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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1928)
The Flax Pulling Machine Manufactured Flax Plant and Sold to an English Firm Is Boxed Ready for Shipment The Jory Dryer at Liberty Will Run This Year on Italian and Petite Prunps, After Finishing Up on the Loganberry Crop. XJVeather forecast: Generally fair, bat yCliodr in west, portion: normal tempera- ture&nd humidity; moderate north to west winds on the coast. Maximum tempera-. tare yesterday St. minimum 52, rlrer -.4. ? rainfall none, atmosphere part cloudy, -Wind northwest. The governor of Massachusetts has signed a law against the ear-cropping of dogs. This is right and proper, hat some times we feel like the punishment might be all right for these humans who listen at keyholes. SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS mm V m IMPART I in nil i ESTIGA Students Sorrowful at De parture of Dr. Thomas H. ,V Gentle, Explained DEAN TODD NOT ISSUE Agitation of Portland . Newspaper Xot - Appreciated By Under graduates; Legislatare' Be- . sought to Art Students at the Oregon Normal , school t Monmouth are not "up . i arms' over conditions in the 4 es&ool, as is proclaimed in shriek Mi: headlines in a Portland news- ffcpernor.vdid they stage a "dem utraUon'' protesting failure of officials there to permit Dr. Thom- e H Gentle an opportunity to ad- ess .-the students Tuesday; bat they are sincerely disturbed orer '. the whole situation, students who were la Salem Wednesday ported: re- What the students want is ar impartial investigation of the school's operation and the control exercised by the board of regents, particularly with respect to the i TON MI.S.C0NTB0L employing and removing of in structors, this group stated. .! Up To Legjslatnre After consulting the attorney general, the students have con ''uded that they will have pre V. i ted to the state legislature at its session next winter,-a request that such an investigation be or dered. ; The problem does net revolve i about the personality of Hiss Jes eicaTodd. dean of women, as the Portland newspaper intimates, but rher is concerned .iWlth vtho-re- vorat of several professors-and a matter of vital concern recent resignation of Dr. ,,ifoK H. Gentle, reputedly en forced although he is going to s better position. Dr. Gentle Popular Dr. Gentle was universally be loved by the students, and many liave declared that "his place car never be filled." Furthermore, the relation be tween faculty and students has be come strained, and the spirit of the scfdM has been ruined, the gronp who visited Salem declared G this year did not feel the natural regret that would be expected on ' leaving the school, but were actually "glad to get way. : ' The students also believe that the vaguely definable disrennte -hich the school has gained, it responsible for its failure to se cure adequate appropriations It (Cob tinned on paga 2.) gSPRAY CHERRIES lsMJFOR 1929 CROPS SMALLER YIELD NEXT YEAR IF FLY IS NOT ERADICATED Two Applications of Poisoned Bait Advisable, Experts Assert unerry growers or the Salem ll district should make a united ef ivort this year to eliminate the cherry 'fruit fly. Growers have J objected to spraying this year be ( v but Roy Hurst of the Hurst-Root -ro-spaay points oat that next year there win be fewer cherries to .rand the Infection. i .tie says inrcner mat, since tne I cherries of the Salem district I must meet com petition with the ffto of the best cherry-shipping TTicti thig year, it is Impera- that growers here have, their jL. )t In the best possible - coadi- :"Theeost of, the spray fot.thJs pest Is not great and even though i the crop be - light, a t- failure to p snrav this season will mean more trouble for next year," says " Mr. Hurst. . ..-v :" v. It is difficult to predict the ac- tna Ne that the fly will make Its jfarsaee, bnt experts think ' . - . . -. . , er 'taw, present cqqi ipeu &dand warmer weather as come on, tne ny is apt to snow op, and at least two applications " or the poisoned halt T should be waltf w tot Ithree" would - be betterT r-' X . "V-. The' follolrlns; formula for. fly : bait is . recommended : one-half pound ;.lead-WMiiU;T.tw-4wM , molasses or, syrnp -ineTer - nse .: honey) ; : Us, gallons "waterThls - nixture should be -sufficient for .bout 60 trees. ; Sprayer -tanks I shald be thoroughly eleaned, as r,.t- f.nk with residue of other sprays lessen the effl- ciency of this spray. iuu wwi --. W?2f LAW PROFESSOR BEGINNING WORK ROY M. LOCKEXOUR WUA TIME W. U. FACULTY MAX Additions to Course in Line With School's Standardization Program Professor Roy M. Lockenour,' :Z'Zt''ZZ"rrnorNegan Plane to Make school, has'arrived in Salem andj is preparing for the work of thej coming year. His appointment Is I in accordance with the policy of: the university to; make the law) school a standardized institution. Professor Lockenoor' has had extensive scholastic training, hav ing received his A. B. and L. L. B. from Washburn college, and degrees of J. D. and L. L. M. from the law school of Northwestern university. He has taught in Ne braska public schools and in the law school of . Washburn college. Mr. Lockenour comes to Willam ette from O. S. C., where for the past four years he has been in the - Prees. department of political science. He KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen, June has written for legal magazines, 13. (AP). Hope grows for the and at present he is preparing' a resene or the relief of General book on commercial law. Other j Umberto Nobile-and his compan activities included In Mr. Locke-! ions of the wrecked dirigible nour's wide experience include be-J Italia, as those daring Norwegian ing justice of the peace, police i arctic flyers. Captain Riiser-Lar-jastlce. U. S. commissioner, and en and Lieutenant Luetsow city and county attorney. At pres-j Holm, made ready aboard the ent he Is a member of the Oregon sealer Hobby for flights over the Bar. pack Ice near Foyne Island. Professor Lockenour and Dean The Hobby has reached open Hewitt will have offices and class- water to the west of Northeast rooms on the third floor of waller hall. As result of their efforts, the Willamette law library has been considerably increased. Last year over five thousand volumes were added to it. Shelf room for this collection of books Is being! prepared in the basement of Wal ler hall. As part of the movement to ward standardization of the law department at Willamette, the en trance requirements are being raised, and several ot the courses in the last, two years are being augmented, rom now on, two years' work in the school of lib eral arts will be prerequisite to en trance into the law departmentr A course in pleading is being; added to the freshman law -course. Sev eral three-term courses, and sev eral two-term courses in the jun ior and senior years are being in creased to full-year length. These chanres all make for more thorough preparation of the grad uate from this school. Dean Hewitt anf Professor Lockenour have not completely ar ranged the work of the coming vear. but are working daily on their schedules. TODAY TO BE BUSY DAY First Ballot May Not lie Cast at Kansas City Meeting KANSAS CITY. June 13." (AP) Tomorrow promises to be a busy lay for the republican nat.onal convention with the platform issue fo be settled and nominating speeches of presidential candidate? to be heard. There was some doubt tonight that the first ballot could bo taken tomorrow as originally planned. The program follows: 10 a. m. Central Standard Time Call to order by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, permanent chair man. Prayer by Rabbi Herman M. Co hen. Presentation of platform by res olutions committee. Formal selection of members of national committee. Nomination of candidates for president. - It appeared certain tonight that at least five names would be pre sented to the committee, including Herbert Hoover, Frank O. Low den, Senator Watson, of Indiana; Senator Curtis ot Kansas, and Sen ator Goff of West Virginia. Sec onding speeches are in order also for each candidate. HAL GIVEN EXTRA TASK Salem Delegate Works Into Wee Howrs on CJocnmtttee Bright ideas expressed by Hal D. Patton, Salem delegate to the republican national convention at Kansas City, got him onto the front pages of newspapers. there and elsewhere, but they also caus ed him to put In an extra hour's work beginning at 3 o'clock Tn the morning after he had already been up an night, an Associated, Press dispatch discloses. As the work of the credentials committee, of which Patton was a member, drew- to a close he moved Chat the Porto Rico contest be re ferred to a'sub-coraraltee of three. -This suggestion was adopted. and "Patton , ot Oregon, was one of ..the members ; named by Mrs. Mabel Wiilebrandtrsi assistant United - States attorney general, chairman of the committee. -The rest of the committee went out ration ana ivo wuow a a . 4 .a w- 1. a aft. .... . ... . oD-commiiiee memoers continued u,r deliberations another hour- RESGUE PARTY WEARS NOBILE AND HIS GREW Expeditions FrOITI Deck - . rtti- UAhhu J OCaier nUUUy ARRIVE AT OPEN WATER Two Flyer Will Take Supplies Distance of 100 Miles and Drop Upon Ice For Marooned Italia Men Copyright 1028 by the Associated i land and is forcing her way along in the hope of reaching North cape, where she probably will be halted by the ice. That would put her less than 100 miles from where the Italian explorer and the five others with him comprising what is known as the radio party are believed to be drifting on an ice floe. Good Weather Awaited The moment conditions permit, 'he aviators will go into the air, md will drop supplies for the castaways, if they are so fortun ate as to -sight them. Their po sition was reported by Guiseppl BiogL radio operator of the Italia, at 80.3? north latitude and 37.34 east. The , party was being car ried la the dtfrt Hn a northwester ly direction, which is -carrying them slowly toward their would be rescuers. ROME. June 13. (AP). Word came out ot the north today 'hat General Nobile was among the injured when the dirigible Italia was wrecked. Both his right arm and right leg were hurt, but If latest reports are to be re lied upon, he has practically re- (Coatiaa-ed ea aaga X.) TORNADO HITS ARKANSAS Fifty Buildings, Constituting Whole Town, Destroyed HARRISON, Ark.. June 13. (AP) A tornado struck Pyatt. 20 miles north east of Harrison, to night, destroying practically every building in the town and serious ly injuring one person. Xom Mel ton. About SO buildings were de stroyed. PICTORIAL LIFE OF Tla anwiatte arauah aaaaa, fcwt wiui nnaiitQ mm wnwi rar t. On a visit to Petand, SO.OOO ehlMran paid Mm a serseaaljrlbwte er taaaka and eralse ELKS IN PARADE HONORING FLAG TWO HUNDRED IX TjOCAL LODGE PROCESSIOX Day Observed Early on Account of ' Portland Floral Events 'Today ' ' ' More than 200 members of the Salem Elks lodge paraded the streets ot Salem yesterday evening as the first feature of the annual Flag day exercises, the main part of which was held In the lodge rooms after the parade returned there. The- procession was - headed by the Elks band, immediately behind which marched past exalted rul ers, followed by. present officers and members. The parade made Its way down State street to Com mercial from the lodge building, then over to Court street where it turned back and made its 'way to Cottage street before turning touth again and entering the juilding. The flag day program here was held a day ahead of the regular ime set aside by Elks, all over the United States. June 14. today, the regular date, was not used because of the rose festival in Portland The Elks band and many other members of the lodge will take ?art in the parade there. The regular program given at .he lodge rooms last night inclnd- , Selection by the Elks orchestra. Introductory exercises conduct ed by Exalted Ruler Durbin and officers. Prayer, by Chaplain Charles Knowland. History of -the flag, given by Ce cil Swope. Song, "We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall," by O. L. McDonald, A. B. Hansen and R. Robertson. Altar services by the esquire and officers of the lodge. Recitation, by Ruth Gilvin. Song, "Flag Without a Stain," by Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges. Address, by William 8. Levens. Closing service, singing '"Star ( Coat i aad en yaca 3.) THEFTS EPIDEMIC AGAIN Xew Outbreak of Pilfering Re ported to Police Wednesday A new epidemic of petty thiev ing broke out in Salem Tuesday night just when the last one of the kind was beginning to be for gotten, according to reports made to the police the following day. Irvin Scott, 438 South 22nd street, reported that a spotlight. i mirror and flower vase were stolen from his car parked near the paper mill. A bicycle belonging to Fred Blatehford was stolen from his home at 1754 State street. J. J. Elliott reported that an overcoat was taken from his car, which was parked on Liberty Ureet. Ed Sproed, S88 Knapp street. reported that a motometer was stolen from his an tomobile, parked in front of his home. HERBERT HOOVER f aevar was - t He t areas' Ma aliaMlaw aaawaaal raatara- nralw naaSa. : ilea er nuraee aa rn ar aaarvtea ntHHana. DRAFT NEW LAW ON CITY'S MILK ORDTXAXCE TO PRETEXT "DIP PING;" PROVIDES GRADES Proposed Change "Based Upon Thorough Survey of Plants In Salem Final draft of a new ordinance regulating the milk snpply of the city of Salem has been virtually completed and awaits only the ap proval of the city milk dealers, with whom it was recently dis cussed, before' it is submitted, to the city council for its approval. The ordinance. Is the climax; to work begun the first of the year, when Dr. William De Kleins, director.-of .the county child health1 demonstration, met 'with the city council to propose a more effec tive supervision of the city milk supply, followed by the appoint ment of James E. Blinkhorn as city and county sanitary officer in March.. Mr. Blinkhorn has since that time been conducting an extensive survey of the producers and dis tributors of whole milk. The san itary officer has been assisted in the investigation since May 7 by Howard Estes - of the American child health, association who was loaned to the county unit here for the purpose of .aiding in de veloping interest in giving the public a clean milk supply, also one of the aims ot the American association. Their survey pointed to the need of a new ordinance. The new ordinance, Mr. Estes said yesterday, is a combination of the best parts ot three different ordinances, the present one passed la 1912 and suggested standard ordinances of both the state dairy commissioner and the United State public health service. It contains nothing new or 'experi mental, each part having been proved, if not in Salem, elsewhere. The principle changes and Im provements in the old ordinance provide for the grading of milk and labelling of grades; the In spection of dairy farms from which milk is secured; - prohibition of sale of dipped .milk in restaurants. In the matter ot grading, the proposed ordinance would legal-! ixe the sale of four grades of milk: 1, certified or raw milk pro duced under strict regulations im posed by the American association (Continued on paga 2.) BIG TIMBER TRACT SOLD Chicago Finn Takes Over Piece of National Forest WASHINGTON. June 13. (AP) The bid of Edward Hine? Association Lumber interests oi Chicago for 890,000,000 feet of commercial timber in the Malheur national forest in northwest Ore gon has been accepted by the for est service. The Hines. interests, the forest service announced today, takes over the contract from Fred Her rick and associates, whose bid was accepted in 1922, and then reject ed. The Hines interests have until August 1 to consumate. the con tact. ' u b7 Saudi 4. But mestly he was t Wssnlngtssv working niM and day en rscenstmctian a Amarioa and the werte. ES LIKELY TO I. HOOVER Present Incumbent of Vice Presidential Office May be - Named Again STRENGTH SEEMS GREAT Numerous Other Candidates Also Mentioned as Possibilities; C. S. Senator Deneen May v Prove Strong By FRANCES M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer KANSAS CITY. June 13. (AP) Vice president politics warmed an tonirht as the renuhlican ron-i DI vention waited for Its platform andirenewed The? th tat'orm ,orm Senator Moses of New Hampshire; was put forward In the latest boom is an opponent of Vice President Dawes who still seemed to be hold ng the advantage in the prelimin iry discussion. Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania, proposed Moses and there seemed to be a crystallization of sentiment imong easterners behind the New Hampshire senator who brought :be convention to its feet today ith a ripping attack on the dem ocrats in his speech accepting the oermanent chairmanship. Vermont leclared for him today. Indications have been that Mr. Oawes would accept the nomina tion if he were "drafted." but he would not make a contest for the lomination. KANSAS CITY. June 13. (AP) Vice President Dawes seems to be in the forefront of the vice presidential race tonight with Herbert Hoover, the probable re- puwican presidential nominee. noratng ms silence and his forces divided on the second place selec tion. A fellow Illinoian of Dawes, Senator Deneen, was among those being driven close behind the lead ers, Deneen has been put forward by various factions, againnt his will, but not entirely without his consent, as the choice of some ad ministration men who would stop Dawes. x Many Others Running However, more than a score of candidates were in the field to night and leaders decided to put off until after a nominee Is select ed tomorrow, any attempt to make a final decision. It was knoirn that Mr. Hoover has declined flat ly to participate in the discussion of a vice presidential choice until. and if, he is nominated. He has given no Indication that he will then. So many are the candidates and (CoatinaeA oa pare Z.) ANOTHER DRYER TO START SOON TOXXAGE OF STRAWBERRIES COXTIXUES HEAVY Barreling Type Shading Off; Cherries, Loganberries Start ing Soon To air the canneries and pack ing plants, the tonnage of straw berries keeps up. The Hunt cannery reecived about 100 tons of strawberries on Tuesday. It looked like About the same tonnage for the full day and, evening and night of yester day. The Marshall type berries for barreling are shading off in apply, bat the Etterbarg type for canning has not reached the peak yet. The Hunt , cannery received some red raspberries yesterday. Iiogane aad Cherries No cherries have come in yet; but they are about due to begin to arrive. The same with logan berries.. They will come onto the Salem markets now, in small snp ply, and to the canneries and bar reling plants in a few days. Also black raspberries. - Another Dryer to Rsna ; The' Jory dryer at Liberty will ran this year. Will ran on logan berries and then on Italian and petite prunes. This dryer com menced last year on strawberries, and Tan i np to 1 walnut harvest tinted It made the longest run of any cannery in this section. - It will dry no strawberries this year, but It will likely take In all' the range it had last year excepting strawberries.;' -vv .4 ..- .. Tha Hunt cannery 1 running day. erewa on canning and night crews on barreling. vr: - pis.; The Saturday receipts of straw berries at the Hunt plant were so large that about 75 tons had to go' into cold storage, at the Ter minal plant oa North Front street. G. O. P. PLATFORM LEAVES FEE OUT COMMITTEE VOTES TO IGNORE FARM AID FEATURE Specific Performance of 18th Amendment Approved Jn Rec oramendittion at K. C. KANSAS CITY, June 13. (AP). After a protracted fight the resolutions committee of the republican national convention completed work late tonight on a party platform which will be sub mitted on the convention floor for action tomorrow. The committee- voted against any mention of the' equalization fee in the farm relief plank, ac cepting the tentative' draft of the plank that had been proposed by the sub-committee , of 15. The committee also approved the'Bor ah plank declaring for specific en forcement of the eighteenth amendment. This, practically cleared up all the points in dispute and indicat ed that the committee probably would adjourn shortly. It is expected that the fight over the farm reliet plank will be I ally is submitted on the conven tion floor tomorrow. Farm lead ers have 'declared that the fight for the equalisation fee principle was one to the finish and that they would not give up until every recourse for its adoption had been employed. Senator Borah of Idaho, said that the farm relief plank had been approved by a vote of about 35 to 15 and that the law en forcement plank had been adopted by a viva voce vote with only a few opposing it. Borah added that the plank de claring In, favor of the publica tion of campaign expenditures al so had -been adopted by a viva voce vote. The farm relief plank as ap proved by the resolutions com mittee admits that a serious con dition faces the -agricultural in dustry. It also holds that the trouble is due, chiefly to. surplus crops and the: marketing of the same. . ' y- ' ,;, .V . . ' It pledgee-tbereviBlieaw party to the finding of ways and means for the disposition ot such sur pluses and advocates the creation of a federal farm board to super vise this work. Senator Norbeek of South Da kota, announced shortly after Borah had revealed the rejection jf the equalization fee by the -ommittee that the fight for that provision of the McNary-Haugen (Oontioaed oa pr ?-) OREGON DELEGATE SICK p. Mehnffey Suffering From Indi gestion at Kansas City KANSAS CITY. June 13. (AP) P. Mehaffey of Bend. Ore., one of Oregon's second district dele gates, seems destine a to oe pre vented from attending any session Df the republican national conven tion. Confined to his hotel room here Unce being seised with an acute attack of indigestion Monday morning when he fell to the floor of the lobby, his condition today was reported "slightly improved." Dr. I, U. Temple, Pendleton phy sician and fellow member of the delegation, said tonight Mehaffey would probably be forced to re main in bed several days longer. Representative Franklin D. Kor rell, third Oregon district, and one of the Oregon convention dele gates named as alternative dele gate. FLAG DAY PROCLAIMED Ornervnoce oa Jane 14 Urged by Executive Department Observance of Flag Day. June 14, by the people of Oregon, war requested in a proclamation Is sued by the executive department here Thursday. "I earnestly suggest and request that on that day the flag be dis played from public buildings, places of business and homes, and that children be instructed In the respect doe oar national emblem,' read the proclamation. "1 also suggest that fraternal, civic and patriotic organizations commemorate the adoption of the flag, and that citizens reded Icatt themselves to the traditions, prin ciples and institutions which are symbolized by the flag of the Unit ed States." LOCK STEWART JURY UP Xo Verdict Reacted After f aarf Half Honrs Waiting : WASHINGTON, Jne JS(AP -The jary.' In the case of Robert W, Stewart.' wealthy oil operator, charged with having refused to answer questions -asked by a sen ate, committee -was. locked up at 11:35 tonight. It had been delib erating since 1:05 o'clock this af ternoon and will resume consider ation ot the ease tomorrow. ' ADVOCATES OF HOOVER Test Vote Shows Backers of Commerce Secretary Have Big Majority FARMERS. STORM HALL'S ENTRANCE Loud and Pesistent Opposi tion Voiced . DISPERSE CROWD Leaders of Dtmonstratieei Succeed in Quieting Angry Group Before Rioting Re sults in Casualties CARRYDAY BY JAMES L. WILLIAMS Associated Press Staff Wrfctrr KANSAS CITY, June 13. (AP Under attack from within and without on the farm issue, the fo jes of Herbert Hoover showed heir strength in the republican national convention today by mashing the opposing coalition m he first test vote by the decisive margin of 659 Vs to 399 It wDI .-equire 545 votes to nominate A-hen the balloting tor a presMea .ial nominee begins. The vote was on the seating of. contesting delegates and it was ta ken at the moment a crowd con taining a number of self-styled .'armers, was demonstrating fu tilely against the commerce seere- . tary at the very doors ot the con reatkra hall, and even while, xae w platform committee was in a dead lock on a farm plank in a buIM- . ing a few .blocks away, Poliee Utilized There were no casualties to the demonstrators who were turned jack' by the police but the crnsh ng blow struck by the Hoover .'orces within the building in hold ng Hoover men in disputed Fior ds and Texas aetata was a con zincing one to those who may have loubted the degree of control Boo zer exercised over the party nan- - V. 1 juinerjr. While the demonstrators marcst d to their battle cry of "we dont ant Hoover" and the resolutions committee wrsngled over tne .'arm plank, the convention ma chinery, put into fine running r- jer Dy tne Hoover manager,? v worked along smoothly, thong (Coatiaaad oa pf 2.) HOOVER ALREADY GETS GREETINGS STACKS OF NOTES AND TELE GRAMS RECEIVED Police Sense Impending Nomina tion and Detail Officer! for Protection By CIJXTOX COFFIN . Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON. June 13. (AP) A temporary lull developed today in the swirl of activities that has centered around Secre tary Hoover since his nomination for president at Kansas CRy be came probable. ..... Early in the morning.' Geevaw E. Akerson, of his secretarial staff, returned k to Washington from the convention scene and was closeted Immediately with has chief to make a full report npow the situation Stacks of tele grams of congratulations, coming in advance ot .. the . coaventieaw nomination proceedings, were re ceived, but Mr. Hoover determin edly refused to regard himself as yet a presidential candidates - His expert staff familiar by long practice with the job, fended off all attacks oa his privacywhether by photographers, newspaper re porters er would-be callers. : He spent the day as he has spent his preview . days within' his private office ' at the commerce . depart ment, although a big radio set ra. an' adjoining roo'm and. an ope telephone line to Kansas City were maintained In service to keep hisa In touch with the conclave's prees. . So farMr, Hoover has refused to give publicly any .inkling of h wishes " as lo a " vice presides tial candidate. - platform planks, or campaign management. : -; . i The Washington , police, depart- -iment took cognisanee . of : the ap proaching situation far enough to . station a detail or officers arontfd the Hoover residence in Washing ton, a precaution usual for , the (CaatiaaaS aa 3.) ' .'