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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1929)
SERVICE! Didn't get my paper 'till 7 o'clock," phoned a sub scriber Tuesday. We're sor ry, yet pleased the complaint gives us an opportunity to correct the service. WEATHER Unsettled today; Part cloudy; Normal hnmiOilj ; Cooler. Max. temperature Wednesday 68,- Min. 41; River 4.2; Wind west; Xo rata. FOUNDJ2P 1651 No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shell Awe" SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 43 Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, May 16, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFICER SHOT Favored 100 Persons Killed When GRAF ZEPPELIN Bf EXTORTION T Explosions Take Place in Cleveland Hospital Unit .S. POWELL m STATUTOhTAID f OR FRUIT IN HELD OMINOUS I GROUP A BEGINS SECOND GANG CHICAGO ELECTION HERE JAUNT TO II 5s. Detective Killed Attempting trTffpprehend Kidnaper of Millionaire Murderers Escape in Fusil lade of Bullets From Other Policemen CHICAGO. May 15. (AP) Detective Ray Martin was shot and killed late today in an at tempt to trap an extortion gang -which had kidnaped Paul Blu rnenthal. reputed millionaire boot legger. The slayers escaped under a fusillade of bullet from other officers. Martin, who resembled Blu menthal's brother, Moses, had ar ranged to meet the abductors on the west side. He had Just left a taxicab to talk with the men in their parked automobile when they evidently recognized him as an officer and opened fire. Police said two of the men were recog nized as Carlos Fontano and Mar tin O'Leary. the latter a notorious west side character. . May 7 Is Date Of Kidnaping Blumenthal was kidnaped May 7, by hoodlums posing as police men who wanted information about the former's purported li quor operations. He was later re leased. The men demanded $50, flftn ransnm hut agreed to acceDt .$ 15.000, cash and the rest in in stallments. An additional iiu.uuu was paid them last week, police saia. by" Henry Finkelstein, who they say, is a member of the "Bugs," Morgan gang, seven of whom were slain in the St. Val entine's day massacre. Meanwhile, anon-ymom friend of Blumenthal's told police of his predicament and the trap was arranged. The gang is said to have extort ed large sums from other wealthy bootleggers, Blumenthal 1 s re ported to have retired with a for tune estimated at $1,000,000. GALLED Bf DEATH Charles SaoDlngfield. member ftHDTHER PIONEER f an old pioneer Marion county v, family and a resident all his life J? on the donation land claim on r which he was born on April 6, V 1862, died at a local hospital Wed nesday "evening after an illness which had bothered him off and on all winter. He was 67 years old. No funeral arrangements have yet been made. Charles Sappingfield was the con of Mr. and Mrs. John Sapping field, Virginians, who came to Marion county from Iowa in 1S47. The parents settled on a donation land claim at the upper end of Howell Prairie, near Pra tum. John Sappingfield died In 1902. The farm Is one of the county's old landmarks and was used often as a stopping point for the earlier settlers who made their way from the east to Califor nia. The farm was on the old stage road. Caarles Sappingfield Is sur vived by his widow, Mrs. Mary L. Sappingfield; a daughter. Mrs. Clara Vibbert of Salem; a son, . Charles of route six; two grand children r one brother, H. A. Sap pingfield of near Pratum, and one lister, Mrs. Amanda King of Sa- lem. Airport Expert To Arrive Today Marshall C. Hoppin. airport ex .Jfjpert for the department of com Sfmerce, will arrive In Salem today L to look over the site of Salem's truunicipal airport and advise the airport committee and its engi neer, R. D. Cooper, with respect to the arrangement and improvement of the field here. Word that he would arrive today was received .Wednesday by Brazier C. Small, secretary of the airport committee. Emery Qlmstead and J. E. ; Wheeler Enter Prison as J .Long Legal Battle Ends TACOMA, Wash., May 15, '(AP) Prison doors of McNeil federal penitentiary clanged shut behind Emery Olmstead and J. E. Wheeler, nrominent Portland bus iness men, who today started serv- 'years, respectively, as a result of , t,oi. jtrvnvlittlAn tnr "lrittnr" IUCU VVn wa v checks In connection with huge timber operations In Portland. Olmstead and Wheeler accom panied by their wives, drove to Eteilaeoom to take the prison launch. They were closely followed by two other cars, containing two persons each. I J Shortly after reaching 'Stella eoom, Mrs. , Olmstead and Mrs. TCheelef got Into Another car and Among the prominent lawyers who may be picked to act on Mr. Hoover's commission for the ex haustive study of law enforce ment, George W. Wickersham, of New York, Is considered very likely choice. CLUBS OF COUNTY Community Organizations to Stage Special Event On May 24 The biggest, best and most un ique home talent parade featuring the community clubs of Marion county is to be put on here Fri day, May 24, according to word received TuesdayTrom Dr. P. O. Riley of. Hubbard, who has been working constantly for the last few days bringing together the different organizations which will march in the parade. Colonel Carle Abrams consented Tuesday to act as marshall of the march which will start at Marion square promptly at 2 o'clock. One of the features entered In the marching group Is a large pickle which will stretch out a distanct of 40 feet and present a marked advertising feature for the Stafford Pickle factory at Aurora. Children In Old Mother Hub bard costumes will represent Hub bard. Gervais will have an entry featuring the mint and hops which are the largest crops of that dis trict. Donald's entries will feature the Donald Tile and Brick Co. Wood burn, known as the berry center of the county, will have an entry sponsored by the Ray Brown can ning company. Silverton, known as a city of fine homes, will have this feature brought out in its (Turn to Page 5, Column 5.) Great Economy By Prohibition Told By Expert WASHINGTON, May 15 (AP) Prohibition's saving to the Ameri can nation since 1920 was plac ed today at seventy-two billion dollars by Deets Pickett, research secretary of the board of temper ance, prohibition and public mor als of the Methodist Episcopal church. "The retail liquor bill of the American people in 1916," he said, "was $2, 438, 037,985. 50 There is no doubt whatever that if the saloons had remained open the liquor bill In the United States would have been double this amount in 1920 due to increase of prices." Mexican Dinner Very Dry Affair MEXICO CITY. May 15. (AP) The first "dry" official banquet ever served here was given to night in honor of General Joaquin Amaro. former secretary of 'war, who has just returned from the United States where he underwent an operation. drove away. Wheeler and Olm stead remained in the first car, chatting and smoking. Deputy United States Marshall Baker In charge of the party would not let newspapermen approachthe sedan to talk with them. When the pen. itentiary boat pulled Into the fer ry slip shortly after 2:30 p.m., Olmstead and Wheeler, still smok ing, palled their hats down over their faces,, and carrying their ov ercoats, ran for the launch en deavoring to dodge attempts to photograph them. The boat. In charge of Charles Savage, peniten tiary guard, and carrying Olm stead, Wheeler and Baker, left the ferry landing for the penitentiary at 2:45 p.m LH H Joseph H. Albert of Salem Reelected Secretary of State Organization Governor Patterson Delivers Address of Welcome to Visitors in City Ira C. Powell, president of the First National bank of Monmouth, was elected chairman of group two of the Oregon Bankers asso ciation at the close of its annual meeting here Wednesday a meet ing featured by addresses of in tensely practical nature on mat ters, of Interest to bankers. The afternoon session was held in the Salem chamber of commerce club room and the banquet at the Mar ion hotel . Wednesday night. Other officers Included J. C. Ir vine of Lebanon, vice chairman; Joseph H. Albert of Salem, re elected secretary, and W. B. Hill of Mill City, treasurer. The offi cers together with J. F. Gault of Corvallis isd .C. J. Esty of Wood burn, constitute the executive committee. Patterson Gives Speech Of Welcome At Banquet At the banquet, visiting bank- ers, numbering more than 50, were welcomed in an address by Governor Patterson, to which Dr. W. W. Allen of Mill City, outgoing chairman, responded. The principal address at the banquet was delivered by Charles F. Walker, president of the North western School of Commerce. Portland. M. R. Jamieson of Portland gave several dialect (Turn to Pago 5, Column 5.) EYEflLY TO REMAIN Efforts of Rival Cities Fail to Attract Local Air plane Maker Rumors that Salem was Boon to lose its airplane factory were put to an end Tuesday with the announcement by Lee Eyerly that his airplane plant would remain in the city and would be located on a site near the new airport which is to be completed this sum mer. Eyerly announced that be con templated an expenditure of $25, 000 for plant and equipment in addition to the money which will be used Co acquire a site. Construction will be started as soon as feasible on at least 10 planes of the three-passenger, semUcabin type. Eventually Eyerly hopes to swing into production of at least one plane a Vk The selling price of the airplanes will range between $3,500 and $4,000. While no definite contract as yet has been agreed upon, it is understood that Eyerly has agreed to keep some members of his staff at the new airport night and day in return for its free use for his training school. He will also maintain hangars there and may be in charge of a machine shop. It is expected that the airport fees from landing and other services will go to the city. Albany and Eugene have mani fested considerable interest In the location of an airplane factory in their cities and men at Eugene talked to Eyerly and are aald to have made interesting offers. IN SALEM Work Starts on Air Beacon for Salem Here's architect's drawing of the new RichficUl statioa which will be boilt in south Salem at the base of one of the gigantic beacon towers of the Lne of Light" extending from the Canadian to the Mexi can border. This English-Norman design sharp contrast to the low, rambling Spanish strnctnree bnilt for the project In California wm decided on as aa architectural tribute to the ragged beauty of moun tain, mesa and sea of the colorful. Pacific Northwest. Engineers began surveying for the air beacon here Wednesday and constrBcttoa wfll follow at once - ... - . Final Relief to Come From Producers or Not All, Word Here at Local Cooperative Packing Concern Issues Annual Report for 1929 1 Fruit totalling 2,124,454 pounds I nmnnntlnr in !7 KQ7 ismc nf the canned product and cases of fro zen fruit totaling 6000 as well as 3588 large tins of frozen fruit, were handled during the past sea son by the Producers Cooperative Packing company of this city ac cording to a report recently is sued by Frank Gibson, secretary. While this pack was consider ably less than that of 1927, the cooperative concern had a very successful year financially, the re port showing more than $10,000 added to the reserve fund of the company. Strawberries, Royal Anne cher ries, prunes and loganberries are the principal items handled by the concern, the report shows. More than 200,000 pounds of strawber ries were canned and frozen while the poundage of Bartlett pears ag gregated 636,418. Too Much Government AM Held Dangerous Significant in the report is Gib son's statement regarding pending legislation. "It is our opinion," he' states, "that regardless of what ever legislation is enacted the fin al relief, if any, must come from the producers themselves and largely through their own efforts. We are somewhat apprenhensive of the future if too much govern ment aid is given to the formation of cooperative marketing organiz ations, in that It will open up a fertile field for the promoter whose only Interest will be the promotion and organization fees." Gibson reports that no attempt has been made to increase mem bership In the association al though there has been a net gain of six members throughout the (Turn to Page B, Column 3.) W. U. ESSAY CONTEST Winners In the essay contest conducted recently by the Willam ette university Alumnus, in which high school students in Oregon, Washington and Idaho wrote on the subject "What Constitutes a Good College," were announced Wednesday. Miss Eleanor Gettman of New berg won the first prize of $60; Ralph P. Stuller of Lafayette is to receive the second prise of $25; Constance Ekstrom of Franklin high school, Portland, won the third prize of $15. and LaDesca Gray of Lostine won the fourth award of $5. Honorable mention was given to the essays of Jessie B. Samsel of Kamiah, Ida., and Jennie Lind. ross of Lakeside. Judges were C. A. Howard, state superintendent of public in struction; Mrs. Virginia C. Bacon, state librarian, and Justice Henry J. Bean for the state supreme court. Llierally scores of essays were submitted, it was reported by President Carl G. Doney of Wil lamette university. The contest was planned to stimulate interest In the collegiate irork among high school students. mm m Eye Witnesses Relate Story of Disaster Graphically Deadly Fumes Settle Over Building and Kill Victims CLEVELAND, May 15. (AP) Eye witnesses to the explosions at - the Cleveland clinic today which took 98- lives said the blasts were followed immediately by billows of amber-colored smoke ' the deadly fumes which settled in the pores of the building and swirled from the windows, over coming even those in the streets. J. H. Donahey, Cleveland news paper cartoonist, was driving past the building at the instant the first detonation occurred. "Flames shot from the two low er rear windows on the east 93 rd street sjde of the building," Don ahey said. "A thick, dense and very yellow smoke poured from the building, so heavy that It ob literated the entire surroundings and from some of the windows there came a deep brown smoke, too heavy for that caused by the burning wood. Men and Women Look Like Shadows "Men and women, looking more like shadows through the dense smoke, were clinging to the win dows, shouting and gesticulating for help. "The ladders placed against the (Turn to rage 5, Column I.) alslfTO E Finance Method Backed by Education Department to be Adopted First copies of the new budget forms prepared by State Superin tendent C. A. Howard for Oregon school districts were received Wednesday at the office of George W. Hug, city superintendent. The new forms will be used by the Salem school district with the new year beginning next fall and are declared by Mr. Hug to be a means of putting school finances on a real scientific basis. The new system conforms to the fi nance basis worked out by a com mittee of the National Education al association. With the new budget forms, the condition of any school fund may be readily ascertained as well as the general state of school fi nances, a feature which should make itself especially valuable to the local district Inasmuch as but one report of school finances has been made since the present year's budget was passed last fall. Instead of lumping expendi tures under snchbroad heads as personal service, supplies, main tenance and repairs, miscellaneous and indebtedness as has been the, case in he past, the new form provides tor a detailed classifica tion and also shows the allotment between elementary, junior high and high schools.- Eight new headings, each with carefully worked out subdivisions, are In cluded on the expense columns. and take account of: general con (Turn to Pag i. Column S.) NEW SYSTEM Cleveland Clinic Founded in 1921 By 4 Physicians CLEVELAND, May 15. (AP) The Cleveland clin ic, which tonight was but ghastly shell in which ap proximately 10O persons a few hoars earlier had lost their lives, was founded on the uself ish desire of four physicians to help their fel low men. Established In 1021, the clinic was endowed with a 9100,000 gift from Its foun ders along with the pledge that each would give one fourth of his annual Income 1 to the foundation. Wholesale Death Plot Discovered CHICAGO, May 15 (AP) A powerful poison placed in flour later used to bake a cake tonight was blamed for the serious con dition of 12 persons who attended a party and ate the cake. Health Commissioner Arnold Kegel, after an investigation branded the pres ence of the poison in the frour, as a "wholesale attempt at murder" and ordered police to investigate. The stricken persons are rela tives and friends of Frank J. Ruehlman, and attended a party at his home Sunday night, at which Ice cream and the home baked cake were served, all the guests became ill the neit day and tonight their condition was said to be critical. The victims range in age from 19 to 74 years. Police investigators took the package of cake flour and an an alysis showed almost a cup of the poison had been placed in the package. A hole had been made in the side of the carton which had been resealed. Other packages of the same brand of flour were taken from the store at which the original package had been pur chased. REFERENDUM FILED Oil EXCISE TUX II Preliminary petition for the ref erendum of the excise tax law en acted at the 1929 legislative ses Bion, was filed in the state de partment here Wednesday by Ers kine Wood, Portland attorney, on behalf of Thomas G. Ryan, 54 5 East 12th street. North Portland The secretary of state has re ferred the petition to the attorney general for ballot title. In case the sponsors obtain 9750 signa ture! to the petitions by June 4, the referendum measure will go on the ballot at a special election on June 28. The 1929 legislature passed a law authorizing the spe cial election providing that either the excise tax law or the Intangi bl'T tax act were attacked by ref erendum. The petitions .for referendum of the excise tax law will be circulat ed by George Bylander of Port land, aa soon as the ballot title is competed. Bylander said he al ready had obtained a sufficient numoer or signatures to refer the 1929 law creating two additiAial circuit Judgeships ia Multnomah county. It was reported here today that an effort might be made to ref erendum the Intangibles tax law. out Byianaer said he was not In position to confirm the report. There also has been filed with the secretary of state preliminary petition for referendum of the state income tax law enacted at the 1929 legislative session. This referendum, together with that at tacking the circuit judge act, will go before the voters at the gen eral election In November, 1930. 200 Planes Are Ready To Begin Mock Warfare WRIGHT FIELD, Dayton, O., May 15. -(AP) P e a c e time "Aces" of United States army air service stood in readiness behind almost 200 planes here and at Norton field. Columbus, waiting for the stroke of midnight that would send them against each oth er in mock warfare. Major General Dennis E. Nolan, eommander of the fifth corps area and head of the "blue" army con ferred with his air staff here to night on plans for an attack on the "red" army stationed at Norton Held. GLIDER RECORD SET DETMOLD, Germany, May IS. (AP) Robert Krongeld of Vi enna, today set a new distance record of more tin 0 miles for a glider flight and "on a prise of $1200. He took off worn Riesen beck and was in the air more than S hours. Poison Gas Follows Two Blasts in Big Clinic Property Damage But $50,000, Firemen Estimate CLEVELAND, O., May 16. (AP) The death toll in the Cleveland clinic gas-fire disaster mounted to 100 early today when two more of the injured died. CLEVELAND, May 15 (AP) The toll of the explosion and fire at the Cleveland clinic today had mounted to 98 dead tonight. A revised injured list showed for ty persons in hospitals. CLEVELAND. May IE (AP) Poison gas and two explosions which followed burning of x-ray films in the Cleveland clinic today claimes nearly 100 lives. Tonight there were 95 known dead and hospital authorities worked desperately to administer artificial respiration to 43 more who were overcome. Victims of the disaster were dying at short intervals-and physicians sent out appeals for additional oxygen in the fear that the supply in the city might prove insufficient. Oxygen is declared the only effective means of overcoming the gas burns. Nearly all of the deaths were attributed to the deadly gas which filtered through the four story brick building slowly at first and then, augmented by a second and greater explosion than the first, rushed up from the basement and cut off escape down the stairways and elevators. Victims Turn Sickly Tellow, Survivors Say Survivors said those asphyxiat ed were dead, their faces turning a sickly yellowish brown color within two minutes after inhaling the gas. The fumes were given off by fire of undetermined origin, which destroyed x-ray films in the base ment. Some pharmacists said it was bromine gas, while Dr. Wil liam E. Lower, one of the found ers of the clinic, said it resembled the deadly phosgene gas employed in the World war. It was ironic that the disaster occurred In the very place where the most advanced instruments and laboratories of science, had been turned against pain and death. The clinic was owned principal ly by Dr. George W. Crile, nation ally known physician, who was too occupied with relief work to com ment on the catastrophe. Despite the heavy loss of life, firemen estimated the property damage at only 150,000. An employment agency for all union laborers in the Salem -district and a feasible plan of ad vertising it will be up before a committee representing the Salem Trades and Labor council and the Salem Building Trades council as the result of action by the central council Tuesday night. The plan of Pascal Traglio for advertising In a local newspaper was opposed on the grounds that the council was unfriendly to the local papers. Defeat in the fight for anion shops at the two plants would be admitted by awarding advertising contracts, it was held. The committee to meet with the Building Trades representatives is composed of Clarence Town send, barbers' anion; Sam Vale, printers; and Phil Bowen, culin ary workers. STAGES GET PERMIT SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. (AP) The state railroad com mission today granted the- Pick wick States system permission to operate their busses between San Francisco and the Oregon line over the Carquenize bridge. in IE HIVE BY Parrish Student Writes Prize Essay Upon Famous -And Beautiful City Trees Lois Allen, who is lust comnlet- lng her first half vear in th Sa lem schools, has been announced as winner In the Parrish division of the contest which the Salem Woman's cmb sponsored on trees of Salem. Lola ia In the ninth grade. Second award was made to Koiana Campbell, also a Parrish ninth grader. Lois accomoanled her easav with carefully mounted and label ed photographs of theredwood. maple, cedar, black walnuts and cedar of Lebanon mentioned In the paper. The winning paper foUows in fall: I wonder if the citizens of Sa lem realize the value of their beautiful trees that Use the Huge Dirigible Leaves Home Port With Gorilla and Human Passengers Mrs. Mary Pierce of N. Y. is Only Woman Going on Present Voyage FRE1DRICHSHAFEN. Gerniany May 15. (AP) The Graf Zep pelin giant dirgible left Freidrk hs hafen, at 5:57 a.m.. (11:57 p.m., Wednesday E. S. T.) on Its see on i voyage to America. The passengers began to assem ble at the reppelin's hangar short ly after 5 a.m.. the female gorilla "Susi," was first to go aboard, the passengers themselves follow- ing rapidly. Mrs. Mary Pierce, of New York, who was making the trip contrary to urgent objections of her rela tives, appeared dressed In a heir travelling costume with a straw hat. trimmed with feathers, tan shoes and silk stockings. Upon the advice of newspaper corres pondents she hurriedly procured woolen golfing stockings, and put them on. In leaving, the Graf Zeppelin began a trip which it was expected will occupy between 6 5 and 7S hours westward travel, bringing it to Lakehurst. N. J., probably sometime late Saturday. The dis tance wa8"estimated at from 500 to 7500 mile?, according to the route chosen by Dr. Hugo Eck ener. the ship's master. t There was a drizzling Intermit tent rain with little wind as the huge bag was taken from its han gar and released for its long voy age. Dr. Eckner, in announcing his probable route as over France and toward Gibraltar, said he did not expect to reach his destina tion before Saturday night. Mrs. Mary Pierce, of New York, was among those aboard. 7 sural IN James McGilchrist Brings Action Against Wool worths for $2889 After a quiet which has hover ed omniously over circuit court proceedings filed with the county clerk for last week, Wednesday's business wlfleh consisted of sev en complaints, was unusually hea vy. Six of the actions begun were for money and one was for a de cree of divorce. James McGilchrist, former man ager of the F. W. Woolworth company, asks Judgment against that institution for 12,889:80 for wages he alleges are owed him for a period of employment of nearly three years. Last summer McGil christ sued the Woolworth people for $50,000 damages for alleged injury received when he was not made a manager of one of their stores as bad been promised him. This case was referred to district court In Portland since the amount involved was over $3009 and since both parties did not re side In Oregon. The sum of $139 is asked as a Judgment against N. Becker and Sons of Woodburn in a suit filed by the Union avenue auto service. Contracts of sales agreement, on which a balance of $342 is alleged to be due are made the basis for a suit filed by the Salem Automo bile company against the West American Fidelity company,. The Gabriel Powder and Supply company has filed a suit against the Meade Honey company to col lect $1302 which Is said to be due on a sale of lumber. Alma Brennan charges deser tion in her suit for divorce filed against Mic&ael Brennan. The couple was married In Salem In 1923. The plaintiff asks that her maiden name of Alma Campbell be returned to her. K. C. GRAPPLER WINS PORTLAND, Ore., May 15. (AP) Billy Edwards, Kansas City light heavyweight wrestler, took two out of three falls from Ed Wlrth, Detroit, tonight. streets? Since Oregon Is becom ing well known for her scenic beauty we should know all about our city. Salem has been the capi tal of Oregon sinee 1859. Daring the past 70 years loyal citizens have planted trees that have grown verjrbeautiful. see the white capitol dome gleam; ing above the tips of the tall, stately trees. Walking through one path you find Colorado blue spruce, linden, white pine, black walnut, lennes magnolia, weeping willow, Spanish silver fir, Amer ican bamboo, black locust, tulip tree, flowering hawthorne, white birch and paper birch. Then an- (Turn to Page 5, Column S.) COURT IN I DAY