-BLAZE STARTS
IN LODGE HALL
Siren Fails to Function; Sev
eral Stocks of Goods
Damaged .
The moat disastrous!! fire In
years swept through Dallas early
Friday morning tearing; In Its
wake a total loss estimated be.
tweea $50,000 and $60,000 and
causing, from the shock the fire
occasioned, the death f-Johnson
Richter. 6S. for the past 22 years
deputy sheriff of Polk county and
a well-known resident of the com
, inanity. .
The blaze Is thought to hare
started in the kitchen of the I.
O. 6. F. hall, following a meeting
held there the. evening before.
Tony Neufeldt. chief of police, dis
covered the fire shortly after 1:30
a.m. but the launre oi me lire
siren to function necessitated i?eu
feldt driving his motorcycle about
town using the siren constantly to
awaken the citizens.
Lodge Hall Catted
' The interior of the I. O. O. F,
hall was gutted by the flames, the
floor of the . room dropping
through - into the Retier Jewelry
store which was located below the
hall. The Bee Hire store, the Bine
"Garden confectionery and Clayton
grocery, all adjacent to the 'hall,
were considerably damaged by the
smoke and water. The Fiaseth
-dry pood a stock, was also damaged
by water.
The proprietor of the Bee Hire
store estimated his loss at si5,
000 to $20,000 Friday afternoon,
the amount being covered fey In
surance. Tke Finseth stock was damaged
to a similar amount. Loss in the
Retsers Jewelry store was unde.
tennined although the damage
was largely from water,
i Richter Active in Lodge
Mil. RIchter's death occurred
after he had been awakened by
the siren. He arose, came from his
bedroom and inquired where the
fire was. When told that it wae
J u the I. 6. O. F. hall, he walked
Kack to his bedroom and dropped
red. For some time Richter had
een subject to heart trouble. It
i-t thought that the knowledge that
the lodge hall, where. he had spent
reach time, was burning hurried
hi death.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed for Richter late
Friday afternoon.
SHiDEOT OPERETTA
EFFECTIVELY ON
Salem school students under
the direction of Mis Lena Belle
i Tartar, presented the pastoral ep-
; eretta. "Rosamund" to a well
tilled, enthusiastic audience Fri
day night in the high school au
ditorium.
During the chorus numbers 40
youthful voices sang the lovely
melody of Schubert's mule with
surprising control and interpreta
Lion. The solo work as well
showed unusual development. A
special number ef beauty and
greatly appreciated by the audi
ence was the solo ballet limber
by Elisabeth Waters. The Dance
ef the Shepherds also received
inch praise.
'The dramatis personae for the
operetta were Homer Smith. Ken
neth Abbott, Richard Smart, Frits
Amsaann, Joe King. William Ma-
'eher. Joan Evans, Hope Raymond,
LucBe Downing and Elizabeth
. Clement. "
The staging effects were very
well done although the stage was
too small; to allow full range for
'the action of the play. The cos
tuming was very pleasing and ef
fective. Washington May
1 Abolish State
y Superintendent
- OLYMPIA, March 1. (AP)-i-The
senate passed the Sutton res
olution today i providing for the
submission to the electors in 1930
of an amendment abolishing the
office of superintendent of public
instruction, the office to be taken
over by the state board of educa
tion. '
The Hum bill, calling for -the
selection of a site tor a women's
reformatory, was defeated, by mo
tion, the vote by which the Hall
reapportionment bill was defeated
was reconsidered and will be car
ried over as special business Mon
day.
Mouse Bites Of f
Head of Match;
1 Blaze is Result
An Injudicious , mouse, careless
as to what he daroated. la better
ed te have censed a Ore la tne
attic t the H. Olesy kome.1110
Lee treet. Friday might The
mease, according to the theory ad
vanced, bit the end of a match end
started the Ore la a box of lsu
flamable material etered la the
attic. The damage was slight, fire
men reported
Pistol Used as
'Youth Throws
Stick at Auto
t
MARSHFIELD. March 1 (AP)
Oscar Olson, If, was in the city
Jail tonight facing a charge of as
sault with a dangerous weapon,
and Ray Lane was suffering a bul
let wound in 1 his arm following
a shooting here late today. Olson,
police. - said, confessed ; shooting
Lane when he threw a stick of
wood through his auto windshield.
Facte "Not Worth Rememfering"
- , -.. About the Legislature
House bills that .win ot be Introduced at this session for
rartoas reasons': " . : - : : :" "
: H. B. 987654, by LaFolIett. making It anlawful for MaltJ
blad, making it unlawful for sergeant-at-arms or any other person
or persons to tamper with clocks on Saturday, March 2, In either!
senate or house chamber at State-house .
H.Bb 0876554, by LaFolIett, making It unlawful for Malt-!
nomaa delegation to persuade
veto on salary measures..
requiring that Salem water be served to all members of the legis
lature. H. B. 22334453, by Lockwood. Winalow, Robison Peters, and
Metsker, prohibiting the members introducing this measmre from
taking any part in debate on fish legislation.
Not only should the following statistics not be remembered,
bat the quicker they are forgotten the better for all concerned:
Total pay received by each legislator . $120
Total expense money 225.
"Total ...s. $345
Expenses of each legislator:
Hotel, a S3 per day ... . $147;
Meals, three per day at average of $1 each 147;
Miscellaneous, cigars, etc $1 per day 50 j
This varies from zero, for farmers who are unable to make a
Total cost to member $797
Amount donated to state by each member $452
This aries from zero, for farmers who are unable to make a
profit due to high taxes, to attorneys' who make as much as
$ 10,000 per year. Figure above is average.
Washington Society Waits
Eagerly For New Leaders
By MARGUERITE TOUXG
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Mar. 1. (AP.)
--Social leaders of the nation's
capital and others close enough to
feel the spell of the charmed cir
cle are eagerly and wistfully scan
nlng the announced list of Her
bert Hoover's cabinet.
- For the new social regime re
ginning Monday a reign as real
in responsibilities and privileges
as any political administration
will bring four more or less new
faces Into the honored places of
cabinet ladies; but it will take
away five, and probably seven.
long-loved hostesses.
Mrs. Stimson Known
There Is no necessity for Wash
ington to speculate about the wife
of the new secretary of state, Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson. of New York
and) the Philippines, made her
place In the hearts of the capital's
elite while Mr. Stimson was Pres
ident Taffs war secretary. She
was widely known here both dur
ing and before that residence.
A senator's wif
Mts. Bruce of
Maryland comes to mind
un
the second name on the list of
portfolios. Secretary Mellon of
the treasury, who will continue in
his post, has bad no official host
ess, nor is he likely to have one
during the next four years. But
frequently in the past, and as re
cently as at his dinner this week
for Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg, he has
Invited Mrs. Bruce.' whd is the
mother-in-law of his daughter, to
preside at his functions. He prob
ably will continue this practice.
Mrs. Good' Status Changes
With the assumption of the role
of hostess for the secretary of war
by Mrs. James W. Gooil. of Iowa,
Washington society will have
watched her move from her old
FIST SERVICE H
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1.
(AP) Less -than one hour after
they are dropped from the army
corps planes in Washington, flash
light pictures, showing prepara
tions for the Inauguration of
Herbert Hoover, will be ready for
distribution to Pacific coast news
channels in San Francisco.
The photographs, snapped by
means of new devices on the army
planes, will be sent from coast to
coast over the wires ef the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph
company to the hundreds of news
papers and news services free at
charge by the army.
San Francisco will be the dis
tributing point for the Pacific
northwest, while Los Angeles will
send the photographs throughout
the southern territory.
Bandit Uses Note
And Pistol to Get
$2000 from Bank
LOS ANGELES.. Mar. 1. (AP)
Police are asking tonight if
"billet bank banditry" is getting
to be a racket For the third
time in a week a silent bandit
walked Into a bank here today
and handed the teller a note. It
read: "Keep still or get shot.
Hand over $2000. I need it."
Dan McGuire, teller, handed
over the money. The bandit put
It la his pocket, bowed, ran out
of the Security Trust and Savings
bank, jumped in a car and drove
away, not a word was spoken.
On its way and will be here
Sunday to Salem's Hoase of
Hits. (The Beet Shows Salem
Hm Ever Had.) .
0;j HOOVER PHOTOS
members to override governor's
atmosphere of congressional clr-l
cles Mr. Good was chairman of
the house appropriations commit-:
tee in the 66th and 67th congress
es into that of the cabinet. While
the experience as a member of the
congressional set will be valuable.
Mrs. Good will have a different
situation to deal with when she
returns after Monday.
So it ls in a measure, with Mrs.
Walter F. Brown. She will go to
her place as cabinet lady of the
post office department, when Mr.
Brown becomes postmaster-gen
eral, from the social post of wife
of the assistant secretary of com
merce.
Negro Member
Of Congress is
Center of talk
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. (AP)
Oscar De Priest, renubllcan.
representative-elect from Illinois.
the first negro to be elected in
congress in years, appeared on the
floor of the senate today. He
walked down the center aisle to
the front row, sat down beside
Senator Watson, republican, In
diana, and shook hands.
Members of the house fre
quently visit the senate but rarely
If ever, walk down the middle
aisle which is regarded as sena
torial territory only.
Sheer Grit Now
Keeping French
Marshal Alive
PARIS. March 1. (AP) Phy
sicians said tonight that Marshkl
Ferdinand Foch. was liring only
on sheer grit They said that his
conrageous, but apparently hope.
less battle for life, might contin-
us for some days.
Tonight his temperature was
101 and pulse 9S.
WAREHOUSE BURNS
CANBT. Ore.. Mar. 1. (AP)
Fire starting from the ezplosing
of a gasoline tank destroyed the
grain elevator and warehouse
owned by Wi H. Lucke today.
FACTS and GOSSIP
"Just where Is this place called
Cottage Grove?" asked Represen
tative Carkln. when a measure for
an armory there came up for rote
in the noose Friday. This hot
shot was aimed at the genial read
ing clerk, Elbert Bede, who in his
spare time edits the Cottage
Grove Sentinel,, a weekly known
far and wide as the strongest ad
vocate ot Bhort skirts for. women.
A motion to allow the reading
clerk to -answer was instantly de
feated, as it was not only feared
but known that Mr. Bede would
nave taken up the rest of the aft
ernoon describing the wonders
and beauties of his native city,
Very fittingly did the lady mem
her of the house defend and sup
port a. u. zoo wnen it came up
for final passage in the house to
day. This measure related to. the
.practice of "cosmetic therapy,"
which may mean almost anything
as long as It has to do with beau
tlfylng faces. Mrs. Lee is all for
more competent beautiflers. and
was so convincing that not a rote
was cast against the bill.
ir ft ialftriRsi
Today Only
IUN-T1N-TIN
In hie new Talkie
.MMfilloi Dollar .
Cellar
Yltaphoae Arte and
i Movietone News
Matinees Only
"TAJlZAJr .
The New Oregon Statesman! Salem,
OWE CEPJT TAX
Solons Turn Down Bill For
Creation of Public Works
Department
(Continued from Pass : I.)
would work to the advantage of
the parents who are furnishing the
money with which to purchase
textbooks.
Senator Moser said if here was
a disposition on the part of the
senate to kill the bill without giv
ing it fair consideration, it should
be re-referred to the educational
committee with Instructions to re
move the objectionable feature.
The senate sustained Governor
Patterson's veto ot a bill passed
at the 1927 legislative session.
authorizing the state superintend
ent of banks to collect additional
fees for examinations. Senator Cor.
bett explained that the matter con
tained in 'the veto bill had been
Included In a law enacted at this
legislative session. He urged that
the senators vote to sustain the
veto of the governor.
Accident Commission
Will Get Attorney
Approval was given a bill by
the committee on Judiciary author
izing the governor to appoint an
attorney for the state industrial
aecident commission, .and fix his
annual compensation.
The senate Indefinitely post
poned a memorial by Representa
tive Wilkes providing for the ul
timate adoption of 'a 13 months
calendar year.
A house bill by the food and
dairy committee providing for the
regulation, production, sale and
distribution of market or fluid
milk and, cream also was indefin.
Itely postponed.
The senate adopted a resolution
by Representative Cbilds provid
ing for the appointment of a com
mittee to study ways and means
of Insuring an adequate supply of
fish for both the commercial and
sport fishing. The committee will
report at the 1931 legislative ses
sion. A resolution by Representatlre
Angell commending the services
of the trail -seekers council In
preserving historic places and di
recting the highway commission to
extend money for a tablet com
memorating Lieutenant Brouga
ton also received favorable con
sideration
f
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scarcely a ripple as they passed
through the house.
Important measures acted on
favorably by the house during the
long day included H. u. 274,
which provides $60,000 for aa in
firmary at the University of -Oregon:
S. B. 193. the ''gasoline cow
boy" measure designed to stop
stealing of cattle; S. B. 248,
which provides 130.000 for an
armory at Cottage Grove; S. B.
130. loaning $100,000 to the state
fair association for a new grand
stand for the fair; S. B. 240. mak
ing it a felony to drive an auto
mobile while intoxicated, and pro
viding drastic penalties for so do
ing: and senate bills 241 and 251.
refunding anto licenses la case ot
accidental deatroyal and removal
from state.
"Gasoline Cowboy"
Measure Passes i
Senate Bill 193, sponsor ed by
FIREMAN'S
BALL
Konti Hall .
Tonight !
GOOD MUSIC
OREGON
THEATRE ' y
LAST TIMES TODAY
(BOWS
YELLOW CAMEO
COMEDY NEWS
INTERESTS
C M GN
FAILURE
V In
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REGULAR '"
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Oregon. Saturday Morniny,
Senator I Joe Dunne and others,
known as the "gasoline cowboy"
measure, .: was passed with only
one vote against It, that of Gold
stein. . . ' .,
.- By the passage of House Bill
59, by the joint Ways and means
committee, the house, today au
thorized the recodification, and
publication of the state codes and
statutes. An' appropriation of
1X5,000 is provided to pay for the
cost of the work.
Without sparring for time the
house gave unanimous approval
of Senate Bill 197, which amends
the present law relative to boxing
competitions. A new feature Is
the provision requiring that sixty
per cent of the funds turned into
civic emergency . funds from box
ing or wrestling exhibitions, shall
be pro-rated in their distribution
to veterans organizations, accord
ing to membership of inch bodies
tn good standing.
FLOOD TOTAL 9
ATLANTA. March li (AP)
As flood waters began to recede
In southern Georgia, Alabama and
northweat Florida today, Georgia's
death list for three days stood at
nine known fatalities and missing
and believed dead. No fatalities
were reported in other states. The
extensive . damage to highways.
bridges, lowland farms and man.
ufacturtng plants was still nnes-
tlmated.
About 200 automobiles filled
with fight fans en route north
frOm the Sharkey-Strlbling bout
at Miami Beach, were, held by
washouts on the Dixie highway.
Alabama lowlands remained un.
der water In the Montgomery area
and conditions were the worst in
south Georgia since the flood of
1925.
Dad, 100, Spanks
His Young Son of
69 Very Severely
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1. (AP)
Nathaniel Ward celebrated his
100th year on this earth by spank
ing his son, Frank, 69, here today
The centenarian was upwrap-
plng his anniversary gifts when
he eame upon an old-fashioned
mustache cup. Ward insists that
although he. may be aged he has
modern ideas.
"Who did this?" he demanded.
'Frank, come here, you young
rascal!"
Frank, wearing a guilty look,
came and his father bent him over
bis knee, removed one of his bed
room slippers and administered
the spanking.
SOUTHERN
DfJTOS
This is a special Clubbing Rate and is Continuous
from month to month by Carrier service to subscri
bers in Salem District. This complete 24 hour news
paper service for little more than the regular price
of either paper. Under the new system the carrier
will deliver and collect for both newspapers; To se
cure both newspapers at this rate notify your car
rier or phone either office. -r-s
OFFER
March tt 1929
Mystery Cleared as to Idea
tity of New Secretary
of Agriculture
(Continued from Pa 1.)
upon official advice until finally
.t ' thm most seasoned of the
nnlittrfans and Washington cor
respondents were almost ready to
rive no out Ot sneer aieuwi
haustion.' -..
The ruesslnc reached a climax
in a rather unusual scene in the
Hoover headquarters at the May
flower hotel. George Akerson,
secretary to the next president.
sat in a smoke-filled room, sur
rounded by half a hundred vet
eran wasmngion newsppoiucu
who had been told If they guessed
right there would be no denial.
Akerson Says No
To Each Question
Wearing his ever-ready smne.
the heavy set, grey-haired secre
tary, himself a former newspaper
man, answered "No" each time as
dozens of names were fired at
him. among them that of Julius
Rosenwald. of Chicago, who was a
caller during the day at the Hoo
ver home; A. W. 8haw, ot Chi
cago; Gradlus Huston, of New
York, a former assistant secretary
of commerce, and others of equal
prominence. .
Finally he was asked If the
agriculture secretary was from
the west and the commerce sec
retary was from the south. i
"I'm giving you the whole coun
try from which to pick," he re
plied. Some of the correspondents
who thought they had better
guesses than the others submitted
names written on sheets of paper,
but each was quickly vetoed and
finally the conference dissolved
apparently by the mutual consent
of the correspondents.
Other Eight Members
Are All Verified
One concrete development was
confirmation that the eight men
whose names hare been published
daily-for two days will be mem
bers of the Hoover cabinet. They
are:
Secretary of state, Henry L.
Stimson, of New York.
Secretary of the treasury, An
drew W. Mellon, of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of war, James W.
Good, of Iowa.
Attorney-General, i William D.
Mitchell, of Minnesota.
Postmaster-General, Walter F.
Brown, of Ohio.
Secretary of the navy, Charles
Francis Adams, of Massachusetts.
Secretary ot interior. Dr. Ray
MORNING AND SUNDAY
ANDTHlg
EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
215 So. Commercial Phone 500
ie Portlasidl Telejainni ; . ;
Salem Office 127 NaHish Phone 939 V
Wm. Delzell, Agent ' ' " ; ' '
BY MAIL MtST BE PAID 3 MONTHS.IN ADVANCE
Lyman Wilbur, of California. .
Secretary of labor, Jamee J.
Davis, of Pennsylvania.
: While the guessing contest as
to the men who, have been select
ed for the agriculture and com
merce portfolios was ins progress,
the d resident-elect. " freed from
the cares of Immediate problems
was enjoying a long automobile
ride in the nearby country in
eomoany with Mrs. Hoover and
Hugh Gibson, ambassador to Del
gium. who. with Dwight Davis.
secretary of war. and Miss Davis,
was a luncheon guest of Mr. and
Mrs. .Hoover.
HOOVER ILL BElDlf
WASHINGTON. March 1.
(AP) Herbert Hoover sat in the
quiet seclusion of his S street
home tonight tree from tne noise
and tumult of thousands pouring
into the city to witness his In
auguratlon on Monday as the 31st
president of the United States.
A few blocks away, witn -tne
echoes of farewells still In his
ears. Calvin Coolldge was spend
ing one of his last nights in sur
roundlngs familiar In years which
had vUited'sadness as well as hap
piness upon him.
At the Capitol today Charles O
Dawes rapped occasionally, for or
der In the senate and Charles
Curtis of Kansas who will succeed
him as vice-president, faced him
from the floor, Dawes occupying
the presiding officer's chair and
Curtis remaining until the end of
the session as leader of the re
publican forces. .
LEADER OE KB'
MEXICO CITY, March 1 (AP)
Federal troops operating in the
state of Guantajuato in a battle
with the bandit gang alleged to
have kidnapped and slain J. M.
Underwood and G- C. Aiesthorpe.
American mining engineers last
week, killed the chief of the gang,
his lientenant, and seven follow
ers.
The leader's name was given as
Candelarlo Yillegas, and that ot
his lieutenant as Magdaleno Ibar
ra, In the! report of the federal
commander to President Portes
Gil tonight. The dead brought the
total number killed In retaliation
for the slaying ot the two Ameri
cans to 26, sixteen having been
killed in previous battles with the
federals.
FOR MUGURAH
KIDNAPERS IS SLAIN
Ml
IT!:
un oitattecirsiisiini
KILPS
PORTLAND, March 1 (AP)
Clare Woolwlne and William
HornbloWer, members of the Cal
ifornia assembly board of man
agers, here to question Mrs, Min
nie (Ma) Kennedy In connection
with the Impeachment case ag
ainst Judge Carlos Hardy; played
hide and seek with newspaper re
porters : tonight but finally tired
of the game and ended It with the
statement "nothing to give out
until, Uonorrow morning."
, Bebiad locked doors in a down
town hotel. Woolwlne. Hornblow-
er and a Los Angeles newspaper
man spent two hours with- Mrs.
Kennedy and emerged with a
smile.
."Mrs. Kennedy Is very anxious
to give 4i s all the help she can
and above all wants the truth,"
Woolwlne said and he did not
deny he was in Portland on the
trail of Informatlqn to be used
In substaining charges against
Judge Hardy.
Woolwlne shrugged his should.
ers and said "can't tell till tomor
row." when asked whether Mrs.
Kennedy would be subpoenaed to
appear at tne naray iriai. iie
frowned when questioned regard
ing official looking documents he
carried.
Mrs. Kennedy came to Portland
front Kelso. Wash., Woolwlne said
especially to meet the California
group.
Dry Kiln Blaze
Damage is $5000
A t Silver Falls
SILVERTON. Ore.. Mar. 1.
(Special) Five thousand dollars
damage was done when nre de
stroyed the roof and part of the
walls and contents of a double dry
kiln at SIlTer :F"s at about 8 a.
m. today. The flames for a time
threatened nearly kilns, but fur
ther damage was averted by the
local fire department with the aid
of apparatus that had been pur
chased recently.
The blaze ' is believed to have
been caused by an overheated
drying chamber. There was 60,-.
000 feet of clear lumber in tne '
kllnat the time, and much of it
was damaged.
WAVES SWAMP TOWN
TOKYO. March 1. (AP)
High waves due to a severe storm
have done much damage along the
coast near Choshi, 70 miles east
of here. Although mud and water
entered several villages there were
no casualties.
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