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You'll Want First Chapter of Thrilling Mystery Which Starts Today! Turn to Page Ten and Begin PAY UP! If you fail to pay for your paper, the carrier boy loses his wholesale price and also the. effort he has made 1b bringing It to you. WEATHER Unsettled today; humidi ty high; light showers. Max. temperature Thursday 73; mln. 47; rain .01; wind northwest; river l.f. FOUNDED 1831 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 62 Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, June 7, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS NT IS BY ITH TRAFFIC Partial Failure of Whistle Method Shows Need of Automatic Lights Motorists Stow to Become Adopted to Situation on Local Street Placing police officers at busy Intersections to direct traffic dur ing the rush hours is not the proper solution of this problem In Salem. That much was demonstrated Thursday afternoon when the city was given its first taste of traf fic control aside from emergen cies or special occasions, such as the state fair, in the past. At the direction of Chief Frank Minto, Officer Kuylcendall directed traffic with outstretched arms and whistle, at the corner of State and Commercial streets from K to 6 o'clock Thursday aft ernoon. I'snal Tle-Vp Avoided To Considerable Eitcnt The experiment was far from a failure traffic kept moving and the Visual tie-ups at this hour were avoided. Harry Craln, chief opponent of traffic control, came buzzing down State street and turned onto Commercial without slackening his motor's speed for an instant. There was plenty of traffic to control, too; it was plainly evi dent that during that hour, there are as many cars passing that in tersection as on any of the busi est corners in Portland. Due to tne leisurely habits of Salem drivers, the traffic appear ed heavier than it was; the cars proceeded slowly and didn't start promptly on the signal, with the result that the delays were long er than necessary. No matter what system is adopted. It will take a few days of practice JO educate Salem driv ers to the "stop .and go" meth od, and that goes double for pe destrians. Totally unaccustomed to the system, many motorists stopped in the pedestrians lanes, instead of behind them, while the offi cer was on duty Thursday; and pedestrians tried to get across against the traffic Instead of with it. But with a plainly visible elec trical "cop", changing the dlrec- -of the traffic stream at reg- nlar Intervals, the confusion even of the first few days of traffic control would be greatly reduced, and in those first few days the officers would be free to -help the process of education. After that, judging from the experience of other cities, no supervision would be necessary. F Oregon Group Favors Move at Meeting Held in This City Thursday The Pacific Coast Brick & Tile association will associate with the Common Brick Manufacturers as sociation of America In a national organization if the Seattle mem bers approve at a meeting to be held held there Friday. The mat ter of consolidation was approv ed at a meeting of the Oregon group held In Salem Thursday at which time R. P. Stoddard, secre tary and manager of the Common Brick Manufacturers association was present and explained the ad Tantages of the consolidation with the national association. The Pacific Coast Brick A Tile association has been active In the northwest for the past five years with W. J. Howard. secretary and manager. According to Mr. Stoddard there will be no change In the organization through the consolidation but there will be an advantage to the Pacific northwest because engineers will be located in this district. Those present at the meeting here Included C. E. Jensen. A. H. Wethey, Jr. Standard Brick ft Tile com pany; P. G. Llngln. Portland manager Gladding McBean ft company; O. K. Edwards. Willa mina Clay Products company; P. J. Edwards ft Son, Beaver State Tile company, Eugene; Harry Kreitier. F. Olbrich, Columbia Brick Works, Portland; W. F. Hidden. Hidden Bros, Vancouver; L,. r. Harrison. Albany Brick ft Tile company: Phil Corbett. Cor vallls Brick ft Tile Works; F. E. Neer. T. H. Morley. Salem Brick ft Tile company; J. C- Snyder. Houlahan, Builders Brick . com pany, Seattle; W. J. Howard, secretary-manager Pacific North west Brick ft Tile association. IjAVH drowned PORTLAND, Ore., June . (AP) Fulton Dixon, 17, school student, wa drowned In the San dy river, near Portland, late today. IDE BRICK FIRMS MAY 01 BIG MffiH Reapportionment In Congress Now Has Its Census Bill Passes After Most Stormy Session In Years; Attempts to Ignore Aliens And Negroes Meet Failure WASINGTON, June 6. (AP) The census bill was passed by the house today after a stormy session featured by successful parliamentary maneuvers of party leaders for elimination of two amendments which they feared had en dangered the reapportionment provisions of the legislation. The bill goes back to the senate for agreement to minor changes made by the house. Passage of the legislation made it almost certain that house portioned among the various T1 Alberta Blair Given Vervicti in Suit Against State Ac cident Commission A verdict for the plaintiff a decision which has been typical of the verdicts m nearly every case In this term of circuit court was returned late Thursday afternoon by the trial Jury In the case of Alberta Blair, widow, who was suing the State Industrial Acci dent commission, asking 'that she be given widow's compensation for the death of her husband. Blair died from typhoid fever said to have been contracted from water which he drank from the Rogue river while working on a highway project at Gold Hill. The plaintiff contended that the state highway department was negli gent in permitting this water- to be used. The defense maintained that other water was available, that the workmen had been warned against using this water and that the typhoid was not con tracted from the Rogue rivef but from water Blair drank while at an auto camp where he and his family lived. The case was tried last fall but the jury disagreed. The amount of compensation was not fixed in, the verdict for the plaintiff given Thursday, this determination being made under the state Industrial accident com mission's stated rules. Food Held Reason For High Marks No one can tell the faculty and pupils of the Park school that physical condition of the young sters and school work don't go hand in hand; not since they made a check on the results of a four month milk-drinking experiment conducted as a practical piece of health training. For this period 65 pupils, 50 of whom were 10 per cent or more underweight, were given at least a half pint of milk at mid-morning of each day. Fifteen of these were unable to have milk at home. Forty-eight of the 65 pupils in the experiment gained from one to six pounds, or an average of two and a fourth pounds in the test period. Further, teachers reported a decided change in their attitude toward school work, despite the fact only a half pint of milk was added to the regular diet. Most of the students made actual improve ment in grades. Twenty-five of the 50 underweight pupils are no longer in that group, the weekly weight records show. Only a small percentage of the pupils brought milk from home, the ohter "drinkings" being made possible through the interest of the Professional Women's class of the M. E. church and the free dis tribution made- by the Fairmount dairies. WIDOW WINS CASE 10 Miss Jane Gavin Elected Head of Nurses' Group At Convention in Salem The Oregon State Graduate Nurses' association at its annual convention here Thursday, elect ed Miss Jane Gavin, assistant so cial service nurse at the Doern becker hospital in Portland, as president for the coming year. Other officer chosen included Helen McCnsker. Portland, first vice president; Margaret Price, Portland, second vice president; Louise Hagen Cliff. Portland, sec retary; Helen Adamson. Port land, treasurer; Ada Thomas, Glendora Blakeley and Ruby Em ery Buckles, all of Portland, di rectors. Miss Buckles is the out going president. " The convention ended follow ing clinics at the state hospital and the tuberculosis hospital on Thursday afternoon. Nurses from Voodburn. Stay ton, Monmouth, Salem, The Dalles, Toledo, Eu Approval representation would be reap states on the basis of the 1930 census provided by the mea- sure. There has been no reallot- ment of seats since 1911, al though the constitution specifies that a reapportionment shall be made every ten years. Tense Sitnations Mark Fight On Bill Consideration of the legislation In the house was marked by a ser ies of the most tense situations that branch has experienced in several sessions. It saw written into the measure and then strick en from it two proposals which would have made large reductions in the representations of indus trial and possibly southern states. The first was to exclude aliens from the count upon which reap portionment is based. The second would have excluded from the count defranchised citizens and was aimed at southern states where it has been contended many negroes were not permitted to vote. LS fWOJM HERE Salem School Boys Wreck Equipment at Engle wood park Yandals, known to be Salem school boys. Wednesday night dis figured and partially wrecked playground equipment which bad just been installed in the Engle wood park through the efforts of faculty and pupils of the Engle wood school. The equipment, a frame swing, trapeze . and chin, ning bar, had been placed that afternoon and was bought by funds secured from a paper drive. The swing frame was disfigured with crayon and foul words srib were carried away and the chin ning bar wrenched. Miss Lyle Murray, principal of the school, reported yesterday that several of the boys implicated had been rounded up and that included in the group is a junior high boy and one of the Englewood stu dents. The ring leader instigated a theft at the Englewood school last winter and was let off at that time with an admonition to watch his step in the future. Miss Murray can assign no reason to the van-, dalism except pure maliciousness. The matter was placed in the hands of the police and the boys will be given a hearing this morning. 3 Candidates Seek Jobs On School Board With midnight, June 9, the rero hour on filing of petitions for nom ination of school director, appar ently but three names will be found on the ballot when school elections for this district are held at the W. C. T. U. hall Monday. June 17, from 2 o'clock In the afternoon to 7 o'clock. Petitions are already fUed for F. E. Slade, David Pugh and Mark McCallster, the latter seeking reelection. But two directors are to be elected, each for a three year term.' gene and PortTand were present for the one day session. The business meeting was held In the forenoon at the Salem chamber of commerce rooms. The Rev. Earl W. Cochran of the Calvary Baptist church led in the Invocation, and addresses of welcome were delivered by May or Livesley and Miss Nell Cop pock of district three. Reports were presented by Mrs. Helen J. Banghart for district one, Mrs. Gene Smith Tlynson, of The Dalles for district two." Miss Coppock for district three and Mary E. Jenkins of Eugene (or district five. t A luncheon was held at the Ma rlon hotel at noon. Dr. Helen M. Gilkey, associate professor of botany at O. 8. C, delivering the principal address. 1 DISFIBUBE 10 YEAR OLD T HURT IN Smashup Occurs Mile West of Gervais When Car Attempts Curve Machine Owned by "Scotty" Speight Overturns; 2 Adults Injured Lawrence Walker, two and one- half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker of Mt. Angel, was killed instantly a mile west of Ger vais Thursday afternoon about 12:30 o'clock, when an automo bile In which he was riding, owned by "Scotty" Speight, Salem butcher, overturned. The car, reported by one wit ness to hare been traveling rapid ly failed to make a sharp turn in the road and went Into the ditch, c.Imbed part of the way np the bank and overturned. The child was crushed beneath the car, suffering Injuries to his bed and chest, either of which would have been fatal. Speight and a woman who was also a passenger, said to be an employe in Speight's market here, were slightly injured. The woman suffered bruises on one arm and on her forehead; Speight was cut about the face and ear. Dr. Hugh Dowd of Gervais was called to administer first aid, and the man and woman were brought to Sa lem for additional treatment. Coroner Lloyd Rigdon visited the scene of the accident and in terviewed the survivors and sev eral witnesses. He said inquest mfght be decided upon today. Speight and the woman had driven to the Walker home at Mount Angel, and since they were going from there to the home of Frank Kirsch at St. Paul, the little Walker boy accompanied them. The fatal accident occurred while they were on the way fo St. Paul. The woman was driving and Speight was holding the boy on his Up, it was learned after Speight returned to SSTem. This City to Entertain Big gest Group in History of Association Salem will be host to the larg est gathering of realtors In the history of the association when the annual convention of the Northwest real estate association convenes In Salem July 24 for three days, fully 400 delegates and realtors are exnected. That was the word brought last night by President George Spencer of the northwest group, and other officers who addressed a pre-con-vention meeting of the Salem Re alty Board at a banquet held at the Marion last night. C. V. Johnson, deputy real es state commissioner for Oregon. A. C. Callan, chairman of the legis lative committee for Oregon real tors, and T. W. Zimmerman, sec retary or the northwest group, also addressed the meeting over which J. F. Ulrlcn. president of the local board, presided. Nearly 50 persona attended the meeting, including members of the Albany board; Claude Murphy, president, L. A. Doerfler, Fred Hofllch. Fred Brawley, Irvln Hood and Charles Stenberg. Mr. Johnson talked mainly on the changes to be made next Janu ary 1 when the new real estate li cense law becomes effective, and cautioned the realtors, in whose hand the law d laces aonralsal ol property, to learn what the busi ness of appraising Is all about; (Turn to Pace X. Column X.) Will BE TAUGHT Thre new subjects, including the first German courses since the war, will be taught in the senior high school beginning next fall, R. W. Tavenner, assistant principal, said Thursday. Besides German, of which there will be two begin ner's classes with Miss Lina Heist as instructor, art appreciation and comparative governments will be added to the curriculum. J. C. Nel son, who will be principal emeri tus and head of the history de partment next year, will teach the latter course which will deal with international relations. Preliminary registration for the beginning, class shows more than 300 students, a gain of about 50 aver this time last year. Heaviest registration among the entering group Is In the commercial depart ment, which, Mr. Tavenner points oat, is indicative that a smaller percentage of the class contem plates entering college. 41 REALTORS WILL ATTEND MET HERE 3 NEW SUBJECTS Photos Draw National Merit Award . - - 7v I .v . .. s x s - - I c X 1 P - t I II -. II II ..v ; i; til II vm i r-sC 1 1 J ji -liJi 1 X -v 1 i i " I . ;v.y.v.$- J i Nr. ' , V W - 5. Idaho Governor Will be Principal Speaker Today At Dairymen's Meeting Improvement Council Gathering Scheduled in Chamber of Commerce Rooms; Patter son To Represent This State THE governor of Idaho and the governor of Oregon may possibly exchange the historic pleasantry to the chief executives of North and South Carolina today but, it being the meeting of dairymen that calls them together, whoever springs the old saw may vary it thusly : "It's a long time be tween drinks of milk." The Oregon Dairy Improvement council will hold its 2 Divorce Suits Are Filed Here Two actions for divorce were filed in circuit court here Thurs day, exceeding by one the number of applications for marriage li censes. Lulu Arndt was married to Clifford Marion Arndt in July, 1S26. at Sacramento, Calif., she asserts In a complaint filed Thursday. He deserted her in 1$27 and on this count the plain tiff seeks to be released from her marriage contract. ' Susie Looney asks a divorce from Walter J. Looney to whom he was married in July. 1925. He Is said to have left her in Novem ber, U27. Kenneth Van nice, 22. of Hal sey, obtained permission Thurs day from the county clerk to wed Nellie D. Falk, 19, also of Halsey. Janitors Ruled As Coming Under Workmen's Act A Janitor who enters into a contract with his employers Is still an employee and comes with in the provisions of the work.' men's compensation act, accord ing to a legal opinion, prepared by Attorney General Van Winkle. The opinion was sought by the state Industrial accident commis sion. The opinion was asked in eon. nection with the conduct of the Portland schools, which enter in to contracts for . Janitor service. The Janitors contend' they are in. dependent contractors and not employees of the. school board. first regular meeting today in Sa- lem at the chamber of commerce auditorium. Governor Baldridge of Idaho is to be the principal speaker at the afternoon session. and Governor Patterson of Ore gon wiU introduce him. Another leading speaker will be J. L. Kraft, head of the Kraft Cheese company of Chicago. Mar shall Dana, associated editor of the Oregon Journal, will discuss "The Dairy Council's Great Op portunity." at the opening of the morning session. The council, which grew out of the dairymens convention at Cor vallia in March, wiU effect perma nent organization and elect offi cers at the meeting here today. Secretaries of the five committees appointed at the Corrallls meet ing will report. Notices of this meeting were sent to all persona who attended the Conrallls convention, and a large attendance is expected. Any local dairymen or others interest ed are privileged to attend. 3 CONCRETE BRIDGES A call for bids was issued by the Marion county court Thursday for the construction of three bridges in the county in line with a market road improvement pro gram being carried out this year, climbed part of the way np the Concrete bridges are to be built over Mill creek dear State and 25th streets on the Salem-Geer road, one .bridge being construct ed Just east of Salem and an. other over the penitentiary mill race about one-half mile east of State and 25th streets. One 120-foot steel bridge with a frame trestle is to be erected oyer Pudding river about one and one-half miles east of Woodburn on the Woodburn-Monltor road. counr IB BUILD These portraits won national recognition with an Award of merit when they were presented by the Kennell Ellis studio of Salem. The three portraits shown here will be exhibited in m group to be shown throughout the Unit ed States. Upper left, Lyman Steed, right, Mr. and Mrs. Brey man Boise; lower left; J. J. Hoeppner of Colfax, Wash. MINI TALK . DELIVERED BY W Portland Newspaper Man to Give Commencement Address Here "News The Great Incentive," will be the topic of the Willamette university commencement address to be given by Walter W. R. May. city advertising manager of the Morning Oregonlan, at the First Methodist Episcopal church at 10 o'clock Monday morlnng, June 10. Mr. May is a splendid speaker, and has prepared an inspiring ad dress that will be of Immense in terest to all Salem people and to Willamette university faculty, students, and alumni. He will be a guest with Salem newspapermen at a luncheon Monday noon at the Spa. Mr. May Is a former student of Reed college and Columbia uni versity In New York city. He is 40 years of age, and began work on the Morning Oregonlan when he was 23. He rose from reporter to assistant city editor, then went to New York where he was in the publishing business until he was appointed assistant educational di rector for the United States public health service With headquarters in Washington, D. C. Edgar B. Piper, prominent Wil lamette university alumnus, and editor of The Oregonlan until his death a year ago. went back east four years ago to bring Mr. May to The Oregonlan again,' this time as executive news editor. From that position he took np the task of city advertising manager. His experience qualifies him to talk on the subject he has selected for the graduates of Willamette uni versity and their friends. Doors of the Elsinore theater will swing open at 9:15 o'clock this morning for the 23rd annual commencement exercises of the Salem high school, and incident ally the first "daylight- gradua tion of the school. The program will begin promptly at 10 o'clock, when the 277 graduates will march in a body to the center sec tion of the theater. Admission to the graduation ceremonies is by Invitation only, each student having been provided with an allotment for relatives or friends. J. C. Nelson, who has seen 15 plomas, will give the graduating address, "Retrospect and Pros pect," and with his talk will make graduating classes file by with di his farewell as principal. MOTOR FEES MOUXT Motor vehicle registration fees during the period January 1 to May 31 aggregated S6.727.925, as against 16,969.220.87 for the entire year of. 1928. Receipts for May of this year were 211, 360.90 as against $258.93.62 in May last year. SCHOOL GRIDS 1 T SHAKEUP Rt I0NG POLICE MflJSIM Captain James Bean Will be Suspended For Gross Neglect of Duty Slayer Suspect Thought to Have Left Ship During Halt in Harbor LOS VfGELES, June 6. (AP) Depf ty Chief James Lyons, head of the police personnel bu reau, announced tonight Captain James Bean, veteran head of the homicide detail, had been sus pended on charges of "grosn ne glect in duty growing out of the Investigation of the murder of Mrs. Virginia Patty and the es cape of William L. Tallman." SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. (AP) The liner Admiral Benson from which William L. Tallraan escaped In San Francisco bay last night while under charges of ra or der resulting from the slaying of Mrs. Virginia Patty In Los An geles, furnished opportunity ter Tallman to jump over the side when the ship was forced to step off Meigg's wharf in the inner bay to avoid a collision. Tallman. former radio operator on the Admiral Benson, disap peared before the boat docked here, and escaped awaiting throng of police, who were to take hiss Into custody. Stop Made at 10:34 To Avoid Collision The first stop of the Beuson. which occurred at 10:34 oVleck last night, was made to avoid pos sibility of collision with another boat, officers of the vessel said. The second stop, at 10:37 o'clock, was for the same reason. The laat stop before reaching the dock was made to await signals from dock ing crews. The radioman boarded the ves sel on the morning Mrs. Fatty's body was found hanging in a clothes closet in a Los Angeles j uiicui. xi is escape irons a state-room was discovered as tn Benson neared this port. Police had two reasons they advanced for the belief that Tall man was no longer on the ship. One was the fact that a life pre server was missing, while the other was that the ship stopped three times off Meigg's wharf, in San Francisco bay; before she docked. Escape Held Easy For Slayer Suspect Tallman, during any of the three stops, might have gone over the side, they said, and with the aid of the life preserver, or swim ming unaided, reached Fisher man's wharf. He was seen by the ship's chief cook more than an hour before the vessel made Its first stop, police learned, going toward the vessel's bow. Officers held to the theory that he secreted himself in the bow, and took opportunity of one of the stops to jump over the side and make his way to shore. FOR FEDERAL JOB Marion County Man Being Considered for New Farm Board PORTLAND, Ore., June 6 (AP) Copies of a resolution adopted by the Portland chamber of commerce directors urging ap pointment Of a Pacific northwest resident on the proposed federal farm board were forwarded cham bers in principal cities of OregM, wasmngton. Idaho and Monti today. Lloyd T. Reynolds of Salem, state senator, is being considered seriously -for a position on the federal farm board which will be created nnder the farm aid bill now before congress, it was learn, ed Thursday. His name was in cluded among the recommenda- (Tjirn to Pag 2, Column I.) Business Is Picking Up So say merchants aad tradesfolk. More money get la circulation as summer ao tivitiee get going. Perhaps now is tbe time to advertise some of tbe orpins articles yon have la yowr borne: .bedstead, rag, baby buggy, stove. Torn ex tra pieces Into rash so yow can get things yon really need. You can do so at a min imum of cost throngh the classified : eolomns of the Statesman. - We take ads, from tele phone subscribers. Call Five Hundred Oregon Statesman -: " REYNOLDS BACKED