A
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
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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.