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A Tft J. J.-. '41 tr trrf t mm t lm w . a - ... - - - . Zl rgJ M M MM 07 . MJ rO Www 1 wm MM CO M 27 7 m Wrn t I1SJ mi W Wrmim aXtfV rxw M mmm -mm'MM Mm. mf EMM J. IV iwy iviy wf iiiwiiivivv & luuy uuy wvtiuui utiu luu ii ue wry a intuitu if lull v ivtv XI BE HAPPY! Oregon's great state and Salem Is la the heart of It; you'll be marry if yon don't realise It every &Y yon IlTe here. WEATHER Generally cloudy today. Mild. Normal hamldlty. South Winds. Mar. temperature Thursday 65; min. 52; Ram S; Hirer o.7 Wind, west. "N Favor Sway. Us; No Fear Shdl Atvt" EST SarSsit SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 32 Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning-, May 3, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS Police Are Beaten By, Red Force Communist Rioters Defy All Attempts to Restore Order in City Armored Cars Fail in Attack on Barricades Erected in Berlin Streets . BERLIN, May 3. (Friday) (AP) Communist rioters early this morning held the working class suburb of Neukoelin, after seven persons had been killed and twenty or more injured la police efforts to clean it out. When the police realized soon after midnight that the demon strators continuing the disorders which began on the ere of inter national Labor Day sn My 1. meant to offer stubborn resistance and would not.content themselves with temporary blocking of traf fic, police chief ordered out rein forcements. Armored cars carried 300 offi cers armed with carbines and hand grenades. All shop keepers were requested to lower wooden or metal curtains to protect their store fronts and the people were jrie?e4 not to show their faces at "windows on possible penalty of being shot. District Assumes Warlike Appearance The whole district took on the appearance of a'war zone as nor mal traffic through, the suburb to the south of the capital came to a stop and the opposing fdVces pre pared for combat. The rioters demolished all street lights to prevent the police from clearing Hermannstrasse, the principal thoroughfare of the district, without further loss of lire. The officials made Tain at tempts to persuade the commun ists to abandon the barricades they had. thrown across the streets. Finally it was decided to leave the communists In tempo rary triumph and to hold off fur ther efforts to restore order until daybreak. Pitched Battle Staged Wednesday Tho same suburb was the scene of a pitched battle between police and alleged communists on Wed nesday night. Seven persons were killed and'llO injured. Indigna tion continued high in the city all (Turn to Page 9. Column 4.) Principal Address Will Be Delivered by Governor of State Birthday PORTLAND. May 2 (AP Hundreds of Oregonians will jour ney to Champoeg, governmental shrine, Saturday to help celebrate the eighty-sixth anniversary of the founding of provisional govern ment In Oregon. Two hundred Pbrtlanders will attend. Governor Patterson will give the principal address, Mrs. Patter son will lead the flag salute. De- rendinti of those present at Champoeg In May, 1843, when the new government was iormea win be presented with badges. The dav'a nroKram is in charge of Judge P. H. D'Arcy. Salem, rep resenting, the Oregon Pioneer as sociation and Jeorge H. Hlmes, rnrntnr of the Oregon Historical society. The, first telephone service connecting Champoeg park with ia nntftid world will be official ly opened for use as part of the The party from Portland will leave at 7 o'clock eaturaay mora ti f .Knard the Steamer North western which has been chartered Af i tHn The steamboat is ex pected to arrive In Portland for the return trip neiweeu 4 o'clock at night. CU1P0E6 IS GOAL OF IK CROWDS HICKS ISSUED PERMIT . New Development Stirs Furor in Council Row ORDINANCE A permit was Issued Thursday to T. M. Hicks for construction of a garage building at 435 North Commercial street, the cost being estimated at $16,000. A. A. Sie wert has the contract. This is the. garage building which came in for heated discus sion at the last council meeting, when amendments to the building code came up for consideration, some of them being desired by Mr Hicks In order that the cost of this building might not be exces sive in comparison to all of the garage buildings already U use. Ordinances providing, tor these amendments are due V come up for f- position next Monday Elected WWWsiPHpSrJaflpi3y sisitjpsiisjssisjssswsiswSjBfl t H - r v- f: I'so i D. Wolf, principal of the high 8cho:l at Baker, who was Thurs day elected principal of the Salem high school, succeeding J. C. Nel son, resigned. Crops in South Seriously Re tarded, Robert Paulus Says in Speech Prospects for a generally good fruit crop are evident for both growers and canners and have been enhanced materially by the recent frosts in California, Robert C. Paulus, president of the Paulus Brothers Packing company, told the Salem Realty Board Thursday noon in addressing them on 'Prospects for the 1929 Fruit and Vegetable Packing." Declaring that the recent Cali fornia freezes had materially al tered the outlook for everything in the fruit line, Mr. Paulus pointed out that the prune crop there is expected to reach not over 300,- 000,000 pounds, only three-fourths of that last year, which will give a good outlet for the Oregon prunes. Freezes In Europe Uncertain Factor Just what effect the terrific freezes in Europe will have on prune shipments and price la not yet determined, he said, as many prunes are thrown on the open market there and offer bad com petition, they are sold so cheaply, despite the fact that the quality is inferior. Packers do not want a big crop of prunes, Mr. Paulus stated, for with blossoms nearly a month late and a short growing season a bigl crop would mean small sizes. More money Is to be realized from a mediom crop, he pointed out, as a large harvest would run into the rainy season and a consequent loss. The prune crop cannot be con sidered without reckoning the raisin crop, and if this should be damaged materially, it would mean much as a boost to the prune pack. If the carry-over of raisins can be unloaded and an advancing market brought about instead of a declining one as at present the situation will be well under con trol. Peaches Easily Sold By Canners, Belief. Canners will be "able to sell all the peaches they can pack, Mr. Paulus believes, chiefly because the freeze cut badly In to the Cal ifornia production, cutting it from the 15 million cases of last year to an estimated nine million this year. Loganberries present the big weak spot this year, he said, add ing that his company did not ex. pact to make a cent above over head on berries, buying at four cents. The gooseberry deal Is straightening lnself op, with acre age reduced to half last year. Growers are being paid three cents this year, with, packers expecting to sell all canned; however Mr. Paulus recommended no heavy in crease because of the competition from blackberries. Little hope for an advance In the blackberry situation this year is seen, although there is a possi bility it the pack is held down. (Turn to Page . Column S.) YET IN AIR night when the council meets again. But meanwhile Earl C. Bush nell, building inspector, has issued the permit, so the ordinances are not so urgent. Mr. Bushnell atat ed Thursday that the permit was issued after the points in question had been submitted to the secre tary of the Pacific Coast Building Officials conference, the organ! satlon which framed the building code in use here. ' The roof, which was the princi pal bone of contention, will have a covering which will provide one hour fire resistance, but it will be Just what the original specifica tions prepared for Mr. Hicks pro vided, it was reported Thursday. HI FISTS BOLIST PRICES HERE iiFRFn wnir IS ELECTED HEAD Baker Principal is Chosen by Local School Board to Succeed Nelson Flattering Record Cited By Supporters; Salary to be $3000 Yearly Fred D. Wolf, principal of the Baker high. school, was Thursday noon elected principal of the Sa lem high school to succeed J. C. Nelson, who resigned recently af ter IB years of service. Mr. Wolf will begin his services here Aug ust 1. His salary is the highest ever paid a principal here, 33,000. Baker had offered to match that sum If he eared to remain there for his second year. Although but 33 years old and one of the youngest high school principals of so large a high school. Wolf already has a record for service and has been declared by H. E. Inlow, superintendent of the Pendleton schools, to be "a coming school man of the 'he-man type'. Mr. Wolf's ea,rly home was in Monmouth; he attedned high school at Forest Grove and 'was graduated from Pacific Uni versity there in 1922, doing an additional half year's study. He is taking his master's degree in education from the University of Washington. . Varied Record Of Teaching Achieved Mr. Wolf's teaching experience includes, in order mentioned: 18 months drill Instruction in the regular army infantry; four and a half months as science and mathamatics instructor at Kala ma. Wash., 18 months as science, mathamatics and coach at Payette, Ida., 27 months as principal at Payette and the present year at Baker. The new principal is six feet two Inches tall and weighs over 200 pounds. He la married and has two children. Wolf Sought By Local School Board In choosing Wolf as principal here, the school hsiarri Tirn4 1 . - 1 , . I neui out ana picsea us own man, but two applications having been received. Peter L. Jensen, so? perintendent at Junction City, was second prominent candidate tor the poet, and J. W. Leon hard t, su perintendent of Milwaukie schools had also sought the principalshlp. That Wolf will have a difficult situation to cope with in Salem, it is generally recognized. The recommendation from Frank Mc- Collough, clerk of the Baker shool board, stated the following, which the board members- found to be quite true when he visited here: "He has personality, physique, cheerfulness and all oth er elements necessary to make a successful high school principal. Organization Effected At Baker School The clerk wrote further: (Turn to Page , Column .) vlC. lt WORK HELD TO BE Oil BIG SCALE Educational work of the Salem T. M. C. A. with adults was cited by E. J. Gantz of the educational staff of the national council of the association, Thursday noon In a talk to the "Y" directors, as be ing unusual In its qaallty and scope. Nineteen groups are con ducted or backed by the local or ganisation. Schools conducted under the T. M. C. A. throughout the country number S75 and have a total en rollment of approximately 80,400. The average age of the students la z years. More than S00 per sons are reached by the work of the local group. ' The difference In the worth of a trained man and an untrained one is at least 150,000,' Mr. Ganti stated. "Everything we have about us today depends up on trained men. Edison Is try ing all the time to find young men to train to take his place In the laboratory." Educational groups sponsored or aided by the Salem association and their enrollments follow: food values. SO; child develop ment. 42; music. 130 (Boys chor us); public speaking, men, 15: salesmanship, 20; naturalization. 50; forum, varied;, publie sneak. lag, young men, 12; public speak ing, women, g; group leaders, 12; ooys leaders, zz. formanshin. II: bank Institute, 45; camp, educa tional work, 100: English for for eignerr, also history and civics. 10; Rabbit club, 40; training class for committeemen. 20; and saiem Mature Study club, 50. Eugene Blaze To Cost Much Money EUGENE, Ore., May t (AP) Fire of undetermined origin to night destroyed the Domestic laundry Here entailing a loss of between $45,000. Insurance of 130,000 was carried. Miss Bessie Day, owner of the building, said her loss will be about 14.000, with 15,000 covered by insurance. 1 PORTLAND CAS DEALERS WILL Appeal Forwarded to United States Trade Commis sion, Announced Assistance in Solving War Situation Also Asked of State Governor Portland, May 2 (AP) Pro tests of the merchandising meth. ods of major oil companies operat ing In this area were forwarded to the federal trade commission, Washington. D. C, today by the Portland Retail Gasoline Dealers Protective association through A. T. Kurtx, president. Copies were also forwarded to the public service commission of Oregon and to Governor Patterson while letters of protest were sept to head offices of the oil concerns. In the communication to the federal trade commission, the as sociation stated Portland gasoline retailers were fighting a losing battle with "their backs to the wall" and that aid of the commis sion is necessary. Commercial Account Practice Opposed ' Protests against the "commer cial account" practice were made and the declaration voiced that present conditions could not be ironed out so long as fleet owners and farmers were able to purchase motor fuel at from three to six cents below the best contract price allowed dealers. The letter to oil companies states that the price of 10 cents a gallon, protected by signed or ders up to July 1, to anyone with barrel storage in rural communi ties has taken almost all the bus iness away from between-the-towns and highway dealers result ing in cut prices in a desperate at tempt to hold his trade. "These cut prices," the letter continues, "soon reflect in the city and the city dealers are no longer able to hold the market since they must pay lCft cents wholsale. Meanwhile the association mem bars -were selling gasoline at 20 ...ta m baIIam wrttfl.. mi.l cents a gallon while "lnsurreetos" displayed signs of 1( cents, the wholesale price charged stations. Some Won't Pay Reduced Price on Gas Marvel of marvels, some citi zens are actually sorry for the poor gasoline dealers and are re- fusing to accept gallonage at 18c. One prominent downtown dealer related Thursday afternoon that no less than two of his customers had declared themselves opposed to cut-throat prices, whereupon they pungled up 23c per gallon and had their cars filled. As a whole, however, the publie Thursday was reveling In 18c gasoline seeming to care but lit tle that many a dealer was pump ing out gallon after gallon at a considerable loss. No signs of a cessation of hos tilities appeared during the day. A few scattered dealers kept the price up, one or two remained at 21c, several held the price at 20c but the great majority had slash ed prices to the bone and were re tailing gasoline to all comers at 18c. The fight is admittedly a dog- eat-dog affair unless the whole salers can be Induced to drop their prices to allow the retailers of gasoline some margin. College Profs Perfect Latest Aid For Farmer COLUMBUS, O., May 2. (AP) -A control method signed to en able beet sugar manufacturers to realise bigger yields In their "bad years," perfected a week ago by Ohio State university ' scientists. was announced before the Ameri can chemical roclety today. Frequent "bad years" continue one of the principal obstacles In the beet sugar industry. In these years sugar yield is low", although the sugar exists In tho beets. It it impossible to extract it tally be cause of the presence of Quanti ties of "gam." Occasionally the "gum" reduces to sugar yield of a batch of beets to sero only mo lasses being obtained. April Postoffice Records Exceed 1 Previous Mark Salem postoffice receipts for April, 1229, were more than 22,- 000 greater than for tho corres ponding period a year ago. with 112,485.41 checked np on the books" for the month Just ended as against $17.11 1.20 In 1928, ac cording to the monthly report made Thursday. April receipts were not quite up to those of the last month, how. ever. March postal Income was $17,257.30. 11 They'll Rule on Campus Today! Charming Georgia Fairbanks this afternoon and her two attractive maids, Jean White, left, and Everything Is in Readiness For May Program For Week-End FREDAS, MAY. 8 10 to 12 a. m. Registration of guests. 12 noon. Ringing of Victory Bell. 1:15 p. sa May court pro gram. L Coronation of Queen Georgia. II. 3f ay dances. 8 p. m. Baseball, Pacific U. vs. Willamette. 8:15 p. m. Junior Play, "The Romantic Age.' SATURDAY, M.iY 4 8 to 10 a. m. May morning breakfast. , . 0:3O a. m. Tennis match. Reed CoHege vs. Willam ette. 11 a. in. Musical concert. Waller Hall. 2 p. ni. Track meet. Linfield vs. Willamette. 4 p. m. Freshman-Sophomore tog of war. 8 p. m. Men's Glee Concert, Waller Hall. E Plans for the 11th annual American Legion convention of the department of Oregon, Aug ust 8, 9, and 10 in galem, and the cooperation which Salem folk are asked to extend in welcoming the guests of Capital Post No. 0, will be outlined at the luncheon of the Salem chamber -of commerde next Monday noon, by members of the local convention commission. ThexCeneral.plan will be out lined by H. O. "rod" Malson, ex ecutive secretary of the commis sion, and C. B. MeCulIough. head of the civic cooperation depart ment of the commission, will de scribe what tho convention will mean to Salem. DouglaS McKay, commander of the local post, win preside, and Carl D. Gabrierson, general chairman, will Introduce the other members of the com mission. These Include, in addition to the speakers, J. J. Elliott, In charge of housing arraagemeats; Brazier C. Small, finance; Lewis P. Camp bell, entertainment; Willis E. Vin cent, registration; Frank M. Moore publicity; Walter H. Zosel. transportation; and H. E. "Dave" Shade, drum' corps. At the Monday luncheon also, the May queen ot Willamette uni versity. Miss Georgia Fairbanks, and her attendants. Misses Beat rice Lockhart and Jean White, will be introduced. ; I Get man Liner Is Afire For Hours BAN PEDRO. Cal.. May 2 (AP) Fire, which broke out in a cargo hold ot the North German Lloyd freighter Ludwigshafer late today, was extinguished by two harbor firehoats before it had gained great headway. Although great columns of smoke belched from, the aklp the damage, princi pally to the cargo, was estimated to be not mora than 23,000. The freighter arrived Wednesday from Hamburg.: , TOO DFLEGION CONFAB fi V v (center) who will be named Day at Willamette Coronation of Queen Georgia Scheduled for 1:15 O'Clock This Afternoon; Junior Class Play Presented Tonight s WITH a cloudless sky Thursday night, Willamette univer sity students were enthusiastic in their final prepara tions for their annual May Festival, which will be held today and Saturday. A crew of men students spent the afternoon erecting the queen's court and setting up bleachers in a huge V in front of the court. The court platform is situated un der the large maplovtrees by Waller hall, and the bleachers extend across the campus m a northwesterly direction. The first event on the pro gram will be distribution of the 1929 Wallulah at the offices of the Wallulah in the basement of Waller hall. The distribution will begin at 10 o'clock and will be In charge of Frank Van Dyke, manager of the publication. Guests for the fete will register at Chres to cottage on the campus from 10 till 12. At noon the Victory bell will be rung. Student Lunch To Be Served Under Trees The student lunch will be served under the trees at the east enl of the campus. The student lunch has been under the manage ment of Margaret Bolt. The coronation of Queen Georgia will take place at 1:15. Her Majesty will be preceded to the courtAby the Varsity'quartet singing "Make way for the Queen," the flower girls, Suzanne Schramm and Barbara RIcketts; and the crown-bearer, David Smith, Jr. Following Queen Georgia will be Rodney Miles and Clinton Brakeley. The senior girls will follow, dressed in white, and bearing arm bouquets of spung flowers. May Dances Follow Formal Coronation After the formal coronation by President Carl O. Doney, the program of May dances will be given under the direction ot Miss Alida Gale Curry, director of wom en s physical education. The motif for the program of dances will be "Toyland." At S o'clock the second con ference baseball game ot the sea son wtll be played between Wil lamette university and Pacific university on Sweetland field. The; concluding number on the program for today will be the presentation of the Junior class play, "The Romantic Age." The play will be presented at 2:15 in the Grand theatre. Production has been in charge of Mrs. Gerald PrescotL Paul Geddes, manager of the play reported a heavy sale of seats Thursday, but some will still be available today. Many Hop Men Joining Group ' To Ask Rights Approximately one-fifth of the SI 7 bop growers in Oregon have in five days responded favorably to the proposal that the growers and other interested In the Indus try be organised Into an associa tion to oppose adverse legislation and to carry on educational and research work to promote the In dustry, according to Prank E. Needham, who is directing the or ganisation movement. V. S. FLIGHT 800X PREIDRICHSHAFEN, Germany May 2 (AP) The dirigible Graf Zeppelin today made in unfavor able weather, a flight of . IS hours to 'Vienna and Qras and back. This was the last flight scheduled before tho departure for tho United States oa May 15, A. X- qneen for Willamette's May Feativa Beatrice Lockhart, right, I TO BE ENTERTAINED Local High School Organiza tions Plan Big Event in Gymnasium Today The Home Economics club and the Girls' League of the Salem high school will Jointly sponsor an entertainment for high school girls and their mothers to be held in the school gymnasium at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, May 24. Preliminary plans for the en tertainment are now being drawn up. The Home Economics club will present a play - or fantastic "Dreams of the Mode" written by the girls in the department for the occasion, following which the Girls' League will entertain at a tea. Miss Mabel Robertson, dean of girls, is advisor to the League and Mrs. Gladys Jensen and Mrs. Marjorle " S. Preble, home econ ies Instructors,' are advisors to the Home Economics club. While not definitely decided.it is possible honor members of the Home Economics club will be an nounced at that time and pins awarded. Pins are worn only by members who have made a "B" average In subjects In the depart ment for a year and a 'C" in all other studies while in the school, and also on the basis of club ac tivity and interest and character. Selection of tho pin wearers this ytar will be in tho hands of a se cret committee, the 1929 winners to select pin wearers in for next year and so on. KiMOTB SUCCOR OR SUCKER? e Question Is Being Raised by Carnival Here SALEM PEOPLE ASKING By RALPH CURTIS How the generous heart of an Itinerant showman mast ache for Salem's needy folk who will be without employment next winter! Here we have the touching spec tacle ot a big carnival operating full blast except for the .games that the police ordered stopped all to provide funds for the relief of those needy ones. The carnival management has an agreement with the Associated Charities whereby, the latter praiseworthy institution is to re ceive $10 per carnival attraction for the week, plus a certain per centage of receipts from the merry-go-round and other rides. But tho earnlval, operating un der the sponsorship of the charit able organisation, escapes paying a city license; furthermore It oc cupies a prominent street for an entire block rent free. " 40 Die As Gale Hits Dixie Area Devastation Lies irr Wake of Terrific Storm in South Thursday Evening Middle West Also Struck by Fierce Tornado; 200 Persons Hurt By the Associated Press Approximately two score per sons were killed by storms which swept through the south and mid dle west .yesterday. Accompanied by tornadic blasts which caused widespread damage to buildings and crops, storms swept scattered points in eleven states Missouri, Illinois. India na, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. Flo rida and Arkansas. Cpwardsof 200 persons were reported injured. A schoolhouse at Rye Cove. Va.. was demolished, killing 19 chil dren, injuring seven others er iou$ly, and nearly 100 leis ser iously. A cell block in the city jail at Columbus, O., was demolished; two prisoners were killed and twenty Injured. High School Structure Blown Completely Over The high school building at Woodvllle. Va., was blown down and one boy was killed. An un determined number was injured. Two persons were killed and more than ten injured in a wind storm which struck the outskirts of Jacksonville, Fla. Between 30 and 40 houses were destroyed at Morgantown. W. Va.. and fifty persons injured. Crops were damaged and wires blown down in Missouri and Ha nds, where the storm was accom panied by sleet and snow. . The storm caused the death of five persons In Arkansas; two in Ten nessee, and one in Alabama, with more than a score Injured. Airplane Forced Into Lake Michigan An airplane was forced down in a storm in Lake Michigan near In diana Harbor, Ind., and its two occupants were ' reported to have drowned. Heavy rain and gales prevailed in the east and south and the wea ther bureau at Washington issued a storm warning for most of the Atlantic coast from Florida to Vir ginia. RICHMOND, Va., May 2 f AP) Unverified reports received hero late today said fifty persons were killed and a number injured when a tornado blew down the Rye Cove school, fifteen miles northwest of Gate City. A meOge to the Asso ciated Press from J. B. Richmond, a resident of Gate City, said that every available ambulance and doctor had been rushed ' to the scene. MORGANTOWN. W. Va. May 2. (AP) Between 20 and 40 houses were wrecked and about 50 persons injured, 15 seriously by a high wind which struck Morgan town early tonight. No deaths were reported. COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 2. (AP) Two prisoners were know to have been killed and a score or more Injured when a windstorm wrecked a new cell block at the city prison today. William ueverre, me oniy man killed to be identified had been in the prison only about two hours when the gale struck It. He waa arrested on a charge of Intoxica tion. More than 150 prisoners quar tered la the cell block in an U section of the jail were thrown into confusion and a near riot re sulted as the walls gave way with a ripping sound, then crashed dpwn on the imprisoned men. Now the city ordinance on Use subject Is one which was adopted many years ago when Salem was smaller and a carnival couldn't ho expected to derive as much income in Salem as it does now that Sa- lent is a growing metropolis. Nevertheless,- the license provided un der this ordinance, which under present conditions is quite chari table In itself, Is $3 a day or $15 a week for each attraction ac cording to the Interpretation of City Treasurer C. O. Rice.- So. It isn't any wonder that the carnival fajk are so solicitous for Salem's destitute and unemployed residents if they can pay $ 10 to a charity fund and avoid paying $1S to the city coffers. . ; v . That doesn't take into consider ation that the Street la used rent tree, nor the further fact that tha carnival couldn't get such a good location at any price, except la ine name ox enarny.