y f CIRCULATION
-l)y mvmg tatrfttUa Urn the
SMSta aUla YtkritrT IS, ISM
6,619
Awas aaily mt aU UM
tat
' Aailt Bum et Clr 1IU.
WEATHER
G Morally doady tad ay
aid probably TJuusday.
Max. temperatare Tuesday,
7; mln. S4; wind north, 10
miles t river 8; clear.
'e.
FOUNDED' lASf
SEVENTY-NINTII TEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wedaesdaj Morning, Jlxnh 12, 1930
trfrrt
vvk i 11 in vr 7, ii r i lmi v- uwx vx yiizr m si. v
POUCE STUDY
MYSTERY OF
: ill'S DEATH
Peculiar Facts Unearthed by
Officers Following Mur
der of Recluse
Legal Battle Promised Over
$50,000 Estate Left by
Arthur R. Manby
By GLENN M. BRILL.
Associated Press Staff Writer
' SANTA FE, N. Met.. March 11
(AP) Raw material lor a
thrilling mystery story continued
to accumulate today with develop
ments concerning the circumstan
ces of the life and death of Ar
thur Rochfort Manby, Taos re
cluse found decapitated In his
home last July 3.
Attorneys girded themselves
for a legal battle in federal court
at Albuquerque tomorrow for pos
session of the 80-year-old Eng
lishmen's 150,000 estate and
there appeared in Santa Fe the
possibility of a contest over the
right of Great Britain to demand
United States intervention to
solve- the decapitation mystery.
Robbery of Studio
La id to Woman
Terecita Ferguson, the woman
whom Manby called in his diary
"the princess of all my dreams,
was at liberty under bond at Taos
charged with robbing and burn
ing the studio home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Tounghunter, artists
of New York, and her nephew,
George Ferguson, also charged
with the robbery, was In Jail in
Taos with orders from District
Judge H. A. Kiker that he is not
to be permitted to talk with any
ne.
Late this afternoon Sheriff
Gonzales found more loot from
the Tounghunter home when his
deputies dug up a large box which
lad been buried in the back yard
of Terecita s home at Canyon
The box was about 15 feet from
the rear door and contained a val
uable collection of Indian bead
work. Last night dishes, silver
ware and clothing owned by the
Tounghunters were found inside
the Ferguson home
Tumbling upon these events
too came an announcement from
J. B. Manby, a brother, in Den
ver, that at the time of his death,
A. R. Manby was helping Tere
cita establish a claim to $40,000,
00 worth of -Missouri property
n the basis of a 150-year-old
Spanish land grant
Manby was always working on
alganUe deals. hU private papers
reveal. In September, 1916. he
wrote in his diary that at the time
he- was owner of 745,000,000
acres of land In New Mexico and
the southwest. This property had
been gained, he recorded, through
the Taos valley Land & Iriiga-
tin. cn ,nH , rnny vi a I
a, Runrii. On w !i v. I
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The suit over the Manby estate I
which centers at Albuoueraue for
the next few days involves II a?
Hon bv Dr T V Thnrn it Np
XZ-J7" r:.:' T50rn6 ..f.
Mvtm. iu i ecu tci on a 112.UVV
on a
mortgage granted to Manby.
TIFT LAID TO REST
fJI
' By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, March 11.
(AP) Under rain-sodden soil of
wooded glade, lonely in its peace
and Isolation, William Howard
Taft lay tonight, the long, event-
ful story of his mortal Journey
ended.
At bis feet, a doien yards away
down the gently sloping hill side,
towers an ancient and mighty oak.
Thronrh lta leafleaa llmha. thrill-
ing now with the stir of the com-
ing spring, the far lights of Wash-
-tnrton rleam dimlv toward that
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mum iivau uuuft iu Aiuugiun
HausI nemAsrv wrisavsa ha alonna
In enternal fellowship with the
other great dead. .
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traffic of the workaday world ebbs
and flows. Beyond that comes the
wide, quiet sweep of the Potomac,
and then the city where most of
nts me-time of. pubuc service was
spent.
Edward Doheny Goes On
Trial For
WASHINGTON. March 11
(AP) -Edward I Doheny. weal
thy oil operator will go on trial
tomorrow on an indictment charg
ing that he gave Albert B. Fall a
bribe of $100,000 for a lease to
the Ridge Naval oil reserve at
Elk Hills, California.
. Evidence concerning the pay
ment of the money to Fall then
secretary of the Interior, was pre
sented to a jury four years ago.
Doheny and Fall testified it was a
loan of one old friend to another
and their acquittal of conspiracy
followed. Last October, however,
the District of Columbia court took
an opposite view of the transac
tion and found Fall guilty of ac
cepting the money as a bribe.
. Much of the evidence which was
used by government prosecutors
r to secure the conviction of the
former cabinet officer cannot be
Introduced against Doheny. Zs-
James Davis to
Run For Senate
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William S. Tare (above) has an
nounced that .he will not again
be a candidate for election to
the United States senate from
Pennsylvania, Yare, who was
refused a seat in the senate be
cause of his extensive "slush
fund", has thrown bis support
to James J. Davis, present sec
retary of labor, who will an
nounce his candidacy In a few
days.
MacDOnald SayS He WOfl't
Resign Until Defeat on
Major Question
LOXDON, March 11. ( AP)
Prime Minister MacDonald's sec-
ond labor government met its first
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8 TOies one 'ess man me margin
w u U tnumpea over xne
combined opposition force F.bru-
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It hart Wn evident for a week
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LABOR GUH
LOSES ill SKIRMISH
their strength and stiffening the The still used by Lnnde was ants are expeciea-w rurnisn sup
party discipline la preparation for made from a washboiler. One gal- piles.
an attack against labor's contro- Ion of Honor was seised and about His speech tonight constituted
versial coal mine's bill and unem- 50 gallons of mash. Several emp- hat he called his "last message
...... . . . . t?-m Avit
pioyment program.
Today they joined the conserva-
tlves and successfully pushed
through an amendment to the coal
bill by 282 votes to 274.
Immediately after the an-
nouncement of the result, Mae
Donald made it plain that he had
no intention of resigning until he
was beaten on a major Issue. He
said he Intended to go on with the
coal bill because the amendment
carried by the opposition made no
I essential change in the main atrue-
Iture of the measure.
Pnrmpr Prim Minister Bald-
win. leader of the conservatives
provoked an Indignant denial from
him hT aaklnc whether he intend-
ed to go with it.
I
"I am amared at the question,"
I MacDonald asserted. "Mr. Bald-
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I wm wU uetTV iu uyyuiiuun v ww
itew. f-m ir.asr mv filet tiAFrV'sl
vite of censure. I will be glad to
accommodate him if he will make
1.1. .f.M.i n-tni anil
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I The prime minister showed no
signs of dlscomforture after the
defeat and asked the house to
continue its work. Debate upon
I another amendment then pro-
ceeded.
Bribery Today
peclally is this true of evidence
concerning Falls receipt of f 223.
600 from Harry F. Sinclair about
the time Slnclairs company re
ceived a lease to the Teapot Dome
navai reserve m njomni. ii was
the time Sinclair's company re -
show InUnt on the part of the eab-
inet officer which was credited
with bringing about ais eonvlc -
uon. -
Dohenrs case first was set for
Monday but the court recessed un-
tli Wednesday in respect to the
memory of the late William How-
ard rait ana Justice sanxora.
When ennrt convenes tomorrow.
Jnstico William Hits la exnected
to rule on Dohenv's nlea that to
try him for bribery would place
him in double jeopardy and that
all elements of the case already
have been decided bv the first
Jury. A similar plea in the Fall
case was denied,
in
PAROLE AFTER
PLEA ENTERED
Judge Kelly Acts on Recom
mendation of District
Attorney Here
Full Restitution to Be Made
By Embezzler, Court is
Told at Hearing
R. D. Parrlsh, ex-bookkeeper of
the state tuberculosis hospital
who confessed to the embeixle
ment of more than $1500 of
state funds, was sentenced Tues
day to serve three years In the
penitentiary by Judge Percy R.
Kelly of the Marion county cir
cuit court. But upon the recom
mendation of the state board of
control, seconded by District At
torney John Carson, Parrlsh was
paroled to J. W. Lewis, warden
of the penitentiary.
When Parrlsh was brought be
fore Judge Kelly, for arraignment,
he pleaded guilty to the embexsle-
ment charge and waived time for
sentence. The parole was granted
following the sentence and Par
rlsh was released to return to Bel-
lingham, Washington, where he
is employed as an Instructor in a
business college.
State to be Repaid
Entire Amount Taken
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IS JAILED RAPIDLY
Paul Lunde Arrested. Sen
tenced and Placed In
Cell in One Hour
naraiy more man one nour art-
MOONS
MAKER
er his arrest on a liquor charge, foremast leader in India's strug
Paul Lunde. a resident--on-- the Iris for lndeirandtncawaa rsadv
Garden Road, was locked to the tonight for the march to Jalapur
county Jail under sentence tor the tomorrow that will open his cam
crime which caused his arrest. It palgn of dvU dlsobeddlence to the
is wougni mai me case sets a i
record for Marlon county conn Surrounded by crowds of visit
procedure. I on and protected by volunteers
Late Tuesday afternoon Deputy I
g1 Wllter Wb.
Hasklns drove out to Lunde's I
place and pat urn under arrest j prove to be critical for govern
for operating a still. It was Only I ment.
a matter of minutes before the He told followers that even if
entire liquor manufacturing ap-1
paratus was loaded into a machine I
and brought Into town .along with I
its former operator. I
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cuuir to me cnarge wnen ne wasi
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orougni into justice couri oeioro i
juage email, ana juage nmui ex- i
changed the compliment ly nlck-
I1' uispensing wim .us case, w i
noains a tine of lltO and 10 dara
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iy pint Domes ana a numovr oi
gallon Jngs also numbered in tne
seised articles.
VIOLATIONS OF LAW
Delmer Russell, erstwhile base-
ball Ditcher, and Kenneth Pagh,
I son of Dave Push, broke several
laws when they recently levelled
their guns upon a unma pneasui
n the vicinity of the state tuber-
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cuiosis nospuai.
Here ere the statntory proni-
bltlons which were vioUted:
I KniiHfiv aut rv sk-asl ernTl BrlAAtlBtT
i o w va. -
I TTOm B. DUDIlfi 11 im WAT I D.nimi
withont a license: hunting on a
state game preserve; creating a
PBOVEHW
i nniaance ana aiBtnrtiinr xnei' " . .
I MiM.
I I
I But Lrame war a en Ben uiag-
geu was nig-neartea ana oniyone
charge was placed against Rus-
sell and Pugh shooting from a
pnoue highway.
Tne two young men pieaaea i pionghlp t the expense of the Vie
guilty to the charge before Jndgotorla team here tonlrht. defeatinr
Brasier Small In justice court tne Cabi to 0 In an exeeptlonal
Tuesday afternoon and were re- ciean rarae. Tn yietorv nut
leased upon their own reeognl-
sanee to appear for sentence to-
day.
Hop Price Drop
Causes Lack oi
yy ft
VVOrk m balem
i . " .
1 The slump in the hop market
-oWng Itself felt in the unem,
Poymeni si.uauon w caaem, ro-
1 pons jb. a. i.enney, acting man -
i --6-i vi .ii IVCS4 gu.imunjui.m-
pioyment Bureau, xnere nas oeen
practically no call for men to do
spring work in the hop fields, he
reports.
i same aenuma tor wo.-
I ers in berry patches. Mr. Kenney
I said Tuesday, but spring farm
I work In general has not started.
at least Insofar as the hiring of
men is concerned. Many men are
out of work even though last
week's report showed that the
I number of ealls Is catching up on
line registration,
Joseph to Lczach
His Candidacy for
Governor Shortly
Every tadieatioa from the
polftieai wiaeacrea f Port
laad Tswsday poiated to the
ar I y announcement of
Georf Joseph aa a candi
dato for tlie repablicaa nom
tnatlom for gxnenwr fa May.
Joaeph was aaid to navo
decided to announce Tues
day bat was deterred by the
death of Mrs. Slourad
Frank. Joseph is the attor
ney for the Meier Frank
company.
His announcement within
the next few days seems vir
tually assured. Strong news
paper rapport has eminated
from ths Portland Telegram,
Portland newspaper which
has been closely allied with
the Joseph Interests since its
change of ownership two
years ago.
enm STARTS 1
Excitement Runs High When
Indian Leader Launches
Latest Campaign
AHMADABAD. India, March IS
(Wednesday) (AP) Mahat-
ma Gandhi, Indian leader and
mystic, led his pioneer band of
volunteers out of his Quarters
here at .I0 a. m., today and start
ed his march to the Gulf of Cam
v. vl .tu
dlaobedienee to the Indian gov
Gret crowds lined both sides of
ute that th mue proces-
slon was following. As Gandhi,
with B flrw. .ton tltm C 1
years, emerged from his "ashram'
or college of devotees, at the head
of bis volunteers a great shiver of
excitement ran through the
throng."
Almost the whole population of
Ahmadabad, nearly 150,000 nor
mally and swollen by visitors, was
present. The city was virtually de
serted ail through the night.
Gandhi will address the villag
ers at Asall. through which he
wUl pass at about 2 p. m.
AHMADABAD, India. March 11
(AP) Delivering a last mess-
Sa ttk tita fnllnwara Ifiliitini
Candl. mrmt!o nhllosAnhar n4 th
Indian government.
from possible arrest, Gandhi of-
P W, "fcess in
bis crucial campaign, which may
he and his marchers were arrest-
ed "the Indian people mast pre-
serve peace and carry out the in-
stmcuons of the national eon-
f.- t
cob wvruut cauiuu
At any orcsa ne wui ieaa iv
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twih-i i un -u wauupur wwn
wry ww w iumbi-huh mi.
In violation of the fovernment'.
u - -"vu
they wUl stop at mora than 100
m i v.vi.
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Rsfil
IMC 1
V)H Night, Taking Advantage of
Briefs
MOONLIGHT UTILIZED
BEND. Ore.. March XI. (AP)
Taking advantage of brilliant
I moonlight. Jefferson county farm-
I era this week are worklns tractors
I dnrlna- the niabt hours in nrepar-
I tag wheat lands for spring plant-
1 mg.
I in the vicinity of Culver, SO
. a A JB
1 iraciors are oemg useo mgnt ana
day In plowing,
MERCURY CLIMBS
i T) WTi nraa vrriti i A p
I ws-.e '
warm sunshine sent "br
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i BUCKAROOS WIN
i gEATTLE, March 11 (AP)
Tne Portland Buckaroos climbed
j--, tne running for the Pa
Iclfie coast hockey league eham-
Xhe Buckaroos within two points
of the league leading Vancouver
I Lions.
HARRY DILLON WINS
PORTLAND, Ore., March 11.
(AP) Harry Dillon, Winnipeg
veteran, took a 10-round decision
I over reie veraan, me i-uie irom
Pe Ell. Wash., In the main event
over Pete Cerkan, the Pole from
or tne iignt cara nere tonigni.
I trtllnn welched in at 17 EU Cer-
P"0 7Ma ai ne. uer-
THIEF SENTENCED
i ASTORIA, Ore., March 11.
. Ap) jamea Martin, sentenced
t0 one year in the state penlten-
titrf oa a charge of receiving stoW
en property, was taken to Salem
today by Deputy Sheriff A Christ-
igen.
I
I CHARGE DROPPED
I ASTORIA, Ore.. March 11.
(AP) Charges of larceny of pub-
lie funds, - filed against W. C.
Kirk. Seaside minister and school
clerk, and former city treasurer
land policeman, were dismissed to-
oay wnen me circuit court grana
HAITIANS BACK
YANKEE GROUP
IN NEW PLANS
President Borno Has Change
Of Heart After Deciding
To Oppose Idea
Recommendation for Provis
ional Government is
Gaining Favor
PORT AD PRINCE. March 11
(AP) Tension was allayed
here tonight following the Hoo
ver commission's statement that
it was standing by Its recommend
atlOn for a provisional govern
ment in Haiti.
Unrest had been caused by Pres
ident Louis Borno's reported
change of mind regarding the com
mission's plan. He had agreed to
support It Sunday, but yesterday
is said to have Issued a state
ment that he was still president
of Haiti, that a new president
would be selected on April 14 by
the council of state and that there
would be no legislature elections
until 1S32.
That aroused the opposition but
today James Clement Dunn, coun
sellor of the commission, notified
the members at Cape Halten
that the situation was "In hand."
Newspapers Approve
Political Situation
Thus with the capital quiet to
night, the press took a favorable
view of the commission's propos
als for a provisional overnment
dissolution of the council of state
and reestablishment of legislative
-i
SiecUOQS.
Le Temns -tales that all wishes i
have been satisfied. La Presse
asks all to accept the plan and set
aside pride to attain great results.
Le Journal says the commission
has approved the most Important
desires, and it expresses the hope
that everything will be settled in
a spirit of cooperation and coun-
dliation.
The government paper, Le Ma
tin, publishes the commission's
statement without comment.
Le Soir says It is necessary for
everyone to show good faith and
not be partisans, bat Haitians.
Cooley Chosen
I? tv Ifnfrnnip 10
iimamo ao
Representative
Ralph Cooley was nnanimously
ehosen as the official delegate of
the fialem Kiwanis club to the na-
---m- . ti.n- r-it-v
New Jersey, June 29 to July 4,
when the members ratified the ac
tion of the board of directors at
the regular club luncheon Tues
day. Cooley la the Immediate past
president of the club and was in
charge when the very successful
northwest convention was held in
Balem last summer.
In event Cooley cannot attend,
8eott Page, present president, wUl
act as alternate.
FLYER HAKES MARK
aw a a J m
uAnt,y, uui... juarcn 1.
(AP) Captain John A. Macready,
flying a low-wing monoplane, to-
day attained a speed of 201 miles
an hour over the Alameda airport
FffsfMsp ffm PfAffi AH
Moonlight; Portland Wins
Game Against Victoria
lorr rtnmA a not true bill in
turj rr.amea m nui wu
connecutm wnu ine
was Indicted by the previous grana
ury on a specific charge or taa
ing 1 11 00 of school district mon-
ey. He claimed be had "mis -
placed" the sum.
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irunilJLlu. Vre.. mirca i.
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shortly before nUdnlght Monday
at the Benson hotel here, will be
held tomorrow at the home of her
son, Aaron M. Prank.
p1a U.I oil VMnV itnn 4m
0'Bm""a. ru."I.-
snomy oerore mianign. jonu? j
The Meier and Frank store. ln
which Mrs. Frank held a large fi
nancial interest, will be closed tor
the day.
PRISONERS SENT SOUTH
EUGENE, Ore., March 11.
(AP) Dick Andrews, Eugene
Medlin. Harold Cotter and Robert
Jadwln will be turned over to
Medford authorities, officers here
said today. They were held In
connection with the entering ot a
cabin on the McKenxle Sunday.
The sheriff of Jackson eounty
wired the sheriff here today and
said he held a warrant for their
arrest. The warrant cnarges
burglary ot a store, the sheriff
said, from which merchandise was
taken
Merchandise found in pos
session of the men at the time ot
their arrest here was said by om -
cers to correspond witl thst stol-
en at ueaiora.
nr-na-i-i? tdtp ov
wttp.v or- March ii.
(AP) To debate, representatives
ot universities snl colleges ot the
PaHHe. roaat and to narticioate in
forensic contests, Errol Sloan, Co-
quIUe , and Arthur Potwin, Al
bany, will leave here Saturday
night on a tour of southern Call-
fornia. from where they will Jour- ter ot Salem will hold Its first his 41 courageous men. home
ney to Tuscon. Arizona, to attend meeting of the new year tonight ward through the Panama eanal
th pHfii -nat intercolledate at S:30 o'clock at the Areola res- I to New York. The ships will bear
forensic conference. Dr. Ralph -C.
Hoever. debate, coach of the HnJ-
varafrv tt Ororon announced here
todav.
Pioneer Business Woman in Oregon
Country Made First Wool Blanket
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wove tne Iirst woolen blanket
Mary Pratt Haas
Business Pioneer
Salem Woman Makes First Woolen Blanket to
Be Manufactured in Oregon; Early Days
of Settlement Here Are Recalled
Pv MADAT.KNE L. TALLIN
A S part of the observance of National Business and Pro-
A f essional Women's week members of the Salem club un-
dertook to find who was Salem's first business woman. So
f ay a can be learned, she is
STUDENT ILMY
Only Day Following Easter
Authnri7Prl ac Rprocc I
By Directors
tnarh-ra hud
1 I
teii tht Kaim foiinw suit of
parti.ni .n( now Friday
and tne Monday following Easter
- --vo-i t,-n,iav thi, r oni-
th Monday following Easter will
be a holiday. This was aeciaea
at the sehool board meeting last
night when Superintendent George
Hug reported the teachers' re-
ques. ana men recommwuea ib.i
but one day be given.
A patron of the Parrlsh Junior
high school district and his son
I appeared before the school board
to ask that the board assist in
navinr for a hosniUl bill lneur-
red when the son, a 12-year-old
student at Parrlsh Junior high,
lIen on the rocks while engaged in
1 outdoor gymnasium work and
bruised his leg. As a result of the
I accident, a costly operation, re-
,..
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1 LUU. UU .VklUU. IUO .V BE
llnr beln that a district was not
STh. 1
responsible th 1
not set a Precedent of
or Bartly ,n
Cases.
-.-..v,. mnA that th. hoard
pay -
such
The board also ordered that the
heads of the machine and auto
mechanics shop make a monthly
turn-over of funds to the school
clerk.
Ralph Kletzing
New Candidate
For Council Job
Th- latest addition to the ranks
1 0 aspirants for places on the city
1 COuncil Is Ralph Kletxing. adver-
i tiin manaeer of The Statesman.
whn TnMdav filed original notice
J on intention to run in the sixth
- 1 wftra M tn opponent to Watson
Townsend.
i 0 Olson, alderman in the!
MTentb ward, filed original notiee
I a candidate for re-election. His
Slogan is: "Strictly business ad
ministration of city affairs.
JTtcflf nor GrOUD tO
SOMUIMK Vl ISUJS LVJ
U at tier i omgnt
Th- Tcaak Walton leamie eh an
I taurant. Development of the
flshlnc possibilities of the San -
I tiam river will be the nrinclnal
ttonla ef discussion. -
GOOD Fill I
Photo by Cronlse.
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ever woven in uregon.
Mary Pratt Haas, daughter of
, v, r. J y, i,- av.
1 Li- Pratt, and she has the
distinction 01 navmg woven
the first woolen blanket made
In Oregon.
This famous blanket was a
double one, pure white and very
heavy. When finished the edges
were bound with blue satin and
the blanket was sold at auction.
ZrUY,,?; TSTtSi
Joe Watt of Amity, bought the
for it
Mrs. Haas father was the su
perintendent of the Willamette
Woolen mill and with his family
came to Salem to establish the
piam. Tne maenmerv arrived in
.
November. 1857. Mr. Pratt had
been employed in a woolen mill at
Peacedale. Rhode Island, and
here tne tu MarT nad "oven
woolen shawls. She was but 13
- . . . " ,
f" "ld when the t&mU arrlTed
w.-i- --jn
Co DesVribed
Th machinery for the mill was
., -ronnd Horn but the
family came by boat to Panama
and crossed the Isthmus on one of
the first trains that was run on
this line. They then went by boat
I tn San Frandsco. which Mrs. Haas
describes as "a series of sand hills
with houses scattered about."
The family came by boat from
San Francisco to Portland and
then up the Willamette to Salem
They arrived in Salem on June 7
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"We landed in some brush
alone the river and walked
1 plank to the shore," said Mrs.
Haas. "The ground was so dry
that long cracks appeared here
and there."
"The Mansion House"
round Leaung Hotel
The Pratts were taken to the
city's chief hotel, "The Mansion
House" which was where the pres
ent Bank of Commerce building
is. Soon they moved to their per
manent home which was known
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Byrd Expedition On Verge
Ot Bankruptcy He States
DUNEDIN. March 11 (AP)
I Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
I said that his expedition, which re-
turned Monday from its conquest
of the South Pole's vast region
of ice. was on the verge of bank-
- ruptcy. He hopes, however, that
it would "pull through alright.
Scarred by battering ice floes.
his ships, the Eleanor Boiling and
the City ot New York, equipped
at a cost estimated at $750,000
are being - refitted at. Dunedin's
docks. - Within ten days, it is
- 1 planned, they will carry Byrd and
I small cargoes. Behind them In the
1 Antarctic they left the airplanes
I Used by Byrd and his men to map
280.000 square miles et land
mm roup,
HALTS VERDICT
Public Utilities Committes
Considers Issue at Spe
cial Gathering
Hope Still Held for Submis
sion of Charter Amend
ment to Voters
Submittal of a charter amend
ment at the May election, provid
ing authority for the expenditure
of $5000 or some similar ameuat
for the appraisal of the local wat
er utility, looking toward its me- v
quisition by the city, may possibly
be the recommendation of the
public utilities committee and City
Attorney Trindle to the city ceoo
cil next Monday ni?ht.
This was Indicated at the meet
ing of the committee and its
three bankers advisors Tuedsy
night, although no definite actiea
was taken. If a charter am4
ment Is submitted, it will not In
clude provision for any expres
sion of the voters for or against
municipal ownership, although tt
passage would naturally Involve
the assumption that a majority t
the eltixens favor municipal own
ership in principle.
Members of the public utilities
committee are Aldermen O. A.
Olson. Hal D. Patton and Cfcris
Kowits.
Bankers Strong for
Delay In Prorednre
Although contending that the
voters should be given an opr-er-tunity
to decide for or agaiast
acquisition of the water plant, tlx
banker advisors were unanimous
ly of the opinion that it is not ad
visable to submit the matter at
the May election; because of th
program of major improvements
which the water company has un
der way. because the bond mar
ket Is not favorable and berwe
the voters will be better able to
decide wisely after the company
has demonstrated whether or not
It is going to provide adequate
service.
These advisors. William Wal
ton, D. W. Eyre and E. F. Rktde.
made it plain that they wr
peaking only in the advisory ca-
pacity for which they were aa-
pointed, and after giving their
candid opinions, would not n
pect the committee to be sway
unduly thereby.
Water Firm's Lawyer
Voices Objections
Objection to the submittal f
a test vote, or any procedure not
embodies In the city charter, vat
brought before the committee y
waiter Keyes, attorney for tfco
water company. He declared that
the charter amendment proponed
would be essentially the same as
a test vote, and urged against tie
submittal.
Alderman David OIHara. -cbe
originally proposed the resolution
looking toward municipal owner
ship, warned Mr. Keyes that un
less the council takes some favor
able action next Monday night,
the Hollywood community dab
ill have initiative petitions to ii
force the issue in circulation with- '(
in 48 hours thereafter.
Mr. Keyes replied that ho
would not object to that, as tna
public must decide, but urged
against any action on the part of
the council. He stated that extent
for the petition which he circu
lated, asking that the council
give the company time to ceas-
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Safe is Blown
Open at Dallas
Monday Evening
DALLAS, March 11. The safe
in the office ot the Polk County
Farmers' warehouse was blown
open sometime during Monday -night
and a small amount ot sil
1
ver taken, according to the saan
ager, Clarence Curry. Currency
that was laying with the checks
was overlook. Whoever was re
sponsible for the affair, made aa
attempt to get away with the car
of Raymond Syron from in front
of his homo, but was frightened
away. Later it Is thought the
same persons, secured the small
Pontlac coupe of Dr. L. A. Boll
nan, as it was found in the ditch
near the former Leander Bllyeu ,
farm on the Luckiamute. A crow
bar and slidge hammer were feasd
in the car. No other alue has been
found so tar.
I which had kept its secrets locked
in mountains of ice. Even the plane
which carried Byrd. and three oth
er men on their epochal flight
over the South Pole was left at
Little America, the base camp.
while the ships fought their way
from the great barrier ef ico
through Hoes to the opea sea.
But these planes are not be aac-
rificed: Norwegian whaling ships
are to bring them safely to civil- -
isation when the winter king
yields his dominion next season.
Poor in purse, rich in sclentnx.
accomplishment, the most eons
pletely equipped expedition ver to -visit
polar regions, is receiving
the plaudits of New Zealand. Oi
flclala and plain eltlsens alike hatf.
the Americans success and extent7
hospitality and ehtertaiament.