Jomraal
CITY EDITION
Dally average net paid circulation (or
month end February II, 112ft
FAIR AND COOL
Tonight and Sunday. Fro at tonight;
gentle variable winds.
Local: Max., 52; mln., SI: rain, none,
river, l.i, falling; atmoa., clear; wind.
6811
Average daily distribution 7561.
Mmhfp Audit Bureau of Circulation.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 57
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925
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ACTIVITIES
County Court Forced To
Wait 90 Days Before
Mapping Program For
1925 Construction.
The county highway program
will not be definitely marked out
for 90 days, due to bouse bill No.
4, which does not become a law for
approximately that length of time.
Between 120 and 125 miles ot
road Improvements will be made
with market road funds, with no
definite determination yet as to
how many of these miles will be
paved roads, but probably in the
neighborhood 01 ii mnes.
Developments in the art of
building graveled roads, which
can be laid three miles to one lor
naved roads at the same expense.
will mean a turning to that class
of improvement to a large extent
in the market road program.
Turner to uet Road-
One definitely determined pave
road will be o link from Turner
to the I'acific hignway. but jut
where has not been decided. These
are the highlights in the proposed
county road program as outlined
today by County Judge Hunt to a
delegation from Turner headed by
John McKinney appearing before
the court today.
Incidentally McKinney told the
county court that for tho first
time In 20 years the people of
Turner were a unit on a proposi
tlon and all had joined forces in a
common cause.
It also developed that there is a
flpht between two sections ae to
where the Turner-Pacific cutoff
will run, although McKinney state
that the Turner people themselve:
were as a unit for the cutoff thi?
delegation was proposing a road
by way of Cloverdale.
The other proposed cutoff Is by
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SIMONS CHOSEN
TO FILL EBERT'S
E
Berlin, Mar. 7 The majority
party In the relchstng have agreed
to frame a measure appointing Dr,
Walter Slnons, president ad
terim of the German republic. Dr.
Simons is a former foreign mln
Irter, aiii now president of the su
preme court at Leipslc.
It la understood that the decls
Ion to make Dr. Simons the tern
porary president until a successor
ot the lata President Ebert Is ei:ct
rd, watt primarily with the Idea ot
leaving Dr. Hans Luther free to
carry on his important work as
rhancellor unhampered by the
duties of the presidential office.
Dr. Simons was minister of for
eign affairs In the Fehretn
bach cabinet and was the leader
In the German reparations nego
tiation with the allies. While
Chancellor Fehrenbach was a cen
trist. Dr. Simons entered the min
istry with no proclaimed party
affiliations. He resigned with the
cabinet In May, 1921, following the
allies ultimatum on reparation?.
He later became the German lega
adviser on the upper Sileslan boun
dary commission and was appoint'
ed president of the supreme court
In T922. Dr. Simons wan born in
1861.
ACT TO BLOCK SALE OF
DISEASE GERM CULTURES
Chicago, Mar. 7 Because of
testimony that disease germ cul
tures may be "bought as easily
pitols" In the coroner's inquest
Into the doith of William Nelson
McCllntock. millionaire orphan
:he city council had ordered its le
cnl department to draft "such law
u may be required and ordinances
passed tu properly protect the
public from any abuse In this re
gard. '
Stit-'s attorn?, conducting
Investigation jf McCllntock's
rit at h. supposedly from typhoid
said the Inquiry hM convinced
them It Is an easy matter for any
on to obtain deadly germs with
evil Intent.
TOW" FIGHTS
COL T ORDER
TO JACATE IT
Citizens of Wyoming Oil
Town Plan To Carry
Battle To U. S. Supreme
Court If Necessary.
Lavoye, Wyo., Mar. 7 Frontier-
like Lavoye, perturbed as never
before, contrived today for means
to stave off her day of Judgment
set yesterday by a federal court
because. It is alleged, the soil on
which this boom town stands. Is 1
occupied in trespass, and against
the laws of the land.
Kcv;& of tho decree of Federal
Judge T. Blake Kennedy in Chey
enne, yesterday, ruling that La
voye's townsite the home of 1500
people rightfully belongs to the
Ohio Oil company was received
calmly by grizzled, weather beat
en citizens, but nevertheless caus
ed concern felt by evey Inhabit
ant. The court held that the oM com
pany was entitled to possession of
the land within 60 days through a
lease granted by the government
for oil development.
Business leaders in Lavoye,
which lies in the heart of the Salt
Creek oil field, promptly called a
masd meeting at which probably a
li una red person! publicly reiterat
ed th?lr stand not to vacate their
tiomcs anu DuuuingA ana announc
ed a continuance of their fight In
higher com la.
The townsite authorized counsel
to carry the case to the United
States circuit court of appeals at
St. Louis. Unless the townsite is
vacated within the period set yes
terday by Judge Kennedy, all who
still live in Lavoye must answer to
citations of contempt.
Springing almost over night dur
ing the oil rush. Lavoye's contour
la mapi ing against a sparsely set
tled section, spoticj with a sage
brush and alk t 11 covered. Homes
there ar emostly flimsy frame
structures, but sufficient to pro
vide for men who sought their
fortune in a day. The town has
three weekly newspapers, several
motion picture theaters and other
institutions built with a view of
being permanently maintained.
Outwardly Lavoye was without
much worry today as her future
hangs in the balance, and the
wheel.! of business ground on as
usual.
(ED
"GEORGE ADE" IS
- Macon, Ga., Mar. 7. Mra.
George Ade, until six weeks ago
Mrs. rom uxrord, beautiful and
reputed wealthy widow of Grif
fin, Ga., today found her hu
band'fl Identity questioned.
Six weeks ago 6he was mar
ried to a man purporting to be
tiie Indiana author, accomDanyin
him Into Alabama for the cere
mony. Shortly afterward ehe ac
companlcd her husband here.
His coming was announced by
local newspapers and in inter
views during the past week her
husband told reporters he was
writing his autobiography.
Last night newspapers became
suspicious and located the other
George Ade In Florida. After con
verentiona oyer long distance tele
phone they classed her husband In
the category of "salesmen for a
local packing bouse."
PERSHING AGAIN ABIE
TO ATTEfiD FUNCTIONS
Havana, Cuba. March 7. Gen
eral John J. Pershing, who was
taken 111 on his arrival here with
members of his mission to South
America from Santiago De Cuba
last Tuesday, will probably leave
his bed tod.iv for the first time
since the afternoon of his arrival.
The gener-l plans to rislt Pres
ident Zayas at the presidential
palace.
The entire mission. Including
Admiral Dayton and Minister
Hirlcs, with their aides, under
present plans, will witness the
.invellng of the Maine monument
tomorrow morning.
Farmers For
2-Hour Plan
Of Parking
RESULT OF BALLOT
One Hour Parkins 14
Two Hour Parking.... 40
No Limit Parking 20
Conclusion of the farmers al
lot on the time limit for parkins
in downtown Salem today shows a
large majority of those who voted
by mall to be in favor of the two
hour limit, proposed by two peti
tioning bodies in the city, over the
ono hour limit now in effect and
tbe no limit rule formerly In force.
Forty farmers sent in approval
of the two-hour limit, as com
pared to 14 In favor of the one
hour limit, and 20 were in fa vol'
ot no limit at all.
These 74 votes were mailed in
from nearly every community tri-
(Continued on Page Nine)
Senate Votes To Consider
Nomination of Warren
In Open Session Over
Objections.
Washington, March 7. The
senate voted today to consider in
open session the nomination of
Charles B. Warren to be attorney
general.
The doors were opened over the
protest of administration senators
by a vote of 46 to 39. The senate
just before had voted 39 to 38 to
override a ruling by President
Pro-tempore Moses that a two
thirds vote would be necessary fur
a:, open session.
Opponents of the nomination
began their attack soon after the
doors were thrown open with Sena
tor Walsh, Ccmocrat, Montana,
leading off.
The president should have wide
latitude in hiej selections. Senator
Walsh said, hut he did not agree
that nominations for the cabinet
should be confirmed "unless some
moral charge" was brought
against the nominee. He cited
precedents when the sennte failed
io confirm cabinet nominations.
Senator Walsh declared Mi.
Warren has "no reputation as a
lawyer" although he did make an
argument on tho North Atlantic
fisheries case at The Hague, and
appeared in the record as a law
yer In the seals arbitration case.
He thon came to the nonrnec's
sugar connections, declaring he
was known as a representative of
tho "sugar trust."
From a book colled "The Ills
tory of Trusts in America.'' Sena
tor Walsh read a description of the
companies In which Mr. Warren
was interested. The operations of
these companies, he said, "at
tempted to stifle every bit of com
petition th.it raised its head."
"Having acquired control of the
can sugar refineries," ho continu
ed, "they then set out to get con
trol of tho beet sugar industry.'
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah
interrupted to ray that they did
not now control the beet sugar in
dustry. "No," replied Senator Walsh,
(Continued on Page Nine)
U. OF 0. AND AGGIES
I
Eugene, Or , March 7. Grimly
determined basketball players
from the University of Oregon, ac
companied by their coach, "Billy"
Keinhart, w;ll leave Eugene
4:30 o'clock I his afternoon for
Corvallis, where ney will meet
the Oregon Agricultural college
quintet at 7:30 o'clock tonight In
the second of a three-game series'
for the championship of the north
ern section of the Pacific coast
conference.
The Aggie team won the first
game of the seiles here Thursday
afternoon 15 to 12 and another
victory for them tonight would
give them. the championship. A
victory for Oregon on the other
hand would throw the series Into
a tie, and would necessitate the
playing of the third game Monday,
in Salem on the Willamette uni-
WARREN FIGHT
AGAIN OPENED
versity court.
REPUBLICANS
ARE UNABLE
Objections From Within
Own Ranks Block Plan
To Demote Insurgent
Senate Members.
Washington. Mar. 7. Objec
tion from their own ranks pre
vented the republican majority
today from completing organiza
tion ot the new senate.
When the republican organiza
tion brought In Us slate of com
mittee assignments, relegating
the LaFollette insurgents to plac
es of minor rank. Senator Nor-
ris, republican, Nebraska, and
Borah, Idaho, blocked immediate
consideration.
Replying to an Inquiry by Sen
ator Borah, Chairman Watson of
the republican committee on com
mi t tees said it had been decided
to remove Senators LaFollette,
Wisconsin; Ladd and Frazier,
North Dakota and Brookbart,
Iowa, from their former rank and
assign them to places below even
the rank of the democrats, be
cause of the action taken by the
senator republican conference
last November, reading them out
of the party.
The party conference had de
cided, Senator Watson explained
that not only should these sena
tors not be invited to attend fur
ther conferences but that they
should not be named In filling re
publican Vacancies .on commit
tees.
"Then, if these gentlemen are
not to be treated as republicans,
Senator Borah returned, "by what
right does a republican committee
on committees assign them to
places on the standing commit
tees?" "My answer to that," replied
Senator Watson, "is that two
years ago when the farmer labor
senators came in they asked to
be assigned to committee places
by the republicans."
The Nebraska senator protested
against hasty action and said he
would require some time to con
sider the committee list present
ed by the republican committee
on committees. Senator Borah de
clared removal of the Insurgent
5x0 up from their positions of
seniority was "impolitic, unwise
and unfair.
"It is not only unfair to the
men themselves," said Senator
Borah, "but it is unfair to their
constituents. I venture to say
that within the next two years
my colleagues will regret this ac
tion and will look back upon It
ae a mistake.
Republican campaign " spokes
men, he predicted would have to
devote most of their time in ex
plaining this act to the constitu
ents when they go Into these
men's states."
"You may demote these men,1
he continued, "but they have the
same Influence In the senate they
always had. There Is a difference
of opinion in the republican party
but it is not conrlned to the lead
ers but exists among the con
tit it uen ts.
"If these men stood alone, it
would be different. But 1 see men
sitting in this chamber today
whose scats will be Imperiled If
this program goes through.'
Senator Vvateon, Indiana, one
of the republican leaders, replied
that a political party was organ
ized In reality lor only one cam
paign.
- "I do know," he asserted, "that
in 1924 these Individuals left the
republican party.
Senator Brook.art, Iowa, one ol
those read out of the party. Jump
ed to bis feet and immedfatcl
challenged the statement.
"I did not !ave the republican
party," he said. "I am a better
republican than the senator from
Indiana. I stand for the principles
of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore
Roosevelt, two great republicans,
pnd I have ihown this by my votes
more than the senator from Indf
ana'.
Senator Watson replied that the
Insurgents certainly did not rep
resent the republican party as It
declared itself In Its last plat
form.
Under the republican committee
slate, Senator McKfnley of Illinois
would succeed LaFollette as chair
mar of the manufacturers commit
tee and Senator Htanfield of Ore
gon would succeed Senator Ladd
of North Dakota as chairman of
the public lands committee. Other
changes In chairmanship include
ORGANIZE
Objections
Of Washington School Site
At Any Price, Survey Shows
Four-fifths of the people of Sa
lem are opposed to the sale of the1
site ot the old Washington school
at any price if sentiment found by
Capital Journal reporters sent out
to interview various citizens is
any criterion of the general feel
ing. Of a score or more of persons
interviewed fully 80 per cent have
expressed themselves in opposition
to any disposal of the property
which will take it out of the hands
ot the public and a goodly major
ity lavor some plan whereby the
site can be converted Into a public
park.
Among those who would see the
block converted Into a park and
playground fully half desire to
see title remain in the school dis
trict, so that the site may be avail
able for a new school at such time
as one is needed. They propose that
the old building Te torn down ani
the grounds improved as a park
until that time arrives. They
would solve the problem of ell ml
na'.ing the hoie that would be left
T
Governor's Secretary Goes
To County Jail To See
That Order Liberating
Fee Is Obeyed.
Once more a Marion county
moonshiner has departed from the
couuty Jail under executive clem
ency, this time it being Lester
Fee, and Private Secretary Delzell
of the executive department went
to the sheriff's office personally
yesterday afternoon to see that
Fee was released on scheduled
time.
Fee was let out with his three
months' sentence nearly served.
but with $250 yet to be paid as a
fine. His release was on a pardon,
conditioned on his paying the fine
in monthly installments and a
bond was put up by Fee that he
vould make such payments.
Case Notorious One.
The Fee case constituted one of
the notorious liquor captures of
last year.
In a well under the front porch
of Fee's brother's home in the
Lab is h country, the officers found
many feet underground a complete
moonshine outfit.
Fee completely exonerated his
brother from any connection with
the operation1).
After Fee's Incarceration In Jail,
Mrs. George Fee, wife of Lcster a
brother, started action against a
neighbor named Blair seek in?
heavy damages for alleged assault
and battery. Blair came back In
his answer and alleged the whole
affair grew out of the fact that
Mrs. Fee was In a gross state of
intoxication on Christmas day
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London. Mar. 7. (By AshocI
ated Prrw) Marquem Curzon of
Kedlrston, lord president of the
council, who suffered a collapse
while about to addrens a meeting
at Cambridge, last Saturday
night, will undergo an operation
Monday, it was stated today.
He pawed a fairly good night
and his condition was said to be
unchanged this morning.
A bulletin testier! from his res
ident last night described his
condition "as not calling for
alarm" but stated he had suffer
ed "a severe hemorrhaged
At the time of his collapse the
outward symptoms of his illness
were described as faintness and a
slight nasal hemorrhage.
Lord Cu neon's physicians after
a consultation this morning, is
sued the following bulletin:
"The patient passed a good
night and the hemorrhage Is
much reduced, but we consider an
operation necessary to remove the
cause of the bleeding. This will
take place Monday.
PIERCE FREES
E
Strong to
by the basement of the old build
ing by converting it Into a sunk
en garden.
And in connection with thai
phase of the question the school
board is pretty much of the same
mind.
It might also be said here that
members of the school board have
Intimated strongly during the past
day or two that there Is little dan
ger that the property will be sold
at this time, and not at all un
less prospective purchasers are
willing to advance their offers to
a figure far beyond any that they
havo been reeclved to date.
"I am very much In favor of us
ing the Washligton grounds for a
combined park and playground,"
said Dr. Henry Morris yesterday.
"The playground across the creek
Is so muddy that It can't be used
except during a small part of the
year. Furthermore, I think It is
better to have a children's play
ground surrounded by houses rath
er than to let tbe kids go off out
of view somewhere." Dr Morris
Four Burned
To Death in
Home Blaze
LaGrande, Ore., March 7. Four
persons were burned to death, and
two others were severely burned
today when the home of Walter
Schultz In Evans, 65 miles north
east of here, was destroyed by
fire.
The dead arc: Mrs. Walter
Schultz, her son Jimmy, aged 4;
her daughter, Florence, aged 2,
and her six months old baby.
Schultz and a brother-in-law, Ted
Frost, 16, were seriously burned.
Physicians said It might be neces.
sary to amputate Frost's hands,
but that both men have chances
of recovery.
The flames were caused by a
kerosene explosion when Schultz
started a ftrc In the room occupied
by Mrs. Schultz and her children.
The house was completely
destroyed.
Schultz was employed by the O.
W. K. & N. as section hand.
AT
Tuition for students at Willam
ette university was raised from
$100 a year to $160 by action of
the executive committee of the
board of trustees, meeting on the
Wilamettc campus this morning.
The increase will go into effect
next fall.
The flCO will Include $20 stu
dent body fee4, $140 ot the uiouey
being used by t'.ie administration
itself. Included in the $20 will
be whatever sun. may be appro
priated by the si u dents for the
Wallulah, tho Willamette univcr
Jity annual, which heretofore has
been published by the junior class
and sold to whoever of the stu
dents will buy It. Recent actio?)
by the student body resulted i
Warren Day appearing before the
committee with a petition from
the stu'lents raking that the price
of the Wallulah he added to the
student body tve and collected oy
the administration at the same
time the tuition tn collected. Thin
lias been the customary method of
collecting the student body fee.
Inquiry by Willamette authori
ties revealed 'lie fact that no other
independent eel lege in the state
lias a tuition ot less than $200 a
year. Even with the increase
Willamette's tuition will be lower
than any other college in Oregon.
SCHOOLS FOR ROBBERS
IN OKLAHOMA, CHARGE
Oklahoma City Okln , March 7
A declaration that "schools" are
being conducted In Oklahoma in
which bank robbers learn their
tricks was made on the floor of
the house ot the state legislature
esterday by Representative W. L.
Carl lie.
Sale
lives within a block of the Wash
ington grounds, and has children
who would go to school there if a
building were in uce on the prop
erty.
Th3 fact that the grounds are
situated next the railroad track Is
cited as a reajn why a park
should be located there. It would
bo viewed each year by htousands
of people passing through the city
on the train. Danger t othe chll-J
aren irom passing trains is acciar
ed to be slight In comparison with
the danger from automobiles.
Henry Meyers states that he fa
vors making the grounds into a,
park and a plat e for the young
sters to play. George C. Wills,
Joe Adolph, and others advise keep
ing the property for the present
regard lew of wh.xt Is done with it.
"I was greatly surprised to bear
they Intenidod to sell It," said Mr.
Wills.
"I think the use of this Wash
ington school property as a park
and playground would be a wise
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L
Objection of Kay Causes
Board To Change Plans
For Training School
On Woodburn Site.
A protect raised by Stato Treas
urer Kay today caused a change in
the plans for construction of the
new boys' stato training school to
be established near Woodburn.
Governor pierce without much
persuasion agreed to .the change
and it was voted to advertise nt
once for bids from contractors. It
Is believed construction will be un-
der-way In May.
Kay nnnounccd that he was op
posed to the construction scheme
relative to the location of the
heating plant, kilchun and two of
the four cottages, nnd that his
fltnnd was about the same as that
of h's predecessor, Jefferson My
ers. The gr.iunds as planned for lo
cation of buildings are ova! in
shape, aoid as the plans were
drawn the four cottages were all
placed on 0.10 side ot the oval
with the heating plant a distance
of three-eights of a mile from the
administration building. The kit
chen was similarly located, the
plan being to transport food from
the kitchen to the four cottages
between the kitchen and the ad
ministration building by means of
an underground conduit. The din
tance of the heating plant from (he
school building and cottages. Kay
declared, would be very expensive.
He protested that the Initial ex
pense would he i2300 per Inmate,
which, ho said, would buy a house
and lot for each boy. It would be
tho most expensive and aristocratic
of all the state institutions, he Raid.
As the pi ins are now changed
(Continued on Page Nino)
Chicago. Mar. 7 Stricter cen
Korship of wild went and bad mn
nmtifin picturo thrillers by public
officials was urged In an opinion
handed down by the appellate
court, reversing a circuit court de
cision restraining the city from In
terference with the exhibition of a
western picture In which gun I'.ny
figured prominently.
1 ho opinion traced close rela
tionship between the two gun men
of the films and the Increasing
number of shootings Morgan Col
lins, police chi'-f, nnl tho oninlon
would be irnt to the board of cen
sors to guide delegates from objec
tionable pictures.
"Where "gun play or the shoot
ing of human beings Is the essence
of a play", the opinion snld, "and
docs not pertain to the necessities
of war, nor to the preservation of
law and order; when it Is for per
sonal spite or revenge and thus
be cornea a murder, the pictures
trxy be aaid to be Immoral. It in
culcates murder."
ALTER STATE
HQ
PLAN
OIL POURED
OVER BODY
0FIICTIM
Polish Secret Police Are
Accused of Barbarous
Murder of Churchman
In Ukraine.
Kiev, Ukraine, March 7.
(By Associated Press) Fath
er Andrae Fedoukovitch, a
Polish Catholic priest, has
been burned alive in the town
of Jitomir near here. The
authorities allege that his as
sailants were agents of the
Polish secret police.
The murderers poured kero
sene over the priest's body
and then ignited it say the ad
vices from Jitomir, the un
fortunate man writhing in
agony while his assassins
looked on unmoved.
Father Fedoukovitch was
the author of a widely known
letter to the pope in which he
protested to the Vatican
against the participation of
Polish clergymen in the anti
soviet campaign. His friends
declare he was killed by his
enemies for divulging to the
authorities the activities of
Polish spies in the Ukraine.
The crime has caused a
sensation throughout the
region.
SALEM SCHOLLS
IN PAST 5 YEARS
The enrollment in the public
schols ot Salem is now 4u2, an
increase of 1096 In the lust fivi
years, according to a report com
piled by George Hug, superintend.
ent of schools, made public this
morning. At the first of Marcn,
1920, the total enrollment waft
3433 pupils. The increase repre
sents almost one-third.
During tho five-year period
there has been an Increase in the
elementary grades amounting to
25.4 per cent. The Beniur high
school bus increased in enrollment
by 54 per cent, an Increase from
707 in 1920 to 10X6 In 1925. The
number of Junior high school stu
dents has risen from 763 to 1105
during the same length of time.
The llighluud-Orunt district haa
shown more increase than any
other section of the city, a raise
of more than Go per cent being re
corded for the five-year period.
During the l:.ut three years alone
thp Increase has been 248 pupils.
Tho superintendent's report will
he submitted at the next meeting
of the schol board, Tuesday even
ing. Plans ly Fred Iegge, Salem
architect, to have at least one ad
dition built on the - Highland
school building wll also be sub
mitted. BATTLE FLEETS
HEARING CLASH
On Board V. S. 8. Seattle, Off
Mexican West Const. Mar. 7 By
Associated Picks) The clahh of
two great fleets embracing Q$
Unite 1 Htatvft w ar craft In tho cli
max of one of the most spectacu
lar maneuvers of stvegy ever held
In the Pacific, today was expect
ed to occur within the not two
days. Interest has been exceed
Ir.gly keen In the progress ot the
defensive blue fleet tc ward the
vreno of contact off the coast ot
lower California. It will be the
first time that fast scout cruisers
have been seen In action In the
Pacific. It will b the greatest
mobilisation ever witnessed irt the
western ocean.