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THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
CIRCULATION
Pally average for November 8050.
Member . Audit Bureau of Circulation.
If amber -Associated Press -Full leased
wire service. '
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Friday lair,
gentle easterly winds.
Local: Rainfall, none; max. 38; m!n.
tl; cloudy; north wind; river 6.5 feet.
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OF
Attorney
Judicial
NEED
STATUTES
General Says
Organization
Must Be Revised To
Meet New Needs.
Washington, Dec. 7. A new
basic Judicial organization, to
meet the augmented work which
has resulted : from '. "the ever
increasing complexity of govern
ment," was suggested by Attorney
General Daugherty in his annual
report made public here today, on
the operations of the department
of justice.. Noting-- that , 60,722
criminal cases were begun in the
last fiscal year, the report de
clared the point was being ap
proached "where a revamping of
the machinery used in this work
is inevitable."
Adoption of some method by
which the government could re
tain attorneys who have special
knowledge of government matters
In addition to legal training was
one of the several suggestions ad
vanced by Mr. Daugherty. The
recently enacted legislation pro
viding additional judges should
help the situation, he said, but
. probably will not entirely remedy
it.
"The failure of local self-gov-eminent
in parts of the country,'
the report said, "results in the in
sistence of the citizens of those
(communities that the federal gov-
eminent perform that function in
which the local government has
failed, and frequently in matters
where there is concurrent juris
diction between the state and fed
eral government it is difficult to
establish a policy as to the extent
to which the federal government
should take Jurisdiction., This is
peculiarly true of offenses arising
under the federal reserve act, the
narcotic act, the Volstead act, and
the postal frauds act.
"The existing procedure for the
removal of a defendant to the jur-
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' .. Estimated 81 $465
Burlington, V., Dec. 7.
The average net income of the
American farmer will be less
than 146 this year, Gray Bil
ker of, the American farm bu
reau federation said in an ad
dress here last night.
-'--.;viv;JW
While mountain climbing in a danecron. section of the Aloa. RiVh
ard Gmner came upon a beautiful young woman who had fallen over .
precipice and broken her ankle. He carried her two miles to a physician
and now, with her as his bride, he is touring the United States. She
was i rauiein Rose Marie Wannow.
Andy Gump Gives $5
He WouldHaveSpent
ForShow, To Charity
(Continued oh Pace Ten.)
RED CROSS CALLS
TOTAL 520 FOR
MONTH, RE
T
Five hundred and twenty calls
were made by the local Red Cross
officials during the month of
November, and all of these were
In the interest 'of x-eervice men
aa the Red Cross to now devoting
all Its energies to service for
former veterans of the World
War, according to Mrs. Arthur S.
I Benson, secrtary. .-
Visits to families of ex-service
men, to the number of 85 were
made by those in charge of the
Red Cross office during the month.
questions weer answered in re
gard to the service in 891 tele
phone calls, the writing of 245
letters and looking up information
as called for In 6 8 9 . letters re
ceived.
Mew claims of ex-service men
taken up for special investigation
numbered 72 during the past
month and 80 were handled of
those that had originated early in
the fall.
The Red " Cross service has
recently taken up 15 new claims
of ex-service men, written .Wash
Ington for records and aided In
securing the necessary Informa
tion. In addition . to the 15 new
claims, correspondence was car
ried on to secure information on
11 old claims for ex-uoldiers.
Disabled soldiers numbering 28
called for advice and help in
November at Red Cross headquar
ters, and additional aid was given
7 disabled soldiers whose claims
had originated several months
ago. , . -
And not only are- disabled ex
service veterans aided, but the
Red Cross service extends to the
families. During November 29
amines of soldiers who had not
heretofore called for help, were
materially aided by the Red!ross,
s well as 21 families that had
been helped In months nast. -
There applied, at the Red Cross
headquarters during the month of
November asking for aid in secur
Bg compensation claims, 72 dis
"led soldiers. Hospitalization
"ervice was giVen to 15 during the
nionth, vocational training of
fered 10, federal action secured
"r 15 and 21 other ex-service
en were aided materiallv during
November, Mrs. Benson said. .
Andy Gump evidently received
sum of money from his uncle re
cently for Dr. Henry Morris re
ported this morning five dollar
for the Associated Charities which
was received through the mall
yesterday afternoon with a letter
from the man who wears no man
collar. The letter follows:
"Prune Center, Or., Dec. 5, 192
Dear Mr. Morris: Last night
failed to keep an expected ai
pointment with the Gold Diggers,
so this morning I ran across this
i'ive that they would have gotten
if I had.
"By no process of reasoning can
figure out how I am "entitled to
this five, as I would have spent it
if I could have, and I would have
gotten a couple of hours of enjoy
ment out- of it.
"It occurred to me that there
ought to be .more than two hours
enjoyment in five dollars and
since this five wouldn't have been
mine anyway if I could have done
what I wanted to, I am going to
give it to you to see how many
hours of enjoyment you could buy
for somebody else with it.
"Yours for more happiness,
"ANDY GUMP.'
GILBERTLEAVES
CREDITORS LOSE
Eviction proceedings brought
by the owner of the building in
which he had his sales rooms on
South Commercial street yesterday
afternoon, brought to a focus the
financial affairs of Lee L. Gilbert,
automobile dealer, and today his
creditors are scurrying about seek
ing means of covering their losses.
Mr. Gilbert left Salem last even
ing for California, it is reported,
leaving his creditors in possession
of what few assets he possessed.
It stated that his liabilities run
into several thousands of dollars.
With mortgages on practically all
of the automobiles, accessories and
office equipment in the establish
ment, the United States National
bank, principal creditors, said this
morning that its loss would not be
great. !
Mr. Gilbert made no assignment
and it Is, therefore. Impossible to
say how many creditors there are
In all. or how much their losses
will be. - .
What disposition Is to be made
of the Hupmobile and Elgin agen
cies held by Mr. Gilbert is not
known today.
FORMER SALEM
WOMAN PASSES
AT FORT H
E
Mrs. L. C. Zimmerman, former
ly a resident of Salem who, for
the past year, had resided at Fort
Wayne, Indiana, died there yester
day afternoon, according to a tele
gram received by a son, Fred Zim
merman of Salem.
Mrs. Zimmerman, who lived in
Salem fifteen years, was quite
well known here.
Mrs. Zimmerman is survived by
a daughter, Mrs. J. E. Perkins of
Fort Wayne, and by two sons, W
L. Zimmerman of Grants Pass and
Fred Zimmerman of Salem.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed today.
Portland, Or.. Dee. 7. At a
sion featured by the flat declara
tion of Director George B. Thomas.
owea opponent of the Catholic
church,' that he Is through with
ie .u iuux Klan forever, the
Portland, school board last nteht
refused to reconsider Its action in
awarding the architectural con
tract for the new Washington
high achol to Houghtallng 4 Du-
gan.
Aimed at Catholics.
Tht demand that the board can
cel the contract, was made by T. F.
Drake, who claimed -to be repre
senting a group of Masons, on the
ground that the members of the
nrm of Houghtallng & Dugan ar
members of the Knights of Colum
bus, that one of them is a mem-
uer ot ine catholic church and
that the other was once a com
municant of the church. Drake
argued that contracts and other
favors to be distributed by the
school board should be given to
men and firms in full sympathy
witn ine puoiio school system, and
not to those who aided in the fight
against the compulsory school bill
in the recent election.
ine meeting was a warm one
from the first and grew more heat
ed as it progressed. Director
Thomas led in the defense of the
board and the fight to keep the
contract wtih the architects. On
the vote ha was supported' by Di
rectors Schull, Woodward and Els-
man and Martin.
One Contractor Mason.
So far as I am concerned," said
Mr, Drake, "this is a bona fide
contract, and if I stand alone
will not vote to rescind it."
Thomas started the real fire
works of the evening when he at
tacked the motives of Blake and
the interest for which he was the
spokesman in saying that Mr. Du
gan is a Mason, a member of the
Oswego lodge. He said that he had
been approached previous to the
meeting by Drake on the proposal
to rescind the contract, and added
that he had plainly told Drake to
'go to h ."
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QUIT ISLANDS
Governor General To Re
, wain at Post In Philip
; pines; College Job
Turned Down
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Possession of wine and beer cost
John Werner, who lives near
Woodburn, $50. Mr. Werner
pleaded guilty to the charge when
he was arraigned in the justice
court before Judge G. E. Unrub
this morning.
Werner's place was visited Fri
day by Walter Barber and Bert
Smith, Marion deputy sheriffs, and
Marshal Covey of Woodburn. They
found there 25 gallons of grape
wine, nine quarts of rhubarb wine
and 90 quarts of beer.
Mr. Werner paid his fine..
Oklahoma. City. Five persons
were killed when a car on an in-
terurban railway crashed into an
automobile.
DEMURRERIS OVERRULED
Judge George G. Bingham has
overruled the demurrer filed by
P. Stalcup, Floyd R. Herrold
and Frederick C. Webster, who
were namea among me- aeiena-
ants in the suit brought by Ladd
Bush against the Phej Farms
Co. to foreclose certain lands. The
three defendants were given three
days In which to file their ans
wer to the complaint In which the
Ladd & Bush bank seeks to fore
close a mortgage on the Phez
Fruit Farms.
Speeder is Arrested
H. H. Samson of Chemeketa
street, was taken into custody on
a speeding cnarge oy juoiorcycie
Patrolman Shelton today. He will
be arraigned In the police court
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
At the luncheon today of the team
captains of the Willamette Forward
Movement with the Marion-Polk
county realtors as guests, a total of
$35,972 was reported as being re
ceived in pledges during tbe 21-hour
period this noon. Of this amount
$9320 was raised in Salem. The
total for Salem is now $101,895 and
for the state at large, including Sa
lem, $901,161.
A. C, Bohrnstedt, -president of the
realtors, made a short talk upon the
value of Willametfe to the city from
the financial and social standpoint.
P. S. Elford who has been aa ac
tive worker in the campaign for a
quarter million dollars campaign
which today la to close successfully
for the College of Pugent Sound, Ta
coma, said, "There is nothing that
will-bring new residents, nevi busi
ness, new factories, and cause more
interest among the tourists, than
the fact that Willamette is located
here."
C. O. Heath, pastor of tbe Enter
prise Methodist church, stated th-.t
for several weeks he had been in
the state of Washington and thcrji
found every alumnus of Willamette
loyal to the school and aiding in
the drive.
To successfully complete by mid
night Dec. 20, there must he aa av
erage of $26,833 raised every day,
including Sundays.
Washington, Dec. 7. -- Major
ueneral Leonard Wood, governor
general of the Philippine Island,
hag decided to remain at his pres
ent poBt and not to accept the of
fer made by the University of
Pennsylvania to be the provost of
that institution, according to in
formation received here today by
administration officials.
War department officials de
clined to make formal announce
ment of General Wood's decision,
but it was said in Secretary Week's
office that an announcement prob
ably would be made tomorrow.
EASTERN OREGON
SENATORS WILL
SUPPORT
P
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Pendleton, Or., Dec. 7. Five
eastern Oregon- senators, meeting
her last night at the home of Sen
ator .Roy W. Rltner, decided to
vote , for Senator Jay H. Upton of
Prineville as president of the Ore
gon senate. Those present were
Ritner, Robertson, Dennis, Taylor
and . Ellis. Senators Upton and
Strayer, the other members from
the eastern districts, were not
present.
Supporters of Upton claimed the
action taken at the caucus assures
his election, giving him 16 votes,
breaking the deadlock In which
Upton and Senator B. L. Eddy of
Roseburg have been the contend
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Unmcrger Would Place
State at Mercy of
Union Pacific, Says
Senator Gooding
Washington, Dee, 7. Separa
tion of the Central Pacific and the
Southern Pacific systems would
blast the last hope left In the
hearts of the people of Idaho for
better railroad service, Senator
Gooding, republican, of that state
asserted before the interstate com
merce commission. Appearing In
his own behalf he asserted the
commission should grant the
Southern Paclfio authority to
continue its present control of the
Central Pacific lines, even though
supreme court decree has been
entered ordering their separation.
Idaho was faced with a practi
cal monopoly of transportation by
the Union Pacific railroad and its
subsidiaries, Senator Gooding said,
and the policy of that railroad sys
tem had "wrecked and ruined the
state ot Idaho by maintaining high
rates. If the Central Pacific should
b separated from the Southern
Pacific, he asserted, it would pass
under control ot the Union Pacific
directly or Indirectly.
"We know exactly what to ex
pect If the Union Paclfio is allow
ed to dominate the Central Paci
fic," Senator Gooding declared.
'Rates will continue to be the
highest that there are in the coua
try. It is not hard to realize what
is the matter with Idaho now
when you read the rate schedules
which the Union Pacific main
tains. We have just a hope that
the Southern Pacific, retaining
the Central Pacific, will some day
build up Into Idaho from Ogden,
Utah, and give us competition. I
am moved In this matter to urge
the
roads
state great In the future."
Traffic associations of the mid
dle west continued today an attack
begun yesterday on the Southern
Pacific's application to retain the
Central Pacific, 3. J. Walter,
PRICE TWO CENTS
He Stole Wheel
AtCourtHouse;
Now Lives In It
ON TRAINS AND NWW3
STANDS FIVE CENTS
Tbe Salem experiences ot John
Harris of Butte, Montana, began
and -ended at the Marlon county
court house. Early this week John
walked up the court house steps
and stole a bicycle. . Today- hr
walked up the steps as the S 0-day
guest of Sheriff Oscar Bower. 1
While attempting to sell the bi
cycle which, It was learned today,
U the property of Merle Ivey, uir-
cuit court clerk, Harris was ar
rested by ' Patrolman Walter
Thompson. At that time he in
slated he had ridden the vehicle
all the way from Butte.
Thig morning Harris pleaded
guilty to a charge ot larceny and
was sentenced by Judge Q. E. Un
rub. to serve SO days in the county
Jail.
EUGENE FIRE
TOLLMOUNTS
Six Children and Mother
of Two Dead As Result
of Blaze; Gasoline Used
To Start Fire.
POLICEFI
TO IRGOVBt-SIPLUE
Officers Run Down Many
Reports Concerning
Clara Philipps Without
Finding Trace of Her
San Diego, Cat., Dec. 7 Re
ports that Mrs. Clara Phillips.
Los Angeles murderess had been
seen In Tijuana yesterday and
that there was a possibility that
she had taken refuge in a cabin
beleived to be owned by Ed (Gold
Tooth Johnson near Point ot
Rocks, on the ocean, proved false
this morning after investigation
by Sheriff William Traeger of Loa
Angeles and posse.
Eugene, Or., Dec. 7. Six small
children and one woman are dead
today and three grown persons
and one child were suffering from
burns received last night when
can' ot gasoline, mistaken for kero
sene, exploded when the contents
were poured Into a stove to aid a
mouldering fire.
Mrs. Iver Johnson, at whose
home in the outskirts ot Eugene
the explosion occurred, and Hazel
Church, one of the eeverely In
jured children, died early today.
making the total number ot dead
seven. The dead: William
continued unity of the two Church aged 6; Orville Church, 5;
t solely by a desire to see my "azel C" h- a Church, f
son, 2; Mrs. Iver Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Church,
visitors from Radvllle, Saskatche
wan, at the Johnson home were
severely injured. They, with Iver
chairman ot the freight committee Johnson and his son, Clifford, age
DENTISTS IN COOTTIOH
Portland, Or., Dec. 7. Dentists
from all parts of the state and
some from outside, were here to
day for the opening of the 29th
annual meeting ot the Oregon
State Dental association. The
convention will close Saturday
following election of officers. i
The Marlon and Polk county
corn show, to be held under the
auspices of the Salem Chamber of
Commerce has been Rssured thru
the generosity of Salem merchants
in subscribing the $180 to be of
fered in cash premiums.
The" exhibit will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, and
the final date when an exhibit
may be entered is next Wednes
day at 9 o'clock.
Merchants who have contribut
ed are as follows:
Salem Water Light and Power
company, Statesman , Publishing
company, Marlon Auto Co., W. J.
Buslck, J. C. Perry, Marlon Cream
ery Co., Buttercup Ice Cream Co.,
Capital Journal Pub. Co., Ander
son & Brown, Harry W. Scott,
R. D.' Barton, Federal Tire Serv
ice, Capital City Co-operative
Creamery, Tyler's Drug Co., T.
M. Barr, F. E. Shafer, Bonesteele
Motor Co., Marlon Hotel, Charles
R. Archerd, Fred Kirkwood, Ray
Clark, Ladd & Bush, Bankers,
Price Shoe Co., P. B. Oraber, Pat
ton Brothers, O. J. Schle, Adolph
Brothers. F. L. Myers, W. H.
Prunk. Pomeroy & Keene, Hart
man Brothers, At. Krause, Wm.
Burghardt, C. B. Shaw, Harry M.
Levy, Cross Meat Market, White
House Restaurant, Paris Shoe Co.,
Capital Transfer Co., W. E. Gru
ncrt, C: E. Knowland, I, R. Smith,
C. H. "Brown, W. H. Grabenhoret,
H. T. Love, Union Abstract Co.,
Ed. R. Chastain, D. A. White A
Sons, J, C. Penny Co., Mrs. M. E.
Brewer; Salem Baking Co., H. L.
Stiff Furniture Co., Fitts Market,
Smith & Watklns, Z. 3. RIggs, C.
M. Roberts, W. T. RIgddn Son,
Valley Motor Co., Bligh Theatre,
Dr. E. E. Fisher, W. E. Wilson,
August Huckesteln, Salem Bank
of Commerce, Portland Ry. L. A
P. Co., Miller Merc. Co., U. G.
Shipley Co., Vick Brothers, Cherry
City Milling Co,, Kafoury Brothers
The Gray Belle, Zosel tc Cooley,
Central pharmacy, Steusloff Bros.,
Wm. Gahlsdorf.
of the Chicago Association of Com
merce, and a number of other
shippers or representatives of
shipping corporations were called
as witnesses.
All of them advanced the argu
ment that the Southern Pacific by
reason of its rail and water routes
was encouraging traffic betwton
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts at
the expense of the middle west and
the Mississippi valley producing
area generally. An maepenoeni
Central Pacific lino entering San
Francisco, they contended, was
necessary to give thern proper
competitive transportation service
one, were taken to the hospital,
although the latter two are not
seriously burned. Iver Johnson,
foreman of the county rock crush
er, expected to leave the hospital
today.
From the story related by the
latter, it appeared that Mrs. John
son, mistaking a can of gasoline
for one of kerosene, which she had
used habitually! In starting the
fire, poured the oil in the heater.
Immediately there was a blinding
explosion, followed by flames
which spread throughout the
house.
Laramie. Wyo., Dec. 7. Search
of two eastbound Union PaMflo
trains passing through here early
this morning failed to reveal any
one answering the description of
Mrs. Clara , PhllliDB. convlctnn
'hammer murderer," who escaned
from the Los Angeles county Jail
early Tuesday. Local police, who
made the search, also questioned
members of the train crew with
out learning anything of Mrs.
Phillips whereabouts.
Two Women Detained
Chicago, Dec. 7. Miss Elsie
Coe and Miss Clara Hutchins of
Baltimore, Md., were taken from
the Incoming Los Angeles Limited
of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad today by police seeking
Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted
murderess who escaped from the
Los Angeles county Jail. The
women satisfied the police ot
their identity.
The women were not placed un
der arrest, but after being ques
tioned were directed to go to a
local hotel, and the police sug
gested that they remain In Chi
cago for 24 hours until all
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BANDITS BEAT
AND ROB TWO
EXSALEMITES
5989 BOOKS ARE
READ IN MONTH
SALEM SCHOOL
During the month ot November
the circulation of books ot the Sa
lem public library was 6576 from
the main library and 413 from the said
PUPILS HEALTHY
Health conditions in the Salem
public- schools are very good, ac
cording to Dr. J. O. Matthis,
school physician. This year, he
there has been but very llt-
Hlghland branch a total ot 6989
volumes for the month.
Readers who secured their
books Trom the public library are
calling for standard works, and
less inclined to ask for fiction,
Miss Flora M. Case, librarian, said
tie sickness and only a compara
tively few students have been kept
from their atudles by illness.
At the present there is a large
number of colds and sore throats
but this condition is found each
winter. There are also a few cases
While formerly readers of fiction of chickenpox but none of Its vie
tlms is In a serious condition.
To his knowledge, Dr. Matthis
saldf there is oniy one case of
dypetheria in the city and all
traces of scarlet fever have dlsap
peared.
'I think Salem has been from i
standpoint of heatlh, quite fortu
were in the majority, now the call
is for standard books.
Children are becoming great
patrons of tbe library. Of tbe to
tal 6989 books circulated last
month, 21S2 were issued to chil
dren. The reading of good books
by children has materially In
CALL GRAND JURY
creased since the beginning of the nate this year," Dr.' Matthis eaid
story hours Friday afternoon and
Saturday mornings.
saiuraay, jsovemDer m, was. a
busy'day at tbe library as on that
day, there was passed out over tbe
book counter 202 books for chil
dren and 244 books for adults.
An active Interest has been
shown In "Good Book Week" Miss
Case said, and this week of spe
cial displays for children will, not
close until Saturday, December .
Those In doubt as to which book
to present for a Christmas present,
are asked to come to the library
where suggestions will be offered.
FOR DECEMBER 27
Firemen Answer Call.
Ko action, other than atandlng
by, was required from Salem fire
men who last night answered a
call from 1065 North Cottage
street. A big fire In a furnace
scorched a portion of th wood
work In the house's basement.
The Marlon county grand jury
will meet at 10 o'clock on the
morning of Wednesday, December
27.-
Notices were sent out this
morning by U. G. Boyer, county
clerk,, summoning members of the
jury to appear tor service.
Members of the grand jury are:
W. A. Cummins, foreman, Salem:
John P. Best, Turner: Thomas
Laudenback, Salem, rural route 7;
C. H. Work, Mill City; Arthur
Glover, Salem; Lawson Hadley,
Silverton; G. V. Standlsh, Salem.
Two former Salem residents
F. C. FrOhmader and" his slstpr.
Mrs. Catherine Riley were beat
en into insensibility and then rob
bed by three masked highwaymen
when they resisted a holdup in
Oakland, Cal last Friday, accord
ing to word received here today by
their father, Adam Frohmader,
2013 North Front street.
Mr. Frohmader, a former em
ploye of a local music house, and
his sister, who recently left Salem
to keep house for him, were driv
ing Into Oakland at 76th avenue.
a spot where they had been rob
bed a month before. At this point
a big touring car crowded their
machine Into the curb and two
men leaped from the auto. Cov
ering Frohmader and his sister
with revolvers, they ordered Froh
mader, who is engineer for the
Pacific Gas & Electric company, to
alight. Ife responded by knocking
one of the men down and striking
at the second. In a "moment a
third man, who had been driving
their car, was on the pavement .
and all three attacked Frohmader
with the butts of their guna.
In the battle that followed, to
which Mrs. Riley became a party,
both Frohmader and his Bjjiter
were rendered unconscious. Thar
came to to realize that they had
been robbed of money and Jewelry
totaling several hundreds ot dol
lars. ,
The two former Salemltes, cov
ered with blood, later reported
their experience to the police and
were sent to an emergency hospit
al for treatment.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERS'
REPORT HEAVY SNOWS
Reports received by the state
highway department here this
morning from Its. resident and dl-
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