GREAT TQ LIVE! e . April weather t is always deUgbtfaL ralr shine, tmt days , like-' Monday are aa - Bice as one - could ask. If -t marred by the fact you have an : Statesman phone 500 aad start year sebseriptiou. Cloudy today aad unset-' tied; Moderate tenperatarew Max. teatperatvre Tacaday 00; Mta. 81; Rhrer 4Jt; So " rala; Partly doudj. " - ;; 1 1 iiw tmvr uauj vmi iw rcu uwti.i ac ansa. Hare ll Ital. SEYENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 6 Salem, Oren, Wednesday Morning, April 3, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS SWfight Rebels Declared Losing Out in Battle With Mexican Government Army General Canes Has Enemies : Shut Off; From Retreat in Every Direction MEXICO CITY. April 2. (At) , The Mexican presidential head- - quarters announced late tonignt that the two day battle with rebel ' forces at Jimenex. Chihuahua, had ended In complete victory for fed- ; eral troops. ; i The announcement given out at 1 Chapultepec castle at 11:30 p. m.. said: "The bloody battle which 'has been fought during two days ; at Jimenes between the federal army commanded by General Al mazan and the main body of the northern rebels - has resulted in the most brilliant and definite victory that the .national armies have obtained in the present cam paign." The debacle of therebel army of General Jose Gpbkfio Escobar 'was believed here to be complete and while" details of- casualties were lacking disintegration of the rebel movement in northern Mex ico, except possibly in, Sonora, was - forecast. " MEXICO CITY. (April 2. (AP) The- tide of1 furious battle which for two days has surged back and forth through the shell torn streets of Jimenez, Chihua hua, was declared by the govern ment this evening to have set in definitely agiinst the rebels. The insurgents were described in offi- elal reports from the front as en circled by a ring of fire and fight ing desperately to retafn posl : tions in the railroad station and a corner of the city. ' "The extermination 6f the trai tors' forces is now merely a ques tion of hours," declared Secretary of War Plutarco Elias Calles in -a - telegram to the president at noon. "I greatly fear that those most re sponsible for the brutal military nprising are personally safe many kilometers away from the battle.. Rebels liose WK v. . rn V.u-h Tkav - Federal commanders.. at the scene of battle estimated that the Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) Camp Waits For Students Given Prizes Some Leslie Junior high school ' girl is going to be the proud pos sessor of a $150 summer taltion to Skyline Trail camp, at Elk lake, near Bend, and all bee"" -v ... iirai and acted the best .Mtmnliffcatlon of school spirit between now and the time ti CThricition at Skyline Trail eamp, was offered by Miss Carin H. Degermark, physical education Instructor at LeUe Jnnior high. Is the hope of the fu"T a similar offer will come forth tor 'the boy" who best exemplifies school spirit. , nntt is onen to an students now enrolled dtin; selection of the winner win rest with the teachers, who will make iwiiM from i the 10 girls whom the pupils place highest en - .lliatiiar fttnr" The. rules define school spirit to include: cooperauou, vtfniii neatness, depend' ' . in- Mti rood, spoira- t.j; Id Thealth. Health, thai .... n hm reoulred. demand ed because: "A girl who has good : S?,f d beV "'': finance ue-oen - " keLii- .. MntHt Is primarily " a school affair. It Is pointed ont that parents may have a large determining ' the winner, ..t.r aa the ; home encourage ment la given. Californian Has Own Ideas About Aid - wicnmfiTOJI. Anril 2. (AP) i The house agriculture commit tee had before it tonigni a " v...M Antline bv Donald D. Conn, managing director .of the Associated California Fruit In dustries, inc of San Francisco, of a plan "for industry, control d coordinated marketing within the Industry" means of frni re lief to be considerea aiona w. numerous otner memooi i - ed for benefiting agncmimc ' CHARGES CONSIDERED - i TiATON ROUGE, t.; April; Agricultural ( AP) -With Attorney General . Saint -usholdlng the .im peachment .procedure -which had ' been challenged as Illegal, the Tuislana house of represtnta- '-' tlves tonight resumed considers in f 1 chsrges ; of Impeach ment against -Governor. Huey P, County Politics Brewing As Sam Brown 's Position In Senate Is Left Vacant Lloyd Reynolds Expected to Seek Re-election To Upper House; Settlemier Boom May Be -Launched, Rumor Indicates ALTHOUGH the events and acts of the 1929 legislative session have not yet ceased to reverberate through the statehouse corridors and offices and through the columns of the press, there is already evidence that battle lines are being drawn for the succeeding elections which will serve to fill the senate and house of Senator Sam Brown opened the political flood gates for he 1930 campaign in Marion county, on the last day of the re cent session when he prefaced an address in the senate with the remark that it would be his "last speech 'for the farmers" in that tribunal. This was taken as an announce ment that the Gervais senator would not be a candidate for re election next year. He 'has served during three sessions, ' prior to which he was a representative in 1915 and 1517. Brown Suspected Of Seeking New Place Whether Senator Brown plans to drop out of politics entirely or has his eye on some job more or less closely -connected with agri culture which may be available in case the cabinet form of govern ment is approved by the voters. has not besn divulged. - At any rate that leaves an ap parent vacancy, and it is expected that more than one Marlon county citizen who is willing to make the sacrifice necessary to fill it, will, appear before long. The term of Senator Lloyd Reynolds also ex pires. He is not yet ready to an nounce whether he will be a can didate again next year or not, but (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) Predictions of Many Years Ago Shown to be Wrong Kiwanis Club Told Oregon as a state of vastre source s, markedly contrasting from the helplessly pessimistic re ports of Daniel Webster to the United States senate, was graphi cally presented" Tuesday noon to the Kiwanis club by E. G. Har lan, assistant manager of the state chamber of commerce and editor of Oregon Business. "The west is a vast, worthless area of cactus and prairie dogs, sage brush and mountain ranges; impenatrable, rockbonnd, cheer less' and uninviting," thundered Webster, who took pains to add that "there Is not a single har bor of value and I would not vote a single cent from the treasury to put the coast nearer Boston." Vast Resources Of Section Shown Taking this statement as a text Harlan sketched some of the re sources of the state. "The fruit pack of Oregon was $20,000,000 in 1928. a gain of 49 per cent over the year before," said Harlan. "We have 216,000 dairy cattle in the state produc ing market products worth !Z7, 000.000 each year. Forty-two per (Turn to Pass 2. Column I.) RESOURCES FOUND XUE OPPORTUNITY, FOR "MISS SAL E M" Winner in Contest Here April 11 and 12 Will be Awarded Trip to Galveston, Texas ELSINORE-STATESMAN A trip to Galveston, Texas! lYith every expense paid! , And a costume furnished entirely by Oregon mer chants! - . Would you like ; such : a chance? . Hundreds of Salem girls will answer "Yes" and want to know more details. As a matter of fact, ? just such an opportunity is avail able now through : the com bined efforts of the Elsinore theatre and 1 the Oregon Statesman which are sponsor ing a 'Miss Salem" contest to determined which one among the girls of Salem Is the most suited for this city's entry In a statewide preliminary before the tenth an nual international pageant of pul chritude held at Qalveston. Texas, and attended by representatives from every state in the anion and from many countries abroad.' Regulations Few ; Regulations for the Salem con test are very simple. Every girl who wishes to enter need only to present her name at the Elsinore theatre. "A local business firm will act as her sponsor; arranging, for her a costume and accessories to be used on the stage April 11 and 18. the two nights when he local elimination contest will be held. Costumes the first night win be the latest fashions worn by young women while the second night (Turn to Page I, Column 1.1 representatives seats for the HIT RUTJ DRIVER IS SDUEHTJ POLICE Two Men Sighted in Old Car Which Runs Down Salem Girl, Breaking Leg Mabel Beardsley, 13 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Beardsley, 144S Broadway, lay suffering at her home with a broken leg, Tuesday night while police were combing the city In search for two men, apparently in toxicated, who sped on their way in a dilapidated Ford touring car after striking the young girl down. The car was going south on North Church street. The accident occur red about 9:50 o'clock. The Beardsley girl was with two friends, Emma and Jean Do brkosky, who with the assistance of two men who arrived on the scene shortly after the accident, took the injured girl honte. Nei ther of the girls was able to see the license number on the offend ing vehicle. Two other cases of apparently Intoxicated driving came to the attention of police Tuesday night. The automobile of Phil Bayes, local boxer, was found in the ditch on Garded Road east of the city, with ' both front wheels broken, after it had been stolen, evidently by a group of Intoxicated men. William Shapoff was arrested by a state traffic officer on a charge of being drunk on a public highway, after his car went in the ditch near Eola. - When 45 cases on the present docket of , the Oregon supreme court are heard, for the first time In 20 years all cases at issue be fore that body will have been heard and decisions rendered within the period alloted for the current torm. This unusual condition has been brought about, according to Chief Justice Coshow, through a consistent policy of speeding work and eliminating delay. Numerous cases are filed be fore the court for the October term but every case at Issue by March 1 was included In the present docket. To -be at Issue, all briefs and answers must be filed In the case. : The court expects to have de cisions rendered in all matters pending on the present docket be fore the summer vacation, mak ing It possible to start work with a clean slate for the fall term. SUPBEMEPRT TO BE CIUCHT UP SOI This Folks is Miss Holland " " ? - ; " - i i ' -'" V . '., i: - ' "'-i" - Ji---- '--'vt:. ' 'fez-'- i - ' -:;" : - ' - :' .-v-' . : HXn lia 200 eaadldates were entered la the contest coadocted by the newspaper Het Leven for Hollands beaaty;ambasaador to the Arid etMelave ta be ataced : ta Galveston. Texas, - June 8 to 12. 1- clnslve, the International Pageant of Pulchritude. ; Johanna Koop maa won easily and will sail with 14 other European entries on the steamer Guadeloupe af the French line from St. Karaire, May 7. Perhaps MIss Salemr will compete Btshardy Love Offering" Story Taken Back by Aimee's Mother at Portland Quiz Inquiry Held to Get Evidence Against California Judge at Future Trial r PORTLAND. Ore., Apr. 2. (AP) Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mo ther of Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles evangelist, admitted that the $2500 check tendered Judge Carlos Hardy was not en tirely a "love offering." William Hornblower and Walter Little, California assemblymen, said to night before they departed for Sacramento, Calif. Taking of a deposition from Mrs. Kennedy for use in the Im peachment trial of Jndge Hardy was completed late this afternoon and the assemblymen left Port land for the south. Mrs. Kennedy told her inquUI- (Turn to Pace 2, Column .) SlUlffiSlOST TO PRESBffli Dr. A. B. MacLeod of Corval lis Gives Sermon as Re tiring Moderator The spring meeting of the Wil lamette Presbytery of the Presby terian church convened Tuesday! afternoon at the First Presbyter ian church of Salem. It was called to order by the moderator, Pr. A B. MacLeod of Corvallis. After the formalities of the opening were concluded Rev. Henry O. Hanson of Woodburn was elected moder ator and Rev. Duncan Cameron of Cottage Grove temporary clerk. Dr. B. W. Warrington of O. S. C. led a . round table on the topic "How we as Evangelical ministers can speak authoritatively." During the afternoon session Rev. Cameron was received Into 4he- presbytery and Dr. MaeLeod, who has resigned as pastor of the Corvallii 'church, was granted permission to labor outside the bounds of the presbytery. Dr. Mae Leod plans to spend a year in southern California in somewhat lighter work as a pastor. Presbyters were entertained at dinner in the church parlors, la- (Turn to Page 2, Column 4.) Principal Sas - Pupils Are Too ' Self Centered Salem high school pupils must learn to think: less of -themselves and more of the other fellow. Principal J. C. Nelson told the high school faculty at the regular Monday afternoon meeting. En this subject, the nrtncinal charged the teachers th.t it was a-oinc to rest largely with the faculty In Inculcating this less-selfish, attitude In the students. , SPONSORS wun nen . Plane Rumored Lindy's Honeymoon Ship tmi wi'n Miwmasiwwmmaw'- - f - jJtpWsWgn, J a- ; r in iiismhhj- iwum ' . : ill vl v t , ix'- ill . 1 '-' f 7 J H T'f: j, v 5 t-V - ,.. . ; : . '':-.;SSS:b!,?v3 . J - , f v v 1 - 2,v V. '- 1 I ' j, 7T ' " V mr XL Jsit! I : M j i Y3 fr--t&&x$HMtv7 tBHasMssawmanmniBaaamamBBm j" AV't :. M.,rt.. .l-&&r ''-- 4)- -SS' ' T-i I ' a? ijiriMSarmr-nn i i i i i 11 iiini mm iinniiiww i mi i iiiiii i in nflf Arrordin to raUished nunors. which, have cained wide cirrulation. the office ship of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's transcontinental air line is slated to be the honeymoon ship of the flying col onel and his bride. Miss Anne Morrow. Photo below shows the ship, the City of Columbus, in Its han gar at Maddux airport, Los Angeles; top, left, the double Pullman berth with upper and lower beds, shown through the main door of the plane; and right, an interior view, looking aft from the pilot's compartment. Lindbergh Makes Surprise Flight PostotKce Passes Busiest Period in History of Salem The largest quarter's bus iness ever done in the his tory of the Salem postoffice Is credited to the first three months of 1929, Postmaster Jobn,. Farrar , reported Tuesday. Receiptafor the quarter Just ended totaled 966,790.95, as against S64, 379.26 for the quarter end ing December SI, 1928, and the previous high record of $66,396.49 for the quarter ending December 31, 1926. Receipts for the first quar ter a year ago were way un der those of this year, with S6O.401.99. Receipts for the month Just closed were $17,256.80, while March, 1928, receipts were considerably more at $21,987.27. . 5 SALEM TEACHERS HI GO TO SPOUE Five Salem teachers will attend the meeting of the Inland Empire association in Spokane April 10, 11 and 12, at delegates from the local schools, Superintendent George W. Hug announced Tues day. HeretoioTe, the Teachers' as sociation' has been able to send bnt one delegat with the 150 pro vided for that purpose, but as the trip will ha made by automobile this year it Is possible to have a better xenresentatlon Those who wilL go. in. addition to Mr. Hag Include Miss Dorothy Taylor, pria- Lelpal of McKiniey and,' Lincoln; Miss jnanet - Kooenaon, uean w i airls at thSi high school: Miss Gretehen Kraemer, supervisor of music in the grades and Junior hishs: Miss Signs Paulson, bead of social, science la the Junior highs; and JS. B. Bergman, direct or of the machine shop.: t : Trogram for th Unrplre meet In has been received hy JUr. Hng and includes tne toiiowing promi nent educators as speakers: Dr. Charles Farntworth of Columbia university; :Drv Ellwood P. Cnh- berley. dean of the department or education. Stanford; ...Dr. D. B. Phillips department of education. Denver . university. Denver; Dr. F. J.Kelley, president -University of Idaho.- Moscow r and Ni XX. snow- alter, superintendent ef pnblie In struction; washingto.t Clever Ruse To&heat Quotas RIO DB JANERIO, Apr. 2. f API The police today said that they had uncovered a ring, oper ating also In Portugal, through oneratlons of which scores, and nerhaos . hundreds of Europeans, bfrred by the United States Immi gration quota, hare .seen anie to enter that country as Brazilians. TWO DOTS ESCAPE V: - BUI Bostrick and Floyd Browning.- both "15, .escaped! from -the state training-school at woodDnrn late Tuesday sight It was not known what - direction the boys had taken on leaving the vicinity of the school, i . ; . - , to Mexican Capital Lone Eagle Arrives Unexpectedly at Airport And Goes With Fiancee to Embassy Residence to Visit Morrow MEXICO CITY, April 2. ( AP) Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh tonight was at the United States embassy with the family of his fiancee, Miss Anne S. Morrow. It was to be only a brief Visit, two days it was reported, but the public that followed his rapid flight from California hoped that it would result in the naming of the day and place of the weddinir.' The aviator left California yesterday and with the brief est possible stops in Texas sped on to his second meeting with Miss Morrow since their engagement was announced. Col onel Lindbergh covered the 476 miles from BrownsvUle in five hours and ten minutes and set his plane down at Valbuena field here at 1:55 p. m. As always, hm first thought was for his ship and he spent 10 minutes or so in a careful Inspection of It. Then Miss Morrow appeared on the field with her family. "Hello." said Anne. "How are you?" responded the Colonel. There were smiles , and, hand shakes all around before the party entered an automobile to drive to the embassy.- Mrs. Dwight w. Mor row and Elizabeth Morrow, with Coloner Alexander MaeNab, United States military attache, had ac companied Anne. Future Father-Ia-Law Met At .His Residence Colonel Lindbergh met Ambas sador Morrow, who had not gone to the field, at the embassy resi dence. He had a late lunch witn the family and then he and Anne planned to spend the' afternoon (Turn to Pas 3. Column 1.) Oregon Editors Hold Conclave ' Juiie28and29 PORTLAND. Ore, Apr, 1. - (AP) The ; annual summer con vention of the Oregon Editorial association will be held Friday and Saturday. June it and X at Albany and Sunday, June 9 at Newnort. according to -an an nouncement made today by Ralph Cronlse. oubltsher of the Albany kDemocrat-Herald, and treasurer of the association.' i 1 A golf tournament with a cup for the winner may be played In foursomes any time Friday or Sat- urday.;Tbe! meeting will adjourn to Newnort Saturday - afternoon. where the Newport commercial club will entertain- at a sea food dinner, w: Arii'Si 'r -k - i-1'' ." "11 - rFlnal business, and election ef officers will he conducted at New. port- : Judge Refuses to Subpoena Keyes I SACRAMENTO. Apr.: I (AP) Lieutenant Governor H. L. Car- nahan - refused : today to Issue a subpoena for Aaa JCeyes former Los Angelas" district attorney, whom the assembly board of man arers want as a witness in the im peachment trial of Superior Judge Carlos SL Hardr.' Carnahan de clared that evidence placed before him was not sufficient to warrant summoning Keyes. v 'J" ' ; Contractor, Not Autoist Is Assisted By RALPH CURTIS Intrepid drivers continued to pilot their vehicles merrily across the South Church street bridge Tuesday, despite an order Issued by the city council Monday night closing the bridge to traffic on the ground that it was unsafe. Perhaps the drivers figured that if the bridge was aafe on Monday, it couldn't be much more unsafe on Tuesday or perhaps some of them hadn't read the pa pers and learned that it was con demned. The bridge will be barricaded early today, however, it was an nounced by Walter Low. street commissioner. He was not di rected to do so until after 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile a Statesman report er wandered 'down under the bridge and looked at the supports which were reported at the coun cil meeting by Watson Townsend. chairman of the bridge commit tee, to be rotten and unsafe. Some of the supports, especial ly those which rise from the wa ters of. Prlngle creek, did look badly weather beaten, but In times past they had been supple mented by newer timbers. The reporter noticed that passenger automobiles and light 'trucks did not cause .so much as a tremor in the structure as they passed over. Larger trucks caused the bridge to shake, but not danger ously.' 5 - --;- R. A. Furrow, bridge engineer. said Tuesday night that he had (Turn to Pag V Column J.) Salem Legionnaires Boost r Meersrup Siil200 is Set as Final Goal Membership lnTJapital Post No. 7 American Legion,' was boosted by 977 Tuesday as the post's cam paign with 1111 as - the goal sought. to be reached by the end of this "week, continued on Jts course. - - 4 i. The membership campaign was the principal ople of discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of the post executive committee. The mark aimed at in the. Intensive effort , to ge -over the top'V is 1200, which the'post hopes (to reach by April 25."-v' t Following action ly the execu tive committee, arrangements ITS WIN OUT IHSGOBJ' STATE BALLOT Anti-Prohibition Forces Say Victory -Assured on Face of Early Returns Rural Vole is Declared Too Light to Overcome Lead of Rum Advocates MILWAUKEE. Wis.. April S. (AP) 1,308 precincts on re peal of the state prohibition en forcement act show yes 168,(40: no 95,346; Temoval of home brew penalty, yes 158,250; no 96.710. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. April I. ( AP ) Anti-prohibition forces fighting for repeal of the state lead of more than 10,000 Totes on returns from about one fourth of the state's precincts In today's referendum. A similar advantage was held by the wets on the question ef removal of penalties for manufac ture and possession of home brew. While a majority of the nre- clncts reporting were from Milwau kee and other wet Etrosglblds. considerable anxiety was manifest at dry headquarters. Bad Weather Causes Light Country Vote Tbe vote in the rural district where the drys looked for strong est support, was exceedingly light due to bad weather, with roads made unfit for travel by the se vere storms of the past few days. The metropolitan vote also was comparatively light. Anti-prohibition leaders after Inspecting early returns, interpreted the steadily mounting wet margin aa an Indication of victory. They held the reported light rural vote would be Inadequate to endanger the wet lead. Returns were slow In comiag in due to crippled communication facilities. BOND SALE NEXT IN II Sale of $50,000 Issue Is Delayed by Unfavor able Market Disposition of $50,000 worth ef city bonds authorized for the pur chase and construction of an air port Is the immediate problem confronting tbe airport commis sion according to Bratler Small, one of its members. The market for city bonds has been less fa vorable this year than heretofore. due to high prices on the stock market and the passage of in come and intangible taxes effect ing bond revenue. However the commission has satisfied itself that the bonds can be disposed of at a satisfactory price. As soon as moneys are made available surveying ef the field preparatory to grading aad draining it will be commenced. Captain Eagle of the United States flying service at Vancou ver, Wash., will probably be asked to come here to make sug gestions on the plans for the local field. Eagle has had much ex perience in laying but air fields and his advice Is held of value. Michigan's Dry , Law Tempered By Amendment LANSING, Mich., Apr. i (AP) Michigan today revoked Its fa mous "life for a pint" when Gov ernor Fred.W. Green signed the Watson bill eliminating 120 "Mut er felonies from the list of Crimea which draw . the life penalty, fat four offenses.. - -r The amendment became effec tive immediately. Under a gradu ated system of penalties the dry law offender eonricted of a fourth offense now is subject to a tens from ltt to 15 years. Governor Green said he would commtrte the life sentences ef Mrs. Etta Mae Miller, Chanale Tripp. Tony Paplch ' and others who are serving life sentences Hqnor felonies. . were made to publish a coupon in ." The Statesman beginning Thursday morning which read ers whether connected with the American Legion or not, are asked to clip out and fill in, In case they know of a world war veteran who may not be affiliat ed with the post, and mall to Raymond E. Bassett; post adju tant." at his headquarters la the Bank of Commerce building. : Capital - post's field Is all f Marlon county with the exception of Silverten and Stayton and ter ritory Immediately adjacent, end also extends Into the paTt- of Polk county that Is neat this eity. ; 1 Long. - ' - - . -