, wl .-4 - T7CA1UO "V Generally fair today. IUstng taraperatare. North winds. Max. temperataure Monday. 62; sola, 9S. River 8; Rata M. Rata Smday .15. NO CINDERS WANTED Cinders ro a, amisaace of it which Salrtn mit rid elf. Haste the day! Ilo Fever Scots Ut; Ho Ftsr Skdl Ave" ? SLSTWiSt. SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 35 Salem, Oregon, Tuesdity Maniinr, May 7, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS 111 JlltiS WA1ER Irlllil sr.. ' l 4 Abatement W Cinders ieldEasy Expert Finds That Many Big Plants Have Worked Out Problem's Solution P. EL P. Company Registers No Fuss at Enforcement of Salem Ordinance Evidence that abatement of tbe cinder, nnisancei ;is; entirely prac ticable, to contained in the report of Prof. R. B. Boals of Oregon State college following his recent surrey of the cinder problem in Salem. . The report says in part: "No tests were made at the Portland Electric Power com pany's plant because ol the fact that it Is equipped with cinder removal apparatus, which has been installed for some time. The equipment consists of an induced draft fan and a cyclone which is guaranteed to remove 95 per cent of tbe solid material from the stack gases. Problem Solved At Haason Pan leg Mill The boiler at the Hanson plaining .mill is of smaH horse power and consumes about three loads ef fuel per -day. Their stack is provided with a screen for the removal of cinders. It is their practice to shake the screen daily to remove the cinder accum ulation. During this operation the cinders fall on thj boiler room roof or within the stack. "Equipment is provided for wetting down 'very fine dry fuel to prevent the discharge of black smoke which would otherwise- re sult from its use. Few cinders were in evidence on the lumber piles about the mill, on the roof of the mill buildings, or on the tamber piles adjacent to the liiler room. arge Portland Firm Controls Situation "The Lincoln street station of the Northwest Electric company in Portland has Installed cinder cones in connectlon with all their boilers. They have three cones connected to six 800 h. p. boilers and one cone on a 1000 h. p. boiler. "The cones were installed be cause of- the cinder, nnjsance which existed prior to that time. The boiler capacity was greatly in: creased by the induced draft fan which must be used in connection with a cone. It is conceded that the installation of the cinder-removal equipment has been of ma terial benefit to the nlant. "Station '! of the Portland Electric Power company has some einder cones in service and also a tinder 'washer which removes the cinders by washing them down with water. The washer is a com paratively new piece of equipment which' Is connected to a 1C00 h. (Turn to Page. 7. Column 1.) ' Tbe district boundary board will be in session at the county Hinrt Tnnm this mnrnine at 10:00 o'clock for hearing upon petitions resented some time ago for an nexation ef the Geelan school dis trict to the Champoea district. Pe titions bore the names of most of the taxpayers of the two districts, bnt inasmuch as a delegation later appeared to suggest that the residents 'In the soutnern pan oi Geelan would prefer to Join with the Geelan district, it la probable onnositlon to the Gee Ian- Cham poeg consolidation will dei yelop at today's meeting. G. N. Railway The' public service commission Monday filed a petition with the interstate commerce commission in which It seeks to intervene , in the application of the Great Nor thern Railway company for per mission to extend Its existing line tn Klamath county. Ore., Into Mo doe and Siskiyou counties. Calif., where It would connect with the Western Pacific railroad. "Tbe growth and development of the state of Oregon and It In dustries have been materially re stricted and retarded daring the past seven years by reason of a lack of sufficient and. adequate railroad transportation system, read tho publle service commis sion's petition of intervention. mm HEARING SCHEDULED Favored by 0 Service Group H REPAWNS IT El Delegations Lining Up to Ask Owen D. Young's Pro posal be Accepted France and Belgium are Only 'Ones Remaining Aloof at Dawes Confab PARIS. May 6 (AP) The British, Italian, Japanese and Ger man delegations to the second Dawes committee were lined up tonight is favor of the proposal of Owen D.Young for the final set tlement of the German repara tions problem. The French and the Belgians are wKanoldlng their final deci sion until they have made care ful study of the figures. Thomas W. Lamont tonight ex pressed the impression of expert circles as to the chances of suc cess for Mr. Young's compromise measure in tnese terms: "It would be foolish to minim ize the importance of Saturday's development and it would be rash to count on it as assuring final agreement." Although an agreement was re garded tonight as dependent upon the attitude of the French and Belgian experts, it is understood thaf British adherence to thepro- Ject was made under conditions. Great Britain insisted that there should be no change in the per centage fixed by spa, Belgium, Jnst after the war, for the distri bution of reparations among the creditors, granting S2 per cent of France, 22 per cent to Great Bri tain, 10 per cent to Italy, 8 per cent to Belgium and the rest to the other creditors in small Items. This attitude seems to point to further , .difficulties negotiations between the creditor nations even if the French and Belgians are willing to accept Mr. Young's fig ures. HEALTH Kill IS I Dr. Vernon Douglas of Local Staff Returns After California Trip The health program being car ried on in Salem and Marlon coun ty has sent its roots far. Dr. Ver non A. Douglas, of the child health demonstration' staff and county health officer, found on a ten-day inspection and- visitation trip to California health centers. Practically everywhere he visited, health authorities were well ac quainted with the child health demonstration here and interested in the work being pushed for ward. The county health officer returned to his desk at the health center Monday morning. Dr. Douglas visited in Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and Stock' ton, California, and in Jackson county, Oregon, where health work is - being organized on a small scale. He says the Cali fornia trip showed him that Mar lon county la not the only place on the coast where health work Is being emphasized, bat that the work here is as advanced as at any of the southern points, con sidering the size of the commun ity. The tendency in the neighbor ing state is to organise all health work under one head and to put much of it in the hands of nurses. There is also a strong tendency there to eliminate non-essentials and to bring the greatest return in tbe way of decreasing Illness. This despite the fact there Is not as good a percentage of small. pox decrease as has been brought (Turn to Pajfe 7. ohuna X.) Extension is regon Public in Petition The petitioner has exerted every effort and has prosecuted numer ous proceedings before the inter state commerce commission witb a view of securing needed rail road construction. "The present and future public convenience ana necessity re quires the construction and oper ation of the extension of railroad proposed In the petition. The Pa cific coast states have Jong been dependent upon the operations of a single transportation system for the furnishing of their north and south' coast wide transportation service. This condition, and par ticularly the lack of competitive influences, have seriously retard-1 Tnrn to Fx 7, Columm 1.) FI B Mil 11 Woman? -far ' - , X ' 4 Peter Stratford, woman whose death has revealed a strange story of colt worship and hermaniage to another woman. BY DEMONSTRATION Marion County Health Unit Issues Report After In spection in Salem Announcement of the grades of milk being delivered by the var ious dairies for the first quarter of this year has been made by the Marion county health TonlC Grades are determined according to the provision of the local milk ordi nance and are based on three items: (1) The average bacterial count, (2) the average tempera ture of the milk as it is being de livered, and (3) the compliance with provisions of the ordinance by the distributor with regard to equipment and methods of handl ing the milk before it reaches the consumer. Any dairy which has qualified for grade A milk, either raw or pasteurized, is producing milk of satisfactory average quality. At present no grade B raw milk is being produced since all raw milk distributors have qualified in. the higher grade. The ordinance al lows only one grade of pasteurized milk grade A, which is the best grade. It Is recommended that consum- i ers purchase milk on the basis of grade as the grade shown on the caps will indicate the quality of the supply. All dairies which have attained the requirements have been authorized to use the grade A caps. One or two dairies, how. ever, have not been using snch caps,- because, although ordered, they have not been delivered. Below are listed the names of distributors and the grades of milk produced : Pasteurized milk Capitol Dair ies, (Fairmount and Meadowlawn) curlers Dairy, Foshay Farm, Inc., Fred's Independent Dairy and Sa lem Sanitary Milk company, all grade A. Raw milk Curley's Dairy. Doty Dairy, Foshay Farm, Inc., Fred's Independent Dairy, Hurley party, Lien's Jersey Dairy, Llnndale Jer sey Farm, Pleasant Home Dairy, Sunnybrook Dairy, Waldo Hills Guernsey Farm, Wetherby palry and Zimmerman Dairy, all grade A. ' i IS BOOSTED 1GI Too late for 18 cent gas this morning, Mr. Motorist! Salem dealers, tired of selling at a loss, got together last night and signed a gas armistice, net result of which is a five cent boost In the price over night, The new price will be effective all over Salem, and Includes, it is under stood, the belligerents In the northern part of town who were primarily responsible for the re currence of the gas war. 'While oil companies have set 25 cents as the resale price on gasoline, the local association agreed at the meeting last night that IS cents would be a fair re sale price for the present. A good representation of local dealers was present at the called meeting. CUTSFORTH INJURED ' : . JV E. Cutsf orth. who resides this side of the Checkerboard service station at Gervals, 1 is in a local hospital with a fractured left hip and braises as the result of a fall from his residence roof about ? o'clock last night. Mr. Cutsf orth was painting and slipped, jailing to the ground, , - V ran PH OF blSOUflt SINCLAIR NOW RESTS BEHIND BARS OF J AIL Three Months Term Is Begun by Notorious Magnate After Long Fight Score of Photographers See Oil Man Hesitate Upon Approach to Door WASHINGTON, May I. (AP) Harry F. Sinclair entered Jail tonight to serve three months for contempt of the senate. The automobile- which brought Sinclair to the Jail was preceded by one and followed by another. His machine was driven up in front of the district Jail building and the chauffeur quickly unload, ed two black handbags. Sinclair's attorney, Mr. Ragland, and Sinclair's brother, stepped out of the car before the oil man. As Sinclair left the machine he almost stumbled but caught him self on the door. Flashlight Boom As Photographs Are Taken More than a score of photo, graphers had been awaiting the arrival of the fifty-three year old oil operator, and scores of flash-, lights boomed as he stepped halt ingly along. He apparently was startled ev ery time the flashlights boomed. He followed the procession through the door and was wel comed by Marshal Snyder who greeted him: "I am glad to see you Mr. Sin clair," he said. "How do you do, Mr. Snyder' replied Sinclair. Snyder then took Sinclair and his companions into Major Peak's prviate office. a Sinclair walked slowly Into the - (Turn to Fac T. Column S.) MacDowell Group Presents Concert in Waller Hall Monday Evening National Music Week in Salem opened with a MacDowell pro gram at Willamette University Monday night, upon which ap peared the MacDowell chorus un der the direction of Minnetta Ma ger, with Ruth Bedford at the pi ano: Elizabeth Levy In two violin groups, accompanied by Miss Bed ford; Mrs. Phil Newmyer, in two vocal selections accompanied by Mabel S. Powers, and Frances Vlr- ginle Melton who both spoke con cerning the life oi MacDowell and played his selections.. No program could have been more- appropriate for such an oc casion than this program repre sentative of Salem music circles and dedicated to the alms of Mac Dowell. Each artist appearing seemed imbued with the spirit ef the man to whom honor waa being done and to the spirit and appreciation of musle which will mark the week's activities In musical cir cles. Particularly impressive were "With Sweet Lavender," Miss Le vy, violin. "Merry Maiden Spring," Mrs. Newmyer, voice, (Turn to Page T. Column 2.) Monday in Washington By the Associated Free Harry F. Sinclair was com mitted to Jail. The senate agreed to limit debate on the debenture plan after Wednesday. Charles' Evans Hughes, -Jr.. was apointed solicitor general of the United States. President Hoover said he ex pected to visit the West Indies before -leaving office. Representative Hawley an nounced the tariff bill will be introduced in the house at noon tomorrow. A majority of the senate ju diciary committee held thai Sec retary Mellon is holding office legally. The senate 'asked , the - post-' -master general for the latest Statements of " ownership" of newspapers . In which : the; inter national paper and power com pany has Interests.. .: -..; c MUSIC WEEK BEG1N5 with fi mm R CITY BUS LINES IS Council Hears Proposal to Change Espee Rights on Streets of Salem Ordinance Passes First and Second Readings Without Any Discussion The ordinance providing for a new franchise for the operation of street buses in Salem, rumors of which have been afloat for some weeks, made it appearance at the meeting of the city council Mon day. After receiving first and second reading it was referred to the ordinance committee for study and report to the council at a fu ture meeting. The ordinance which was finally presented had some of the teeth pulled which had made a previous draft objec tionable in the eyes of some peo ple. Members of council said it would be carefully studied before being put to a vote. Exclusive Feature' Im Chief Charge The main change from present franchises held by the Southern Pacific Motor Transport company is that it gives to this company the exclusive franchise for supply ing bus transportation in this city. At the present "time the franchise Is not exclusive and a competing line is operated on one run. The S. P. disclaims any purpose to put this line out of business. Super intendent . Billingsley states that he has an option to purchase this line on terms which are agreeable to both parties. He does not want to make the purchase unless his franchise becomes exclusive, be cause in the future any number of Jitney lines might spring up with the purpose of selling out te the big operator, the S. P. company, on the basis of their nuisatfe value if nothing else. Another change made by the new ordinance is that the fran chise is for ten years,' while the present franchise has 18 years yet to run. Routes Changed Little Under Sew Roles The bus company binds Itself to perform regular ervice on the routes substantially identical to the ones now followed, and in case it should fall to do bo, the city of Salem can collect $25. a day for each day's failure to operate; and after twenty such days can declare the franchise forfeited. The Southern Pacific Motor Transport company does not in the franchise grant to the city council the right to order lnstal- (Turn to Page 1. Column 1.) TO BE BIO AFFAIR A big parade with ten uniformed bands participating will launch the community talent . contests sponsored by the Marion county federation of community clubs, on Friday, May 24. The general plans for the contests were completed at a meeting of officers held Monday night at the offices of Dr. Henry Morris, secretary of the federation, The . Initial talent contest will take place that same evening at the Elslnorei theatre and will be fol lowed on successive Friday nights by five other community club eon. feats with the finals coming the first Friday night in July. Dr. P. O. Riley, president of the federation, who Is busy perfect ing the plans announces that the interest is keen over the connty and that 4 s communities will take Turn to Pag 7, Column I.) Bids Called For Building Fire Escape Call for bids for a new tire es cape on the east side of the conn ty courthouse, was made Monday by the county court which has decided upon a new-steel escape to run from the fourth floor of the structure to the bottom of the building. Installation of the es cape will not be made for several weeks. The erection of the fire escape was made necessary by a report made from the fire marshall's of fice last fall wherein the fact was pointed - oat that the courthouse at present Is without an adequate escape. In addition to the fire escape a four-inch - stand pipe has been ordered : installed' by the eounty court" at the same time the escape is erected. Thla "standpipe will have two and one-half inch valves at each landing on the first es cape.- - INTRODUCED COMMUNITY MOT Plans Formulated Looking Toward Establishment of Future Municipal Supply Aldermen Postpone Definite Action Upon Protest Lengthy Discussion Results in Hearing Being Set Monday night. May 20, Is slat ed to be an eventful occasion In tbe city council chamber, for not only is the council 'to determine whether or not steps should be taken to revoke the franchise of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company, but it is also scheduled to make an important decision relative to a possible fu ture municipal water supply. Following lengthy discussion Monday night, the council post poned for two weeks Its decision on continuing or abandoning its protest against the Northwest Power company's filings on water for power purposes in the Marion Lake district. Cupper Advises Abandoning Protest In this issue a new angle was inrtoduced when Percy A. Cupper, local engineer, advised the coun cil to abandon its protest, but only on condition that it be granted rights to 25 second feet of water for municipal purposes, from the water which the power company plans to store in Marion lake. Mr. Cupper said that all of the sum mer flow of the Santlam is now appropriated, and that a "deal" of this kind would provide the city with rights In ease it should ever decide to go to the Santlam tor JtAjrater supply. -"rrniil hnann atanrinnlnt (Turn to Pag 7, Column S.) D0EHFLEH ELECTED Plans Advanced for Creating Interest in City Beauti ful Campaign Here F. A. Doerfler was elected pres ident of the Salem Garden club succeeding Mrs. W. W. Rose- braugh at th eannual business meeting held at the chamber of commerce rooms last night. Other officers were re-elected for the ensuing year as follows: E. N. Gillingham, vice-president; Miss Mirpah G. Blair, secretary; Ches ter M. Cox, treasurer; F. E.. Zim merman, auditor. A discussion of creating greater interest in the city beautiful con test which the Garden club has under way in Salem developed the fact that hardly enough contest. ants have entered to outnumber the particularly attractive awards which are being offered this year. Mrs. Rosebraugh, Mrs. S. H. Van Tramp and Mrs. W. H. Dancy were elected delegates to the year ly federation of state Garden clubs to be held In Corvallts May 24 and 25. Colonel William Aird, . of the Pansydale floral gardens near Perrydale, was a honor guest at the meeting last night, and gave an Interesting illustrated talk on lilies and lily cuture. Colonel Aird has 150,000 lily bulbs In bloom at Pansydae this year is an author Ity on growing of this flower. Of especial interest to the elub members waa Colonel Alrd's In strnctions on planting lilies, which (Turn to Paga 7, Column S.) E Students of the Salem high school will operate the sales de partment of Miller's merchandise store this coming Saturday, pro vided the student council in ses sion this morning accepts the of fer made by B. E. Sisson. manager of The store. Mr. Sisson has of fered to turn the store over to a selected group of high school sta dents and to allow the student body treasury a percentage of sales tor the day. This Is the first time such an offer has ever been made to the high school, although It Is In step with similar "practice manage ments" being allowed students in the east. A Portland firm recent ly made a like offer to commer cial students at the University of Oregon. Inasmuch as student body fi nances have been heavily drained by recent trips, of school groups, the offer comes particularly op portune at this time, according to the student treasurer. HUD SHE TO II inn $25,000 Worth of Airport Bonds Are Purchased by Bank Half of the city's airport bonds found a buyer Mon day night despite predictions to the contrary. The council awarded f 25,000 worth of these bonds to the Ladd and Bosh bank on a bid of par aad accrwed interest. The bid specified purchase of the bonds which mature In 1038. Hie remainder mature la 1939. Lark of bids on the entire Issue was attributed to a slack condition in the bond market. No call was made for bids ou the remainder. Sale of the f 25,000 worth will permit the airport com mission to proceed with the employment of an engineer to outline needed improve ments of the airport site east of the city, and wiH also make it possible for the council to complete the 'pur chase of the site from the state. A considerable share of the improvements can be financed out of this first Issue. MOVE AGIST LOW NW SIDETRACKED Resolution Indefinitely Put Off by City Council at Monday's Session A move to divorce Walter Low, street commissioner, from the su pervision of paving operations in Salem, and to place that) work nnder the direction of Hugh Ro gers, city engineer, was. sidetrack ed, at least temporarily, at Mon day night's city council meeting when a resolution embodying this change was Indefinitely postpon ed. The resolution was ostensibly fathered by the street improve ment committee, but Alderman Dancy, chairman of that commit tee, said he had never seen it. He added that he favored relieving the street commissioner of the paving supervision, as that offi cial had a full time job without it; but he did not favor turning it over to another official who was equally busy. He proposed the creation of a new position of paving superintendent. Alderman Pat ton Moves To Postpone The motion to postpone indef initely was framed by Alderman Patton. After Mayor Livesley de clared it carried by a vote of ac clamation. Alderman vandevort demanded a roll call, whereupon Alderman Rosebraugh moved to adjourn. However, the roll call was taken, with five -counciimen voting against the postponement. The mayor's veto of the ordin ance permitting the formation of lighting districts, was sustained unanimously. Alderman Purrine. chairman of the lighting commit tee, said the amendments to which the planning and zoning commis sion objected In asking for the ve to, were designed to provide in part the uniformity which the mayor proposed. The mayor aug tested that the lighting committee and the zoning commission should (Turn to Page 7, Column 4.) General Escobar Passes Over Border in Airplane To Appear at Conference . EL PASO, Texas," Hay 6. (AP) General Jose Gonzalo Es cobar, commander in chief of .the ill-fated Mexican - revolutionary army, flew across the border Into the United States Thursday, with former Governor - Tope te of So nora and conferred with Govern or Rodriguez of Baja California, at a ranch near Gila Bend, Ari zona, Saturday, it was learned to day. John C. . TJhrlaub, a California, rancher who met Escobar after he crossed the border, told the story of the flight there, i Escobar, accompanied by To pete and another rebel general, flew across the border heavily armed but n6t , accompanied ' by any bodyguard to attend a confer ence with Rodriguez, which was arranged by an American mining engineer' at bis -ranch near Gila Bend, the rancher said. . j f fWhen the : conference ended Escobar asked permission to re crosa the border into Baja Call-; Resolution Demands Company Appear In Its Defense Revocation of Fran chise Declared to Be Purpose , A resolution calling upon the Oregon-Washington Water Serv ice company to annear before the city council May 20 at S p. m. and show cause why its franchise should not be revoked, was passed by the council Monday night In the same resolution. th mw- cial water committee appointed by the mayor early this year, waa au thorized to make anv investls-a- tion it may deem proper, into tbe conditions and system nnder which the water company is new serving the city, and to fmsln such assistance as may be found necessary in making this inv-eti-gation. Members of this committee are Aldermen Thompson, Vandevort and Patton. The resolution call ing for a "showdown" was intro duced under their signatures. New Pipe Line Said Now Ready Alderman Thompson added an oral report that be had been in formed by representatives of the water company that the new pipe line across the slough is bow ready for use and that the ceav pany has material on Minto island to Install additional filtration beds and will have the first eae completed within 25 days. The pertinent portions of the resolution are as follows: "Whereas, on or about tbe ISth day of November, 1928. the water served the citizens and resi dents of the city of Salem through the said distribution system be came unpalatable and unwhole some, and Water's Condition Held Unsatisfactory "Whereas, the condition of the water ever since that date ha been and Is now nnwholesoire and unpalatable, and "Whereas,, nearly six months (Turn to Pate 7, Column S.) CUED BY DEATH Armin T. Steiner, for nearly a half century a resident of Salem, died Saturday night at' the home of his sister, Mrs. F. H. Berger. 660 North High street. Mr. Steiner was 64 years old. Funeral serv ices will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Rlgdon mor tuary. Rev. Fred C. Taylor offlp elating. Mr. Steiner, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Steiner and broth er of the late Albert Steiner, warn born in Buffton. Ohio, June e. 1874. He came with his parents) to Salem in 1881. When a youag man he entered the pharmacy busi ness with bis cousin. Dr. R. C Lee Steiner. later his brother Al bert went into the same busii with him. Following his busii ventures here, he was employed in Portland for a few years. lfr. Steiner was married ' Roseburg to Mias Hasle Perry fen 1104, his wife surviving him, Oa on. Karl, who is a radio operator on tbe S. S. Nevada off tbe Chtaa coast, also survives. 11 I fornla, bat was flatly refused by Rodriguez. Escobar became to angry I thought there -was going to be trouble. "Escobar later, however, ap peared in the best of spirit tnd while he refused to reveal his ul timate destination said he woald spend some time with a friend at . . a ranch In the southwest He said he Intended to leave Gila Bend after dark Saturday night. - The rebel leader told Uhrlaah he would claim the protection f the United States government "by the same right the Kaiser of Ger- ' many claimed that of Holland at the close of the World war.' Escobar blamed lack of ttui Uons and supplies for the down fall of the revolution. , .. "We had plenty of money. Us-,, co bar waa quoted 'by Uhrlaub as saying, "but the United States ' waa against us. - We tried repeat-, edly to get munitions across the ' border but failed because of the i strict guard maintained- by the American , border controls . -