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AND STOP CRYING ; Bat the sheet worth, white Is the sheet that erne, anile when the dty council be come emancipated. Alter- aooa newspapers please opr. . : WEATHER Fair today and Saturday; Some morn lag fogii; Xo change in temperatnrr. Mai:, temperatnre Tburvlay 2; Mia. 27; Calm; No rain; River -2.7. 1 FOUIMOEP 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, November 8 1929 NO. 194 PROTEST!! TO REDUCTIONS II EAST SALEM Cut in Firemen's Force From Eight to Six Opposed By Residents Inadequate Handling of Or dinary Conflagration Declared Feared Strenuous objection to toe pro posed reduction in the number of firemen at the East Salem fire sta tion from eight to six, is being - Toiced by residents in the part of the city protected by this sta tion, and thelr objections will probably be carried to the floor of the city council at its next meeting:. The proposal to reduce the number of men- at both the East Salem station and the one ia North Salem soon to be opened, was made by Alderman W. H. Dancy, chairman of the fire and water committee of the council, with the explanation that the money so saved out of the two mill levy for fire protection pur poses, would be used to purchase a new chassis for a chemical truck. .Three Men on Duty Declared Insufficient Without claiming to know the Iris and outs of the financial prob lem involved, residents of East 'Salem have reciared that reduc tion of the fire fighting force' to six, which means only three men on duty at night, will mean in adequate handling even of ordin ary residence fires. Of three men who will go out oa the truck, oue"wiU be the driv er and another must drop off at the hydrant to attach the hose, leaving only one man to pull off extra hose at the fire, break the line and attach a nozzle. Water pressure in that part of the city is such that tne pumper must ue useu lur me average lire; . and it requires three men at least to attach the pumper, so the man who pulls off the hose will have to leave it there and go back with the rig. Then when the pumper pressure is turned on, there mnst be at least two men on the nozzle. It the hydrant is- more than a Hock from the fire, it will mean loss of much valuable time while the firemen are sprinting from one place to the other, the objectors point out. Help is expected to be sent out from the downtown station in case of a fire of any size in East Balem, but the downtown station la nlvenrlv linriprmannerl it la claimed, and if there Is a fire any where else In town, no men are left who could go out to one in East Salem. Only one man for each rig and two- for the hook end ladder are left at the down town station when the department Responds to a call. Also, one Important reason for establishing the East Salem sta tion? it is pointed out, was the danger, which has become a real ity more than once, that a train crossing the principal east and fwest streets at 12th would hold up the department until a fire spread beyond control. Fire Insurance rates are likely to be increased If the man power at the outlying stations is reduced, ft was further declared. Unidentified Girl Fodnd Upon Beach NEWPORT, Ore.. Nov. 7. ;(AP) Found wandering on the teach at Yaquina bay today, her shoes and stockings wet and her Lair and face coated with sand, si young woman who said her name was Vella Chapman was given medical attention here today. Oth er than her name the girl, about 22, was able to tell nothing. She was suffering greatly ;from exposure. Third Member of Alleged Triangle Appears to Talk Over Case With Officials Octavia Hjalmson, sought as the third party to a triangular love affair featuring herself,-Earl Bowman, and Vera Pack, causing Hiss Pack to shoot herself In an attempt at suicide, voluntarily ap- peared before state and county authorities here yesterday after noon to discuss evidence under which "Bowman is being held. The man is said to have contributed to the delinquency of Miss Pack and It was through shame caused by the discovery of the deception that the Pack girl attempted sui cide, officers believe. Before Deputy Sheriff Sam Burkhart, Nona White and Dis- ltrlct Attorney John Carson, Miss HJalmsun, In company with her father, reviewed her acquaintance with both Miss Pack and Bowman. Whether or not any new charges gainst Bowman will develop . from this session Is problematical although It is thought that Bow man s . association with Miss . Hjalmson will lead to other seri . "ous complications. -Miss Hjalmson, who Is 20 years Miracle Causes Man'sgsdapeAs A uto Demolished John Shafer Picks Self up From Among Pieces of Car Uninjured Except For Few Minor Scratches; Dragged Thirty Feet The life of John Shafer, linen mill worker, who lives at 515 South 21st street, was miraculously spared when a nprth bound Southern Pacific passenger train hurled Shafer'a au tomobile 30 feet down the track at the Madison street cross ing Thursday afternoon, 'completely demolishing; the Tna- ni ii ' i ,i At cnine. onaier escaped wun no a few scratches and bruises. ISHBEL TELLS OF Usual British Visitor Here Declared Not Best Type As General Rule LONDON, Not. 7. (AP) "My Impressions of America," were re lated tonight by Ishbel MacDon ald at a labor meeting which over flowed the Hampstead town hall and caused her to make an ad dress In the open air as well as to those who packed the structure. "I was struck very much with the sense that we Britishers have been wrong in going to the United States and Canada imbued with a superiority complex and trying to push our Ideas on to Ameri cans," she said. "I am afraid we have not had very good people to represent us there in the past." Miss MacDonald said that on several occasions people in Ameri ca had told her it was "strange,. that you do not preach to us and tell us how to do things, because we are used to having people come but here telling us how they do things and how we should d'o them." Miss MacDonald declined to ex press her opinion of American women. She said she had been asked to do so several times, but always had refused. "Not because that what I think of them is un sayable," she explained, "but be cause it is a personal matter and I do not believe in talking about what one thinks of other people." She said one of the things she noticed particularly was that Americans clapped their hands when Englishmen would cheer. IS FDLLETT DEIS SE PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7 (AP) Charles R. LaFollett, state representative from Washington county, took the witness stand n circuit court here today to deny the charges made against him in his trial on a non-support charge. Mrs. LaFollett, he declared from the stand, was motivated more by a desire for alimony In bringing the charge against him than to protect the interests of their foffr children who are with her In this city. "My home is open to the chil dren." he said. "I have always wanted them to be at home and am willing to care for them there, but my wife and I have reached the place where we cannot go on living together. I have written letters and asked the children per sonally to come home." . LaFollett denied charges of cruelty and stated that he bad al ways tried to be considerate oi the needs and welfare of the chil dren at home, he contradicted' tes timony of his wife that he had denied the children bus fare in inclement weather in order that they might attend school. ' old. Is scheduled to be one of the principal witnesses in the case against Bowman. Shortly after the attempt at suicide of Miss Pack about 10 days ago, .it was an nounced by C. J. Hjalmson, fath er of Octavia, that Bowman, .the man in question was the husband of his daughter and that be had received a letter from her at Kel so, Washington, stating that they had been married just two months before the shooting. This state ment regarding Bowman and the Hjalmson girl was blasted when local officials learned tbat no wedding had been performed and Bowmajr corroborated the story. At the present. Bowman la be ing held for the grand Jury un der $1,000 bail, having waived ft hearing in Justice court. He has denied, however, having anything to do with either girl other than being their friend. Miss Park was In serious condition for nearly a week following the shooting, bat Is on the mend and jnay hi re leased within the next twe weeks. doctors report. MEU JAUNT CHARGES OF SPOU apparent injury otner tnan Shafer had just driven away from the Oregon Linen mills, turning west on Madi son street.- He was unable to see the train coming, although there is ample clearance at this point, because the low afternoon sun was directly over the train. Just before his car reached the tracks Shafer heard the train and attempted to jump out. Things happened so quickly from then on that he was unable to tell aft erward what did happen, but be remembers that he picked him self up alongside the battered remnants of his car. Engineer Fails to Blow Whistle, Charge Engineer Williams was pilotin.g the train, which stopped within 100 yards of the scene of the ac cident. It was stated by a linen mill (Concluded on fage J, Column 1.) lllHTBK Full Cooperation Planned as Advisory Board Formed Thursday Night A brighter future and strong cooperation between the three or ganised girls' groups of the city the Camp Fire girls. Girl Scouts and' Ofrl Reserves is seen by leaders as a result of formation last night of a permanent organ ization to be known as the Advis ory Board of Salem Girls' work, which consists of representatives from the girls' clubs, and all serv ice clubs. While each group concerned, wiU continue to function as a separate organisation, it Is the plan to cor- reletn wnrk na mnrh as nOSSible The advisory board agreed at its meeting last night that Camp Santaly. which the Y. W. C. A. owns, shall be used by all three girls' groups, though each shall have Its own period of occupancy. Preliminary plans were made for construction of a dining room and other expansions. The groups will also Join In singing of Christmas carols at the Ytletide. Persons who were present last night and who will represent their organizations on the permanent council are: Mrs. H. R. White and Miss Agnes Norcross, Girl Scouts; Mrs. Elizabeth K. Gallaher and Mrs. George Moorehead, Girt. Re serves, which Is a unit of the Y.J w. C A.: Mrs. w. J. AimaiewiM i and Miss Berdell Sloper, Camp Fire Girls; Dr. D. B. Hill, Kiwan is; Dr. M. C. Findley, Rotary; Charles Hudkins, Lions club; Mrs. Eric Butler, Zonta club; Miss Laura V. Hale, Business and Pro fessional Women; C. E. Wilson, chamber of commerce. The Ad club will also appoint a represen tative. Between 450 and 500 girls now belong to the three organizations, and with the increased facilities which cooperation will bring, the membership Is expected to in crease. " Mrs. Moorehead was named chairman of the council. Meet ings will be held each month, or at the call of the chairman. PUfflfHTTU F NEW YORK. Nov. 7 (AP) Irving Kayne Davis, playwright, waa arrested today charged with fraud by two persons, who lost money oy oacaing ma which was a failure of last season. He was released in $2,500 ball on the two charges. Georre Stevenson, ft customs house broker, said he lost 13,- 500, through stock he purchased in "Veils, Inc.," and Mrs. Lillian R. Mason, the other plaintiff, said she lost $8,200. Both claimed that Davis misrepresented facts In obtaining their money by stat ing that be was author and owner of the nlav. he received an offer of $30,000 for controlling Inter est from Lee Shubert, producer, and $80,000 for motion picture ria-hts for his play. An Investigation proved these renresentattons false, they charg ed. The pia7 closed after four dava on Broadway. Davis, husband of Elsa SheUey, aetreas, claims to be the victim of series of malicious persecu tions," by persons who invested In his play ftnd lost. VE0BGMM1S DFI ALLEGE D FRAUD SOVIET RUSSIA OBSERVES ITS 12TH BIRTHDAY Downfall of Czar's Ancient Regime Celebrated With Great Ceremony Presents of Grain, Coal and Iron Sent Revolutionary War Council MOSCOW, Nov. 7. (AP) So viet Russia today began a series of elaborate celebrations to mark the 12th anniversary of the Octo ber, 1917, revolution. The saguin ary events of 12 years ago which almost overnight converted the 1,000-year-old Imperial Russian autocracy into a proletarian re public, really occurred in October of that year, but as the Soviet government since has adopted the modern calendar, the overthrow Qf the czarist regime and the Ker ensky government is celebrated 13 days later than the date given in the old Byzantine calendar, which was October 25, 1917. Slight Difference Noted Due to Calendar Change This year's anniversary coin cides with the end of the first year of the Soviet government's famous "five-year industrializa tion plan," so that Russia's 147, 000,000 people were appealed to by the government to center cele brations around the five-year-plan which has for its object "the mech anization and industrialization of the Soviet union." One of the features, therefore, of the five days' ceremonies which began today, was the dispatch to Moscow by workers in various So viet factories, plants and agricul tural centers throughout the coun try of thousands of tons of coal, iron, grain and other products, which were presented as gifts to the revolutionary war council which protects the Soviet union against attack. Moscow's "Red Square" Scene of Celebrations As in past revolutionary mani festations, the principal events were staged in Moscow's famous "Red Square," scene of some of the most stirring political events (Concluded on Page 8, Column 6.) PROBLEM LS-flCUTE Informal Discussion Shows Drastic Need of Money; Meet Postponed . Ways and means of financing the Associated Charities in the city for another year are still a question mark, as the meeting scheduled for last night to con sider those problems was post poned until November 22 due to lack of a sufficient number oi in terested persons to conduct busi ness. Before that time, an effort will be made to have each service organization, fraternal orders and religious organizations to name a representative who will attend. Election of officers was to have been held last night and probably will be held at the meeting on the new date. Harry Levy is presi dent, Mrs. J. A. Carson is vice president and Mark Poulsen is treasurer. Although no meeting was neia last night, an informal discussion occurred, during which Levy set forth the needs of the cnartues. Levy pointed out that Salem is at the stage where there is need of more" funds to adequately Tiandle the number of cases due to the floating copulation which comes with the seasonal Industries and part of which finds Itself stranded here. He also said that the char ities must take more and more into consideration the cases which come as ft result of the state in stitutions. Relatives of inmates in the institutions come to Salem to be near them and often nave insufficient funds to keep going. The county from which they came offers no aid, Marlon county can offer none for as ft rule such cases are "not residents, so the (Concluded on Page i. Column 1.) County Assessors Gather at Capitol For, Annual Meet County assessors from all parts of Oregon gathered here Thursday to discuss tax ratios with members of tle tax commission. Today's program includes a round table discussion of various tax problems, election of of ficers hj the county asses sors association, and inspec tion of the state flax plant. This Is the first meeting of the county assessors with the newly created state tax commission of three mem bers. The tax levy for H80, based on the property valu ations for 1020, will be an nounced by the state tax commission early in December. CHARITIES ME NEW ZEPPELIN TO BE BIGGEST IN EXISTENCE Golden Spike is Riveted to Supporting Ring With Great Ceremony Elaborate Preparations Are Made to Build Monster Fighting Airship AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 1 (AP) Zeppelins were viewed as great instruments toward peace by air authorities of national note here today at the ceremony of laying the ring of tbe superair battle cruiser, the ZRS-4. Rear Admiral William A. Mof fett, chief of the navy bureau of aeronautics, and Paul W. Litch field, president of the Goodyear Zeppelin corporation of Akron, visualized new and speedier trans oceanic air travel by the larger zeppellns to be built in the fu ture. Mof fett riveted the golden spike into the huge central supporting ring of the airship ZRS-4 today to signalize the beginning of con struction of what is to be the world's largest aircraft, a veri table battleship of the air. Great Value Seen In Air Battleships Moffett said the government had ordered two airships from the Akron corporation because "we can see their great value as scouts and patrol vessels during war, if unhappily war should come and because we believe the best way to prevent war is to be prepared for it." More than 60,000 persons gath ered at the huge dock to witness the ceremonies. The ring laying was comparable to the laying of the keel of a water travel vessel from the circle girder, which stands as high as a 12-story of fice building, the cigar shaped nose and tail in skeleton metal will be extended. Greater Speeds For Zeppelin Is Foreseen Litchfield, who introduced Mof fett, foresaw even greater speeds in zeppelins of the future and said larger ships with better accommo dations for more passengers than those of the present carry would soon be built Dr. Karl Arnsein, vice president of the Akron cor poration in charge of engineering, also spoke. The ZRS-4 will be 785 feet long, 146 feet high and will have nearly twice the capacity of the Graf Zeppelin for lifting gas. The ship will be equipped with five airplanes for purposes of defense in time of war. At a banquet tonight Comman- j der Roseudahl of the Lakehuret Naval air station was presented with the medal of honor of the 'light Internationale des avia tors," and Ward T. Van Orman, of Akron received the James Gor don Bennett trophy as winner of the last International' baloon race. Clarion on Friday Will Set Record The biggest Clarion ever issu ed by high school students will come from the press Friday, De cember 20, in commemoration of that newspaper's 25th year of publication, David Eyre, editor. announced' Thursday. Eyre and Robert Anthony .business man ager, have already put their heads together to plan a high school newspaper that will take the breaths of both students and townspeople. Eyre 13 ready with special assignments and Anthony has started a campaign to solicit full patronage from Salem mer chants, as well as from other towns. The srlver anniversary number will be printed in sufficient quan tities that townspeople may secure copies. It will contain many spe cial Items of interest to older Sa lem, as old pictures will be used and considerable history of past classes and events will be brought to the fore. The edition will be Issued coin cident with the annual high school homecoming event, which .falls that weekend. The first Clarion was published December 14,1904. Few Changes in Market Produce Are Noted Here Changes and activity in the handling of fruit and vegetables locally bave been at a minimum this week. Lettuce from Califor nia (which is much better than the local offerings) and tomatoes from the south are about the only additions to the market. Arlsona and Texas grapefruit Is coming in stronger; cranberries are a bit cheaper at 23 cents A pound. Local wheat prices are up two cents over the previous day, now at $1.07 on white and $1.06 on red. At that, tbe buying price is seven eents under what it was a month ago. To Attend Arms Parley J c'' jj r ! t .i -v-i c '"N p 1 Among those who will represent the United States In the Five Power naval conference to be held in London, England, next January are Senator David Reed, of Pennsylvania, (left). Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas (right) and United States Ambassador to Eng land, Charles G. Dawes (inset). Dawes Completes Talk With Hoover American Ambassador To England Will Sail for London From New York Tonight; Disarmament Meet Discussed WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. (AP) Ambassador Dawes concluded tonight his conferences with President Hoover and officials of the government regarding the forth- 'coming naval conference in mm i i t Change May Be Ordered at Beginning of Coming Semester Possibility that reorganization of the two junior high schools in Salem may be put Into effect at the beginning of the second semes ter of the present school year was reported yesterday by R. W. Ta venner, secondary supervisor, fol lowing a conference Wednesday after school with the two junior iigh principals, the city superin tendent and heads of departments in the two schools. Tavenner has been making a study of junior high conditions with a view to reorganization since his appointment as second ary supervisor at the beginning of the school year. Junior high school program was discussed here October 21 by Dr. J. M. Glass, na tional authority of junior highs. who advocates a split period sys tem; that is classes arranged so that they could fall four, three, two or ne days a week, depend ing upon the nature of the class. Class periods would be an hour in length under Dr. Glass' plan. CWef of the questions confronting the junior hi&h council is whether or not the Glass system shall be used In Salem. At the meeting Wednes day most of the arguments - were (Concluded on Page 8, Column 2.) T BALTIMORE, Nov. 7 (AP) The Baltimore Catholic Review tomorrow will publish comments by Rev. Dr. John A. Ryan of Cath olic university, Washington, up holding three Washington report ers who refused to give confiden tial Information to the grand Jury with the result that they were sentenced for contempt of court. In his comments Father Ryan referred to the distinction made by works on moral Jheology be tween different classes of secrets including professional secrets or those obtained only on the condi tional that they will not be re vealed. Declaring that the Washington reporters not only were under no moral, obligation to reveal their information. Father Ryan added that they were morally obliged to persist In their refusal, and ex- -pressed a hope that the legal, ob ligation In their case would be authoritatively determined by the highest court of competent juris dictions. LIS POUTERS London, preparatory to sailing tomorrow night on the White Star liner Homeric for England. The ambassador and Mrs. Dawes and their daughter, Mrs. Melvin Ericson, have been guests of the president and Mrs. Hoover at the White House for the three days since they arrived from Chicago.- There Mr. Dawes had con ferred with officials regarding the planned Chicago World's fair. Accompanied by his brother, Rufus C. Dawes, head of the com mittee working out plans for the fair, the ambassador attended a brief ceremony at the White House today when President Hoo ver issued his proclamation invit ing all nations of the world to participate in the celebration. The ambassador also concluded his conferences today with Secre tary Stimson, Undersecretary of State Cottpn and navy depart ment officials in time to prepare for his departure late tonight for New York,; where he will board the vessel twhich will take him back to Losdon. During the few free momeata he had today, the ambassador greeted many friends who called' upon him at the of fice of General John J. Pershing in the war department, where Mr. Dawes had established temporary quarters. The ambassador discussed va rious phases of tbe forthcoming conference and particularly! ques tions regarding the arrival in London in January of the Ameri can delegation, which Secretary Stimson will head. PHOXE RATES BOOSTED SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. (AP) The state railroad commis sion late today handed down a decision Increasing telephone rates in the bay district. Tuberculosis Substantially Gut Down In Number by Health Unit Editor'! Vott: The StatMinaa today presents the twenfy-sei-ond of a (tries f daily articles detifned t acqaaint ta people of Virion county la a compre hcn&ire sens with the pioaiaa and ae eoatplishmenta of the Marios ' eoontr child health demosMrauoo and with the proposed Banner in which the health program will be carried forward when the demonstration withdraws as the and of this year. By GENEVIEVE MORGAN Deaths from tuberculosis in Ma rion county are Tar greater than from the other communicable dis eases still, and at that the Marlon county child health demonstration has been instrumental In reduc ing the death rate to the lowest it has been in any year for which there are figures. Typhoid fever and scarlet fever will also come In for a brief hearing in this article, but let's be done with tubercul osis first- ' s. Proportion of Deaths Still Fairly High Despite the fact tbat within the last 16 or 20 years tuberculosis Ship Afire Off toast California SOS Sent Out by Un identified Vessel Last Nizht Broadcasting Stations Shut Down to Al low Message SAN PEDRO. Cat.. Nov. 7. (AP) A radio report received by marine sources here tonight sa!d that the mine sweeper Ortolan had radioed the naval base at Kas Diego that It was going to ;he rescue of an unidentified t-h"p afire off the coast near Encinitar. The Ortolan nave the position of the vessel toward which it was steaming a six miles off Et cinitas. Enclnitas is approximately 15 miles north of ?an Diego harbor. A few minutes before the Orto lan radioed its information broad casting stations were requested to shut down for reception .f SOS signal. Radio- receiving stations had ben unable to 4 velop the identity of the ship, "or whether it was :t freight or jrj senger boat. Report of Identity Proves to He li-t.kc Later advices from San Diffe Identified the vessel as the lnd?a Arrow, General Pe'roleum taiik er, en route from New York ?e San Pedro. The Point Lo;ua radio statica at San Diego sail it had ixp defi nite information regarding fhe ship or its condition. A few minutea after the Diego report of the India Arrew in trouble the tanker called in te the Machine exchange radio sta tion here and rported itself is no trouble. The India reported it would ar rive at San Pedro between 10 aso 11 p m., and was in the vicinity of tbe reported disaster at abeat the time the S O 3 -was belie vl to have been heard. The ship's officers said they had not re ceived an 8 O 3 and did not ee any signs of a burning vessel mlt Enclnitas. y Officer Burgess Calls Out Order to Halt Before ; Firing Pistol A complete recovery, barring complications. Is predicted for Clyde Williams, 2 year old frvo cery clerk, who was shot by a po liceman early Thursday mornicg when he was mistaken for a prowler. Williams Is lying at tW Salem General hospital with a bullet wound through his ricfet lung as a result of being shot fcv Policeman Louis Burgess when the former refused to stop when warned by the officer. Tbe wounded man Is aaid to have ben spying on the home of Miss Al berta St. Clair, 633 Front stTe!, to whom he had been paying at tention and It was his jealour, aroused through the girl's ac quaintance wih another man, that prompted Williams to resort to espionage. Receiving a call from Mrs. Lnry V. St. Clair, the girl's mother, of ficer Burgess was dispatched to the woman's home where be was' instructed that a prowler was evi dent about tha place. Williams, it later developed had been watch ing the St. Clair home for some time before the police were calld and had taken ap hi3 hiding place in the St. Clair automobile parked (Concluded on Pie S, Column 2. Fatalitys has come to be considered a pre ventable disease, the white plagv.e stigma still attaches in the mind of many people. This is no more laarlw arlAn nA In fh nnHr -if eases and death rates in this coun ty. In 1928, when there were .sup- poseaiy nut 4 canes, 21 aeaiu resulted almost 59 per ctat deaths! The previous year. deaths were reported from the reported cases. These two death rates are the lowest yet recorded in this county. In 1924, 25 death resulted from this disease ard only eight cases were reported and In 1920, there wore 49 deaths and 13 cases reported! So you see. per sons who have this disease are not willing to admit it and con sequently the drive to eradicate 'A is hampered. According to stu dies elsewhere, aboat none ess appear for every death, which means that in Marion connty thT (Concluded n,Pe . Column '.) ' Mi