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A' , i THE OREGON STATESMAN,' i SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. JULY IT, 1923 The Oregon St a tesmaM'F THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPAHT ill B-n OfwaWrcia! tttraal. FVav Orf . UV. . Ka4rieka .... Maajtgrt trl a. McSaarrr . - M raaricg Editor Ralph C. Cnrtta .... City 4 iter aaUa Buck . . . iMwt, Miter Kalpfc II KUixias. A4rtisiac ntaaacat Llard B ftitflar )gpar .ataaSaal VT. B. flaadaraaa. Cirralatiw Maaafat R. a . Raatea - ivmk Rta W. C Oorr-r - - - ralr EStoi K ICZHBES 0? Ifla ASSOCIATED F12SS . TM AsMnU4 rru u amcinai.aly uliM u lli ar for saalieatS f H Wm tfUOatCBea erc4lUr4 it i Ml auvii.. 1 t. uU i..r.r ii la Waai fcawa p bin led aar.ia susmzas omru Farifle CmU Baprava ttativaa OM !rP. Ia FartUa. aWaiitr Bltfc : Saa " laoa, Statea CMf.; Laa AfaX. II Waatara FactfU Bis. - tMM F. Clark Ca. JW Tar. 11S-13 VT. U. Oatraf. Mareoetia kid". Bat:mt Cffica 3S r in lMtr Editor 10 nurHoiM ia Cwpariaiat- .. . Ctrrsiatrns fIW . VS Entr.J at th Paai 4fi - July 17. 192H And He said unto thm. Know ye not this pirable? and bow than will know a.11 theae oarablea? The sewer soweth the word. Mark 4:13-14. IT MUST BE VOTED DOWN On the Oregon ballot at the November election there will be a constitution amendment whose purpose is to limit the power of the legislature to amend or repeal any laws adopted by the initiative method. The obvious inference of this amendment is that the initiative is a flawlessly perfect leg islative device whose product must be protected at any cost from the meddling hands of mere elected representatives of the people. Commenting on this proposed amendment, the Eugene Register-very well says: "This newspaper is not in agree ment with-that inference. It doubts that the initiative is a perfect Institution, removed wholly from the baneful influ ences of manipulators. It cites, as one reason for such a doubt, the much discussed Bylander $3 bill, petitions for which were circulated and filled but which will not appear on the ballot. These petitions were financed by means of 1 memberships which were sold to people who were obviously sincere in their desire to alter the existing highway finance system. It is amendment was not ret mdonted althoarh It was si- by forty-fire states, asked the lertdatnro tn a tka m. 'jSitatJonallr impossible and -rescind" Its previous ratification actio. ana aatn nisei contended that. "Tie members qt. th. (precediftxl 1st is Is tars ware not elected in Tiew of any propose amendment to the united States Constltntioa,- although the platform of his own pomicai parry Ma made ratification a state-wide' legislatlre issue tft Daring the session of 120 he openly backed the nullification beer blU proposed by Republican Assemblyman GUleU and Democratic Sen ator "Walker, jp - - '. - When ha signed this nailiflcatlon beer-bill he said: representative Democratic tovernmenl means anything it sorely means that when a substantial majority of both houses makes its declaration upon a matter of this sort, it is represents- " tira of the majority sentiment ot the state." Thos the same Smith who had held that i.-.i. openly on the raUficatlon issue was "not i ... OOfied lUlMdmnl la ih m. . .. . . ' v z , ouiw v-uisinai.ion - ana had rec- ?.. th iVt cousultlu thtlr wishes," now held that r"?!?-' .d "U. U defiance of federal law with- . . nrnwing oeen aa election issne, it was truly "ranr- J,L mtJ!rlty eB.tlm,lt of the ut" merely because ther ;,:,.., II- via not as for a "referendum" on oulMficattou. altheugh thai policy openly arrayed tht state otNw l?rk."inst th Mnl Constitution and federal suite? wWch S dlcates that hi. referendum pJea. wers not bora of any pwslJn; learn the people's will, but onYy to serve the liquor trifle Ac CaiKlitUte for IU-Uectio.ia 1920 winkf"! to -" Volstead act'that Mh. 7nr:. M "Cl Pssea Dy the state ' leeislaturo. i- 1'"" and signed by Governor Smith ' 14 lion. WORLD'S LARGEST WOMAN'S CLUB IN NEW HOME I JMMaSSUSU"" I : - -' V Sl .ifc-i 1 ""aUWeaaeWiB- t ,1 kill ."" " - ne took his stsnd on that nlatform rflaM uiro wpII knnwn trint trio notitinne rnntninaA onnntrh icmn-I?:.r " "msT ou Annas m L.in- waW " waa aaaav i aa - v a a -wvs VO f IVIMETT ETDBE CHAUnUQUJ) TOPIC Tomorrow's Sessions Also to Include History of Kimball School As so added feature of the win. smeiie-Kimball srorrsm st th. Oregon Historical Chautauqua to morrow afternoon. Dr. John n naw ok the department of iMh wuiametto has consented to continuation of tht Today's temperature tures to put the bill on the ballot. But theywere not filed Why? We can not answer that question, because we do no know why the petitions were not filed. But we do know that the people who contributed their dollar memberships in order to get the Bylander bill on the ballot were swindled.' A legis lative device that permits such swindles is anything Dut per fect. "This newspaper is opposed to the idea of forbidding amendment by the legislature of initiated measures. In its stead, we suggest amendment of the initiative itself in such a way as to prevent the paid peddling of petitions. We have made this suggestion often before, and have never been greatly impressed by the arguments brought to bear against it." Not for one minute, should any voter, with the welfare of his state at heart, think of voting for that proposed consti tutional amendment. It is fundamentally wrong It might conceivably land the affairs of Oregon into a dis astrous muddle. There must be resiliency in the carrying on of the business of the state ; in the correcting of mistakes ; in the functioning of representative government as our fore fathers visioned it And which has stood the test of time. This reading, when ivn at a cbapel program at Willamette university this spring was received enthusiastically by the students, ana most at the chautauqua will nave a real treat in hearing Dr. Hall tomorrow afternoon. Other numbers on the nrosram tomorrow afternoon are an aa. dress. "The First Theological Sem inary," by Rer. M. C. Wire. D. p. and an sddress. "Why Willamette University." Dr. J. M. Canse. Dres- presiaent or Willamette universi ty. Music for the afternoon will oe in charge of Rev. M. o; Tenny- on, pastor of Lents Methodist church. In the evening Prof.- Robert M oatke. Ph. D., of Willamette unl eult of the heat wave, was 95. The hot weather has sent thous ands of persons into.-the lakes and streams of Hungary and Aus tria in aa effort to find relief. As cuusequence toe number ot drownings has been far ahead of tne record of previous years. Thir teen were drowned in the Danube in this Ttciaity oyer the week end and Budapest reported that nine were drowned there FERRY BOAT GROUNDED $300,000 Vessel UadAiuaged te Freed Aala Af The average total cost of doing business in general mer chandise stores of Oregon is 18.23 per cent of net sales ac cording to a new bulletin just issued by the Oregon Agricul tural college extension service. This bulletin contains the re ports fo surveys submitted by the school of commerce and school of pharmacy to the annual Oregon Retail Merchants association convention last February. Detailed reports on op erating costs in retail merchandising are included for drug, hardware, grocery, department, furniture and general stores. - The Fruitland store, social center for many years of the Fcuitland communtiy, is being torn down, to be replaced, ac cording to report, by a service station. Perhaps someone in the Salem area can tell when the old building was erected; apparently it antedates all of Fruitland's present residents, though some of them, relatively speaking, are pioneers. There are those who regret its passing ; a natural feeling, yet the Salem district cannot afford to live in the past to the extent of hindering progress. It is much better to keep the past alive in memory. jversity will deliver an address on The Beginnings of .Willamette University." Dr. J. M. Canse. pres ident of Kimball schol of theolozv will present an illustrated lecture, iran uiasers of Oregon." The music of the evening session will be directed by Rer. P. M. Blenkin sop. pastor of the Clinton-Kelly Metnoaist church, Portland, and well-known Kimball student a few years sgo. Between the afternoon and eve ning programs a joint basket luncheon for Willamette and Kim ball friends will be held on the chautauqua grounds. There will be no admission charges for either program. SEATTLE. July It. fAP yjicmij unaamagea arter go- rog at JLagoon Point. WMsr is- ing aground earl toyday la heavy na, the Ferry City of Victoria wag reported refloated at 4:30 this afternooon. The $300,000 ferry, one of tho largest .vessels on Puget Sound was pulled off at high tide. The vessel, carrying 144 passengers and 30 automobiles, was bound rrom Victoria. B. C. to Thomas Wash., the passengers were out ashore and 76 were taken to Ed monds. The others remained and went aboard again when the tide went out. The ferry continued its trip to Edmonds after being floated. V , - ' ' ?ef ' -'V . k t. 3 3f j. - - r i4eutr. k-x f-r, jf-fe , 1 -i In Its new million dollar home, the Ebell Woman's club of Los Anteles has built a spacious reception room, with a mezzinine floor reached b y a decorative stairway. At the upper right is a view of the patio. Mrs. William Read (Inset) Is t he club's president. - PRESS PROSECUTION i OF PAWUEE CASE Sensational Test imony ight at I eral Investigation MURDER SUICIDES HHE1 OLD HURT LITTLE TOOZK GIRL STRUCK BT AUTOMOBILE AT DALLAS THE METHODISTS ON AL'S RECORD The Statesman of Sunday, in this column, gave some ex v cerpts from the "Clipsheet of the Board of Temperance, Pro hibition and Public Morals' of the Methodist church, showing that, ever since 1904, when Al Smith entered public life, he has stood with and fought for the forces represented by Tammany Hall, which are largely the predatory interests , the interests for the grafters of high and low degree, and against public morals and private decency. There is not room in this column for all the rest of the official record present ed by the Methodist church board, but it is continued and quoted in part, as follows, and will be completed in further issues The Citiiens' Union of New Tnrk Citv MiiwtaKla i.n....i.i la 107 said of him. "viciously opposed anti-race track gambling bill io bis lasting aisnonor. in isos it said he "made one of the worst records of the session." In 1911 it said that he "showed not the slicht est evidence of indenendenee. but continued hla nnnnattinn tn ar ' aive reforms." In 1912 it said. "Majority Leader Smith on most is- mos of importance stood against the public interest." In 1913 it mm. "bpeaker smith executed the orders of the machine. He op- sq primary ana election rerorras." n said in 1914, "Smith and CMtaln amsocistes vera art It and a Til a Kdl.n. c - hi measures, and seldom used their influence on the side of public . interest or on behalf of desirable measures." These appraisals of Smith were contemporaneous with the making f Smith's record. The Citizens' TTnlna tnmtut i. ot.w when the facts were fresh, not after the public had had a chance to ; forget them. Aa Camma. t lata In the election of members of the legislature in November. 19 is mm raiiucaiion oi me eignieentn amendment was a public and party rtwum wauv. u t,m yiiiwui wssiuo rsuucaiion naa oeen pressed hut had been defeated by the substtutlon of a bill for an Illegal "refer M" on tne ratification resolution, which legally lmnossibl nh- - uiio hiu men oeen auiiea. me democratic party thereafter had nut eTUB ft Law If"--I m VaAAlsa. UUUUBinK rMLIllCAI 100 ITtlrlA it eh etaawM. la. ar - - SUfreStavaS W SUfaf r" IdoUirA Iamqa of record. ab1 lout th ts-isisittiM Awop.kaiMi t. when the legislature convened Al Smith, that year elected governor, feigned In his message that there had been no expression from th eofile on the issue, asked that leaislattre action h - - " ST a-, H ew.- vocaieu mi same uiegu ana lmpossioie Tererendum ' idea which vu DALLAS. July 16 (Special) Little two-year old Suszane Tooze will recover without permanent marks from the injuries she re vived in an auto accident here last Saturday morning. It is thought. Sussane. who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Tooze of Mc Minnvtue and who was visiting nere with her mother, was hit by an automobile driven by Miss Leona Moore of Salem. The only other occupant of the car was Miss Cecil L. Gilatrap. Miss Moore. Miss Gilstrap and Jack Eaking of Dallas who also witnessed the accident, all declare that the car was not traveling faster than fifteen miles an hour when the accident occurred. Eakin says the little girl was hidden be- ED AS POSES CLOSE III those parts were without "rhyme and reason." The city council sanctioned the jab a year and half ago. The job has seen the activities of three different "numberers. two of which were dismissed for csuse before the work wa com- pieted. The last man on the Job Comes TO I ioht at FaH ha Lr Howlett. who had M. . w. rormerlv hen th . o.i postoffice. He is now in the con tracting business. Altogether, 2.S34 houses we given new numbers. The n numbering will be Included in thfc rolk county directory, publication of which has been delayed by th rutATKLU), Idaho. July 16. (AP) Surrounded by a posses or &o Aberdeen and Blackfoot citizens, John Allred. 45. Aber deen rancher, who last night shot and killed his wife and brother- in-law. ended his own life with a gun in the lava fields near Aber- deen today, rather than submit to capture. A posse, hastily organized after the fatal shooting at the Allred ranch heard two shots while searching for the slayer, and sev ?ral hours later found Allred dead. Allred returned to his ranch last from Aberdeen. At the ranch he found his two brother-in-laws. Edwin Russell. 22. and Milton Russell, 20. Entering the house the rancher opened fire on his wife with a revolver and then the gun on her two brothers when they sought to interfere. When the gun was emntv Mrs All V.I I - n ..... v. kuu auwin riuaseii were dead and the other brother wound ed through the thigh. Allred fled to the lava fields. His two voun daughters, aged 10 and 13, heard tne shots from another nart of the house and rushed in puat as tne ratner dashed from the house. BILOXI. Miss., July 16 TAP) sensations rorecast Saturday when the federal grand jury ln- vestlgatlng methods employed by state Republican leaders In dis tributing patronage adjourned for the week-end appeared with sur prising swiftness today while the inquisitorial body continued to re ceive additional evidence from the scores of witnesses. Although the district attorney and other court attaches refused confirmation, from Washington it oecame known Perry W. Howard, negro national Republican com mitteeman from Mississippi and the acknowledged party leader in the state had been indicted for conspiracy to violate the law pro hibiting the sale of federal offices. The indictment snecificallv charged that Howard Scott Hub bard, a deputy U. S. marshal sta tioned here; D. Redmond, his brother, A. M. RiVmond. and Ed. L. PattOn. Jockson ntrr spired nad received $1,500 for thei appointment of A. P. Russell of, Magee as deputy United States Marshal for the southern district. A capias for the arrest of How ard, a special assistant United States attorney general, is en route to Washington for service. j Hubbard, the itedmond brothers! and Patton were arrested In Jack-! son ' this morning. They posted 92,500 temporary bail for their re lease pending arraignment here tomorrow moning be foe Judge E. ' K. Holmes. delay In the numbering work. CAL AND HERBERT EVEN Hoover and Coolidge Each Catch Eight Trout In Brule a fisherman, but the latter etened this up somewhat by his knowl edge ot the way of the Brule trout, gained the last month. Odds alco were a little with "Secretary Hoover because for four, years he has been honoray president of the Isaac Walton league, national or ganization of fishermen. 25 YEARS AGO 7 "v Jul? ie i03 Jfrs. f, Ai Wlgflhs and daugh ter-Mildred left yesterday for th Columbia river to join Mrs. Charles IB.' Ladd . in her house boat, for a short outing. ..iv Judge and Mrs. R. P. Boise went to Newport yesterday for a few weeks' outing. at Seymour Skiff left last night tor Brownsville tor a few days' visit with friends.' Mr. and Mrs. Prank Power went to Foley Springs yesterday for an outing. e Ex-Governor and Mrs. William P. Lord and daughter left yester day for Seal Rocks where they j will epend the season st their summer home. A. McGlll ot the Oregon nur sery company left last night for Chico, Cel., to visit the plant there. C. A. Park, horticultural com niidsioner of the Willamette val ley, has returned from a two months' visit to Rew York and other eastern points. ; Superintendent and Mrs. L. It. Traner are attending chautauqua this week. Prof. D. W. Yoder returned last night from Gladstone park where he went to hear Senator DoUiver's lecture. - The Salem YMCA will employ a physical director and add S boys' department this fall, it was voted at yesterday's board meeting. PHYSICIST UNDER KNIFE CHICAGO. July 1C (AP) -Successfully undergoing an opera tion on his bladder, Profesaor Al bert Ai Michelson. 75-year-old physicist and nobel prize winner, was resting easily tonight with u, cause to doubt the scientist's speedy recovery. THE MORNING ARGUMENT AUNT HET By Robert QulHea f Ui-KRIOR. Wis.. Jnlvm An oiticiai announce ment from Cedar Lodge tonlrht said it was a draw. President Cool- idge and Secretary Hoover Bhared evenly the Brule trout honors Each caught eight fish. Speculation had been rife among the presidential party as to which would prove himself the better angler. The renublican presidential nominee had the edge on Mr. Coolidge in experience as repent. I wouldn't trust my husband with a woman that don't care how much she shows when there's no body present bu women." 1938. POOR PA By Claude CalUut "Ma got up'ln such a bad hu mor this mornin that I know she'd been dreaming she was sin gle an' was put out to find that she wasn't." (Ccprift-ai. IMS. PuMUtars Byadlrala.) SIS HMfiEBING DDI "FATTY" BUYS CABARET LOS ANGELES. July 16 fAP Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbucle. one- r i m a run. . i . - cuuieaian ana later a hi. j . . r. "! 'Pished, director, will return to the cabaret br the bn, 06 "rUClt DU8ineM ln h he was occupied 'm ?P";. .v ... Jin the d"rs before his screen "" l"c uaagnier or career. -r. omun of this place, -and it was at Mrs. Smith's home they -ere Tisiiing. Mr. Tooze was noti- a ana reach here possible. Read the Classified Ads TOTAL OF 2384 HOUSES GET NEW FIGURES IX JOB The job of renumbering a por tion of the Salem residences, be gun early this year, has been fin ished. Mark Poulsen, city record er, reported yesterday. Most of the renumbering work was done in the northeastern and eastern sections of the city. The work was undertaken main- ! after thn nnatnffloA til .lnJ I (.www...-.-. wUWOTUTI that the old. numbers in use in! as soon as used to kill raUficatlon the previous session. After the majority most f them elected on the Issue, had ratified the amendment late in Jan uary, he said that the legislature had seen fit to record the people without ascertaining their wishes." r . As GoatiMu, f 1P3Q ' IavaUs message to the) legislature la January, 1929, he argued that BREAK JAIL AT ALBANY Two Prisoners Overpower Sheriff and Make Getaway ALBAXY, Ore.. Jul.- 1 c v irwi Kichard today -"cnng irom two broken - . . . ie,Tea st night when he v.. I ...rpowerea ny two prisoners in iam jurnn county JaiL Th uiaae a success rl m.ii the Jail doors which the sheriff had left open while he iJ M . a. . W.aa-I iag tne pair in cells. The .prisoners. Iran rVrfn-vi T ... " -1 wnsviiio. and Percy Miller of Waterloo, were involved in ,J . . - i awempied escape that was irusiraiea. Seven other prisoners were free o-i.fr. aunng tne melee, but c nose to remain. HOT WAVE HITS EUROPE a lh.k.A W-w a . -"r- rnwiw ine or Haastroke In I , City of Vienna VIENNA. July 16. t API . Ten deaths front sunstroke were! recoraea here today and JO other 1 persons received first aid as a re-1 Are you Going Away? 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