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CIRCULATION Dlly trf 4itriaUoa for tk Matt adinc April 10, 1910 6,601 Arerira dally set paid 6.1SS Mcvber Audit Boreas ( CixcsUtioa. EIGHTIETH YEAR FOUNDED Id3f WEATHER Generally cloudy and mild today and Friday. Max. temperature Wednesday 64; Min. 40; River 1.2; Rain .17; Cloudy. oT. f in . ! If tr -ttt No. 42 ALEM POPULATION NOW Portland Candidate eclinesi Mrs. George Buland Quits Race for Presidency Club Women to Vote on Officers This Morning The nomination of officers to iiead the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs for the next two svears promised to be a bit excit ing Wednesday afternoon at the avgular session held In the bouse of representatives of the Oregon state capitol until Mrs. George CBuland, veteran clubwoman of Oregon, withdrew from the race after the prolonged applause fol lowing the nomination of Mrs. Charles Bilyeu of Dallas by Mrs. Ivan Martin of Salem, in a fiery speech, which intimated that for the good of the federation a pre sident should be elected from tome other section than Portland In view of the fact that Portland had had the presidency for seven years. The only other nomination for president made was that of Mrs. L. C. Palmer of Newberg nomin ated by Mrs. William Dellschnei der of McMinnville. Mrs. Palmer withdrew- immediately. Ticket Prepared for Vote This Morning The slate to be voted this morn ing will be as follows: I Mrs. Charles N. Bilyeu of Dallas, nast recording secretary of the feder ation for four years for. president; Mrs. George Jerald Root of Port land, treasurer; Mrs. Edwin I Knapp, Eugene, recording secre tary; Mrs. L. C. Palmer. New berg, financial secretary; Mrs. Seymour Jones, Salem, auditor. The corresponding secretary will be appointed by the president and the two directors heretofore nominated will, through the re vision made in the constitution Wednesday afternoon, be dropped aad In their place the presidents of the five districts become the board of directors. These .wo men are Mrs. William. Medford, district 1; Mrs. C. H. Horton. En gene, second district; Mrs. Wil liam F. Fargo, Salem, third dis trict; Mrs. H. G. Cooper. Hood River, fourth district; Mrs. Lois Smith, Burns, fifth district. Changes Are Made In Constitution The revision of the constitution took up considerable time In the Wednesday afternoon session. Im portant changes made were to make the second vice president chairman of the extension com mittee; creation of the office of financial secretary to lessen the burdens of the recordine secre tary; change in dates of dues nav- able to January, and dues delin quent to February 1. this In order to get credentials of each cluh to the national federation in time to , make said cluh eligible to re presentation in the national fed eration meeting. The reports of the afternoon were for the most part curtailed and only general facts given at the request of the president. Mrs. ti J FVanVel In orrlor that ih business and 'program might be accomplished. Complete reports will be In the June Federation maraclne. Snm few amhitlnna speakers for the afternoon, and of (Turn to page 12, col. 1) Serious Situation Probable Between Japs and Chinese TOKYO, May 15 (Thurs day) (AP) The Japanese government, it became known today takes a serious view of the notification Tues day of China's nationalist government at Nanking ord ering the commander of the Manchuriao sea force to halt all vessels entering or leav ing Tientsin in order to pre vent arms and rinniUons from reaching the northern military alliance which has rebelled against the Nan king regime. It was learned from au thoritative sources that To kyo intends soon to reply to Nanking alleging that such action would infringe en Japanese rights under Inter national law and warning that overt incident arising from the order would create a serious situation. 26,045 O IT 1 'S EFFORTS 1 SUICIDE THEORY IN MURDER CASE SEEN Police Unable to Find Any Trace of Everett Frank Lindsay, Word SEATTLE. May 14 (AP) The possibility that Everett Frank Lindsay, Seattle wife slayer sus pect, may have committed suicide was revealed here today by his adopted daughter. Pearl whom he abandoned in an Oakland rooming house. Pearl was brought here from the California city today. "Daddy Lindsay wasn't happy when we were in Oakland," Pearl told Sheriff Claude G. Bannick. "He said he might take gis or Jump off the bridge. I asked him why but he wouldn t tell me. At other times. Pearl said, Lindsay talked of taking her to Mexico, Australia and Boston. Bannick was Inclined to place con siderable credence in the suicide theory, especially since a coast wide search has failed to locate Lindsay. The sheriff said he would immediately renew his re quest that peace officers through out the country check morgue re cords of all unidentified bodies in the belief that Lindsay may have carried out his suicide threat. Lindsay disappeared here East er Sunday, taking Pearl with him. Several days later deputy sher iffs found the bodyof Mrs. Lind say In a grave back of the west Seattle home where the Lindsays had lived. He was next traced to Oakland, where his automobile was tagged for a traffic violation, but he had disappeared two days before officers were aware of his presence In that city. Road Scrapers Will Be Used During Summer Additional work for more than a score of farmers with teams will be provided by Marion cotfnty this summer through the use of 24 Fresno road scrapers purchased this week by the county court. About 50 Fresnos are now In use and as each requires a team and a driver, the additional 24 Fresnos will add considerable out let for farmers desirous of work. No reduction In the tractor woik now "going on is contemplated by the court. The county is paying 16 a day for a man and team while 40 cents an hour Is being paid for manual work alone. Members of the court say that the demand for work on the part of farmers with teams has been unusually heavy this year. PEOPLE STATE Exaggerated Claims of 0-W Company Find Salem Folk Warned Bugaboo FounrUoBe With out Foundation as Anal ysis Made Municipal ownership of the wat er system will not increase taxes nor impair Salem's credit that is the final message which sponsors of the plan for purchasing the water plant hope to Impress upon the voters as the time for decid ing the issue draws near. So far as could be learned Wed nesday from questioning a large number of citizens interviewed at random, the water company's pub lished pleas for a negative vote on the charter amendment have fallen on barren soil with the sole exception that some citizens do not yet understand that the $1,- 200,000 in bonds will be retired out of receipts of the water sys tem, and have listened to the com pany's chims that the purchase would mean an Increased tax bur den. Analysis Shows Charge Is False There is a clause In the propos ed amendment which appears to substantiate their claim until it is read carefully. It provides that the city council shall make a spe cial levy each year to pay Interest on the bonds and to retire por tions of the principal as it ma tures, but continues: "Provided however, that such levy shall not be made when and if the income on hand derived from such water plant, applicable (Turn to page 12, col. 1) YANKEE GIRLS ARE TI EXTORTION CHARGED TO COLLEGE YOUTH Indictment to Be Asked of Grand Jury In Case of Los Angeles Lad LOS ANGELES, May 14 (AP) The district attorney's office to night announced an indictment charging Bernard Swalley, 21 year old Pasadena, Calif., Junior college student, with extortion will be asked of the grand Jury tomorrow. W. Swalley, who came here from Birmingham, Ala., where his parents live, was arrest ed yesterday and accused of at tempting to extort $3,000 from Mrs. F. W. Emery, wealthy San Marino, Cal., widow. The grand Jury also will be asked to consider evidence against three other youths, Leo Trimbley, 21, Jack Harback, 21, and Sylves ter Bertram 24, who were arrest ed for questioning. The three were released-tonight and allowed to go to their homes. Police said Swalley assumed entire responsi bility for the plot, and made a full confession that he threatened Mrs. Emery with death unless she left $3,000 at a designated spot. Medford Hires New Coach West Side Marker Asked Miller Wins Golf Trophy Church Conference Opens VANDAL STAR SIGNED MEDFORD. Ore., May 14 (AP) Darwin K. Burgher, Uni versity of Idaho basketball star, signed a contract here this after noon to serve as coach of the Medford high school during the coming year. He was selected from a large number of applicants. MARKER REQUESTED CORVALLIS, Ore., May 14 (AP) Robert Sawyer, member of the state highway commission, today notified W. E. North, se cretary of the West Side Highway association, that Roy Klein, Ore gon state highway engineer, will be asked to forward a brief to Washington. D. C. asking that the west side Pacific highway through Corvallls, . Monmouth, .McMinn ville, and Newberg, be marked "99 west." The west side highway group recently submitted such a brief to the highway association. PRESIDENTS CUP WON SPOKANE. May 14 (AP) Frank Miller of . Forest Grove, Ore., won the president's cup In the annual rotary golf tourna ment at the Spokane country dob today. His score waa gross 12, with a handicap f 14. CONFERENCE STARTS PORTLAND, Ore., May 14 (AP) A three day conference of German congregational churches of Oregon, Idaho and Washington will open here tomorrow. Sup erintendent Herman Obenfcaus, Chicago, $11., and President O. J. Chicago, 111., and President O. J. honor. BABY CASE RUSHED PORTLAND Ore., May 14 (AP) Following a conference between Circuit Judge Gilbert and E. A. Baker, attorney for Mrs. George F. Schaefer, Portland, an nouncement was made today that the hearing to determine the mo ther of the 5-month old baby girl claimed by both Mrs. Schaefer and Miss Geraldiae Watson. Los Angeles, will be resumed Monday and will be completed that day even if a night session Is neces sary. AUTOIST KILLED MARSHFIELD. Orft, May 14 (AP) K. A. Yonhg, 65, was kill ed last night when his automobile went over a grade on the Coos Bay-Roseburg highway. Authori ties believe that Young, who Is an employe for an oil company In Goon county, fall asleep. BUSINESS IS E A gain of 16.91 percent was made by the J. C. Penney com pany in its stores throughout the United States during the month of April, 1930, according to fig ures released here through J. N. Chambers, local manager, Wed nesday. The Increase in volume was from $14,928,150 In 1929. to $17,452,251 in 1930, Cham bers said. Mr. Chambers pointed out the fact that the Increase was not due alone to additional stores In the chain, but to substantial increases In stores already established. Earl C. Sams, president of the J. C. Penney company, said In commenting on the April sales: "Gains are especially noticeable In the field of wearing apparel, due to the occurrence of Easter in April while last year, Easter purchases were made in March. "Comments from managers In 1400 cities In the United States indicates a general feeling of op timism." TONY WINS BOUT vrw haVEN. Conn.. Mar 14. (AP) Tony Cansoneri. former wnrM' reatnerweirnt cnamnion. defeated Johnny Farr, of Cleve land here tonight In a slow ana dull feature bout, Cansoneri weirhed 131 U sounds. Farr 132. BOBBY ALLEN . LOSES CHICAGO, May 14 (AP) Pal Moore, veteran Memphis, Tenn featherweight outpointed Bobby Allen. Chicago, In a ten round bout here tonight. College Students Moke Front Page By Brief Apparel HANOVER, N. H., May 14 (AP) Although their bins were nearly blue from the cold, 600 Dartmouth stu dents today attired them selves in shorts in protest to the conventional and alleg edly uncomfortable male summer garb. There were red shorts, blue, yellow and green shorts. Some were striped, some checked and some of dainty flowered ma terial. A reactionary wing of the college body attempted to counteract the 6hort move ment with a bid for conser vation apparel. Although they wore warm coats, long toursers and overshoee, the anti-shorts appeared to gain few adherents. IKEN BEFORE KING Eight Americans Among Hundreds Presented at British Court LONDON, May 14. (AP) In a magnificent setting of gold and scarlet, King George and Queen Mary sped hundreds of palpitating debuntantes ;. including eight Americans on their way to so cial careers. The eight Americans presented were: Mlafc JSleanor. Edwards of Cin cinnati, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Edwards. Miss Katherine K. Todd of New York, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Todd of 655 Park Ave. Miss Eunice Bennett of New York. Miss Charlotts Dorrance of Crinnaminson, N. J., and Radnor, Pa., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dorrance. Miss Elisabeth Kent ef Phila delphia.' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Atwater Kent. Miss Isabel B. Henry of Phila delphia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Charlton Henry. Miss Griselda E. Forbee of Bos ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Grant Forbes. Miss Francis Hutchinson. The first court of the season in Buckingham palace the first In two years where the king had stood beside the queen was a great success. Ideal weather con tributing no small part. Thousands of amiable onlook ers, many of whom arrived five hours before the court began, jos tled to get close enough to view' the powdered and hefeathered de butantes who waited In parked motorcars along the mall for the royal summons. ENFORCEMENT OF DRY LIS ON NEW BASIS Senate Passes Bill Placing Authority on Justice Department Hoover Expected to Receive Measure Within Next Few Days Grocers Planning To Meet Friday The recently organised Inde pendent Grocers organisation of this city Is to meet again Friday night at the chamber of com merce rooms, according to an nouncement Wednesday. Ed Schunke heads the group. Saturday afternoon a commit tee from the Marion county Jer sey Cattle club is to use the club rooms for a conference. WASHINGTON, May 14. (AP) After brief debate, the senate today passed the administration bill transferring prohibition en forcement from the treasury to the Justice department. The first of the Hoover law en forcement program measures to get through both branches of con gress was returned to the house for concurrence in some minor amendments and the bill is ex pected to reach the White House within a few days. The heralded wet and dry de bate in the senate which was ex pected to explode when this bill gained consideration failed to de velop. Senator Tydings, democrat, of Maryland, a wet, sought to add a provision prohibiting the poi soning of industrial alcohol, but this was rejected 53 to 19. Credit Denied to O. O. P. Administration Senator Glass, democrat, VJr ginia, a former democratic secre tary of the treasury, Joined in sup port of the measure but he said he did not want the senate or the country "to get the impression that the legislation resulted from the Hoover law enforcement com mission." (Turn to page 12, col. 4) These Star Yankee Golfers Will Meet Best British Players Today V x "V 1 I v.., w Ac; te-:ferf y muz .rxm r i t lfi? ;w4 lose v.-.'..:--x: iS" 1 w.vAv-.'Ava 9000 Gain Effected In Decade Statistics Show Rapid Strides Are Made by This City HO BOOZE DM BY RESUMED Federal Authorities Obtain Score of Indictments in Liquor Cases MOSCOW, Idaho. May 14. (AP) The federal government has opened Us third major offens ive against Illicit liquor dealing in north Idaho and today the grand Jury reported 20 Indict ments. In the light of the first and sec ond drives, which uncovered the so-called "Mnllan whiskey rebel lion," and alleged widespread vio lations around Wallace, today's grist was small. Most of the open Indictments involved possession and transportation of liquor charges, but one involved a man ufacturing charge and another possession of equipment for man ufacture. In the earlier drives last fall all the major officials in Mullan and Wallace, and several import ant county officials were Indict ed. Twenty-four men and women, including the mayor, his council and chief of police were convict ed in the Mullan conspiracy. Charges against the Wallace phase will be tried during this month and June at Coeur d'Alene. The federal court, presided over by Judge C. C. Kavanah of Boise also is in session. O.F.WIL-MNG BO&Bf .TONES GEORGE H.VDIGHT. Above is pictured the American Walker cup team with its cap tain, Bobby Jones, Atlanta lawyer and premier golfer of the world. O. P. Willing, Portland dentist, is also eiiected to show a high class brand of golf in the matches, which start today. Walker Cup Play Will Begin Today Dr. O. F. Willing of Portland and Robert Jones To Meet Red Heartley and T. A. Torrance in One of Opening Foursomes CJANDWICH, England, May 14. (AP) Sixteen crack O amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain will go out early tomorrow to start the biennial competition for the Walker cup, emblematic of international team su premacy. Tomorrow will be devoted to the foursomes in which two men on each side play alternate strokes with the same ball, the matches being decided over 36 holes and each counting one point. Eight single 5 matches Friday, also at 36 Suburbs Would Bring Total Over 31,000 Is Estimate' By R. J. HENDRICKS The population of Salem, Re cording to the footings fmird Wednesday niht, is 26,045. This is a gain of approxima fiy 9.000 in 10 years. The figure for 1920 was 17.679. But, bv mis take, 10 years ago, the population of, the state institution for th feeble minded was included. The number wa. 503. The number it that institution this year. 928. 5s not included In the 26.04 5 total. The institution is wholly outside the city limits, and there are strict rules, this year, against including any population not within the o:ty limits; this holds for all cities. The Salem population for 191 was 14.094, ani for 1900 It km 4,258. The peroea'ae of gain for 191 was 231. It was 25 4 for 192. It was 4 7.3 for this year. accri ing to the to'al reached WeVmc day. There are at last 31.000 peo ple in Salem and its suburbs, a gain of more than 10,000 for tre 10 years. No Separate Return Made in 1890 Census The population of Salem fir 1890 was not returned separately, and for 18S0 it was 2,538. n in crease of 122.8 per cent over 170, which was 1.139. Marlon county had a population of 47.187 in 1920. and the total for this year will be around (Turn to pa$e 12, col. 3) Various Phases Of Expert Education Explained Here The broad view of the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs. hich has been In session In Sa lem since Monday and which will close today at noon, was Inter estingly shown Wednesday morn ing at Bligh's Capitol theatre when a large audience of federa tion members listened In rapt at tention to a group of Oregon edu cators as each In turn lectured on phases of education for children and for adults. The theatre waa .practically filled and the silence which was now and then broken with ap plause indicated that what was being said was being accepted with appreciation by the listeners. C. A. Howard, state superinten dent of schools, spoke on the mod ern philosophy of education which included both adnlt and child training. Mr. Howard prodded his hearers to make sure that they were re-adjusting themselres to the modern changes in education; he pointed out the necessity of recogniiing the child's privilege of learning rather than the teach er's duty in teaching; and he em phasized teaching bodily health, and the necessity to understand and teach mental hygiene. Roy E. Cannon, superintendent of schools for Multnomah county, won much applause by his state ment that the primary teacher Is the most Important one In the grade and high school system, and that school hoards should, but do not apparently, realize this fact, it was aulte erf dent that the mothers present were aware of the fact. . . ... Further applause came with bis statement that mothers should be protected against the teachers who do not avail themselves and make use of the most modern methods of teaching. Mr. Cannon also took a slap at the press of the country because of Its failure to play up education al activities. Miss Anne Mulheron, librarian, Portland library, and chairman of adult education for Oregon, spoke in most convincing manner con cerning the possibilities of learn ing after one has reached the age of 23, which Miss Mulheron point ed out, waa at one time thought to be the end of mental advance ment. Miss Mulheron pointed out that people learn rapidly until the age of 45 for the average, and that the downhill curve begins to real ly show In the learning process at about the age of 60. but that there are plenty of exceptions even to this age. For learning out of school, adnlt education it Is now called, the four best methods spoken of were by correspondence for which $70,000,000 Is spent each year and from which far too little good is gotten because the average per son will not stay with correspon dence school work; university ex tension work, which Is cheaper and much more effective; wom an's dubs which teach self-help and stir mental activities and de sire for more knowledge; and the nubile and state libraries, which in 1923 began an active adult ed ucation plan. The morning session closed with luncheon meetings of the de partment of education and the de partment of public welfare holes will conclude the com petition. Pairings for the foursomes to morrow were announced tonight and call for play aa follows: George Von Elm and George Voigt against Cyril H. Tolley and Rlger Wethered. Robert T. Jones, Jr., and Dr. O. F. Willing against Red Heartley and T. A. Torrance. Roland MacKenzie and Donald K. Moe, against Sir Ernest Hold erness and J. A. Stout. Harrison R. Johnson and Fran cis Ouimet against William Camp berr, and John Nelson Smith. The players from the United States with the exception of Voigt, took a golf holiday this morning and drove to Canterbury to see the cathedral. Voigt re mained at Sandwich to practice. This afternoon, however. Cap tain Bobby Jones and bis players were on the course playing four somes. Jones and Willing lost by a hole to Von Elm and Voigt, the winning combination having a score of 74. GOOD MARKET FOB FIBRE BOARD SEEN Assurance that the Western Board Products company recently organized here may have a ready market for its product was brought hack to Salem Wednesday when F. J. Gilbraith of the Miles Linen company returned from an eastern trip. The Journey was made primarily in the Interests of his own company, but Gilbraith contacted eastern buyers of com position board. These parties told him that preliminary tests made of the board to be made here showed It far superior to that now on the market. The demand for a composition boards for use in building trunks. Is very heavy. Gilbraith said, and the flax fibre In the board to be made here makes a superior pro duct. Work on the factory building of the Western Board Products com- nanr is under way. with A. E Siewert in charge of construction. The building, erected on the fac tory site near the fairgrounds. will be finished within 60 days and production in 'the new plant will start within 90 days. While in the east, Gilbraith dis cussed with the Barbour Interests, contemplated expansions in the Miles Linen mill here. These im provements will he outlined at an early meeting of the directors, he said, MBTHn LYNCH 2 NEGUS GRANTTEVILLE. S. C, May 14. (AP) The spirit of mob violence, which flared here today with a negro's attempted assault on a five year old white girl, died down tonight after state officers spirited away two negroes to the state penitentiary at Columbia. LeRoy Jackson, a negro youth, was held in connection with the crime and Ernest Jones, a boy, was taken with him as -material witness. As news of the arrest and hur ried departure of the officers to Columbia leaked out the sullen faced men who had tramped the pine thickets near the place of the attack, returned to their homes, leaving only little gronps of curious. The squad of state officers. rushed here from Columbia, armed with riot guns, left tonight when it became apparent there would be no need for them. Although the negro was taken before the girl and her two small companions who were lured away from their home into the dense thickets the children were unable to identify him. Sheriff's officers. however, said they had incrimi nating evidence. The attempted attack occurred shortly before noon. The chil dren, one six years old. the other. five, and another barely four, were playing a short distance from home on the outskirts of town. Development Of Railroad Contemplated ExtenslTe development by the Great Northern railroad is con templated Jn Oregon and Califor nia within the next few years said officials of that line on a brief visit to Salem Wednesday. The exact developments contemplated. however, were not discussed. In the party calling on John Ritchey, district agent for the Oregon Electric here, were W. P. Kinney, vice president of the Great Northern Railroad com pany, with his offices at St. Paul; P. II. Btumham, western traffic manager of the line with offices at Seattle i Superintendent Hayes of the Great Northern station at Glacier National park and.W. E. Hunt, assistant general freight agent of the company at Portland. FLIERS III SERIOUS PLIGHT 1 FJ I HONOLULU, May 14. (AP) Army and navy airplanes and sur face ships rushed late today to at tempt the rescue of four men who tell with an army bombing plase- into the ocean and were Joiaedt by three rescuing planes which with their crews of eight wis held fast upon the rough ?, Several hours later all four plan and 12 men were tossing upoa the Pacific. Three army men dropped wi'st parachutes Into the ocean btwe. the islands of Oahu and Hawaii, while a fourth plnnged into the water with their falling bomber The men Lieut. T. L. ByJ. army reserve, Washington, D. C; Staff Sergeant H. Alexander ef Kennedy, Ala.; Staff Sergeant J. Becker, of Brooklyn and Prat H. L. Cowan of Syracuse, N. T were taken aboard a navy sea plane which flew to thir aid. T seaplane, however, was una We to rise from the rough sea- Roaring to their assistance, two army amphibians and a navy sea plane, which were believed to car ry eight men. descended In aa heroic effort to ser their com rades, but were themselves held fast by the tumbling waves. Word of the plight of the army and navy fliers was flashed ashore and two inter-island tteaaters were ordered full speed to rescue. K Complete Election Returns The Oregon Statesman making preparations tmr complete returns of the pri mary election in Mariws county tomorrow to be fn nished to Its subscribers fas -three ways. PHONE SERVICE. A .pe dal battery of telephoaee will be arranged FmMso night and anyone calling; Tb Statesman at any hour will be given returns as coniple as have been received at the time of the ralL BTJIXETIX SERVICE. In front of The Statesman flee, 215 8. Commercial street, special screen wB be provided on which elec tion returns from the ciryt county and state will be f- Jected. NEWSPAPER EDITION. Special reporters in all nee tions of the county wfll bring; or telephone complete pre cinct return throughout Fri day night, permitting The Statesman In am extra elec tion edition Saturday morn ing, to bring virtually com plete returns from all -tions of the county to Mm readers. '