters jliskea "?flii
same Question -of Miss Bishop and
received not a word of either con
firmation or denial as their
answer. On that occasion her
uncle. Fred Thompson, 'the film.
actor, who in his college days at
Dartmouth was a famous ' all
around atblele, denied that his
niece " was engaged to the heavy
weight boxer. Tonight Thompson
could not be reached for re-questioning.
Miss Sishop's aunt, in
private life Mrs. Fred Thompson,
Is Frances Marion, scenario writer
and author.
Mias Bishop also is known to
the films as a dancer and actress.
NEW MARKET ANNOUNCED
Meat Shop, Fruit and Grocery
Store to Occupy Building
Another combined market for
Salem was announced Wednesday
when ' work of -remodeling the
room formerly occupied by the
Terminal hotel lobby and the
stage terminals on High street
was begun under the direction of
Nelson Brothers, whose meat mar
ket, formerly in the Lamport
building which was burned down
last winter, will be one of the
buainesses to occupy this space.
Another will be the Independ
ent Fruit company, which was
forced out of its old location by
the same. tire. The space will al
so house a grocery department,
but Nelson Brothers were not able
to announce' Wednesday . who
would conduct it. " -.
These three business . will be
conducted in one room. The im
provement now being made will
cost, in the neighborhood .of
$5000.
The space, which is in the I. O.
O. F. building, has been sub-leased
from the Terminal hotel company.
SIGNATURE BY WIRELESS
Pennsylvania Publisher "Reaches
Across Sea From England
NEW YORK, Mar. 7 (AP)
With the aid of radio telephoto,
Ralph Beaver Strassberger, pub
lisher of Norristown, Pa., reached
across the Atlantic from London
today to sign nominating papers
for republican delegate at; large
from Pennsylvania to the national
convention.
When ,the election bureau re
fused to 'accept papers signed by
his attorney, Mr. Strassberger
who was In London, made out his
papers there and. had them wit
nessed by the American vice con
sul. ''--:.'-.:
A copy of the signed document
was received at the New- York
office of the Radio Corporation of
America today.' It a necessary
to send it 1a four strips, as the
document was. too large to be sent
as a whole. ., The photo was trans
mitted at the ratt of a strip an
hour. ,
Ellsworth Kefley To Hang
That Day and Probably ...
James VVillos Also
CONVICT RESENTENCED
Legal Action Prevent Carrying
.Out Verdict For Over Two
. Year After Slaying of Two
Guard la Prison
Friday. April 13. was the date
set by" Circuit Judge Percy R.
Kelly for the hanging of Ellsworth
Kelley when the convicted mar
derer came up before him for sen
tencing yesterday. . The appear
ance was the prisoner's fourth be
fore Judge Kelly for the same
purpose, legal delays having on
each previous occasion prevented
the sentence being carried out.
It was unofficially Indicated
yesterday that James Wllios, who
was convicted along with Kelley
following the prison break here
August 12, 1925, will be hanged
on the same day Kelley Is hanged.
. Delayed By Reprieve
Willos Is now being kept from
the gallows by reason of a re
prieve granted by Governor I. L.
Patterson. This reprieve contluep
until the morning of April 1. It
is expected that the governor will
continue it until the 13th In order
to let Willos live the same length
of time Kelley lives
The two are the only remain
ing survivors of the quartet that
shot its way out of the Oregon
state penitentiary on the evening
of August. 12. nearly three years
ago. Bert '"Oregon" Jones, no
torious desperado and believed to
(Cootiaaed a par .) , , , .
f I Ti
Z00 APPRAISAL FILED
Animals and Birds in Ames Es-
, tate Listed; Total 1311
Said by deputies in the eounty
clerk's office to be one of the most
unique appraisals of an estate to
bo tiled In many years, a report
of inventory and appraisement was
filed in probate here yesterday in
the matter of the estate of H. J.
Ames. Up until the time of his
death, , which . occurred short
time ago, Ames owned an "auto
park near the Pacific highway
north of Salem.
Among the articles listed in the
report are:
One goat, 1 deer, 1 parrot, 10
love birds, 3 monkeys, 2 ostriches,
2 bears, 2 cages of fowls, 1$ guin
ea pigs. 2 badgers, 7 f erretts, 4
raccoons, 2 jcoyotes, 1 lynx, 2 pigs,
1 automobile.
The highest priced .animals are
the ostriches, the pair being val
ued at 300.
. The total value of the estate is
estimated at f 13,311 by the ap
praisers. , 4 "
Appraisers are C M. '. Critten
den, J. L. Calvert and Frank
Thompson.
TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIPPERS NOW
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Few sporting events of the
derby which is now wader way
S4&.OCO. v They are-now four days out and crossing the Mojave
on their 20 mile daily practice
ko cnip wuctc ney iiTea; Dcuaja picture snows oi tnem going tnrouh rigorous exercises.
WASHINGTON. Mar, 7. (AP)
The ' senate foreign - relations
committee went on record today
against withdrawal : of American
marines .from Nicaragua until
after the fulfillment of the agree-1
ment entered Into with the con -
tending factions there for a super
vision of the presidential election
next October.
With but two ot three dissent
ing votes -the committee,, after
Weeks of hearings and discussion,
ordered an adverse report on the
Heflin resolution which would de
clare it to be tbetense of the sen
ate that the marines be withdrawn
immediately to prevent the loss of
more American lives . in the con
flicts with the Sandino forces.
Epeaklng for a majority of the
committee. Chairman Borah is
sued a statement saying that the
agreement to supervise the elec
tions "places an obligation upon
us that we cannot at this time es
cape."
Senator Borah expressed his
own view that if a fair election Is
held the liberals will win because
they constitute from 75 to 80 per
cent of the population
"Backed up by the people of
Nicaragua and by our' recognition.
there is a hone of stability," he
added.
Some members of the commit
tee said one reason for the ad
verse vote on Heflin' a resolution
was the thought in the minds of
senators that such action would
convince the Nacaraguan legisla
ture thai the United States' in
tends to stay in until after the
elections and this might spur that
body to enact regulations for hold
ing the elections.
The attitude of the American
is that further delay on the part
of the Nlcaraguan government to
pass the law may compel the
United States to consider imme
diate steps that may be necessary
for fulfillment of the obligations
Meatea br reemnt.r
United. States Minister Charier
C. Eberhardt at Managua, it if
known, has been : instructed to
(Continued pf 2.)
HICKMAN'S BODY SOLD
Jury Expected to Get Case in Mur
der Trial Late Today
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 7. (AP)
That attorneys for William Ed
ward Hickman have- despaired of
a!no- th vnni-fc from the h&nr-
man's noose was indicated today:
wfc.n 4hv .nnonnced that the bodv.
of the condemned slayer would be
turned over to Mayo Brothers' hos
pital at Rochester, Minn., follow
ing the execution.
.--When.. informed of the state
ment of his attorneys, Hickman
said: '
"Walsh. (his attorney) doesn't
have anything to do with it. It
will be up to my parents to make
whatever disposition i of my re
mains they see fit."
The defense late this afternoon
rested its case and closing argu
ments before the jury were open
ed. The case is expected to go to
the Jury late tomorrow - -
r -
'''' . i-.v' "? v.
year have attracted as maclk nation-wider attention as the "bunion
across the continent from Los Angeles, to New York for a wuh oI
run few days preceding the start;
LONDON Mar. 7. (AP) The
stern note which Great Britain
sent to Egypt stating in effect that
the British will not grant full In
dependence to that country at pres
ent " has been coupled with the
, "holy war" In Arabia to create a
situation which may affect. British
relations throughout the near East
to the borders of India.
Dispatches tonight from Egypt
assert that tht' political situation
there is fraught with confusion,
uncertainty and excitement. Egypt
is without a cabinet but the na
tionalist leader, Nahas Pasha, aft
er an hour's audience with King
Fuad, declared that constitutional
governments would be formed as
long as the constitution exists.
The British note, which appar
ently dropped like a bombshell in
Cairo political circles" after the
breakdown of negotiations for an
Anglo-Egyptian alliance, makes it
clear to the Nile country that
Great Britain will not tolerate any
legislation that la likely to hinder
English power in protecting for
eign life and property in Egypt
The note reveals that the British
government for some time has
f eared t such legislation would be
adopted by the Egyptian parlia
ment. So long as: there was pros
pect of a treaty of alliance, howev
er, Britain refrained from express
ing these fears.
Well informed British observers
believe that the home government
now has said Its final word and
that the burden of the next move
in the imbroglio rests on Egypt.
RAMSEY SEEKS OFFICE
Recent W. U. Debater, Athlete
Files For District Attorney
Bernard Kamsey or Bend, a
graduate of the Willamette univer
sity law school several years ago
and prominent as a football play
er an4 debater at the university.
ttttanesdayTOeoT lJBlCuSoenU
ic nomination for district attor
ney of Deschutes county.., , -
Law Enforcement without fear
or favor" is the slogan he has ad
opted. '
Harold F. Hall, republican, of
Prlneeville, is seeking reelection
as district attorney of Crook coun
ty.) '. , ..
My oath and my record your
guarantee" la his slogan.
AIRPORT ISSUE LOOMS
"wm" nm
"n in
Plans to submit to the voters of
Salem a bond issue proposal for
the purpose 'of financing an ade
quate municipal airport, have been
strengthened' by the growing In
terest in the matter. It iras stated
Wednesday by members ot the
American Legion , and chamber of
commerce airport committees, and
the matter may- be placed before
the voters at the time of the prim
ary election May 18.
-Further discussion of the air
port problem will be had at the
TMCA forum meeting Friday ere
ning, which all persons interested
in. aviation are. Invited to attend-
FOUR DAYS OUT
3
desert - Top view, shows entrants I
"next, runners emercing from I
Captain Walter Hinchcliffe
Plans To Make Trip With
Elsie Mackay
PLANE LIKE LINDBERGH'S
Preparations Kept Secret For
Many Months; Hop If Success
ful Will Be First of Its Kind
la History
LONDON, March 7. (AP).
The . Daily Express says that the
Honorable Elsie Mackay, third
daughter of Viscount Jnchcapee,
well known ship owner, intends to
start at noon tomorrow (Thurs
day) with Captain Walter O. R.
Hinchcliffe, in an attempt to fly
to America.
The start will be made, weather
permitting, from the Cranwell
airdrome, Lincolnshire. Hioch
cliffe will pilot an American Stin
son monoplane, similar in. type to
the plane used by Lindbergh In
crossInK the Atlantic. It I was
brought here from New York on
the Aqultania in January.
Preparations hare been in pro
gress for tome months, says the
Express, and rumors have been
current, .but the closest friends of
Miss Mackay and Captain Hinch
cliffe hare been unable to confirm
the report owing to the extraor
dinary precautions for conceal
ment. I
Thorough Testa Made
A golden winged airplane i cir
cled over the Cranwell airdrome
today making varioua tests. It
had the name "Adventure" paint
ed .on the fuselage and the Union
Jaek below.
-Esetra gnoHnw tanks, ; thuEx-
oress ' correspondent says, have
been Installed in the wings, so
that there will be no shortage, and
more gasoline la to be carried in
special aluminum cans, their
lichtness savin two and a half
pounds weight on every four gal
Ion can.
(Continued on pg 3.)
ROBINS DUE NEXT WEEK
Xoted Economist and Industrial
Arbitrator to Speak
Plans for the appearance of
Raymond Robins, outstanding so
cial economist and industrial! ar
bitrator, here next Wednesday,
were, made last night by a com
mittee of representatives of the
churches of Salem, meeting at the
TMCA.
Mr. Robins, whose appearance
here is to be sponsored by i the
churches, will address an audience
of women exclusively Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First
Methodist church, and an audi
ence of men onljin the evening
at 7:80 at the Capitol theater.
Admission in the evening will
be by ticket only, but the tickets
are being uistntmtea tree i oi
charge. Walter Wlaslow la head
of the committee in charge.
DANCE PERMIT SOUGHT
J
Question of Licensing Pavilion,
, Glenwood Park Raised I
The old question of whether a
dance hall shall be permitted, to
operate in . Glenwood park was
presented to the Marion county
court again yesterday when a pe
tition was filed by P. A. Price,
proprietor of the park, asking
that a permit be' granted.
ThUrquestion was the subject of
considerable controversy all last
year, petitions being filed by resi
dent in the vicinity who opposed
the dance hall. -
Glenwood park is located on the
bank of the Willamette rlv ejr a
short distance north of the Salem
city limits.' j- ' , i- ' ' - h
' - No action can be ' taken j on
Price's petition for at least 10
days. " . ' -i ' ' l '
VOMEH TO STAGE HIKE
Wayside Rogwe and .Powder Sta
- -' tiona Set Vp Along Route "'
ASTORIA. Mar, 7- (AP)
Thirty-nine fsminlne toe and heel
artists will compete in a walking
race , here . tomorrow- afternoon
over a Seven mile -coarse. They
will walk from Warenton, Ore.,
to the center of Astoria's Jbusiness
section in ' connection 'with a
spring style, show event being
staged by merchants, a men's
walking race over mil mile route,
from Seaside, to Astoria will be,
another feature. . .
Snow surveying as a possible
means of forecasting stream flow
is being Introduced as an innova
tion in this state by Rhea Luper,
state engineer, la connection with
the hydographlc work of his de
partment. The work of measuring the
stresms in the state as a means
of ascertaining the extent and val
ue of the state's water resources
has been increased materially un
der the administration of Mr. Lu
per. The snow surveys will be
conducted by Gall A. Hathaway
hydraulic engineer, while the
field work will be done by the
water master In the respective dis
trict. This year's operations. will in
clude measurement of the depth.
weight and water content of the
snow at measuring stations to be
located in the Blue Mountains In
eastern Oregon, Deschutes nation
al forest, Fremont national forest
in Lake county,' and at the head
water of Rogue river in Jackson
county.
It was Baid that the relation
ship between stream flow and
snow fall can be established and
with this data sufficiently accur
ate forecasts can be made to en
able thoee using the water for ir
rigation and other purposes to de
termine in advance the quantity
of water that may be depended
upon for use during the summer
season or periods of shortage.
The work will affect the Uma
tilla, Deschutes, Grande Ronde,
Powder and Rogue rivers and
many smaller stream in Lake
county.'
FILINGS COME RAPIDLY
Theodore P. Cramer, Jr., Wonld
Be Mate Representative
Theodore P. Cramer, Jr., of
Grants. Fes, Wednesday filed in
the offices of the secretary of state
here his declaration of candidacy
for the republican nomination for
representative in the legislature
for the seventh representative dis
trict, comprising Josephine coun
ty. F. P. Lelnenweber of Astoria.
would again serve as district at
torney of Clatsop county. He is a
republican. Mr. Lelnweber filed his
declaration of candidacy with the
secretary of state here Wednes
day.
"Efficiency,- economy and cour
tesy," is the slogan adopted by
Mr. Lethenweber.
Teunla J. Wyers of Hood River
has filed for the republican nomi
nation for district atorney of Hood
River county.
"Energetic, Impartial prosecu
iion oi an criminal actions ana a
record for my future," is the slo
gan adopted by Mr. Wyers.
HOOVER DECIDES TODAY
Presidential Candidate May Enter
Primary Race In Indiana
WASHINGTON. Mar. 7.(AP)
-Heroert aioover win - make up
his mind tomorrow about entering
the republican presidential pri
mary In Indiana after receiving
further reports from supporters in
that state. If he goes In a dec
laration in his behalf must be
filed at Indianapolis before to
morrow night.
The necessary papers are in the
Indiana capital but will not be
ued unless the commerce secre
tary, who has been reluctant to
engage in a fight for the state's
33 delegates to the Kansas City
convention, gives the word.
Ills' supporters in Indiana have
been canvassing the situation to
determine what chance the secre
tary, would , have of carrying the
state against Senator Watson who
already gas entered the primary,
and possibly Frank O. Lowden.
They sent word "they would for
ward a definite recommendation
after anotherconference tonight
and it was said that Mr. Hoover
would be guided to a large extent
by that report.
FISH BRING LOW PRICES
Haiea Finally Made at Rate of
Three pounds For Cent'
; POCATELLO, Ida. Mar. 7
AP) Due to a price war, resi
dents of this Inland city, were of
fered fish today at leas than sea
board prices and how they
bought it' ' '
v., Two rival markets announced
arrival of a large shipment ot fish
and quoted It at about 20 cents a
pound. . Then the price slashing
began and ' before the close of
business tonight both markets had
sold out; at the rate, of three
pounds. for a penny.
Flax Tow Preparing Ma
chinery To Be Obtained
From Bohemia 1
INDUSTRY " HERE
TO BE ADVANCED
Plant To Be "Most Modern
In World," Claim Made
WILL COST $10,300
Etrich Machine Bad! Needed
and Will Pay for Itself la
Short Time; Will Speed Up
Filling of Orders
News by A related Press was
sent out from tralem yesterday to v
the effect, that the state board of
control had aPioved the purchase
ot an Etrich tow preparing sys
tem, "which wi'l make the state
flax plant one of the most modern '"
In the world foi the processing of -fiber
flax straw -
The approval of the board has
been given, but the deal for the
purchase of th machtse has not
yet been concluded. The pries
wanted by the mekers, who are la
Bohemia, is aroucd $10,390. -t
The Etrich machine is workicg
In a few of the world flax, dis
tricts now. It is a wonderful con
trivance for the treatment of short .
retted straw, either the short
pulled straw thst is bouad, or, thai .,
which is cut . with . mawlngxaa-Ji;
chines. ' - , -
Will Pay For Itself
The Etrich machine Is verj
badly needed at" the state flat
plant, and Investigations . have
been carried on under the dlrec- ,
tion of Col. W. B. Bart ram, sup
erintendent of the prison' Indus
tries, for come time,: concern ins
the practical workings of the Et
rich system.
Even at a cost of $10,300. the. V"
machine would pay for itself In a
short time. It would replace a
lot of skilled labor. It . would
turn out a fiber product In spin
ning tow that would be far su
perior to what can" be produced 1
even with skilled Ubor.
It would save more of the fiber
from the retted straw, and give a
higher quality product, and the re,
fore one selling at a higher price. '
And it would speed up the ope
rations, which is an essential
thing at the state flax plant,
which has constant orders for ;
fibers which cannot be filled.
. Soon Be Retting , .
With the coming of sunshiny
weather, sobn, the retting opera-.
tions st the state flax plant will
be resumed, v The retting . tanks
are now under process of thorough
(Con tinned pc 2.) , . "
STORE WINDOW
TO BE DR1JSSED
BUT PUBLIC WILL . II A VB
"S05IK PLACE TO GO""
Special Attractions PlansM by .4d .
Club Men For Spriag '
Open ing -: ' -: ' -; v .
Salem's store windows .are o
ing to be "all dressed up? next
Tuesday, but It will be the several
thousand- inhabitants - who will
have. the "somewhere to go."
That day, March 13. wfll ge
down on the .minutes as Spring
Window Display day, msfking the
formal Introduction to the buying'
public of all: the newest of the
new goods in merchantdom. Win-.
dows of- practically ejery store In
town are to be attractively decor
ated lo show to best advantage the
new-spring creations,' from neck
tjes to suites of furniture. .-
Promptly at 7: SO o'clock: Tues
day evening the curtain ill go
up on this spring opening when ait
store windows will be unveiled to ;
behold the gate of the curious and
admiring public.
'.Committee for .the Salem Ad
club, which Is sponsoring th win
dow display,. Is arranging a num
ber of attractions for the evening,'
among which will be a' dance, auto
show and prises donated .by the
merchants. Details, of these fea
tures will be announced later.
Merchant response to the evest.
is great this year, the Ad man ay .
and it will be no fault of the com
mittee or merchants if the recoord"
crowd of last year is not put V
-shame next Tuesday.