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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1929)
BE HAPPY! Oregon's a great state ; T7EATUKIX V - - Clowdy today; Probable lowers; lfo chance la tem pecntnre. Max. temperature Friday 2; JUa. 40; Sate: .T River V Salem is la the heart of it; yonll be eorry if you dout realise It every day you lire here. v .'. , 47o Fcscr Seats Us: lh FeaShdl Act9 2T aWtrtUt EVE NTY-MNTH YEAR, NO. 33 Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning; May 4, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS Salem Arrives on World Map with $11,000,000 Cruiser Launched HOTTESTFIGHT FIGHTING DOES Record in Cinders :::vx ".:X'..vyv.v T T 4 -v m i ts TE FAG C BERLIN STREET STAGED INSIDE 11 YEARS DIE SUCCESSFULLY Unexpected Showers Result in Change of May Day " Plans on Campus Willamette University Gym nasium Scene of Annual Student Events Rain did its front Friday to wreck the plans of Willamette uni versity students for their May fes tival. After giving promise of a dry afternoon, if not a clear one, the heavens turned on the sprink ler Jnst as the coronation march was ready to open. -The queen and her escorts fled to the safety of Science hall, and after some persons had left the campus. Pres ident Doney announced that the program of the afternoon would be held in the university gymna sium. Persons who had not left the campus hurried with all haste to the gymnasium, where the pro gram of May dances was held. Sinee the platform of the court could not be moved to the gym the coronation was postponed un til the hour of the Junior play. Queen Georgia and her maids, Be atrice and Jean, attended the ma jor portion of the May dance pro gram. Interesting Dances Delight Crowds The May dances were most In teresting this year, and students and visiting alumni gave high pralsa to Miss Alida G. Curry, di rector oi women s pnysicai train ing, tor ner planning ana training of the dances. The motif of the program was a "child's dream of Toyland. Lois Jean Rasch, taking the part of the child did a dainty solo dance and sank down asleep. Then a group of fairies danced and cast their magic spell. The other dances were a double duet. Miss Muffett and Jack Horner, and Bo Peep and Boy Blue; dance of the wooden soldiers; rag doll solo dance by Helen Henke; French doll dance: the animal toys; the Jumping Jacks, and the Peter Pan doll The climax to the whole pro gram was the winding of the May pole. Dancers entered the floor and danced to the tune of "It's Springtime at Willamette," as they wound the streamers on the pole. Many Alumni Guests On Campus A large number of alumni, former students, and other guests were on the -campus Friday and will remain for the weekend. Reg istration of guests showed one of the best erowds that has been in Balem for the annual festival. The program for today will be (Turn to Page 8. Column 6,) jiipili SUCCESSFUL EVENT Queen Georgia Crowned Last Night AfteTRain Inter feres in Afternoon Jupiter PluTious, that merry saint of Oregon, took a squint at the Juntos class play while it was In the process of construction and then and there decided to assist In perfecting it to the nth degree. And this Is how he did it. , He made it 'pour so hard that the Queen could not be crowned ac cording to schedule but must needs wait and receive her crown before the play began - in the Grand theatre Friday night. o doing the proper atmospheric note was set for the production. The waiting audience stirred expectantly- the varsity quartette sang "Make Way For the Queen" an mere appeared the un crowned queen Georgia attended by het princesses Beatrice and Jean, and then came 5 the wee crown beared, David Smith, Jr., with the crown which Dr. Carl Gregg Doney placed upon Geor gia's queenly head.. The gallant escorts, Ivan White and John Minto then came and escorted the lovely princesses to their boxes, right and left of the Grand The atre, the Queen took her place (Turn to Paw S. Column 3.) Death Reveals Wierd Life Of 'Peter Stratford,' Woman Who Followed Sufi Cult OAKLAND, Cal., May 3. (AP) - From a packet of letters, a mar riage certificate and other papers found In "his" Niles. hotel room strange story of the mis-shapen life of "Peter Stratford." whose death at a hospital here, yesterday revealed "him" to be a woman. The correspondence revealed the determination of a , woman, possessed : apparently of all the mental attributes of the opposite ex, to become a man. Out of that determination, investigators said, was born "Peter Stratford," a man with a gift for literary criticism and a follower of TJi cult of Sufi, Statistics Show Status of This City; Local Paper and Logging Companies Blamed for Abnormal "Soot Fall by Investigator Salem suffers beneath square mile than Glasgow, Scotland, one of the leading in dustrial cities of the world; and while Pittsburgh, America s outstanding smoky city, has a few more cinders than Salem, this city exceeds Leeds, England, and Hamburg, Germany, by more than a two to one ration. This is the conclusion of chanical engineering at Oregon State college, who recently completed a "cinder survey" here, although he explains that this comparison is based on maximum fall only. He con Pity Cameramen; They Can t Shoot When Rain Comes Camermen representing two motion picture news or gaalzaiions were in Salem Friday to film the coronation of Queen Georgia in connec tion with the May festival at their plans were disrupted I bv the rain which drove the I Slay dances indoors and I postponed the coronation un to evening. They will be Jbere again today to take pic jturea of other May day ev ents. The camermea are Will Hudson of Pathe News and Char lea Piper of Fox JCewst DEALERS HERE GO II E Portland Agreement Made for Gas at 21c Under Consignment Plan All was quiet along the Poto mac of gasoline late Friday night with thf majority of the dealers pumping at the losing price of 18 cents a gallon. Although a set tlement was reported as reached in Portland with the price estab lished there at 21c, dealers here said no terms had been made be tween the belligerents and promis ed a continuation of the struggle. The Portland plan Is to have gasoline sold entirely under con signment to the retailer who pledges himself to maintain a spe cified retail price. If this agree ment is not kept the dealer is not allowed any more consignments." SERVICE COMMISSION SAYS IT CANNOT ACT The public service commission has no authority to regulate oil companies or the sale of gasoline, according to H. H. Corey, mem ber of the commission. The oil companies are not public utilities, he said. Corey made the statement in connection with press reports that Oregon motor fuel dealers were to appeal to the public service commission and the federal trade commission for relief in the pres. ent gasoline price war. The appeal had not reached the public service commission Friday. Instructions are being sent to Salem school teachers along wits copies of their 1929-1930 con tracts, especial attention being called to the physical examination which all teachers who hare not had one In the past two years mnst take. Physician's certificate for- the examination should re. turned to the superintendent's of-, flee not later than September 1 5. The Instructions warn every teacher to register credentials, consisting of duplicate contract, teaching ceritficate and reading circle certificate, with the county superintendent any time after June 17 and before school starts in the fall. an off shoot of an ancient orien tal religion. - Came Prom Xew Zealand 20 Tears Ago ' - With the birth of Peter Strat ford, the letters showed, died Der esley Morton.. a British subject, who earns to America from- New Zealand twenty years ago. A student of Sufism, n . cult beaded by high priestess Murs childe. now said to be In Portland, Ore., Peter Stratford married Eliz abeth Roland, In Kansas CUy. Mo., in 1925. The 'wife" Is In Holly wood. The ceremony was perform ed according to the ritual of the Oil WITH C C TEACHERS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO EXAM (Turn to Page 8, Column 1.) a heavier,, fall of cinders per R. B. Boals, professor of me cludes, however, that the soot fall" in Salem is abnormally heavy in comparison to the numoer ana size oi its in dustries. Salem's soot fall Is 1400 tons per square mile annually; that at Leeds 539. London's is 426, Glas gow's 1325, Hamburg's 690, and Pittsburgh's 1807. Two Companies Blamed For Situation Here Principal blame for this condi tion Is laid to the Spaulding Log ging company sawmill and the Oregon Pulp and Paper company. The sawmill smoke stacks are equipped with spark arresters but these do not prevent the passage of cinders. The stacks at the paper mill are similarly equipped, but they give forth a greater amount of cinders at times be cause of the application of forced draft when high steaming rates are necessary. As the industries here grow, heavier soot faU is to be expect ed, the , report states. Specific conclusions Included in addition to a summing up of the condi tions, are as follows: "Several types of cinder-removal equipment of guaranteed per formance are manufactured by re potable companies. "The city of Salem will not be establishing a precedent If it re quires the industrial plants to In stall equipment for the elimina tion of a reasonable proportion of the cinders from their stack gases. Nor would the plants themselves be likely-to suffer an economic loss due to. that action rovid-J ed good Judgment is used in the selection of equipment. "It is therefore recommended (Turn to Face S. Column 6.) MEN HE CITY 21c Gallon Price on Today; "No Gas but Plenty of Tires" Read Signs PORTLAND. Ore., May 8 Portland's gasoline war will en ter a new phase tomorrow with members of the Retail Gasoline dealers association selling motor fuel at 21 cents a gallon, a raise of one cent overnight. The boost, A. T. Kurtr, associa tion president said, is the result of a temporary truce between members of the association and major oil companies. Thursday letters of protest on merchandis ing methods of all oil companies were forwarded to the federal trade commission at Washington, D. C, Governor Patterson and the Oregon public service commission. Although the public service commission announced It could not interfere with the situation, Kurti said tonight that oU eom panys realise dealers need a bet ter profit margin and have prom ised to do all they can toward this end.' Two service stations temporar ily closed doors today. Oae hung out a sign reading: "No gas but plenty of tires." Association members charged major oU companies with selling gasoline In rural districts at 10 Vs cents a gallon and 16 cents to service stations in cities. SEMIS DEI HI EPLllf WOODBURN. May 3. (AP) The Shakespearean comedy "Mer chant of Venice" was presented with exceptional ability by a cast chosen from the Woodburn high school student body, tonight be fore a capacity audience at the high school auditorium. It will be repeated Saturday night, Archie Atkinson as Shylock, Sophie Pardy -as Portia and Stan ley SUrk as Fwsaulo. .carried the leading chH.ct" m a manner that bespoke cartful training and deep appreciation of; the charac ters drawn by the master of dra- i Specially arranged lighting, scenery and costumes added much to the Impression made by the players in this difficult play. .V; RXOT8 RESUMED BOMBAY. India. May 3. (AP) Six persona were dead and sixty Injured late tonight after a day long outbreak of renewed fight, ins between Hndini and Mohlems. TRUCE MADE BY BAS 1ESPEUI Export Debenture Plan Will Cause Extremely Close , Split in Ranks Leaders Decide Presence of One or Two Upon Floor May Swing Vote WASHINGTON. May . (AP) Senate leaders came to the con clusion today that the success or failure of the effort to Include the export debenture plan in the farm relief bill hinges on the number of senators who will be physically able to be in their seats when the vote is taken. Checks made of the senate mem bership by them have Indicated that the outcome might be so close as to have one or two votes prove the deciding ballots on the proposal opposed by President Hoover. The latest check by administra tion leaders disclosed twelve re publicans certain to vote for' the debenture plan, with two doubt ful. They expect seven democrats to vote against the plan but this is denied by debenture advocates who also have been checking their support carefully. Shipstead and Keadrick Both 111 In Hospital Supporters of the debenture proposal are manifesting some concern over the fact that two sen ators whom they believe would vote with them will be unable to be present In the senate when the vote is taken. The two are Ship stead of Minnesota, the only farm er-labor member of the senate, and Kendrlck of Wyoming, a dem ocrat, both of whom are ill in hos pitals. The debenture leaders are seek ing to obtain "pairs" for these men so that their vote will make (Turn to Page S, Column 4.) Many Expecting to Go From This City to Meeting of Oldtimers Pioneers from all parts of the state and with a generous sprink ling of old timers and their sons and daughters from Salem Includ ed, will gather at Champoeg Me morial park today to commemor ate the 86th anniversary of the organization of the first Ameri can civil government west of the Rocky mountains. Each year, despite the toll which Time takes from the ranks of the true pioneers. Interest in the anniversary grows, until last year more than 5,000 people gath ered to recall and to hear of early days. Weather favoring, even a (Turn to Pag- 8, Column 2.) Friday in Washington By the Associated Press The hdUse adjourned .until Monday. The senate debated the ex port debenture section of the farm bill. The senate confirmed Pat rick J. Hurley as -assistant sec retary of war. President Hoover signed a biU appropriating 14,150,000 for eradication of the Mediter ranean fly. William Butterworth, of Mo line, 111., was reelected presi dent of the chamber of com merce of the U. S. Trial of Albert B. Fall, form er secretary of the interior, on perjury charges was postponed until October. The chamber of commerce of the U. 8. voted confidence in the federal reserve system. Statesman-Capitol MATINEE For Children TODAY'S MATINEE This coupon and five cents will admit any child under 12 to see and hear a thrilling chapter "Tarzan theJMighty" also it South Sea Story ,; "BLACK CARGO" ; Vitaphone Acta - - Tatting Comedy MATTXEE ONLY IBS GATHER 0 H MY I Here's the newest addition to left the ways at Brooklyn Havy Yard, V. Y. Mrs. Josle X. Sellgmaa, Inset, with Secretary of Navy Onnrlee Adams, christened the giant cruiser. When placed In commission the- Penaacola will carry soaipienteui of 8W aaen and officers. Bno la SS5 feet In length and can M BUILDING FOR E6 Wire From Senator McNary Indicates Bin Wiii be Passed Next Term Passage of the bill appropriat ing funds to' erect a memorial building at Champoeg park in the regular session of congress which convenes in December Is foreseen by Senator Charles McNary of Oregon, a wire to that effect hav ing been received Friday by Judge Peter H. D'Arcy, president of the Champoeg Memorial association. The senator's wire stated that the bill "will probably be passed." If the measure as presented by Senator McNary Is passed by the house, there Is little doubt that it will fall to carry congress. In which event Oregon pioneers may be able to meet In the memorial building for the celebration in 1930, Judge D'Arcy believes. Judge D'Arcy with other pioneers, worked for nearly IS years trying to get the building which now stands In the park constructed. With 11 other pioneers, purchased IS acres of land, the nucleus of the present 106.73 acres which the park contains. The building now there was erected at a cost of $10,000, the first appropriation coming in 1915. The Judge recalls that when the matter of making an appropriation for Champoeg first came up In the legislature, not more than one. tenth of the legislators had ever heard of Champoeg, or knew what it was all about. FOUND DEAR BLAZE SIUVERTON. May 3. Suspi cion that the fire which partly de stroyed Hillcrest House, maternity hospital on East Hill, breaking out at 6:45 o'clock this morning, was of incendiary origin, was ex pressed when a gallon can of ker osene was found In. the woodshed on the property, with a Jar beside It still moist and giving off a ker osene odor. The damage was about $1600, partly covered by Insur ance. The. building was owned by W. E. Hope, and had been rented about six weeks agio by Miss Mearl Johnson, who since that time has conducted the maternity hospital. There were no patients In the building at the time, the last one having gone home Wednesday. Miss Johnson was the only' occu pant The furniture on the first floor was saved, but all of the hospital equipment and furniture on the second floor was destroyed. "The roof was a mass of flames before the local fire department arrived, but the firemen with the aid of the new pumper were able to prevent complete destruction of the house. It was reported here that Miss Johnson had been considering pur chase of the building. Conference Is Slated Between State Officials A conference between adminis trative officials of Oregon and Washington has been arranged for May C and 7 to consider mo tor vehicle license problems. ; The principal matter for discus sion is reciprocity between the two stales concerning the opera tion of busses and trucks in Inter state service. . Oregon will be represented at the conference by Hal Hoss, secre tary of state; T. A. Raff ety, chief state traffic officer; Joe Deveres, attorney ?or the state highway department, and Carl Gabrlelson, head of the automobile license bu reau. J . .. A number . of truck operators and .wholesale firms also will be represented. The conference will be held at Olympla. 1 raw I CI the TJnited States fleet, the TJ. 8. Do They Read Stories? Ask The Phone Girls! Once upon a time the cir culation manager of Salem's morning newspaper went in to conference with the edit ors, proof readers, office girls and other executives of the staff. His demand was a eon tinned story for The States man. After debate, "Daph ne was decided upon as the choice but donbt existed if people really read continued stories In these fast moving days of radios and rum-run- M Daphne" was begun and after 18 chapters had run, a shipping clerk missed step and two chapters were de layed. Do they read continued stories? Ask the 'phone girl and the office girl and the circulation manager. Friday wan a bad day for each of them for the query waa a constant one, "Where's to day's chapter of Daphne?" Fortunately, for the mail ing 'clerk and the circulation manager and the office girl and the proofreader, the 19th chapter Is at hand and is to be fonnd on page six of today's Statesman. CABINET mi FOR ELlUCATlDiJ OPPOSED Wilbur Gives inkling of Hoo ver's View in Address in Capitol WASHINGTON, May 3 (AP) The first inkling of the attitude of the Hoover administration to ward the proposed federal depart ment of education was given to day by Secretary Wilbur,- who informed the annual meeting- of the American council on educa tion that an adequate position for education within a department and with sufficient financial sup port was all that was needed. The address marked Mr. Wil bur's first public discussion since he became interior secretary of the administration policy toward education. He is himself an edu cator, having made It his life work and having resigned as pres ident of Stanford university to en ter the cabinet. "The place of the national gov ernment," he said, "Is not that of supply ing large amounts for car rying on the administrative func tions of education lrf the commun ities, but to develop methods, ideals and procedures, and to pre sent them, to be taken on their merit. The national government, too, can give widespread Informa tion on procedures, can report on what Is actually going on In dif ferent parts of the country and In the world, and can unify to some extent the objects of those in the field of education. Insofar is uni fication Is desirable.' FIT Examiners of the Interstate commerce commission have twice filed reports that there Is public necessity for the construction of a railroad from Crane to Crescenu Lake. " This statement was made here today by H. H. Corey, member of the publie service commission. In connection with answers ' filed with the Interstate - commerce commission, in connection .with answers filed with the interstate commerce 'commission relative to the Oregon commission's petition for construction oCJthe railroad. Corey added that the interstate, commerce act authorises .the In-' terstate commerce commission to require this development. . The answer was filed by; the Southern Pacific company. - I TD K UKE m J. X a vj ' 1 I v.-....-.'-s'f;;.; Peanamla. Int miar make 82 knots per hour. BY SIMS HE Thousands Hi School Pupils and Teachers Stage Big Frolic Last Night It may take Salem high school students a long time to get togeth er, but when they do, just watch 'em make whoopee. Last night a full thousand students and teach, ers thronged the high school building for the first A. S. B. Fro lic, and nobody who saw It will fall to say the frolic went over in a large manner. Incidentally, last night's event apparently exploded a myth which has been hanging about the schoolhouse for the past few years; namely, that the stud ent body has grown too large and unruly to have a good time all its own. The program for the Frolic was handled in two divisions, each class sponsoring a group of stunts held in the various rooms and then a big vaudeville program held in the auditorium. The vaudeville stunts went over big and included a gypsy carnival, tap chorus di rected by Julia Creech, dog show, sax act by Glenn Rollins and Fred Carmical, selections from boys' banjd and girls' band, a fake ada gio dance and a faculty skit, di rected by Norborne Berkeley, Jr. Committees responsible for the success of the frolic, idea for which was originated by Barney Cameron, Included: social, Marg. aret Drager, Maxine Myers, Cyn thia Delano, Lucille Downing, Caroyl Braden, Dorothy White and Julia Creech has had direct charge of the frolic. The seniors' contri butions have been handled by Miss Edith Bragg, Cynthia Delano. Lois Wilkes and Ellsworth Fletcher; Juniors: Mrs. Ellen Fisher, Helen Chllds, Savilla Phelps, Margaret Wilson, Richard Baker. Edith Cle ment, Margaret Wagner, Yelma May, and Joe King; Sophomores: Miss Cecil McKercber, Mabel East ridge and Helen Johnson. Program: liahrgarefDrager, Vir ginia Holt and Victor Wolfe; ad vertisements, Richard Baker, Brenda Savage and Ralph Stearns; Refreshments: Lucille Downing; traffic: Phil Bell and "S" club; clean-up: Richard Baker, Margaret Drager, Virginia Holt, Virginia Page and Victor Wolfe. Jap Program Is Presented To Large Audience Despite rain, a high school frol ic and the junior class play of Willamette University there were over 600 people who came to hear and see the Japanese program at at the T. M. C. A. Friday night. And those who came were not disappointed. 'The program was unusual and from the genuine ap plause given it was much appre ciated. Exceptionally , graceful dances, Japanese reed instrument numbers, and readings made up the program. . - - WHOOPEE PRODUCED Breitenbush Springs to be V Opened if Court Will go Into 50?50 Road Proposal If the Marlon county court will entertain a : 60-50 proposition in the way of completing the road from Detroit into the Breitenbush Hot Springs, this great mineral springs and recreation district can be easily reached by the people of Oregon early this coming summer, according: to ' Mf D. Bruckman of Portland, manager of the Breiten bush Mineral Springs company. ' Mr. Bruckman was fa the city Friday . on his way to . Albany . to confer with C. C. Hall, supervisor of the Bantiam national forest. SOOOO Estimated Expense , For Bnliding Road , The expense of completing the road from Detroit into the Springs Total of 21 Known Dead b Latest Report in War on Communists Three Women Among Thost Slain When Police Re turn Snipers' Fire BERLIN .May 4 Saturdfi (AP) Early this morning three more bodies were brought out of the Keukoelin area, making a total of 21 known dead sines the disorders began on May 1. BERLIN, May 3 (AP) Rifle shots exchanged by hidden snipers and the police tonight peppered houses in the Xeukoelin section as the officers moved to carry oat the determination to quell the communist forces that have defied them through three days and nights of rioting, resulted in 13 deaths. Airplanes were used to day to locate the enemy positions in the beleagured suburb. The district of Wedding on the opposite fringe Of the town ap parently had quieted down except for the excitement of the house to house visits of the police searching for weapons. f. Eighteen Killed In Single Community All fighting centered In N koellin where the number of vie- tlms today was given as five kill ed and six gravely wounded., Thto made the total since the disorders began on May 1, eighteen dead with 110 seriously injured now lying in various hospitals of the city. The number of less serious ly Injured could not be estimated even approximately, for no records were made. Three women, who imprudently ventured out on the balconies ef their apartments were among those killed and one man waa slain by a stray bullet at a street crossing. Three of the injured were laborers on a new subway who got into the line of fire. Both areas tonight were pro claimed in state of siege and citi zens were warned .that they risked their lives by venturing on the streets between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Seventeen Defenders Forced To Rase Barricade The police stormed a barricade in Wedding early today and then at point of revolvers forced the 17 youthful defenders to demolish the obstruction. This drew fire from the house tops until the pris oners shouted "Don't fire, boye, we are captured and have to work here." In the same district an ir onmongers store was plundered. (Turn to Paga S. Column I.) Monmouth Student Involved in Two Indictments Against Howe DALLAS, May 3. A Polk coun ty constable, Robert E. Howe, 24, a native of Dallas, is free today on $1000 bond awaiting a plea to be made by his attorney next Thursday before Circuit Judge McMahan on a charge of giving ' away and delivering liquor to Alda Adams, 25-year old student at Monmouth normal school. " Howe, Is alleged to have also committed an offense against the -law in failing to report such de livery of liquor as was bis duty as constable. Mrs. Adams Is said to have be- v come violently ill after taking some of the liquor alleged to have . been given her . by Howe. Two' physicians were summoned , and she was placed under the care of a nurse.. By some means the news of her condition "leaked", leading to the matter coming before the board of regents of the state nor- ' mal school and consequent invest!- ' gation by the Polk county grand jury which retnened two Indica- meats against Howe Thursday. Citisens who testified before the grand Jury, included J. F. Landers, . Dr. Guy C, Knott, Dr. C. O. Stern, J. L. Murdock. Sarah Murdoch Alda Adams and Louise Whltcomb. is estimated at 8,000. Some time . ago Mr. Bruckman appeared be fore the county court, asking that -the road be completed. " . Hg,, was told that before : any county money could be spent on the road. It would be necessarv to present a petition fronts the De troit district, asking that the road be taken over by the county. This petition has beesr present ed and filed with the county court and will, come up for hearing June, I. ' . 1 Mr Bruckman originally asked the county court to spend about $6,900 on the road In order that the mineral springs and recreation 1US CONSTABLE BOOZE COUNT (Turn to Pay s, Column 1.)