! .r . .NEWS - Take out New Oregon -Stetesmaa Travel, Accident Innruc Policy today. Pay 91.00 for a year's protection. weather ; Oregon: Fair bat berom. in unsettled ia northwest portion ; moderate - tempera tore; moderate northerly winds on the coast, becom. in variable. "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" ST rcWIlt BEVIJNTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 287 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 26, 1929 Poisoned Morgan Jolly During Conference III TO G ill : IFfl ' ' PRICE FIVE CENTS RIVER DREDGE T ' i m , - : f , : " 4D BILLS PASS SEilMTUnllS HOUSE- BRANCH DOWN APPEALS BANKS GRANTED BODYBII -j if mm Bin Sicess Crowns Effort for Deepening of Channel s In Willamette f- Wire From McNary Chamber qf Commerce, ) 1 Proposal Adopted to Success In the effort to obtain deepening ot the Willamette rlv- er to insure me poesioimy oi au -i ear " navigation between Salem and Portland, was "reported by Senator Charles L. McNaif to the Salem chamber of commerce Mon day. The senator's wire follows: "Following my conferenc last week with the board of engineers. I receired this morning from the chief of engineers the following ; message: I 'I am pleased to advise you that f this office will undertake at once the d relaxation of plana and spec ifications for a new dredge of typ suitable for the work In question. - 'In the meantime the district en gineer has been instructed to re store nroiect depth In . the upper Willamette at the earliest, practi cable date, either by contract or government plant or both.' " permanent Channel Kow Held Assured i The dredge referred to is to be ' . ... . - 1 . 1 .4 be best fitted for the work of keep ing a channel suff icient.Jor naviga tion open against the "inroads of sand washed in by.. each .freshet. The plan which is to be carried cut by this means was first sug gested by local navigation inter ests and taken up with Senator McNary by the Salem chamber of commerce. The senator has- held several conferences with the army engineers, with the result outlined 1 in his message. Series of Win Dams . Is intimate Aim . i ' . The ultimata aim is construc tion of wing dams whiah will make hp channel deeD enough for nafl- urminMllf withmif the necessity for frequent dredging, but it has been-held impossible to obtain his withoutirst estab-1 liehtnir' rocniar navigation and a heavier tonnage on the river, thajsl ia now feasible with intermittent navigation. The result is of extreme impor tance to industries in Salem and nihpr Willamette valley cities, it will give them practically the same export advantage as seaport towns, with only the difference oi ft transferrin merchan- I ilv vwut w a. - o dise from barges to ocean going vessels. Kafourys Will Be in New Store Early In March The new building at 265 . North Liberty street and just north of the P. B. P. company offices will Shortly be turned over to Kafoury Brothers by the contractors, Erix on and Engstrom. with all con struction work virtually complet ed Monday. New fixtures are now arriving, and the company expects to move into the new building the first week in March. . The old location on State street will, not be' closed at that time, however, as it is the plan to fun both stores until the old stock is disposed of, that nothing but new1 stock be carried in the new build, ing. ' - - ' POCH STILL ILL PARIS. Feb. 25. (AP) Mar shall Ferdinand Foch was "In no immediate danger," tonight ' al though his condition caused his physicians much concern because f a new spot of pulmonary con gestion which had appeared. Street Control Waiting: - Funds Provided for Traffic Lights In City Budget Council Committee Need THE city of Salem has author, ity and, in theory, the funds, to install a system of traffic control lights, but so far there seems to be no machinery -provided for putting the plan into oper ation. Last summer. Just before state fair time, partly In anticipation of the traffic congestion always incident to the presence of 'state fair crowds and partly because of conditions incident to every day traffic pointed out several 'times by The Statesman, the. council en tered upon an investigation of the feasibility of installing traffic control lights. $2400 Sufficient to fcJ . i Provide" System " It was found that - the. - cost -would be 12450 for the system which was deemed adequate to meet conditions ' here," and the Ways and means committee point ed out that nothing could be done that year because no funds were available. K j-," ,, t 'I ' 1111 tiSZM Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Collapses and is Ordered to Stay; in Bed OnelWeek " ( BEVERLY HILLS. Cal.. Feb SR. '(AP) Charles. Chaplin, mo tion picture comedian, following a collapse at bis studio, was or dered by his physician this after noon to remain in bed at his home here for a week. Dr.-Cecil Reynolds, the physi clan, said that although Chaplin's condition is not "alarming." be is suffering from ptomaine poi soning and running a high tem perature. . V "I feel ill," Chaplin complained at his studio, calling for aglass of water. While the glass was being handed to him, ; Chapiin swayed and fell unconscious to the floor. His production company was dismissed and ordered to re port for work upon, the film star's recovery. SUITE ISSOCUTION Tuberculosis Convention Held Outside of Portland for First Time The annual meeting of the Ore gon Tuberculosis association 'will convene at the chamber of . com merce at 9:30 o'clock this morn ing' for the first yearly meeting held outside of Portland, and will continue through Wednesday af ternoon. T. M. Hicks, president of the Marion county public health association, will preside at the morning session, the principal ad dress for which will be delivered by Charles A. Howard, state "su perintendent of public instruction. Complete program for the two day session, arranged by Louis G. Clarke of Portland, Dr. G. C. Bel linger and Dr. Estelle Ford War ner of Salem, Lewis Mills and Mrs Sadie Orr-Ounbar of Portland, in cludes: Tuesday 9 : 30 Registration. 10:00 Morning session Ad dress of welcome, Mayor T. A. Livesley of. Salem; president's ad dress. -Louis G. Clarke; report of executive office, Oregon- Tuber culosis . association; .Address "Health Education," Superintend ent Charles A. Howard. ; Discus sion.. Mrs. Mary L, .Fulkerson, Marion county school superintend ent; Dr.-Estella Ford 'Warner, di rector Marion county child health demonstration; Miss Jean Besley, director health education, Oregon Tuberculosis . association. Commit tee appointments. Luncheon, 12 o'clock (joint slon with the Salem Kiwanls club (Turn to Pace 2, Column 1.) The Item for- this purpose was Included' In the budget for 1929, and was approved by the budget committee. ... l.C'tY-. There the matter has rested un til now. the council failing' to take any action to" carry out the pro ject. Several aldermen have dis cussed the matter, but their opin ion Is that it is up to Mayor Lives- ley to appoint a special committee to proceed with purchase of the equipment and supervise Its In stallation. . - v.' Estimates upon which the bud get item were based called for sus pension of two color signal lights at the : center of , each - of . nine downtown intersections, the con trol area to be bounded by Com mercial. High, State and Chemek eta; streets. The mechanism would bo so arranged as to per mit of either simultaneous or pro gressive control, and a- gradation of , intervals-consistent with the density ef traffic. FAMOUS COUi SUFFERS POISONING MEET OPENS Grist Includes Measure For 3 Licensing Smelt Fishers; Union County Sliced Hearing This Morning Cen ters on Consolidation of ; Schools' Regents ! The-house of representatives -is now, on its second day of "no pay overtime, and when the "recess was taken late in the afternoon, nearly 40 measures had been sent on to the senate or to the govern or. Most of the measures were of a minor nature, however, and much of the "heavy work" is due to come today. Measures passed that attracted interest were H. B. 528, by Ma larkey, which allows branch bank ing for state banks to the extent that it Is allowed national banks under the national banking code Hi B-. 526, which cuts off slice ef Union county and annexes it to Baker eounty: S. B. 206. provid ing foe flensing of persons taking smelt, and H. B. 275, which pro vides that non-resident users of Uhe highways, shall appoint the secretary of state as- attorney-in- fact, so that suits may be brought and protection afforded residents in case of accidents or other liti gation. Opposition Lags Over One Board, of Regent One measure of outstanding im portance to come up today is S. B. 192, which will merge the boards of regents ; of the University of Oregon, Oregon State Agricultural college, and the normal schools. The bill was to have been up for third reading Monday, but delay in printing amendments caused it to be held over. To date no active opposition has developed for this bill, and university interests even indicated Monday that they were favorable to It. Some backers-pre dict a unanimous vote for the bill. Another school bill, H. B. 556, providing for extension work at the university and : state college, Is also, due today. This may cause sTlittle debate, since It lumps both schools In . one bill calling' for 2S0;000 to be divided. Rumblings of wrath at the loss of - the section of .Union county were still heard around the house Monday afternoon, and the issue is not yet closed, some say. The measure had 24 votes against it, and it is expected that a definite attempt to have, it brought back for reconsideration may be made today or tomorrow. Unions Representatives Protect Merger Weatherspoon and Johnson, in opposing the bill, said that the proposed annexation would take from Union county a vast amount of yellow pine timber and min ers Iresources of great wealth that It would place the small tim ber tract owner at the mercy of large operators, and would com pel a re-arrangement of the entire road program of the territory ad- Joining the proposed lines to be made. Representative Swift, sponsor of the bill, said that every taxpayer in the district had petitioned for the change. He said because of the":, topography Of the country residents -are ' compelled . to travel about twice -as far to reach the county .seat of Union county as to gft; to wBaker and. that without passable' roads at this time of the jrear the f people of the district were practically cut off from Union county.' " ' -Governor's Veto Snowed Under In House " Before adjournment this after, noon the house passed over the governor's veto senate bill 214 of the 192 7 -session providing for in creases in salaries of "county offi cers of Lake county. v'The only dissenting votes were those of Ea- FoIIette, - Swope. Tompkins and Wilkes. .: v v,..- Action . on this measure had been held up, awaiting disposition of the house on several eonntv salary bills and the county clas sification measure. Auto Accidents Take 25 Lives 'fn'Lasiyitonth Twenty-five persons were killed and 325 persons were injured In a total of 1968 traffic accidents during the month of January, ac cording to a report prepared here Monday by ! T. A. Raffety, chief Inspector for the state motor ve hicle department, " - Approximately 760 of the acci dents were due to carelessness on the part of drivers. In 2 4 8 cases the drivers had defective brakes, while fn-271 cases the accidents were caused by failure to give right ot way. .. " The state traffic officers partic ipated ,ln 250 arrest. Warnings were issued in 633 cases. The of ficers collected delinquent fees in the amount, of $11,742.25. Fines imposed In connection " with the arrests aggregated S 2176.23. Stol en cars having a resale value oi 13620 warn recovered. Bond Issues ahd Tax Levies Remain in Status QUo as Bill Beaten Measure to Open Willamette to Commercial Fishing Also Defeated Establishment of a board of re view and providing for appeals, from any and all bond Issues and tax levies in excess of the consti tutional or legal limitations, was disapproved in the senate Monday by a vote of 16 to 12. The bill was Introduced in the house by Representative Anderson, Carkin and Hamilton and was a -part of the 'program of the state tax relief commission. It was provided that the board of review would be composed of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer. ' Where a vote of the people vtu required, the appeal would be heard prior to such election. The board was authorized . to allow or disallow the said bond Issue or tax levy. In event the bond issue or levy was disallowed a 75 per cent majority vote would be required to validate the bond Issue or tax levy submitted to the board of review for consideration. Proposal Attacked By Senator Joe Bailey Senator Joe Bailey opposed the bill on the grounds that it would interfere materially with elections held In Portland for the purpose of levying school taxes. Senator Marks explained that the board of review would be a recommending body and would not have the final say in any bond is sue or tax levy. The senate also defeated a bill introduced by Senator Jones open ing the Willamette river to com mercial fishing; during the period January 1 to March 25. It was explained by Jones that the closed season on the Willam ette river was not practical for the reason that It had resulted in waste to both the commercial fish ermen and the public. ' Commercial Interests Said Back of Bill iie saia me sporx season pro-r, posed in the blimad received tbe approval of virtually all of the commercial fishermen of the state, and had not been opposed! by a majority ot the sportsmen, The vote was 14 to. 14 with Sen- ators Hall and Reynolds absent. Senator Miller declared that the passage of the bill would work to the disadvantage of the sportsmen and would result disastrously to the fishing industry. He uregd defeat of the bill in the Interest of fish propagation. (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) report given out by the en dowment campaign office at Wil-I lamette university Indicated that Ft? K1 SiV WW-.VaVi0? aaa aa wuvo v vr v - raised in the closing days of .the campaign. The amount thus far pledged will bring to the univer slty barely over half of the $147,- 496 balance. from the Rockefeller foundation. ENDOWMENT DRIVE HALF WAY TO COAL m ka -. i.- Wlment, other-members being Albert campaign committee to raise the balance, as the Rockefeller foun dation is making its offers to schools of a different type than Willamette university. The year of grace granted in the contract . . . I will expire on October 1, 1929. Monday In Washington By Ther Associated Press President-elect . Hoover Con ferred with Speaker Long worth on the special session. The house passed the $194. 500,000 second deficiency bill, rejecting the $24,000,000 pro hibition increase. . The senate did not - take ac tion on the' Reed committee' re port denying a seat to Senator elect Vare of Pennsylvania. - The house ways and means committee, considered . Philip pine trade relations in its study of the tariff administration.. .The supreme court refused to review the sale of the Kansas City Star-Times and Weekly Star to Its present owners.- ; . , The District i of Columbia court of . appeals sustained . the General Electric company in its contention that station WQY at Schnectady should not share its time with another station. -. - . " ! - IWL HW "Y- hl :;f & Hi .Mi rCT"'''""' I WMMMMJMll hiii.iiiiii " I nni tmmmmm nil linn im&Z.i, j ! I WKWfefesS?j J. P. Morgan, arrow pointing, sentotives at the Paris conference Lindy Takes Ring South To Mexico; Rites to be Soon NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (AP) The New York Anicr Iran toiaorrow will say it has learned from a reliable source that when Colonel Charles Lindbergh flew from Eagle Pass, Texas, to Mex ico Ctty Sunday, he carried with him the wedding ring that will be used when he marries Miss Anne S. Mor row, daughter of United States Ambassador Morrow. Within' the next three days, probably sooner, the . American will say, the fly ing ace will marry Miss Mor row and then he plans to hide from the public gaze until he sees fit to return. SICK LEI TO BE ACCUMULATED. PLAN Eight-Day Sick Permit Pyra mid,' Teachers' Group -v, ' Objective ci.b t.QV. .., io9or, f. h J . , . l5alem whools will accumulate from year to year, ir the errorts of the committee of the Teachers' association are realized, R. W Tavenner association president re- Priea aionaay announcing s I list of committee appointments he has just made. Under the present ruling, teach- ers are permitted eight days' Bick leave a year on pay but if a teach- 6r fails to be sick eight days in the" year It's her misfortune. Un der the plan which will be propos ed by the committee, the unused days will accumulate from year to year and may be used in case of long absences. The committee ap- pointed to investigate the propo sition includes Miss Gladys Tipton of Parrish junior high, Miss June Philpott of the senior high and Merl E. Dimick ot McKinley. Problem Stndy Proposed - a prj. 8tion that the teachers meet in S'oups.to that end. is being investigated by Miss Laura V. Hale of the senior ; high; Miss Carin De germ ark of Leslie and Mrs. Le- 71'1- X SStXoM.tMn 2 of the senior high and Miss Mabel Temple of Highland. These committees -will make meir nrst report at tne mommy mating of the Teachers' Council to be held next Tuesday afternoon, wa -i. a va. m March . 5. The, bulletin of the coun cil will be prepared this week, the editorship now being - on a ' new basis, Mr. Tavenner reports. Mrs. Grace Hockett and her senior Eng lish, students will have charge of the bulletin and gathering hews for it. Public Health Association to Name Officers .The annual meeting of the Ma rlon "county public health asso ciation will be held at the Y; M. C. ;A. at, 6 o'clock tonight T. M. Hicks Is president of the associa tion and will be In the chair. In addition . to routine business and reports. Dr. Estelia .Ford Farner will give a resume of health work in Marion "county. Talks on "The Marlon County Public Health As sociation, Its Opportunity,, will be given by Mrs. John A. Carson. Mrs. Glendora M. ' Blarkely of (Portland, County Judge John Sieg- imund and Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunbar I of Portland. Officers for the en suing year will be elected. :,- PEACE EFFECTED X'? PIROT, Jugoslavia, Feb. 25l (AP) Bulgaria and Jugoslavia. I traditional Slav, enemies, - shook hands today through their official delegates In this - littis frontier I town and agreed to bury the en Amities of the past. - - - - - - and Oweh D. Young, at head of on reparations. Inject pleasantries Seventeen Persons Killed When Storm Tears Across Dixie m-EMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25. through several sections took a toll estimated tonight score persons were injured. The bodies of 15 persons the wreckage of the business section of the village of Dun can, Miss., and of the 40 or more injured there it was feared that several may die. ' A mother and daughter iously injured by a tornado that struck the little commun ity of Van, Arkansas, their two story dwelling collapsed. Several persons were in jured by a heavy windstorm that swept a small area in Quitman county. Miss., in the vicinity of Marks. All available physicians, and Red Cross workers and ambulanc es were rushed to Duncan from nearby towns, and a company of national guardsmen was ordered to proceed there by Governor Theodore G. Bilbo. The property damage at all the sections hit was reported to be heavy. Apparently the storms were a part of a general disturbance through the lower and middle south, following that which took four lives early today in northeast Texas. Duncan has a population about 450. of Business Section Is Left In Ruins DUNCAN, Miss.. Feb. 25.- (AP) A heavy windstorm swept through this village this after noon, killed at least 15 persons, and left the business section in ruins. Estimates of the injured ranged as high as 100, Six Chinese were killed in the collapse of a store, and the other victims met death in the collapse of buildings. Two blocks of the business district, about fifteen dwellings and four cotton gins were raced. Only four or five business houses were left stand ing. Only three white persons were known to have been among - the dead. An accurate check of the Victims was. not possible because some or them were removed to At. 2:89 In Afternoon The storm came about 2:30 o clock this afternoon. Searching parties continued tonight to comb the debris for other victims. At Alligator, Miss., six mllesthard8h,I on the PePle-. Others north of Duncan, Mrs. N. P. Os walt and babv anri Xfra : nnun. i mm.m mr tilWBS Oswalt and two children were In jured J In the collapse of theln homes. ; National - guardsmen from Clarksdale were . ordered by Gov ernor Bilbo tonight to proceed to Duncan, and It was announced that other detachments would be called if necessary. Four More Killed As Storm Hits Texas DALLAS, Tex.. Feb. 25. f APi Wind.- rain andriall hurtled down on northeast Texas today, leaving behind four dead and six seriously injured. Property loss (Turn to Pace 2, Column .) Senate Approves Excise Tax Bill Without Dissent The excise tax bill which hi already passed , the house, was passed by. the senate Mondav af ternoon without a dlssentinr vote The measure, nowgoes to the gov? ernor. Tne Dill will rala About $750,000 a year, accordinr to ei: culallons of the state tax commissioner.-': .. T;: -- This Is one of the major meas ures sponsored - by the prosperity tax relief commission, and is thp second of these major 4 measures which the senate has passed, the rirsi oetng centralised control of assessments. - table next to him, AmericaaT repre- Into the deliberations. ' (AP) Storms that swept af the middle south late today at 17 .lives, and more than two had been removed tonight from were killed and the father ser PILING UP OF BAS TAX IS CRITICIZED Highway Commission Mem ber Opposes Additional Cent; Fears Unrest R. W Sawyer, Bend, member of the State Highway commission, told a joint house committee Mon day night that a propdsal.-provid-ing for an additional one cent tax on gasoline might result in creat ing "unrest among the people and jeopardize the general highway program." Sawyer was speaking on the house bill introduced by Representative Hamilton, and Sen ators Hall, Bell, and Norblad. With a bill already passed for increasing tne gasoline tax one cent, he thought that any attempt to put on another cent was un timely. He pointed to the present difference of prices of gasoline in Oregon and Washington, the price being three cents lower in the neighboring state. If this differ ential continues many people, es pecially those in Multnomah coun ty, undoubtedly will buy gasoline in Washington, he said. Another observation he mad-) was that the proposal to refer the measure to the people would mean at least two years delay before U is acted upon, and, besides there would be uncertainty whether the people would approve it. He said that the Important thing now is to, proceed along conservative lines, make provision for matching federal aid and not try to. Increase the burden of tax ation, in order. ta rush through" the highway program. Senator Hall, felt that there was a strong sentiment for greater progress in completing the major highways. 'He said that the bill provides for a pay-as-you-go meth od and that it should not work a speaking for the farmers, said that their chief objection was the pro vision for a half cent on distillate. Remove this entirely, they said, and there would not be much op position. .- Governor Is Shot In Foot At Trial SAN JUAN, Argentina, Feb. 25. (AP) Provincial Governor Aldo Canton was wounded In the foot today when general shooting be gan ; after heated arguments be tween opposing counsel during his arraignment on charges which led to his removal from office. "Old Man Deficit Given Last Shot When 4th Bill For More Funds Comes in The. fourth and final pot shot was taken at "Old Man Deficit" by ..the property tax relief com mission r Monday, when H. B. 584, bearing ' the names of Anderson, CaTkln and Hamilton, was Intro duced. - This , measure provides machinery for relieving the pres ent or a future deficit,, provided the excise tax. Intangible tax' and Income tax fail, or any or alt three meet the axe .via veto or refer endum.- ; . ' i This latest measure provides "Treat Both Schools Fairry" Bugaboo Again Stares . at " Committee State Chamber Land Set tlement Appropriation Passed With Change " By a vote of eirht'to frht tw joint ways and means "committee refused to 1 reconsider. Monday ' night, an appropriation of $50.9;: ior tne construction of a new in firmary at the University of Ore gon. The committee nrevioaalv had voted to report out the bill Jt -unfavorably. . The appropriation was to ha Deen made by the state contingent upon rriends of the university raising a slmilsr amount of money to apply on the construction of the infirmary. Senator Staples auggesied-tiat in case the bill was reconsidered that the committee authorise a similar appropriation, for the Ore gon State College, contingent wjs-i on the friends of that institution I raising $60,000. He said a new In firmary also was needed at tae state college, and he believed In treating the two institutions fair ly. Land Settlement , ( Projrram Is Barked The committee approved a bill carrying an appropriation of $25. 000 for the land settle department of the state chamber of commerce. The appropriation was made for the year 1930. The state chamber of commerce had , requested an -annual appropriation of $35,000 for a period of three years. Re presentative Johnson said that If the chamber made a good shew, ing 1930 the next legislature prob ably would continue the appro priation. The committee authorised en appropriation of $12,000 for the biennlum for the Oregon Humane society. Mrs. F. B. Swanton ap peared before the committee and urged the appropriation. Senators Strayer and Kiddle also favored It. Two bills carrying appropria tions for street Improvements abutting state property were re ported out favorably. One, bill carries an, appropriation of $S8. 468 for Improving streets abut-' ting the university campus at Ea gene, while the other bill carriea-, an appropriation of $982 for Ira. proving streets abutting state property In Independence. Teachers Needed ' ' At Corvaliis Home Representatives of the children farm home at Corvaliis appeared pbefore the committee and re quested an appropriation Of $C575 with which to employ teachers at ' the institution. It was explained that teachers previously were fur nished by the normal school at Monmouth, but because of a ear. tallment of the appropriation tor ' that Institution, the teachers would not be available after Sep tember 1 of this year. The committee voted to resort out favorably a bill carrying appropriation of $4.0,000 for tfce construction of a new buildlag at . the Waverly Baby home In, Port--land. The Institution had asked for an appropriation of $80,000, based on the report of the. state ' fire marshal. ' i 1 v.v 'i-v" ;- j 1 ' The state appropriation of $40 000. is contingent upon the baby, ' . home aDProDriatlng a similar am- ' ount. Representative An gell bk7 in favor of the Appropriation, &n, offered the amendment carrying $40,000 tor the new. building. : ' " The committee probably- will complete Its work tonight, when - all appropriation bills will bo -dumped into the hopper In . the .' house. y. ; . .. . Hardy Successor -i May Be Selected SACRAMENTO. Cal., Neb. 25. -(AP) Governor C. C. Young. today requested Attorney General , U. S. Webb, to give him an opin ion whether the governor of the) state Judicial council would be re quired to appoint a temporary successor to Judge Carlos 8. Har dy, of Los Angeles, after artSclaw of impeachment against Hardy are tiled with the. senate ..later: tale week, r .:: .-i . ."' that the state -may levy a tax of one mill on all general property for a period of two years, p rev id-. ed that existing legislation and legislation adopted this session do . -not meet state needs. .The act la -designed rnoro as . a , safety - bm -sure,; since the tax specialists have : assured ' everyone that the Income or excise tax could just about wipar out the deficit, nd that the In- . tangibles tax, which would bring In some $600,000 annually, coald (Turn to Fag 2, Column 1.) v "i-