Capital journal., March 25, 1925, Image 1

CaMtalJi
CITY EDITION
Dally average net paid circulation for
month and February 28, 1926
FAIR TONIGHT
Cooler with frost a In the Interior; Thur
day fair except for probable mine on the
Immediate coast; fiesh W and NW wind
Local: Max. 5; mln., 42; rain, .01:
river, 1.1; atmos., part cloudy; wind,
aou tit went. -
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Member Audit Bureau of Clrcutntlona,
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 72
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1925
DDrPP TnDfC PPVTO ON TRAINS AND NEWS
lilllDU IUK 1 0 STANDS FIVB CENTS
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TRANSFER OF
BANK OFFICE
IS ATTACKED
Statute Requires Main
Office of State Bank
ing Department Shall
Be Located Here.
What constitutes a main office,
and what a branch office of a
state deportment?
The question arises and may go
to the courts for determination in
the case of the state banking de
partment, which yesterday
moved IU offices from the capitol
building here to rented quarters
in Portland.
Investigi tion of the statutes re
garding tht location of state of
fiees and their authority to estab
lish branches in cities other than
the states capitol reveal that the
banking cede enacted by the re
cent session of the legislature re
nuires that the main office of the
banking department shall be
maintained in Salem. Section 16
ot the code re"1.
Statute Mandatory
"The "hUperintendent of banks
hall maintain his offices In the
city of Salem, and the secretary ot
state la hereby required to furnish
suitable Quarters therefor; provia
ed, the superintendent of banks.
when considered by him to be ex
pedient or convergent, may estab
lish branch offices within the city
ot Portland."
This morning Secretary of State
ozcr explained that the depart
ment had been moved to Portland
because a saving in Its operations
could be effected thereby, but he
wa apparently not familiar with
the exact manner in which the
saving is to be accomplished. Ef
forts to get in touch with Frank
fcramwell. superintendent of
banks, were unavailing.
Evasion Attempted.
On the surface It would appear
that the move is an attempt to
violate the spirit. If not the letter
of the law. inasmuch as it was
stated by Mr. Kozer that the bank
superintendent would "probably
maintain desk room" at the capi
tol. There is talk today among cer
tain taxpayers of carrying the
matter into the courts in an at
tempt to compel return of the of
fice to Salem, basing their action
upon the contention that the
mainteaance of desk room" does
not meet with the requirements of
the law, and that the state is oe
Ing put to needless expense In
maintaining general office quar
ters in Portland.
T1NPLATE KING'S
BROTHER PASSES
New York, Mar. 2s!V-Warner
M. LeedH, brother of the late
William B. Leede, and former
Tlce president of the Leeds' Tin
plate interests, died at his home
here today.
Lillian Gish Nibbles
Raw Carrots in Court;
Nervousness Excuse
Now York, March 25. Lillian
Cleh ea's raw carrots for nervous
ness. This vegetarian habit o'
the scre;n actress was revealed in
Iideral court at the trial of a suit
brought by Charles H. Duell, pr?5
ldent ot Inspiration Pictures, Inc..
to compel her to make pictures
only for his company.. Through
out the opening session of the trial
yesterday Mies Glsh took an occa
sional bite of a carrot. Spectator
wondered whether the diet had
anything to do with her enviable
completion. She was naked Un
reason "Oh. I'm awfully nervous," she
replied.
Holland Duell appeared as coun
I for il brother. He described
the act.on as "contract Jumping
rase."
Max Steoer, counsel for Miw
Gun, pleaded she eoula Mt under
aland contrnct,
"Probably," he laid to the court
WOOL RAT
E
IS
Strong Opposition T
To Pica of Et ft
Shippers For J t
Through Rates. ; 4 :
Portland, Ore. March .. .e
suming for the third day the
hearing on the petition of Boston
wool interests for Joint through
rates on wool from interior points'
in the Pacific northwest to Bos
ton, J. B. Campbell, Interstate!
commerce commissioner this morn
ing heard the testimony of Don
ald McLean of Twin Falls, Idaho;
J. F. Sears of Yakima, Wash., and
H. W. Prlckett of Salt Lake City.
McLean, who Is secretary of the
Idaho Wool Growers association,
supported statements made Mon
day by James A. Hooper, who
represented the National Wool
Growers' association, and the Utah
Wool Growers favoring Joint
through rates and through bills
of lading on wool shipments from
interior points.
Idaho Favors Bate
McLean said it is desirable that
more wool from Idaho should move
through Portland for trans-shipment
via the Panama canal and
would do so if Joint through rates
and through bill of lading ar
rangements were made.
Representing a livestock loan
association and wool growers of
Yakima, Wash . J. F. Sears- said
(Continued on Page Five)
ICE
Naval Base, San Pedro, Cal,
March 25. (By Associated Press)
Tho "commenco firing ' pen
nant from the signal bridge of the
super-dreadnaugbt California was
the herald today for the six moat
noisy minutes in the naval history
ot the Pacific ocean. The naval
backbone of the American nation
stood out today in battle line
seventy miles off the base here
for the major gunnery event of
the year, force practice of the bat
tle fleet.
Bach salvo from the battle line
of the eleven dreadnaughts re pre.
sented a blasting belch of some
125 tons of steel projectiles.
The great battle line staggered
through the calm Pacific waters
amidst protective smoke screens
at a speed of 18 knots, that Is more
than twenty ane one-half miles an
hour. Stagger was the word for a
squadron xf the hornets of the
sea, the sleek, trim, gray destroy
ers launched schools of torpedoes,
with dummy heads, at the battle
Hm, simulating the enemy and
(Continued on Page Sir.
yon L'ive never come In contact
with a mentality so uniquely lack
ing in capacity to read and ana
lyze a document or understand
figures, although she Is wlthou
peer as in actress, she would sign
anything that anyone asked her to
-:ign."
Duell lepllej that Miss Gish was
anproacning 30 years and should
i:e able Ic understand a contract.
Ml Gish's carrots divided In
terest it headlines (oday with an
incident cf the arrival from Paris
of Gloria Swanson and her hus
band. Mnrquls De La Falalse. Not
ing what apeared to be a lady'
nurse In the couple's stateroom, a
curious prrson asked: "What does
the 'H' mean under the crown on
Miss Sw.inaon'fl purse;
"It Isn't r. crownV' answered the
marquis In good English. "It Isn't
parse. It Isn't madam's. Its my
tobacci pouch and the 'H' It for
my first name, Henri."
HEARING
Guardsmen
Threatened
For Activity
Washington, March 25. Coast
guardsmen, by their increased vig
ilance against rum smuggling are
incurring an unpopularity anions
tbe townsfolk at points along the
Atlantic coast that In a number
of cases has been carried to the
point ot a death threat according
to reports reaching coast guard
headquarters here. The most re
cent ot these disquieting notices
wae received by i.aptain Warner
of the Montauk Point, N. Y., sta
tion. Under the words "please
watch your step it your turn
pext," was a rudely sketched skull
and erosj bones.
Canadian Manufacturer
Tells Ilotarians of De
cision To Build New
Plant In Valley.
1 have practically decided to
place a plant in Oregon for the
manufacturing of linens," was lire
statement made this noon by D. M.
Sanson, head of a large linen man
ufacturing concern In Canada,
and of one linen mill located at
Lockport, New York. Mr. Sanson
speko before the Salem Rotary
club at Its luncheon this noon.
The plant will begin by malting
plain, simple- linen cloth such ns Is
used In ordinary towels, tho speak
er Indicated. Perhaps finer linen
such as napkins and table cloths
will be manufactured later.
Mr. Sanson has been inspecting
the Willamette valley for the last
10 days, he stated, and Is well
pleased with tho flax situation here
He first was attracted by Oregon
grown flax when he saw Fa m pics
of the product in the east several
years ago. "I came out to nee If
flax llko that really grew here," he
paid. Ho made no statement as to
when he expects to begin actual
work on the plant, or In what part
of the WiJlnmctto valley It will be
located.
Tho tariff policy of the United
States government was given as an
outstanding reason why he prefer
ed this country to Canada as i
place to established a mill. "In
Canada we are unfortunate In hav
tng a low tariff," he stated. "The
government does not protect its
industries as does the government
here. There Is not tho national
spirit there that you have In the
United States."
The result of tho Canadian pol
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State Treasurer Kay said today
that since the state has trans
ferred its New York fiscal agency
from the National Park bank to
Lhe National City bank because
the latter agreed to pay the state
per cent Interest on its depolts,
the National Park bank has now
made an offer of 2 H per cent. He
said, however, that since all inter
ested officials in Oregon have hceii
notified of the change that th
agency will not he transferred
back to the National Park bank
"I am very friendly to the Na
tlnnal Park hank,'' said Kay, "bu
Bince it was the state's fisra
agent for 14 years and never pai
us any Interest I do nut now feel
that we should change back, for
we have received extremely fai
treatment from the National City
iiank."
WHITE IS APPOINTED
FEDERAL PRISON HEAD
Washington, March 2S. Luther
C. Vhld of Massachiisrti was
appointed today as superintendent
of federi! prisons.
Te takes the post made vacant
rr the rrslnnatlon of Herbert H.
Votaw, brother-in-law of ftie late
President Hardlnfr.
The new superintendent has
Keen acting as purchasing agent
for the Atlanta prison.
LINEN MILL
IS PLEDGED
MAIL ROBBERY
INDICTMENTS
ARE RETURNED
True Bills Voted By Fed
eral Grand Jury Inquir
ing Into Conspiracy To
Defraud Government.
Chicago, March 25. True bills
are reported to have been voted by
the federal grand jury In Its in
vestigation of concealment -of
100,000 of the loot in the Rond
out HI., $2,000,000 mail train rob
bery last June, it was said today
that the grand Jury inquiry had
been completed.
The $100,000 was the share of
ho loot received by Herbert Hoi
iday, one ot the convicted robbers
now serving 25 years in Leaven
worth prison.
While true bills have not been
returned in court in the form of
indictments, the grand jury in
quiry was said to have been dl-
ested at charges of conspiracy to
defraud he government of the
stolen mall loot.
Attouey Thomas Poe and Wal
lace Davis and Francis McKenney
li of Little Rock, Ark., are under
barges of receiving and conceal
ing the $100,00 stolen from the
mails and their case is scheduled
to be heard in Little Rock on
April i4.
RAID WITHOUT
WARRANT
TO
rortland, Mar. 25 The county
grand Jury today began, at the in
vltatlcn of Mayor George L. Bak
er, an investigation of law enforce
ment in the city of Portland. The
action of a policeman and a spec
ial police operative In entering the
homo of David I'oulkes by mistake
Saturday while seeking a cache
of liquor in a nearby house was
tho especial matter under consid
eration; David Kou Ikes, Jr., who report
ed he was beaten on the head by
Patrolman Ulanchard when he en
deavored to hold the officers out
of the house, thinking they weie
drunken Intruders, told his story
to the grand jury.
Other witnesses were his father
and mother.
Tho grand jury investigation, ac
cording to District Attorney Myers
wil be confined to the alleged as
sault upon Foulkes.
Myem declared, however, that
his office will put before the in
quisitorii) body any evidence of
any specific offense by stoo' pig
eons, police officers or any one
eli in connection with law enforce
inc-nt.
The management an3 control of
the police department, Myers said,
is a matter In the hands of officers
properly elected or appointed for
that purpose. It Is outside of the
scope of the grand Jury of tho dis
trict attorney's office to go into
such matters, the district attorney
nsnerled.
I
ROTARIAN HEAD
Frederick Thielsen was sole nom
Inee for the presidency of the Sa
lem Rotary club when nomina
tions were made at the meeting of
the Rotiirluns this noon, flis ac
tivity in Hotary affairs, and his un
failing support of every project
the club has undertaken, were de
clared by members of the club to
make hitn eminently deserving of
th offi ' Further nominations
wei- an follow,:'
Charles Knowl.inJ, vice presi
dent; Eric llutler, secretary: Will
iam Walton, treasurer; Roy Klein,
IT. O. Hhfpley and Harry Oltnger,
directors.
The actual elections will take
plice at a meeting to be. held In
one month's time.
L&ne Pioneer Dead.
Kugenv Or., March 25. Anhct
Hetmttway 14, resident of Ismmr
county for the past 72 years, d e-J
at his home near here today.
RED CROSS TO i - " M0 ELLISON
UNDERTAKE Mft- GIRLFAINTS
REBUILDING IN CORRIDOR
Rehabilitation of Homes
Destroyed By Tornado
To Commence At Once
1 Says Director.
West Frankfort. 111., Mar. 25.
(By Associated Press) The
work of the American Red Cross
in rehabilitation in the entire tor
nado disaster area In five states
will begin at once, according to
Henry M. linker, national direc
tor of relief here. It will Include
replacing and refurnishing homes
clothing and all necessities of
victims, but will not attempt to
replace deficits In investment
losses which he called business
rehabilitation.
Director Piker will be In per
sonal charge of- the entire five
state district. Each county wilt
constitute a separate district with
an executive office.
! Needs to Guide
The need of the victim and not
his loss will guide attempts to re
establish htm In as nearly a pre-
disaster basis as funds will per
mit,- said Baker. A careful sur
vey will be made by trained
workers to ascertain the needs
of the storm sufferers arid the
H-?d Cross then will attempt to
m-te up the deficit so far
funds are available.
Vocational training and trust
fund assistance in cases where
a mother or children were left
without support are provided
for In the rehabilitation plan.
A warning that relief work
had relapsed in some communi
ties and that the second crisis
existed, was sounded by Dr. W
T. MacVey, in on address before
the Carbondale, 111., Rotary club.
The first crisis pawed, he raid,
persons outside the devastated
area failed to realize the tremen
dous work necessary.
Food Problem Sen on
Although relief work in well
organized in Murphysboro, he
said, conditions are serious else
where in the district. Dr. Mac
Vey said that the Carbondale re
lief organisation was living
from "hand to mouth" with the
problem of feeding 4000 homeless
for weeks and providing shelter
for hundreds for months.
The total deaths' in the five
states of the storm area today
stood at 827. with the addition of
13 to the Murphysboro total and
one at MrLeansboro. i nirteen
Murphy sboro negresses, killed by
tha storm and buried there were
not Included In the count.
By states the deaths were:
Illinois 650; Indiana 112; Tenn
ossee 33: Kentucky IS; Miesonri
14. Total f)27. Injured 2939. To
tal casualties 37C6.
E
OF FEDERAL ROAD
Portland, Or., March 25. Ore-
;cn'a tdiart of the $7,500 000 up
i.roprlatecl by congress covering a
two yea-V period for forest hih
way construction amounts to
1448,300 for the fiscal year 1925
lift, scolding to computation
made by the local office. United
.States bureau of highways.
For the most part these fundi
will be matched 50-50 by the
.tittle highway commission s- the
'.ounVs '.n which the federal mon-
:V Is to b; expended.
The program for bifcuway con
struction as outlined t the con
(erence Leld In February between
the sttt highway commission and
representatives of the United
States lore t service and the bu
rTiu of b'Khways has be-n ap
proved' by Washington authorities
and wor will now proceed on the
varions projects included In the
program.
All of die federal aid money for
the 1 6-192''- fliea! year has been
allotted, but for the 1920-1927
fiscal yar $rn 000 was unallotted
nnd will be held to meet any
nmerjrtncy which may arise.
The funds have been well dl
Mbtited and provided for severa
iew road projects and the comple
ton of number which already
ire- m.dr construction through
;, fi r reserves. , .
Y ' -V Y '
', I ii if . Attitude of Indifference
ft Maintained Since Kill-
I I t ft ing of Mother Gives
X A 'J CC -y To Collapse.
Board May Reopen
Washington Grade
School
That the Salem school board is
beginning to consider seriously
using the Washington school
building tor school purposes be
came evident at the meeting of the
board last night. Action was tak
en which will result in the danger
from fire and other hazards being
eliminated so far as possible. An
effort will be made to secure
someone to live in the building,
and protect it so far as possible
from the ravages that endanger all
vacant buildings. It has been
estimated that $10,000 will be
necessary to make the building
tit for use. No action was taken
THIRTY SIX YEARS
Separation ts being sought by
two moi cot.plcH who started out
on the seemingly primrose path of
marital bliss omy to wind up on
the rocks, one of theiie being u
marriage dating from 1S.S9. Out
I the 'in (or five children were
born yet 20 years of wedded bits.
did not keep Mary M. Fethwell
from deserting Joseph Fethwell
in April of 1909. according to his
plaint nled In circuit court, llv
tales they were married in Penn
sylvania in 1889.
AH he desires In his freedom
The five children are grown up
and have flown from the nest. 1I
makes no remark as to where his
(icKertln spouse may be now, but
H&ys he has been a resident of thin
county for more than a year.
The pecond applicant for d
vorce 's Lillian Petrie, who deslr
to be relieved of the marital bon Is
which have held her to David
etrle, or rather held him to her
iintfl July of last year when she
late she left him because his ac
tlons hj'l made their further llv
ng together unbearable.
This couple also has a flock of
Hedging, six of them according
o the complaint. They were m;ir
rted In February. 1911, In Okla
homa City.
8ho charges that be accused he
f Infidelity, that their last Hire
children were Illegitimate off
prlng, snd other allegations of
ruelty are Includ'd.
W00DL0CK IS GIVEN
RECESS APPOINTMENT
Wash.nntnn, Murrh 25. Tims
1. Woo Hock ot New York was
ulven a recess appointment today
y rrss drnt CoolldKe as a mem
ber of the Interstale commerce
commission. . .
Next Fall
last night to repair the building
to any such extent.
The present plan of the hoard is
to place all sixth grade pupils in
the city at the Washington build
ing if conditions become so con
gested that it is nccensifry to re
open the building.
Thorough investigation revealed
the fact that housing facilities for
the normal increaso of students
next fall arenot to be found with
out crowding buildings now In
use to a point where good work
would be difficult, or building one
Continue! on Pago Six)
PLEAD GUILTY TO
E
Warren, Ohio, March 25.
Twenty-nine Ntles citizens, all
reputed anti Kit Klux Klansmen,
Indicted in connection with riots
here last November 1, incident to
a trl-state klan klonklave, pleaded
guilty to charges ot rioting In
common pleas court here today
and drew sentences of fines partly
suspended on good behavior.
Kach man was sentenced to pay
fine of $300 and costs, of which
$250 Is suspended on good be
havior if paid by Friday.
Judge James Thomas of Ports
mouth, In pronouncing sentence
on the twenty nine said:
"You men should go back to
Niles and live as American citizens
should live. If the K. K. K, wants
to parade let them do so and It
will wear itself out.
High School Lads to
Leave Thursday for
East; Funds Ample
"Fatly this afternoon the sum of
$ 1 T 7 7 . axide from prompt In of limt
nlKht's dnnce. was actually on hand
for the "On to ChltMRu" fund of
I be Kalem hl,;h school baHketball
team. One hundred dollars more
wai counted on from various hth
Hrhool orgiiniE.itUnA, having ben
pledtrrd several d;iys ago. Thlf
money, with a few odds and end
to be collected from hunlne men
of the t-lty, was exi ected to brlrm
the ftnl up to tho 11700 mark.
New donation todny Included the
Mlrtland Ilnkery, $10: the Webb
Funeml Parlor, f 10: O. K. Ter
williger, 6; Vlck H rot lien, :.;
San Francisco, March 25.
Dorothy Elllneson. the e-irl who
killed her mother rather than
stay home from a Jazz party, fell
in a xaint iiat on the stone cor
ridors as court was adjourned for
noon at today's session of her
murder trial.
The girl, deathly pale, a crum
pled, forlorn figure, was carried
into an ante.room of the court,
Her rather and court attendants
worked over her several minutes
before she showed signs of anima
tion. Had Been Hysterical
Defense counsel announced that
physicians would examine the
girl and report to the court on her
condition. They said - it then
would be decided whether the
court would be asked to delay tba
trial.
The girl's hat flew off In the
fall and the physician began an
examination to determine whether
her head was Injured.
The girl, who had become
hysterical while photographers
were taking her picture outside
the courtroom this morning, eat
through the morning session ot
the trial nervous -but calm. As
she started out with a police
woman for the noon recess, she
fell without warning, her body
striking the stone floor with a
thud.
In the anti-room water was
dashed In her face and smelling;
salts applied. Her father kissed
her constantly as ho worked to re
store her to consciousness. Lying;
table, she looked far differ
ent from the pleasure mad girl
who faced the police defiantly
after she had shot her mother and
gone to a party the same night. -
Not for 20 minutes after her
swoon was Dorothy able to walk.
She then was supported to the
prison infirmary.
Judge Louderback had ad.
journcd court until 2 p. m. and
the trial was expected to be re
sumed then unless the girl's con
dition necessitated further delay.
Court Room Crowded.
A long line of spectators was
ranged tills morning along the
corridor outside the court room
awaiting the resumption of the
trial.
When court was about to be
convened, the girl, in an ante
room, was photographed In vari
ous posej. She broke under the
process ami began screaming hys
terically. Judge Harold Louder
back ordered a recess of ten min
utes so that she could be calmed.
Defense counsel announced they
would object to further newspaper
l-hotogmpha of the defendant.
"She Nas been subjected to this
every day,"' said Sylvester J. Mc
Atee, ch'.ef defence attorney, "and
she's git too much of it."
Miss Klllugson was fairly com
posed when she was brought In
and court convened. Examination
'it talesmen proceded.
Two Women Passed'
The girl still wore her fur trim
med coat buttoned closely around
her. She was nervous.
(Continued on Pngo Five)
Stiff Furniture conip.inv, $15.
Last night s dance netted 1 251
over and above expenses. The
money, top t her with that raised by
lhe Salem Ltoni elub, will be turn
ed over to Coach Hoillt Hunting
ton and held for emergencies here
One member of the Salem,
squad, Harold Ollnger, will be un
able to make the trip, being con
fined to his bed with Influenza.
Ollnger Wd considered one ot the
best substitutes of the squad. He
has been eick for some time.
(Continued on l'uge Five)