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SEVENTY-EIG&TH YEAR
FIRE DESTROYS
E
Mre City Aroused As Sky
Is Illuminated By
Glow of names
Spread' of Blaze Prevented
By Desperate Work
of Department
v .'
?-J Fire of undetermined origin
B WAR
ON COTTAGE ST
early today destroyed the ware
l bouse ol the Drager Fruit com-
r. . . w -.a a a v r f
pany. at uw BBiii-fc w
Trade and Cottage street, spread
of th blase to the property of the
I Willamette Grocery company," di
rectly across the street, being pre-
vented by desperate worn on me
f lrt of the Salem tire department.
The alarm was tamed in by the
l til,ht.itihmin of the, Rvan Fruit
comoanv 1 diartmally across the
street from the Drager warehouse
t 1:15 a, m., and within an in
credibly short time the entire
building was a mass of flames.
! Although the hour was late the
Illumination was so bright that
residents in many sections of the
city were 'aroused and a crowd
of seven or eight hundred quickly
gathered.
""iGrooery Warehouse Saved
Z m nova it was icru ium it
X ... a. .v.. I. TA
TVIe Impossible to sare the Drager
their attention to preventing
spread of the fire to the Willam
ette Grocery structure, which ap
peared almost certain to burn.
Several lines of hose deluged
the building with water, with the
result ' that danger of the flames
spreading was obviated.
A car-load of matches, standing
on a siding at the grocery com
pany's property was moved just in
time to prevent a terrific explos
ion. It was estimated that the
damage amounted to more than
110,000.
This was tbe second fire at this
location within six weeks and it
. was said that It was the third oc
curring there in the past few
years. -
Entire City Aroused
Within a few minutes after the
discovery of the fire the entire
city seemed to nave awakened to
the fact that there was a big blase
in the downtown section.
Telephone inquiries poured into
the offices of the New Statesman
in a constant stream, keeping the
I staff busy answering anxious in
fIiries from persons awakened by
Jr lie glare that spread over the en-
lfcjlre heavens.
ffThe fire was apaprently under
i control by 2 a. m. The contents
H of the Drager warehouse, a total
id loss was said to consist of dried
prunes and loganberries.
PARTS OF MISSING
PLANE DISCOVERED
SEATTLE, Aug. 28. (AP)
Pieces of airplane UDholsterv and
f several tourist postcards, suppos
edly rrom the British Columbia
airways plane which disappeared
Saturday morning with six persons
were picked up on the beach sev
eral miles southwest of here to
day. Lieutenant Commander L. L.
Bennett, directing the coast guard
search of the missine mononlane
tonight declared he was satisfied
:
mat the fragments of upholstery
were' from the giant passens-er
ship. He ordered the uurrh r.
Sjiewed in Port Discover whsnt
' the articles were picked up by
i Oeorge A. Smith, fire warden and
fcr. E. E. Gleason. retired dentist.
vZ-jjW'Ub the pieces of upholstery
!V fTwere several fragments of felt
Snjedto insulate the body of the
I fltae from the engine.
.
1203 New
Subscribers - - -
New Statesman Has Added 199 New Paid
Subscribers to an Already Rapidly
Growing List in the First Two Days
of This Week.
, Statesman Grow.v'L 5
There is no longer any doubt that the ex
traordinary growth of the new Statesman
is on the solid basis of popularity among
readers. This week, interest has been more
than erer keen, with the result that virtually
200 new names were added to the subscrip-'
tion list in only two days. 7 i .
A total of 1203 new readers hare' joined
the Statesman family of subscribers since
August 1. ,
Salem is interested in the new Statesman!
Headers by the hundreds are joining in the
rush to get n the subscription. lists! This
astounding gain, which is winning attention
over the entire Pacific coast, is a wonderful
tribute to Salem's clean, constructive, pro
gressire newspaper. '
North Salem
Sewer Found
Real Menace
Pouring sewage upon the bank
jot the Willamette river 30 feet
(from the water's edge to let It
flow the whole, distance and then
float idly upon stagnant water,
the North Salem sewer is in worse
condition than either of the oth
ers ever was.
This was brought out yesterday
by means of a personal inepection
authorized by the local firm of
Cupper, Simpson and Cooper,
which is drawing up plans for Sa
lem's new sewage disposal system.
This firm was employed by the
city shortly after the June elec
tion last year, when 1400.000 in
bonds was. voted for a new sewer
system.
A thorough inspection was
made yesterday after an article
had been printed in the. New
Statesman describing the putrid
aroma that at (present is rising
constantly from the mouth of
two of Salem's sewer lines.
. Near Heart of City
The Center street sewer, the
mouth of which just meets the
river surface, would be less - ob
jectionable, Percy Cupper assert
ed, except for the fact that it Is
only a few blocks from the center
of the city. The North Salem line
empties upon the river bank at
about Hickory street, which Is
practically at the northern edge
of Salem.
The Hickory street sewer flows
into the water at a point not af
fected by the river current, being
protected by a peninsula that runs
parallel with the river bank and
creates a lagoon.
Sewage has been flowing into
this lagoon all summer.
The plan evolved for a new sew
age system for this city offers re
lief within the next few years, but
none for the time being. Under
the plan a main trunk line would
be installed along North Church
street, which is lower than the
immediate river bank. This would
carry sewage from thy three pres
ent sewer lines to a sewage dis
posal plant near the north edge
of town.
, WASniVflTflW n t4 Inr 9t
(AP) The shipping board to
day approved the agreement of
the trans-Pacific passenger con
ference, with the headquarters in
San Francisco, designed to cen
tralize action and stabilize rates
for the trans-Pacific transporta
tion of passengers to and from
Pacifie coast ports of the United
States and Canada.
The agreement fixed the com
missions to be paid agents, the
rales and conditions governing
transportation of passengers and
prohibits absorption of local .port-
to-port fares, except between Seat
tle and Vancouver in connection
with third class and Asiatic steer
age passengers.
Provisions are made for re
duced rates to missionaries, em
ployees of railways and conference
steamship lines, army and navy
officials on the Orient, diplomatic
and consular agents, theatrical
parties, and large parties and
families.
Members of the conference are
the American Mail Line, the Can
adian Pacific Steamships, Ltd.,
uouar steamship Line, Los Ange
les Steamship company. Mateon
Navigation company, Nippon Yu-
sen Kaisha, and the North Ger
man Lloyd.
Morrow Plans
Brief Vacation
MEXICO CITT. Aug. 28.
(AP) United States Ambassador
Dwight Morrow will spend a brief
vacation early in September on a
large ranch in the state of Coahu
ila as the guest of its American
owner, Hall Mangum. it was learn
ed today.
Watcb The
SUP
WW
GIVES
MIRK OF APPROVAL
40; ADDITIHL
NATIONS ASKED
Ton PACTS
Kellogg Treaty Renouncing
War Will Be Extended
: To Wider Scope
Total of 64 Countries Would
Be Affected If Ail
Enter Treaties
BELGRADE," Jugo-Slavla, Aug.
28. (AP). Jugo-Slavla today
bad the distinction of being the
first' nation outside of the .origin
al IS signatories of the Kellogg
Briand pact to sign the treaty.
Foreign Minister Marinkovitch
signed the pact just six hours af
ter receiving the official invita
tion to do so and after a short
ministerial conference.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28
(AP) The, Kellogg treaty re
nounelng war as a national policy
was placed today before forty,
eight other nations by American
diplomatic representatives for the
consideration and approval ' of
those governments. Russia is be
ing invited by France to join.
Adherence by all of these na
tions would make the treaty ef
fective between 4 nations, and
thereby practically universal as
was contemplated by .secretary
Kellokk throughout the negotia
tions. Already a number of the
governments have Indicated in
formally that they are prepared
to participate In the treaty.
Complete. List Glvem
In addition to Russia, the roll
call of the nations invited today
follows:
Albania. Afghanistan. Argenti
na, Austria, Bolivia. Brasil. Bul
garia, Chile. China. Colombia, Cos.
ta Rica. Cuba. Denmark. Domini,
can Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Es
tonia. Ethiopia, Finland. Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti. Honduras, Hun.
gary. Iceland, Latvia. Liberia,
Lithuania, Luxemberg. , Mexico,
Netherlands, Nicaragua. Norway,
Panama. Paraguay, Persia, Peru,
Portugal.
Begging Will Be
"Done Away With
r "For Jerusalem
JERUSALEM. Aur. 28 (Jew.
ish Telegraphic Agency) Beg
ging In the holy city will shortly
be prohibited by the Palestine gov.
ernment. It was stated today on
good authority. An ordinance to
this effect will be promulgated
in a few days.
Thi ordinance, when promul
gated, will remove from the wail
ing wall the sight of many old
Jewish beggars who frequently
are Associated in the minds of the
tourists with Jerusalem scenes.
A meting of the council of the
Jerusalem Jewish community was
called to outline a plan to provide
maintenance for the poor wno
sained their dailv bread by beg
ging. It was stated that the group
of beggars would number one
thousand.
Valuable Pearl
Necklace Stolen
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. T-.
Aug. 2S.-(AP) A necklace of
mi assorted nearls. valued at
$100,000 and belonging to Mrs.
Jerome Louchelm of Philadelphia.
was reported as missing or sioien
to police here today. Mrs. Louch
elm wore tbe pearls to a night club
and bad them while there, she told
police, but found them missing
when she reached home. Mrs.
Louchelm said she was driven to
and from the club in a private au
tomobile. .
Cabinet Member
Shoots Perfectly
' j .
SUPERIOR. Wis.. Aug. 22.
(AP) Roy O. West, newly ap
pointed secretary of itnerlor. es
tablished a real trap shooting rec
ord today He scored 100 per cent
in a competition with President
Coolidge. But Secretary West was
extremely modest about IL "You
see," he said, "I only shot ones.
It hit the darn thing so I thought
I'd better call it a day. I didn't
want to Impair my amateur stand
ing." -, "
Marines Rout 40
Sandino Troops
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Aug. 28.
-(APIA patrol f Unttedl
States - Marines under Captain
George P. Stockees, of San Diego,
Calif., today routed a group of 40
Sandinistas headed by Miguel Aa-
gel Ortex. near Macuellsot In the
western part of the .province of
NuevaSegoria,
Towji ln Siberia -
Swept By Storm
iinsCOW. lux 28.IAP) -
The town ot Zera, in eastern Si
beria, has been, devastated by a
hurricane followed by floods, ac
cord in g - to . dispatches ' ' received
here today. fUver steamers have
been sent from - Blagovyeschensk
with help for the inhabitants who
Salem, Oregon. Wednesday Morning, August 29, 1928
What They
TWnkJDf .
Boys end Girls of 70
day, That Ways,
Morels, Etc,
A FAVORITE topic of
J vermtioa awomg older
Potbom ' these days, in
every q warier of America, is tbe
so-called "TvoBger fteseratioa
sotaesinaes derisively referred to
as flaralns yovth. Opinions
as to the ultimate goal or ob
jective of the 1028-model flap
per and her boy friend are
widely divergent. In Us search
for composite opinion on this
saost engrossing sabject the
Hew Oregoa Statesman laid the
qaesttoa before several persoas
la Salem Tuesday. This is how
they look at it:
NEWTON 8. SMITH, man
ager of the Gray Belle, said :
The younger generation seem
all right to me. They are not
like the boys and girls of my
time, but you must remember
that times have changed. These
young folks do things snd talk
about things that were taboo to
their parents at their age, but
the youngsters are, if anything,
cleaner minded than the gen
eration which went before
them. They are just direct,
honest and unaffected. I like
'em that way, myself. More
over. I think they will average
up physically better than their
fathers and mothers did. Tbe
world moves and nature bal
ances her books. I'm not old
fogy enough to think only the
old ways were good ways. I'm
for the younger generation." 1
MRS. FRED A. ERTJCON,
1C9C State street said: "I'm
strong for the young people.
I've worked with them for
many years, and I think the
young people today are just as
fine as those of my generation.
Theyhave greater opportuni
ties, especially for education;
these opportunities give greater
chance for temptation, but
those who survive will be the
stronger for It. When young
people nowadays go wrong, it
usually Is because their parents
don't set them a good example.
Ton can't turn them out for the
world to raise and expect, them
to be perfect."
C. C. DETER, manager of
the Ambassador . apartments,, is
sure ihe younger, generation Is
wilder today than it has ever
bMn and rettlnr wilder, but be
isn't worried about the future.
-There Is bound to be a limit
and- then will come a change
for the better," he said. "Most
of the young people settle down
eventually and seem to suffer
little for their past rashness.
There is no question that the
young people who are held
down by their parents are
worse when that restraint is re
moved, than those who have al
ways had a reasonable .amount
of freedom."
DR. CHARLES L. - SHER
MAN, bead of the psychology
and philosophy department at
Willamette university and au
thor of "The Moral Self," is
confident that the youth of to
day is no worse than the youth
of any previous age. "If they
seem a little wild, greater op
portunity is the explanation."
he said. "The prevailing phi
losophy of today, realism, has
no bearing on the young peo
ple's behavior, and it is not due
to a decline of religion. Cha
racter has never been based on
formal religion, which Is los
ing ground. Real religion is
not disappearing."
DON H. UPJOHN, well
known local gladiolus grower
and writer, said: "The young
er generation is much better
than tbe older generation was
In Its prime. I can't see where
they get all this talk about the
youth of today going to the
dogs. When I was a boy we
were a lot worse than the kids
are today." "
GEORGE O. CHABOT, night
clerk at the New Salem hotel,
cannot see much hope for some
of the younger people. He
said : "I think the younger
generation' Is getting weaker
and weaker; there is too much
temptation in their way. If the
use of liquor among them con
tinues as it has been and is. it
seems to . me they will have no
brains left. : I believe the con
dition i Is largely the parents'
fault; if mothers and fathers
would devote more time to their
children and take them out to
shows and dances. " conditions
would be different, tThere is
too "much levity. I have spent
28 years la the hotel -business,
and I have seen both sides."
Borah Brands L
; . Bourbon Claim
As :Ridiculous
SPOKANE. Aug. '2 (AP)-
In M statement here' tonight Sena
tor William B. Borah of Idaho
tamped as "absurd" the predic
tion of John J. Raskob. chairman
of the' democratic national " com.
mlttee, that Governor Alfred
Smith would receive -3 OS of the
S3 1 electoral votes for president.
Senatot-Borah left Spokane to
night for tbe middle west where
be has speaklag engagements In
Hliaols and Michigan.
Lli COUNTY
REPUBLICANS
HEAR HAWLEY
Smith Is Called Bolter From
; Democratic Party By :
Oregon Orator
Enthusiastic Gathering Hear
Prominent Men Present
Case For Hoover
ALBANY, Ore.. Aug. 28.
(Special) Democrats have every
right to bolt their party In the
coming presidential election, for
their candidate, AI Smith, has
bolted the democratic party plat
form, Willis, C.Hawley, congress
man from the first Oregon district
told-a large audience at a meeting
here tonight sponsored by the
Linn county republican central
committee.
Herbert Hoover, the republican
candidate, is standing firmly on
the party's platform, and accepted
the nomination on that basis, Mr.
Hawley added.
Ralph Williams Speaks
Ralph Williams, national com
mitteeman from Oregon, was an- I
othec speaker. "Herbert Hoover
was nominated by the people and
not by the delegates," he declar
ed. "The delegates and the repub
lican machine did not favor Hoo
ver's nomination but were forced
to accept him because of public
pressure."
Tbe true story of Hoover's re
fusal to pose for movie camera
men while fishing on Rogue river
was disclosed by Phil Metschan,
chairman of the state republican
central committee.
Mr. Hoover bad been having
poor success as an angler. One of
his companions caught a big trout,
and handed his pole, with the fish
dangling from it, to the presiden
tial candidate, suggesting that he
pose for the cameramen with this
fish. Mr. Hoover refused, saying:
"That isn't the way I have ever
conducted my business."
Was Not Discourteous
This occurrence, said Mr. Mets
chan. is what gave rise to the
story that Hoover treated the cam
eramen discourteously.
Other speakers included Gover
nor Patterson, Jack Day, chairman
ot the Multnomah county central
committee; Chairman Tripp of the
Linn county central committee;
Carl Sochs and Percy Young-, Al
bany men who were classmates of
Herbert Hoover at Stanford uni
versity; and Dr. Booth of Leb
anon, of the district congressional
committee.
ELKS CONVENTION
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 28 (AP)
Members of the Elks lodge from
cities in ail sections of Orn are
beginning to assemble here for the
annual state conventon of the or
der to be held here Wednesday to
Saturday of this week.
The city Is bedecked with bunt
ing and flags. The Astoria lodge
has made extensive preparations
for the entertainment of the
thousands of visitors expected.
Sessions will begin Wednesday
night with a big initiation cere
mony. Races, boat trips, dances
banquets and other sala events
are to be staged on succeeding
days.
Railroad Strike
To Be Fixed Up,
Announcement
WASHINGTON, Aug, 28
(AP) Differences between west
ern railroads and employes or
ganized in the -.Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and tbe order
of Railway Conductors are ex
pected to be reconciled by an
agreement announced here today
by the United States board of
mediation, which has been dis
cussing the questions at issue with
representatives or both groups
since July 22. .
. The proposed settlement, de
tails of which can not yet be made
public under the law, must be
ratified by the Association of Gen
eral Committees on behalf ot the
railway employes before It goes
Into effect A. P. Whitney, presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Rail,
road Trainmen, will present Jt to
the association at a meeting In the
midwest in the near future. He
signed it for bis organisation, and
E. Pj Curtis simed it as presi
dent for the order of Railway Con.
doctors.-. "
Albiris Hat Now
Cast Into Ring
. C. E...AlbIn. former Salem
mayor, has been added to the list
if possible candidates to fill .the
tiftn ward vacancy on the ' city
ouacil created by the resigna
tion of George W. Thompson, ac
cording te reports current ..Tues
day. Friends of Mr. Alb in were
said ; to be , circulating r petition!
asking his election by the conn,
ell. Petitions favoring Kenneth
L. Randall ' had heea la circula
tion previously, and some mention
has been made of David O'Hara,
one of the nominees for the two
IT ASTORIA
US
year term from this ward-
Rides Far to
't
Boyd Jones, 14 years old, rode horseback, 1,800 miles to see
President Ooolidge at Superior and extend to him the invitation of
Gov. R, C Dillon of New Mexico to attend the eighth f Indian
ceremonial at Gallop, N. M.
E
UPON PEACE TREATY
ROME. Aug. 28 (AP) Sig
nature of the Kellogg Pact does
not mark the end of war but does
mark the beginning of a conscious
ness that "war is not only damage
but a crime," the newspaper Ser.
vatore Romano, - official Vatican
organ, declared in an editorial to
night.
Citing Mr. Kellogg's statement
that "peace is for all." the news
paper declared "the axiom comes
from the very place where Presi
dent Monroe uttered another one
of division and isolation, "Ameri
ca for the' Americans."
Continuing the newspaper says:
"At Paris the Kellogg Pact says
that peace is for all the worldand
the signature of the United States
beside those of the other powers
bears witness that no paricular
interest, be it even so great as a
continent; can prevail over the
universal interest in peace."
The Vatican organ laments that
the principles of Pope Benedict's
plea of August. 1917. to tne
belligerents of the World war bas
taken eleven years "to get to the
quai d'orsay." but finds in the
pact and M. Briand's speech the
"identical concept and the same
words." It scores the cynicism
shown by some sections of the
Italian press and while admitting
that the treaty still is only a dec
laration of principles, "even pla
tonic," says that the 27th of Aug
ust will be a "fruitful day in hu
man history."
NOT TO BE PISSED
BOSTON. Aue. 28 (AP) A
prosecution for blasphemy, the
second in mpre , than a ceniury
nnrier an ancient Massachusetts
statute, was halted today when
Judge Murray in municipal coun
recalled a warrant in which Dr.
WrtYa M Kallen. nhilosopher
and former Harvard lecturer, was
charged with the offense.
The action of the Judge was
taken after a conference attended
by representatives of the Boston
police and -others interested in
The warrant was based
on a speech delivered oy Dr. KaU
len at a Sacco-vanxetu memorial
mMiinr lRt Thursday in which
he said: "If Sacco and Vansetti
were anarcuisio, cai . -
an anarchist." It was announced
that the warrant had been re
called pending a further study of
the statute in relation to me
wnrdn complained of. but the gen
eral view in police circles was
that no further action would oe
taken.
Ritchie King Is
Returned Victor
In Portland Go
- PORTLAND. Ore.. Jlug. 28:
(AP). Ritchie King. Seattle
lightweight, stopped Kewpie ROey
of Vancouver, Wash., In .the
fourth round of what was to have
been a ten round bout here to
nigh t. King had his opponent on
tbe floor four times In the four
rounds 'before the fight was fin.
ally stopped. He dropped . him
twice in the fourth and both times
Riley got up at the const of nine.
After the second knockdown i the
referee stepped in and stopped rt,
Jn the v preliminaries . Touag
Sam Laa gfoTdVSeatUe. lightweight
took a six round decision overEd-i
die Graham of Salem; Fernandez
Gonsales. . Chicago bamwelght,
won in stx rounds over Billy Rob
bins. Portland and Johnny Wood;
Seattle lightweight, decisioned
Johnny Case beer, Spokane, la six
rounds. ---,;
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BLASPHEMY
CHARGE
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See President
SJLEM HHIES
GOING FUEL SPEED
The Hunt cannery is packing as
high as 80 tons of pears a day,
besides a considerable tonnage of
evergreen blackberries.
The only reason more pears are
not going through is because no
more room can be found for the
operatives. It takes more work
ers to get a ton of pears into the
cans than it does to dispose of the
earlier fruits. The Hunt cannery
is working about 850 now.
Next week will come the can
ning of prunes in volume, and
then will follow the second peak
load of the year for the Salem
canneries. The first was at the
height of the strawberry, logan
berry, raspberry and cherry sea
sons. . j
It is likely that a" considerable
number of persons above the 3000
who are now employed will be
working in the Salem canneries at
the height of prune canning, for
pear canning will last throughout
the prune packing season. "
Blaze Fatal to
Entire Family,
Toronto, Canada
TORONTO. Aug. 28 (APi A
father, a monther and . three of
their four children lost hteir lives
early today In a fire that trapped
them in their third flood home.
The dead are Joseph Klianman,
39; his wife. 37;' Sydney 3: Sadie,
14; and Benjamin. 5. The last
two were takne from the fire alive
but died in a hospital. Another
child, seven-year-old Morris, Is
not expected to recover.
Klianman's body was found cov
ering the little forms of Benjamin
and Morris, while In Mrs. Kliap
man's arms was tbe body of her
baby.
Police were investigating a
story told by Sadie before her
death that her father had received
threats of harm to himself and
family. The cause of the fire has
not been ascertained.
Farmer Who Shot
Thief Is Indicted
VALE, Ore Aug. 28 --AP)
The grand jury today indicted J.
M. Wallace, 70, a farmer living
near Nyssa, In connection with
the death of Robert Gray, 19. in
Wallace's watermelon patch -Friday
night. A coroner's jury found
Wallace guilty of the death. A 1
hearing will be bad Thursday at
11a.m.
Plan for Changing Form
Of City Government May -Not
Go Before Citizena
The. committee firrp posed of
one member from each of Salem's
service clubs, . selected -to sld - tbe
ordinance committee of the ; city
council in perfecting the proposed
charter embodying the council
manager plan, held iu first meet
ing Monday night. , : .t -Beyond
electing Dr. George H.
Alden chairman, little was done
at this meeting. It was left te
Dr. Alden to call another meet
ing , at such , time as seemed ad
visable. .U'J... S.'
v The chairman , stated --Tuesday
that the committee's plans are in
definite at this time, ! and that
there is a possibility that no ;ef
fort will be made to: place .the
charter, before the voters : in Nor
venrber. . ...- -s t. ?
Xaek of unanimity among the
members of the- committee upon
the issue of electing. the council
at . large or retaining tbe ward
system ' was v noticeable at : the
meeting Monday night. :
Newell Williams of the Lions
club, Mas . Pact el the Rotary
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IGIRLS STORV
HS ROBBER
BEHIND BAR!)
Frank Kodat Goes to Eugene
To Face Charge Of
Burglary There
Delia Hand Says Prisoner Is
One Of Gang Which
Blew Safe Here
When tbe lonr arm of the law '
plucked Prank Kodat from a card
room in Portland TuMdav an4
placed him in a cell In the Lane
county jail, the arrest came as
the aftermath of di nf th mnat
daring and baffling series ot
Durgianes. roDDeries and murders-
in the historv of the Pacific nnrt fe
west, touching many cities of Ore.
gon ana Washington and includ
ing Salem in its meshes.
Kodat arrest was the direct
result of a "snitch" bv Delia nr-
nlce Hand, 18, now confined la
tne recelvlnr ward of the Hrrcon
hospital for the insane. Kodat
speciflcallv is charred with thm
robbery of the Washburn depart
ment store In Eugene last winter
wnen 11547 in cash. 84000 in dav
monds and other things were stol
en.
He is said to have been on of
the leaders of the gang which
blew the safe or the Capitol the,
tre here in February of this year,
taking therefrom about $500 4a
silrer and currency and jewelry
which had belonged to Fra&h
Bllgh's father and worth approxi
mately another $100. The bur
glars also took the "strong box"
in the safe, in which was about
82.000 more, but abandoned it oa
the stage of the theatre w.hea
they heard the janitor arrive for
his morning work.
The arrest was made hv Shrff
Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Fran
jioDeris of une county, and Beet
Love and H. Christofferson, dep
uty sheriffs. of Multnomah coun
ty, at the Thomas Coleman pool
hall and card room on Everest
street, just before noon. Tae
pnsoner passea tnrough Salem lor
Eugene two hours later.
Besides implicating Kodat in
the Washburne store robbery the
woman identified photographs of
'.'Dutch" Pete Stroff, William,
(Turn to page 7, please)
Ell
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Aug.
28. (AP) Reindeer hunters
have joined the parties searching
the interior of Greenland for Bert
Hassell and Parker Cramer, tbe
Rockford-to-Stockholm fliers. It
was made knwn today. The hunt
ers will search in the remote
mountain regions and explore tbe
shore cliffs for traces of tbe air
men.
The Danish explorer Knus Rs-
buseen is searching the fjords in
the vicinity where a plane believ-
ed to be the . Greater Rockford
was reported sighted last week
and motor boat parties are pro
ceeding along tbe coast.
Pringle Creek
Inquiry Sought
Investigation of the conditlm
on Pringle creek caused by the
alleged poisoning or the fish by
dye materials has been asked by
Fred A. Williams, city attorney,
and Dr. Estelle Ford Warner, hi
charge of the city health office iu
the absence of the health offices.
Dr. Vernon A. Douslas. and kit
deputy. Dr. William DeKlelae.
Batty Cooper, city sanitation of
ficer, and J. E. Blinkhorn, sanita
tion expert with the health de
partment, will make the investi
gation. It was renorted to tbji
city attorney snd to the health
demonstration that the decay
nsn were cresting a stence and
were a menace to health.
REINDEER
SEEKING
club and Raymond Bassett of the
American Legion, all favored re
tention of ward representation oa
the. council, and after some : dis
cussion of this feature the meet- .
ing was adjourned.
' Mr. . Page said farther that the
hub of the whole question is le
gality of tbe charter and the nec
essity for safeguarding ths cltyV
bonded Indebtedness. This is . a .
matter on which expert bond at
torneys only are competent to,
pass judgment, he declared, u4.
there is, not sufficient - time te -'
malntng to draft a clause which
will safeguard these existing char
ter amendments : -and obtain an
opinion from tbe bond attorneys. ,
: Only nine days remain In which
to revise the charter and file at
for preparation of a ballot title,
either through resolution ot the .
city council or by iVtiaUve peti- '
tion. Charter amendments meat -be
filed days before the eiea-
tion.' this being a provision v beta
of the state law and of the pi
ent Salem charter. --