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Newspaper Page Text'- V H !3n UNSETTLED 1 A 3 CIRCULATION Daily average net pal circulation tor mouth ending October 31, 1826 7352 Average daily distribution 7763. Member Audit Bureau of Clrculatlone. FORTY-SEVENTH Yl El Estimated Needs for 1926 . Show $16,405 Increase Over This Year; Salary Boosts Proposed. The teuative budget for the city of Salem, to be considered at an Informal meeting o the city coun- til tonight, and finally considered at a joint meeting o the council and the citizens budget commit tee next Thursday night, totals $208,723.08, acccrding to figures at the office of City Recorder Foulseu. This ib an increase of 405.30 over the budget for 1925, which totaled $252,318.38. The new budget estimate has been calculated according to the provisions of the 6 per cent tax limitation amendment to the state constitution and takes up all the Increase that is possible under that amendment. Matron Gets Raise. Among the increases provided for in the new budget Is an in- crease of $300 in the allowance for clerk hire in the city recorder's office. This contemplates among other things n smull increase ill the salary of the deputy recorder ' Another item o Increase is In the salary of the police matron for whom a rise from $1200 to $1320 a year is proposed. In tile expensed of the police de partment in which an increase from $2115 to $4000 is noted, tne jump is accounted for by accident insurance fees which are to be paid from the fund. Very interesting ia the result of the now drunken automobile driv- (Continued on Page Five Denver, Colo., Nov. 10. (A. P.) The board of directors of a Den ver church has officially voted in favor of a warn; blooded execu tion" for Barney Haughey, prom Inent attorney and politician who Is suffering frcm a malignant disease, provided Haughey is found to be fnsuiable and desirous of dying, and a way can be found to take such action legally. The directors voted on thi question at the request of Haugh ey, who lies in a hospital while physicians battle for his life. Haughey is a member of the Insti tutlon the Liberal church which according to Us bishop, iranK u. nice, lies members in cv ery state in the union. Dish op Rice anor.unced that the directors voted "e3 an official act of the chrch" favoring "the warm blood kiilinr, based on our love an affection for Barney Haughey." Haughey Is G7 years old and was an Independent candidate for mayor of Denver at the last elec tion m JV BUDGET TENTATIVELY ULATED "f You Were a . City Councilman? NOTE For the best letters of 300 words or less submitted rtnring November the Capital Journal will give three prizes of $10, $5 and $2.50. The letters must be on "What You Would Do If Ynu Were A Councilman" and should bo addressed to the Contest Editor. Tho letters must be signed by the name and address of tho sender, but the letters will be published by num ber only, and the judges will judtre them before learning the names of the writer. Number Sixteen Contest Editor: If I were elect ed a City Councilman, tho first thin? I would do would be to thor oughly acquaint myself with the financial condition of tho city, and H it were at all possible, arr: ige to build some bridges especially one on South Winter street, over which every tourist his to pars to nter our auto camp. 2. I wojld then Improve and Install more street light in the re-iiucr.lial districts, both fcr look and protection. 8. i would listen with Interest to any taxpayer's suggestion., and if they had merit bring them up CaoitalJfi s t No. 268 NIP GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddard King THAT QUESTION! When Horace wrote Ids famous odes And made tlicm popular In Rome That well kuouu burg to which all roads Are said to lend each new-pen-uci imino He read aloud at some soiree. And always some bespangled fhifr Hastened to roll her eyes and say: How do you think of nil that stuff?' The sliuAilou wus the same When WIN In m Shakespeare wrote- his ltlavs: He Jiud to meet the girls who came to ween at nil His matinees: 'Oil, Air. Shukcspcnrc," they would cry. "Conyc to our house some night to sup, We want to hear, Mnmma and I "How you think all those speech es up!" Possibly Milton didn't find The irusiiinj- sort so imi'ii to near, For he, you may have heard was mum, And went well, hardly any where. But Chancer, who was always one That loved to tarry at nn imi Was used to hearing; "It Is fun To write? And how does one be gin?" The smaller fry, the lesser lights. Whose work is something less tiuui great, Of whom 'tis murmured: "Yes, he writes," Can not cscnic the common fate, No matter though their stuff be Door. Some sweet young thing, with earnest look. Will gently warble: "Oh, I'm sure I'm different since I mul your book:" It Is the opinion of the Herbert Had ley, chancellor of Washington university at St. Louis, that a col lege should be an educational in stitution, not a country- club. He is right. It is the exceptional col- lege that ha.s a campus large enough for a gooa ltf-hole course. democrat, namely, the Beer less Leader. The government weather bureau has found, upon careful examina tion of its records, that 1925 has been on abnormally warm year. It is a great thine to have a weath er bureau that can, with fact and figure, corroborate tho unscientific recollections of the laity. (Copyright 1925) FOR WEST POINT Portland, Or., Nov. 10. (A. P.) Eight Oregon national guard men, threo from Portland, tool; preliminary West Point entrance examinations tot'oy at the Fort- land armory. The two high men in the tests will be eligible to tak the entrance examinations. Major Clarence M. McMurray headed the examination board. Those who took the examina tions were Corporal Jackson Jr. howitzer company; Corporal Will iam Hamilton Jr., company H, all of 162nd infantry, Portland; Ser geant WeUlon J. McBee, company T, lSGth infantry, Med ford; Ser geant Herman L. Watrunn, com pany C. 162nd infantry, Eugene Private H. DuBois Lewis, company M, 162nd Infantry Corvallis; Pn vate Roy J. Laughlln, company A 162nd Infantry, McMinnvllIe, and Private Emu Khnke, battery D 24th, O. A'. C, Corvallis. for general discussion In the Coun cil 4. Would bring the enre of the boulevards under tho Street Com missioner's department, so that same could be properly cared for all over town assessing the cost pro-rata to the property holders. This would add g-fitly to the ap pearance of our streets. 5. Endeavor to aee that all em ployes nre working for the best interest of the city taxpayers. Number Seventeen To the Editor: What I would do or eti'lfTvor to have 'nne If I (Continued on Page .rivet ARMISTICE DAY PLANS COMPLETED Legion to Have Charge of Celebration; Civic And Lodge Groups To Par ticipate In Parade. ARMISTICE DAY PIUXHtAM u:i5 a. jii. I'ootball, Willnm cue vs. Albany College, Sweetlaud Field. 10:30 a. m. Grand Parade, stalling from Marlon Scj. 2:30 p. m. Football, Salem high vs. Eugene high, Sweetlaud Field. 0 :00 p. m. Fourth Annual American Legion Dance, Crystal Gardens and Ar mory. Wednesday's Armistice day cele bration in Salein will be the only one of its kind in Oregon to be staged under the complete charge uf a local American Legion post. The grand parade, now an an nual affair, will form at Marion Square beginning at- 10 o'clock. Marching is slated to begin at 10:30, immediately following the close of the Willamette university Albany college football game. From Marion Square the parade will march south on North Com mcrcial street to the intersection of State and Commercial streets. There it will turn east, inarching s far as Church on Slate street. Going north to Court on Church street, the parade will go a block west to the intersection of Court and High streets, turning south on High. The head of the parade will stop at the corner of State and High streets for the special exer cises of the day, which will be held in front of the monument on the court house grounds. Every- one in the entire parade will face (Continue.! on Pago Six) T The supremo court today affirm ed a decrco of Judge Percy It Kelly In the case of m. Chrlstcnscn against Clifford Rcld, appellant, an action for damages for an alleged breach of warranty, appealed from Marion county. Chrlstcnson bought from Reld feu i head of Guernsey cows at a public auction. He alleged that Held warranted the cattle to be free from disease, but that after the purchase was ma do It develop ed that the cattle were nfflcted with contagious abortion. Chrlsten son sued for damages and won a jury verdict In the lower court. The defendant appealed, assign ing errors in the admission of cer tain testimony and Improper re marks made by one of Chrlsten non's attorneys. There were 1C assignments of error. The following opinions wore ban ded down today by the supreme court: Jack Stnrvaggt, appellant, vs. Mary Luddcn; appeal from Mult nomah county; appeal from decree dismisslslng suit to foreclose mort gage. Opinions by Justice Brown. Judge George Tazwell affirmed. R. A. Dav f, et at, plaintiff, vs. A. Bertschlnger, appellant; appeal from Multnomah county; appeal from decree foreclosing mechan ics lien. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge George RoseniHn affirmed. A. C. Wiling vs. Portland Steve doring company, appellant, appeal from Multnomah county; motion to dismiss appeal allowed In opin ion by Chief Justice McBrlde. Anthony Ncppach, appellant, vs. Florence C. Norval, and Anna E Nnrvnl, executrix of estate of Kate M. Noppach; appenl from Mult nomah county. Opinion by Chief Justice McBrlde. Judge J. W Hnn-.llton reversed. Fred G. Hale of Albany was ad mitted to practice law in Oregon nn a certificate from Ohio. Petitions for rehearing were de nied In Roe.-er vs. lloeser, and in City Motor Trucking company vs. Franklin Fire Insurance comiany. A motion to advance on the doc ket was allowed In State Bank of Portland vs. the Slate of Oregon. innate SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY; NOVEMBER 10, 1925 mm T Witnesses Back Mitchell In Charges; Lack Of Flyers On West Coast Pointed Out. Washington, Nov. 10. (A. P.) The government's air policies both at home and In fnroff Ameri can possessions were assailed to day In defense testimony before the Mitchell court martial. Captain Robert Oldys of the air service, called to support Colonel Mitchell's charge of near treason able disregard of rational interests In aviation, declared be had in his possession a letter written by the American minister to Guatemala iu 1923, warning of a scheme by "alien interests" to establish a foothold m Central America near the Panama canal. The mi ufster, the witness said, unsuccessfully urged the Wash ington government to establish an air mail service to Central Amer ica. Actual presentation of the letter in evidence was delayed temporarily at least, by objections from the prosecution. Captains Oldya also quoted length from the aviation repon presented in 1923 by the Lass-it ei board of army officers, containing recommendations for air defense of the Philippines and Hawaii, which the witness said, bad been approv ed by the secretary of war, but never carried into effect. This re port, he said, described the situa tion in the air service as "unfor tunate and critical. " So many objections were inter posed by the prosecution that Col onel Blanton Winship, law mem ber of the court, reminded Colonel Sherman Morelaiid, the prosecutor of his previous statement that lie would not object to testimony in tended to prove the truth of Col onel Mitchell's charges If it was offered in extenuation or mitiga tion. Colonel Morel end said he must continue to object on the ground the evidence being offered was "ineompetent, irrelevant and not obtained trom the best sources. Captain Oldys then told the court that while he was stationed In Hawaii there were so many forced landings and airplane (Continued on Pago Four) E Littleton, Colo., Nov. 10 (AP) The defense testimony of wit nesses for Dr. Harold Elmer Blaz er, Englewood, Colo., physician, who Is charged with the murder of his (laughter, Hazel, , the 34 year old "child woman' ' who nev er grew from infancy, was brought to a close shortly before noon today when Lewis Mo wry, chief counsel for the accused man said briefly: "The defense rests." Dr. Howell T. Pershing, Den ver alienist, was the last witness summoned by the defense. He testified that in bis opinion the country doctor was Insane on the day he was found in the Blazer home In a stupor, lying beside the lifeless body of his first born. Pershing, a cousin of General John J. Pershing said that Blaz er was ill from melancholia on the day the homicide was committed "The letters Blazer wrote, di recting the disposition of his and his daughter's bodies, alone are enough to indicate to me that he was suffering from Revere mantel disorder," Pcrshine declared. The courtroom was less crowd ed today than yesterday. The sensation seekers apparently had their fill and did not care to listen to the highly technical testimony of alienists, ra.Med by both defense and prosecution. Wf.hh On Ship Board V.'acli n ;itni N'a-. 10 -'A. P.) John Henry Walsh of New Or leans, today was appointed a mem ber of the shipping hoard, suc ceeding Frederic I. Thompson, resigned. 1 POLICIES ARE ASSAILED journal. Reports of Change ' In Wardenship at Prison Persistent rumblings to the ef- feot that the Oregon prison admin istration scandal, which came to a head with the escape of three con victs and the killing of two guards on August 12, has not been quieted by the healing Influence of elapsed time, and that Warden Dairy m- ple is to be deposed In the near future continue In circulation even in semi-official quarters around the state house. Today tho report comes that Dalyrmple, whose position was thought secure through the fact that he was sent east last week to , attend the national prison con ference and to Inspect other prison plants, Is to be displaced during hto present week and that Govcr nor Pierce has already settled up on his successor. The resignation of Robert Crawford, eupcrlnten dent of the prison flax plant, yes terday Is said to be the first gun to bo heard fired In the governor's clean-up campaign. Whisperings that the Marlon county grand jury which recon venes the latter part of this week PAVING LEV! ON T -To prevent the city from levy ing what the plaintiffs believe would be nn unjustly heavy as sessment for the pavement of North Winter street, several prop erty owners whose lots abut on Market, Belmont and E streets to day filed a suit against the city. The suit is to quiet title to por tions of the property involved, this being deemed the simplest way to get at the case which is without precedent. Because of the unusual size of the block it has two alleys run ning north and south and one al ley running east and west be tween the north and south alleys. The city ordinance says relative to paving assessments that the properly shall be assessed to the alley, or, in lieu of nn alley, to the center of the block. The city Is attempting to nsscss to the cen ter of the block, holding that it would be unfair to assess only to the alley on those lots that have alleys behind them and to the cen ter of the block on the lots that do not have alleys back of them. The suit was filed by Carl T. Pope as attorney for himself and wife, Elmer E. Armstrong find wife. Marvin E. Moore and wife, George Benson and wife. Dr. Fred W. Lange and wife, Amll Timm and wife, Gilliam Nei mover and wife, Henry Schott and A. F. Scbmalle. SHERIDAN SAFE BLOWN BY YEGGS Sheridan, Or. Nov. 10. Thi safe In the postofflce was blown open here ot 2:24 o clock thi morning and although there was a large amount of cash in tin strongbox the three yeggmen wen frightened away before they bad an opportunity to gather up their spoil?. Hearing the explosion H. P. Karsten, a merchant who was sleeping in his store opposite the posloffice, looked out the windo-v and shouted at the trio. One of the men fired a bullet through t he window just above Kara ton's head. As they ran the men scattered. They lift their tools behind. JURY IN M'MINNYILLE MURDER TRIAL PICKED McMinnvllIe, Or., Nov. 10. A court recrssed at noon today the jury had been selected to try J. F. Trent, McMinnvllIe farmer, charged with second degree mur der for the slaying of George 0 Hainbiin of Portland and the ser ious shooting of ths latter'a fath er, F. E. Hamblin. Trent, It is charged, killed young Hamblin and wounded the fathT, on the night of September 26, when he bilitvtd them to be robbing bis watermelon patch. ylTEO OH Rife Again or the first of next Is to undertake the investigation of the prison es cape demanded by the Capital Jour nal several weeks ago are said to! have a bearing on the decision to name a new warden at this time Observers are at a loss to otherwise interpret the action of the grand jury in recessing last Saturday when they had only two more crlm inal cases to consider. With Torn Murray, Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos convicted and sen tenced to hang for the murder of tho guards killed In the break, It Is said that tho grand Jury la de sirous of placing the blame for tho negligence which made the escape pcssible. Persistent demands of the churches for a prison administra tion which will wipe out the gamb ling and other various vices pre valent at the prison aro also said to be behind the governor's pur ported decision to replace Dnlryni pie as warden. Sheriff J. E. Reeves of Washing ton county, a democrat. Is said to be the governor's choice for the appointment. TEACHERS UP 10 Final action on the question of referring the proioeition of an in crease in salaries of Salein school teachers Is expected at tonight's meeting of the Halein school board Die teachers this morning were unable to announce an exact schedule of the increases desired. hue It was stated tliut the total would amount to an annual In crease of approximately $35,000 The matter of exactly what is U be regarded us a lasls of salary In crease is expectcu to he threshed out by tho board tonight. At pre vious meetings some discussion tins been held over tiic question of whether salary will bo given on Die basis of tiic kind of instruction the teacher is doing, or the prepa ration the teachsr has had. Mem bora of the committee appearing before the board at its meeting a week ago declared that similar preparation should bo rewarded with similar pay no matter in what part of the school system the teacher Impelled to be placed. Un der the suggestion as offered col lege graduates would all be paid on the same basis, no ma Iter whether they taught in high school or in junior high. Normal school graduates would all be paid the same whether they taught In tho grades or in junior high school. The present system of consider ing where a teacher works Is sain to .-esult in a desire on the part of many teachers to get out of junior high school into high school, and out of the grades into junior lilgh school. Supporters of the now basis of salary payment Insist that pupils in the earlier grades of the school system are as much en titled to competent instructors m are the pupils that are farther ad vanced. TWO FAMOUS PILSEN BREWERIES CLOSED Pilsen, Czoeho-Slovnkia, Nov 10. (A. P.) Two of the cele brated breweries which produced tho beverages which spread the name of Pilsen throughout the world, have been compelled to close because of the decrease In demand for beer and the rising cost of operating. The depression in tho brewing trade Is not conlinrd to Pllsnr alone, for In the last few week.1?. 20 breweries In Bohemia hav ceased operations. CONFERENCE SLAPS AT ADVERTISING BY RADIO Washington, Nov. 10. (AP) The national radio conferenio today went on record as opposed to the sending of direct advertis ing matter over the radio. A res olution adopted In general see sion said the good will of the ra dio audience was obtained and kept only through the broadcast ing of entertaining pimgramg of. a high order. DDTPT?-THRTPl? f'PMTS ON THAIN8 AND NfciWB rUlUHj llitVlllL d Hi IN lO STANDS FIVES CENTS FRENGH PLAN LEVIES UPON OF CAPITAL CIGARS Ai LEVY LOSES ALCOHOL CUT Second Painleve Ministry Suffers Reverse When Committee Defeats Tax On Securities. Paris, Nov. 1 0. (A. P.) A capital levy, described as a 15 per cent on securities, was defeated to day In the finance committee of the chamber of deputies which it studying Premier Puiuleve's plun for financial reef oration of the French treasury. This was consid ered a heavy reverse for the gov ernment. The failure of M. Painleve 'to include reul estate and landed property, confining the levy to securities alone, i,r rayed the depu ties representing towns and citiea against him. Following the vote. decided that It was necessary to consult President Houmergue and accordingly left the chamber lor the Elyace palace. Efforts to effect a compromise between the conflicting elements iu the- Painleve majority failed tht'j morning and block of the left is now thought to be disrupted be youd repair. A cabinet meeting has been called fci 5 p. m. to con sider the situation. The socialist leader, M. Blum demanded the vote in the finance committee of the chamber of depu ties on (he socialist proposal for a capital levy. Despite the defeat In the chain ber committee It was declared thii evening thai, i he govern men l would carry on,, feeling that the decision must rest with parlia incut. FATHER AND SON "If we faihers don't do any thing else let's be cognizant of our responsibility," said C. B. McCulIough, president of the Sa lem Klwnnis club, at this noon'w fnther and eon luncheon of the club. Two main speakers, both members of the local club, spoke this noon. L. M. Gilbert, head of the boys' training school, spoke on the subject, "Tho American B-iy." J. M. Hovers, former dis trict attorney In La no county, made a speech on "The American Home." "I think the father Is the chief obstacle to be overcome," said Gilbert. "The boy will respond If ho Is given something to respond to." The only difference between boys of today and boys of former days, Gilbert declared, is that now the boya say what they think, while formerly they "were seen and not heard," although they had the same general thoughts. Site For Linen To Be Selected This Month By Directors Board of directum of Oregon Linen Mills, Inc., at a meeting yes terday called fur tho purpose of considering tho question ot select ing a slto for the new niitlp, de cided to put over the whole ques tion of slto until a mooting next week at which time It is expected It will bo thorou;;ly nono Into. It Li hardly likely that a slto will def initely be aclected at that time, al though the possibility will be martially narowed down and It is considered probable that a elto will bo purchased before the end of tho present month. Bo far about a dozon sites have beon offered for consideration some In the north end of the city along tho rher bank, some In the south end and some a little way out of town. According to flax men. It Ib preferable that the mill will be located where running water Is availablo In considerable quan tities which gives Inltlnt prefer ence, without anylhhfK elso belnc tnken Into consideration, to a i Probably rain late tonight or Wednes day in north portions. Strong souther ly winds, moderate temperature. Local: Max., 52. mln., 45, rain, .22, river, .2.1, ainioe., cloudy, wind, southeast. Tax On Pleasure Autos Reduced And Tire And Trucks Exempted By Committee Vote. Washington, Nov. 10 (AP) Reduction of the automobile taxes and repeal of many of tho spec- - lal levies was voted today by the notise ways and means committee. Under a provision approved by the committee, which is writing a new tax bill, automobile pleasure cars would be taxed at 3 per cent instead or rive per cent and the levy on automobile trucks, wag ons, tires and accessories would be wiped out. The tax on all grades of cigara was reduced and the levy on al cohol was cut In half. Manv Artioles Exempt Other taxes which the commit tee would repeal are those on jew elry, camera lenses, photograph rums and plates, firearms and am munition, smokers' articles, coin operating machines, works of art and mah jongg sets. No change was made in the taxes on admissions and dues, al though the committee voted to exempt legitimate theaters hous ing the spoken drama from the admission tax if tho treasury deems it advisable. The following occupational taxes, which apply on proprietors, were repealed: Brokers, including pawnbrok ers, ship and custom house brok ers; billiard rooms and bowling aleys, shooting galleries, riding academics, autos for hire, tobac co manufacturers and yachts and motor boats. Tax Cut $100,000,000 It was also agreed to reduce from $3 to $1 tho annual tax on physicians who dispense narcoticB and to cut from 60 cents to 25 cents the tax on each deed or con veyance amounting to $500. Tlie total amount of revenue which tho government would lose as a result of the changes would amount to slightly moro than $100,000,000 annually, Chairman Green said, and would wipe from tho statu to virtually cvory so called nulsaneo tnx. Many of tho levies which the committee voted to repeal yielded lees revenue annually than It cost the government to collect taxes, said Chairman Green. In reducing tho alcoholic tax the committee would cut the rate of $2.20 a proof gallon to $1.65 a gallon effective ns of January 1, 1927, and to $1.10 a gallon ef fective January 1, 1928. The cuts ordered In the taxes on cigars follows: Small sizes from $1.50 to 75 cents a thousand; class A from $4 to $2.50; clnss B from $6 to $4.50; class C from $9 to $7; class D, from $12 to $10.50; clnss E from $15 to $13.50. It was estimated tills would take $12,000,000 an nually from tho tnx burden on tho Industry. which Is on a stream, although this Is said to bo not absolutely essen tial as a deep well could provide the water necessary If It came to final shuwdown. Another thing that the director will take into consideration. It Is understood. Is tho fact that thore Id a feeling among tho board of di rectors that zoning agitation should bo given thought In the selection of a site. Tho feeling is that wherever the mill Is located It should as llttlo ns possible Inter fere with resident In 1 development and bo put In a place which will naturally fall Into line for future fuctory development. The directors at their meeting ycFterday fflso Issued a call for 10 per cent ossewment on sub scribers of stock who have" sub scribed subsequent to the lstnnce of the first call on original nuVjrib ei. They report that payments of assessments on orii;lnnl mihserlb era are coming In good nnd there Is a spirit evident of paying 1 pn ripily as possible.