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tH . CIRCULATION Daily !( fetrilatia for tta Bovth ending Hay SI. 1930 6,848 ATraf dally act paid 6.185 Member Audit Bureau of Cirenlatioaa. FOUNDED 1851 WEATHER Cloudy and unsettled to. day nI Wednesday; Max. temperature Monday tfZ, min. 40, partly- cloudy, north wind, river 1.4. EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, Jane 10, 1930 "No. 4 :W A TIP P 1 o COMMl SSIOM CHOSEN tlllllSTIE I . nnnnnm iinui rnubM mti UNDER PROBE Hundreds View Test of Sam Brown's Well "War Against Humanity Is Described by Walsh At Hearing Conspiracy to Overthrow All Governments Is On Foot, Claim ' WASHINGTON. June 9. (AP) The bouse Investigating Into communists' activities opened to day with a rename of world com munist activities by Rev. Ft. Ed mund Walsh. Georgetown unlver eity. during which he charged the Soviet government had declared "war against all humanity" and planned to overthrow existing gov ernmental systems. rather Walsh was the first wit ness at a public hearing before the special house communist in vestigating committee. He is direc tor of the foreign service school at Georgetown university and was a member of the Hoover famine relief mission in Russia In 1921. The committee will hear Edgar Hoover, director of the Investigat ing division of the justice depart ment, tomorrow behind closed doors. Father Walsh said the Soviet Russian government, the commun ist party and the third Interna tionale were united in the effort to overthrow all other govern ments. World Wide Fight Planned, Declared lie said they worked through propagandizing, learning children In training camps in this country, loing business through the trad ing concerns, particularly Anitorg Trading Co., New York, as well being acllve among the negroes in the southern states. I believe history will bear me out that within five weeks after the Soviet government came into power In Russia In 1917," Father Walsh said, "a decree was issued declaring war against all humani ty." He said large sums were devot ed to disseminating communistic propaganda In foreign countries and the representatives of the gov ernment were given instructions to teach the idea of revolt. Soviet government diplomatic pouches, he continued, were used for spreading propoganda. The di rect attacks of the communist par ty, he ald were through subsidis ing newspapers and re cited the "Daily Worker," the official or gan of the communists in New York. Father Walsh said the Soviets took groups of 20 to 30 persons from the United States to Moscow to train them without expense. Other work in this county, he said. was to train American radicals to advocate reform, incite labor trou bles, issue propaganda against na tional defense and organize camps for teachlne communistic theories. The educator said camps had be. n found in this country for boys and Kirls from between 13 and IS years of age. where they were taught hatred of the govern ment and disrespect for its prtn elples. i ' 1 V ' : W'im IN'!?! -.12 ' CM '" Afl ji rr, ti- L 4 V- v m, v J PRODUCERS WILL i jil" fS -fe ,; MEET BEEUliU I 11 W- r.ffl h r ivv t 11 ' v,l tj Long H0QUI1 CASE Fight Faced, Warning Milk Men Hear Talk on Co operation by State Group Manager "The farmer who does not co operate with other farmers will go down In the tide of progress," said F. E. Jackson, organization manager o fthe Oregon Milk Pro ducers' association, before a meet ing of the Salem unit of the or ganization on Monday evening. Mr. Jackson urged that farm ers, merchants and bankers get together for a mutual understand ing of their problems. He pointed out that when the farmer does not prosper the merchants and bank ers of the nearby city also suffer and Uat it Is only through work ing together for the common good that all may profit. The milk producers' organiza tion In the Salem district has made rapid progress during the past three months until at the present time a large proportion of the producers are in the or ganization. The state association is also graining rapidly In favor among the farmers and it is now estimated that one half of the to (Turn to pape 2, col. 1) 9 Portion of the crowd watching water pour from a hydrant into Hen ator Sam Brown's blackberry patch at Gerrais, in the official dem onstration of the experimental well Sunday. Senator Brown (left) and J. T. Jardlne, director of the O. S. C. experiment station, direct ly behind the hydrant. Below, John C Ainsworth of Portland view ing the pumping station. (Cut Courtesy Oregonian) N rogdn tffeis Banking Laws Praised Road Plan Extensive 4-H School Is Opened Many Dimes Are Taken AVOID CAIX TOPIC MEDFORD. Ore., June 9 (API I,, k. Barnum, The Dalles, president of the Oregon Bankers' association, which opened Its 25th annual convention here today, paid high tribute to state and federal regulation of banks in an i iWress here today. He also com mended the work of the federal farm board but said he believed it would be unable to regulate prices of agricultural commodi ties because ttiey are controlled by supply and demand. Three hundred delegates and visitors are attending the conven tion. The bankers so far have avoided discussion of chain or group banking and have suggest ed no reforms. PROGRAM L,AUXCHKI MARSHFIELD, Ore.. June 9 (AP) Coos county this week will launch one of the most ex tensive road, bridge and ferry construction programs that has been undertaken by the county In recent years. The first undertaking will be that of the Daniel Creek ferry slips permitting the operation of a ferry there and connecting that section with the $37,000 grading contract recently let for the fire miles along Coos river. The largest project proposed la a $300,000 bascule type bridge over Coos bay to replace the East side ferry. In addition to coun ty work the state highway depart ment Is constructing new slips for the Roosevelt ferry which crosses the bay at North Bend. The road program will open the Coos river district, rich In dairy ing, to automobile traffic The district is served only 1 by boats now. 60O ARK KNROLLED CORVALLIS. Ore., June 9 (AP) Six hundred boys and girls and fifty club leaders were enrolled when registration closed here today for the 4-H club short course which begins tomorrow and continues through June 21. School officials estimate that 75 club members and several more leaders will arrive soon. President W. J. Kerr and C. L. Starr, Portland, president of the state board of higher education, will address the group at general assembly tomorrow. SAFE CARRIED AWAY EUGENE, Ore . June 9 (AP) The safe In the Eugene Wool worth store was carried off by robbers sometime last night. The robbers gained entrance to the building by jimmying open a rear window and had used the store scales to convey the safe to a waiting truck in the alley. The amount of money In the safe was not announced by store officials. POPULATION LISTED EUGENE Ore., June 9 (AP) Jackson county, the last in the southwestern Oregon district to report on the total census, has a population of 32,905, compared with 20,405 In 1920. The fig ures'" were released by the census office here today. OFFICER SrSPEXDED PORTLAND, .Ore., June (AP) Chief of Police Jenkins today ordered the suspension for one month of Hnbert Ragan, traf fic patrolman, after a hearing on charges that Ragan had accepted $20 from Edward Poll!, 18, to "squaca" an arrest. Valley Irrigation Value To Be Shown Lack of Complicated Equipment Is Noticeable Feature of Pumping System on Sam Brown Farm at Gervais STORY TOLD BY LEGAL COUNSEL Two Year Struggle and Ex penditure of $80,000 Cost of Victory Water Company Put Many Obstacles in Way, At torney Claims Flood Light Plan For Airport Here Is Given Approval Agreement With Department of Commerce Will Be Entered Into by City Council; Patton Leads Unsuccessful Opposition front of the Brown place. ' There was plenty of water nearly 1000 gallons per minute but the pump house was a tiny affair with a small 20 horse pow er electric motor furnishing pow er for the pump Itself. Although the well la 155 feet deep, the water rises with arte sian force to a point 15 feet be low the ground. Even when the pump Is going full tilt the wa ter's surface Is never more than 40 feet below the earth's surface. There are no irrigation ditches to convey the water to the point where It is used, the California system of underground mains be ing utilized exclusively. This makes the initial financial outlay greater, but It conserves the water. Approximately $6000 was spent on the project. Value of Irrigation To Be Demonstrated The whole thing Is In the na ture of an experiment to demon strate the value of irrigation In the Willamette valley, and It Is nredlcted that after the results of this experiment become thorough ly known., farming methods in this section of the United States will be revolutionized and produc tion rreatlv Increased. The Initial movement to stage the demonstration project start ed in Portland some time ago, After conferring wMl Oregon State college officials President Wilcox of the Portland chamber of commerce started a campaign to obtain $10,000 for a revolving fund to put down wells for irriga- (Turn to page 2, col. ) WOODBURN, June 9. With cameras clicking and a large crowd of spectators on hand, the irrigation well of Sam Brown, Gervais farmer, was officially demonstrated Sunday. Men and women were present from Salem, Portland, Oregon State college and various farming communities throughout the Willamette valley. By actual count there were more than 100 automobiles on the farm and lined up along the highway In I I n . - . M rresiaem Approves Higher Pension for CM Wat Veterans WASHINGTON, Jane . (AP) President Hoover today signed a bill Increas ing the pensions of all civil war veterans. The bill Increased to $75 monthly the pensions of vet erans who formerly received $63. Those receiving $72 and $90 will receive $100 wider the bill. Widows of veterans who formerly had to be 75 years of age to get $40 monthly pension may get It at the age of 70. It was said at the White House the president regards the bill as an oH age pen sion measure and not ob- 'jeetionable as was the Span ish American War veterans' pension bill which be vetoed. In minute detail. W. H. Able, chief legal counsel for the city of Hoquiam in its condemnation suit against the Oregon-Washington Water company, told the story of that city's acquisition of the water system there before an informal and adjourned meeting of the city council Monday night. Able, appearing before the coun- cllmen upon Introduction of Al derman W. H. Dancy, declared Sa lem was in for a long fight In its attempted purchase if it made any effort to secure a lower valuation than that placed by the water company. "Let me tell you gentlemen that you'll need every bit of coopera tion possible in presenting a unit ed front against the utility,"-Able said, and he urged the council not to proceed if there was internal dissention regarding the purchase. "If your public service commission is not for you, God help you." Able stated as he proceeded to tell the help afforded by the Washington public works commis sion in combating the experts of the utilities company. Help of Commission Doubted by One Alderman Vandevort, jumping to his feet, declared "We'd bet ter start praying now if we have to depend on the public service commission; they're as useless as the fifth wheel on a wagon." Pressed by Alderman Patton who wanted to know how many engineers the city needed to em ploy. Able declared Hoquiam em ployed six firms of engineers be fore the fight was over. "Of course we made some mis takes," said Able. "One fee we paid was $12,000 and we didn't get more than $3,000. Be sure when you hire engineers to get men who have had actual con struction experience and men who have definite training in account ing theory. I wouldn't pay ten cents a dozen for the service of engineers who haven't had ex perience In actually building sys tems. "Put your engineers on a per diem basis and do not contract for a flat amount," added Able. He advised having an ample amount of witnesses because "whether you know it or not you are in for a fight when you start this case and you must be fully prepared. The water company will be equipped with the best techni cal men in the country," said Able. Hoquiam Experience Told in Detail Able, in narrative style, recit ed the process of the Hoquiam condemnation proceedings. He said the Washington city (Turn to page 2, col. 6) In the face of opposition headed by Alderman Hal Pat ton, the city council by a vote of 11 to 3, declared itself Mon day night in favor of flood lights to be used at night at the airport and authorized on agreement with the department of commerce for the providing of the lights and their main tenance at a nominal cost by the city. With Watson Townsend as a sponsor of the resolution declaring this action be taken, a spirited but short debate over the matter prefaced the water commission election at the session. Grand Jury to Get First Shot at Malt Extract Sale Case CHICAGO, June 9. (AP) Charges of violating the national prohibition law against Joe Grein, proprie tor of the first hops and malt Store seized after the su preme court held that sale of material for making alcohol ic liquors were illegal, were dismissed today so that they could be replaced by grand jury action. Grein's stocks of malt, hops and paraphernalia, which can be used for the making of beer, were seiz ed shortly after the supreme court ruling. The stock, val ud at $75,000 is impounded and the government will seek to destroy them. Mean time, Grein has restocked his tore on advice of his attor neys' one of whom is Clar ence D arrow, displaying pla card that the material were not for the making of illegal beverages. 10 AUIO CRASHES fiESULTJEllluLY Walter Mason of Mill City Killed and Japanese Critically Hurt FIVE SELECTED TO SUPERVISE CITY'S UTILITY Paulus, Smith, Galbraitfr, Derby and Gahlsdorf Council's Choice Only Two Ballots Needtd To Name Representa tive Group OLD FHIENDS MEET 10 n NEWBERG, Ore., June 9 (AP) From far beyond the Green Hills of Chehalem valley today came many gray-haired men and women to the little white school where many years ago they had played with a "quiet little lad who made no stir, who was not distinguished in any way while here." And they came to honor that lad "Bertie" Hoover. The little white school was Pa cific academy In 1885 when Her bert Hoover, enrolled as a stu dent. Now It has grown Into" Pa cific college. In the main building of the col lege today was unveiled a bronze tablet telling of Hoover's student days. The tablet, whose inscrip tion was written by Dr. Levl.T. Pennington, college president, is "a tribute of love and esteem" to Hoover from his boyhood school. MILL CITY. June Walter Mason, of Mill City, was killed on the eve of his twenty-seventh birthday, and a Japanese employ ed by the Hammond lumber com pany seriously Injured, In auto mobile accidents on the Mill City Detroit highway Punaay after noon. Mason was killed almost in stantly when his tbroat was cut by a splinter of glass as he was thrown through the windshield of the car in which he was riding to ward Breitenbush springs The car, driven by Lewis EUswirth, had turned out to allow another to pass, and Btruck the end of a narrow bridge with such force that Mason was thrown through the windshield. Loose gravel was blamed for the crash. William Harlan, driver of the west bound car, took him to Mill City immediately, but he died within two or three minutes it is said. The accident occurred about 10 miles east of here. Neither Ellsworth nor two girls in the car were injured. Failure to make a turn on a double curve six miles cast of here on the Mill City-Detroit high way caused the serious Injury of a Japanese whose name was not reported. He and another com panion, both employes of the Hammond Lumber company, were said to have been speeding east (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Townsend pointed out to the aldermen that an air mail route through Salem Is being pioneered as well as a passenger and mail service. He said the Installation of the lights was necessary to ex pedite the development of this serviie. "We may lese our chance if we don't look out," declared Townsend. "We're only received one dol lar as rental for the use nf the field for airplanes since January 1." Alderman Patton retorted. "I'm opposed to the government's requests until we know what we are going to get," he continued. Patton said he would be willing to cooperate on a 50-50 basis with some firms but he declared him self opposed to additional invest ment by the city council in the airport. Alderman Vandevort coun tered Patton's argument with the suggestion that "we have Bpent $50,000 to $75,000 thus far and I don't think It's any time now to practice cheap economy on the airport." The motion to postpone Town send's resolution Indefinitely lost II to 3 and the motion to adopt carried by the same count. City to Pay Only Maintenance Xow Under the department of com merce proposal the lights are in stalled by that body and the main tenance charge, estimated at $30 a month, is paid for by the city. Apparently little perturbed by the Important business of select ing a water commission, the city council Monday night ground out considerable routine business as a preliminary to the main agenda of the evening. Upon motion of Alderman Pur vine, the city treasurer was in structed to Invest $10,000 of the fire fund reserve in City of Salem bonds purchased from the state treasurer. Frank R. Kellogg's bid to audit the books of the city for the year 1929 was accepted at $350. Committee Places To Be Filled Soon Alderman Vandevort told the council that his committee on Turn to page 2, col. 1) Miss Walton to Attend Reunion ' Miss Beatrice Walton, former secretary to the governor, will leave Thursday of this week for Oakland, Calif., where she will at tend a reunion of her graduating class at Mills college. Miss Wal ton plans to spend several weeks in Oakland before, returning to her home here. First Concert Soon, Although Date Uncertain If weather conditions of the past day or two hold, Salem peo ple will be privileged within a comparatively short time to hear the first band concert of the year. The municipal band members have already held three or four rehearsals, and will be ready to make their first appearance as soon as they are quite sure that they will not be rained out, says John Graber, manager ' of the group. Mrs, Helen Elton Dies; Lived in County 27 Years .QILVERTON. June 9. Mrs. Helen Elton died at her farm home two miles west of Silverton Monday afternoon following an illness of six months. No fu neral arrangements have yet been made but the body Is in care of Jack and Ekman. Mrs. Elton wag born In Nor way on January 28, 1853. For the past 27 years she has been a resident of the Silverton farm ing community. Her husband. August Elton, died on June 24, 192 8. She is survived by three children, George, John and Axel, I all of Silverton, and one grand- daughter, Helen Elton, also of . Silverton. The city council of Salem, fur c tloning rapidly and jmootr'T, chose the first public water ! mission In Salm' history Vfi day night. Only two ballots were rejnivl to give a majority to five i from 15 leaders proposed ari to 11 who received votes. Elected to the commSMn which Is to jrvi until Its fnf.f sors are elected and qualified by Salem voters V th? next rfpni. r election are: Fred H. Pau!u-. assistant treasurer. Ray L. Smi'It. .ittorney sp. Izing in municipal law. Fred J. Galbraith. manaMr V the Miles I.in.-n mill. William (laltl-1 l.rf. men 1 i 1 ' F. N. D-?rly. '.t'.surance :p -sentative. ActillK U1'V the l't-coir.ir.t : t.:- tlons of the public ntilities vn. mittee, the council got down o the business of votin Vrv.y after the se.--iMi opened. Two Ballot Taken To Select Group Eleven names -were propi.w 1 by the committee a men who r;.il been Interviewed and who Vfd agreed to serve If elected. The utilities committee ;- clared in its report which .s adopted and placed on file tint it did not wish to dictate the per sonnel of the commission f.f-1 suggested that nominations' y other councilmen were in order Men proposed by the com mis sion included William Gahllorf, F. N. Derby, Ray L. Smith. F'd H. Paulus. F. J. Galbraith. Ke N. ChlldR, E. B. GrabenhorM. seph Baumgartnr, A. Hudi"?, . Dan J. Fry, Sr. Three Are Chosen On Initial Vote Voting under council m-.tm which require a majority to t!ct. eight ballots from the 14 csst were necessary for selection ef the commission. On the first ,..' lot the count stood: Paulus 13: Smith 9: Gaihraith 8; Gahls7r.rt 7; Derby 7; E. T. Barns 6: Dow las McKav 5; Ed Rostein 4: J. ! Busick 4: F. L. Utter 1: J..pt Baumgartner 1. Paulus, Smith and GsHck" were declared elected. Alderman Purvine surM that on the 3cond ballot ". slate" of fiv? mn to be eletn, the remaining two nearest receiv ing a majority being designator as the remaining members. Al derman Dancy. presiding, qnerl Mr. Purvine on the personnel of "the slate-' and asked for anott-? ballot. On the second vote the ballots stood: Derby 10; Gahlsdorf f; McKay 6; Barne 2: Rostein 1. Derby and Gal.l-dorf wen clared elected. Meeting ! Called For Thursday O. A. Olson, speaking fv :Ve public utilities committee, imu. diately called a meeting of tr.-at proup ' together with the ew- elected water commission, to meet at the city hall Th-.irdr.y, June 12. Under the provisions ot the -dinance adopted by the voter May 1G t!, commission elet Monday iiight serves without par. It hold3 office until at the regu lar city election men have fcn (Turn rj pis? 2. col. 4) TANK ROLLS Hi CRUSHES GAS POMP ! Persons who drove along the highway north of town after 9 o'clock last night witnessed a re ally gigantic sight. In fact, some of them must have stepped just a little harder on the gag as they came opposite a certain spot. For, looming up at the side of the road was a huge oil tank which had lost Itself from the feeble hold of the double truck which carried It. The tank rolled to theslde of the road, lurched against the Texaco service station a few blocks north of the Valley Packing company, knocked the gasoline pump from the earth and quieted Itself. One edge of the roof over the service station was crumpled, hut otherwise the station withstood the jolt. The tank was not damaged, ex cept for a slight dent, so far as could be discovered in the dark. 'It will be removed this morning. Wildcat' Convicted Ot Election Law Violation PORTLAND. Ore., June 9 (AP) A Jury of three men and three women in district court to day convicted Robert Gordon Duncan, unsuccessful republican candidate for nomination to con gress, of charges of electioneering on election day. District Judge Mears granted the defendant the right to enter a demurrer. Argument on the de murrer will be heard tomorrow. Two counts, both charging that Duncan on election day broadcast a talk over station KVEP in which fie urged the electorate not to rote for his opponent. Congress man Franklin Korell, were made against Duncan, conviction on either count carries with it, eith er or both, a maximum fine of $100 and a maximum Jail sen tence of 30 days. The conviction of Duncan came on the heels of a decision handed down today by the court of ap peals of the District of Columbia denying the application of W. 6. Schaeffer, owner of station KVEP. for a stay of the recent order of the federal radio commissi which terminated the station's li cense. The station had been ob erating license which expired May SI. Duncan wa3 arrested May 1, three days after the primary elec tion, on a complaint signed a? George E. Sandy, commander of a local veterans' organization. Ho was charged with violation of tso corrupt practice law. Following bis arrest several Portland civic organizations peti tioned the federal radio commis sion to refuse to renew the liceas of station KVEP charging that Duncan had used "obscene, leatf cent and profane" language in hi radio addresses. Following a hearing in Washington the ratta commission denied Schaeffer a ;ef i aw 1 r9 Vt 4 aah a A