NEWS WHEN NEW!
Every day the news staff
of The Statesman Is oat to
obtain every bit of mwi In
the city. If you have a
"tip telephone 600.
WEATHER
Cloudy today; unsettled and
mild; probable light rains.
Max. temperature Friday ol,
min. 40; river 2.. Xo rain.
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 301.
Salem, Oregon,1 Saturday Morning? March X, 1929
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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MATE BACKS
01 CENT GAS
f TAX MEASURE
Automobile License Fee
Scale Be Revised Under
Approved Bill
Signature of Governor Now
Only Thing Needed to
Enact Statute
The senate Friday passed house
Mil 280. hv Pastor 'KM-"-others,
authorizing an increase of
one cent' tn the gasoline tax and
revising automobile license fees.
Similar action was taken by the
senate In connection with house
bill 520. by the roads and high.
ways committee, revising the fees!
on trucks ana buses. Tnese duis
previously had4 passed the house.
' Only six senators Toted in favor
of Senator Bailey's bill providing
for the creation of a department
of public works to take over the
functions of the existing public
service commission.
The director of the board would
have beent appointed by the gov
ernor subject to confirmation.
Senator Joe Bailey explained
that the bill was in line with the
proposed cabinet form of govern
ment and if passed would give the
people a new deal.
Senator Eddy Asks
To Wait Development
Senator Eddy suggested that
establishment of the proposed now
department be delayed until the
reorganization program has re
ceived the approval of the voters.
Senators who voted for the. bill
were Joe Bailey, Bennett, Jones,
Markes, Miller and Strayer.
By a vote of 15 to 14 the senate
refused to accept the majority re
port of the educational committee
which recommended indefinite
postponment of a bill introduced
by Representative Anderson, au
thorizing school districts to pur
chase textbooks for the pupils of
the public schools.
Regulation Optional
With Districts, Word
Senator Joe Bailey explained
that the bill was not mandatory
and that the purchase of textbooks
was optional with the voters of the
school districts. Senator Klepper
also favored the bill which he said
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ISPlWFl
Hundreds of Salem -womer are
asked today to attend a large card
party and tea to be held at the
Elk's club rooms in the interest
of the Salem General hospital,
revenues derived from the affair
going to aid that organization se
cure much needed equipment or
to furnish rooms in the building.
Sponsors for today's affair are
members of the Woman's Alliance
of the Unitarian church. One
hundred tables of cards will be
played between 2 and 4 o'clock
while from 5 to 5:30 o'clock the
tea will be served.
Expenses Contributed
Virtually every expense con
nected with the afternoon's enter
tainment has been assumed by
some friend of the lodge so that
the gross receipts from the after
noon will go to the hospital.
The general hospital is entirely
a non-profit, community organ
ization. To date, ita revenues have
not equalled its necessary expen
' ciitures.
Fifteen trustees are on the hos
pital board, several organizations
in the community being responsi
ble for the selection of these mem
bers. On the board are H. S. Gile,
president, C. A. Park, secretary,
K. T. Barnes, chairman of the ex
f -futiye committee, William Gahls
lorf. William Hamilton, Dr. R. E.
Lee Steiner, Mrs. Grover Bellin
ger, Mrs. Connell Dyer, Mrs. Lena
Sohnecdor, Milton Meyers, Dr. H.
If. Ollinger, August Huckestein,
W. L. Phillips, F. G. Deekebach. j
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Capitol, with inauguration stand.
STEADILY, moving vmn transport the belongings of President and Mrs. Coolidge from the glory and
2--Month house at Northampton, Mass. As the national capital, clothed la wintry beauty, 'prepares
Hoover as chief executive of the nation, the 'CooUdges bid farewell
Sale of $7500 Tract
Means Light Beacon,
New
Hotel
Sale of a two and one-half acre tract of land between
Waldo and Oh mart streets on South Commercial street to the
Highway Communities Co. of Los Angeles was made Friday
afternoon by Mrs. V. W. Ohmart, owner of the property. The
consideration, which was cash, was said to be $7500.
Plans made public by M. L. Gordon, representing the
Los Angeles firm, call for the erection on the property of a
125-foot tower for the Richfield Oil interests with an 800,000
candle beacon light on top of the structure.
New Hotel Contemplated
The beacon light will serve
as the nucleus for an exten
sive property development,
according to Gordon,.who told
the sellers of the property
that the Highway Communi
ties Co. planned to erect in
addition to the beacon, a high
class tourist hotel flanked by
a number of small store build
ings. Included in the project
will be a super-service station.
KeynoMs Ohmart, com
menting on the deal Friday
night, said the development of
the proposed buildings was
made a condition of the sale
The hotel planned by the com-j
pany is to be a high-class
structure aimed toaccommo-
date the best of touri3t trade.
It is to be finished in Spanish
style with a court and lawn in
front.
The Highway Communities Co.
was organized in Los Angeles and
is said to include five large corpo
rations in that city, which are
planning to develop hotel proper
ties with Richfield beacon lights
at regular intervals up and down
the coast. The purchase of the
Salem property is but one step In
the development of the chain, sev
eral other sites in Oregon being
under construction.
A site is already available in
Roseburg where engineers of the
company are said to be laying out
a tract purchased there and when
this operation is completed, the
work on the local property will be
started.
Regardless of the veto of Got.
Patterson, the senate Friday pass.
ed two measures, one providing
for the increase of the salary of
the clerk of the district court of
Multnomah county and the .other
eliminating the practice of assign,
ing circuit judges to outside coun
ties by the chief Justice of the su
preme court.
The . senate indefintely post
poned a bill introduced by the
house committee on taxes and rev.
enue authorizing the levy of a tax
not to exceed one mill on assess
able property In the state for the
purpose of wiping out the deficit.
Senator Miller said that this bill
was the first and only step taken
by the present legislature' to wipe
out the deficit and place state on
a sound financial basis.
' Senator Staples predicted that
the passage of the bill would In
sure the success of other measures
included in the general tax pro.
gram.
The senate adopted a house
joint memorial by the committee
on resolutions urging the Califor
nia . legislature to construct cer
tain highways connecting with the
Oregon. Highway system In north,
era California.-
A house joint resolution by Rep
resentative Weatherspoon creat
ing a commission to conduct a
study of the text book situation
also was approved. The resolution
carried an appropriation of a p.
proximately $ 3 00.
A senate resolution by Senator
Upton providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
the methods now in force in the
collection of fees, operation 'and
Inspection of motor vehicles and
policing of the highways, was
withdrawn at the request of its
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DECISION OF WATER
SUPPLY UP TODAY
High Officials fn Company
Pay Visit Friday, Con
fer About Plant
Final decision on the program
for Improving Salem's water sup
ply is to be made today at i
meeting of officials of the Oregon
Washington Water 8ervlce com
pany In Portland, it was learned
Friday when several of these offi
cials visited .the local plant. The
group included C. B. Jackson, gen
eral manager of this fir mas well
as of the affiliated California com
pany, and J. T. Delaney, director
of public relations for the coast
area.
No Details Given
No indication as to the details
of this program was given out
Friday, although W. J. Helwick,
local manager and an official of
the Oregon-Washington company
admitted that it was this question
which brought the officials to.Sa
tern.
Although the verdict may de
pend, somewhat upon the, results
of tests started several weeks ago
to determine the feasibility of ob
taining the supply from wells, re
cent Intimations have been that
the company is inclined toward
the solution recommended by the
city health officer. Dr. Vernon A
Douglas. He proposes installing -a
filtration plant and the selection
of a source which will -not neces
sitate a pipe line under the Wil
lamette slough.
After Inspecting the plant and
system here, the officials went to
Portland Friday afternoon.
VESSEL IS AGROUND
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MARSHFIELD, Ore., March 1.
(AP) Grounded on the beach
inside the breakers line, the trans
marine steamer Sujameco tonight
was waiting high tide at 5 p. m.
Saturday while coast guardsmen
were preparing to attempt to pull
the vessel off the sands at that
hour.
Lying between 150 and 200 feet
Inside the line of breakers at high
tide, the steamer was setting high
tonight, on the beach into which it
plowed last night during a heavy
fog.
The dredge -Col. P. S. Michie.
sent to the distressed craft late
this afternoon, had only a small
amount of line and could not
reach the Sujameco. About 1200
feet of hawser will be needed by
rescue vessels to reach the ship
at high tide, dredgemen said.
The coast cutter Redwing, from
Astoria, Ore., probably will pat a
hawser aboard the Btranded craft
at daylight tomorrow.
Captain 31ark of the Umpqua
coast guard station set up a
breeches buoy on the beach to
guard against the necessity dt tak
ing off the crew of 32. Capt. M.
P. Jensen ordered the beach pa
trolled throughout the night, bat
a subsiding sea eliminated any
danger.
Captain Carlson of the Supam
eco, wirelessed late tonight that
the vessel had not developed a
list, although the ship's stern had
swung around the Sujameco,
neither the pilot boat nor the
coast guard boat approached with
in shouting distance of the vessel.
MOVE FROM GLORIES
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White House, through the snow.'
the mulUtade of White House
MISSOURI!!
AWARDED JOB
UPON CABINET
Arthur M. Hyde to Get Place
as Secretary of Agri
culture, Report
Occupant of Hoover's Old
Position Only One Re
maining Unknown ,
KANSAS CITY. Mar. J. (AP)
The Kansas City Star will say
in a copyrighted story! in Its
morninsr edition tomorrow that
Arthur M. Hyde, former governor
of Missouri, will be secretary of
agriculture In the Hoover cab!
net.
Mr. Hyde has accepted the ap-
nointment tendered him by the
president-elect and is en route to
Washington to attend the Inaug
ural ceremonies, the newspaper
will say. He is due to reach the
capital tomorrow morning.
Announcement of the Missour-
ian's appointment settled the
guessing contest as to the iden
tity of one of two "mystery men
chosen by Mr. Hoover to complete
his cabinet.
Announcement Comes
As Complete Surprise
A "surprise" was promised the
country in the filling of the posts
of secretary of 'agriculture and
secretary of commerce when it be
came known that the next presi
dent had rounded out his official
family.
No Inkling had been given prior
to tonight that Mr. Hyde was un
der consideration.
The disposition of one other
cabinet post remains to be an
nounced that of secretary of
commerce.
Washington Men All
Completely Mystified
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1 (AP)
President-elect Hoover tonight
still held the key to the identities
of the two "mystery men" of his
official family In spite of what per
naps was one of the greatest
guessing contests in all the his
tory of American cabinet making
Name after name of the great
and the near great, the prominent
and the obscure were thought up
only to be thrown into . discard
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Frid
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In
Washington
By Tbe Associated Frees
Herbert Hoover remained Cn
seclusion at his home.
. President Coolidge
last cabinet meeting.
held his
The senate and the house held
night sessions.
-The advance guard of Inaugu
ration spectators arrived
in Washington.
The house passed a bill to au
thorize $150,000 for Nicara
guan and Panama canal sur
veys. The senate considered the
measure to extend the radio
commission for another year.
Representative Garner of
Texas was named by the house
democrats as their candidate
for speaker at the next session.
Senate and house conferences '
on the second deficiency bill
agreed on a $2,977,000 prohibi
tion enforcement Increase.
Secretary Wilbur of the navy
was nominated by I President
Coolidge for a circuit, judgeship,
but confirmation by the senate
of his and other last ' minute
judicial nominations appeared
doubtful.
majesty of 'Washington ".'to their,
for the Inauguration of Herbert
employes the hoaseteeper, two!
Income Tax Passes
And Waits Governor's Pen;
Phone
Corbett Protests Say
ing People Should
Vote on Proposal
. Demonstration to the vot
ers of Oregon of" faith in the
principle of an income tax was
the purpose of members of
the senate in failing to pro
vide for referring to the elec
torate the income tax bill, H.
B. 580, when they passed it
Friday afternoon, according
to declarations from the floor
The bill was passed with but
five dissenting votes.
Not a word of debate preceded
actual passage of the bill, but the
senate wrangled for an hour or
more over Senator Corbett's mi
nority: report which urged that
provision be included for refer
ring the measure to the voter.
The motion to adopt this report
lost by a large margin. This does
not preclude the possibility of the
referendum -being invoked by the
voters if the bill is signed by the
governor and becomes law. It
had perviously passed the house.
The attitude of the senate gen
erally was expressed by Senator
Staples in his declaration that
two-thirds of the em embers of
this senate believe in an income
tax, but we believe in it because
we have been educated to it; we
ought to show our good faith by
passing it without referring It to adopted , with 14 members dls
the voters." ' sentlnr. I
Says System Failure
Senator Bell asserted that Ore
gon s taxation system had broken
down, relating that when the
state iad an Income tax previous
ly. 68 per cent of the persons who
filed returns claimed no property
tax exemption.
Debate was stopped by Senator
Kiddle, who remarked that '
know a lot of you senators want
to get on record about this bill for
the benefit of your constituents.
but I don't believe you are chang
ing' any votes, i move the pre
vious question.
The bill provides for exemptions
for single persons up to '11500 In
come, married persons up to
szttuu, ana iuu saditional ex
emption for other dependents. The
tax rate Is one per cent for tbe
first 11000 of taxable income, two
per cent for the second 11000,
three per cent for the third $1000,
four per cent for the fourth
$1000 and five per cent for all
taxable income above $4000.
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MEXICO CITY, March 1 (AP)
An attempt to make the first
non-stop flight from Mexico City
to Washington, was planned to
night by Joaquin Gonzales Pacheco
and C. E. McMillin to begin at
dawn tomorrow. Their Stlnson-De-
trolter monoplane was loaded with
500 gallons of gasoline at Val
buena field tonight.
The plane is owned by Gonxales
Pacheco, " rich young Mexican. It
will be piloted by McMillin whose
home is in New York City, -and
who has been in Mexico for five
months.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
Is the only man who has flown
without a stop between the two
capitals. He made the southward
flight in 27 hours and 10 minutes.
The late Emllio Carranza at
tempted the Washington flight
bat was forced down by bad wea
ther in North Carolina. He died
when his plane crashed In New
Jersey on an attempt to fly with
out stop from New York to Mex
ico City.
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cooks, three kitchen lya,two butlers, three footmen, two housenie n
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local high school.
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County Population
Is 67,008 on Face
Of Prof's. Figures
Figures compiled by Pro
fessor F. C. Kent, O. S. C.
Portland chamber of com
merce statistician gives the
following population foe the
following counties:
Clatsop 25,500; Marlon,
67,008; Lane 39,056.
Total population of Ore
gon give as 1,005,174.
Growth of 118,974 daring
FISHING INTERESTS'
Wheels in Columbia Not Al
lowed to Resume Opera
tions, House Rules
All of Representative- Settle
mier's heaving failed to start the
famous Seufert fish wheels in the
Columbia, and as a consequence
H. B. 333, which would open the
Columbia river to wheels again,
died Friday night via the Indefi
nite postponement route.
Mr. Settlemier presented a ma
jority report of the committee
which brought the bill In without
recommendation, while Represen
tatives Anderson and Robison pre
sented a minority report that the
bill do not pass. "This latter re-
nnrt. after a heated debate, was
The debate on this measure fur
nished the only excitement of the
evening, unless a little flurry cre
ated by Senate Joint Memorial 9
can be counted in. This memor
ial asked ' congress to set aside
100,000 acres In the Wellowa re
gion as a national park, and it
had passed In the house almost
unanimously before opponents
could get into action.
Scott and Johnson
Swing Many Votes
Scott of Morrow and Johnson of
Wallowa finally got in a word or
two, however, and in a twinkling
a great many members reversed
their votes from aye to no. In
order to get the matter straight
ened out Mr. Lonergan moved
that the measure be put on the
calendar for Saturday, which was
done.
Taking the Wallowa bill epi
sode as an example, Speaker Ham
llton delivered a stern lecture to
the members on rushing legisla
tion through. Every bill should
be given full consideration, re
gatdless of the time of final ad
journment, he eaid. Errors that
all would regret might occur if
too much speed Is put on, it was
stated. i
Friday is Longest
Day Yet of Session
The recess taken at 10 o'clock
Friday night marked the end of
the longest day yet seen this ses
sion. It was also a very busy day,
with approximately 60 bills
brought up for final action. Most
of these passed with but little de
bate, and some of the most hotly
contested senate kneasures caused
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Girl Who tost
Arm Re$ts Well
After Operation
Seven-year old
Helen Gwynn,
was amputated
whose left arm
Thursday morning as the result
of Injuries sustained when she
was hit by a truck earlier in the
eek. reateri anile well Fridav.
according to attendants at the
Salem General -hospital. Helen Is
the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Gwynn, who reside a short
distance west of town on .the Wal
lace road.
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For Downfall 'Home
Rule' Measure
Regulation of t e 1 e p h o ne
rates in Oregon must proceed
along constructive lines, the
state senate said in effect Fri
day when it defeated by a Vote
of 17 to 12 the Burdick "home
rule for Portland" house bill
which sought to permit that
city to take the matter of rate
fixing out of the hands of.thfi
public service commission and
place it in those of the city
council.
One of the most effective points
scored against the bill was the
recital by Senator Moser of his
tory in relation to the last at
tempt to reduce" rates. After 4wo
members of the public service
commission had been recalled,
those elected in their places or
dered a reduction which amount
ed to only $200,000 a year, yet
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company went into federal
court and obtained an injunction
preventing the reduction from go
ing into effect.
Federal Probe Wanted
The same result would follow
any attempt by the city of Port
land to reduce rates arbitrarily,
Moser said. He pointed to a fed
eral Investigation, asked in the
two memorials which the legisla
ture has already passed, as the
only effective method of bringing,
about a reform.
The bilT was defended by Sen.
a tor Upton as spokesman of the
committee which had it under con
sideration. If it authorized rate
fixing alone, he said, it might not
be justified, but as an act to en
able Portland to solve the situa
tion, whereby the ' telephone com
pany is 'able to carry on without
a franchise, he declared it a meri
torious bill. .
Debate on the measure lasted
from 11 o'clock in the forenoon
until after 3 in the afternoon, ex
cept for the noon recess which
was purposely shortened.4 Sen
ators voting for the bill were Ben
nett, Brown, Joe Dunne,' Eddy,
Fisher, Hall, Jones, Kuck, Miller,
Staples, Strayer and Upton. Sen
ator Carsner was absent.
FATAL I THIS
SPOKANE, March 1. (AP)
The wheel of life tha tk'ept Louis
Schoienstelne going was a dough
nut: Fhom motives of economy, the
5 year old man who formerly was
a logger lived mostly on coffee
and doughnuts. Doughnuts are
cheap. Coffee and doughnuts for
breakfast, crullers and. coffee for
lunch, and coffee and sinkers for
supper, just to save his money.
Several times he was treated at
the county hospital for illness.
Last week he became very sick.
but refused to go to another hos.
pltal because of the cost. And he
didn't want to treat himself for
his real .ailment malnutrition.
Today he died of a cold, aggra
vated, the coroner said, by starva
tion. In his pockets police found
$325 in cash. They are looking
for a possible concealed hoard.
On a chair near his bed was
part of a stale doughnut, wasted.
EAKER AT SAN DIEGO,
SAN DIEGO, Mar. l.-(AP)
On his way from Seattle to San
Antonio Captain Ira C. Eaker,
chief pilot of the famous Ques-
tionmark' during the plane's re
cent endurance flight, landed at
Rockwell field at 2:55 p. ra. to
day.
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- BUILDING GAIN
STRING IN LUST
12 MONTH. REPORT
$50,000 in Permits Given
Out, Double Mark of
Month Previous
Three Permits Issued Here
Friday by New Inspec- ,
tor Laing
Building activity commenced in
Salem In February was more than
twice as great as that started in
January, based on values rep
resented in permits issued. Tbe
February total of $56,092 as
compared to January's mark ef
$22,975. Twenty-two permits were
issued In the month just ended.
The increase is expected to
gain additional momentum this
month, as weather conditions
throughout a large part of Febru
ary were distinctly unfavorable
for building. That this will be
the case wa3 indicated Friday
when three permits were issued to
give the month a running start.
Larger Plans Must
Be Inspected
Issuance of permits Is now in
the hands of the building inspec
tor, William Laing, who has of
fices on the 11th floor of the Firt
National bank building. Mr. Laing
said that the number of permits
Issued in February would have
been greater except for the' new
system -which requires him to in
spect plans of larger buildings be
fore the permit is issued. At tbe
end of the month he had' several
ets of plans in his possession.
The three permits issued March
included: j.
Wenger Bros., dwelling at 1740
South Capitol street, $2500.
J. R. Smith, addition to dwell
ing at 658 Center street, $500.
Erixson & Engstrom, repairs
on Hollywood theatre building.
6500. This building belongs to
John Williamson.
SSOOO Warehouse Planned
On Front Street ,
Permits Issued this week prior
to Friday were:
Nelson Bros., service station at
Capital street and Fairgrounds
road, $3000.
Emma Murphy Brown, ware
house and store building on Front
street between Court and State,
$8000.
E. C. Stewart, dwelling on Ber.
ry street between Cross and Wil
bur, $2500.
107 Stations To
Give Ceremonies
NEW YORK. Mar. 1. (API-
All broadcasts of the Hoover-Cur-
tlc inauguration ceremonies next
Monday will begin at 10:00 a. m
eastern standard time over two
chains. Tto date. 107 stations
have made arrangements to par
ticipate. : Theatre Coupon
for Kiddies Under
12
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This coupon and five cents
will admit any child under
12 years to The. Statesniaa
and Capitol Matinee
Friday or Saturday
Matinees Only
Hugh's Capitol Theatre
Sou see the gripping story of
"TARZAN THE
MIGHTY"
Also
Rln-Tin-Tln tn his talking
picture . .
"The Million Dollar
Collar"
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