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WEATHER Fair today. Wanner with de creasing humidity. Gentle north wind. Mat. tempera tare Friday 72; mi a. 87. Morth. MOTHER'S DAY ' Nothing will make mother happier than a visit from yoa to the home. She want yon more than your gift. "No Favor Sway Us: No Fear Shell Awe tbm First Ute tar IS. TmL SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 39 Salem, Orefeon, Saturday Morning, May 11, 1929 PRICE FIVEENTS E How do You like These Pretty Folks? GETS READY T TD TACKLE TARIFF HOUSE CAUCUS BUST WRECKS HAWAII HOI BEING PLANNED Pfot Conference of Repub licans Breaks Up With out Any Result Considerable Difficulty ls Foreseen in Handling New Measure WASHINGTON. May 10 (AP) - A conference of house republic ans, called to map out a tentative program for consideration ot tbe tariff bill for amendment purpos es, broke up after a two hour ses sion late today without reaching any agreement. Republican leader Tilson an nounced that Chairman Snell of the rules committee had submit. ted a tentative rule upon wbich no action was taken, calling for the close of general debate May 16 and a final vote by May 23, but that it was likely a few more days 'would be needed before a vote could be taken. The majority will meet again at the call of the chairman. Rep resentative Hawley of Oregon, on 24 hours' notice, Tilson said. Special Vote Wanted On Numerous Articles Although sugar, hides, boots and shoes, cattle, bricks and ce ment were mentioned by various members as itemsawhich shduld be put to a special vote, Tilson said the tentative rule left blank spac es for sucH proposed duties to be acted on In this manner and that snch rates would have to be de cided later. Representative Dickinson, re publican. Iowa, spokesman for a group of western republicans from ten states, who want the agricul tural schedule thrown open for amendment. Indicated that he was satisfied to rest his case in the hands of the ways and means committee in Tlew of the senti ment which, he said, had been manifested tn favor of certain changes since the bill came out. Several Conferences Hay Prove Necessary Chairman Hawley of the ways , and means committee said It may require two or three conferences to agree upon a rule. The tentative rule proposed would call for close of general de bate on the bill next Thursday with a final vote set for May 23. Tilson said these dates were only tentative, however, and it was be lieved a vote would not be reached for several days beyond May 23. The rule adopted in 1922, pro vided that committee amendments would have precedence over all others and that they could be pro- (Turn to Pae 2. Column J.) The ladies of the hospital aux iliary will keep open house at the Salem General hospital Sunday from 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. At 3:00 In the afternoon exercises appropriate to National Hospital day will be held in front of vthe hospital building. A platform seating 100 persons has been made ready. W. F. Woodward, no ted Portland orator and public nirlted citisen will give the ad dress of the day. A large chorus will sing several selections direct- ad br Rev. W. Earl Cochran. The graduating exercises of the nurses training school will close the program. Dr. W. B. Morse will rive the charge to the graduates and Dr. W. W. Baum, president of the hospital medical staff will nresent the diplomas. Acting SU perintendent Miss Slgne Wahl- strom will present tne ciass em blem to the si young women who are graduating A large crowd of Salem people Is expected to attend and become acquainted with tbe hospital. m. MP TO SHE OPEN HOUSE Buckingham Palace Scene Of Elaborate Dressand Gay Ceremony Last Night LONDON, May 10. (AP) The scene at Buckingham Palace tonight for the second court held by Queen Mary was almost a par allel of that of last evening, al though more debutantes were pre sented and the rooms were very crowded. There were nearly 1,500 guests. A large proportion of the pres entations tonight were of repre sentatives of the dominions and .colonies. Eight American women made their curtsies to her ma jesty, the same number as was re ceived at the first court ot the sea son. Just as the public during the wait In the mall last evening pick ed out the American tennis star, Helen Wills, on whom to center their attention, so tonight Eileen Bennett, young- English player, stood out among the debutantes. The' Americans presented to night were 14a Beorge Barnett, Airport Group to Request Lease be Given Local Firm Meeting Held Friday Night With Chamber of Commerce Committee and Eyerly Trans port Company Representatives MEMBERS of the municipal airport committee Friday night agreed, at a meeting with the industrial commit tee of the Salem chamber of commerce and representatives of the Eyerly Air Transport company, to recommend to the city council that a long time lease be granted to the Eyerly corporation for such ground as is needed to locate its airplane factory on the airport property, adjacent to the hangar and depot. At the close of the meeting it was voted that B. E. Sis- son, president of the chamber Frid ay in Washington By the Associated Press The senate agreed to limit the debate on the farm bill on Monday. A republican caucus failed to take action on adoption of a rule for consideration of the tariff bill. The order barring newspa permen from the Jail in which Harry F. Sinclair is confined was lifted. The senate recessed over the week-end after defeating num erous amendments to the farm bill. The nomination of former Governor Colquitt of Texas to membership on the railway board ot mediation was con firmed. TO OPIITE STORE High School Pupils Conduct Business of Local Es tablishment Today An unusual demonstration Is to be conducted by Miller's store to day when students of Salem high school will take over the manage ment of the store, waiting on cus tomers and in general conducting the business. B. E. Sisson, manager of the local firm, has arranged the event in conjunction with high school leaders with the view of giving practical training to the students in actual business affairs. He has agreed with the high school students that a percentage of the gross sales will go to the high school organization. The event is unique and is attracting attention outside of Salem as well as in this city. Dorothy Hauge, Florence Mar shall. Helen Brown, Otillia Sevick, Hazel McElroy, Maxine Donaldson, Dorothy Holman, Edith Mae Jenks, Melva DeBord. Veda Cop pock, Dorothy Travis, Adaline Seymour, Dorothy Payne, Orla Leach. Sylvia Honkola, Pearl Sampson, Beulah Snyder, Alice Jones. Gwendolyn Hubbard, Margaret Miller, Beryl Hulsey, Cynthia De lano, Maxine Myers, Beulah Cro mer, Fae Driscoll, Bernlce Rick man, Hope Raymond, Phyllis Day, Dorothy Pickens, Helen Solomon, Myra Wicklander, Dorothy Ragen, Mary Louise Morley, Margaret Co rey. Virginia Page, Vivian Mara, Lela Fox, Lougine Brletxke, Dor othy McCracken. Irving Klorfein. Marvin Byers, Samuel Berger, Henry Matteson, Frank Weber. Alex Volehok, Gor don Bennett, Loralne Gregg, Ella- abeth Clement, Lollta Robinson, Elaine Cochran, Lou Wiederkehr, Lorita Robinson, Harold Pruitt Virginia; Miss Marie Cullum, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Paul Grenn- Ing, California; Mrs. George Law rence Jr., New York; Margaret McKittrlck, Missouri; Miss Ca therine Norcross, Georgia; Miss Margaret Tyner. Illinois; and Miss Adeline Winston, Georgia. The Duke of York In naval unl form took the place of his older brother, the Prince of Wales, In escorting the queen in the proces sion to the ballroom. Queen Mary again made a figure of regal splendor in a beautiful gown of the palest silver gray marquisette, embroidered with diamante and seed pearls with gray mother of pearl paillettes and minute silver crystals. Her sleeves of silver lace were embroidered with similar decorations and the train of silver cloth was embroidered to match the gown. She wore a diamond shaped tiara and soutolr of dla monds with the famous Kohinoor diamond and star of the garter. SALE M STUDENTS of commerce, should appoint a committee including one rep- resentative of the chamber of commerce, one from the city council and one from the American Legion, to deter mine what assistance could be giv en to the Eyerly company in order to assure its retention in Salem. Chamber Xot To Push Stock Sale Mr. Sisson, however, told the men Interested In the airplane fac tory that the chamber of com merce could, in his opinion, take no part in promoting the sale of its stock, although the assistance in obtaining a location might be considered moral backing which would be of assistance in the fi nancing program. Lee IT. Eyerly, head of the air transport company, said that per sons at Eugene had made certain overtures with respect to location of the factory in that city, and that Albany and Silverton had also rade tentative offers. What the company wants, he said. Is a location and some assurance that it can dispose of the $47,000 In tock remaining unsold. Already 53,000 has been subscribed. Fifty Planes Per Year Is Goal Set The company proposes to build 50 planes of the type which he has developed, each year, Eyerly said, and there will be no diffi culty In selling tjiem, as other air craft factories have contracted their output for two years in ad vance. The planes can be made for $1000 and will sell for about $2000. not counting the cost of engines, Mr. Eyerly said; and the cost can be reduced by having the aviation students work on them (Turn to Pag X, Column I.) Bishop Says Honest Men Very Scarce Bishop Paul Jones of the Epis copal church declared In an, ad dress before the Willamette uni versity student body Friday that it was difficult to find many truly honest persons in the world. Hon esty, as he lnterprete It, Is a l oader thing than mere refusal to steal another man's purse. The lack of honesty he attributed part ly to the fact that people are liv ing in a changing world and that conceptions ot right and wrong are constantly changing. More than that, the bishop avered that many persons who re aly want to be honest find othelrs interfering with their plans. Pas tors often realize that they are merely the hired men of their con gregations; statesmen find them selves embroiled in Imperialistic policies with which they have no sympathies. The machinery created to ob tain certain ends often serves as an obstruction, the bishop pointed out. The late war, which was called "a war to end war," has in reality served only to scatter the seeds of warfare. The world is not a million warring units, bnt has in It many persons who really wish to be friendly with their neighbors. He closed with the de claration that young persons might find real adventure by try. ing to be absolutely honest In ev erything. Bishop Jones has been secretary for the Fellowship of Reconcilia tion, a peace organization, for the past ten years. At present he is making a rapid tour of cities of the Pacific coast states. Old South And New Clash At Patriotic Meet NEW ORLEANS. May 10. ( AP) The old south clashed with the new yesterday in the Louis! anna division. United Daughters of the Confederacy, over Abraham Lincoln and southern homage' to the memory of the emancipator, The daughters of the southern cause yesterday declined to adopt a resolution of Mrs. Jefferson Davis Weir of New Orleans ex pressing regret that Louisiana school children made a trip early this year to another state and re cited "Lincoln at Gettysburg" at a Lincoln memorial celebration. dlfany members did, however, frown npon tbe trip and a com promise section was adopted urg ing discouragement of Lincoln's birthday observance in southern publie schools. Ten Million Dollar Project Involves Establishment of Air Transport Tentative Outline of Propo sition Given Before President Hoover NEW YORK. May 10 (AP) California, If plans which have al ready reached, the stage ot pre sentation for consideration to Pre sident Hoover materialize, Is to have a great air base from which mighty dirigible liners will fly to Hawaii, the Philliplnes and the Orient. Construction ot the operating base may begin as early as next winter and if this occurs America's first commercial Leviathan of the air should be carrying passengers and mall over the California-Hawaii route by 1931. A $10,000,000 plan for such an airplane was presented to the pre sident at Washington yesterday by Paul W. Litchfield, president of the Goodyear Zeppelin company of Akron, O., who said he was ready to go ahead if congress at its next session would authorize shipping the Hawaiian mail by air. All Of First Class Mail To Be Asked The post office department. Litchfield explained today In re vealing details ot his plan, can let contracts for air mall such as is carried by planes, bnt this is not what is wanted. The regular air mail Is sent under special postage and is optional with the senders. What Litchfield wants Is legisla tion calling for shipment of all first class Hawaiian mail by diri gible and as much parcel post as there is room for. This, he and J. O. Hunsaker. vice president ot the company, es timate, would guarantee sufficient income to justify the large Initial outlay and would cover running expenses. Profit, all return on the money Invested for terminals and ships, would have to come from passenger traffic. 5O0O Pounds Of Mail Taken Each Week First class mall to Hawaii aver ages about 6,000 pounds a week and parcel post about 100,000 pounds. The mall capacity of the proposed air liners will be 20,000 pounds. The postage rate to be charged has not been decided as yet, but the possible Income from carrying mall may be estimated by taking the present charge for one ounce first class mall it would make $16,000 on each trip be tween California and Hawaii. The passenger rate has not been fixed either but it would probably be about twice the steamer tare. T One of the liveliest student body meetings of the year was held at the senior high school Friday morning, when nominations for student body officers for next year were made. While plenty of feel ing was evident, and even a "dark horse" or -two unloaded, polities among the students maintained a friendly but spirited keel. Elec tions will be held Wednesday, May 22. Two officers are already elect ed, by virtue of being unanimous ly nominated for their respective positions. They are David Byre for editor of the high school news paper, the Clarion, and Rath Fick, for vice-president, Contest Looms For Prexy Job The presidency, song leader ship, annual editorship and annu al managership and the position of forensic manager are each expect ed to give the winner a good race, and inasmuch as three or more students are seeking all except the executive position, it is possible the first vote will fail to show an election. A majority must be cast for any candidate to elect him or her. The presidency will lie between Richard Baker and Joe King, and Judging from the student nomin ating assembly and school talk. the election will be decided large ly on a clique basis, as both boys have made good records in stu dent activities. Editorship of Annual Attracts Nominees The annual editorship is sought by Margaret Heltzel, Wilda Fleen- er and Katherine Goulet, and is expected to work Into a good eon- test. Other nominations Included: Secretary Gertrude Winslow and Margaret Wagner; Clarion newspaper manager Robert An thony and William Delzell; Clar ion annual manager Jim Em mett. Edwin Cross, Harlan Boals and Frits Ammann: seargaant at arms George Belt, Wallace Hug and Winford Giese; yell leader Byron Lillle and Carl Collins; song "leader Helen Olson. June Fitzpatriek and Velma May: ath letic manager Charles Kelley, who will have, to resign his posi tion as football captain for the next year to be able to ran, and Lome Kitchen; forensic manager Norman Winslow, Leon Perry and Jack Neeson. CI DID TES IIP FOB n V li .&U$ 4 Kf i ot - AXp$: ff: - fe N . v..-.- .., i J-,JJS4" ' v y ' Here are some of the winners of $100 state prizes Li a nationwide i'i'.ototuj;'i c T .p 1 . 'jjlit they are: Patricia Marie Smith of Halley, Idaho, Joan Kliaoeth Uurdick of SmkUIo, Wah., and barton and Beverley Rowling of Eugene, Ore. Below left to right we have Herbert C. Murdock of San Fran cisco, Cal., Babette Allen of Reno, Nev and Robert B, Ritchie of Salt Lake City, Utah. 1 GROWERS HAVE BUMPER FLAX HP Situation Found Excellent Up to Present Time; Rain Needed Three hundred growers in sev en Willamette valley counties are growing flax for the state this year, and practically all the seed, which under the agreements is be ing furnished by the state, has been taken out, and is In the ground. The exception is in four or fire cases where the fields to be plant ed are on low ground, not yet in condition for planting. In many of the fields, the flax is up, in some cases above three inches high, and in every case re ported upon the prospects are now for a bumper crop. This wllV of course depend upon ample rainfall from now on till the end of June, or near harvesting time. In case the growers get the "usual June rains," at least a fair crop will be assured. Harvest will come In July and August. Flax is a 60 to 90 day crop, from seeding time till bar vest. The total acreage is 4600, against 3000 last year, and it is expected that the state will be able to handle 6000 acres next year, and 10,000 acres within one or two years thereafter. That will probably be the limit for the pris on machinery and forces. Further expansions will have to come from the building ot private scutching plants, using free labor. Portland Rate Expert Forced To Get License PORTLAND. Ore.. May 10. (AP) The state board of engi neering examiners today decided that Kenneth O. Harlan, city rate expert, imported by the city conn cil to investigate the rates of the Porland Electric Power company, must comply with the state law requiring engineers operating ia tbe state to be registered; or suf fer the penalties. ' - If Harlan, or his partner, James W. Carey, refuse to take a state board examination required by law May 23, the date set by the board, members said today they would remeet and determine what would be the "penalties". Statesman-Capitol MATINEE For Children TODAY'S MATINEE This coupon and five cents will admit any child under 12 to see and bear a thrilling chapter of "Tarzan the Mighty" Also Yitaphone talking comedy "STOLEN KISSES- All -talking comedy acts and talking news. Fifty Seniors at Eugene High Take "Skip Day" Picnic EUGENE, Ore., May 10. (AP) Fifty seniors of the Eugene high school cut classes today and observed the annual "skip day" by going "swimming" and spending the day in danc ing and picnicking. The walkout was staged tn the face of a warning by Principal Johnson that they would be punished If they left their claasee. He an nounced this afternoon the penalty would be three days suspension for each partici pant. Members of the track and baseball teams refused to walkout. T BY PORTLAND YOUTH Wilbur Thibault Wins Right to Enter National Ora ' torical Meet L03 ANGELES, May 10. (AP) -Wilbur Thibault. of Portland, Ore., tonight won the Pacific coast finals in the sixth national oratorical contest on the constitu tion. He thereby became the Pa ciflc Coast entrant to the national finals, which will be held in Wash ington, D. C. Robert Cockery of Spokane, Wash., won second place, and Leonard Horvltz of Los Angeles, Calif., third In tbe coast division of the contest, which is annual competition among high school or ators of the country. The other contestants in the coast division finished were awarded the following finishing places: Mary K. Morris, of Fallon, Ne vada, fourth; Lavon Soreneon Rexburg, Idaho, fifth; Adeline Rels, Honolulu, T. H., sixth; Samuel Adams, Tucson, Ariz., seventh; Dorothy Mensel, Price, Utah, eighth. PORTLAND. Or., May 10.- (AP) Wilbur Thibault. Portland, winner in the Pacific Coast finals of the national oratorical contest on the constitution In Los Angeles tonight, is a student of Jefferson high school and an accomplished musician and artist. The youth won first place as the champion high school speaker of the state in the contest sponsored by t the Portland Oregonian and the state bar association. He com peted against seven other orators in the state contest. Pat Dundee Wins Fight At Eugene Against La Marr EUGENE, Ore., May 10. (AP) Pat Dundee, Los Angeles fighter, knocked out Bobby La Marr, Portland, In the second round of a scheduled six round main event tonight. Dundee had La Marr on the floor early in the second round with a left jab over the heart. Both fought at 14? pounds. "Gentleman Jim." Jacobs, 142, Eugene, and Tony O'DelL 142, Portland, fought six round draw. 0 HONORS WON EIS IT STIMS HERE Advanced Chorus Classes of Salem High Take Part in Musical Event Once upon a time many years ago two men collaborated in the production of a comic opera and thereby made what is coming to be a legend and a legacy in music circles in the United States. Gil bert and Sullivan were the hi en and H. M. S. Pinafore was the opera. Friday night at the Grand the atre H. M. S. Pinafore was the ve hicle for excellent musical work and interprative acting for the ad vanced chorus classes and orches tra of the Salem senior high school, Miss Lena Belle Tartar, di recting. It wag a colorful, at tractively costumed animated en semble upon which the final cur tain fell in the "O Joy! O Rap ture! chorus. Not only was there animation and beauty in the chor us numbers, but there was pleas ing voice work in all the scenes both individually and in chorus. (Turn to Page 2, Column L) Opening of New House Is Effected A full house turned out to elve the new hall of the Salem Heights community club Its grand opening rriaay nignt. The Anmsvllle high school glee club brought thunder ous applause from the crowd of more than 400 persons with a mu sical program. The hall is eauioned with mod ern stage facilities, latest motion picture projection equipment and Kitchen arrangements for com munity banquets. Photo play films as well as educational nicturea will be presented at regular inter vals In addition to community tal ent plays and musicales. Mrs. Ella Eneland directed the program Friday night. Mrs. Stev en a. btone played the accompan iments for the musical numbers. Willard Bevens Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge; Prison Sentence Held Up Plea of guilty made Friday In the case of the State of Oregon vs. Willard Bevens resulted In a sus pended sentence of one year being made by Judge Kelly on the de fendant when his brother, Wil liam Bevens, consented to take the man under his custody. Bev ens was held to have obtained money under false pretenses by mortgaging his prune crop when it had previously been mortgaged. The district attorney concurred in the recommendation for parole. In the case of the State of Ore gon vs. Pete DeGuire a motion to dismiss the indictment charging DeGuire with contributing to the delinquency of a minor was up. held and DeGuire gained his free dom. He was indicted by the grand Jury at its last session. Motions and demurrers wiU be heard by Judge Kelly today while KILLING 4 II! Powder Plant is Demolished by Mysterious Explosion at Hanover, Mass. Quick Work on Part of Fore man Results in Saving Other Employes HANOVER, Mass.. May 10. (AP) Four workmen were to tally injured, and ten others hurt here today as a result of a serits of explosions which wrecked fiv buildings of tlie National Pirt Works company. One man was reported missing. The dead were Edgar Knigh'. Frank Bulof. Kobort Perry rd Teobil Skwarzinsky. John,H.md berry was at a mospital and John Swenska was missing. All lied in this town, 13 miles from Broc'r ton, except Perry, who lived at Hanson. None of (he injured ex cept Handeberry was believed ' have been seriously hurt. Tray of Dried Powder Explodes Mysteriously The only expanation for iLe first explosion came frooi Peiry just before he died. George J. J. Clark, treasurer and principal owner of the company said Penx told a nurse he was placing a tray of dried power on a rack when ia some unknown manner the pow der exploded. Windows in buildings a consid erable distance away were shat tered by the force of the explosion and structures eight and ten mik-a from the pant were shaken. Fire apparatus and ambulances from surrounding towns were sent to - the scene to aid in the revue work. Only Fragments Of Hpdies Found Although Handeberry, a private fireman at the plant, and Senska were officially missing. Fragments of bodies found in tbe ruins cf the buiyings caused searchers to believe the men were dead. The plant was made up of 2Se small one story buildings with tin or iron roofs. Of the 150 em ployes, 112 were women. The first explosion occurred shortly after 2 o'clock. The fere man of the plant, trained for suck an emergency, gathered the em ployes and led them off the com pany property. As the flames re sulting from the first blast spread four additional explosions were caused until five of the buildings were wrecked. The damage was estimated at $5,000. IS REFUSED LICENSE LOS ANGELES, May 10 (AP) Al Wilson, stunt aviator, who made a parachute Jump for the movies from a falling plane, in wbich his mechanic, Phil Jones, met death on March 22, today was expelled from membership In the Professional Pilot's association The report from the national air organization, which arraigned Wilson for jumping from tbe plane while his mechanic was in it, stated that the aeronau'lcs branch of the department of com merce had fined Wilson the maxi mum sum of S500 for violation of the air commerce act, and sus pended his federal transport pil ot's license for three months. The report stated that Wilson had "violated the unwritten law of the air in leaping from the plane before all other occupants were clear, unless the plane was less than 100 feet from the ground." The jump was made at "about 6000 feet." the report said, adding that Jones, who was oper ating smoke pots for a "war mo vie" was "unaware of the fact that the pilot had jumped." The body of Jones, wfth his par achute strapped to his body, was taken from the wreckage of the plane. Wilson made a safe land ing. circuit court will be on again in full saw Monday. The first case set for hearing will be called at 10 o'clock Monday when trial will be made of the case of H. W. Cooley et al vs. James Noland. The suit involves a land trade made between the two parties each of whom alleges that the proper ty was not as it was claimed to-Ue when the transaction was origin, ally agreed upon. Peetx vs. Simpson Is the next case to be heard. It will be tried May 14 at 1 o'clock. - The cases of Spong vs. Haynes and DeLong vs. Tamage were dis missed from court on stipulations filed by the attorneys for an par ties. The case of the Bank of Free water vs. Hylett was ordered to the court of equity. M T