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FOUMDEO 1831
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, February 23," 1930
No. 387
1E1
Hope Grows For Cancer Patient Who
Flew Down Coast to San Francisco
Briand Cheerful at Outlook For
Success at Disarmament Confab
OFFICERS ARE
STATE OFFICE
JE USED SOON
NORBLf NOW
1ST ACTIVE
VOTE GETTER
UPROAR ABOUT?
HOOVER STOP
SUBSIDE?
Structure to Be Completely
Filled; Some Depart-
ments Crowded
Total Cost to Be Less Than
Half Million Original
j. ly Estimated
All apace In the new state of
fice building, now nearing com
pletion, hag been assigned and
come of the departments which
are to occupy Quarters there bad
to be held to fewer rooms and
smaller space than they had re
quested, according to information
released by the state board of
control Saturday.
It has also become "apparent
that the building will be complet
ed at a cost which wiirbe less
than the $500,000 originally esti
mated. Contract totaled approxi
mately 1472,000, to which must
te added the cost of architects
services and incidentals.
Announcement was made that
on account of delays occasioned by
the bad weather in January, the
date for occupancy of the building
lb as been postponed until April 1.
Original plans called for occu
pancy March 1.
Privately Owned
Quarters Vacated
When the building is occupied
In accordance with tl e arrange
ments made by the board of con
trol, all quarters rented by the
state from private owners will be
Tacated except that the state high
way department laboratory will
not be moved on account of the
odors accompanying chemical an
alysis, and the printing depart
ment will remain in the Steiner
Jarman building, purchase of
which by the state has been sug
gested.
The state office building
will
be occupied as follows:
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MOTES PILE UP FOR
Majority in Diet Increases
As Reports ot tiecuon
Are Brought In
TOKYO, Feb. 23. (Sunday)
(AP) The final results of the
national elections for the lower
house of the Japanese diet today
swept the Minseito party ot Pre
mier Hamaguchl to victory with a
majority of 80 seats over all oth
er parties.
The Minseito total was 273
seats, against 174 for the Seiyukai
pafty, their chief rivals. The
proletarians returned five mem
bers, and other groups 14.
Premier Hamaguchi's followers
lost only two of their seats in the
preceding diet and gained 101.
TOKYO, Feb. 23. (AP)
(Sunday) The most impressive
vote of confidence given to any
Japanese ministry within a de
cade was being rolled up early to
day as the count was being com
pleted of ballots cast Thursday in
a general election of members of
the lower house of the diet.
With only 22 contest results
unreported at 1:30 a. m., the Min
seito party of Premier Yuko Ham
aguchl had secured 261 seats, the
representatives of the Seiyukai
party 165. the proletarians five
and other groups 13. Already,
vor.fnr the government had a
majority of 28. Its margin was
steadily I Increasing, surpassing
the most sanguine predictions of
Minseito leader. Many rural dis
rMm anon which the Selyumal
-arty banked confidentally fol
lowed the cities Into the govern
An Impartial opinion of the
election result Is that It is an ex
pression of the nation's approval
tot Premier Hamaguchi's policies
..tnhment of expenditures.
of a budget .balanced without
, .rut nt restoration of the
.t&ndard for Japan. The
verdict also is considered a re
pudiation of the Seipukai's long
. r governmental af-
fairs. -
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Bearcats Invite Huskies
To Determine Best Team
Challenge for a same to Aedte
the aetual collegiate basketball
championship of the northwest
a" been sent on behalf of WU1
imette nniverslty by Graduate
Manager Lestle Sparks, to the
Unlversitr of Washington, prob
able winner of the northern divi
lion title in the Coast conference-
The suggestion Is made that
Ibe game be played In Salem the
Huskies stopping off on. their
Wto California to play the Uni
versity of Southern California
Juintet for the Coast conference
title The feeling here iff that
WiUamette Is entitled to chpJ
game, as it has twice defeated
UnTver."y of Oregon whl ci i to
sow In second place In the north-
a. series of games against &u
Ignatius. California college sqnad
which Is outstanding among the
'son-Coast: conference schools ta
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23
bedside of Mrs. Oei tt ude Edwins, cancer patient whose dramatic air
piano f lft lit here from VTenatcuce. Wash., attracted attention in
the newly discovered Coffey-Humber treatment in her case, burned
more brightly today when her physician, Dr. George K. Rhodes, an
nounced her condition greatly improved. 1
Mrs. Kdwins was much brighter and taking more nourishment.
Dr. Rhodes said, end greatly improved tbi-ough the nourishment,
blood transfusions, rest and care she has received. . .
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 22
(AP) The supreme court, with
Charles Bvans Hughes at its
head as, chief justice in .place of
William Howara ian, win re
sume its sessions Monday after a
recess from January 27.
The first business will be
simple proceedings inducting Mr.
Hughes into his high office, and
then the old members of the
court will deliver a number of
decisions in 53 cases which have
been under consideration during
the recess.
Among these may be rulings on
tho validity of the Hoch-Smlth
resolution, authorizing the inter
state commerce commission to re
duce railroad rates to aid agri
culture In distress, challenged by
more than 400 railroads in the
deciduous fruit case from Califor
nia, and the challenge by the
Duke interests in the Carolinas of
the authority of the interstate
commerce commission over inter
urban electric railways.
TROJANS WIN TITLE
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 22
(AP) The University of South
ern California tonight won the
southern division Pacific coast
basketball conference title by de
feating the University of Califor
nia at Los Angeles 33 to 8.
that state and has defeated Stan
ford and the University ot Califor
nia. A record of no defeats in either
football or basketball in North
west conference play this school
year has been hung up by the
Willamette nniverslty teams,
coached by Roy "Spec' Keene.
There has been no parallel case
since this conference was organ
ised with Its present personnel
four years ago. i
In analyzing the success of
Willamette teams this year it Is
difficult to credit It to anything
bnt Keene's ability as a coach,
plus a steady process of building
up for four years during his re
gime here. Willamette Is not the
largest school in the conference,
being topped by Whitman In point
of enrollment. Whitman also has
wider field from which it may
logically draw material.
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SESSIONS
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(AP) Flickering hope at the
sum WOMAN IS
DALLAS, Feb. 22 Mrs. Vera
M. Gingell who with Sigurd
Byorneby was killed at Los An
geles Friday by her infuriated
husband, was a resident of Dallas
20 years ago according to towns
people who remember her as well
as her father, Frank M. Ramsey.
Mr. Ramsey in 1910 condncted
a variety store business In Dallas,
vera at the time was 16 years
old and attended public school.
Dallas people speak of her as be
ing a well behaved and nice ap
pearing young lady.
Mrs. Gingell was an actress, ac
cording - to newspaper reports.
She was known at studios as Vera
Dennis and Vera Ryan. She met
Bjorneby, with whom sho" was
found by her husband, while they
were working on the same Holly
wood movie lot.
The' couple was married
Portland in 1919.
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ISCOVE
BANTRY. Ireland. Feb
22.
(AP) A message nurnortlnK to
nave been written by Urban T.
Diteman of Billings, Mont, lone
American airman, who lost his
life while attempting to fly the
Atlantic last October, was report'
ed to have been pIckM up by a
school boy, Frederick Slater,
Tne message which was con-
tlned In a bottle, read:
"Sinking fast In mid-Atlantic
pretrol sinking low. Fighting aw
ful hard winds. October 23. U. F.
Diteman."
The message was written on
half a sheet of paper and was
quite legible.
It was recalled that similar
messages in the past purporting
to come from planes and ships
have been proved hoaxes.
Diteman set out from Harbor
Grace, N. F., October 22, to fly
to England and 'then dropped
from sight. He -as a cattle buy
er at Billings, Mont.and then
became interested in aviation. The
home of his parents is In Port
land, Ore.
TAFT SO BETTER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22
(AP) The condition of former
Chief Justice Taft tonight
mained unchanged.
11 IN DALLAS
SUPPOSED
DTEil
HISD
RED
Chairman Norris of Senate
Judiciary Committee to
Refer Charges
Information Pours in From
Many Sections of U. S.
He Declares
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22
(AP) Charges of corruption
among public officials engaged all
over the country in enforcing the
dry laws will be placed before the
senate judiciary committee on
Monday by its chairman, Norris
of Nebraska.
He said today people .from
"Boston to San Francisco" had
been forwarding Information on
alleged law breaking by officers
themselves, ever since he intro
duced his resolution a week ago
for an .inquiry into enforcement
conditions. The data will be given
to the- committee in support of
that resolution.
Committee May Be
Urged to Investigate
After a week of conferences,
there were indications hat those
favoring the Inquiry might at
tempt to have the senate judiciary
committee go into the. situation
without seeking formal authority
from the senate. It was not clear
today just how . the dominant dry
forces either on the committee or
in the senate would line up on the
proposal for an investigation.
Norris himself is a dry. However,
other republican drys including
Senator Jones of Washington and
Robinson, of Indiana, are opposed
to any inquiry.
The issue rests with the demo
cratic drys, who have not reveal
ed their stand. A decision by the
committee is expected on Mon
day. Senator Sheppard, democrat,
Texas, author of the 18 th
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BE UELDIN SALEM
Auto Dealers Order Drastic
Price Cuts to Unload
Stock Here
For the first time in Salem au
tomobile history, ten dealers of
the city have joined to name
February 23 to March 2 as "Used
Car week" with the view of stim
ulating sales of the large supply
of
used car stock now on hand.
Decision to hold the week was
made Saturday at a meeting of
the Auto Dealers association, re
cently formed automotive organ
ization in Salem.
"Stocks are large at this time
of year and we have decided to
cut prices below the cost of the
cars to us and clear the way for
pring business," said Otto J.
Wilson, president of the associa
tion, In making the announce
ment. Asking the cooperation of both
Salem newspapers, the dealers
said Saturday that throughout
the entire week, beginning today,
announcements would be run in
the classified 1 columns of the
newspapers, describing the specif
ic bargains In cars for sale.
Buyers should remember,
said Wilson, "that every car af
ter it is driven, becomes a used
automobile. Our very best used
cars; many as good as new, will
be included in this offering."
Supplementing the classified
advertising will be display an
nouncements in each newspaper.
In addition special windows dis
playing used cars will be arran
ged by the dealers and extra
salesmen will be assigned - to
meet customers.
Dourlas McKay, secretary of
the auto dealers group, said 'Sat
nrday that at least 10 dealers
would take part in the special
week.
Missing Girl
Returns Home-
Saturday Noon
While searching parties were
combing the area northwest of
Salem for trace of Cleo Wood, 17
year old high school girl who
disappeared from her home
Thursday, the girl returned home
Saturday noon in company with
Mr. and Mrs. James Colgan of
Marlon, at whose home she had
spent the two days.
The girl had walked from her
home at 1931 North 25th street
to-Marion Thursday, she said.
suffering no ill effects despite
the fact that she was convales
cing from an attack of influen
za.
Mrs, English Now
107 Years of Age
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Feb. 22
(AP) Mrs. Catherine English
who was born on Washington's
birthday, celebrated today her
own 107th birthday.
Mrs. English, who recently re
covered from a .serious ttlness, is
active despite her age. She took
part In a quiet celebration at her
home among relatives and
friends.
USED GAR WEEK TO
Strenuous Campaign Being
Waged by Present Chief
State Executive
Corbett and Hall Spend Time
Organizing Quietly for
Spring Primary
- State politics, insofar as the
governorship nomination on the
republican side is concerned, slip
ped through another week of pre
primary activity and saw Gover
nor Al Norblad by far the most
active of the five men seeking pri
mary preferment."
Norblad moves politically like
he walks; he takes a long, fast,,
springing stride and holds it. His
Itinerary tor the week sounds like
that of an eastern Oregon jack
rabbit on a tour of the sagebrush
but Governor Norblad claimed the
honor of reporting daily for duty
at his executive office.
Lebanon, Albany, Dallas, Port
land, Forest Grove,- all saw the
governor in action on the rostrum
during the week.
Corbett Works Quietly
In Eastern Oregon
Harry Corbett swung over to
eastern Oregon and met political
chiefs of that district and worked
quietly in Portland. Senator
Charles Hall spent a week of or
ganization in Portland, coupled
with a swing down the valley,
ending with an appearance Sat
urday night at the Spears ban
quet in Eugene. He told inti
mates that a platform and per
sonal announcement would soon
be forthcoming.
Bennet ad Jeffrey, both Port
land timber, worked quietly and
made no speeches, or If they did,
failed of newspaper attention.
Bert Haney came back from
Washington, D. C. and cleared
the race as far as the democratic
side is concerned by saying he
would not run. Ed Bailey, sena
tor from Lane county, appears to
have a clear field for the demo
cratic choice.
Upton Withdraws
In Favor of Norblad
Jay Upton declared that the ex
pense of a campaign was prohibi
tive and made a positive state
ment he would not enter the fray.
At the same time he threw his
support to the Incumbent.
Exact strength of any candidate
is unknown although common re
ports Indicates Norblad in the
forefront. His frequent appear
ances coupled with extensive
newspaper attention has at all
events given him the most wide
spread attention. Just how far
that will gain his votes is prob
lematical. PIPE FOD WATER
Contract for Construction
Of Filter Plant Let by
0-W Company
First shipments of pipe for the
enlarged main which the Oregon
Washington Water Service com
pany will install from the site of
the proposed filtration plant to
the reservoir on Fairmount hill,
will begin arriving in Salem Mon
day and will be distributed along
the route, it was stated Saturday
by the contractors, Harmon and
Tittle.
Word was received by Mayor
Livesley Saturday from Earl C.
Elliott, president of the water
company, that a contract had
been let to C. W. Devilbiss of
Oakland, Cal for construction ef
the filter plant, on a bid of $101,
855. This does not include con
struction ot the remaining unit,
the pumping plant on Minto's
island.
Under the contract entered in
to Saturday, work on the filter
plant must start by March 7, but
the contractor has indicated that
he will start on or before March
i, the telegram to the mayor
stated.
Harmon and Tittle entered the
second lowest bid, S118.S17. Pa
cific Bridge company of Portland
bid $120,657; Parker, Schramm
and company of Portland $120,
818 and Jasper Stacy company of
San Francisco $130,585.
Used Car Week
In Salem
Salem Automobile dealers
are cooperating in a sed
car week which starts to
day. Turn to the classified
page for complete lists of
offerings.
Now- is the time to bay;
tarn to page 10,
Dealers who will partici
pate ta the week are: Valley
Motor" : company; Douglas
McKay Chevrolet company;
W, L. Anderson, Inc.: Otto
J. Wilson; P. W. P?ttijohn
company; Marion Garage
company,; Bonesteele Motor
company; Fitzgerald gher
win Motor company; State.
Motors. Inc. j Woods-Wheat-on
Motors, Inc.
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This photo shows Aristide Briand, newly appointed foreign minister
of France and bead of the French delegation to London, In char
acteristic pose as he Is Interviewed by a bevy of reporters. Rumors
indicate that the new French delegation may be slightly less ex
acting in its demands than waa the delegation representing the
recently deposed government.
Paris Delegation
Now Reorganized
Aristide Briand to Have
London Conference; Camille Chautemps,
New Premier, Will Be Present
PARIS, Feb. 22. (AP) The newly constituted French
naval delegation intends to leave for London Wednesday
with Camille Chautemps, the new premier, a member.
M. Chautemps announced
to accompany the delegation"
Foreign Minister Briand
would be in charge. Other
members will be Albert Garraut,
minister of marine; M. Lamou-
reux, minister of finances, and M.
Danlelou, minister of merchant
marine.
Briand will head the delega
tion because Chautemps consid
ers he has earned the honor of
leading France's fight by services
already rendered. Briand was a
member of the original delega
tion before the fall of the Tar
dieu cabinet.
The delegation is expected to
stand largely on the Tardieu
memorandum of France's naval
position although it is believed in
some quarters there will be some
softening of the demands.
Political circles here believe
opposition groups in the chamber
of deputies will give Chautemps
a sufficient majority Tuesday to
enable him to go to London in
order that the London negotia
tions may be continued. If the
chamber intends to vote him out,
say these sources, it will wait
until after the naval parley ends.
MOSCOW. U. S. S. R., Feb. 22
(AP) The society of the God
less, the Russian athiest group,
today announced that ont of Rus
sia's total of 50,000 churches.
1370 have been closed by the gov
ernment during 1929. s
During the previous 11 years,
the report said, only 2000 church
es had been abolished.
Out of the total of 1370 closed
In 1929, 1119 were said to be
Christian churches, 126 syna
gogues, 124 mosqnes, and one of
Kalmykg chapel.
Most ot the closed churches
were converted into edncattonal
Institutions and children's homes.
The rest became electric power
stations, factories, hospitals, res
taurants, fire stations and gran
aries.
BartramSick
In East, Word
Reaching Here
Word of the Illness of W. B.
Bartram, manager of the flax in
dustry at the state penitentiary
here, has been received from the
east where he is travelling in the
interest of his office, it was an
nounced Saturday.
Mr. Bartram, who has been ac
tive in the flax promotion of Ore
gon for the past five years, was
expected to return early next
week but will not arrive, accord
ing to his 6f flee, before the mid
dle of the week. The nature ot
Mr. Bart ram's illness was not
given.
Youthful Salem I
Singer Is Heard
.David Smith, Jr., of Salem,
popular Juvenile singer, was the
winner of the Fox Broadway
radio" contest at Portland and as
a result appeared - on the stage
program of the theatre Saturday..
according to word received here.
130 CHURCHES IN
RUSSIA IBE CLOSED
Charge of a Party at
today that while he was coin?
Charge of Powder Blows Up
Killing Workmen Near
Power Station
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 22.
(AP) Three men were killed
today when a charge of dynamite
exploded prematurely at the
Northwestern Electric company
hydro-electric power station de
velopment on the Lewis river
near here.
The dead:
C. R. Micklan, powder man.
L. Cushman, blacksmith.
Mike Papas, blacksmith's help
er.
The three men, whose address
es were not immediately avail
able, were employed by the Phoe
nix Utility company, which is
erecting a dam and power station
for the Northwestern Electric
company of Portland, Ore.
Witnesses said Nicklan was
carrying the charge from a pow
der magazine to a diversion tun
nel, where it was to have been set
off. In some manner the charge
exploded, killing Nicklan instant
ly. Cushman and Papas, who
were working in a shon 75 feet
distant, were found dead.
A large store ot explosives in
the powder magazine 150 feet
from where the blast occurred.
was not - affected, although win
dows in the building were broken.
Rum Runners Are
Taken by Cutter
NEW LONDON. Conn., Feb. 22
(AP) The British Schooner
Isabel H. and the American gaso
line powered boat Mohawk were
captured and 2,000 cases of liquor
seized today off Long Island
shore by a coast guard destroyer.
Both vessels with their crews and
liquor were taken to New York.
Solents Quint
In Tourney s
Practical assurance that Salem
high school's first opponent in
the. state basketball tournament
wilt be Baker high and that the
game will be Thursday afternoon,
March 20, was , given Saturday
when the board of control ot the
state high school athletic associ
ation made the drawing for the
tournament, at its meeting in
Portland. j , .
Portland will play the repre
sentative of district No. 1, in
which Baker Is apparently eertain
to be the champion. . This will
brlag together in the first game
the school where Fred JD. - Wolf
was principal a year ago, and the
one of which he is the head at
present. The winner ot this game
will then have a bye until the
eemi-finals Friday night.
The board of control decided
not to bracket the Portland teams
and the district No. 7 teams be
cause of the criticism this might
HE Ml DIE IN
WOP
President Makes Peace Witti
G. 0. P. Leaders Withot!
Denying Article
No Public Announcement r
Made Concerning Pub
lished Report
By FRANCIS M. STErilEXSO?
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.
(AP) President Hoover made
his peace with the senate republi
can leadership today on the tar
iff. Senator Watson, of Indiana, ri
the party pilot, announcing after
a White House conference that .
"we will have a tariff bill."
Mr. Hoover called Senator
Watson to the White House after
the flareup yesterday in the sen-
Mississippi, provoked the seaat
discussion when he called atten
tion to a story in the Kansas City
Star saying: the president favored
the tariff rates being adopted by
the coalition ot democrats and
republican independents there.
Article DiscusMed
At Breakfast Confab
This story, which aroused the
republican regular?, particular
Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania
went undenled yesterday at the
White House and was discussed
at the Watson, breakfast confer
ence today.
Senator Watson, who has been
leading the fight against the co
alition in the tariff contest,
would only say after the Wnue
House discussion that "we had a
satisfactory talk." He said the
republicans would continue their
fight against any reductions in
existing tariff rates by the coait
tlon. What Mr. Hoover said atattt
the story in the Kansas City Star
remained unknown. S e n a t e r
Grundy had made some inquiries
about the story and had told hie
colleagues, including Senator
Watson, that it appeared to fee
authentic.
Watson. Helps Hoover
Remain Aloof
Senator Watson repeated today
what he has maintained previous
ly, that the president should re
frain from seeking to guide con
gress in the fixing of the 21,ee
rates involved in a tariff bill. He
seemed to have the assurance ef
the president that no action weald
be taken by the White House on
rates until the tariff bill is pre
sented to Mr. Hoover.
The announcement by Senator
Watson that he would vote to
send the tariff bill from the sen
ate to conference with the hu
was taken to mean that the le
publicans would vote for ibe
measure, although it had been re
written almost entirely by the
democratic-republihan indepen
dent coalition.
in CUSS BATHE
AMHERST, Mass., Feb. 22..
(AP) Three students were tak
en to the college infirmary suf
fering from burns received in the
annual class war between soph
omore and freshman groups of
Amherst college today. More than
a score of students were treated
for burns by physicians.
m The Injuries were received
when freshmen, about to carry
out the annual battle of burning;
the first -year green caps, were
charged by a mob of sophomore
carrying kerosene-soaked batter
ing rams and flaming torches.
Many students found their
clothing on fire and rolled in the
snow and mud in frantic attempts
to- put out the flames, while
those untouched by the oil con
tinued the battle with fists. The
fray was stopped by faculty
members.
DERBY MARK MADE
QUEBEC, Feb. 22 (AP)
Mushing his way over the hard
packed 120-mile snow-covcred
course in record breaking tine.
Emll St. Goddard today won the
eighth annual eastern interna
tional dog derby.
Meets Baker
First Round
draw; and the result-was just
what it didn't want. The two
Portland teams will meet Wed
nesday in the first round.
Other Wednesday games bring
STUDENTS
ID
me cnarapions or district le.
and district No. 7 together; prob
ably McLoughlin will meet tbe
team from this district; districts ;
No. I and No. 6, represented last
year by The Dalles and Eugene,
and districts No. S and No. .
represented last year by Myrtle
Point and Tillamook."
JThe Thursday afternoon came
In addition to the probable Salem
Baker affair, will be No. 4 vs. No.
represented last year by 'Med
ford and Astoria, the finalists in
the 1929 tournament. Ashland
will be the district No. 4 entry
this year. The winner of tbi -
game also goes to the senu-iin-
als " .
Although the matching of tb
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