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- - CLASSIFIED - - "Are Tom. wring; Statesman dmtnrt wh to iwch (ha market or to find what ye waa&t boy? ; If a mighty WEATHER Cloudy today, with. , clonal rains. Max. atnre Thursday 00) SUa. 40; rare way. KalaraU .05; River South winds. it ; R-RVlCMTV-TTTnTTTH VFAP ' - i. i- a-S r. j - " - """""" T"" - . ... - ' " : . ' ytj211ZllllJZZ211Z121 1 ' ' ' j- ;-- r t j?, balem, Oregon, Friday Morning, November:l6; 1928- ' . ( PRICE FIVE CENTS: oSfflTION .-State Treasurer's Announce ? raent to Project Folk Proves Sensation Forfeiture of Anpunts Ad danced Necessary to Save Settlers, Plea Forfeiture by the state of Its claims on Irrigation districts which hare defaulted, for prlnci pal and Interest funds advanced under the state guarantee. Is now faro red by . B. Kay, state trea surer and member of the state re clamation, commission, Mr. Kay told representatives of these- dis tricts at their session Thursday af ternoon in connection with the This announcement was the most sensational development of the present congress to date, for Mr. Kay has been recognized all rover the state as highly conserva- tire in his views os reclamation. Nevertheless he advised the ir- rlgatlonlsts to send a strong com' mlttee to the next session of the legislature and jnrge that this be done, and pledged his own efforts to bring it about, in order that the reorganization of these district which hare defaulted in meeting their obligations may be assisted - Jesary to Save Land for Development "Some pedple may criticize me for this stand, but if we do noth lag. tne money is gone anyway, whereas If the state assists and this reorganization is completed, it will bring Just so much paying property back on the tax rolls," Mr. Kay said. The state will not be able to do much In the way of financial as sistance for the reorganization work, the state treasurer said, be cause the, state Itself has a large deficit now and is going In deepet. He quoted figures to show that the income tax law operative in 1924 was responsible for this condition, as It reduced the base from which the six per cent limi tation was figured. Not An A1 Smith Chance Says Place The Irrigation districts haven't "an Al Smith chance of reorgan izing unless court decision is forthcoming that consent of every bond holder Is not : necessary .- to this step. Col, E. R. Place of Port land declared In the other striking address of the afternoon. af fording to the present under standing of the law, one bond holder with not more than $1000 at stake will be able to wreck the entire plan. Col. Place said,1 and even if all would agree, many can not be fonnd. Irrigation, in Oregon will pro ceed despite the failures which now loom rather large, the speak er predicted; but in addition to this dictation by minority bond holders, the general obligation bond arrangement will also pre vent adequate settlement, he warn, ed. Rhea Luper. state engineer and secretary of the reclamation com mission, explained the law under which the commission Is working and the work which has so far been done toward reorganizing the districts which are In difficulties. Banquet Proves, Lljrht Hearted Affair The annual banquet of the re clamation congress was held at the Gray Belle Thursday night, with 82 representatives of irrigation and drainage interests present. Al though sessions earlier in the day may have Indicated that the way of the irrtgationlst Is hard. It couldn't, have been guessed from the tone of the banquet talks. Not a serious word was said by any one except William -Hanley. Seymour Jones, state market ecent was toastm aster. He called upon Hal E. Hoss, secretary , of ate: William E. North or Barer; Hanley. R- W. Sawyer. Rob ert Townsend, and David McCar rick. Miss Naomi Phelps and Earl Xennell favored the reclamation Ists with vocal solos, both with piano i accompanlements by Mrs. Ethel ; Poling Phelps. Cannot Over Produce Bar State Chamber Mas W. O. Ide, manager of the state chamber of commerce, declared at the forenoon session of ' the con gress that Oregons farming pop ulation could be six or seven times as great as It Is at present, if farming were onv" proper basis. Sam Brown,' state senator, had told the drainage congress Wed (Tnrn to Page 11, Please.) Gale On Pacific Causes Havoc In Shipping Circles PORTLAND, Ore., Not. IS. (AP) Word of toll taken by the Pacific coast storm wsSr received here today by the Merchants Ex change, in reports which, said that iho TVtrtlsTKf-Awnjkil at nam mhort Ti er Ernest H. Meyer lost her deck load, mainmast and one or more lifeboats, and that the. Dorothy vJVlntermote had lost her deckload, 'Lkiu j . .... wuiic uoor ana ventilators were carried away. , I The Ernes! H. Meyer left the Columbia river last Tuesday for San Francisco. She was reported today off Mendlcino, feeling out her -course. The Dorothy Wintermote left , but last Monday for Los Angeles, " 1 -,v? Ti-J BtH Hanley Opens Great Open Spaces To State Meeting Next year's Oregon Rec lamation congress will meet in Malheur county an d spend all of its time "cruis ing Instead of taHdngrlT the advice given by William Hanley, Harney county pl . oneer cattleman. Is followed out At the banquet Thnrm day night , Hanley made this suggestion, declaring that the two big government ir rigation projects under con struction there were the only ones In the state that had been "started right." EOF DEBATES Strong Animosities Voiced in Reichstag Over Proposed 1 Construction BERLIN. Not. lSfAPl Tne construction Of Germanv'ii first battleship" since the conclu sion of the war brought bitter animosities to the surface in the course of debate in the Reichstag today. The battleship Is one for which nine million marks already have been appropriated, and the eon. structlon of which has been sup ported by both president Von Hin- denberg and Lieut. Gen. Wilhelm Groener, minister of defense. . - A motion to halt its construc tion on the ground that Germany can ill afford to spend its money on a lone battleship which will be not match for the more ade quate navies of other countries was presented by the social demo crat Otto Weis. In the debate which followed partisans and op ponents of the construction hurl. ed epithets at each other, and of most that was said Chancellor Mueller seemed to be the victim. I- The house and tribunes were crowded for the occasion as word spread around of what was tak ing place. Army and navy men were conspicuous among those present. Herr Weis urged that tne mon ey could be spent better than for building a battleship and that the financing of land settlements in eastern Prussia where the Polish corridor makes the sea lane the only avenue, of communication, and where twenty citizens socie ties have asked the construction of the ahlp would be better protec tion of that area than tne project ed ten-thousand ton cruiser will afford. TIRES LIIIES0F.17 LONDON. Nor. -1I.(AP) Great Britain's grief over the loss es in the Vestris disaster was deepened today by another Marine tragedy which fost 17 , lives and almost wiped out the male popu lation of Rye harbor on the Sus sex coast. The dead are 14 men of the regular crew of the Rye lifeboat and three volunteers. The entire company perished In a gallant per. formance of duty In an errort to brine aid to a vessel In distress off their coast. To make the tragedy even more poignant, the lifeboat was swamped by huge seas within sight of the mothers, wives and sisters of the men. Crowding the beach they saw the boat upset and saw their loved ones hurled Into the waters, while over the roar of the seas came' their heartbroken cries and screams. Terrific seas and a wind of gale force prevailed in the channel when the Rye life crew launched their bdat at five o'clock this morning to go to the aid ot the wrecked Latvian steamer Alice. Scarcely was the little boat launched when It was learned On shore that the steamer's crew al ready . had been rescued . by the German steamer Smyrna. Hoover Election Is Held Victory For Dry Forces BOSTON. Nor. -11. (AP) The election of Herbert Hoover as. president was tensed a great victory by Mrs. Ella Alexander Boole in her address as president of the National Woman's ; Chris tlon Temperance union at ; the opening session of Rs S 4th con vention here tonight. - "There were many Issues, she said, "but prohibition ranked first with women and their- inter est la this cause resulted in great ly increased registration and in Interest in the election. There has never been a presidential cam paign In which women have taken so active a part. The slogan 'principle above party rallied the women of the nation." Homecoming Is : Set For Today SlLVEItTON. Ore.. NoT.ila- (Special) The Silverton high school student; body is making preparations ,f or its homecoming which Is to be Friday of this week. The homecoming football' game will be ' played' with Oregon City, ID SEA TRftGEDY "'... C,.,.. HOOVER PLANS FOR LOTJG TRIP Preparations Take on Added Speed as Date of De parture Nears Old Clossmates Visit Presi dent-Beet to Wish Him Great Success By W. B. RAGSDALE Associated Press Staff Writer STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal Nov. 15. (AP) Herbert Hoover was Immersed In the work of com pleting prepartlons for his good will trip to South America today and laid it aside only to receive some- of the well-wishers wno called upon him. - Among these was a delegation of classmates of the president elect at Stanford in 1895, most of . them now San Francisco bus iness men. The group, more than a doxen strong, was headed by former Judge George E. Crothers of San Francisco, and Thomas K Code, the first quarterback Stan ford university ever produced. Congressman Knows About Route to be Taken Another caller during the day was representative W. E. Hull of Peoria, 111., who called to convey his congratulations. Hull traversed the same route through South America a year or so ago as will the president-elect, the Illinois congressman having been a mem ber of a commission appointed to study and aid in the promotion of good roads on the southern con tinent. In addition to discussing the forthcoming South American trip, representative Hull talked to Mr. Hoover for some time concerning inland waterway development, es pecially the Great Lakes to the gulf waterway, and the proposed St. Lawrence outlet from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Army of Typists Grinds Out Replies Between callers - the president elect worked away at the multi tude of -details that must be cleared, away before he leaves Pa lo Alto Sunday evening, for San reuro, to Doara tne oatueshln M . M m m . ' ... - Maryland tor his voyage. An additional battery of typists had been put to work rrlndlna out the thousands of replies that sou remain to be made to letters and telegrams that continue to pile Into the Hoover residence by every mail and over the special telegraph loops that have been set up. Every effort is being made to speed this work so that the pres ident-elect may leave a clear desk behind when he departs. No decision yet has been reached concerning the possible inclusion of visits to Ecuador and Bolivia In his itinerary for the journey and it has been indicated of Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher who will accompany Mr. Hoover 5 DEFENDANTS SET LOS ANGELES. Nov. 15. (AP) Demurrers to bribery In dictments against five of the sev en men indicted with District At torney Asa Keyes were sustained today in superior court' Special prosecutor district attorney-elect Buron Fitts corroborated the con tention of defense attorneys that the papers were faulty. Fitts admitted to the court that the indictments failed to specify a crime and made a motion that the defense demurrers be sus tained with the accompaniment of an order resubmitting the docu ments to the grand Jury. The latter, action also was or dered by the court. Tne defendants successfully en tering the demurrers were Dave and 'Ben Getsof, named as the "fixers" who obtained the bribes alleged to have been passed by defendants in the Julian Petrole um fraud cases; Ed and Jack Ros- enburg, two of the Julian defend ants who won dismissals and ac quittals of their cases and Charles Kelmer, special .investigator un der District Attorney Keyes. Portland Vessel Sustains Damage HONOLULU, T. H., Nov. 15 (AP) The Venice Maru, .bound from Portland to Kobe, limped In to Honolulu port today with & cracked tiller. The ship's fuel was nearly exhausted After battling a storm In the Pacific. It will take two days to make the repairs. Chicagoans Have Very Warm Spell CHXCAGO, Not, 15. (A P) The mildest November 15 In the history ; of the Chicago weather bureau greeted Chicagoans today when - the. temperature soared to t at 1 m. The warmest No vember day on -record here was November 7, if 15, when the-tem- perature - touched 75. 1 IMPETUS F6EE BY DEMURRER VT, "tT vf l"w .H- i::,- K,i:i!lvvit No Chance Is "Until ah existing projects are finished, and these call for an ex penditure of approximately $18,- 000,000, there is absolutely no chance of new routes being nam ed as state highways, said Judge Robert W. Sawyer, member' of the state highway commission, who was in Salem Thursday, attending the reclamation congress. Judge Sawyer - thus reaffirmed the position of the state highway commission regarding new con stmction when he was asked if there Was an chance of the desig nation: of a new route as a state highway between Salem and Portland. Pleasure over the defeat of the Dunne measures on the ballot this year was expressed by Judge Sawyer. In analyixing the defeat of the bills; he was especially Interested in the fact that all but one county in the state had rejected the mea sures and that several counties which had no Immediate hope for expenditure of state road funds, had lead the list of sections which gave the strongest opposition to tbe measures. Saturday he will go to Corvallis to preside atMhe fall meeting of the executive committee of the state editorial - association. Over 100 editors are expected to be in Corvallis that day for the annual homecoming of O. A. C Pomona Visiting Committee to Meet With Salem Unit at Saturday Session . The annual- homecoming day of Salem Grange No. 17 will be ob served Saturday when (every member is expected to enjoy the special program arranged. The Grange will meet In Labor hall on Court street, beginning at 10:00 o'clock In the morning. The Marlon county Pomona Grange visiting committee of which Miss Ethel M. Fletcher, sec retary of the local Grange, is chairman, will make its official visit to; Salem Grange Saturday. Each grange In the county has four members on the visiting com mittee. W. A. Jones of Macleay, Pomona Grange master, will be there, i Following dinner at noon, the Monmouth Grange team will con fer the third and fourth degrees at 1:15 o'clock upon Miss Elis abeth Yaughan and Norman Flet cher. Norman Is 14 years old and the youngest member of Salem Grange. ; The lecturer's program will be in charge of F. A. Myers and will begin at 2:15 o'clock. Mrs. S. J. Hofma and Mrs. S. H. Van Trump will give readings; Mrs. Lillle D. Vaughan will sing several solos; and there will be a discussion of Oregon water power by 8. H. Van Trump and S. J. Hofma as well as talks from the visiting gran gers. The biennial meeting of the Marlon-Polk associated Grangers will be held in Salem Wednesday, November 21. Seymour Jones Is master of the Associated Gran gers, Mrs. L. 8. Lambert of Stay- ton, lecturer and F. O. Powell of Dallas, secretary. Associated Grangers meet in February of each year at Mon mouLh m 'i SELECT TEXTBOOKS Members of the state textbooks commission will meet here Mon day to select one-third of the text books to be need In the puble schools of Oregon, outside of Portland, during the next two years. It was said that proposals already have been received from more than 20 textbook publahlng companies. Subjects In which the texts are up for change In the grades this year are drawing, history, lan guage and physiology, writing. and the dictionaries. ; High school subjects Involved are botanv. chemistry, domestic art, domestic science Latin, physics, physiolo gy, stenography and typewriting. Chevrolet Will Compete In Six Cylinder Field DETROIT. Nov. 15. (Special) The Chevrolet motor company is about to desert the four-cylin-J ucr iieia ana manuxacture six-cylinder automobiles exclusively, ac cording to Information given out nnoinciauy here today, ,1k - was indicated that . tha official an nouncement would be made Fri day. Virtually no Increase In price wiu be involved. . The ' new model will retain practically all estab lished Chevrolet mechanical . prin ciples -except for the chance to six-cylinder block, and the devel opment of a high compression type ,glne with non-detonating head, ; t ; - - . Seen For New Portland Road GRAN GE ARRANGES UOMECOIUR PU coin win 'SMS Matsa M. FASCIST HOLD UPON ITALY IS sss bsb ' ' sa s insssi mm Grand Council of Party Given 0fficial Authority In Government Entire Group Made Immune From Arrest; Meetings to be In Secret ROME, Nov. 15. (AP) The Italian senate today passed a gov ernment bill giving constitutional status as an element of the goT- ernment to the grand: council of the national fascist party. The vote was 181 to 19. with two ah staining from the ballot. Premier Mussolini in a brief speech' declared that the bill should and will give to all Ital ians, and to all the world, the sense of the unshakable stability and limitless duration! of the -re rime which Is striving ever to make the fatherland the greater He was given ah ovation on the conclusion of this sentiment. Mussolini also said that the bill had given rise to "some respecta hie and comprehensible hesita tions and likewise to some oblique manoeuvers and stupid vocifera tions." i All Suspicion Is Declared Eliminated He argued, however, that the six years of loyal governing by the fascist party had put the regime above all suspicion "in all of its men and In all i of Its po litical, military and syndical ex pressions." He emphasized tbe perfect loyalty of the party to the reigning dynasty, saying: 'When his majesty, the king of Italy, as chief of tbe state, light ed in the chapel of Bologna the votiv elamp which the fascists had dedicated to the black smlrts who fell In the movement ,to cre ate .the present regime, he accom plished an act whose significance spoke for itself. Council WIU Deal With Gravest Israes The bill pro-rides that the rrand council shall coordinate all activ ities of the regime. Its meeting shall be secret and no member of the bodymay Jbe subject to pollc measures or arrest without au thorization of: the Council. It is to be consulted on all j suestlons of a constitutional character, such as laws concerning succession to tne throne, royal prerogatives, re lations between the state and the Roman Catholic church, interna tional treaties and changes in the territory ol tne nation. ! TWO FIBS DIE Br GUARD S filFLE 8ANTA ANA. Calif.. Nov. 1 K t-Jj Two alleged noachers on the California Gun club preserve near Seal beach were shot and kill. ea late today in a gun battle with i. w. Montgomery, depuity sheriff and gamekeeper at the club. Re ports to the sheriff's office here quoted Montgomery as stating mat tne men rired upon him when he ordered them from marshlands iu m ciuo s aucs: nunung pre serves. t Two sheriffs deputies were sent from here to the Isolated area to place Montgomery under arrest on technical eharges of murder. Montgomery reported that when he ordered the men off one fired upon him with a j shotgun, puncturing his hat. He j returned the fire with his rifle and the man crumpled, mortally Wounded. moment later, the game kee er declared, the second I poach" opened fire upon him and he too was shot down. The bodies had not been recovered from the marsh late today but one has been Identi fied as that of O. R. . Mahon. about 40 years of age,: who lived at Sunset Beach near the gun club. Later It was found that ' both men had been shot through -the heart by Montgomery,' a veteran peace officer of the frontier days in Oklahoma. ! The sheriffs deputies, who took Montgomery Into custody, said they were convinced that the game keeper acted .solely In self defense. They reported that : he 1 showed them where he first had fired a warning shot which struck the ground some distance from the poachers. ; The ; officers stated Montgomery was taken into cus tody principally . to protect him rather than because of any doubt concerning his actios - A coroner's Inquest Into the killings, was ordered for tomor row. : Tramp Indicted , "lOirdea KUGENT2, . Ore.i Nov. 7 IS. (AP) Joseph L. McDanlel. 22. of Chico; Calif., was. indicted by the grand - jury here today on a charge of first degree' murder. In connection with the deaah of A. TL ' McQrew, Southern ( Pacific brakeman. - McDanlel was arrest ed by. a posse after McGrew had been stabbed .to death when he attempted . to - put several tramps off the train. , McDanlel Is said by police to have admitted hav-; tog a flghf with the brakeman. ; But- 151. They're Happy In Defeat Two Members of Smith tion Because They'll Have More Time. ' ' With "Oompah" . : f i Ys : - v) " h-f - Hi J NLi" jy&ibr-& f --tM v 7S fcr ARTHUR and WALTER SMITH Exclusive Central Press Dispatch to The Statesman ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 15. Two members of the Smith family are extremely happy that "Oompah" isn't the next president of the United States. They are little Arthur and Wal ter Smith, children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith. "Oompah" is their grandpa, Governor Alfred Governor Smith Plays 15 Holes Of Golf And Receieves Real Ovation Southerners Hail Defeated Democratic Presidintial Candidate SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 15. (AP) Governor Al Smith launched his vacation today by playing 15 holes of golf, his long est game In weeks, and tonight was given an ovation by a crowd gathered outside the home of Carl Espy, where he was the honor guest at a reception. What the Governor's score was today, or that ot the other three members of the foursome, W. F. Kennedy, his host on the southern trip and friend of long standing, James J. Riordan, and Mr. Mee hanxn a New York broker, re mained a secret. They played on the Savannah golf club course. The governor and his party will leave tomorrow morning for Jacksonville, Fla., from where they will proceed to'Biloxl, Miss. IS TAKEN BY DEATH CHICAGO. Nov. 16 (AP) Professor Thomas Crowder Cham berlin, originator of the jrianetesl nal hypothesis of the formation ot the earth, died here today of bronchial pneumonia and heart diElase. He was 15 years old. Professor Chamberlln, a noted geologist, held that a giant star passing elose to the sun from three to five billions of years ago drew In Its wake fragments of the sun, which eventually came to gether and formed the earth. Oth er planets, he believed, were form in the same manner. Professor Chamberlln elaborated on his the ory in his latest book, "Two Solar System's The Sun's Children," published just three weeks ago. Late last year, the geologist was awarded the Penrose medal ot the Geological Society of America for distinguished work during 127. Funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon at the new Uni versity of Chicago chapel and bur lal will be in Belolt, Wis. President and . Mrs. Coolidge Hold Reception WASHINGTON, N O T. 15. (AP) The ; gayest White House social function of jtne year, the diplomatic' 'reception to- which more than 2,000 people- had been invited to meet President and Mrs. Coolidge, took place tonight Arranged In the order of - the seniority of the embassies and le gations, the . diplomats, dressed in their gold embroidered uniforms with ; swords at their , sides and rplumed hats in their hands, were received by the chief executive, In addition, numerous other prom- lnent guests had been Invited, NOTED 1MB Family Joyous After Elec E. Smith. They are happy because now "Oompah" can spend more time "over at their house" playing and singing with them. Arthur, by the way, is the youngster whose voice and face were used in a singing movie as part of the Smith campaign. He loves to gurgle the words of "Sidewalks of New York," while his little brother claps. What. . . They think of- A Woman Member For the official Hoover Cabinet. THERE is very great possi bility that history may be made by Herbert Hoover, when he becomes president, through the appointment of a woman to membership In his cabinet. Of course, there Is only one woman in the limelight re flected from the cabinet Mrs. Mable Wlllebrandt, now as an assistant attorney general. Mrs. Wlllebrandt's activity in the re cent campaign and the possibil ity that she may be rewarded by appointment as attorney gen eral, Inspires the question ans wered today by these tabloid interviews: DR. MARY ROWLAND, 407 Court street, said: "I think it would be wonderful to have a woman in the new cabinet, but I don't consider it would sta bilise or add appreciably to women's activities In the polit ical world. Their place there is established. They have been found to be Just as capable and to have 'Just as many brains as the usual' run of politicians. As for having Mabel Wlllebrandt In the cabinet, I see no reason to single her . out particularly. There are many women In na tional life who nave contrib uted Just as much, although not as spectacularly, as Mrs. Wllebrandt. However, that's up to the man who makes the caV inet. ' C. C. BAKER. 1515 Saginaw street, said: "Personally, I don't think much of the Idea of a woman sitting in the president's cabinet. I believe a woman would be all right In other executive governmental positions, but It Just doesn't seem right to me that a woman should be a mem ber of the cabinet. Women are too apt to let their emotions rule them." FRANK JASKOSKI, superin tendent of a local printing es tablishment, said: "l don't be lieve women are entitled to be in' the cabinet. A business " the else of the United States gov ernment should be handled by experienced -and competent -men. A woman might be Just as competent as a man, but she lacks the experience. . STORM THREATENS BEND, Orer. Nor. 15. (AP)- A new snow storm appeared to bi brewing In the summit country of the Three tonight. - Sisters divide at sunset SIX SURVIVORS TAKE OATH AT Criminal Negligence and Lack of Discipline Laid to Vestris' Crew Sailors Order Men Out of Boats and Take Their Places, Is Charge" NEW YORK. Nov. 15 (AP Six survivors of the foundered steamer Vestris today charged un der oath before a United States commissioner that the disaster was marked by entire lack of dis cipline, that neither officers nor men were equipped to meet the emergency, and that lives weref needlessly wasted by rotting life boats that no one knew how to handle. When the distress signal was at last sent out, hours late they said, the crew was left to Its own de vices and the passengers neither were told to don life belts nor given any assistance in getting to the lifeboats. Husbands were ordered out et boats In which their wives were stationed and members ot the crew allowed to take the vacant places. hey testified, and the lifeboats were sprung in the seams so they leaked faster than they could bo bailed out. Two witnesses told vt gaping holes In the boats, one saying that women and children were put Into a boat that had a hole six inches across in its side. Captain Only Member Of Staff On Hand None of the witnesses saw any officers except the captain on d ck while the crew was making vala attempts to launch the boats. There was one hearsay repqrt of an individual Instance of mutiny in which an officer was said to have drawn a pistol which a negre member wrenched from his grasp and threw overboard. The survivors testified at the opening session of the federal in quiry; before United States Com missioner Francis O'Neil conduc ted by United -States Attorney Charles Tuttle and four assistant. . Today's witnesses were all pas- . sen gers, beginning with Frederick W. Puppe, whose wife and seven months old. baby were lost when . the ship sank, and ending with Carlos Qulros. chancellor of tbe Argentine consulate general at Washington. Tomorrow officers, and members ot the crew of the Vestris will be called. Jurisdiction Little Worry To U. 8. At Present . Tuttle told reporters at the close of today's session that be was not sure about the jurisdie- tion of United States courts in the matter, the Vestris being a British ship, but added that be was giviag little thought to Jurisdiction. "What I want to find out," be said, "is whether charges are true that American citizens have lost their lives at sea through negli gence. , If anybody's negligence has cost the lives of American citi zens those people will be called m account by this office. We'll talk about jurisdiction later." - i The first and most dramatic witness was Puppe. In a broken voice choking up at times aad once breaking off his testimony . to remove his spectacles and polish them Puppe told how be steed with his wife and baby on the iharply sloping deck of tbe Ves- ' trig Monday forenoon and anx iously scanned the horizon fer "the steamers we; were absolutely sure must hare been called to ear help." ' TTrew Lowers Boats Though No Order Given "Suddenly, though we heard mm orders and though no officer were In sight," he said, "the crew began to take down the lifeboats. You could see that , none ot these had even tried to lower a life beat before. They ran from one boat te another, taking things from ene and putting them Into another, t lidn't realise what this meant, but later I discovered. At night. when we were out In the lifeboat we saw that there were flares la some of the other boats, though jurs were wet. "Then X realised what It meant irhen I saw men taking thtage (Turn to Page IS, Please.) David Campbell ,. Obtains Unusual Musical Eifects For the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence t 8. Hamllten'e quests, David Campbell created ;he surge of the sea, the beat ef lantlng rain, the soft, glow ef Lnoonlight and quiet waters, the rush and sweep of wind, and the ianguld flight of dainty butter Hes from the keyboard of the big Mano on the Elslnore stage Thurs lay night, .The noted Portland pi- nist, cousin of 1 Mrs. . HamiUon, :ave the finest informal program resented In Salem so far this Voason. . ' ' T; ' In his Inimitable manner, Mr. Campbell combined his offerings xlth descriptions replete with he nor and vivid Imagery. The fiae y balanced program was centered bout the great theme of Nature m expressed In musical art, and. .fr nunnbell-had arranged it tar'. o a co-ordinated whole that was at once unique and highly-'ob taining.