SUPER IRRIGATION BOARD
CIRCUIATION
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FORT 7-SEVENTH YEAR No. 286
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COMMISSION
HELDJ1EL
W. Lair Thompson Urges
Abolition Of Politics
And Creation Of Board
With Broad Powers.
The irrigation problem is a fi
nancial, not a political one, W.
Lair Thompson, attorney oi Port
land, told members o the Oregon
Drainage association and of the
Oregon Irrigation congress in the
drainage district meeting held
here today, attended by irrigation-
is ts from every part of the state.
"If the several meu who will be
come candidatee for governor
would join in a pledge to appoint
a non-partisan committee to study
the district problem and suggest
treatment, and thus bar the mat'
ter from politics, they would be
really serving iheir state, he de
clared. He declared that one pros
peclive candidate for governor,
not mentioning his name, boa
purported investigation under way
"conducted by an immature, in
experienced young man, without a
single qualification for the
portunt function." stating tnat
this report is to ba made basis for
a political attack upon irrigation
development. "t refer to this,
stated Thompson,- "as an illustra
Hon o' J,5w not to do It."
Hast Stand as Units.
Thompson asserted in his ad
dress that no plan can be Involved
to meet the irrigation situation in
the state that contemplates lump
ing them altogether. .
"No plan should be considered
he declared, that rests upon any
- other basis than helping each dis
trict to work out its own salva
tion."
He suggested that in the Ban
croft bonding act may be found
the germ of a theory for helping
irrigation districts, by assessing
land proportionate to the value re
ceived from the water. He then
suggested that the stale create
revolving fund to take up delin
queii t tax certificates.
"Then we will have this eitua
tion," he said. "First, a Bancroft
cessment making a fixed charge
against each tract of land accord
ing to benefits; second, a fund at
hand to take up delinquencies as
they occur, so that no landowner
can stiirk his snare of the improve
ment debt and add the burden to
those who are paying their assess
ments."
Would Ban Politics.
"I would further remove
Irrigation problem from the real:
of politics and into the business
world by creating a commission
analogous to the state highway
commission; and invest it with
broad powers," urged Thompson,
"No district could be organized
without passing this commission
It should have the power to reject
inferior lands. Leading districts
in this manner to show a low per
acre cost has been deadly in the
past. The commission should hav
complete charge of . U12 proposed
revolving fund. When any district
defaults in payment of any obligft
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Washington, Dee. 1. (A. P.)
Reject Ion of the bid of R. Stanley
Dollar, yice-president of the Dol
lar lines, for charter and purchase
of the five combination passenger
And cargo vessels of the Admiral
Oriental line, waa recommended to
the shipping board today by Presi
dent Crowley of the fleet corpora
tion. It was recommended that new
bids on a competitive basis be In
vited for sale of the line and that
U none of these proved satisfac
tory that the line be taken away
Irom the Dollar interests, who are
it present operating it for the
fleet corporation.
Mr. Crowley held that the
prices offered by Mr, Dollar were
Inadeqate and that hfa bid lacked
sufficient guarantees in the way
ot a bond fir maintenance ot the
line, Which rune from Seattle to
the Far East.
C apitalAJoiiriiia
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GOOD EVENING
WORDS and MUSIC
By Stoddard King
Advertisement and TcsUmonlnl
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Writes (full name upon request).
But l tried, aitnougii by critics
was styled the village pest;
Then I heard of liyo-glossus.
And acquired a firsi-cinss set,
And am now the leading tenor
Of a barber shop quartet.'
Do you long for social standing?
Would yon have a raise in linyr
Huyo yon wished to be applauded
t 11 musical soiree?
Let the liyo-glossus help you,
Biu rare well to squeaks nnu groans
And you'll slug Its endless praises
111 tnc mellowest or tones:
Communist schools are being or
ganized In various cities. Ah, yes,
the little red schoolhouse.
The communist schools will teach
the tots of the proletariat their
three Rs namely, railing, rioting
and repudiation or debts.
The reason why narcissus bulbs
can no longer be imported from
Europe is that the department of
agriculture is determined to keep
out insect pests that might attack
our onion crop. The onion has not
the same gentle fragrance as the
narcissus, but, on the other hand,
nobody ever ordered a beefsteak
smothered In narcissi.
Motto of the department of agrl
culture: "The American onion! It
must and shall be preserved."
(Copyright 132o)
While Salem gained 280 in the
school census made public last
evening by County Superintendent
Fulkerson, the county as a whole
gained but 33 over last year. The
county census showed 15,796 stu
dents and the city census 5727, all
between the ages of 4 and 20
years. Check has not yet been
made as to the number of boys
and girls of school egc, as in
few of the districts rechecks are
to be made, including the Salem
district.
The small increase in the num
ber of pupils In country schools
for the year is credited to the
marked falling off of pupils in the
remote, and smaller rural dis
tricts, a number of them being
supported by lumber camps which
have closed down. A dropping off
of about 100 pupils in the Silver
ton district is also credited to the
same cause.
Fox Valley has the smallest
number of pupils, with two being
enrolled. Silverton has 13SS; Mt.
Angel, 5ft 2; Woodburn, 534;
Stayton, 307: Kelzer, 273. In
many schools the hoys far outnum
ber the girls.
Youth's Death Climax
Of Booze Party; Boy
Admits Killing Pa
Now York, Dec. 1. The slaying
of George Nye, 19, was the climax
of a "children's booze party," Dis
trict Attorney McGeehan Bald to
day in announcing that Nye's chum
Gordon Pirie, has confessed the
killing.
Pirie walked Into Bronx police
station shortly after midnight and
surrendered himself as the slayer
of Nye, whose body was found In
a bedroom In Plrle's home by the
latter's 16 year old sister, Margaret.
Pirie was arrested on a charge of
homicide after he had made a,
confession at the .pleading of Vio
let Schmidt, a friend of the victim.
"Tell the truth, Gordon," she
begged and Pirie told the district
attorney how he had smashed his
friend's skull with an axe, had
robbed his pockets of 15.60 and
IhwL
STORMDOES
m UAIVIAbt
IN FLORIDA
High Winds And Driving
Rain Cause Property
Loss Of $3,000,000 And
Tafce Five Lives.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 1. (A.
P.) Kive lives lost, property dam
age estimated at almost $3,000,000
and one of the worst tle.ups in
wire communication ever known In
Florida east coast was caused by
high winds and driving rain in the
last 24 hours. .
The wind at times reached hur
ricane proportions and the rain
was so heavy at some places, as in
Miami, that the streets were stand
lng in water and people donned
bathing suits.
Four Killed at Once
Four persons were killed near
Tampa, where a house on Davis
Island collapsed and the total dam
age in Tampa itself was estimated
at almost $1,000,000. Eighteen per
sons were injured in the collapse
of a house on Davis island. Public
utilities there were suspended and
all wire communication except
that of the railroads was lost south
of Tamna. A negro woman was
killed by flying debris.
Fanned by a high wind, fire
broke out in Latin section of Tam
pa and the larse plant of the West
Coast Fertilizer company was de
stroyed. Fifteen freight cars near
the plant were burned.
The storm swept both the east
and west coast but inland points
reported no damage.
14 Inches of Rain
Miami today was drying Itself
out after one of the most thorough
wettings it has over known. Rain
fall exceeding 14 Inches fell In 1
period of 12 hours, much of 1
running In veritable streams in the
principal streets of the city. Flag
ler street, the main thoroughfare,
was likened to a bathing beauty
promenade although many who
were not beaties adopted bathing
suits as the most feasible clothing
under the circumstances.
Business appointments were kept
by staid business men in bathing
suits who plunged their way thru
four feet of water to meet the lat.
est seeker after opportunities from
the hinterland.
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FRENGH TO SEEK
NEW DEBT PARLEY
Paris, Dec. 1. (A. P.) Louis
Loucher, minister of finance, told
newspapermen this afternoon that
"the new ministry is unanimous
in wishing to resume negotiations
for the settlement of France s war
debt as soon as possible.
"The ministry hopes for a rea
sonable solution between our
selves and our allies," he asserted
had taken a girl to the movies
few hours later.
"I just got the notion to kill
him," the district attorney quoted
Pirie as saying. All of the prln
cipals In the case are minors, In
eluding half a doeen girls who had
been to parties with the man.
"Aside from the murder phase
of this case," eald Mr. McGeehan,
"it gives me an Insight Into the
lives of the young people of this
city. They are beyond parental con
trol. Toung girls go around with
out selecting their company; they
take taxi rides with men with
whom they are only slightly
qualnted and they associate with
those who carry flasks. This case
la certainly a sad commentary on
home life."
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY,
PEACE PACTS
OF LOCARNO
ARE SIGNED
Germany And Principal
Antagonists Sign Trea
ties Pledging Arbitra
tion Of AH Disputes.
London, Dec. 1. (A. P.) Ger
many and her principal antago-
fsts in the World war today sign
ed' the Locarno treaty and collat
eral pacts guaranteeing peace in
Europe and the submission to ar
bitration of any disputes that may
ariso between them regarding!
their frontiers. The contrast be-!
tween the signing of this momen
tous pact and the peace treaty of
Versailles six years ago was mark
ed in two respects.
Today there was none of the
magnificence nnd glamour sur-
ounding the Versailles signing.
The ceremony which lasted only
an hour was notable for its ex
treme simplicity.
Luther Siims First.
The treaty was first handed to
Chano?Jlofr Lul-hcr and then to
Foreign Minister Stresemann. For
eign Miinster Vandervelde of BeM
Slum, Premier Bmml of France
and Premier Baldwin of Great
Britain. All of these used ordi
nary pens, but Foreign Secretary
Chamberlain took up a gold quill
to add his name.
Signor Sciolola for Italy, Count
Skrzynski for Poland and Dr.
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Forest Grove, Or., Dec. 1. One
hundred students of the Forest
Grove high school were back at
their studies this morning follow-
In a walkout yesterday in protest
of the suspension of 27 students
who were said to have attended
the Indspendence-Forest Grove
football game after being ordered
to remain away.
The return to school followed
interviews with the members of
the school board in which board
members promised that the 27
suspended students could return
to school, without loss of credits,
and that the incident would be
'forgotten."
It is related (that the students
who were forbidden to attend the
football game were bohlnd in their
studies and home study was held
as necessary. The game was
Thanksgiving day and upen the
return to school Monday morning
tbo 27 were ordered home and
wore told to nut return to school
until they were accompanied by
their parents.
QUITTING TALK
Washington, Dec. 1. (A. P.)
Secretary Wilbur in declining ap
pointment as chief justice of ths
supreme court of California, ap
pears to have put a final quietus
on persisting rumors 'hat be In
tended soon to reBign from his post
in the cabinet. Feeling that his
duty lay in Washington was givon
by the naval secretary as the rea
son why he tould not accept the
offer of Governor Friend W. Rich
ardson ot the place on the Calf
fornla bench which he resigned
when President Coclldge appoint
ed him to su creed Edwin Denby In
the cabinet.
Criticisms levelled at Secretary
Wilbur recently In connection
with the Shenandoah and other
naval mishaps have carried rumors
that he would soon resign and
President Cooltdge last week took
cognizance of these by making It
known that no such change In
the cabinet was contemplated.
DECEMBER 1, 1925
Moral Conditions At Prison
Disgusting Says Ex-Gonvict;
Revolting Crimes Condoned
Editor's Note This is the 2nd
of a scries of articles on condi
tions existing in the Oregon state
penitentiary at the time of and
subsequent and prior to the pris
on break of August 12 written by
George Curtiss, convict No. 9101
in that institution from January
10, 1925, until November .10,
1925.)
Bv Geonre Curtiss.
(Former Convict No. 1)161.)
Few people ever think ot a peni
tentiary in other than a casual
way, and then usually as a protec
tion for cocioty against dangerous
folk. In a general way this may
be , true, but to more thoughtful
men and women the question arises
as to whether the men and women
confined behind prison walls
whom society will again be called
upon to deal with sooner or later,
will be benefitted by their prison
SPECIALIZATION
f The 'Willamette valley Is nev
er going to reach 100 per cent
production until we become spec
ialists,'1 Marshall Dana ot the
Oregon Journal staff told the Sa
lem Kfwanis club at its luncheon
here this noon. "The kind of
problems we are required to face
cal lfor callouses on the brain as
well as callouses on the hands. The
staples, such as grain and pota
toes, can be grown more and bet
ter in the eastern section of the
state than in the Willamette val
ley." The speaker related an account
of a farmer near Eslacada, who.
he claimed, made a profit amount
lug to $43,000 an acre, or 0110 dol
lar per square foot, growing gin
seng, a plant used widely as a de-
rlvatfve for medicines among the
Chinese. The farmer has a patch
amounting to about an acre and
and a quarter, Dana stated, yet
is "a man of considerable inter
est to the income tax collectors."
Ho declared that at the present
time the possibilities of the Wil
lamette valley have been develop
ed to the extent of about 10 per
cent. "We have groat possibili
ties,'' he said, "for growing mint,
as Uicy do at Gcrvais, or cherries
and flex as they do at other points
or rose oil, which can be produc
ed successfully in this valloy."
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Aberdeen, Wash., Dec. 1. (A
A steam schooner believed to
be -ttie Halco of the Hammond
Steamship company, Is ashore on
the north spit, at Grays Harbor
bar.
Portland, Or., Dec. 1. (A. P.)
A three-masted Bteam schooner,
namo unknown, is ashore on the
south 8ideot the north jetty
Giays Harbor. Five men from the
ship came ashore fn their own
bo-iL and tbe coast guard is pre
pacing to take off the rest of the
crew with beach apparatus.
A 'boat from the Wcstport sta
tion of the coast guard approach
ed .the wreck but was unable to
reach the side ot the vessel on ac
count of Its position. The life
savers were forced to wade in
water up to their necks to return
to their own boat after deciding
to bring their breeches buoy equip
merit to take off the remaining
members of the crew.
According to Information
ceived hero the sea in rough and
the weather hazy, but the men still
aboard are believed to be In no
danger If they remain on the res
sel until llfesavers can aid them.
New York. Fashionable Fifth
avenue la to he subjected to an
other invasion besides retail trade.
IS ADVOCATED
ft
experience. If they are, so much
the better for society. But if,
through lack of proper discipline
and environment, they become
more degraded and brutalized so
ciety is the locer.
It is a very lamentable fact that
so many of our seemingly best peo
ple are so little interested, or
shortsighted in this respect. If
you were to make a survey of the
Oregon penitentiary you would
find the majority of its inmates to
be quite young men many of
them in their teens, Cth the Hush
of youth standing out in bold con
trast with their surroundings.
Here the e'l impulses dormant in
most modern youths are stimulat
ed and fed by. the older, hard-
boiled criminals, and it is common
to see the igLorance of youth prey-
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HUNT SAYS HE IS
NOT CANDIDATE
FOR SENATE SEAT
While in Salem today attending
the . drainage congress, John P.
Hunt of Woodburn made It plain
that he is not going to be a can
didate for tho slate senate.
"I have had a couple of dozen
letters urging me to run for tihe
senate, said Mr. Hunt, ' and sin
gularly many of the letters come
from Ha lorn. I appreciate the con
fidenco of my friends, but I urn
not going to be a candidate."
Mr. Hunt has been chief clerk
of the senate at the lust two ses
sions of the legislature.
It is understood that F. W. Set
tlcmicr of Woodburn, who was 1
member of tihe lower house at the
1925 session, contemplates being u
candidate for the senate. Sam H.
Brown will run to succeed himself
in the senate.
TO
Hertford, Ore , Dec. 1 Thirty
five law enforcement officers from
southern Oregon and northern Cal
Ifornla. gathered at a banquet here
last night, and pledged themselves
to a closer cooperation In an effort
reduce crime nnd Increase the
observance of law.
Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas,
acted ns tonstmaster nnd sounded
the keynote of the meeting In stres
sing tho importance of closer co
operation between law enforcement
officers of tho various districts in
this part of tho coast.
He was followed by Stato Game
Warden Averlll, who laid emphasis
on the Importance of Inw observ
ance, declaring the most Import.
ant work In his department Is the
education of the sportsman to rea
lize that law observance, like char
ity begins at home.
Mr. Averlll declared fish and
game aro responsible for eighty
per UHlil. Ui lilt) luuiini. uumi .111
this state, and predicted that with
in a short time many Oregon
streams will be reserved for game
fishing only.
LOS ANGELES TO TAME
ITS WILD WEST SHOWS
Los Angeles, Cal., -Dec. 1. This
one time wild western city has cut
another tie that bound It to the
wild west.
Hereafter rodeos held within
the city limits will be less wild,
the department of humane treat
ment of an! mats has decided.
Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 1
(AP) Refusing to heed the loo
motive whistle ot a passenger
train 75 miles south of here on
the Alaska railroad, ft bull moose
yesterday attacked the engine.
His mate wan bumped from the
track as the train stopped.
PRICE THREE CENTS KaAlN?lvArS
7 !
LETTER CONTEST :
JUDGES WILL BE
The judges In The Capital Jour
nal contest for the best letters on
the. subject "If I Were Council
man, " were being eelected today
and will be announced tomorrow,
when they will begin their task of
selecting tho three b-sst letters.
More than 50 letters have been
entered in the contest and the
last ot them will be published
Wednesday. One of the late let
ters received reads as follows:
Number FIfly
Contest Editor: If I were --a
councilman:
That is to say when we say It In
a spirit of criticism. But, when a
citizen assumes a concllman's sent
he should be a man (or woman)
with a vision, a desire to serve, and
forget the honors (if . there be any(
for he has a job ahead of him.
I would endeavor to convince my
fellow councllmen of my sincerity
of purpose .amf'that we all must
work together In poace and bar
mony for a better Salem. I would
over keep the aim in view that the
expenses must be kept down Just
as much ns can be dono with the
demands of a beautiful and grow
ing city, for tbe first thing that the
party who comes horo to Invest,
Inquires, is, "what are your tnxes?'
I would extend tho duties of the
park board to a general supervision
of tho "city beautiful."
I wouttl Invito nnd encourage;
more Industries to Increase our ,
payroll. !
I would secure a pure water sup
ply and thus protect the health
of the city.
I would give ample police .pro tec
tlon to Insure a "clean" city. This
would Include a close supervision
of pool rooms, public dances, etc.,
with salaried officers to handle all
cases keeping down fees.
I would urge the Installation of
a Bub-firo station In the eastern
part of tho city,, thereby lowering
insurance rates.
Much attention should be given
to the tourist travel. Here would
come In traffic regulations, always
urging tho traffic officers
kindly courtesy to tho "stranger
within our gates."
Lastly, some scheme should be
worked out whereby employment
could be given to hends of families
at least during the winter months,
as most of the cities poor are able
bodied and want to work.
UNERAL SERVICE FOR
JUDGE BENNETT HELD
The Dalles. Ore., Dee. 1 Fun-
ornl services for Alfred S. Bennett
71, former Jusllco of the supremo
court of Oregon nnd prominent
tlguro In the early political his
tory of the state who died at nis
home in Tho Dalles Saturday,
worn held In the circuit courtroom
of the Wasco county court house
this morning. Tho funeral was a
public one, with representatives of
both suite and iocnl bar associa
tions participating.
Santa and Reindeer
To Arrive Promptly
At 11:30 Wednesday
Ever since Saturday when the
Capital Journal first received tho1
good news, little boys and girls
and their mothers and dads have
been calling the Journal office' to
find out whether It Is really
true that on Wednesday Santa
Glaus and two of his reindeer are
coming to Salem. It really Becms
too' good to have Santa himself
come hero to see the Salem child
ren but it Is 'honest Injun" true.
Tomorrow about eleven thirty old
Santa and his head, herdsman,
Nakkela, will arrive on the Polk
county bridge In a sleigh drawn
by Dancer and Prancer, two of
RAIN TONIGHT
and Wednesday, moderate temperature,
moderate to fresh south and southwest
winds,
X-ocal: Max., 56; mln., S3; rain, .27;
river, 0.8; atmoa., cloudy; wind, south.
BIAS CHARGES
OF COUNCIL
overruled
Morning Session Marked
By Clash Between At
torney And Member Of
Court Martial. .
Washington, Dec. 1 (AP)
Counsel Tor Colonel William Mit
chell failed today in a spectacu
lar attempt to unseat another
member of the Mitchell court
martial Major General William
S. Graves.
After a consultation In secret .
the court overruled' defense
charges that General Graves had
interfered with the cross-examination
ot prosecution witnesses and
displayed bias.
The decision followed another
fiery altercation in open court,
arising from a comment made in
an undertone by General Graves
regarding the gmethod of the de
fense attorney, Representative
Rcld of Illinois, in his questioning
of witnesses. .
Challenge Issued
When thet lawyer made his ac
cusation the general 'denied that
he had interrupted the question-,
lng or had shown any partiality.
The president ot the court. Ma
jor General Robert L. Howzo ad
monished counsel for both sides to
desjst from "disgraceful wrang
ling" and to address the court
and not each other, but Represen
tative Heid refused to be quieted.
He lodged this formal protest
against General Graves:
'I hereby shall challenge Gen
eral Graves to sit longer as a mem
ber ot this court for the reason
that his actions while on this court
show that he is not impartial, and
that in justice nnd fairness to tho
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While Plains, N. Y., Dec. i.
(A. P.) bee Parsons Davis, coun
sel of Alice Beatrice J once in tbe
trial of the anulment suit by her
husband, Iconard Kip HI, inland
er, said In his summation before
tho jury today that the couple
would never live with each other
again regardless of the outcome of
the case.
The attorney assorted that they
had so "besmirched each other"
since their estrangement that to
live together again would be Im
possible. He pictured himself as
having defended Alice solely to re
tain her honor and not in the hope
that slio would get her husband
back.
Alice sat stolidly through this
morning's session. Yesterday she
bad wept unrestrainedly.
Indications were that tbe case
would not reach the jury before
tomorrow.
his very finest reindeer,
Santa and the reindeer will go
directly to the Marlon hotel
where they will be received by
tho officers of the Rotary club.
After lunch, Santa and his rein
deer will go to Biker's auto gar
age, across the street from tba
armory where anyone, big or lit
tle may come to see them. Perbapa
Nakkela will say that It Is all
right for some of the boye and
girls to feed Dancer and Prancer
an apple or so. Santa Claus will
bring with him some Arctic most
which Is the food on which th
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