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HAVE IT SENT! ' The Statesman U seeded oa that vacation; phone 600 and hare it sent to yon I WEATHER Fair today; Xot Earnest - change la temperature. Max. -temperatnre - Thraday 79; Mia. S3; Hirer S.5; o rain; ' Clear. f FOUMDJZP 1651 ,-r . SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 74 Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, June 21, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS PflPi RFFHSFS P "I llfc-i WW ft-W 'Hnnnnim ftp 'AtTnUvALur 5 Official Vatican Newspaper Explains Stand of High Church Dignitary Requirement of Submission to Constitution Held Not Acceptable VATICAN CITY. June 20. (AP) -Observator Romano, the newspaper issued by the Vatican for.lt public announcements, be lieves that the Catholic situation In Mexico, still is in "high water." An article published today deny ing that settlement of the contro versy had been reached -was head ed ''premature optimism." The article said President Emll io Portes Gil has repeated that the Catholic clergy must submit to the constitution of Mexico if it wishes public exercise vf Us rites and concludes "as can be seen, we still are in high water." MEXICO CITY, June 20. (AP) -Hope that word would arrive from the vatipan today permitting announcement of either settle ment of the religious controversy or the failure of the negotiations wag practically given up this eve ning. Those who hare anxiously awaited the pronouncement of the pope for two days are prepared to continue their vigil tomorrow for it is thought here that it is from that direction that a more can come In the present impasse. Optimism I Still Retained By Many riMnitA th fact that the oDti- ism so marked on all sides yes terday bad lessened notably today -those in closest touch with the negotiation Insist that a settle ment will be reached, although they are- not so confident that they can name the day. If any message has come from the Vatican city already it was not of such a nature as to allow of final disposition of the problem. Archbishop Ruis and Bishop Diaz remained at home. United States Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, who has been active in arranging for negotia tions seeking religious peace, stayed at the embassy today. Pres ident Emilio Portes Gil was en gaged in routine work. Directors T?pfnsp to Hold Meet It's a queer situation when school board members can't agree long enough to hold a meeting to order an annual school election Just that hag happened at Bridge Creek, mountain district, where all pupils who attended school are from one family. County Superin tendent Fulkerson has been n- formed by the district clerk. The sunerintendent says she has never been confronted with sues a problem before, but gave no indication as to what proce dure she would follow in bringing the school board to work together for. a few minutes at least. The Bridge Creek district caused some stir In school circles last winter when It failed to pay the teacher's salary, for much the time reason it failed to hold the annual elec tion. Members of the board are: J. - E. Tnomas, cnainnan, ueorge Lynn, "Frank P. Davis and Mrs. G. W. Lynn, clerk. Lynn has the on ly family in the district: FIRE COSTS 9180,000 POMONA. Cal.. June 20. (AP) The Valley Box company fac tory was destroyed here today in a $130,000 fire which tied up traffic on the main line of the Southern Pacific railroad for two HO TERM Terrific Heat Wave Hits California; Mercury Goes To 106 in Some Sections SAN FRANCISCO. June 20 (AP) June weather consider ably warmer than normal was ex perienced throughout California today with prospects of continued high temperatures in the interior. 'The barometer was felling to night and the weather bureau predicted cooler weather along the coasL Southern interior val leys felt the brunt of the heat Vave today. While fruit growers generally bailed with delight the warm weather In the Sacramento and San ( Joaquin valleys, damage to cherries brought farther loss to growers already bard bit by frost and a recent unseasonable rain. The heat was regarded as a pre- ventatlva to mildew- in vineyards -and 1 a boon toward ripening of arnnr imiLn. Therextreme southern part or - hm state, with the exception of 4 : tbeSlmpertal valley, ' was some. r . a ... . a . -nr rooier unu iuaa jesieruaj. : when the beat assumed record breaking proportions. The tem Here Again v4 Orville Beardsley, the nine year old boy ginger who won first prize in his section last year at the community talent contests, will bo on tho p.-oRiaia at the Kl sinore Friday evening to compete for a special prize in the com munity talent contest for this year. Appearing on the same program with him will bo Mas ter Billic Vtley, son of Mr. and Sirs. A. E. Vtley, of Brash Col. lege, 11 year old ringer who will sing "Good Morning Brother Sun shine by Eliza Lehman. Both of these boys have hosts of friends who will be out to cheer them on at the Friday night contest. IE TO ESCAPE High Powered Crook Fails In Attempted Getaway From Berkeley Jail BERKELEY.. Cal., June 20. (AP) Lloyd V. Summers, accus ed yachtsman bank rober, tried to escape from the Berkeley jail late today and failed only because he was unfamiliar with the corri dors. The attempted break occur red when Summers, his young, bride, Mrs. Lydia Summers, and his asserted confederate, Ethan Allen McNabb, were being assign ed to cells in the Berkeley prison. The three were taken to the Berkeley jail from San Francisco today over the protest of Loe An geles authorities who said they had more than 100 crimes they wanted to ctaarge to the woman and two men. Alameda county ob tained their custody, however, and the three face charges of robbing a Berkeley branch of the Bank of America of California last Friday. At his cell door Summers took advantage of a careless moment of a guard, shoved a policeman over and bolted down the corri dor. He made a wrong turn, flung himself into the boiler room and hid under a boiler. There he was found a few minutes later and again taken into custody. He emerged declaring he had made "a bad guess" and that 'the breaks" were against him. The three were arrested in San Francisco where police found in their luxuriously furnished apart ment an arsenal of rifles, pistols and a rifle silencer. A palatial sea going yacht in which they were said. to have voyaged from one port to another was found moored in the yacht harbor. perature In Los Angeles reached a high of 92 and several heat prostrations were reported there. It was likewise the hottest day of the year in San Francisco, when a maximum of SO. degrees was reached. At Napa the mer cury reached a high mark at 97 In northern and eastern parts of Napa county temperatures over 100 were recorded. Eureka was one of the coolest places in the state with 0 de grees, San Jose registered 10 and San Diego tl. Santa Maria re corded 10 S degrees at noon and Imperial valley heat was between 110 and 120 degrees. Yuma, Aria., reported 111. Other temperatures were: Red lands. 101: Pomona, 10C; Santa Barbara., 100; Modesto, 92; Red Bluff. 94; Paso Robles. 98: Cht co, 91; Point Reyes, 1; Stock ton, 100. " - ,: San Lnls Obispo with 10 scor ed the hottest day In its history, so far as available records Indicated. ROBBER U. S. GRANGE IS AGAIN OUT FOR REJECTED BILL Debenture Method of Farm Relief Held Only Real Solution in Issue Tariff Benefits Impossible Without It, Natonal Leaders State By D. HAROLD OLIVER Associated Pres3 Staff Writer. WASHINGTON. June 20 (AP) Less than 24 hours after con gress quit work to await a report on the house tariff bill, the contro versial export debenture plans was revived today by its original spon sor the National Grange as the only method by which the grower of surplus crops could obtain tar iff benefits. H. J. Taber, master of the grange, placed the proposal before the senate finance subcommittee holding hearings on the agricul ture schedule of the bill and said unless it were approved by the senate "there would be a different story to tell." He added he was optimistic over its prospects as a rider to the tar iff measure, despite its overwhelm ing rejection by the house as a part of the farm bill. Debenture Gets Through Senate By Close Margin ine aeDenture twice was ap proved by the senate by a margin of three votes in the face of oppo sition by President Hoover. One of its principal backers. Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, al ready has proposed it In slightly different form as an amendment to the tariff measure. Taber told the subcommittee headed by Senator Watson of Ln diana, the republican leader, that the struggle on the part of agri culture for tariff equality with other industries had been continu ous but success never had been achieved. He submitted a list of approximately 150 farm commodi ties on whi hche asked rates high er than those provided in the measure. General Lowering- Of J&riff Wall Threatened "We have (fought continuously to build up agriculture without turning down any other group," he declared, "but if we are to be (Turn to Page 2, Column L MISSOTffiL is FC.E. Portlander Elected President of United Brethren Organization Miss Ruth Mitchell of Portland was renamed president of the Christian Endeavor organization of the United Brethren church for western Oregon and Washington at the annual session of the groun held at the Castle United Brethren church here Thursday in conjunc tion witb the yearly Sunday school convention which was in session the two previous days. Other officers elected include John Gilhousen, The Dalles, vice president: Dorothy Neeb, Port land, secretary; Jessie Rodgers, Manor, Wash., treasurer: Jean- nette Burnside, The Dalles, cor responding secretary. Superin tendents were chosen as follows: Mrs. L. W. Bid die, Salem, junior; Mrs. Hugh Edwards, Vancouver, Intermediate; Dr. Vernon Camp bell, The Dalles, efficiency direct or; Marcell Blair, Portland, mis sionary: Ellen Pontius, Vancou ver, life work recruit secretary: George Kaufman, The Dalles, sec retary of stewardship and quiet hour; Helen Baldwin, The Dalles, social director. The Dalles delegation walked off with both banners awarded, one for efficiency and one of the largest number present, mileage reckoned. Dr. R. S. Showers of Dayton, Ohio, gave the address at last night's meeting, talking on "The True Knowledge" and taking as his text: That I might know Him. Tod often knowledge is acquired for commercial Durooses. -Dr. Shower said, adding that there should be another basis tor acqui sition of knowledge.' A diploma. be said, is not a guarantee for strong moral character. Joy, power and redemption are to be found in knowledge 61 Christ, he continued, developing tbe two thoughts of knowing Christ and his saving power and sanctifying grace. The convention closed last night with a candle light service Joseph Silver, Salem, played a vio lin solo. Board Authorizes Special Election The Salem Heights school board beld a brief session Thurs day noon to order a special elec tion In 10 days to elect a sue. cesser -to Charles Ratcllff. re signed. Ttateliff had served one year of a three-year term, but resigned this week following the annual school meeting and elec tion. Bids for construction of - he new four room school hoi" V3 were not opened at this tit.: ran e R LI LI P Plant Site Bought By Prune Groaers Officer Announce ' The 8lm Cooperative Prune Growers purchased Thursday a site for a sew packing plant and ware bouse. Although company official refused to reveal exact location of the site. It fa known that It has a half block frontage on Southern Pacific tracks. Although plans for t- building have not yet been prepared, C. A. RatcHff, se. eretary of the company, stated that the plant would be modern in every way, and that it would be ready rm time to care for mem bers' crops this year. L Bl'SUFEfilHlElEIlT J. Wills of Polk County Is In Favor of Bussesfor West Salemites Superintendent J. Wills of Polk county would like to see the Sa lem school district ran busses to accommodate the West Salem stu dents who attend high school in Salem, he Informed R. W. Taven ner, acting city superintendent, in a telephone conversation Thurs day noon. Superintendent Wills said the Polk county boundary board had just met and was working on the transportation problem there, and that while no definite allowance was set, he believed the board would go as high as $50 if nec essary as a transportation fee per pupil per year. This is $10 more than Marion county's maximum reimbursement.. Wills reported Dallas is putting on three busses. giving contract to a private party. and that Independence has con tracted for services of two busses for the next school year. While the matter has been 'eft in Mr. Tavenner's hands to fur their investigate here, it is known that neither the school board nor Superintendent George W. Hug favor setting the Salem district up in the bus business! that is, pur chasing busses to accommodat the rural hiKta school pupils. SH- verton has also taken this stand The loeal board. It has been vi dent from discussion, would favor letting contract to a responsible individual for conveyance of the students, but no satisfactory ar rangement is In sight. Mr. Taven ner is mapping out a route which busses would need to take to pick up pupils for the local school. Cars Obtain Fine Parking Places Now Parking places for the automo biles of shoppers and other legiti mate visitors to the business sec tion of Salem, were plentiful Thursday after the police got the new parking regulations working nicely. - The thinning out of parked cars was due to the enforcement of new ordinance designed to prevent all day parkers from dodging a penalty by merely moving their cars a few stalls. Now they have to move them 300 feet or more which means out of the block In which they were 'originally parked Most of them are now leaving their cars outside of the one hour sone. It wis reported from municipal court that a number of the per sons who brought in overtime parking tags, complained tot the new arrangement, but most of them agreed that It was effective. The one hour zone has been ex tended to include South Liberty street between Ferry and Trade, HUE M ED While swimming In a slough near Independence Wednesday evening Harry Flyh, 15, found the body of bis brother, Patrick Hen ry Flyh, four years and six months who had accidentally drowned dur lng the afternoon. The family was working In a bop yard and each believed the dead boy with an other group and he was not missed until evening. Harry was unaware that bis brother was dead until be felt the body In shallow water in the slough. The family came here from Lincoln county about three years ago. Besides the parents, he Is sur vived by a' sister, Rosa Belle, and five . brothers: Foster, Michael Harry, Frank and James. Funera services will be held at Indepen denes Friday morning at 10:00 o'clock with Interment In the L O O. P. cemetery there. - HAH DROPS TO DEATH " CANON CTTT. Colo' June 20 (AP) Flanging t front ' - Eagle Point, near here, a man named Colo, said to have been from New York City, fell 2.1 99 feet to his death In the Royal gorge late to day. , - HQ Ml 10,000 SEATS LEGION MEET Seating Capacity Will Be Largest Ever Seen For Event in Salem Underwriting Campaign Now Past $30,000 Mark. Is Vets' Statement Ten thousand, seats will be available at dinger field on the evening of August 9, when the state championship drum corp.:; contest will be held in connection with the American Legion con- Wi dl ntion, it was announced Thurs- r by the convention commission. Negotiations have just been completed assuring the commission that a sufficient number of seat sections may be obtained from the Multnomah club of Portland, to supplement those available locally. Including tbe grandstand and bleacher seats already at the field. The underwriting campaign has progressed to the $30,000 mark. it -was announced Thursday. Le gion men on the committee in charge of this feature reported that not more than three or four persons solicited refused to make pledge, and that the pledges ranged from $50 to $1,000. Little Likelihood Seen For Financial Shortage In view of the record attend ance already assured for the con vention, there Is only an extreme outside possibility that any call will be made on the pledges, and their total is now so great that any possible call would necessarily be small. Members of the local legion post pledged $7000 of tbe amount. Reports continue to pour in from all sections "of the state that large delegations will come to the convention. A local legionnaire whose business takes him to all parts of Oregon, is making It a practice to inquire about the num bers coming from each point. He reports that Wauna, a small town (Turn to Page 2, Column 4.) F Prosecutor Relates Details of Obtaining Statement From Professor COLUMBUS, O., June 21 (AP) Prosecutor John J. Ches ter, Jr., confirmed just after mid night the fact that Dr. James H Snook, 49, deposed Ohio State uni versity professor, had confessed to the murder of Theora K. Hix, 25. year old Ohio State medical stu dent. The prosecutor's statement bore out the details of the confession which previously had been made public by newspapers. It detailed the fact that Snook had signed a statement that he struck the girl on the head with a hammer dur lng a violent quarrel in his auto mobile on the night of June 13 and then cut her throat with his pen knife "to relieve her suffer ing." .Aitnougn tne confession was made early In the afternoon, Ches ter refused until midnight to con firm the fact. He explained that in so doing he was abiding by a pro mise made to Snook that he would give him time to arrange in' his mind the facts for an interview with press representatives at that hour. Chester declared that he traded the promise of secrecy,'' for the confession. TAKEN BY DEATH Karcissa Taylor, wife of Har vey O. Taylor and slater of Ron ald and Ralph Glover of Salem, died shortly after 9 o'clock last night at the family home near Macleay. Although Mrs. Taylor had been In 111 health for a long time, death came unexpectedly and was due to heart trouble She was E 7 years old. Narcissa Glover, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glover, both Marion county pi oneers, the former settling here in 1849, was bom in this county near Macleay September 18. 1871. She was one of 11 children, nine of whom now survive, a sister. Mrs. Laura Mink, dying some time ago. She was married to Harvey O. Taylor, also of a pi oneer family. May 18, 1892, the couple, continuing to make this county their home. Edwards Arrests Youthful Driver Along came a lumbering eight ton truck, and all alone In the driver's slat was a 18-year old boy. ? Officer G. W. - Edwards thought that wasn't right, to be halted , the ntrck and after ' Ob taining' the boy's admission that he wasn't of legal age, escorted him to munHnal court, - USEES CI M srjonK ESSIEIfl iraTtM He parations Y;-lr:-I r - x - v I f 5 ; v:fv F i lJ&-r Owen I. Young, left, chairman of tbe America reparations com mission, and Thomas W. Lamont, right, committeeman, return from their arduous labors of making an agreeable settlement to all na tions. Young's untiring efforts were the chief means of bringing the confe-ence to a successful conclusion. Thorium V. Parkin nt Boston, iuset, also served on the Snook Confesses Slaying Former Ohio State Held on Murder Charge After Describing Attack on Co-ed With Pocket Knife AHOLUMBUS, X)., June 20. V tonight said Dr. James H. Theora K. Hix, Ohio State university co-ed. on a rifle rancre here last Thursday night, it is hands of County Prosecutor The paper said the deposed Ohio State university pro fessor of veterinary medicine sion that he struck Miss Hix EDUCATION COST IS Amount Per High School Pupil Rises More Than $5 During Year Cost of educating each boy and girl in the Salem high school the past-year was $109.42, as com pared with $104.33 last year, fig ures compiled by Mrs. Blanche Ish erwood, secretary to the superin tendent, show. Total cost of schooling the 1,782 pupils, includ ing ninth graders, reached $161,- 504.12 as agaifist $154, 206.40 last year. The increased cost this year Is due in part to the fact that inter est on fair value of furniture. equipment and apparatus Is figur ed for the first time, and also to salary Increases. Sixty-six full time teachers and 26 part time teachers were hired this year, as against 84 full time and 25 part time teachers last year. Tuition pupils for the year reached 264, 301 of whom were from Marion county and 57 from Polk; while a year ago, tuition pu pils numbered 364,301 of whom were from Marion and 57 from Polk county. The district is reim bursed for each tuition pupil on the basis of actual days attended, so only tuition pupils with perfect attendance for the year will draw the total of $109.42 for the dis trict. Oil Blaze Great Attraction For Salem Crowd Columns of thick black smoke rising from; the on storage plant of the Wilamette Oil and Burner company near the state school tor the deaf, enticed nearly all of North. Salem's daytime population to the scene of the lire Thursday afternoon. The fire started In the pump house as the man oifduty was pre paring to pamp a carload of fuel oil Into the tanks, and spread for a brief time to grass nearby. Little damage was , done. The cause of the fire was not definitely estab lished. -. , ... fill ffl UN NCREASE Leader Hero committee. Miss Hix University Professor is (AP) The Ohio State Journal Snook confessed that he killed revealed in a confession m the John J. Chester, Jr. had signed a written confes over the head with a hammer, then severed her jugular vein with a pocket penknife and left her body on the range grounds following a violent quarrel in his coupe. According to the purported confession. Snook said that ivyss hix cumaxea a period oi trying7 to dictate his movements by threat ening his wife and child with death if he dared to leave the city with his family for the weekend. She then reached In her pocket book where she sometimes carried a revolver Snook had previously given her, and in the struggle she was hit over the head with a hammer with Intent to stun her," the confession as related in the Journal said. Jugular Vein Severed With Pocket Knife Snook then severed her Jugu lar, vein, put the body out on the ground, hurriedly gathered up his things and left the spot, the state ment reveals. On the way, home he threw her purse In the Scioto river. The doctor expressed to Chester a desire to "get it over with quick ly," and told the prosecutor that he would plead guilty to a first degree indictment which Chester will seek before the grand jury tomorrow morning. Chester said he believed Snook might change his mind and fight in court for a penalty less than electrocution, which is the sen tence In Ohio for murder without a recommendation of mercy by jury. Confession Made To State Prosecutor Dr. Snooks confession was made to Prosecutor Chester, Chief of Police Harry E. French, Chief (Turn to Page Z, Column 1. Cachet Collectors Center Attention on Salem When New Airport is Projected Salem's arrival on the air map, August 8 when the local airport will be dedicated as a feature of the Oregon department American Legion convention, win be herald ed all over the United States In a manner which the general pub lic knows little about. ; "Cachet collectors' achieve little notoriety, yet there are hundreds o.f them scattered throughout the nation. A ''cach et, be-it understood, in this in stance means the mark nsed by the postotfiee department in can celling stamps. a Vow the Salem airport eventu eSpeS HUE CAPTURED Two Shot and Wounded by Posses in Widespread Manhunt in Texas Large Territory in Vicinity of Clemens State Prison Thoroughly Combed HOUSTON. Tex.. June 20 (AP) Two of the 43 convicts who escaped from the Clemen state prison farm early today were shot and wounded early to night by members of a posse, and were pn route to Houston in an ambulance. Fifteen others had been rounded up during the day. Armed posses tonight continu ed their Bearch of the Brazos bot toms behind packs 'of blood. hounds- tonight for the fugitirei still at large. HOUSTON, Tex.. June 20 (AP) Fifteen of the 43 convicts who kidnaped their guard and - caped from the Clemens state prison farm, Brazoria, coimtr, early this morning had been re captured early tonight and a gua battle appeared likely as officers surrounded a dozen others in tbe woods near Sweeney. "- Headed by W. M. Hickman, pri son farm manager, and Sheriff John McKlnney of Brazoria coun. ty and citizens are combing all territroy in the vicinity of Bra zoria, Antrleton and Freeport. Parkfi of Bloodhound Are Placed on Trail Packs of bloodhounds from the various prison farms in this auc tion of the state also were n the trail. In a telephone converRatwn with the Houston Post Dispatch early Thursday night, Mrs. Hick man, wife of the prison farm manager, said fifteen of the men had been recaptured and possibly others which had not been re ported at that time. Two of the first three men re captured were slightly wounded at Henkle's Ferry when fired up on by J. V. Henkle, Jr., who was aroused from sleep by the sounds of shots fired at a negro frem whom the convicts had comman deered a car. Henkle fired Into the group with bird shot, injured two and capturing three. Strategy Resortod to Leading np to Break The break. Emmet Moore, night guard, said, came when Joe Williams, serving a term for bur glary in Tarrant county and Ro bert Massey. serving a term for a simHar charge in Galveston county, asked permission to go to the hospital ward for medicine. They returned shortly saying that they were unable to awaken the hospital steward. "They then covered me with a gun," Moore said, "ordering m to 'stick them np.' I tried to alk them out of breaking, but -sey said their mind was made uj " After taking his keys, V, ere (Turn to Page 2, Column J E DES MOINES, la., June 20. (AP) Dr. T. T. Shields, stem center in the recent university controversy, was named acting president of the university "for purposes of reorganization," by the board of trustees today. He was also reelected president of the board. Miss Edith Rebman, another et the central figures in the contro versy, was also reelected secretary of the board of trustees. Reelection of Mr. Shields and Miss Rebman came In the face et repeated threats on the-part of many of the school's 400 students that they would not return next fall it the two continued In con trol. . Two members of the board who have been most active in opposing Dr. H. C. Wayman, deposed presi dent of the university- and the Rev. Miner Stevens, of Des Moines. They were not reelected, the board said in an official statment, be cause they "were the chief insti gators of the recent disturbances at the university." ally, perhaps soon, will be as air mall field; and officials of the Salem postof flee bars sent a lat ter to the postoffiee department at Washington, D. C, asking that a special cachet be provided for air mail leaving Salem on Aug ust 8, the design to embody tie Idea that the air mail field here Is being nsed for the first time that day. r This request was made after the Salem chamber, of commerce had received numerous request from cachet collectors, enclosing air mail letters addressed to these 1 NEW HEAD DES MO N S SCHOOL (Turn to Page X, Column 7.)