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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1928)
ABLOID INTERVIEWS Brief Impression ef tke Per gonal Opinion of Reader of tke Now Statesman ti : Y"1VEN a billboard can be at ti. tractive, ma the Rev. F. O. Taylor testifies, and dou ble parking can present a prob lem difficult to aolre to the sat isfaction of everyone concern exL according to another Salem man quoted In Tabloid Inter views today. 4 THE! REV. FRED C. TAY- XOR, pastor of the First Meth odist church said: "Two whom are the eltlxens of Salem In debted for the' wonderful Christmas picture on the large billboard located on the south side of Center street between . liberty , and High streets? It may be called 'The Worship of the Wise lien,' but it Is a com- ( blnatton of the adoration of the shepherd and the star In the sky, along with the pre senting of gifts by the Magi. The central attraction of course Is the Christ-child and his moth er. The .coloring is fine and it Is free from commercial advertla- ) log and worth anyone's time to go and riew it. I wish we could hare more such scenes rather than some others and. I, for one, appreciate its display." COL. E. HOFER, president of E. Hofer & Sons, said: "The Industrial department of the Sa lem schools is being carefully tuilt up to meet the needs of the community. It seems to be the purpose of the administra tion to adopt departments that will train boys on lines that fit them for Ufe Jobs." PAUL HENDRICKS, of Becke it Hendricks said: "Be cause a man Is well dressed and looks you straight In the eye Is not a certain sign that be is .honest." J. a SIEGMUND, Marion county Judge, said: "I'm afraid we may lose Jim Smith, our county commissioner. T o u should hare seen the entertain ment he put on at the commis sioners convention down In Portland this week." MANAOIR WALKER. Skaggs-Safeway store, said: "A real problem Is that of double-parking. Suppose you are alone and wish to stop tor a mo ment at a store to pick up pack ages. It's perfectly natural that a person will leave his car for for a moment while he runs to get his goods. I don't say the city shouldn't enforce the law but it is a regulation which is difficult to adjust to every one's interest." CLEO PASTEUR, Chemawa student, said: "With all the preparations for Christmas and the holidays we don't have time to think about getting the flu. There are gomgto be several basketball games and enter tainments. Then after Christ mas the senior play will be giv en Friday.' BIG CHEAT YEAR Total Not Determined; Pack Greater Than Last Season, Said The 1928 canning season for Salem definitely " closed Wednes day evening,- when the Star can nery here finished its last car of apples, brought in from the Yak ima district. They were winesaps. This year's canning season op ened when gooseberries were ready to can, back In May these were followed soon with straw berries, raspberries, cherries, and loganberries. The total number of cases of fruits and vegetables put Into cans in Salem this year is not ' yet known, but it was ! larger than that of last year's pack, which was above a million cases. Not to men tion the berries, mostly straw berries, put into cold pack, In cartons, cans and barrels. The frozen strawberry pack was about half the total of strawberry ton nage sent to market this year; or about 6,000,000 pounds, nearly the same as in 1927! It Is expected that the tonnage of canned and processed fruits and vegetables put up in Salem and the Salem district will be still greater next year. This will be assured with a normal crop year. CLOSED IS WEEK Christmas Programs Are Scheduled in Schools; Vacation Begins Today Christmas programs will be fea tured In several of the Salem scbools today, with the Washing ton school children putting on probably the most pretentious pro gram of any of the grade schools. The Snlkpoh dramatic club of the senior high school will give the second one-act play as the feature of the Christmas homecoming event there this afternoon, begin ning at 2 o'clock. Programs at the Englewood and Park schools and at Parrish Junior high are also open to the public. ' The program at Washington school will begin at 1:30 o'clock and has been arranged In two parts, as follows: Part , A play, "The Lovely Christmas Tree," first and second grades; a plar, "The Grouch Fam ily." by. the fourth grade: a play, "The Christmas Spirit." third grade; , Tolstoi's "Where Love Is God Is," adopted snd played by tke sixth' grade pupilB. Part 2 Fifth and sixth grade SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Judge Threatened With Death by Terrorists of Chi cago Underworld Everyone Connected With Case Kept Under Close Guard by Police CHICAGO. Dec 20. (AP)- threat arainst the life of the trial 4iifv and the dlsanoearance or ten state witnesses today conin buted to the terrorism Including assassination of one witness that has marked the trial of three de fondants accused of kidnaping lit tle Billy Ranieri, and whom the state seeks to send to the electric chair. Opening of the trial was delayed two hours" when Judge Robert E. Qentxel received a letter similar to those threatening the Ranieri family and other state witnesses. Mike Dlvito. state witness, who the prosecution charged, has been marked for death, defied bis en emies by testifying that one of the defendants had blackmailed him two years ago. Dlvito barely escaped assassination recently when Ole Scully was slain. His testimony, given in the absence of the Jury, however, was ruled out by the court. Defendant Says He Didn't Know Situation The state rested Its case after falling to present Divito'a story to the Jury and the defense presented Andrew Cappellano, one of the three defendants who declared he did not know. Billy had been kid naped when the boy was brought to his home at Bourbonnals, HI., by two men, one of whom he said. was Tony Percontl, and the other known to him only as Romano. Cappellano said the men told him Romano was the boy's uncle, but he questioned Billy and found this was not so. When be insisted he did not want to keep Billy, he said they threatened him with death. Cappellano, his son Tony, 16, and Angelo Petltti, are the defend ants. All Trace of. Witnesses lost The disappearance of the state's witnesses was report ed.shortly be fore the state closed its cas,"wheh detectives hunting the .men. In cluding relatives of Dlvito and of Ole Scully, state witness who was killed Monday, said they were un able to find any trace of them. The receipt of the death threat by Judge Qentxel created a sen sation when It became known in the court room. Samuel A. Hoff man, assistant state's attorney, declared it was sent by the same persons who killed Scully and threatened Dlvito and members of the Ranieri family and said "they would not hesitate to murder the judge if given an opportunity. Every one connected with the case, including the jury, the Ran ieri family, the state's witnesses, the Judge and the prosecutors are under close guard. , Alaskan Village Has 26 Persons Not Hit By Flu WASHINGTON, D e e. 10. (AP) Out of a. total population of 460 at Hoodah. Alaska, the coast guard cutter Unalga re ported today there were 424 eases of influenza. The reports also said that there was but one doctor, one nurse and one teacher to care for the Alaskan village's sufferers. In the report received by coast guard headquarters here, the Un alga said she was visiting outlying communities in Alaska rendering aid to Influenza victims. The Unalga reported her posi tion today as off False Bay in Chatam Strait. She planned to proceed to Tenace and from there to other communities where in fluenza had been reported. pupils In a musical directed by Mrs. Clara Calllson. featuring the oldest English carol. "Carol Brothers, Carol," and five other carols. Special guests at the Washing ton program and Christmas tree will be residents of the Methodist Old People's home, the children having arranged transportation for them. Following the program the teachers will receive parents and friends In their own rooms, where also children will hold an exchange of gifts. . The Englewood program will consist of a play, "The Christmas Tree" and will begin at S o'clock. Program hare been prepared on the new school mimeograph and announce the following char acters: Delbert McDonough, boy; Catherine Mason, mother; Maxlne Hill, Christmas Angel; John Matt and. Carlton Ramsden, spiders; Alberta Oleson, Betfcr Ellen Dem ereat, Don Wroten, Robert Marr (Turn to Page 2, Please.) WITNESSES IN MURDER TRIAL SPIRITED AWAY Dickerson Better Physician States Patient May Live Rival. Who Stabbed Him Moved to Portland as At tack Feared by Police CORVALLIS, Ore Dec. 20. (AP) Fighting for his life, Lewis (Hip) Dickerson, former football star who was stabbed early Mon day, was under the care today of Dr. E. O. Finney, of Weiser, Ida ho, his brother-in-law who came here with Mrs. Finney. Dr. Finney said Dlckerson's condition showed some improve ment over last night. Some pro gress was made in fighting pneu monla which set in after one of Dlckerson's lungs was cut. Mrs. Lewis M. Dickerson, of Weiser, and Mrs. W. W. Smith. of Portland, a sister, also here today. were Lansa Bryant, held for stab bing Dickerson In a jealous quar rel pver a waitress, was removed to the county Jail in Portland after authorities here learned that feeling against Bryant was grow lng bitter. ' PORTLAND. Dec. 20. (AP) Lansa Bryant, held In connection with the sUbbing of Lewis (Hip) Dickerson, football star, who Is fighting for his life in a Corvallis hospital, declared to police here tonight that "there was no Inten tion on my part to stab Dicker son." Bryant, 20 years old. was brought to the county Jail here today from Corvallis Jail when officers there said they feared the reeling there against the youth might result In violence. "There was a misunderstanding over a date with a glrl. " Bryant continued. '1 thought I had a date with her. She seemed to misunder stand and went with Dickerson. I met him on the street and struck him. I cannot account for the stabbing. I must have lost control of myself. I don't remember." HOT PORT H resident-Elect Prepares Speeches to be Delivered Upon Arrival U. 8. S. UTAH. En Route to Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Dee. 20. (AP) Herbert Hoover todav had practically completed his prepara tions lor nis visit to the capital of Brazil, the last of the South American nations of his good will tour. He will reach Rio de Janeiro tomorrow and will re main there three days before con tinuing his northward journey to jriorida. The President-Elect will have a busy time during his stay In the Brazilian capital as the govern ment has arranged an elaborate round of entertainments luncheons state dinners and receptions. During his voyage from Monte video Mr. Hoover has been pre paring the three speeches whleh he will deliver at Rio de Janeiro. One of these will be a response to the welcome of President Wash ington Luis of Brazil, he will de liver another when he Is received by the Brazilian congress and the third at the formal reception by the Brazilian supreme court. The Utah is expected to arrive In the harbor of Rio de Janeiro about noon tomorrow and under the plans of the Brazilian govern ment, the battleship's distinguish ed passenger will be greeted with a round of salutes from guns of Brazilian naval craft and the Utah will respond with a 21-gun salute. Mr. Hoover will leave Rio de Janeiro late Sunday afternoon and will spend Christmas at sea on the Utah. However, for Mr. and Mrs. Hoover hare spent Christmas day in many foreign lands, the ex perience of being away from the United States at the Tuletide sea son is not new. On Christmas day the Uah Is scheduled to be ap proaching the equatorial line. " RifiFMEO AS Robert L. Payne, acting pastor of the First Baptist church for the last 18 months, was last night unanimously elected regular pas tor of the church at an adjourned business meeting, over which H. F. Durham presided. Eighty-five votes were cast. Acceptance of Mr. Payne as regular pastor comes after a series of struggles within the church, the peak of whleh was reached early this spring when a. group with drew from (he charch to.form a church organization-of their own. The chief contention athis time was over Mr. Payne's; selection as regular pastor. He came here as upply. , Mr. Payne. In accepting the regular pastorate, expressed his appreciation of the loyalty and co operation of his congregation and declared for an . increased and united . growth of the church and that he would have more to. say of - the church's policy as time went on. lOB TO REACH mm mm No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" $'J?SZ Salem, Oregon, Friday llgrninjf, December tlt 1928 WARSHIPS AND PEACE TREATY PUT TOGETHER Kellogg Anti-War Pact to be Considered Along With Cruisers Bill Fifteen New Vessels May be Voted Same Time Strife is "Outlawed" WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (AP) The two major proposals of President Coolidge's concluding program, the cruiser construction bill and the Kellogg-treaty to re nounce war. will share the atten tion of the senate after the Christ mas recess under an agreement reached today. The agreement stipulates that the senate, upon reconvening on January 3 from the holiday re cess, shall consider both the Kel logg pact and the house bill to provide fifteen new cruisers tbe unfinished business, with each proposal on an equal footing. - Proposal Submitted By Senator Borah Chairman Borah of the foreign relations committee, who is spon soring the peace pact, submitted the double-barreled proposal. It received the necessary unanimous consent after opponents of the naval bill had successfully filibus tered a second attempt by Chair. man I rale of tne naval commit tee to get the cruiser measure up for Immediate consideration. Confident that they have the votes to push the treaty to a vote ahead of the naval construction measure. Senator Borah and the treaty advocates declared the com promise victory. They were laying plans tonight to muster forces to accomplish that end when the fight Is resumed after the holi days. Senator King, democrat, Utah, who with Senator Norris. repub lican, Nebraska, forestalled the at tempts of Senator Hale to get the naval bill up, declared tonight he would move as soon as the senate resumed consideration of the pro posals to give the treaty undisput ed right of way. Thursday - on By The Associated Press President Coolidge signed the billion dollar treasury-post of fice supply bill. The house' passed and sent to the senate tbe 9112,000,000 four-department supply mea sure. Scientists and representa tives of labor discussed health hazards In the radium Indus try. Chairman Myers of the fed eral trade commission sub mitted his resignation to Presi dent Coolidge. The senate decided to take up together the Kellogg peace treaty and the cruiser bill after the Christmas recess. Secretary Kellogg expressed confidence that all danger of hostilities between Bolivia and Paraguay had passed. The senate passed the 1286, 000,000 interior department appropriations bill, adding $1, 600,000 for western projects. The nomination of Secretary West of the Interior was pre sented to the senate with a fa vorable report from Its lands committee. Slain Robber's Relatives Will Take Body Away COQUILLE. Ore., Dec. 20. (AP) Relatives of Marlon Rube, slain bank robber who was killed here Tuesday, arrived today to take the body to Martins Ferry, Humboldt county. Officers awaited word from Governor Patterson to allow the body to be shipped from the state. Bug McGowan, 'who wae cap tured at the time Rube was shot to death by a posse after attempt ing to hold up the First National hank, formerly lived at Larson in let, near North eBnd, Ore. He left eight years ago after residing there three years. Injury Sustained In Auto Accident O. W. Scott, about SB, whose home la at 1244 Ferry street, suf fered two broken legs, a dislocated knee and bruises to one shoulder about 7:20 o'clock Thursday night when he was struck by a Pickwick stage driving north three mtlea south of Salem on the Pacific highway. The accident occurred when Mr. Davis, who was on his way to town, get out of his car to wipe the frost from the wind shield. He was taken to tbe Salem General hospital by the Golden ambulance service. WaLshingt ttvew - , P&, i mm Kick In Today! Get A Feal Thrill By joining The 'Good Will' Gang FID HEAD TURNS Headquarters Reiterates De cision to Quit Health Work on Jan. 1 The deadlock In which the Mar lon county child health demon stration and the county court has been involved for more than a week following orders from dem onstration headquarters to Quit all rural service after January 1 is still as tight as ever. This became known Thursday, when Dr. Estella Ford Warner submitted 'to County Judge Sieg mund the Commonwealth Fund's reiteration of its previous stand to discontinue service. Judge Siegmund said late Thurs day that he and the commission ers had not yet taken the latest word under consideration, but that they would do so soon. Following is the telegram, sign ed by Courtenay Dinwiddle, which sets forth the Commonwealth Fund opinion: "Commonwealth Fund author izes me to say that if the county court is not sufficiently convinced of the value of the health work to make the necessary appropriation now there is no reason to believe that In view of the county court's attitude the situation would be ehanged by a special election. Un der such circumstances fund Is not prepared to waste further. funds or accept a four month's delay. Decision therefore stands to discontinue county work Jan uary 1, if appropriation is not made. Sale of Corpse Is Poor Scheme -Investor Avers LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20. (AP) John L. Stuts. who ac cused Mrs. Alice Sawyer of ln vlegllng $32,000 from him In a scheme" to market the petrified body of her son, admitted In court here todar that he had made trips with the defendant during which they stayed at hotels as man and wife. The aged Meridian, Miss., rail way engineer had of fered-letters from Mrs. Sawyer, Long Beach, Cal., divorcee, as evidence that she elaimed she could secure from 128.000 to I3S0.0O0 from scien tific research institutions for tbe body. $70,000 Blaze Hits Portland PORTLAND. Dee. 20. (API- Damage estimated at $70,000 re sulted to the three story brick building on the northwest corner of Fourth and Morrison here to day when fire, apparently start ing from defective wiring In Clarke Bros, floral store. - sweet through the building. 11 COMPROMISE Another Talking Picture j IS" KMt t M Tt. . ' .MM SSI T-;T1TI teA Good Will Fund If the wonderful gifts of provisions, clothing, toys and candy that are flowing into Salvation Army headquarters could be translated into cash tbe total of the Army's good will fnnd would be much high er this morning. But these gifts do not discount the' need for 91500 in cash before Christmas day. Thursday $27.41 was yield ed to the; fund through the Salem Ministerial association and Salem churclies. Hunt Bros. Canning Co. presented 27 cases of canned fruits, per haps more In value than any gift yet made to the cause. The fund Thursday night showed : Previously reported .$1014.85 Street Kettles, Thurs. A Friend Elizabeth A. Downing Lulu H. Stewart .... Thanksgiving Day Of fering from Salem. Churches I. H. Van Winkle. 32.27 l.OO 8.00 8.0O 27.41 5.00 Total to Date $1086.53 ACCIDENT BUSTS 'S STREETS LONDON, Dec. 20. (AP) Leaping gas flames tonight ilium, inated the wreckage of torn streets in London's busy west end where a series of violent explo sions extending through the morn ing ripped up the pavement as if with a giant plow for nearly aj mile. In perhaps a dozen streets the roadway was in ruins through an area, roughly, along Shaftesbury avenue, High Holborn, New Ox ford street, and Bloomsbury. Probably a score of persons were Injured with burns or bruis es, or affected- by gas fumes. Two draft animals were killed and ve hicles and lamp posts overturned. Great chunks of paving stone and manhole covers were hurled in ev ery direction through the fronts and roofs of buildings. The. first explosion occurred in the ppstoffice tunnel; others fol lowed rapidly, heaving up road ways and rocking the entire neighborhood so much that It was feared momentarily London was experiencing an earthquake. Fires started In many of the broken gas mains, and there was a fierce blase for a while on the premises of the Overseas Film service. The fire apparatus was kept busy all day. Waldorf-Astoria To Be Demolished NEW YpRK. Dec. 20. (AP) -The Waldorf-Astoria hotel, one of the most famous hostelrles in the country, has been sold to the Bethlehem Engineering corpora tion and will be rased during the coming year to provide a site for a 50-story of flee structure, it was announced . tonight by Lucius. M. Boomer, president of the Waldorf- Astoria Realty corporation. IN Ti ussa j'lfiM. iV7 ' Christmas Salvation Army Needs More Money to do This Big Job Just Right ICK in today if you want to get that warm glow of satisfaction that comes from doing you full duty at Christ mas! Join the Good Will Gang! The Salva tion Army's Christmas fund, with which the Army will strive to take a mito of eood will and cheer into unfortunate Salem homes, lacks $413.47 of its $1500 goal. And $1500 Is not a mere arbitrary figure. It is almost the exact amount of money required to provide a measure of happiness to each of the scores of homes that only the Salvation Army will reach at the floliday season if they are reached at all. Today, Saturday and Monday are the only "shopping days' left before the grand Christmas day. "Shop"! for happiness by kicking in today. A dollar will help A MODERN apartment house, or home, with its many ra diators' keeping it warm and cozy within, can. hold a wealth of Joy at j Christmas time. Outside the wind may howl and the frost lay thick on the ground. What does that matter while down in the basement a great furnace glows ' throughout the day and night? ! But what of the poor who have to crowd Into one little room be cause the fuel supply is gone and the chance of securing more is mighty slim? Many happy, prosperous shop pers- are filling Salem stores these days buying beautiful .presents. Vhatfif the poor who are walk ing-the streets in search of em. "(Turn to Page 2, Please.) Former Salem Girl Says She's Fleeing to Escape Millionaire's Attentions ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20. (AP) From his invalid's chair In the Clifton Springs sanitarium, Kenneth B. Coulter, wealthy broker and owner of numerous central and western New York state farms and dairy establish ments, today repudiated previous statements that he was the uncle of Miss Ruth McConnell, who ar rived In ' San Francisco - today ahead of D. O. Meeker who sought to overtake her. VI have been asked to comment he said, "on so many stories and rumors that I may have approved that I 'certainly was her uncle.' That Is not true, however. I am a Very good friend of the family and have been so greatly over wrought and concerned about her condition that I have hardly known what I have been saying." "ghe la very ill, even danger '.. WEATHEB Unsettled today; Probab ly anew turning to - rain. Max. temperature Thursday, SO; Min. 24; River 0.2; Foggy; No - rain; Light northwest wind. PRICE FIVE CENTS PROPERTY TAT RELIEF CROUP; MEETS TODAY "Battle of the Century" in Offing as Different Ideas Pushed Long List of Suggestions to Be Boiled Down for Legislature PORTLAND. Dec. 20. (AD The principles of an income tax and a tax on intangibles face tbe members of the property tax re lief commission here .tomorrow in meeting which is expected to be "the battle of the century." far as such meetings go. Ten subjects will be selectfitl for recommendation to the legis lature by the commission. Thes'j' will be the best of a large number . of suggestions, proposed by lh four sub-committees which hav been working for almost two years on the matter. By the time the weary commis sidn called it a day tonight, it had gone over the reports of each of the four sub-divisions and select ed from each the subjects which will be tossed into the hopper to morrow morning, and there re duced until the most acceptable come forth. School Millage Would Be Cut To Bone In the matter of property relit f the committee favored repealing . the elementary school millag? down to the point where city schools would receive none of the money; or that some indirect : source of revenue be added, such as tobacco. - An impost on tobac co, however, met objection among some members. Abolition of the state market road millage, and substitution in its stead of a one-cent tax on gas oline, or "other revenue from the motor vehicles," seems to meet -with favor. It is realized that the governor wants an additional tax on gasoline in the readjustment of motor license fees, but the tax commission believes the revision may be such that one-cent tax will yield about $500,000 mora than present highway revenues, and this surplus could be turned over (Turn to Page 2, Please ) LARCENY CHARGES ' WIN EXTRADITION Gvernor Patterson Thursday authorized the extradition of A. 13. Meyer, alias S. Stevens", who ii wanted at Pocatello, Idaho, o j two charges of larceny. The war rant was issued by Governor Pat terson with the understanding that the prisoner would not tie removed from Oregon until th- close of a habeas corpus hearing next Monday. Meyer is a clairvoyant and ws operating in Salem at the time of his arrest. He also is accused in a telegraphic warrant received her pf swindling a Wisconsin woman out of 113,000. An Idaho officer arrived in Salem Thursday in quest of the prisoner. Ernest Williams Dies Suddenly on Duty at Station Ernest E. Williams, aed 47. died suddenly at the Southern Pa cific station Wednesday night an a result of a heart attack. Wil. Hams, was baggageman for the Hotel "Marlon and was on duty at the time of his death. He came here with his family about 1 S months ago in search of health. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Miss Carla, Miss Mer rlon and Miss Ethyl Mae William? and by two sons, Curtis and Lowell. The family home is at 1695 N. Fifth street. Mr. Williams was a member of the A. F. & A. M. No. 301 at Bayard, Neb. H was born in Indiana In 1831. Fun eral arrangements are in charge of the Rigdon mortuary. ously so, and my whole efforts have been to straighten out what has been taken as a deep mystery byHhe press of the country." SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 0 (AP) Ruth McConnell. 28, who says she was born In Salem, Ore., and educated in Portland, denied herself to the public here tonigbi while . David O. Meeker, whose ' pursuit of the girl across the con tinent by train and airplane bar won much publicity for them both was arranging to come here by train from Reno after his second aerial misfortune on the trip. ' Meeker flew from Salt Lake ta . southern Oregon on a mysteriout visit to a ranch there early today, and his airplane ran r out of gas oline en route .from the: ranch it-' Reno, Nov.? -leaving him stranded - (Turn to Page 2. Please.) 3