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King Vidor's Great Successor to His Big Parade, "The Crowd" Starts At the Elsinore Theater Today; Is a Truly Great Screen Construction Being Started on New Nurses' and Employees' Home at State Hospital, Relieving Crowded Condition in Main Building Weather forecast: Fair cut and cloudy west portion; probably rain northwest por tion; local frosts or freezing temperatures east portion; moderate to fresh west wind. Maximum temperature yesterday 62. min imum 40, riTer 5.8, rainfall .91, atmos phere cloudy, wind south. mm An unsuccessful candidate for office In Illinois published his statement of expens es In the following manner: "Had noth ing, spent nothing, got nothing." Florida Tlmee-Union. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1928 SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR " " 1 1 nniiii-rif iiiiRiRirn bUUN MNHtll RAIN'S Oil TO FRUIT HERE BELIEVED LIGHT SECOND DIVISION CONTEST FRIDAY COMMUNITY CLUBS NORTH AXD EAST OF SALEM TO VIE IN GRIT County President Has Plan to Ex tend Competition to Other Counties LAND REFUND APPEAL ASK BOOTLEGGER TO PAY TAX LEVY CONFERENCE CAIXED FOR THURSDAY BY OFFICERS Offer of Compromise to be Made By Prohibition Administrator, Announcement HAVOC WROUGHT BY EARTHQUAKE PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED; TOWNS DESTROYED More thrills and clever stunts: are promised Friday night at the1 SEATTLE. April 17. (AP). Bootleggers of Tacoma and south- Probable Want of Bios- som Pollination LEADERS NOT ALARMED; Snrlnc Work Held Back; keepers Hare Some Losses and Obliged to Feed Bees; Pol lination Delayed of Funds Returned By Congress' Act art; LI 1 U IU low ivia j uisui eat, - , j Some Growers Alarmed Over .-.. -"tlleed Not ?1 slale p?rtlon :;'X pS eratcd clubs presents its talent contest, one of the series which will bring to the Elsinore stage (representatives of every commun-j ity club In the county. j According to Dr. P. O. Rlky, MIQTIPrQ XnTF A Tfl .president of the county wide or-J ww ,w- jganization. the second division is1 "rarin to go" and grab some of i Bee- tne Prizes. Mention of State In Law Placed i ne interest is keen community is now anxious to as sist its performers in every pbs-i sible way. It is expected that every tion enforcement attorneys in Ta come Thursday, Roy C. Lyle, Paci- flc northwest prohibition admin- lstrator revealed here today. The purpose of the meeting ! to offer the law violators an op?, portunity to compromise on theirj taxes liable under an old statute nrovldine for taxation for manu-1 facture and sale of liquor. PeHdead and several persons injured n ji ohuuui8 Collapse as Severe Shocks Rock Pern; Ground Forms Huge Crater DETAILS SHOW Br 3 AVIATORS: rssEfSff ,BUILD NEW OXLV FOl R NEW COUXCILMKN1 POH8IBLK EXT YEAR j Four Cornered Race for County Commissioner Porter's Job I in Limelight I LIMA, April 17. (AP) Late reports from Macusanl declare thati A H V i . , VbT1T,frn, :u k;,,,,h'r; Blind Flight Without Lights remained standing after th flratl shocks have collapsed. The corre-l spondent of El Comercio tele-! graphed this morning: beismlc shocks of the createst intensity continue In th rHnfrt of Ituata, Ayapata and Ollachea. PREPARED ine town of Ituata is in ruing and two Children and a woman are Through Darkness and Fog Recounted FOR SUICIDE Keen ana every - t an vahi. Xot Actual Beneficiaries, Concluded The state supreme court, by a. V,, ,nmnrnmLB their four to three opinion. Tuesday af- "V". tli Brt ,..lp..' . m w - v a. m i a iiauiiiLivj a a iuvr w F c ' nrmea me aecree oi juugu u. n. - -- - .t,Afnr- PiTn Dr. Riley is now working on a.McMahan of the Marlon county; s notice read, before crru seat in the Elsinore will be taken jFriday night, now that the excel- i -. mI. lence of the series has been noised Tho?d!n0rb".rt6r" .. ,. saw .b. O.I doing some damage. Several rruit . a . A-SI . A growers yteraay exprewea 7-plan to matca the wInners ,n tbe'circult court in a suit filed by the ult sons invited to ine comereucc have been convicted recently of violations. "Several hundred violators of the national prohibition act in Tacoma and vicinity have been ad vised that they will be given an la instituted for the - hArr.- fearlne the "ttu lo "ilca lQe winners in ine circuit couri m a buii nieu ujr iuo -- ----- - ..... 55? Vfc-'n-Jt .everaTfin with representatives! state of Oregon, upon relation of.amount of the assessment. Many Z ' T.w " mtil -nhtn ot community clubs of some other I. H. VanWinkle. attorney gen-j may have prevented pollination. But O. E. Brooks, leading cher ry grower, said over the phone last connty, thus promoting acquaintance among of the state participating The Hubbard community banc ng a better erai. to compel anon cuuuij l" -" Zn the sections Pay to the state approximately from $500 to M00. ting.' $24,059.41 of the money it has re- "Those who confer with the violators have received notices to nav taxes for amounts ranging Mini io nr um ui .v wm be brought to Salem again was any ri u every Friday night, and Dr. Riley iuib curC. u i promises a "muslcale extraordi- ; Another grower who was Inter- nary.. for the final contest M n viewed said that he believed most. Digtrict No 2f which will're. oi me prunes are ie - '"-seBt the program Friday night, in- pouinaiion was wbwu- "1"ak;cludes the community clubs lying urcuiu., oCluic "- north and east of Salem, and Dr. sistent showers started. ; Riley is to be the chairman in There is no doubt concerning charge the worry of many farmers over La8t' FrJd night lhe fit con. the backward condition of theirl,eat wag pre8ented an and. spring work jence which all but filled the thea- The Labish celery crop is boutter by ta,ent repre8enti Dlatrlct tw T'ek l'1", th" """V ln No- Hazel Green and Kelzer win growth. But this may not cause , thft pilzeB any loss. Also, the asparagus crop MRS. PARRISH HELD SANE is late, but it may maxe up its growth with the coming of good weather.. j The seeding of the flax crop has been hindered. This may or may not affect the harvest. It probably will, somewhat. It will depend on the coming or the failure to come of the "usual June rains." " Is Hard on the Bees The wet weather is hard on the honey bees. Tne Beekeepers of Clatsop county have lost 25 per cent of their bees, through starva tion. Mr. Miller, at Scappoose, has lost 50 per cent of his bees. II. M. Mead, of the Mead Hon- ( Continued on pf 4) D. A. R. MEETING Allegations Made by Sen Proven, Court Decide Not 1 vaH nnrior the Oreron and Call- government attorney at the time fornia railrcad land grant refund and place named will be given an act enacted by congress Jnly 13.; opportunity to settle for amounts nti Tia innr pnnrt hId for ranrlnr from SOU lo vv, uv- the counties. The predominating opinion was written by Justice Bean ana was concurred in by Justicee Coshow McBrlde and Brown. The dissent ing opinion was written by Chief! Justice Rand, with Justices Ross-, man and Belt concurring. Although the opinion handed down by the supreme court Tues-I dav relates directly to Marion countv. 17 other so-called land grant counties in Oregon are af fected by the outcome of the case Had the state have 1 prevailed it ly $1,345,000 out of something over $6,000,000 returned to the land grant counties under the fed-j r ir a . - i erar act-, yesterday afternoon following bearings on the question and an examination by physicians. ' ' Mrs. Parrish. a pioneer woman and widow of J. L whom the Parrish ties under the land grant refund tact 'represented tne taxes mey would hav received from tne grant lands had they not have re- wid in lhA fAderal rovernment. Parrish for,Thft .tate of Oreron alleced that junior highlit was entitled to a share of the mooi oi mis cuy is namea. cameirefunds based upon the propor before the court upon petition of tion of tax It would have received La Ronda M. Pierce, her son. A! from the counties had the lands second petition for the same pur- remained on the tax rolls, pose was signed by 53 residents of State Not Meant Salem. Thpv a 1 1 Aff pri n m nn tr nthar tT. nlaln nrnvlclnna nf things that the woman labors un-;the act of July 13. 1926." read!Kreses behest discontinuing an CUnUQ UADRIOMYi a "aliucinatlon that her the predominating opinion, "the oraer ior me latter s examination 3lvyVY3 nAIVlVlLll I daughter-in-law. Anna M. Pierce.jfunds received from Marion coun- m connection with his divorce fa nttnmr.tln 4. 1.111 I- 1 i .1 J KA nrro rr1 anciujiiu5 iu anil iict. one fiMs.iy iiicicuuucr io iu vr? vl v pending on the circumstances each case." in TEN MILLION FOR CHILD To Shoot Companions and Self, Account of Atlantic Trip Indicates The inhabitants are panic stricken Bron Von Huenefeld All Ready ana nave taken refuge in the chapel. "Information from Avanata sav that filtrations have been caused in the same region. Talne has been destroyed. This site Is west of 'Aya- paia. ine ground opened up form ing nuge craters. Advices from Ayllos. Coana HALIFAX, N. S.. Apr. 17. (Canadian Press) Details of the perilous ending of the epic hop of monoplane Bremen and Canot rirr !, -K..tne uerman springs have appeared. From Es-it. " I,e,""u, l" "'J , 1J quilaja it la reported that 40 Inec. were disclosed In a message working on the QUARTERS FORSTAFF CITY POLITICAL LINEUP For major T. A. Livesley unopposed. - For recorder Mark Poul sen and O. J. Hull. For treasurer C. O. Rice. r)R COUNCILMEX First ward Phil Elker, Henry Vandevort and Carl T. Pope (one to be elected). Second ward Hal D. Patton. Third ward W. H. Dancy. Fourth ward Xewell Wil liams and John B. Giesy (one to be elected). Fifth ward George J. Wen deroth and George V. Thomp son for four year term (one to be elected). C. A. Gies. C. H. Hill and David B. O'Hara for two year term (one to be elect ed). Sixth ward Carl Arm priest and Chris Kowitz (one to be elected). Seventh ward Ralph Thompson. Nurses' and Employes' Home At State Hospital Under Construction PERMIT HOUSING MORE PATIENTS Crowded Conditions Neces sitate Expansion SAVING PLANNED The city and county May 1 8 political primary Wealthy Chain Store Owners Fall To Reach Agreement NEW YORK. April 17. (AP) The World tomorrow will say that Mrs. Doris M. Kresge set $10,000,000 as the price for giv ing Sebastian S. Kresge a child and he declined to pay It, accord ing to his Detroit divorce corn- would have received approxlmate-talaint. which emerged today after having been bidden for months under supreme court -seal. The Kresges never had a child. The wealthy chain store oper ator, who gave Miss Doris Mercer securities now worth almost $3,- 000.000 before he married her la April, 1924, related that in April. 1925. she told him "that if he would give her $10,000,000 she would bear the child for him. but if not, then there would be no dians workin on th ,,. ,.r'recelTert al tb government wire- were buried by an avalanche. Nole88 offlce todaT f.rom Po,.nt Am" confirmation of this report hasur' n"T 7ire,e8S siauon lo been received. (Greenly Island. Four dead are reported from' e "ew of,the Bremen wet ichea. The San Gaban moun-!UD. 2'000 fe.et ln an unsuccessful i ia isniatcri ,,. . attempt to ny aoove me neavy rog,""1"" nunj sn iueuj i is isolated because roads are)th?y "countered off the Xew-;vening when the time for filing (Continued o. PM a)' ifoundland coast. Trying the alter-!came to a close according to the Inative. they descended to within ; ruling made by officials of those MaMMaM. l . . . . : rns nari i va vr 1 1 f tai ll vicina da. UtBAIE DECLARED TIE "fZTZ.r I-p r.'''-''i i .tor " of state claims there is one more uu.i luuwiiri Willamette and Pacific Womeni 7' 'day. However, it is not likely that ? lDe iiiure at us last see- 'f.,nVi i Thim..!..! Vvr V .t r. n- 1 n""e wi 1 be any further filings. lou- wuen an appropriation m between the Wil-!ad o on a hfih mountain loomed W9 considered to be the dead-i--uc . ueeu u urnru o., ur Will Keep Well Below $130, 000 Appropriation By Util izing Labor of Inmates; Steiner Shows Need Immediate construction of the 'Oregon etate hospital authorized Speakers Evenly Matched child." This material came into the open when Supreme Court Justice Mahoney signed an order at Mr. a a 1 . i a war m . i at J A it. A RIFT OVER "BLACKLIST'-; "" .TCir. 11 '" li::. :,,:.aoI the fact that Mrs. Kresre won istuaents attended. This was the QUESTION STILL AWAITED 1 Vui Interlocutory divorce decree in; - onihe co;!.d "hlule " ... . V ... A' 1. T.i i t n . i ... divisions . or the county, as re-j1'". iua reu. io mere was in (suit. The justice held that in view The debate lamette women's debate team the Pacific university women baters which was held ln chapel room, last night was one of the closest debates ever held on the campus, and resulted in a tie by an audience decision. Both teams advanced good arguments and answered each other's questions quite fluently, indicating that they anew their subject well. The de bate was presided over by Dr. George H. Alden. Willamette was represented by Edith Starrett, Bernice Mulvey and Esther Lyle, who upheld the affirmative side of the question. The debate was ia Oregon style. each side questioning the other on wii- w.h been ordered ,h 11a ?d 80 .h gh OUD n ,oomed line tt board of control, arcordin n ana ahead and the Bremen "went overi , . . . infnrmtint. riMari TumJiv 'a de-ithe ton ' The laet candidate to fjle for; to " formation released Tueaday. Construction of this building 111 i . . i a, s y t " i . . H.kiL. - a v I it r I 1 1 r pipri 1 1 ri wbr nns-nnwirz.1 A i.gniouuae, misiaaen Dy ' " " : . . ,7 1 . , V " . w 1 11 m a k a noaslhl th ronvmlnn flUra for a abln frozpn In tha 1wno "le omce oi aiuermaa, ' iners ior a snip, iroaen in ine ice . . . . , Uf th nuriM' n n r-,ru ,n ior tne sixin wara, in competition1 "- - to accommodations tor is aooi- (he topic of debate. was sighted shortly before the plane was landed on the ice at Greenly Island. By the Associated Press The Junkers monoplane Bremen flew blindly through the skies without holding before it landed on Greenly Island, the first detailed reports of the flight received through the Can adian Press revealed. The situation was so serious to ward the end, a Grenfell mission with Carl Armnrlest. incumbent. Through lack of opposition, it tional patient. It has been ex is certain that not more than four! Plained, thus relieving to a great new members will be seated In the' extent the congestion ln the hos- city council next January, unless the charter is revlsed-ln November as ia proposed; ana mat tne or lights or any means of to the course for hours , . i a ivcB va aujva eauu vn asaatv will be filled -by the incumbents Councilmen who hold over or are unopposed include L. J. Sim- eral, Hal D. Patton, W. W. Rose- braugb, W. II. Dancy, Paul V. Johnson, S. E. Purvine. Watson nurse who went to the island byjTownsend and H. M. Hawkins. In dog sled told the Times Globe and;addition. either George J. Wen- The question debated was: Re-'Telegraph Journal of St. Johns, Ideroth or George W. Thompson pital. Work Now Starting Work on the foundation and basement has been started, under the direction of the regular hos pital force, assisted by patient help, which will effect a consider able caving under the original es timate of cost. The board selected Frank 11. Struble of Salem, as architect to prepare the plans and specifica- N. B., that Baron von Huenefeld jfrom the present council will-be sponsor of the flight, decided to;returned, as they are opposing! (Continued on pag 4 solved, that the United States !! ill I'sa in iirni u'T wv a im mi . ... ... . - . . . i . - ' "' snoot nis companions and himseir.eacn otner ror tne rour year ierm.rni(rrj tir a nrCM A four cornered race for the.r WIVITICIV W l.LJ office of county commissioner, at (men left Ireland told of the baron present occupied by 3. H. Porter force capital Invested ln foreigner the worst came to the worst, countries except after a formal Cable dispatches the day the Bre- il A.1n vn t y-i-w - n W r a. u"',ai,uu Vl iuaujr lowns-arming himself for emergency be-or Silverton. is the chief develop- people as well as a large group of fnr h tnn.- tt iment in the Marion county nolit- -JiI iiibers Anticipate Possibility Protest Against "Dictation of Policies" f DnDDiiir pptp air-in nnoT aulred bv the state law. and no t'e occasion for Mr. Kresge's be .nUDDIHO UCiO niCW rUOl' . ik.,,nf ia h,, th. Rtatc of ine examined in hi Dotroit rti- ' University of Oregon Dean j reives Harvard Position Re- part 'Oregon. "We find no argument on the vorce action. ithis season. They will airain be heard in the first annual debate tournament which will be held in the Willamette gymnasium in the WASHINGTON. Apr. 17. (AP)j prrpvp -With staunch support of the! ELGENE, April 1 (AP). president-general's pre-conventlonj E- C. Robbins, dean of the Under statement on national defense as slty of Oregon school of business i . . m . . . An . n a , k . ... A . ipan Oi ine siaie periaiuius iu l-Ul-N HlHllRvC PUflVRW ICt.i wi ivuui. Lighthouse Comes in Sight ial situation, it appeared yester TO BE ARRESTED But when hope was almost gonejday afternoon as time to register tne lighthouse on Greenly Island ,or "'"'"j l" . . In addition to Porter himself warrant Issued :r (Contmurd on pt 4) the candidates Tor his poBition are:; : i Elmer King, resident of Victor BUD" FIXUCANE CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL FISHING .last clause or tne tax reiunu aci.i 'reading 'so the state, county and its the nou 4 Daughters glutton successfully completed Wsecond day without any visible breaks in the delegate's loyalty to the national officers. Although a number of state del egations held informal group con ferences today, they took no action on the much discussed "blacklist" question, and Mrs. J. C. Peabody, the state regent of Massachusetts, where the question first arose, cat egorically denied any knowledge of such a document. The blacklist was said to contain the names of many well known speakers. Mrs. Theodore Hoover, sister In-law of the secretary of com merce, and Mrs. J. H. Shreve, the incoming and outgoing state re gents of California, voiced the typ ical official attitude of the vari ous state delegations when they eaid that "Mrs. Brosseau has dic tated no national policy; as a state we are absolutely behind her." Nevertheless, momentary expec tation of a protest from the floor against "the dictation of national policies" continued among the in f dividual delegates. Opportunity i for such an expression of opinion -will be presented during any of the i renorts of the resolutions com mi t- (Continued on pt 4) (Alleged Slayer of Bride ! Trial at Astoria Awaits ie keynote of all public Pro-jadmInistratl0n since 1920 h re-'MlNER SHOT TO ouncements by state officials. the, . .hiihl.ii -jiiwi v ?th continental congress of the,",ged to cceI,t an Important post aughters of the American Revo- ,n tne graduate school of business 47 Year Old Man Fom administration at Harvard, it was announced today. Dr. Robbins ind Dead In Cabin At Cape Blanco resented by both women's team. a men's and' at Oreuii ( ily For Apprehension, iii-f !puty Announce HUENEFELD SENDS WORD PORTLAND. Apr. Edward H. Clark, 17.(AP) chief deputy game warden, announced tonight' frrITIT T V Cira A nril 17 baiary oi an.uuo at, APicarrv countv officers were DEATHi ASTORIA. April 17. (AP). The trial of George F. Hannula. 22. graduate of the Oregon Agri-j cuuurai couege, charged with the slaying of his bride of a voar. droned on today with defense and state counsel near future, with every institution WINFIELD FOUND GUILTY Polnt' four m,le9 eouth of Si,ver- or nigner learning in Oregon rep-! ;Ton- . ' uscar cnapman oi jiaiitj. "Dudes' Trial Becomes Hilarious jj R j0ne8 of Salem, route 4 Due to Evasive Replies KRosedale). Jones was the last Following a trial that became ?? L7 'J a"J-.Z that a warrant had been iued to t 1113 upcidriiiun ui Lauuiuoi j nuarious in spots, uuae vv m- liieiu was lUDnneu oi Dooiiegums aftornnon I in justice court here tate yester-' . day. Sentence will be Imposed by, (Coninued on pr 4) JiiHtirA of the Ppar Rraiir Small " at io a. m. today. ji INDRFRGH AT ST. L0UIS new8 10 days ago when he s,arte(1 The gallery in the tiny Justice (Circulation of an initiative mea sure to ' protect salmon In the wa Sketchy Report Sent in By Ger- man Aviator About Trip ma ufc. .un T" "7,.,: day at Oregon City for the arreM the county clerk late yesterday ..Bud.. F,nucane charft. POINT AMOUR, Que.. Apr. IT. (By the Canadian Press) A re using peremptory lue8ttfro1 th Marconi wireless. court room was crowded much of ing him with illegal fishing in the Clackamas river. Kinucane, former deputy fish warden, broke into the narvara. today ur. Kobbins has been at Har- Tom Robinson, 47, a miner, who vara mis year on a leave of ab- was found In his little cabin at Sence. He wae called to the larre rna niinrn hl haH ehatterail operator here to Baron Huenefeld the time itestimony. eastern institution last year with the deans of a number of large schools in the country to organize the Harvard graduate school. Af ter spending the year in the east he, was offered the permanent po eition and accepted it. by a highepower rifle bullet. The Investigation was made to deter mine whether Robinson was the victim of a murderer, or whether he killed himself. It was believed Robinson died some time Sunday. Salem Ranks At Bottom In Salaries For Teaching ALBANY. Ore.. Apr. 17. (AP) The strike that closed the Al- Commits On Professional Status of Educators W5Sd5S b.o. 'Dude" was giving his Xoled Flrer Reaches Hom ror,!ters of the state of Oregon and the From Wichita. Kansas waters over which the state of Ore- gon has concurrent jurisdiction. ic(i . .j . i . i- . .i ..AuniieuxtH to Beiminr a nirv inTRniiKaitDK ine ueaia oi " - i i . ... " ' ' - i jk i j a tk ai ui m ueirnnr nn nr n rrun.ar ian . . r n . mn tod Koon .T.mU. 11 wsrs'tlC flight brOUCht the follOwinr re-Ulnnn - Uth nrna....tlnn Am-: tentatively seated. 31 had been ex-V1' ro ureenly island: fense attorneys generally elicited: hl- ?' "v'l i Clark said that Issuance of the cused for cause and a third spec-i Bremen "me night 26 hours questions In return or else evasive ai-j. oionei v;Un warrant followed the detection at lal venire had been called for ,and half. Struck heavy fog off answers, that appealed to the hergh lanoed at lam,ert"fT- 10:16 p. m. yesterday by two dep questlonlng tomorrow. It is hard- Newfoundland: Forced fly above, crowd's sense of humor. j Louis field here t 6 : 15 p. m. toiuty game wardens of Flnucane, ly probable the 11 jurors tenta- Found impossible. Fog at 2,000 "Dude" was arrested Saturday! night . after making a non8t0P;Winiam Freemen and Carl lum tively seated will be sworn in be-peet high. Descended 60 feet ofiby Buck Merriott. who chargedjfHgbt from Wichita. Kansas. power, operating a gill net In the cause of the fact that the defense waves. Had to mount again. Very'that "Dude" sold him eome liquor.! His two companions, iiarry Clackamas river. Warrants have has seven peremptory challenges high seas. Steered west wholeThe defendant was kept in the Knignt ana naroia wixoy. 01been iWorn out for the arrest of remaining and the state four. night. Heavy storm. Saw stars oc-icounty jail again last nignt. casionauy. uor.i r.is iwo cuuvu.... ; Clackamas river. Warra the Knight and Harold BUby. both of L w()rn out fQr the St. Louis, were with him. fth othcr men ALBANY STRIKE SETTLED Employes Accept Ten Per Redaction in Wage Cent Tenure Law for State, Opposes "Promoting' structors Up from Primary Room In- A bound report of the epecial'charge could he effects .ithnnt committee of seven of the Oregon a trial for the teacher. A tenure tee which will be made vednesaayOtaie reacnera association upon taw has been in effect ln the Port Friday and Saturday. the professional and financial sta- land schools for nearly IK run The national officers of the so-jtus of the teacher in the elemen-and In thit time but 14 trials have clety appeared in a new role to-jary scnooi nas oeen receivea oyjbeen neid. the report points out day. that of experts in high ft nance, when announcement was made of the successful financing of the organization's new II. 000. . 000 auditorium. Constitution hall. to be consiruciea Decina- ine pres ent building, with a seating capa city of 4,000. i- The pledged total has now reach ed $840,000, of which all bat 1200.000 is In actual cash, accord ing to the report of Mrs. Russell .William Magna, chairman of the finance committee. It la expected -hat the SI. 000. 000 goal will be eached Satocday and on its attatn- nent A. J. Broaeeao, husband of he presldentgeneral, has proxnis 4 the society a gift of $25,000. Almost the entire congress to lay visited the graves of George md Martha Washington at Mount ,'ernon. where Mrs. Brosseau made in addresa pledging them to con tinued support of . Washington's 'deal. (City Superintendent George W. Hug. The committee, of which Mrs. Mildred S. Daly of Highland school is a member, reports that Salem ranks lowest in salaries in a list of IS Oregon cities. Portland heads the list and Engene falls In ninth place. Holding that g primary teaeher may not necessarily be a success ful teacher of the upper grades or even high school, the report dis courages the idea of the so-called promotion from lower to higher grade. The committee would rather see an Improvement la salary suf ficient to hold the teacher to the work in whieh she ia most apt. Another important chant" which the report holds advisable ia the state adoption ef a tenure law, which weald mean, that the first year the teacher would have a training or probationary status, and following that year, ao dia- The rural school Is alven care ful attention, and among the rec ommendatlons of the commltte are tne, fostering of greater interest in tne rural teacher and her work: stricter attention to the calibre of teaeher employed in the rural field; and, since the rural teach er's work is dependent in a large sense upon the supervision ef the county superintendent, improve-! meet or tne - conditions under wnica the- i county aehool head work," . The following phases ef the ttaeniag profession are treated! separately; regular training, ex isting condition, facilities for teachers' training, stability ef pro fession,- tenure, salaries, Oregon grades, the teacher lead, transient pupils, growth in service, rating ef teacher. Jiving condition, com munity participation, organisation of elementary teaching, financial status, specifie problem. said all the men had returned to work and had agreed to what he termed "a temporary ten per cent reduction in wages, necessitated by the Increased price of hides." REFORESTATION SOUGHT. Bill by Senator McXary of This City Asks 2,000,000 ' WASHINGTON, April , 17. (AP) . Appropriations totaling almost $2,000,000 would be au thorized for research and experi mentation work ln reforestation and timber growing under a bill by Senator MeNary, republican, Oregon, passed today by. the sen ate and sent to the house. FRENCH AIRMAN STARTS At dawn flew over wooded country. Could not locate position. Also flew over large riv er, then large mountain loomed ahead. Rising, continued flight. At noon saw lighthouse, thought to be a steamer. Landed quite ex hausted. But hannv. Fitimaurice gone to Murray Bay by Canadian plane. "Huenefeld." MICE OVERRUN RANGES Thousand of Tiny Animals Re ported Along Upper Snake Discrepancy Observed In Story Told By Fall Four Year Old Memorandum Claims Defendant in Teapot Dome Scandal Never Received Money from Sinclair In Connection with New Mexico Ranch Holdings The deputy wardens seized one gill net, a boat and one salmon, Clark said, but the three men es caped in the brush along the stream. The use of gill nets in the Clack amas river is now prohibited by Oregon statutes. Finucane's bill was said to be a companion measure to initiative bill number 65, recently introduced to Washington voters by the fish conservation league .of that state. WASHINGTON, Apr. 17. (AP)the two documents had been pre- Testimony that a memorandum, pared on the same typewriter and LEWISTON, Idaho.. April 17. which mysteriously found its way,by the same stenographer. (AP)Thousanda of field mice into the records of the senate Tea- This angle of the Inquiry will are overrunning the cattle grating !pot Dome committee four years :be followed. Chairman Nye an- ranges on the upper Snake river, jago, the discovery of which createa nouncea in an erron to aetermine a stir, probably was prepared by.aenniteiy wnetner ran aia aic Albert B. Fall, was given today by 'tate the memorandum and Just his son-in-law, Clarence C. Chase how it reached the committee files. of El Paso, at the reopening or; ine aocument is unsigned ana at and -may cause serious trouble to stockmen, it was reported here to day. One rancher estimated that the mice have destroyed one third of the grass this season, depriving tne catue of feed. Old settlera averred that the reglojr -was overrun la the same way in 1 IT 7, but the rodent pests disappeared In the next year, and did not reappear in hordes until inow. Michael Detroyat off on Roand Trip Flight to Algiers M. E. BISHOP PASSES ON PARIS. April II. (Wednes- Eward Dickey. MeUiodl.t day) (AP) Lieutenant Mishaelj CHnrch South, Die Detroyat, who Intends te fly from Paris te New Terk this year, hep ped oft this meming at 4:08 on a nonstop flight te Algiers and re turn. The flight will be a test of his all-metal monoplane built along the lines of the Spirit ef St. Louis, -' . LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 17.- (AP) Bishop James Edward Dickey, of the Methedist Episcopal church?; south, died at a hospital uer lenigni iouowing an illness wnicn extended through weeks. the senate oil Inquiry. The memorandum asserts that the former Interior secretary never received a dollar from Harry F. Sinclair In connection wlfh the en largement ef his New Mexico ranch holdings. Chase's testimony was recarded by the senate Investi gators as ef high Importance ln view ef Fall's present claim that the wealthy oil operators paid him $213,000 in Liberty bonds in con sideration ef a third interest in these holdings. After the hearing had been ad journed until tomorrow experts in the employ ef the committee com pared the original cepy ef the memorandum. with the original of a letter Vail wrnta the committee severs 1'f rem New Terk City en December , 15, 1121, and they concluded that the time of Its discovery by Sen ator Walsh, democrat, Montana. In January, 1924, futile etbrts were made to ascertain who was the author and how It got Into the records. The letter to the committee was written by Fall from New York at the time the committee waa seek ing to ascertain wnere he got the $100,000, which, it whs subse quently developed, eame to him from Edward L, Doheny, who leas ed the Elk Hills naval reserve ln California, Chase told the committee he had no knowledge er tne memorandum er who prepared it, but agreed with Senator Walsh that it con tained information which only he and his father-ialaw possessed at that time. Green Coupon in Friday's Paper Offers Real Treat The B and C Players, a dra matic company of players of recognized dramatic ability, will open at the Kislnore Theater Saturday afternoon and eve ning. The company will open with the play, "A Dollar a Week," in three acta, a rural society comedy drama. The story gives the advantsgei and disadvantages of the payment on the Installment plan, filled with comedy and pathos and a strong thread of love interest throughout. The company has been playing in the San Fran cisco Bay region for the past ten weeks and come here well recommended. The Green seetlon of The Statesman will carry the regu lar coupon for the Saturday matinee, and those with the coupons and sales slips will be given this extra attraction that afternoon.