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Newspaper Page TextA THURSi Capita niiraal -v CIRCULATION THE WEATHER OREGON: Unaettled tonight and Fri day. Probably rain wot of tha Caicadea. Fresh and atrong aouthwaat wlnde. Local: Max. 43: mln. 40; river, 14.8; rain, .6; atmoa., cloudy. average nt paid circulation for pinonth ending December 81, 1924 6366 Are rage dally distribution .76. i Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. ON THAINS AND NKW8 STANDS t'lVB CKNT8 FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 1 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS EOT wmm In Kennt BEST TEAMS OF EAST 10 WEST CLASH Football Supremacy of Nation To Be Decided In Two Inter-sectional Games Today. PKI YlOl S HKSl l.TS Or Hk' eight liitcrseciloiml tooth: ill gullies ilriy.'il at I'll mi dc i in since 1 U I U, f ii r have been won by tlx- wcM. two by the caul mid two ot the itniresls wen ties, A summary f tlie cast west gullies fololws: lOHi Washington State, 11; Drown 0. Ill 1 7 ( m-gon 14 ; IVmi nylmila 0. UM'I .r'nt iJikrt Mar lilt's 17; Murv lslmtil Mur ine (. 1UUU Harvard 7; Oregon 0. 11121 California 28; Ohio Stale l. 1922 California 0; Wat-h-liigton and Jvf Uvtm 0. ioi::t riiivt-rniiy r South ern California 14; Peini Stuiv 3. 1024 U'nshington 14; Navy 14. Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 1. The heart of football fandum boat wild ly hero today aB tlio undel'out'jd, uever-tied team of Notre D.i:uu university faced Stanford univer sity's unbeaten eleven In a K se bowl battle for east-went gridit jn supremacy. Approximately 50,000 fans held tickets to the game, and older thousands, shut out by the sta diums shortage of acuta, hoped to glimpse the intersectional cbis'i from the edge of the urroyo in which the field of battle nestled. Bockns Pessimistic. Both teams were in excell-j:n condition, both physically and mentally, though Coach Kuu'.e Hock ne talked pessimistically ui the long rail journey of his Notre Dame players, uud Glenn Warner, mentor of the Cardinal's squni, poke with eu lul nuxlt'sty of the almost hopelessly tough tusk al lotted to hid men. The spectators, and among them were coaches from Ohio, Washing ton, Missouri, Oregon. Monta:i;i Nevada, Arizona and Utah, as wel as football export and writen from all parts of the country generally expected the toughest oi tussles, however widely tiiey dif fered as to ultlmato outcome of the game. Stanford was conceded the edr: In weight and power; but Notre Dame's recognized speed and clev erness were expected to reduce, If not eliminate, any advantage: possessed by the weaternera. Star TvPnlv Matched. Seen from the point of view of Continued on Page Kleven) Changes in City, County and State Jobs Due Monday Changes In tho heads of state, county, district and municipal of fices resulting from the election of last November will take place next Monday. The most Important office in the atato to change management will be the state treasurer, where T. R Kny, republican, will succeed Jef ferson Myers, demociat, the change also meaning the transfer of the atate from democratic to republi can con trot, Inasmuch as the treas urer, tho governor and the secre tary of state form the board of control. The election of Kay leave Governor Pierce the only democrat on the board. In the public service cornnil.-tdon Edward Ostrander, republican, herrotfore secretary of the com mission, will succeed Newton Mc Coy, democrat, who was elected In the recnll election of a fw years ago. On the supreme ourt bench a new member will be Jtidee Hairy II. Pelt of Dallas, elected to fill a vacancy caused by the death of grille Justice John MeCourt. Justice O. tltt M1' CtM,,,ow' wno wa" appointed by Mr ailt;oVf,rnor ''prc' to aicceed Jus Bl It Vlcr Lawrence T- Harris, who re- Mr. and ar"- Toledo. afiJ0cepJ himself. I Mrs. Al Kr. STATE POWER DEVELOPS IT ACTPflO Senator Joseph To Seek Submission of Hydro Electric Question To Oregon Voters. Announcement was made today by Senator George W. Joseph of Multnomah county that he will re introduce in the coming legislative session a resolution submitting to a voto of the people a constitution al amendment authorizing the state to engage in the water pow er development. It will b3 patterned closely after an amendment presented to the 1921 legislature by Senator Joseph and will be so drawn that the mate can engage in water power development either independently of co-operatively with any stale or states or the United States gov ernment or in co-operation wl'.h all. Cheap Fiifl Possible "Water power is an inexhaustible and eternal resource, being re plenished annually," said Senator Joseph In announcing that he would again submit tho amend ment to the legislature for con sideration. "In this respect it Is unlike any other natural resource, as all others nre exhaustible." "In view of this and the further fact that water power in of such great use to mankind, and will, on account of depletion of fuel re sources, soon be Indispensable, It is my contention that it should be developed at public expense and sold to the con.sun.er at cost. No individual or association of indi viduals should be allowed to use this great natural resource as a basis for exploitation. To allow this would be to place In private control tlie only perpetual natur al resource producing light, heat and power, all of which are neces sary for the comfort and well be ing of every man, woman and child. Water Power Reserve "Coal Is exhaustible and its pro duetlon is becoming limited and expensive. "Oil Is exhaustible and expen sive. "Wood as a fuel la rapidly dis appearing and will soon bo ex haust L-d. "Tlio world today Is turning to our Inexhaustible water power for its lirht. heat and power. "Or-jgon, Washington and Cali fornia have within their boundar ies over two-thirds of the poten tial hydro-electric energy of the United Stat?s. "Wiiile California and Washing ton have both matte progress in tho development of their water power resources, Oregon with its one-third of the water power en- Continued on Page Kleven) There will be no other changes In state offices. Secretary of State Kozer was re-elected. In Marlon county offices J. T. Hunt, republican, succeeds V. H. Downing, democrat, as county Judge, Downing was appointed early in the year by Governor Pierce to succeed the late Judge W. M. Rushey. John Porter of Sil vcrtitn "'lceeeds Hunt as county commissioner. Another Important change wiil be the shifting of the office of justice of the peace from P. J. Kunlz, republican, to lirazicr C. Small, democrat. Few changes will take place in L-ity offices. Major (Jiejy. City Re corder Marten Pnylsen and City Treasurer C. O. Itice were nil re elected. Carl Engstrom will suc ceed II. H. Vandcvort rs alderman from ward 1. Kugene Grnbenhorst will mccced Ralph Thompson In ward 7. Paul V. Johnson will prob ably succeed A. F. Marcus who has resigned as alderman from vard 3. All other aldermen whose terms expire this year were re elected. Mayor Oiey, City Rrcorder PouScn and City Treasurer Rice nil took their oaths of office yesterday. Pioneer Stage Driver's Pal to Attend Funeral When the last trlbutt are paid at Sllverton tomorrow in honor of Cyrua V. Barge r, etnee driver and frontiersman of the early days who died in Portland Tuesday, one of those In attend ance will be Johnny Hash of 1350 north Cottage street. Salem. Raeh and Barger were pala in the early da ye. He wae known as Johnny Rafih In those da ye, and still likes his name that way, though he ie 72. Johnny Itanh's first stage route waa the overland from Keltou, Utah, to Pendleton, by way of lioitie. That waa in 1876. Then he located at Pendleton and waa driver of the stage from Pendleton to Walla Walla in 1879 while Barger drove between Pendleton and Umatilla. At that (Continued on Page Nine) HEW YEAR OPENS NG HEM An unusual number of traffic accidents were reported to the po lice department yesterday. In no case was damage heavy. K. G. Grit ton and Claude Johnson both re ported that cars driven by than, collided when Johnson drove out from the curb. Rain on the wina shlcld wan given as the cause of the accident. Cars driven by F. C. Brown of route 7 and W. L. Gaskell clashed on State, between Liberty and High, Brown also hitting a street car. Brown's report stated that O ask ell drove out from the curb, hut Gnskell claims he left his car iif the street without parking while he stepped into Royal Cafe teria, and that Brown attempted to pats between the automobile and a street car. W. B. Pillett reported a minor accident at State and Church. F. A. Ackerman and Gus Thomp son both reported their cars col llding at Court and High. Thomp son claims Ackerman failed to give right of way, but the report indi cates that he paid $C damages. Cars driven by B. R. Wolf and Carl Swanson met at Center and Commercial, and ears driven by J. W. Braden and Al Clark met m Court and Church. Damages wor settled in the latter case. K OPENED 10 ML BT (MIOSES Washington, Jan. 1. The doors of the White House were opened wide today for the customary New York's reception. Three hours and a half from 11 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. were given over to the old New Year's day custom under which the high and low, the rich and poor, gather at the White House to extend greet ings to the presiilen and his wit. The order of the reception fol lowed that laid down years ago, starting with the members of the cabinet and their wives an 1 continuing with the diplo matic corps, the chief Justice and the members ot the supreme court and the other branches oi' the Judich.ry, members of con gress, officers ot the army, navv and marine corps, the head of t.V independent agencies of the gov ernment, officials and members of patriotic organizations and th general public. The reception, as usual, was the feature of New Year's day observ ance in Washington. The secre tary of etate and Mr?. Hugi- wers hosts at the customary break fast at the Tan-American Union to members of the diplomatic corps and most of the members of the abinet had reserved the rest of the day to hold open house at their homes following the White House reception. Congress was not in session an 1 the government departments were hut down for the holiday. Dentist Killed In I rnd. New Westminster, B. C, Jan. Dr. M. B. Forrester, a dentist, was killed and Frank Dcyle criti cally Injured last nieht when an automobile carrying them collided with an interurban car here. WTH ACC BENTS RUNNI PEGGY MARSH MARRIED TO ENGLISHMAN Actress Who Contested Will of Late Marshall Field Weds Officer of Royal Guards. London, Jan. 1. Peggy Marsh, the English actress, was married at a registry office here today to Captain Keld Hubert Ueorge Fen wick, formerly of the royal horsa guards, says the Evening News to day. The groom's country seat is Witham Hall, Lincolnshire. He is a relative of the duke of Manches ter and his first wife waa a sister of the duchess of Westminster. Peggy Marsh was married Jn 1921 to Albert L. "Buster" John son, who died in New York in Jauunry, 1923. Will Contest Recalled Chicago, Jan, 1. Peggy Marab, who was married today in London the second time was the English chorus girl whose romance with Henry Field. grandson of Marshall Field, Cnlcago merchant prince attracted International in terest after the World war. Young Field, a brother of the present Marshall Field III, was one of the heirs to his grand father's estate which grew to ZU0,0U0.U00 or more. He was born in England and educated at Eton. When the war broke out, he be came a Red Cross ambulance driv er. He met Peggy Marsh in Ixm don at that time. He died In 1917 after attaining the age of 21 and after marrying a Miss Perkins, one of the famous Langhorne family of beauties of Virginia. Claimed Son bv Field. After his death, Peggy Marsh laid claim to a share of the Field millions for her son, Henry An thony Marsh, admittedly a natural son of licnry Field. The boy had certain sums settled upon him by the Field family for bis education and maintenance, A friendly suit with the Field family concurring to construe the 25,000-ord will of Marshall Field was heard in court, but the Illinois supreme court ruled that the will specifically exempted from inheritance any lllegimiato I l.pring. TEACHERS CRITICIZE CHURCHILL'S POLICY Portland, Jan. 1 Close cf the annual convention ot the Oregon State Teachers association here late yesterday was marked by the adoption by principals and super intendents of a resolution declar ing In favor of comprehensive nor mal school program, and against a plan proposed by State Superin tendent of Public Instruction J. A. Churchill for the establishment of ten or more normal courses In connection with high schools. Hold fng Mr. Churchill's plan a make shift, the sense of the resolution was that an effort should be made for apprepriatlons for a new dis trict normal school. INHERITANCE TAXES FOR YEAR ARE $414,947 A report Issued yesterday by State Trensurer Myers says that in the inheritance tax department during 1924 a total of 1414,947.71 was received and turned over to the general fund of the state. There was an unreceipted balance at tho close of the year of $75, 870.74. Nine hundred cases were filed with the department during the year. There were ten coses of litiga tion during the year. These involv ed the estate of Bernard Daley, Pert C. Hall, Charles D. Bowles El la L. Woodward, Moses Baruh. George W. Lawrence, George F. Lutdlnhaus. Irvin Butterworth, Frederick Anderson and Catherine Petrus. Four of these have been completed and settled and others are In various processes of contro versy. The Bernard Daly case, in volving over $150,000, has been ap pealed to the circuit court. Orser Tennis Champion New York, Jan. 1. Horace S Oraer of New York won the na tional Indoor Junior tennis title today by defeating H. L. John son ot Newton academy, Waban. Mans., In the final round of play. 6-3, e-4. -7. FLOOD COSTS LIFE OF MAN NEAR EUGENE Body of Seattle Sales man Found Near Car Caught In High Water Along Highway. Eugene, Or., Jan. 1. The body of Charles Adler of Seattle, first flood victim of the winter in Eu sen, was found at 8 o'clock this morning, about 2u0 yards down stream from the spot where his car waa found Wednesday. The body had been washed against Lne dense brush growth and wae located when the flood waters re ceded enough to allow a thor ough search to be carried on. Mr. Adler, who waa a travel ing salesman for a Seattle whole sale drug concern, Is assumed to have driven his car into the 'leep water which covared the road j leading into Eugene from Cobr.rg. ; The machine evidently became tailed In the flood waters, and Mr. Adler got out to wade ashore. The right door of the car was open when the machine was found. Believing that the machine was in the middle of the road, It is assumed, he stepped into the water. The car was at the edge of a steep grade, however, and Mr. Adler ia thought to hare plunged into the deep swirling water, and was swept downstream Rise Slower Here A rise of only one foot In the staige of the Willamette river here for the 24 hours ending at Heven o'clock thie morning gave further indication that a heavy flood condition in this area is unlikely unless rainfall In the up-river districts makes an unex pected increase. Thie morning the river here etoud at 14.8 feet, several feet below the stage where it could do damage here, and was rising only slowly. The river district in the vicin ity of Salem is evidently to miss the flood stage and consequent damage which Tuesday and Wed nesday practically cut off Eu gene from motor travel and did damage in many up-river towns. Local officials of the Inland Continued on Pnge Eleven) OF STATE TO BE Portland, Jan. 1 Industrial de velopment for Oregon will be the keynote of the annual meeting of the Oregon state chamber of com merce, to be held in Portland, January 8th. Business leaders of the state will present various phases of an in dustrial program designed to ex ploit the resources of Oregon hand in hand with tho present agricul tural development. C. D. Rorer of Eugene, president of the Oregon State Bankers as sociation, will address the conven tion on the topic, "How to Finance a State Project." In this address the speaker, assisted by the ideas of other prominent bankers of the state, will give the practical de tails whereby a community, organ ization or Individual can finance and develop the natural resources of the various communities. "A Financial Audit of Oregon" will be the thftino of an address to be given by Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer, in which Oregon's pres ent financial status will be analyz ed minutely. Including state taxa tion and expenditure in all branch--, together with compari sons with other states. Other topics and speakers of the annual convention will be: "The Oregon Development Program," by W. D. B. Dodson, manager Portland chamber cf commerce; "Forestry Budget for Oregon," by C. M. Crang-r, United States dis trict fnrester: "Industrial and Hydro-Electric Development of Oregon" by Franklin T. Griffith, president Portland Ellctrlc Power company, and '"Traffic Regulations and Automobile Licenses," by Bam A. Knzer, secretary of state. From one to five delegates from each of the 78 member organiza tions of the state chamber are ex pected to be in attendance. DEVElOPil Happy New 1924 Rainfall in Salem Far Below Average for Past Many persons may find the state ment hard to believe, but the year 1924 was an unusually dry one for Salem. To total precipitation, which usually reaches more than 40 Inches, was only 33.15 inches during the past 12 months. The moisture column for the month of July was left absolutely untouched by the weather man ex cept for a slight scratch on the 14th day of that month, the total precipitation being hardly enough to moisten the government observ er's instruments. Over the entire western Oregon section the total rainfall was .08 of an inch, or only half as much as that of eastern Oregon, which is usually noted for its dry summers. Tho wettest day of the year 1924 was October 28. 1.77 Inches of rain fell in Salem on that day. The following day, tho 29th, runs a close second, 1.35 inches being recorded. On the first day of No vember the local weather man re ported 1.33 inches premutation. The year came in cold and dry; it went out moist and warm, enough moisture being loft over so that pedestrians wero drenched by the occasional showers that came down this morning. T'-ie minimum temperature on January 1, 1924, was 5 degrees abovo ze.ro. For yes terday, the last day of the same OREGON PORT Portland, Or., Jan. 1. Portlard closed its shipping year with all past records far outdistanced. Baaed on Merchants Exchange figures for the first eleven months of the year for export and domes tic business and conservatively estimated figures for the last month on the domestic commerce and imported business, Portland's water comemrce for 1924 amounts to $J57,202.2iJ0. Merchants Exchange records put 1923's total at $242,431,641 and 1922'S at $189,512,691. Astoria, Or.. Jan. 1. The value of exports from the Port of Astoria during 1924 was neariy twice that Of 1923, ncocrding to statistics compiled by R. D. Lamb, deputy collector of customs. The value of exports shipped from hery in the past year was J9.2fis.497. In 1923 the total was 5,70n,614. Notice of an increase In capital from $25.0fO to $35,000 was fil ed by the Fidelity Finance com pany of Portland. Notice of an Increase in capital from $15,000 to $25,000 was filed by the Thur-low-Farrell company of Portland. Year to You s3 "" : 4 a -41. r S' year, the record showed a complete recovery from the recent cold unnp which forced the mercury down as fnB as 5 degrees above xero on 8 fiucccssive days. Yesterday's mini mum wa3 39 degress above zero. Tho dtys January 1, December ?5, 20 and 27 aro tied for the honoi of being the colJust day In tho year. The official report for each of the four days gives five degrees above zero as a minimum. Salem's hottest day for the year was July 24, when the thermo meter registered 9i degrees. On September 12 It reached 96 degrees Monthly precipitation for tho weMern Oregon se:ilon, in which Salem is situated, are tabulated below: January, 4.2? inches. February, 6.03 inches. March, 2-69 inches. April, 1.31 Inches. May, .60 Inches. June, .81 Inches. July, .OS Inches. August, .86 Inches. September, 2.24 Inches. October, 8.81 inches. November, 8.60 Inches. December, 4.61 Inches. Those figures reach a total of 40.95 Inches, or 17.8 Inches more than the total recorded for the 1m mediatd vicinity of Salem. AL IN Till TIE Albany, N. Y.. Jan. 1 Alfred E. Smith today was Inaugurated gov ernor of New York state for the third time. Tho second chief executive in one hundred years to be honored with three terms in office, he was confronted when he took the oath of oflco today by New York's first woman secretary of state, Mm. Florence E. S. Knapp of Syra cuse, a republican In politics, and a college teacher by prjfession. One hundred years ago today Dewitt Clinton, the only other gov ernor to hold office more than two times, was sworn In for the third time. In an Inaugural parade 3600 na tional guardsmen and members of the New York state naval mllhla, took part. The band played "Tho bidewalks of New York." Jack Delaney, Bridgeport, Conn light heavyweight, who knocked out Paul Berlenbacb some months ago, when the Astoria, N. Y., man had left behind him a long string of floored combatants, expects to come to the Pacific coast soon. FOUR FATAL SHOOTINGS IN CHICAGO New Years Observance In San Francisco Ends In Death of Two; New York Gay In Welcome, Chicago, Jan. 1. Four fatal ahootings, only two arrests, foi drunkenness, packed hotel dlnins, rooms, cabarets and restaurants, and numberless private botiH parties heralded the New Yeai into Chicago. The loop district held several thousand persons on the strePti far past midnight, many unahW to gain admission to dance ha lit or dining rooms. Prohibition agents reported th usual distribution of liquor, but those who drank did so on tht quiet, they said. Promiseuom drink was not so much in evi dence as In previous years sine the advent of prohibition, the en forcement officers added. Stray bullets believed fired bj person b joining In the celebra tion were declared responeibl for the deaths of four men. Oni was a passenger on a euburlma train. He died on the train. An other whs shot to death In hit home when a bullet came thru a window and two others wen found dead of bullet woundo on the streets. Two Killed in 'Frisco San Francisco, Jan. 1. Trag edy cross cut the wide swath ol New Years eve merrymaking in at least three instances in San Francisco last night, two deaths. one possibly murder and one per haps fatal mishap foi mlng the foil to the night's uproaroua revel. Huddled In a head, with hit skull fractured, the body of an unidentified man, well dressed Continued on Page Eleven) EXPERT TO TALK Co-lncldent with the move which has beyn gaining impetus all over tho county to secure a soil survey for Marion county. Prof. W. L. Powers, chief in soils in the experiment station of the Oregon Agricultural college and professor in- sWis for the school, will be the speaker at the chamber of commerce luncheon next Mon day. Incidentally, beoause of the widespread county Interest in the soil, survey movement, heads of all of tho various granges In the coun ty have been Invited to participate in t)3 luncheon. Tho.e invited from the granges are W. A. Jones, Macleay, master for Pomona grange, covering the county, C. H. Taylot', master of Salem grange, Turner, A. M. White, master ot liuttevillo grange, Aurora rural route, A. F. Larson, master of Woodburn grange, B. E Robert son, master of Surpiiae grange. Turner; E. G. Wie.sn.jr, .naster ot North Howell grange. Gervais; Lee M. Line, master of Macleay grange, Silem, cottage farm; Rob ert Bruwnlee, matter of Ankeny grange. Tlio movement for the sell sur vey started when the chamlcr of commerce began correspondence on tho subject with Prjf. I'tiwii-a, Then the Marlon Coun'.y Kealti.re passed a resolution urging sucn mrvey and this was followed by a movement from the north end, Keith Powell for tho Woodburn Community club ta king up the matter and resolutions beinn enact ed. J. W. Mayo of Sinyion then got In line, the Kilwrtun Com munity club n'Xt aeud, and then A. N. Fulkerson, pres,dent cf the Alaiion County Community Fed eration w-is Instructed by the fed eration representing 30 communi ties to draft r'is jlu'.i'j.is on the subject. Prof, powers his for 10 y-'itra been secret iry of the state drain ngc axKorliition, and has written a toxt book on druinng which la used by three-fourths of the ogil cultural school i In the Uned plates. "The Use an 1 Value ol Snii Purveys" w II h his topic al tho Monday luncheon.