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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1929)
rv ? i It Takes a VALLEY NEWS The Statesman bow has more than 60 correspondent reporting the sews ef tbe valley for Its readers. SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. CITY READY TO Hearing is Scheduled Before Engineer Rhea Luper at Capitol Building Testimony to be Presented Beginning 10 o'clock This Morning (Threatened destruction of the only remaining wilderness recrea tion area within short driving dis tance of Salem and a number of other centers of population In the middle 'Willametta valley. Is tbe prospect which will meet with most strenuous objection at the hearing this forenoon in the state engineer's office ?at the state house, upon. the merits of the Northwest Power company' claims to rights on Marion lake, the North Santlam and adjacent waters. The hearing has been called for 1 o'elock, and all persons Inter ested bare been Invited to testify. The city of Salem through City Attorney Fred A. Williams filed the protest on which tbe hearing was called, and will make an ap pearance, as will also the city of Albany, the state game commis sion and sportsmen's organiza tions. City's Filings Are Basis of Claims Salem's primary objection is based on its own filings upon some of the same waters claimed by the power company, the city contending that it will eventually require water from these sources for Its domestic supply. However, the city attorney aft er studying the situation threat ened by the power company's an nounced plans, has reached the conclusion, he said Tuesday, that the preservation of recreational values in the area under discus sion, is more vital to the future welfare of Salem and its people, and he plans to stress this view point in making a showing on be half of the city. The other inter ests participating In the "protest are expected to approach U from the same angle. Game Fishing Held in Danger The power company's plans, ac cording to Mr. Williams, Involve construction which would dry up Marion fork for sufficient distance to destroy all game fishing possi bilities in the vicinity. Testimony will be Introduced to show that this recreation area Is available to 100,000 residents of the middle Willamette valley within three hours' drive from their homes. I The protest was filed under the laws of 1929, which gave the state reclamation commission power to determine, before granting any permits for conversion of. unap propriated water, the best use to which such water may be de voted. Recreational Assets Held Greatest It will be the contention of the protesting parties that the streams ana laces in question are more valuable as recreational assets than for power development; that there are other waters available tor power purposes which have Hot the recreational value; that the filings of the Northwest Power company were made for speculative purposes, and that even If power is developed, it will sot benefit- this section of the state, which is already amply sup plied with electric power. The protest filed by Mr. Wil Hams sets forth that Salem, as the second city in population and one of the leading industrial cities of Oregon, already requires 13 million gallons of water, and must assure itself of an uninterrupted, unpolluted supply. Filings made by the city July (Tura to Fas 10, Column 4.) 1 Giant Zeppelin DEFEND POM T TODAY To Start Today on Flight Across Ocean to America TOKYO, Aug. 20. (AP) Illu minated by great batteries of lights by which more than a hund red Japanese naval mechanics worked to refuel her, the globe eircling Graf Zeppelin was almost ready tonight for its trans-Pacific flight to Los Angeles, the last great test of her flight around the world to Lakehurst. The dirigible's departure re mains fixed at 4 a. m. Thursday, Japanese time (2 p. m. Wednes day. E.S.T.) provided the weath er permits. Indications tonight from the Japanese weather bu reau wero that favorable condi tions for the Pacific flight would for. several days.. While the majority of the offi cers and crew retired early to night after a day of strenuous en tertainment, out at Kasumigaura air) field, the work of refueling the Grit and replenishing her stores proceeded steadily. It was under the direction of Earl Beurle, chief Convention 126 i hi "Nick" Msmer, top, and Art Wal ker, bottom, yesterday landed at Spokane alter completing the first non-stop refueling flight across th eUnited States and back. IT Mamer and Walker Ordered To Land After Circling Aviation Field FELTS FIELD, Spokane, Aug. 20 (AP) Nick Mamer and Art Walker stepped from the cabin of the flame colored Spokane Sun God at 5:69:40 p.m.. (P. S. T.) the first filers to complete a round trip non-stop flight across the continent. The two men brought -their plane to earth after having been In the air for five full days, dur ing which they traversed 7200 miles, the greatest lineal-mile dis tance ever completed. The flight was ended about four hours after they arrived over Felts field from Missoula, Mont., where the last refueling contact was made. Mamer was at the controls when the plane touched the ground. He taxied down tbe field for several hundred feet and Walker Jumped from the cabin into the arms of a pressing crowd. Nick taxied the ship to a review ing stand erected on the field be fore he alighted. Both men ap peared to be In excellent physical condition, but both were unable to hear ordinary conversation. A telegram from President Hoover was read through a mi crophone. It follows: "Nick Mamer and Art Walker, congratulations on the successful completion of your non-stop re fueling flight across the continent and return. It is the first demon, stratlon of its kind ever made and shows the widening scope of the practical utility of aviation. (Signed) "Herbert Hoover." The small Buhl Sesquiplane. powered with a Wright whirlwind motor developing S00 horse pow er, left Spokane last Thursday night at 5:58:10 p.m., (P. S. T.) and winged toward San Francisco, near where the first refueling contact was made. From Mills field they turned eastward In the lighted transcontinental mail route, refueling successfully at Rock Springs and Cheyenne, Wyo., North Platte, Neb., Cleve land, and New York, the eastern terminus of the flight. They took on a full supply of gasoline, oil and food over Roosevelt field and (Turn to Pag 10. Column L) Scheduled engineer of the Zeppelin, and H. M. Scott, engineer of Los An geles, representing the American company which is supplying the fuel gas. Both engineers were confident their work would be completed by Wednesday evening. The Japanese weather survey of the whole western Pacific area made tor Dr. Hugo Eckener to night, disclosed no major disturb ances anywhere. It the Graf averages as fast a passage over the Pactic as over Europe and Asia, or approximately 1700 miles daily, she should reach American territory by Saturday and sail over Los Angeles early Sunday. It was officially indicated that Dr. Eckener intended to follow the great circle steamship route northeast from Kasumigaura. This would keep the Grsf over the steamer lanes from Yokohama to (Turn to Page 10, Column 1.) Heroes " x-v Kit" ua .m iTH IP ENDS and Enthusiastic Visitors r2 - ,tNir.7 SWISS FLYERS UN LONG TRIP Nothing Heard of Oscar Kae sar and Kurt Luescher Who Are Overdue Worst Feared as Two Youths Fail to Put In Ap pearance NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (AP) Two Swiss fliers, scarcely more than boys in years and novices in experience, were overdue tonight ta their attempt to conquer the westward crossing of the north Atlantic, an attempt In which far better equipped expeditions had failed before them. With the unbounded confidence of youth and blithely disregarding the faet that they knew next to nothing of navigation and none too much of flying, Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher took off from Lisbon early yesterday morning and headed their white mono plane for the far coast across the waves. A German steamer saw them 175 miles at sea and they flew over the Azores at one o'clock. Eastern Standard time, in the af ternoon. Up to that time they had maintained a speed of 90 miles an hour and the gasoline consump tion had apparently been light en ough to give the 21 and 22 year old fliers th belief that they could make the American coast. Plans Involve Dash Back to Europe It had been their plan that if (Turn to Page 10, Column 3.) F0R1TWM CUT ,S. Senate Finance Committee's Reports Indicates Tar iff Changes Congressman W. C. Haw ley when lntervivew today respecting the changes made by the senate finance com mittee on the tariff bill pre pared by the house commit tee on ways and means of which he is chairman, said he had not had opportunity to stndy the press reports and so eonld not comment yet on the changes embraced In the senate draft. Mr. Hawley was In Mon mouth yesterday, making a talk there and calling on friends. Washington. Aug. 20 iaf) Estimates made public today by Chairman Smoot of the senate fi nance committee placed customs receipts under the committee re vised tariff bill at 1605,498,469. a decreased of approximately 140, 500,000 under estimated revenues from the house rates, but an in crease of about 190,000,000 over existing collections. The Utah senator estimated re- receipts under the house measure at $646,014,645, and those under the existing law at i&ig.osi.jj of 4S1 changes in house levies ap proved by the finance committee republicans, Smoot said 254, or 59 per cent, represented decrease. He figured the average protection of 10 or the 15 rate schedules that make up the bill had been reduced, one was Identical, and four con tained "slight Increases." The chairman further estimated that IS per cent of the 177 In creases approved by tbe committee majority affected commodities in the agricultural schedule, while many of the remainder touched products In other schedules ' In which the farmer had an Interest As an example he mentioned the proposed new raw srgar duty of 2.20 cents a pound against Cu ba. which, though representing a decrease from the house tariff of 2.40 cents, Is an Increase of 0.44 cent over the existing levy. Casein also was rated. This com modlty wouia be raised to 3 cents a pound by the committee bill, from 2 cents under the present law. Farm organizations have advocated a higher duty. while New England paper manu facturers, who use casein for coat ing purposes, have opposed an in crease. (Turn to Page 10, Column t.) Silverton Man Arrested Upon Klamath Charge Russell D. Ellsworth was ar rested la Silverton by a deputy Marion county sheriff late Tues day afternoon, following receipt of a telegram from the sheriffs of fice, at Klamath Falls, notifying the local office of Ellsworth's whereabouts. Ellsworth was brought to the county Jail Tester day afternoon. He had been liv ing in Sirrerton for tome time. f fill! II REVENUES FOUND CP 1651 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 21, 1929 HI. J. CULVER IS CALLED AFTER :f County Roadmaster, Resi dent Here Many Years, Passes Beyond , Recent Stroke Results Fa tally for Well Known Native Son W. J. Culver, veteran roadmas ter of Marion county, died at 11:10 o'clock Tuesday night at the Willamette sanltorium in this city following a paralytlo stroke which he suffered last Friday morning while at his desk in the county courthouse. Mr. Culver never completely recovered con sciousness after the stroke. Besides the widow, Mr. Culver Is survived by a brother. Rev. Frank B. Culver of Portland and Mrs. Lovenia Maurer of Tigard. Mr. Culver was thought to hare suffered a slight stroke while on a trip to California during the past year and his health had been im paired from that time although he had been regular at his duties at his office. He was active in car rying out te market road pro gram of Marlon coudty this sum mer and was working on details in this connection when stricken Friday. Mr. Culver was a native son of Marlon county, being born bere In 1867 in the old donation land claim taken by his grandparents, five miles east of Salem In the Rickey district. Part of the old homestead was Mr. Culver's prop erty at the time of his death. Mr. Culver in boyhood attended public schools in Salem and later was a student at Willamette uni versity here. Upon completion of his work there he was elected county surveyor taking office when he was 21 years of age. He held this office for two terms and then was named city engineer. La ter he went to Alaska for more than a year and during his resi- (Turn to Page 10, Column 4.) I COUPS, ORDER WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (AP) Five battalions of infantry were ordered disbanded by Secre tary Good today so tbelr enlisted personnel could be transferred to the air corps In connection with the five year army aviation ex pansion program. The cavalry, field artillery, en gineer corps, ordinance, and chem ical warfare service sections also were ordered to furnish a total of 1,094 enlisted men to the aviation service. These transfers are to be made as the third annual Incre ment of the air corps' personnel under the fire year expansion plan. Big Blaze Threatens Sawmill SILVERTON, Aug. 20. (Spe cial) Nearly a hundred men were fighting desperately tonight to halt the advance of a timber fire which threatened to destroy the Frank Thomas sawmill, six miles east of Silverton. The fire started In logged off land about S o'clock Monday aft ernoon, being Ignited by sparks from a donkey engine. It spread early this morning into timber on the Ed Porter tract, which was being logged to the Thomas mill. No hope was held this afternoon of saving any of the timber, but a backfire was started in an effort to save the sawmill, which Is a 25,000 feet capacity plant. At o'clock tonight the fire fighters wero holding their own against the advancing flames. which were then within a Quarter of a mile of the mill. It was pre dicted that barring a change in the direction of the wind, they would be successful In holding the blase by backfiring. By that hour the fir had spread over approximately 300 acres, principally heavy timber, ILLNESS H PLACED N Thirty-one Calls in Two Days! How's that for proof that Statesman want-ads do bring results? . A lady had a famished house to rent. She advertised 1 in the Statesman and la two days had so many calls she pot la a "stop order. Of course she rented her house, The busy season for real estate Is right at hand. School will reswme soon. People are getting located for the winter. NOW Is the time to rent or sen your house. Beach the Interested public through the classified col acmns of The Statesman. Low ta cost Big la returns. We take want ads aver the phone from telephone aab aoibcra. Call BOO " OREGON STATESMAN to Make Salem Follts Appreciate Their Own City Manchurian War Clouds Threaten Peace "' pen? v-;-H ' mmmni- mm l- fl VS.- fe-.rfr Latest advices from the Far the Chinese-Russian controversy and the seriousness of the situation is unquestioned. Russian aviators of the type seen in the upper left hand corner are already active along the Manchurian border, while armored trains such as shown above, active and is well trained. Pictured may see additional fighting after High Tension Exists Along Manchurian Border as War Threatens LONDON. Aug. 20. (AP) A dangerous tension continued today in Manchuria without the slight est Indication of a truce holding any prospect for reopening the suspended negotiations between China and Russia on the Chinese Eastern railway. At the same time, the view in Official quarters in Londan that every day gained without formal outbreak of hostilities was a point in favor of peace. Diplomatic advices today said that all was quiet in the vicinity of Manchuli, so much so -that Jap anese residents who had fled at the prospect of war were return ing. This view of the situation was confirmed by Tokyo where it was said there had been no serious de velopment for the past two days. Charges and counter charges brought by both China and Rus sia are Increasing In bitterness, but are doubtless Intended largely for foreign consumption and to justify In the eyes of signatories of the Kelrogg anti-war pact their refusal to resume negotiations. One of the most Interesting de velopments was the complete re futation of the Peiplng report that 10,000 Soviet soldiers had invad ed Chinese territory. Cases of raids and sabotage by Russians continued to be reported from Chinese sources and are so circumstantial as to leave the Im pression of having substantial bas is. One explanation of the raids given in Shanghai specials was that they were Intended to intimi date the Nanking government. Forest Blaze is Running Wild in Central Oregon BEND. Ore., Aug. 20 (AP) Lashed by a high northwest wind, a forest fire was burning uncon trolled today within three miles of the city limits here. The blaze was reported to have started In Shevlln park, city property, and raced on toward a stand of yellow pine owned by the Brooks-Scan Ion Lumber company. A large crew, aided by a Bend fire department pumper, was dis patched to fight the fire. OPPOSING FORCES RESTING ON IMS East indicate the complete breakdown of a diplomatic settlement of will transport troop to the front. below are a number of staff officers of the nationalist forces who long years of civil warfare. Portland Invites Zeppelin to Make Stop in That City PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 (AP) An invitation to pay an aerial call on Port land was cabled to Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, now In Ja pan, today by Raymond B. Wilcox, president of ... the chamber of commerce. is FIRSTTO II Memphis Woman Leads Tiny Motored Ships Into Douglas, Ariz. DOUGLAS, Arls., Aug. 20. (AP) Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thaden spiralled down upon the International airport here at 10: 15:40 a. m., today to take third lap prise money in the large plane class and the elapsed time lead in the Santa Monica to Cleveland women's air derby. Her time from Cleveland here was five hours. IS minutes. Mrs. Phoebe Omile of Memphis, brought the first of the remaining three ships of the small motored class Into Douglas, winning the lap and retaining her elapsed time lead. Her time from Santa Mon ica was C hours, 2? minutes, 27 Eeconds. Edith Foltz, Portland, Ore., followed her with elapsed time of of 7:38:49. Gladys O'Doiuiell Second to Arrive Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach, Calif., followed Mrs. Tha den into Douglas on, the day's flight from Phoenix, and placed second In the race standing with an elapsed time of 6:00:38: Ame lia Earhart, Boston, was third In 6:03:09, while Florence Lowe Barnes of San Marino, Calif., yes terday leading Mrs. Thaden by six minutes, lost her way today and dropped into fourth place with el apsed time of 6:27:09. She swerv ed far below tbe international boundary before she located land (Turn to Page 1. Column I.) STRONGLY FLAYED ST. PAUL, Aug. 20. (AP) Protests against reduction of the flax duty below the 63 cents a bushel fixed In the house tariff bill was voiced .today by Governor Theodore Christianson In a tele gram sent to Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. A tariff on flax less than the house bill figure, the governor said, would be a serious mistake. He added that increased flax pro duction In the northwest would help produce the perlodle surplus of wheat and potatoes and Im prove economic conditions In sec tions now seriously depressed. Republicans of the senate fi nance committee hare tentatively approved a rate of 66 cents a bushel for flax. The present tariff is 40 eenta. n m in flu m The Chinese army has also been POHD PLANS UU I DERBY Ten Entries Signed for Race v To Cleveland Begin ning Friday PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 20. (AP) Entries In the Portland to Cleveland air derby, starting here at 10 a. m., Friday, stood at 10 late today with the addition of two more names to the rolls. Dick Rankin, brother of J. G. "Tex" Rankin, local flier who re cently made a non stop flight from Vancouver, B. C, to Agua Cali ente, Mexico, and Lieutenant Bev Clark were the latest to sign up for the race. Both are Portland pilots. Tex Ranktn will also be in the race, at the controls of a special Waco biplane. The only other Oregon entry, derby officials here said, is Major G. H. Eckerson of Springfield, who will pilot a plane similar to Tex Rankin's. Probably most famous among the pilots who will compete in the event is Charles W. "Speed" Hol man of Chicago, who, has won or placed In several national air races, among them the Gardner cup races this spring and the New York-Spokane derby In 1927. W. H. Emery, Bradford, Pa., another entry, has competed in national air derbies for the past two years. The other three contestants, of ficials said, will be Snydor Hall of St. Louis, Mo., Clarence F. Bates of Mllwaukie, Wis., T. A. Wells of Wichita, Kans., and Earl Wright of San Francisco. Bates, flying the speedwlng Waco which won the national air tour and placed third in the Los Angeles air derby last year, land ed at Swan Island field here to night. John Wood was pilot of the plane last year. Bates said be flew over the route of the race to familiarize himself with the country. Germany Voices Request c. For Definition of Status As Allied Meeting Fails THE HAGUE, Aug. 20 (AP) The seriousness of the state of the reparations conference, which has cone Into Us third week with little or nothing accomplished on the main problem, was brought forcibly to tbe attention of all del egates today by German action In requesting a conference to de termine what she must pay after September 1 if the Young plan is not accepted la tbe abort time re maining. It was considered that Dr. Gus tav Stresemann, German foreign minister, had served notice on the creditor powers that they had better come to a quick agreement because in any case the Reich would not pay more than the Young plan calls for. Germany was - supposed to make the last payment under the Dawes plan at tbe rate of about 1550,000,000 a year at the end of this month and to pay as the first annual instal ment under the Young plan the lesser turn of $402,000,000. WEATHER Generally unsettled today. Possibly with rain. Max. tem perature Tuesday 84. Min. 4S. Clear. River 2.8. No rain. Wind northwest. PRICE FIVE CENTS CONVENTION IS BEST YET HELD SAYS G01I Annual Session Brought to Close With Banquet Tuesday Night Total Attendance of 970 Is New Official Record for N. W. Kiwanis Acclaimed by T. Harry Ovw--man, of Seattle, governor of ibe district, as the best attendtd conducted meeting of the Kiwhnls International ever held in tae northwest, the 12th annual cn vention came to a close late Tues day night, after a banquet at tbe armory. Following a golf tournam-fct this morning in which both mm and women will participate, able gates will be trekking for homm pleased with three days of SHra hospitality. Final registration figures fr the convention brought the mrk to 970 and established a record not only for total attendance at with the fact that six of the e irht clubs from the Salem section had one hundred per cent enrollment. Largest Crowd on Record at Banquet The banquet Tuesday night at tracted the largest crowd at axy of the meetings and with G'ovFrno Gowman presiding visiting- Kl wanians were treated to three hours of lively entertainment. Fu parting from the addresses hh-fc had marked every meeting up te the closing one of the concention, Kiwanians were regarded hy a succession of special song numbra and stunts. Special musical numbers wre given by Wallace Allen of Haj mond, the Aberdeen NigbticWn, the Portland men's chorus ar.d by both the Portland and Oregon City quartets which were entered in competition for a district troptey. The award was made to the Pert land quartet. The Seattle trio, which was featured at the wom en's lunchevm at noon, gave two well received numbers. President Ralph Cooley of tfee Salem club presented District G.t ernor Barrick of Tillamook with a beautiful Pendleton blanket as hie own gift to the "Cheesemakers- for being the first group in tbe district to report one hundred sr cent registration tor the north w convention. Resolution Favors Change in Representation Earlier in the day, the distrkt delegates took the most important action of the sessions regarding the policies of Kiwanis when rby voted unanimously to favor a re solution which would reduce the number of club representations sent to international conventions and confine these representatives to divisions of the district Instead of following the former custom of sending one delegate from ' tack club. The resolution asked that a committee of fire be appointed te present the matter in full to tLe meeting of governors in January who will in turn present the reso lution to Kiwanis international ef ficers. The resolution Introduced by Al Duenwald of. Tacoma. re ceived hearty support on the fleer from members who declared tbat the cost was too excessive In seed ing a delegate east each year. Past President Cites Education Essential O. Sam Cummlngff, past presi dent of Kiwanis international, ad dressed the convention at the morning meeting and pointed eat three essentials in Kiwanis educa tion. He said these included edu cation of the members in tbe ma chinery of operating Kiwanis, in creasing the quality and quantity of membership and the forward ing of the missionary spirit of Ki wanis. (Turn to Pa is. Column T.) Dr. Stresemann addressed bis letter to Premier Jaspar of Bel gium and It was immediately ac cepted by the six bief creditor nations. The meeting will, be held at 6:30 p.m.; tomorrow. ' The meeting of tomorrow of the six big powers is expected to bring about a decision whether further attempt shall be made to briag about an agreement here or ad journment taken to Lausanne af ter the assembly of the League ef Nations, or that the experts be left to grapple with the problem while the chief delegates retire to get home atmosphere. Dr. Stresemann was understood to bare no special plan for tie transition period between termin ation of the Dawes plan and the moment when the Young plaa may bare been adopted by . it creditor powers. He decided simp ly to lay down the principle that the experts having found repara- (Tura te Page 10, Column I.) I,