Reports From Washington Indicate That Ariny Engineers WiU, Consider Fdvora
of Deeper 'Channel in Willamette River
Heralds of Health Parade :Is Attracting Widespread -enHjHecdUi WqrkiLeadefs'fi
rom All Parts of the State Plan to Attend
J :
Weather forecast: Generally fair; tracts
The word "lnterpretatlng" has been
coined by a local reporter, to take Its place
alongside -irregardless "agriculturalist"
and a host of other; "ttUlitarlanistic" ex
tfa cut and sooth portions In the moraine;
moderate winds becoming southerly on the
coast. Maximum temperature yesterday
14, minimum 85, river . rainfall none, at
mosphere clear, wind northwest. -
pressionisms.
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SEVENTY -EIGHTH YEAR
?bbssStig
First Lap Begun When Ves
sel Speeds on Way To
ward Spitzbergen
PROGRAM AMBITIOUS ONE
Numerous Trips to be Made Ex
ploring Large Area Around
j: KM P4Ie;Pljms Carry
V"'':Wellleo'sBiner
STOLF. Germany, May 2.
. THi-rf-ri API General Um-
-liewe;piooMe"""n ".t?" ..-.
tempt to fly across the north pole
at 3 : 20 o'clock this moraine; With
nt too ravalrv men
the dirigible Italia was draggea
from Its hangar here and started
on its. way to Spitsbergen on the
first Ian of the arctic flight.
Th .tart, orielnally set for
Wednesday morning, was post
poned then because of bad weath
er and 'was decided on for. this
moraine only shortly after mid
night when weather conditions im
proved, and news of the suppiy
ship Citta dl Mllano's arrival at
Spitsbergen was received.
Shin Bathed im Light
As the cavalry men pulled the
shin from its hangar onto the fly
lag field giant searchlights were
focused on her silvery sides and It
Mmed as If every detail of Its
construction was bathed In sun
ittt ilthonrh davn was Mill
hours away.
General Noblie; holding a meg
aphone In his hand, alternately is
sued commands and talked with
his wife and daughter, sslie ship
was drawn Into the. open, unce
clear of the "hang arBOWerer. he
had a them an affectionate fare
well and entered the gondola. T
tania. Fox terrier mascot of the
Italia, seemed for a minute uncer
tain whether to stay with her mto
tress or Join her master, but she
finally decided and jumped into
the gondola too.- . '
-'Cheers Mark Ascent
The Italia ascended rapidly
while spectators cheered. The
searchlights outlined It for a min
ute as it headed northward out
the next moment It was swallowed
In .Jfcrkneas. and shortly even its
motors could not be heard. ;
It Is 1700 miles from Stolp to
-fplubergen and the Italia has a
....Ulnr nd of f 2 mileS SD
hour. An appreciable distance
will be cut from the first lap qf
. (Coatlaaa PS ;.)
MAlHFIELDMAN
HEADS STUDENTS
a xxil A L ELECTION HELD AT
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON.
inxhr Baker of Salem Loses
Cloee Race for Editorship of
Year Book .
EUGENE. May 2. (AP) Joe
MeKeown, Marshfield. was elected
president of the associated stu
dents of the University of Oregon
here today, winning from Lester
Johnson of Portland. KcKeown
polled 1004 votes to 869 for John
son: The vote was the largest ever
cast at a student body election
here.
; Arden X. Pangborn, of Portland
was chosen editor of the Emerald,
student daily. He won from Wal-1
ter Coover, Portland 1203 to 4.
5 Editorship of the Oregona. stu
dent year book, was won by Mari
on Sten, St. Helens, who received
1)01 votes to 743 tor Dorothy Ba
ker. Salem.
Other officers elected were Ar
thur Anderson. Portland. .. vice-
ASL. resident; and Helen, Webster,
Portland, secretary.
Elsie Goddard. Portland, receiv
ed 921 votes' for senior women on
the executive council, to 905 for
Charlotte Carll, Eugene. A re-1
recount is being taken in this case
' ;whteh7 may reverse ' the "result.
. John J. Anderson,. Bridgeport,
" ' :. Conn., was unopposed for junior
: ' : man on the executive council. Stu-
' ' dent eouncil positions were won as
ifoiioWsV v . ' 'l ;-"-c
-1 s senior ' men Roy- f Herndoa.
FreewaterV William "Eddy Oak-;1-
land Burr Abner: North Bend.
s Senior.: women Dena Aim, SIW
wrarton: v Rose E. Roberts, Port-
land. .
Jnnlor - men -Walter : Norblad,
r Astoria ;' Richard Horn, Falls' City.
- Junior women Bea Mtlllgan.
' ;"EugenrS:Vf) '"h'-f: ?
jv$. Sophomore , man Chet : : Floyd,
Portland ; : Yell King, Lawrence
5 'Parks. Eugene.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN
CRISIS AVERTED
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS
CALLED BY ORDER
RE.
.Native Legislature Backs Down
Completely On Issue of As- ,
semblies inn
LONDON. May 2.(AP). The
Anglo-Egyptian . crisis Is ended
and orders to the British fleet to
proceed to Alexandria have been
countermanded. The question at
issue between the two govern
ments was the public assemblies
bill, already passed by the Egyp
tian chamber and before the sen
ate. This measure , would permit
assemblies In public places with
out police interference unless ac
tual disorders occurred. : !
Great Britain demanded the
withdrawal of this bill, deliver
ing an ultimatum to Nahas Pasha,
the Egyptian; premier, setting-. a
time limit of three days expiring
tonight for .eomplmaee.
The Egyptian government post
poned action on the bill until next
November and explained the dif
ficulties of. Interfering with the
legislature In such matters but ex
pressed the conviction that - an
amicable settlement would "be
reached.
The British note warned that
if the assemblies bill is revived or
new 'measure introduced with
the same dangerous features, the
British government will be
obliged to intervene again to pre
vent their enactment.
Despite the turnings of extrem
ists In Cairo It Is believed that lit
tle more will be heard of the as
semblies bill there. Egypt's reply
to the ultimatum was a long doc
ument, the gist of which was an
argument that the constitutional
government had no power to viol
ate constitutional principles by
withdrawing a bill approved by
parliament but that in Its ardent
desire to reach an understanding
the senate had consented to poet-
pone action on the measure.
-v
L0CKHART, BETTS NAMED
Secretary and Second Vice Presi
dent Complete W. U. Officers
Election of Miss Beatrice Lock-
hart as secretary and Reeve Betts
is second vice president, completes
the list of officers of the Willam
ette university student body for
next year. v
Miss Lockhart, whose home Is In
Hillsboro. won from Miss Beulah
Wampler in the final election Wed
nesday after a majority had been
lacking in last week's election. In
a similar race Mr. Betts, whose
aome Is at Athena, won from Ivan
White of Salem.
The offtcers previously chosen
ire Kenneth Litchfield, president;
William Smullin, Collegian editor;
lean White, first vice president;
George Poor, Wallulah editor. 7;
SAY PEKING THREATENED
Sontherw Nationalist Forres Be-110.
lieved Closing On City
LONDON. May 214-(AP). The
nationalist forces apparently are
closing in on Peking. Even
though hampered by bad roads
and some show of defense by the
nortbeners. they not only have oc
cupied Tslnan, capital of Shan
tung, .province, but according to
advices from Peking, have driven
the northern defenders back In
the province of Shsnsl,
Pa rl im enta
Leaves House in Uproar
Representatives Take Vote and Find to Surprise That Equali
zation Fee Provision May Have Been Cut Out of Mc-Nary-Haugen
Farm Relief Measure '
WASHINGTON. May 2 (AP).
The house by a vote of 141 to
120 today expressed Its disapprov
al of the equalization fee provi
sions of the McNary-Haugen farm
relief bill and then engaged In Its
most heated parliamentary dis-
nnte in years as to just what It
had voted 'obJ" " '
The rejection of the fee prin
ciple came as a complete eurprise
and Immediately threw the cham
ber Into t tumult: and 'confusion
with half a dox en members on
their, feet striving .to obtain, rec
ognition..' ' . '""'St.
;The vote had been on a motion
by c Representative :z Aswell ot
Louisiana, . ranking democrat Ton
the house agricultural committee,
which drafted - the bill, to strike
out the first section of the measr.
ure that proposing a declaration
of policy . in favor, of the control
of agricultural surpluses. -4
He offered as a substitute a
new bill, which he said was Iden-
BALLOT SHOW
Prohibition Issue Looms Up
When BoiirbonsT-ean To-I
ward A! Smith
HOOVER CAMP PLEASED
Turnout for Secretary of Com
merce Unexpectedly Strong,
More Than Twice All Other
r Votee Combined
8 AN" FRANCISCO, May 2.
(AP) The prohibition Issue in
California stood out in clear as
pect today as a'result of the state's
presidential preference primary.
Governor Alfred E. Smith of
New York, a wet candidate, swept
the democratic field yesterday, and
obtained more votes than the com-1
bined totals of his two party op
ponents, one an avowed dry and
the other who made a campaign
in "purity In politics." Smith cap
tured 2 ( delegates votes for the
Houston convention. -
' Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana was the avowed dry. who
was supported by William Gibbs
McAdoo, former secretary of the
treasury, and the Antt-Saloon
league and other prohibition
forces.
Reed Ignores Issue
Dismissing the prohibition ques
tion. Senator James A. Reed of
Missouri made a campaign
throughout California and called
on the democrats to ' oust tne
scalawags In Washington for the
oil ceandals and restore purity In
politics." .
Smith ballots burled . Reed and
Walsh and the -New York., govern-.
OTTeceTred approximately 3 0 ,0 0 0
more votes than; the ; combined
totals of his two democratic op
ponents. The vote from 8090 precincts of
the 87S3 In California gave Smith
132,001; Reed 67.688; Walsh
45,572.
The republicans had only one
candidate for the party's 29 dele
gates. Secretary of Commerce Her
bert Hoover received a heavy
vote, rolling up 548,978 ballots in
the 8090 precincts. His support
ers declared the heavy vote cast
'or Hoover was remarkable In
view or tne ract tnat ne had no
opposition.
Hoover Strengthened
As the nation watched Califor
nia, Hoover's vote in this state will
add materially, to his increasing
political power,- his followers de
clared.
An Interesting angle of the pro
hibition situation was the fact that
Daniel A. Poling of New York,
XXOhlbltlon party candidate, sought
"M'w frog the California
primary. , ins request was receivea
too late, the ballots had .been
printed, and Poling received 30
delegate votes.
A development of the election
today was the proposal of forming
a third party ticket if Governor
Smith is nominated at Houston.
The proposal was advanced by
Wilbur Legette, California man
ager for Senator Reed.' Legette
telegraphed ' from Los Angeles to
Josephus Daniels, former secretary
(Continned og p( 8.) -
ry Dispute
tlcal to the McNary-Haugen meas
ure except that all reference o
the fee had been omitted, i He
added that if his motion carried
he proposed to move the substi
tution of his bill section by sec
tion for; the sections of the other
measure. Aswell carried his mo
tion on the " ensuing vote. ; He
then started to offerj another mo
tion to eliminate the second sec
tion of the McNary-Haugen bill
and substitute the second section
of. his new measure. I''. ... . r '
t"i immediately Rpresentathre
Cannon;" democrat, Missouri. who
served a parllamenUrtan Of the
house under Speaker Champ
Clarkv took the floor j and contend
ed that the house by its rote had
substituted nli of Aswell 'e btlr for
the McNary-Haugen jbiU and that
the equalization feel thereby had
been killed. . ; v .
- Then the fight wail on. A num
ber ' of r atembers - supported. Can-
.. (0atis4 pas S.)
--. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1928 I PRICE FIVE CENTS
STATE BUILDING
APPEAL REVISED
WRIT OF ERROR FIRST CLAIM
ED vFOUND PASSE
' i
Lumber Company Starts New Ef
fort to Prevent Constrnction
Here
The Eastern and Western Lum
ber company of Portland Wednes
day appealed to the United States
supreme court the suit Involving
construction of a state office
building In Salem at a cost of
$100,000. The money necessary
for building operations was to be
borrowed from the state Industrial
accident commission.
The -lumber corporation attack
ed the proposal on the grounds
that the constitution prohibits the
state from contracting an obliga
tion in excess of 150.000,. unless
such .obligation was 'approved by
the voter. It further was con
tended that the state had no legal
right to use trust funds I or Im
provements, t: . :(-.'
Botk llM circuit court for Mar
ion county and the state supreme
court held for the state. The
state board of control was named
defendant in the suit
This le the second appeal filed
in the national supreme court by
the plaintiff in this case. It had
at first attempted to appeal on a
writ of error, but learned that
congress had recently passed an
act aboliahinn- anneals by that
procedure.
D. A. R. MEMBERS RESIGN
Activities of Organization, Declared
Unpatriotic
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 2.
(AP) Mrs. Joseph Whitney, wi
dow of the late Judge Edwin B
Whitney and Mrs. William Lyon
Phelps, wife of Professor Phelps
of Yale today resigned from the
Daughters of American Revolu
tion. In a statementreferring to
the recent troubles In the organi
sation, they said that It was "time
to resign to protest our patrio
tism. - ' I Jl''
Mrs. Whitney has been active
for many years In women's poli
tics and Is an alderman. Mrs.
Phelps has been active la. the Col
onial Dames and the League of
Women? Voters.
The general statement which
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.' Phelps
signed, explanatory of their res
ignations, follows in part:
"The undersigned are American
citizens by birth and ancestry; we
revere the principles for whkh our
forefathers fought in the revolu
tion and support the constitution,
which is the guarantee of our lib
erty, and therefore we are' unable
to keep our membership In an or
ganization which by action of its
national conference is politically
striking at the roots of American
custom and contrary to the spirit
of the first amendment of the con
stitution which it has sworn to
uphold."
f
STATE DEFICIT GROWING
Will Be Overcome Soon, Bat Build
Up to High Mark Later
The net deficit of the general
fund of the state on May 1 was
2437,848.24, .according to a re
port prepared here Wednesday by
the state treasurer.
The deficit will be overcome
during the latter parf of May
through partial receipt of the first
halt of the state taxes. The total
amount due by June 1 will be
f 2?30.C25.76. , comprising $1,
877,323.42. for general state pur
poses, $5(2,208.27 for market
roads and 2281,104.06 for the
World war veterans state aid
sinking fund. 1
The state treasurer predicted
that the deficit at thelose of the
present year would be two or
three times as large as at present.
This will be due to a falling off of
miscellaneous revenue' during the
next few months and an Increase
in expenses due to" capital out
lays. .-v- -
J The total : cash In the state
treasury on May 1. 192$, was $3.
381,819.(1, as compared with
SI.13S.CI7.SS on May 1. 1927. In
dustrial accident and World war
veterans stats aid sinking fund In
vestments total $19,351,721.41 as
against $8.4 49,8 1(.2( a year ago.
NEW SEA HOP PLANNED
Spanish " Army Flyers to
xr- J iV Flight to Havana "
Make
. - 8EVTLLB. Spain. May 2 (AP)
The Spanish army nvlatoriJlm
lnes and Iglesias- rk-obably rwill
leave at dawn Sunday, May , on
an attempted, non-stop flight to
Havana, Cuba, It was learned here
today. "-v iZrnvZlrr;
The ' aviators :. are considering
two routes one along the northern
course which would take ' them
over Newfoundland and the Other
to the south, over the Canary Is
lands and thence to the Antilles.
POISON MURDER
PLOT EXPOSED
DEATH OF PORTLAND FAMILY
;-; BARELY AVERTED
Materials Found In Breakfast
Food and Sugar Would Have i
Killed SO Persona
PORTLAND, May 2. (AP).4-
Police here today delved futllely
Into the mazes of a suspected mur
der plot and a barely-averted tra
gedy in which four lives were at
stake.
The police action resulted from
the discovery by the city chem
ist of poison in sufficient quan
tity, he said to kill 50 pereons, In
breakfast food and sugar In the
home of J. M. Kara, merchant.
Death's shadow hovered over
the Karo home as the family, sat
at breakfast. "Mother, this mush
tastes bitter," eaid Freda Karo,
IS, as she began tp eat. The
mouthful of oat meal had not
been swallowed. The mother
tasted it and found it unaccount
ably bitter. She warned Freda
and Ruth, 9, and later called the
city chemist. He disclosed the
food was so . poisoned that a
spoonful would surely kill.
Karo was not at the table, as
he had left tor his shop an hour
or so before. None of the family
could advance the slightest reason
why a murder attempt should
have been made. The chemist
found two kinds et poison had
been mixed In the food. Each Is
deadly and equally virulent.
REPORT TERRIFIC BLAST
Trees Declared Uprooted Three
Miles From Explosion
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, May
2 (AP) So great was the ex
plosion which destroyed the La
Luxe mine in the Prlnzapolka dis
trict a few days 'ago, that trees
more than mile away were up
rooted and - felled, according to
the story told here by the cashier
at the:; mine a Mr.-Brown. t Hav-
iBg fbelaaprtogl
Brown had. Hidden u tne nrasnxo
await their -departure when the
terrific Wast-vhlch destroyed the
workings occurred.
Assistant Manager -Johnson of
the mine In telling of the explos
ion today said that all 26 cases of
dynamite kept1 there had been
used for tJ blast, which de
stroyed machinery, the mine's
mill, mine houses, and offices.
Parts of the machinery were found
as far as 300 yards away, he
said. ' . : ' . - I j
According to "Johnson. George
B. Marshall, another assistant
manager at the mine and a New
Yorker, was taken prisoner by the
rebels at General Augustine Sal
dino's orders : and sent to the
reoei issuers neaaquariers. ip-
What has happened to him there
is not known.
The Bonanza mine, to the north
also was blown up. but the dam
age there was not so extensive
RAND PROBE ON FRIDAY
Committee -to Investigate Charges
Made by Joseph
PORTLAND. May 2 (AP)
Investigation of charges made by
George W. Joseph against John
L. Rand, chief Justice of the Ore
gon supreme court, will be open
ed Friday at 9:80 a. m. at the
courthouse here by the' committee
sppointed by Lawrence; T. Harris,
former associate JusticevU V '
The scope of the Investigation
will be confined to the charges
made by Joseph In his open let
ter to Judge Rand, published in
the Portland Telegram! April 19.
The committee has sent letters to
both Judge Rand and Joseph,
with, the request to give informa
tion bearing on the charges.
A meeting of the committee on
investigation was held today at
which time the members outlined
the scope of the hearing. . j
Extraneous matters, not direct
ly connected with the accusations
of Joseph are to be disregarded
by the committee and the hear
ing wfll be limited to the points
involved.
200 KIWANIANS COMING
Division Conference Here Friday
: Will Bring Many Visitors
Between 209 and 150 Klwanlans
will be in Salem Friday for the di
vision conference, It was predicted
last; night - by Dr. Henry; Morris.
lieuisnant governor .of thta 'dlvl-
slon, No. 7. Clubs attending will
Include those of CorvalUs. Albany,
Dallas, McMlnnvnie, Tillamook,
OregojB. City and Salem.W-- " S
Governor Fred Syversod of the
Northwest vpacffle district," frota
Spokane.' , will be . the principal
speaker. The business meeting will
be- held at Nelson hall from 2 to
5 o'clock la the afternoon, and the
banquet will be at the Marion ho
1
tel In the evening.
i . . ' i i mm
. E. ELEMENTS
CAPTURE MEET
Fundamentalist Move Shunt
ed Aside by Overwhelm
ing Majority
-STAND HELD SIGNIFICANT
General Conference Takes One of
Most Vital Steps in History of
Bletaodlst Church; Bast
Case Goes On
i
KANSAS CITY, May 2. (AP)
-Shunting aside by the .over
whelming vote of 10 to 1 an at
tempt to embroil It in a discussion
of fundamentalism and modern
Ism, the quadrennial general con
ference of the Methodist- Episco
pal church today took what was
generally regarded as Its most sig
nificant stand on the Issue in the
church's history;
A resolution presented by Rev.
Harold Paul Sloan of Haddonfleld,
N. J., an outstanding fundamental
ist, calling for appointment of a
committee of 15 to investigate the
advance of modernistic theories in
many church fields, met a sharp
rebuke from the conference.
Mr. Sloan was speedily stopped
from any discussion and his reso
lution ' was not even permitted to
reach a committee. It was adjudg
ed out of order and thrown oft the
convention floor.
' Thorough Probe Asked
, The New Jersey minister declar
ed that charges of a widespread
disloyalty to the articles of relig
ion which embrace the Diety, vir
MORI
gin birth: and the second comiiuLyXaxry -Boyd, , who was Injured
were Supported 1 by 'detailed evkl jn motorcycle aridautomoblle
dence and . asked a thorough In
vestigation. . 5
Mr.. Sloan was undaunted by the
action and announced he had just
begun the fight. Bishops and min
isterial delegates generally regard
ed today's action as final however
and freely predicted that all at
tempts to get the matter on the
floor would be headed off with
dispatch.
Within an hour after the pep
pery fundamentalist ioray, tn
board of bishops in their Eplsco
pal or keynote address had re
ported to the conference in sub
stance that every advance in
tlflc knowledge Is to the glory of
God and the preacher Is not called
upon to crlticixe the scientist.
Acrimony In Pulpit Hit
"If the preacher assumes to ans
wer every adversary of Christian
ity he will make the place a bat
tlefield instead of a sheepfold,"
the bishops reported.
"You have the right to insist
and expect that the preacher will
be f Intellectually and spiritually
loyal to his task but you must not
attempt to fetter him either with
the bonds of an arrogant mechan
istic philosophy,' or with those of
a despotic traditionalism."
The conference approved the
selection by the chairman of the
standing committees and the con
ference secretary of a court of 17
ministers to hear charges against
Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhag-
(Coattaoad on pafa S)
Ten Railroads Attack
Ruling of
State Public Service Body's Stand on Transit Shipment Blade
bject of Suit in Court at Portland; Restraining: Order j
Sought to Prevent
PORTLAND, May 2. (AP)
Attacking the transit shipment rul
ing of the Oregon public service
eommiMlon, suit was filed in fed
eral jjdistrict j court here today by
10 railroads seeking a temporary
Injunction restraining the enforce
ment of orders of the commission
relative to rates to bo applied up
on such shipments.
The plaintiff companies con
tend' that under the rulings they
are 'subject . to a multidpllty of
suits; penalty under the state law,
and a general loss of revenue. The
effect -of such ruling the complaint
says, is confiscation of property by
the stats without "due process of
law,; and the suit Is therefore
brought on constitutional grounds;
Plaintiffs are: Oregon-Washing
ton Railroad and Navigation com.
pany. Oregon Short Line railroad
company, southern racinc com
pany;! Spokane; Portland and Se
attle, United Railways company.
Portland Electric Power company
WALTON CHOSEN
NEW SECRETARY
WOMAN, NATIVE OF SALEM,
GOVERNOR'S AIDE
Succeeds Hal E. Horn ; Has Been
Acting Secretary Since His
Resignation
Appointment of Miss Beatrice
Walton as private secretary to Gov.
ernor Patterson was announced.
Wednesday. She succeeds Hal E.
Hoss, who resigned March 1 to en
ter the contest for secretary of
state. -
Miss Walton entered the employ
of the executive department as
chief stenographer at the time
Governor Patterson assumed of
fice on January 2, 1927. Since the
retirement of Mr. Hoss she has
served as acting secretary.
Miss Walton was born n Salem
where she attended the public
schools. She graduated from the
Salem high "school and later at
tended Mills College at Oakland.
Calif. Upon returning to Oregon
she taught school at Astoria for
two years. She afterward accepted
the position of secretary of the
state educational department. Miss
Walton continued to serve in this
capacity until early In January.
1927.
By virtue of her appointment as
secretary to the . governor, Miss
Walton , will serve as ex-ofticlo
member of the state parole board.
She is a member of the Salem
Business Women's association.
Miss Walton is a daughter of
Mrs. James Walton. Her father,
the late Judge James Walton was
a prominent . pioneer resiaent or
this section of the state. Friends
of Miss Walton said she was ex
ceptionally well qualified to ban
die the duties of her office.
BOYD SAID IMPROVING
Han Injured .When Cycle Hit Car
Not Yet Oat of Danger -
collision Friday aight and who has
since been in a semi-conscious
itate, is reported to be improving
during the past two days. He is in
che Salem general hospital. The
Extent of his .injuries has not been
ulfy diagnosed and will not be
mown until he becomes conscious.
He received a severe blow on his
.'orebead, when he was hurled
rom his machine to the pavement,
md attending doctors believe that
tis skull Is fractured. Even though
e Is doing well, his chances for
ecoTery are still slim.
Boyd was injured when the mo-
sclen-ftorcycle which he was operating
crashed Into the rear of a large se
dan east of Salem early Friday
evening when he -was on his way
to the state hospital. Harold Frink
who was also on the cycle at the
time escaped with minor Injuries
to his hands and legs.
MAY DAY GIFTS PLENTY
Fair Sized Menagerie Born
Farm All in Short Time
on
ST. HELENS, Ore., May 2.
(AP) A litter of eight kittens,
two flocks of young chicks, and
twin calves were nature's May-Day
present -to J. E. Doughty on his
farm near here. The kittens came
early in the morning, the hens led
their broods out about noon, and
the twin calves were born in the
afternoon.
Commission
Enforcement i
Willamette Valley southern rail
ways and the Northern Paclfie
Terminal company. , jr ,
The suit is said to be of con
siderable importance to producers
and brokers lnj farm produce, par
ticularly In wheat. About halt of
the wheat shipped from Oregon
ports Is subject to the regulation
of Intrastate shipment. . !..,'
The court action follows the In
sistence of the' public service com
mission that railroads grant tran
sit:: privileges !n, connection ' with'
established rates! The term "tran
sit "privileges" is defined in the
complaint as concessions volun
tarily made by carriers permitting
the .treatment; of two shipments.
one of raw products from a pro
ducing region ! to a point -of mill
ing or processing, and the other of
the H manufactured- or processed
commodity from the point of man
ufacture or processing to the final
destination as a single shipment
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REPORTIITED
KiETTE
Army Engineers Believed to
Be Considering Deeper
Channel Favorably
$35,000 NOW AVAILABLE
Senator McXary Wires Laten De
! velopments; Colonel laikesch
Now Bnsy Compiling Data
'! Aaked Recently ' 1
, The report . of AJJeu tenant,: Col?
onel G. R. Lukesch on proposed
improvements in the Willamette
river between Salem and Oregon s
City, which when completed will
provide an all year boating stage -from
Salem to Portland, will be
submitted to the army engineers af
Portland within a short time, ac
cording to word received by tbw
Salem chamber of commerce Wed-
needay from Senator C. L. Me
Nary. ;
The telegram disclosed the fart
that Colonel Lukesch. who Is dis
trict engineer -for the war depart
ment at Portland, was ordered on
April 3 to make a new survey ef
the portion of the river Involved
in-this program.
Favorable Indication
This is taken locally as a favor
able Indication pointing to tie
probability that the plea made af
the hearing here February 1 for
a deeper channel that was at first
proposed, will be considered it the
new survey shows this to be fea ;
lble. ' '
There is available for work c
this section of the river this year,
$25,000, Senator McNsry men
tioned i tn hU ieUsajnat s .
chamber of commeYee.'. ;:,--
Want. Deeper Channel .
The. original survey, was made in
accordance with an act of congress -passed
In January, 1927.' After
the survey was made, the recom
mendation was advanced that wing ,
dams be constructed providing for
a 2M to 3 fot Channel. -
At the hearing here February" f , '
at which the chamber of corn- .
merce was j principally instru
mental In marshaling facts neT
argument in sup'port of the pro
posed navigation development.
speakers acquainted with navies-
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HEALTH PARADE
INV ITAnON OUT
WORKERS FROM ALL OVER
STATE WISH TO ATTEND
Event Here Will be Model for Sins-
liar Demonstrations
Elsewhere
Interest in the second annual
county-wide honor roll parade to
be held here Saturday morning
has been evidenced by a number ,
of health workers and child etftt-,,
cators Over the state, and in order '
that they might plan - to see the
parade this year, a number of spe
clel invitations have just been "ent -'
to interested persons.' ,.
Particular Inquiry into the mon
ster parade has come from Jack
son, Yamhill and Lane counties,
all of which hare studied the Mar- -ion
county undertaking with
view to patterning a similar erenf
for their own counties. Jackson'
and Yamhill county schools win .
hold their first honor roll marc .
this year.
Invitations to the parade of .
1910 heralds of health have beef
sent to: ' I
Miss Beth Konkel, executive
secretary of the Lane county Pah ;
lie Health Association. EugenC -Robert
Krohn, director of physical
education, administration depart
ment. Portland ;-E. H. Whitney. '
assistant superintendent of '
schools, Portland; Mrs, Jessamine
C. Williams, head department of
foods and nutrition, OSC, CorvaK"
lis; Miss Ruth B. GUsgow. dlreef
er .physical education for womeit.
OSC. 'CorvalUs; Dr. Helen Caff. ,
schoolf physician, Portland; Misr ,
Jean Besley, Oregon Tubereulostf
association,. Portland; Miss Pan-
line Knudson, "supervisor schoo) '-J-
nurses, Portland; miss Laura jay- .r
lor,"' dlrectorphyelcal-educatlosf.- ,
Monmouth Normal ; Dr. 7oh n H
Bovard, dean; of physIcaUeducav
tion. University . of ; Oregon, ' Co-
gene; Dean M. Ell wood, school ef ,
basic arts and science, OSC. Cor ;.
vallls; I S. 8. Duncan, superintew- .
dent Tamhlll countjr schools. Mfr ,
Mlnnvllle; Miss Nina Brown, Tans- -hill
county nurse. McMlnnTine; -
Miss Saldie Orr Dunbar, Orfgof
Tuberculosis y association, j Port-
; (Caattaa paga S.) ,i ,. f
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