Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1929)
i A GOODWILL TRIP . The trip' of the Graf wu : a great goodwill trip for the ; German .;, nation and the ofceers of citizens everywhere hows a world soon forgets. : WEATHER Fair today and Thursday; Rising temperature; Low humidity. Max. temperature Tuesday 83; Mia. 41; Clear; No raia; Wiad aorta. -- FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 138 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September1 4, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS ONE FLYER IS 'Silo Ward Miller Escapes With Life by Leaping From Cabin Monoplane Prospector Finds -Man Near Collapse; John Wood Sought by Party NEEDLES, Cal., Sept. S. (AP) Pilot H. Gatty, in a plane sent into, the desert by the- Lockheed Aircraft corporation ot Burbank, Calif.. tonight located the wreck age of Major John Wood's Lock heed cabin monoplane ten miles east of Piute Springs. Gatty saw no trace of Wood, who has been missing since he took off from Metropolitan airport. Los Angeles, one a., m., Monday en route to Cleveland In a non-stop race. Gatty notified searching parties n the ground by dropping a note to them. giving' directions to the wreck. Further searching parties were to leave "here at dawn tomor row morning by automobile for the scene of the wreck. Mechanic Aids In Undine Plane The wreckage of Wood's craft was fonnd with the aid of Ward Miller. 25-year-old Lockheed me chaoic who Jumped and was saved from death by his parachute, when .the ship started to spin 'toward the ground. Miller was uncon scious when he landed, and not - until thirty hours later was he able to reach Needles and report the disaster. Gatty was uncertain whether Wood's body was In the wreckage. He was able to see no sign of it, but the plane was so completely smashed ha said he could not see how the pilot could have escaped, unless he was so fortunate as to have extricated himself from his controls and leaped, as Miller did. - i NEEDLES, Calif., Sept 3. (AP) Wandering aimlessly and near collapse. Ward Miller,. 2S year old mechanic who accom panied Major John Wood ot Wftu- sau. Wis., on his ill-fated attempt to reach Cleveland from Los An geles, in the non-stop event of the national air rates, was found today by a desert prospector. Mil kier said the cabin monoplane Wood was piloting exploded in the air early, yesterday - and that he jumped, pulled the rip cord of his parachute, and lapsed into uncon sciousness. That was all he knew until he awoke to find himself crumpled on the desert sand. He was found 38 miles north of here, Tonight a searching plane from the Lockheed aircraft ebrooration factory in Burbank,1 Cal., dis patched here to aid In efforts to locate Wood and the wreckage of his plane, had picked Miller up and was touring the desert with (Turn to Page 10, Column L) 111 KEIZER REGION Twp men ina small coupe, are stopping motorists on the river road lust north of the Kelser school and: sticking them up," pa trolmen reporting shortly after 2 o'clock Tuesday morning were told as they called to police station. Some time before.- they had stopped Dr. Roy Scofleld, made him face bright lights and re lieved him of a small amount ot change and a check. He was then ordered to drive toward town. The men were dressed in dark suits, wore red bandanas over the lower part of their face and gen erally did not look prosperous, it was reported. One weighed approx imately 135 pounds and the other about 176. Officer James of the south prowler, when he heard the re port said that a car answering the description and occupied by two "persons had passed him headed ' south shortly before. HOLDUP IS STAGED Police Corruption Charge Will be Investigated by Los Angeles Grand Jury LOS ANGELES, Sept. I. (AP) . The story of police bribery, told by J. B. Westman, alias Barry D. MacDonald, confessed bootlegger, will be presented to the county grand Jury In special session to morrow. Deputy District Attor neys Percy Hanunon and David Clark said tonljht They announ ced they had . taken a iupplemen- - tary statement from the man and obtained . "corroborating evidence sufficient to secure indictments." The "deputies said the second statement Included an admission by MacDonald that his real name was J. B. Westman, and he had served a term in McNeil Island penitentiary. The manwho Is " held on a liquor charge, also en larged upon his original disclos trim America's " Representation Vexing Question GENEVA, Sept. a (AP) -Fourteen Latin American coon trice now participating la the assembly of tbo League of Nations here are confronted with the definite problem as to which Lathi America country they will support for. a seat oa the council of the league in suc cession to Chile whose term expires this year. Pent appeals to the large aumber of Latin American nations, bat Uruguay also would like to succeed Chile on the council. Unless Lat in Americaa aations go be fore the assembly ia com. plete agreement concerning oae caadldate It is feared Scandinavian countries will reopen their old campaign to reduce the aumber of Latin Americaa seats oa the council from three to two. PREMIER UK OPTIMISTIC TREND 1 X Preliminary Understanding Reached With United States, He Says GENEVA, Sept. 3 (AP) Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon. aid of Great Britain today told the assembly of the League of Na tions that a preliminary under standing on naval matters had been reached with the United States on 17 of 20 disputed points. His auditors applauded vigor ously when he announced the Anglo-American accord would be more than a mere agreement as to naval ratios and would be a document which will establish peace. . With great earnestness -Mr. MacDonald stated that the British government declines absolutely to build up a navy against the Unit. ed States. He added. The United States can take that I think I might call it as a last word, because it Is not only the word of the labor government, it Is also the word of its predecessors, the conserva tive government." Five Power Conference Is Next on Program The British premier insisted the only purpose was to get an agreement with the United States which would be preliminary Xp summoning a five power confer ence and that the other powers would be as free to make their proposals as though' no conversa tions had taken place between Great Britain and the United States. Mr. MacDonald said he did not want to hazard a promise bat thought an announcement as . to definite results of the proposed naval agreement could be made before the present assembly term inates. "An agreement will make us (Turn to Page 10, Column t.) Schools of Mill City Are Opened The first schools in Marlon county opened Tuesday when grade and high school depart ments of the Mill City system be gan work for the year. Ethel Hlckey is principal of the high school and T. J. Means is princi pal ot the grade school. The two-room Union grade school near Woodburn also began its sessions with May Gibson as principal and Mae Engel, teacher. According to Mrs. Mary Ful- kerson, county superintendent, a number of schools throughout the county will open September and a greater number September "It September 23 seems to be the most popular date for opening this .year, however, with a few schools delaying until September 30 to start work. In a few cases schools may not begin until Oc tober to permit children to finish working in the prune orchards. ure ot alleged bribery passing in the rear of his camouflaged bath house, they saldy and gave infor mation indicating that police pay offs had halted at their inceptions Investigations1 of at least two mur ders, now Hated as unsolved. District Attorney Burton Fltts, upon requests ot Westman, is sued orders to hide the man's wife and the was taken from her home in Whittier, near here, under po lice guard, Westman said he fear ed members of the "payoff gang" would do away with her. ; Pitts also ordered police' guards t for "other witnesses, who will b e called before the grand jury." He did not reveal the names of the witnesses. , -. .- -: Federal prohibition administra- (Turn to Page 10, Column X.) WAR APPEARS TARIFF RATES United States Senate Meets Today to Tackle NeW Legislation Western Bloc Expected to Combine With Demos In Opposition By D. HAROLD OLIVER Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. (AP) With one of the oldest party is sues the tariff to settle once more, the senate half of the spe cial session will resume work to morrow after a two and a half month recess to complete the emergency legislative program rec ommended to it by President Hoo ver. The house, which started last January formulating the first tar iff legislation in seven years and sent the complete measure to the senate late in May, will not meet until Sept. 23. Then it will adjourn over three day periods nntfl the senate returns the bill for adjust ment ot differences. Western Bloc Joins In Fight on Bill The eve ot the reconvening of the senate found the democrats and the western republicans or ganizing to limit the revision to agriculture, or failing in that to carry on a vigorous drive to wipe out the proposed Increases in industrial import levies and, in some instances, to reduce exist ing ones. Leaders of both groups express- ed confidence that ' they had enough votes virtually to rewrite the bill to their liking. - Senator Smoot, of Utah, tariff (Turn to Page 10, Column f.) IS FLAYEDBY LUPER Engineer Resents Cam paign, to Halt Growth Of Western Area Eastern propaganda to hold np reclamation work in the west must be counteracted with the truth about federal expenditure on- western projects, declared Rhea Luner. state engineer, in an Informal address on the De velopment of Oregon's Resources' made Tuesday noon before the Ki- wanls club here. "Contrary to statements made by men In the east who do not know, the federal government is not appropriating a cent out of the federal treasury for western reclamation," emphasized Luper "Funds come from the lands of the national government ia the western state. These monies ac crue from sale"of lands, royalty on minetals or from repayments made by settles on land reclaimed by the government." Bugaboo of Overproduction Exposed Luper struck another false ar gument to ground when he de clared that the Idea of over-pro duction brought on by reclama tion, was a skeleton in the closet which did not in reality exist Less than one per cent of all crops produced on Irrigated lands are crops in which there is now a sur plus, said Luper. Crops such as clover, alfalfa, hay, principal prod ucts on western irrigated land are not over-produced, he declared. Luper commended President Hoover's letter read at the recent Denver, ' Colorado, conference which Luper attended, vw herein he urged that the states be given more control over lands now held by the federal government. Luper suggested that poor administra tion ot western lands in the past may have been due to Jealousy be- (Turn to Page 10, Column t.) L . v encouraging increases la poet- office receipts for the year to date were reported Tuesday when Postmaster John Farrar opened the office for business and closed the boots on the August transac tions.-- i-y "J 'V; ' i;$ ;v Up to September 1, receipts at the office here total $150,793, Farrars report shows, compared with $144,115 tor the same per iod In 1938. August, 1129. showed receipts ef f 1B.1C3 compared with $13,304 la 1928. t f Mr; Farrar pointed out Tuesday that the increase of $ 00 this year Was especially good in view of the? fact that mall on election years usually swells postofflce re celpta. The legislative sessions of odd-numbered years, Farrar says, do not bring the revenue -Increase derived from elections, much mall being sent out from Salem from the office ot the secretary el tate. . v' ', EAST'S PROPAGANDA rail in ei insE Aldermen to Ask Why Traffic Upon Street Blockaded Today Alderman Daacy ef the street 'committee ef the city council ia to pat oa his hat and Blake a little trip down to offices of the Southern Pacific here to ask the why and wherefore of ot the continued blockade of traffic on Trade street and South liberty. Building of a spar track by the railroad baa held np traffic for the last fortnight and the council Tuesday night wanted to know what was the matter. Dancy re ported that he had consult ed with the Southern Paci fic officials who said the work would be finished by the middle of this week but to date the obstruction continues. E FOR FUNDS STARTS Civic Committee Will Begin Active Work in Cam paign Today This morning Salem business men will be greeted by members of the "On to Louisville Citizens committee" composed of repre sentatives from the Rotary, Ki- wanis. Lions, and ad clubs and the chamber of commerce, which is out to collect $5000, the sum needed by the Salem American le gion drum corp to make the trip back to the national competition of drum corps in Louisville, Ken tucky, which will take place there during the National Ameri can Legion convention. Represen tatives from each of the service clubs met at the chamber ot com merce Tuesday night and with Grover Hillman, general chair man, presiding, plans were made for the activities of the committee for the next three days. Tonight those who formed the soliciting group today will meet with the committee and further plans will be made for Thursday's work. It is hoped to have the full 5000 by Friday night. Salem has never had better ad vertising than the trip the drum corps made to San Antonio last year, where it was generally ex pected by those gathered that Sa lem would win first place. They were feted by the Los Angeles chamber of commerce and met with many enthusiastic receptions all along the route to San Antonio and back. "This year," according to the opinion of Ben Doris of Eugene, who has attended eight national American legion conventions, "the Salem drum corps is bound to win in the east this year. It is the best drum corps in the United States without a doubt." Dorrls, who is a veteran ob server of American Legion activ ities is of the opinion that Salem must enter the competition this year, for he says "It is now or never. Drum corps change per sonnel in the course of two or three years. Now it is at its peak and its the time to win." Rev.Payne Is Injured In Accident Rev. Robert Lt Payne, pastor of the First Baptist church, sustain ed an Injured left foot about 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when he was struck and knocked to th3 pavement by an ' automobile In front of the Bank of Commerce. The automobile passed over his left foot, tearing the ligaments loose and possibly injuring the ankle.' Payne had just, parked his ma chine and had started across the street to go to a doctor's office in the First National bank building when he paused to wave at sev eral small boys who had greeted him. As he paused he was hit by a slow moving machine. Although dazed, he got up and went to where he had started: the doe tor's office. He was also bruised about the chest, with possible in ternal injuries there. He was able. however, to spend the remainder of the afternoon at his desk. Culver Estate Is, Valued at $19j00 Total Personal property of the esti mated value of $9,500 and real property of the value ot $10,009 was left by the late w. J. Culver, according' to an estimate filed in county court Tuesday. Mrs. Stella a Culver petitions to be named administrator of the estate and request is made that Frank B. Culver, Byron B. Her ring and Hush G. Fisher be named appraisers.!-!-:- -.;"; - . JTJRT SELECTED I LOS ANGELES, Sept, 8. (AP) Six-women and six men were tentatively la the jury box tonight at the end ot the opening day of the trial ot Mrs. Lois Paatages. 1 CORPS DRW GRIMES HOI HANGAR IS BIG Transatlantic Flight Com pleted From Lakehurst Without Mishap ' Leisurely Jaunt From Euro pean Coast Effected . During Night FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Ger many, Sept. 4. (AP) The Graf Zeppelin was sighted over the air port here at 8:27 a. m., (2:27 a. m. E. S. T.) as it completed its Transatlantic flight from Lake hurst, N. J. PARIS, Sept. 8. (AP) Home ward bound after repeating by air Magellan's historic voyage around the world, the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin tonight entered upon the last stage of her third eastward trans-Atlantic flight this year. With favorable weather condi tions in southwestern . France, Captain ' Ernst Lehmann, com manding the Graf Instead of Cap tain Hugo Eckener, informed the home works at Friedrichshafen that he expected to cross the French coast 'near Bordeaux af ter sunset. The Graf at 6 p. m., (noon EST) gave her position as 800 miles (Turn to Page 10. Column I.) presIDenOdhey Head of Willamette Univer sity Seeks Support For School Before returning to Salem, Pre sident Carl G. Doney of Willam ette university will probably go on to New Tork City to. eonsult with thaJRockerfeller board thefe. according to Dean Frank M. Erickson. President and Mrs. Doney were called east suddenly by the serious illness of Mrs. Doner's sister who passed away shortly before they arrived ' in Ohio. Under the provisions of the Rockefeller's board gift to Wil lamette university, the time limit for Willamette's sceyring of funds for endowment is this fall. Dr. Doney will seek to have this time limit extended. For every dollar raised by the university to wards endowment, nearly 0 cents addition was promised by the board. Many of the subscriptions for the university were on notes com ing due in from one to five years. These are not acceptable to the Rockefeller board. If the time will not be extendedDr. Doney may ask the trustees of the uni versity to borrow money on the notes and to place the borrowed money in the endowment fund so the Rockefeller gift may be secur ed. FIDE DEPARTMENT Fires in grass, a truck and ima gination caused three trips by the local department Tuesday. A light truck was completely, destroyed for the total damage done for the three calls. Early in the afternoon a grass fire near 22nd and Turner road endangered surrounding buildings but was extinguished with six gal lons of chemicals before any dam age was done. A truck owned by R. Sognotte burned on South 21st street short ly after 4 o'clock. By the time the chemical truck could reach the scene the truck was almost a com plete loss.' A woman In the neighborhood of Fifth and Columbia streets, see ing the fire- at the Fairgrounds, where remains ot the old pavilion were being burned reported a tire within two blocks of her residence. Although - confident that the re port concerned the Fairgrounds fire, firemen made a trip to the Fifth street number to be assured. Believe It or Not - - - About Salem Peppermint grown in the Salem district has a 10 per cent higher menthol an alysis than any. other pep permint and this is the rea son llVrigley flavors all his mini gum with peppermint oO produced In the Salem fctistriet. c: , 'n :s ' Tb SUUsatsa will weleea sea tribvtioaa froa 1M mint t eta . et MMukaMa facte attest Itlwu : ; GOES TO NEW YORK m Ml Congratulates Eckener '" ' 1 '.. ' .-4 jlllf j x Ik If ft - President Hoover extended congratulations In person to Com mander Hugo Eckener, on the steps of the White House as the gallant adventurer of the air, who made a hurried flight to Washington fol lowing the arrival of the Graf Zeppelin In Lakehurst, N. J. Hoover Ends Six Months First Half Year as President Sees Numerous Accomplishments bjr Republican Execu tive, Record Discloses WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. (AP) A half year will have passed into history tomorrow since Herbert Hoover on the rainy afternoon of March 4 was inducted into the presidency. . Retrospect shows that for him it has been a busy six months. After the selection of a cabinet and the reorganiza Suicide of Woman Is Indicated A woman -was seen runnlngrup the west approach to the Willam ette bridge shortly after 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. Patrolman Orie Coffey heard a heavy splash In the river a few seconds after he judged she reached the middle ot the span. Nothing more was seen or heard. As Patrolman Coffey was look ing under the bridge approach for canned heat drunks on one of his early morning rounds he heard someone running up the east approach. He .hurried out to the side and saw what appear. ed to be a woman in a white dress, rather long ' and flowing, running. She would stop and look back about every 10 yards. Coffey started toward the en trance In pursuit of the person and Just as he got to the street he beard a heavy splash. Be rush ed to Doollttle's service station and got a car to search both ends of the bridge. As he crossed Front street he saw no one. No one was on the bridge or at the other end Search of the surface of the water with flashlights a few minutes later failed to reveal any thing that might furnish'" some clue to the cause of the splash. The piers ot the bridge on the up- river side are clear and anything falling there would go into deep water. No persons bad been re ported missing late Tuesday night. Twins are Born At Hospital Here Old Mr. Stork left his first twine. In more than a year at the Salem General hospital Tuesday afternoon, depositing them tn care of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson. vho reside, on route four. Both the babies are girls, one tipping the scales at a little more than tire pounds and the other at slightly more than six bounds. They hare not yet been named. ,x LAST VET PASSES -WASHINGTON, Sept, S (AP) Owen Thomas Edgar, only sur viving veteran of the Mexican war. died today at the age ot St. &-: A-:- In Of ice tion, in part at least, of all of the ten big governmental de partments, he initiated a num ber of new projects and in the carrying forward of this work in many respects he has Just begun. This work has kept the presi dent close to his desk in the ex ecutive offices at the White House. During he summer while millions of his fellow citizens have been frolicking at seashore or mountain resorts or traveling abroad, he has confined his re creation to short week-end trips to a fishing camp on the head waters of the Rapldan river in Virginia. Numerous Commissions Are Put to Work By so doing the chief executive in addition to looking after the general run of the nation's busi ness has placed more than half a dozen commissions at work study ing as many, different questions. One of the first to be appointed was the commission on law en forcement. JTo this he assigned the duty of studying enforcement of all laws,' including the statutes dealing with prohibition. A start at reorganizing the American diplomatic corps also has been made. 'K)ne of hla first appointments in this field, Charles G. Dawes, no-sooner was accred ited as ambassador to London than he began conferences with (Turn to Page It, Column 1.) 68-Year-Old Building at - State Fair islBtoMlby tit ran i tbvt worKmen mesaaymgiu Last night a brilliant conflag ration lighted up the sky out In the direction ef the state' fair grounds, a conflagratlon-4hat has been f 8 years In the making. For, in those flames went up the last remaining sticks of the original pavilion, put up . when . the - fair was born. The old building, which - has been in tbo process ef being, ras ed for the past few weeks, was In excellent condition considering Its Jgreat age, the timbers still being sound enough to be salvaged for use- All that was burned was the trash left of the torn down struc ture.. Old-fashioned square hand made nails were used it its build ing, and they stood the. test of time staunchly, serving countless FRANCHISE FOR BUS UrjE GETS Fireworks Lacking at City Council Meeting Here Tuesday Night Mayor Liyesley and Four Al dermen Absent From Regular Session The calm and cool atmosphere' of a September morn pervaded th council meeting Tuesday night in marked contrast to the torrid ses sions of August. Save for the an- thorization of sale of street bond and the introduction for first and second reading of a new franchise for the Oregon Stages, Inc., hard ly a ripple of interest flitting across the face of nine aldermen as the routine of a first of .the month session - m as ground ouf. Slight illness kept Mayor Livesiey away from the session while sum mer vacations and business pre vented the attendance of Alder men Hawkins, O'Hara, Wilkin son, Herrick and Vandevort. Ordinance Provides For Three Changes Only three changes ; are made in Ordinance 28 G 4 Introduced by Alderman Rosebraugh, providing a franchise for the street busses ia the eity. The time of the first franchise, on which voters in voked the referendum before the franchise was rejected by the Ore gon Stages, Inc., a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific, is reduced from ten years to five in the pend ing plan. The emergency clause is withdrawn from the present franchise and the right to operate street busses is granted exclusive ly to the Oregon- Stages, Inc., a . long as the service rendered is up to the standards provided in the ordinance. Otherwise the fran chise introduced Tuesday night is Identical with earlier-ordinances, none of which met with the joint approval of the council and tka bus company. The "jitney ordi nance" which accompanied t he former franchise was not intro duced. Portland Firm Gets f49.9G6.38 in Bonds Street improvement bonds m the sum of $49,968.38 were au thorized sold to Freeman, SraJtb Camp of Portland on a bid ef $102.19 for the bonds which bear six per cent interest. Hugh B. McGuire bid $l0l.O2 and Pearce. . Fair & Co $100.92. T. W. Campbell, who desires ssr conduct a grocery store ia bis see ldence oa Center streetrand ta, appeared before tie council to ask that the immediate district whtra his house is situated be chanced from class one to class three spe cial which permits grocery store, markets and other businesses. deemed ag "essential." On mo tion ot Chcil Kowitx, the city at- torney was empowered to draft ' such an ordinance. It was explained by Kowitx that (Turn to Fas IS, Column f.) spIIHTli EUGENE, Ore., Sept. t. (AP) Back from Portland-Cleveland air derby. Major Gilbert H. Eck erson, Springfield aviator. Is said to be the holder of a new aver age record for Waco planes, set when he held his red taper wiag biplane to an average of 1 55 H miles per hour during the Cleve land hop. The record is said te be six miles an hour faster than the former mark. . Eckerson landed on his route field Monday night after making the 1200 mile jump from Bis marck, N. D., to Springfield ia 11 hours, spotting three times for fuel. He said he made stops at MUee City, Mont., Missoula, Mont, and Walla Walla, Wash. At thelast point Eckersdh'a plane sfraddiii a bump in the ground as he was taking off and bent both- his pro peller blades. a-- 1 crowds which have thronged the building since It was first put up. : Old pioneers of Oregon can re- ! call many events connected jwith Its early history. : a history that rum parallel with the deulep meat of the state. Albert Toiler. Aurora, an authority on sueh mat ters, says that the fair grounds, with the old ' exhibit building is headquarters, "was often used as a meeting place tor the Oregon Pi oneer association, which had en Its roil such famous men as J. W. Grim. W. J. Herren, Mederuss Crawford, and John Mlnto. Espe cially eventful was the centennial celebration held in June, 18? C. June 15th, Mr. Totler says,' wac greeted with a bright sun, and tne ? (Turn to Page It; Column L) mikes Hun o ; ft i i.': i, '.. ir. :! 't f - - -J'.--' if 7 - - i'Y 1'