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FORTY-SEVENTH YEA " No. 265
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, r NOVEMBER 6, 1925
Cap
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confess!
m ni i irn
BY PIG
Hammond Lumber Com
pany Employee Admits
Taking Money 15 Min
utes Prior To Suicide.
Mill City, Or., Nov. 0 Within
about 15 mill il lea after lio hail
signed a confession, admitting
that ho had been appropriating
funds of tho Hammond Lumber
company's storo over a period of
approximately 20 months, D. L.
Bailey, a clerk In tho store, was
found dead here yesterday from a
gunshot wound. His death Is at
tributed to suicide.
Admits Defalcation
The confession, which was made
(n the presence of a detective
from Seattle, who had been em
ployed to ascertain the cane of
shortages in the funds, was
shown to Coroner Lloyd T. lllgdon
In Salem last night and other In
formation bearing on the death of
Bailey and tho shortages were
Give tho coroner. It Is " under'
stood no further Investigation will
be made.
Tile amount of money Involved
Is given as approximately $4G5.
It was tho intention of the com
pony ma-nagement to be lenient
with Bailey and give him oppor
tunity to make good tho funds
without prosecution. After the
confession had been signed the
detective advised Bailey to go
home and tell his wife about it
and Bailey said that was what he
wished to do.
Borrowed Rifle
Instead he appears to have
gone to tho home of Thomas
Barnes where he borrowed a 25
36 rifle. Driving back to his
home he got out of his car in the
garage and drained tho radiator.
A little later a boy passing by the
house bow Bailey lying face down
ward in tho front yard? He noti
fied neighbors, who found Bailey
dead with the gun at his side
The bullet entered the body just
over the heart. The body was
found about 3:30 o'clock.
Bailey had been employed in
the Hammond store aboul three
years. He was 31 years old and
Is survived by his widow and a son
about 6 years old.
Registration for the Marlon
County Christan Endeavor conven
ton will begin tonight at the Cen
tral Congregational church at 7
o'clock. The church is located at
19th and Ferry streets.
The main address tonight will be
given by Walter Myers of Eugene.
Following the address there will
be a flocial hour undef tho direc
tion of Miss Helen Tooze.
The convention, which Is an an
nual affair, will continue for three
days.
Chapman Not Likely
To Hang for Murder
Attorney Declares
New York, Nov. d. A. P.) '
Doubt that Gerald Chapman would
hang was expressed today by Fred
erick J. Groehl, who was the ban
dit's counsel at his trial lor kill
ing a New Britain, Conn., police
man. Mr. Grohl said that efforts
would be made hi the federal court
at Hartford to have Chapman re
turned to the .'.tlanta penitentiary
to complete hU 25-year sentence
for a New York robbery.
Mr. Groclil rtpreraod the bePoi
that Chapman could not be legal
ly executed before completion of
his federal term. He added that
an appeal to the United State?
BUDremn court was likely If neces
sary. Chapman was taken to Con-
maz u in ir wow u iruiyju
IllIflllOPSlE PIIICilFS jp i FKFMPTH1W
SWliET AND SIMPLE
Any counlc enn get nlong on $100
month ir they love one another."
Ono or those Chk'OKO judges.
The Kroner wild: "Your bill is over-
ii ue.
I'vo never seen such slow pay in
inv Ife."
I only sin I led nt him nnd nnswci-ed
True ;
But then I love my wife."
The huii'luM sultl that If lie were
not puUl
No slenk of Ills should grace my
frugal table.
What dlffei-ence, friends, do you
suppose thitt mudc?
Think what I mean to Mabel;
The fellow vrtili the mortgage sent
us word
That on the first his plan was to
foreclose.
She said: "Oh, nngel facer' and I
n veiled
Her cheeks were like the rose.
We keep no budget, and wo make
no n tins.
We live contentedly on what we
cet :
For, come what may, I'll be her
honey mans,
Ami she my sweetie pet.
The works of Jack London and
Upton Sinclair aro reported among
the best sellers In soviet uusflia,
Having read some of the cheerful
little tlun-rs turned out oy uorny,
Tolstoi and various other Ilussians,
we are not surprised.
However, you flon't hear Upton
Sinclair changing his residence to
Moscow, where every Prospekt
pleases.
There Is a talk of revival of the
blue serge suit, which sounds plaus
ible, as the fabric is always ready
to rise shine, particularly the lat
ter. (Copyright 1025)
MONTH EN ROUTE
6CKS TONIGHT
After beiug etaJled . for nearly
a month at a point in the rivui
four miles below Salem, the river
steamer Northwtstera - will w
brought up lo the dock here this
evening, officials of the Salem
Navigation compiuy Htnted today
i'he boat could have been brougu
through come time ago, they be
lieve, but it was considered useless
to bring a crew frum l'ortiauu lor
the purpose while the river cliau
nel was not navigable for regular
runs.
The Nt-rihw-'siein started from
Portland en its present trip to Sa-
lam on October S. it tooit m
steamer seven days to get as far ao
its present location ar Ilice s bar,
about a half mile below Kcizor
bend.
P. W. Karr, head ot the Salem
Navigation company, which oper
ates the boat, and Captain Kruze,
who has immediate charge of i
both indicated today that ther
would be no difficulty in bringin;
the Northwestern through to hei
home dock by tonight. As to the
re-establishment of a regular
schedule between here and Por
land .however, tbey were not so
certain. The time and conditions
of the schedule will depend large
ly upon whether or not the river
continues to riee in the near fu
ture, they declare. The level of
the river hero has gone up exac
ly six inches during the pnst week.
necticut from Atlanta by special
arrangement.
Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 6. (A.
P.) Geriild Chapman sits in his
ceM In the stnte prison at Wethcrs
field today knowing that presum
ably he has less than a month to
live.
The notorious rr.nil robber and
convicted slayer baa lost his fight
for a new trial The Btate m
prjme court of errors decided
against him yesUTday, sustaining
the verdict of the lower court,
which found him guilty of the
-m:rf!er -t Patrolman James Skel-
(Coutlnucd on l'ag Nine)
KUIflUUIKB MUKT.UIW t: J3: : UtUUUHUN-
iTOJBMOB SAYSHUDSON I: T: : ' JWm 1
Headquarters Of Masons
And Socialists Guarded
Against Fascist Party
Demonstrations.
Rome, Nov. C (AP) Troops
with bristling bayonets were to
day cordoning headquarters of the
socialist party and that of 1 the
Free Masons in the Justinian pal
ace. It is asserted a plot to as
sassinate Premier Mussolini as he
tood on the balcony of the Chlgl
palace during the celebration of
the seventh anniversary of Italy's
victory over Austria was foment-
d in the Justinian palace.
Soldiers were also guarding
other Free Mason and socialist
gathering places, the offices of
newspapers opposed to the fascist
government and various centers
which possibly might be attacked
by fascisti, who are enraged over
the plan to shoot the premier from
a window as he reviewed 'the pass
ing troops.
Newspapers Socked
Last evening crowds gathered
in the public squares, cheered
Mussolini, burned opposition news
papers and snug fascist party
hymns.
The premier appeared on nis
balcony and addressed the people
below. He impressed upon them
the necessity for the maintenance
of order and demanded that they
obey. Ho exacted a pldge that
there should be no disorder or vio
lence.
Tito Francesco Zanibonl, for
mer Unitarian socialist deputy,
who it is asserted was to have fir
Prt the shot to kill Mussolini:
Senor Quaglia, editor of II Popolo
and General Luigi Cappelo, were
held in prison today.
' T.vmfiment Runs liieh
Excitement wns still at a high
nitch todav ns additional details
of the widespread ramifications of
the assassination plot came to
light. Order, however, reigned
throughout the entire country
MessaEKero. semi-oinciai news
paper, prints a detailed report de
signed to prove that the plot was
hatched In France by anu-iaseisu
assisted by friends of other than
Italian nationality.
Indeed, says the Messaggcro,
subscriptions were raised and sup
ported by the left French news
papers for what was called i
'liberty loan." tho onject neing
to rid Italy of Mussolini and fas
cismo. The paper declares the Italian
government protested to France
against permitting such journalis
tic support of what Ita:y lookeu
upon as a subversive contact.
ARMISTICE DAY
TICKET SALE IS
The sale of tickets for Armistice
day passed the $1000 mark by
noon today, it was estimated by
Biddy Bishop chairman of the
American Legion committee which
is selling the tickets In Salem. 'It
will be necessary for us to sell a
lot more,'1 said Bishop today. "Ex
penses for the events wo are ar
ranging as part of l he Armistice
day celebration wilt amount to
$500. We are trying to clear
$2500 on the Legion day celebra
tion this year. We will need that
much If we are to be out of debt
at the start of next year."
The managements of attractions
to which the tickets entitle the
holders to enter will receive in
each case half the purcliose price
of the tfekets, leaving the other
half for Legion expanses, Bishop
says.
"One of the main Items of ex
pense this year hos ben the pur
chase of equipment for our drum
corps," he Btates. The corps.
which has won first place in every
state contest In which It has been
entered, has been uniform'.y equip
ped with drums, uniforms and
boots.
Proht Investisatore .In fJijJKftS 7 lJ--
Chicago, Nov. C. (A, P) A
report of the congressional in'
ves ligation of enforcement of the
Volstead law was given tho Ant
Saloon League convention today in
the report prepared by Represent
ative Uraut M. Hudson of Michi
gan, chairman oi the committee.
The information was gained
from thousands oi questionnaires
sent out by the committee to fed'
oral and state officers, sociul and
welfare organizations and leaders
in industrial and commercial life.
TTre-e Brewing Permits.
It is very doubttul if any brewer
the United States today can
successfully operate a Bo-called
near-beer business, Representative
Hudson said, unlese they run It in
connection with bo me other bual
ness or v'olato tho law. 'The law
should b1 amended bo as to make
all manufacturers of cereal bever
age plants obtain a government
permit. So long ns there are brew
eries there will be attempted vio
lations,"
The control of the genuin
whisky supply in the country,
Representative Hudson said, is
quite effective new, 22 million to
33 million gallons still in bond are
in concentration warehouses, and
(Continued on Page Nine)
CLEAN UP PRIZES
Portland,, Ore., Nov. 6. (A. P.)
Oregon exhibitors were among I
winners in the sheep, goats and
swine divisions of the Pacific In
ternational Livestock Exposlton
announced today.
Completion ot the swine judg
ing gave Cass Nichols of Salem
all the championships and nearly
a clean sweep in other prizes In
the Chsetcr White breed, while the
Berkshire prizes went mostly to
Reich Brothers of MocCleay, -Ore.
Doerfler of Sllvorton had the
senior nnd grand champion Duron
Jersey boar; H. C. Compton of Bor
ing the junior champion boar; E.
C. Ridder of Sherwood, senior and
grand champion sow and L. S.
Berry of Portland junior champion
sow.
William Rlddell of Monmouth
took the reserve championship in
rams In this class and McCateb
Brothers, of Monmouth had the
champon ewe. Riddell also took
all the Lincoln championships ex
cepting the reserve champion ewe
F. A. Doerfler of Silvcrton took
the ram championships In Shrop'
shires, and Floyd Fox of Silveiton
took tho owe championships. Fox
also carried away many prizes In
the Oxford c1as, Including the
ram championship. C. P. Klzer
of Harrlsburg had the champion
ewe and reserve champion ram
In this class.
POLK FARM HOME
Dali.H Or., Nov. C Mrs. J. T
Evans" home, on the- Monmouth
cut off road nl-our ihree and a half
miles t-at of L'alhif, was complete
ly destroyed by fire about 3:30
o'clock this morning. Mrs, Evann
and her eon, Bob, the only occu
pants of the house, barely esrnp?:l
wi;h their lives.
The house- find nil the enntpntr,
valued ai $2000 vore a complete
)rm. Insurance on the plarp.
which expired last summer, had
no! br-n renewed
The fie thoutrht to have
t n'.pd from oa's kft In I he; fir'-
piiice lj?t night
Two exhibits nt the Portland
fn com. popularly known ns Woody.
f You Were a
. City Councilman?
NOTE For the best letters of 300 words or less submitted
during No ember the Capital Journal will -give three prizes of
$10, $5 and 2.60. Tho letters must be on "What You Would Do
If You Were A Councilman" and should be addressed to the
Contest Editor. The letters must bo signed by the name and
address of the sender, but the letters will be published by num
ber only, and the judges will judge them before learning tho
names of tho writers.
'. Number Seven
Dear Editor: With your kind
permission I will offer what Ii
would stress to do or have done If
I were a councilman.
1 i would insist that the low
overhanging brandies and shrub
bery, that at many places are very
annoying to even medium height
pedestrians be removed, and if not
compiled with, have It done and
charge it. The walking public h..s
a right to the sidewalks, then why
allow the nuisance? To meet the
excuses as to the proper time ot
the year to do so, would say au
tumn Is the time and especially eo
for tJie nut trees.
2, i would from time to time
through notices in our papers, call
attention to the dog ordinances of
the ciiy. That the dogs and the
dear doiiiea must not bo allowed to
run free neither in tho day or night
as they will surely have their meet
T
E
That a delegation of city school
teachers will probably appear be
fore the bale m school board at It
clel election bo authorized to vote
cidl cluct'on bo authorized to vote
unun an increase In teachers' sal
aries was indicated among school
circles today.
The teachers are asking for ad
liiunmniK in salary which will
reach a total of $50,000 additional
xpendltures.
Even thcuKh no pneclnl elecfloii
is calUd for ad-mtlng the budge'.
and none will be called if (he
budget Is cut down suit tcP'iuiy
'.ha board is cntiiieu to nuitiurizc
a t!pechtl election of t ho people for
th nurm rn of voting nil lii fil-
arv Increases If it f'1- If lhti
irurc'e'.-i arc mtUioriaed by ihr
pei
nln ;m but "e? r:in lie fMnmreo
far as salaries are concerned,
v-i n Ml other part!! nf 'he bud
n: ori'-rlnaily cdopted. .
New York, Ncr. fi (A. P.)
Thomas L. Miller, former alien
nropertv custodian, pleaded
guilty wb- -i arraigned today on on
indlrtn.fnt Therglnjc inttnt to de
fraud 'thf p.-ivenment and wa4
in T'OOO bail.
a3L -x-i'Jr t1 - ,WS8 I'
Livestock Exposition Governor Pierce and Billy Sunday's bull, Wood,
lugs and calls on other people s
lawns and especially in the vegeta
ble guldens, as their tracks and
filthy cards left unmistakably
prove. Why tho nuisance?
3. I would suggest to the chief
of police that prior to such days
as Hallowe'en and the Fourth of
July, he give distinct notice that
the youngsters in their hilarity
avoid Insults and property dam-
ages. These days have become,
times of nervousness nnd appre
hension for many because of the
insolence carried on.
These three Items aim at the
gradual constant education of the
public In regard to other people's
rights.
Number Eirrht.
Contest Ed'tor: It I
councilman I would
were
nd von ate
(Continued on Page Nino)
BETTER PAY FOR
TEACHERS HERE
Strone sentiment in favor of
an increase in salaries of Salem
public school teachers was voiced
at this noon's luncheon of tho Sa
lem Lions club when tho club
threshed out the question of sal
ary increase. Frank weer, uis
trlct governor of the Lions, and
members of the Salem school
board, was one of the main sup
porters of agitation in favor of
the raise.
'To the best of my knowledge
there Is no other town on the 1
cific coast anywhere the size of
Salem, that pays salaries os low as
tho teachers salaries paid here.
he declared. "The average wage
you can't rail It salary the aver
age wage of school teachers here
is only about $1000 a year. If any
of you figure the school system
nan be Improved and made more
efficient on teachers' wages like
that, you are mistaken."
A committee consisting ot Bales
Willitt and Heynolds, was appoint
ed to take the matter up with com
mlttt-es of the other Salem service
clubs.
JURY SELECTED
TO TRY SLAYER
Littleton. Colo., Nov. C fAP)
A jury to try Dr. Harold Elmer
Blazer on a charge of murdering
his 34 year old daughter, Hazel
the "child woman," was obtained
in district court hero shortly af
ter noon today.
The defense accepted the Jury,
while it still had one peremptory'
challenge unused. The state had
used only ten of Its allotted fit
teen.
Tho state's ninth peremptory
challenge was employed to remove
Hensel.
The selection of the twelve men
to try the aged physician, who the
stato charges slew his daughter
the "human husk" came with
startling suddenness.
'We are satisfied .with the
jury, Joel Stone, state s' prosecu
tor said.
'It is acceptable to us," De R.
Mowry, chief counsel said, "al
though of course, wo would linve
preferred to have had more timo
and money to Investigate some of
tho panel lists."
Tho Jury that will try Blnzor
consists of four farmers, two car
penters, one lumber dealer, a gar
age, owner, an auditor, a former
pool hnll owner, druggist nnd a
banker.
All but two are married and
six of the men are fathers.
Notice of dissolution has been
fllud by Tull & Company, Inc., of
Portland.
Local Women Pawns
In Scheme To Boost
Silk Hosiery Sales
A clew-, Uii'iir.ti vidouw scheme,
is beiii-i worked the state hoii
iwiwni;' the Kirln there employed.
.Silk hosiery in 1'ic cimimoilily, utrl
tile uvevuKC woman's ileiiire for
Imrgaln Is Iho bait. It Is un eml-h-si
chain Bchomc, the early birds
lilting tlie worm In Bhapo of five
pairs for 2 Bilk Lome for Jl. Tho
humlretlu of women on ine tan end
of tho Hchemo will pay for the
nocks.
In ordir to explain tho schema
wo will denlRnatx the partlclpKnts
by nnibers. Head carefully:
No. 1 pays a dollar for a coupon
Sho sends this coupon Into the
company with $.1. She receives :n
return threo coupons.
. No. 1 sells each of tho tiir
eonpons to three of her friend. f:st
$1 each, blio lias lnv:s:cd .4
Earned Incomes Amount
ing To $20,000 Or Less
Are Allowed 25 Percent
Discount By Committee
Washington. Nov. 6 (AP).
Reduction of the Inheritance tax
rate and repeal of the gift tax
and publicity of income tax re
turns were voted by the house
ways and means committee in its
consideration of a new revenue,
bill. The maximum inheritance
tax rate was cut from forty pet;
cent to twenty per cent.
Washington. Nov. G. (A. P.) n
The limit on which tho 25 per cent
deduction tax tor earned incomes
may be made, by taxpayers was
raised today by the house ways
and means committee from in
comes of $10,000 to incomes of
$20,000. The committee which la
framing a new tax bill, rejected
proposuls to ropcal the capital
stock lax and modify the corpora
tion levy of 12 Vi per cent.
Suggestions thai more corpora
ttons ho allowed to file as part
ners and that partners In some in
stances bo allowed to file returns
as corporations were turned over
to a sub-committee.
S7.000.000 Is Saved.
By extending the limit lo which,
tho earned income credit may b
applied it was estimated taxpayer!
would be caved $7,000,000 annual
ly. The committee voted also to
make the graduated surtax rates
begin nt one per cent on tha
amount of income in excess ol
$100,000 Is to bs worked out.
Under revised estimates. Chair
man (Jrccn figured thnt tha
changes so far voted by the coin
mltteo would result In a loss of
revenue aggregating $190,000,000
annually.
ELKS DEDICATE
E
A thousand visiting Elks froia'
lodges in various parts of the stato
aro expected In Snlem tomorrow
night for tho dedication ot the
new Salem Elks temple. The vis
itors will come In response to in
vitations that have been sent out
by the locnl lodge.
Tho program will begin ot 8 o'
clock. Ben S. Fisher of Marsh
field, district deputy grand exalt
ed ruler for the Oregon south dis
trict, will preside over the pro
gram, and tho dedicatory address
will bo given by Judge Lawrence
T. Harris of Eugene, formerly o
the state supreme court.
The dedicatory program will be
for lodge members only.
tho scheme und received $J back
u net lllveKtnu'UT. ol i.
Xcm. 2 3. and 4 ( No. re tnre
friends) each send their coupon
(purchased from No. 1) In to the
company with .i eacu. who
point tho company lias recoiveu
41) and sends five pair of J2 hoja
worth 10. to No. 1.
No. 2 tells three of her friend,
coupons at 1 ct.ch. No 3 doc,
tho Batno. No. 4 does the earns.
Th irn nine women have one coupon
each which with S3 will get them
thro coupi'M each, which If Bold
to threo friends will moke a total
of "27 women involved. The 27
women must Interest 81 others,
and the SI ust li.tercst 243 and
so on, .
Karh leal Is lit indent upon lna
(Continued on I'age Nine)