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OIL DISCOVERS DON RICKREALL FAR AGRICULTURAL COLUGt EEC 4 1925' L 1 3 R A H V CIRCULATION . Dally average net paid circulation for month ending November 90, 1925 7317 Average dally distribution 7724, Member Audit Bureau of Circulation!. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. i'8 I 1 V- Oil Discovery Made On Wait Farm, Mile South Of Rickreall ; Burns For Hours When Lit. SEEPAGE OF DRAIN TILE Rickreall, Or., Dec. 3. Oil, "eecplng out of a tile drainage pipe on the George Wait farm about a nilhj south of here, was discovered this morning by Mr. "Wait, R. H. Hogg and other men who were clearing out a drainage ditch. When first discovered it was thought that the oil might be seepage from the highway or rail road rights-of-way, hut investiga tion revealed that the flow had it; sources in a direction opposite to either the railroad or the highway, Soon after the discovery a match wan touched to the oil and It has been burning steadily now lor eev eral hours. Considerable prospecting for oil has been done in this vicinity and several wells have been sunk in past years. Illuminating gas has boon freuently discovered. In some cases of sufficient volume for In lighting farm homes. ENGLAND ACTS m pi n m Loudon, Dec. 3. (A. P.) Tb Bank of England today raised its official minimum discount rate 6 per cent, an increase of one per cent. The Increase in the official minimum was found necessary in order to check the outflow of gold, which has nmounted to 109,000, 000 pounds sterling ($93,150,000 since the bank rate was reduced in October, and over 10,000,000 pounds sterling ($450,000,000) on the balance since the country re turned to the gold standard. It is understood there were furthe; prospects of withdrawals of gold and the New York exchange hovering near the gold point, protective measure was thought necessary of the bank's proportion of reserve to liabilities was not to be further lowered. The money markets resources are plentiful, owing to dividend disbursement, but the recent out flow of gold forced discounts to the bank rate level and banished hope that while the New York dis count rate remained unchanged there would be no alteration here. Washington, Dec. 3. (A. P.) American treasury officials do not expect the raise in the Loudon bank rate to exert important in fluences in the United States. Secretary Mellon was said at thi treasury today to sea no occasion et this time for an increase in th New York federal reserve rcdi: count rate which, alone of the 1 reserve banks, retails a Zk cent rate. It was added, howeve that he has had no Information directly frcm the New York bank Portland, Dec. 3 The Portland Telegram says today that on the authority of one of Portland foremost bankers," It was stated in the local financial district to day that the controT of the com mon stock of the Crown-Willam ette Paper company had passed yesterday to an investment bank Ing group at $200 a share for the 200.000 shares, approximately. outstanding. This class of stock controls the corporation. The group mentioned as hav ing obtained control Is headed by Blvthe-WHter & Co.. in associa tion with the Continental Com merclal and Trust Savings bank, Cblcago, and Blair and company, of New .York. Capital GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddurd King The Songs of a Nation The National Federation of Mu- slo Clubs urges a state song for every stato in the union. News item. It sctwns n little hit unfair Hint out of every inoiitU Should issue songs' In prnisc of slates Hint niu ull in the south. You'd almost think that every man possessed a colored mammy And Hint lie longs to see again that dear old Alnunmniy; But when you stop to think of It, you Know that must no wron; Why Isn't there a Kansns song? Rimes are, of course, essential, and I'll cheerfully agree There are few for Massachusetts, mid n lot fur Tennessee, But listen to tho places that tlic bnrds are longing for. ou would tinnk the north wae ruined in I ho well-known Civil war. or dear old Carolina every balll- dist is strong d like to hear a Utah song! To one who's never been there it Is something of n bore To liavo to wnrblo u I ways of the old vlrirlmiv Khore. For, there are other places where man would rather co. And there is other music than the tunc of "Old Black Joe." Let's each do vocal homage to the stales where wc belong loot's have a-Mhuiesota song! An optimist 1b a man who runs for' state office on a "wet" plat form and thinks It will have an effect on congress. A supcroptlmlst Is a man who described votes for the person bove. It was only the other day that caller wanted to know If wc thought smoking on the campus prohibited at Duke university, (Copyright 1925) G BETTER TODAY Bur wash, Sussex, Eng., Dec. 3. (A. P.) Kudyard Kipling noted author, who is suffering rom double pneumonia at his home in this village, showed slighi improvement this afternoon. Both Lord Dawson, physician to the king, and Dr. turtles, Kip ling's physician, remained at the bedside most of the day. Early this morning, it was found necessary to administer oxygen to the patient. His only daughter, Mrs. Gcsge Bambridge, who lives in Belgium, has herself been ill and consequently has not yot bes: u formed of her father s condition He is being attended, among others, by Lord Dawson, physician to King Geprge, who Was called in to consultation yesterday by av Kipling's regular physician. Lord Dawson described th? condition of the patient as "anxious, but not dangerous. When the announcement was made that Mr. Kipling was ill, was said his condition was not serious. His friends, however were somewhat alarmed, knowing well his disinclination to lie the public eye and his love for almost hermit privacy. uried City Found Under Glacial Drift By Treasure Seekers Quincy, 111., Dec. 3. (A. P.) A buried city, the site, perhaps, of a pre-glacial age civilization, has been found in excavations in Pike county, Miseouil, six miles from the Mississippi river and 50 miles from here. Beneath 12 feet of glacial drift a well defined shaft has been un covered leading to a floor 03 feet down. A wall leads from the foot of the shaft crossed by a similar wall, dividing the passage from subterranean chambers or support ing the roof as pillars. Workers have concentrated on a point 25 f.cet from the root or the shart at the edge ox wnat tney believe to be a room. In it they hone to find gold, pottery and pos sibly mummies or skeletons of the city's ancient Inhabitants. Search for burled treasure led to 9 FINED FOR FAILURE TO DIM LIGHTS Motorists Hailed Into Court For Failure To Obey City Ordinance Speed Law Enforced. Excuses served no other pur pose than to delay the length of their hearings when 19 motorists lined up before Police Judge Poul son - this morning to answer to violations of the state auto light ing law in failing to dim their lights on wet pavements. Fined $5," was-the Judge's response to their arguments. The 19 offenders were picked up last night by Warren Edwards city traffic officer, assisted by Stale Officer Rinchart, in the first drive of the police depart ment's campaign to cut down the traffic accidents which mount with each spell of wet weather. All sorts of alibis and protests were flung at the judge, but of no avail. One offender took issue with the police order and argued that the bright light law should apply only on the highways; that glaring lights were no menace on the broad city streets, and the dimming provision should not be enforced. Another claimed that his light switch was reversed and that he did not know his lights were burning bright, white a third sought In vain to convince the officials that $5 was too much to pay for the first offense. "The warning of what was to come printed in yesterday after noon's papers Improved tuo sit uation a lot," said Chief of Po lice Frank Minto this morning. and there were far fewer un- dimmcd lights on the streets last night than usual of late. 'The people don't want to get the idea that last night's round up was just a flurry, either. There (Continued on Page Thirteen) E Washington, Dec. 3. (A. P.) Secretary Mellon has received word from Finance Minister Lou cheur of France expressing hopo for early renewal of negotiations for funding Frances debts to the United States. The treasury also has been ad vised that Jugo-Slavla would send I a debt funding delegation to Wash-; ington within a few weeks. The Louchcur communication transmitted through the French embassy here said renewal of the French negotiations depended largely on restoration of the gov ernmental stability. . M. Louc-heur promised that the Amerlcnn debt would have first attention after the cabinet had be come firmly established. the discovery of the shaft. An ex pedition headed and financed by H. D. Burchard of St. ixmis, in vestigating old Indian legends ol buritd treasure, fuuud it. lly means of an Instrument similar to the old fashioned divining rod, Burchard claims to have traced the walls of 43 underground rooms and seven passageways connecting them. The shaft was walled with cement-like material, different in color from the earth within the shaft, no trace of which was found above the pre-glacial surface, in he ebaft, at interval of a few feet, were cape or plates like con crete, extending only to the walls. Between the caps the earth hnd the appearance of having been tamped in with poles, Burchard said. SALEM, OREGON, - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1925 BR1AND WINS FIRST BATTLE OVERJANCE Inflation Bill Is Passed Taxes To Be Increased 20 Per Cent And Profit Tax 50 Per Cent. Paris, Doc. 3 (AP) Promier Brland's new cabinet has won its first victory. After an all night and all forenoon fight in the chamber of deputies for his finan cial measures, the premier succeed cd in forcing the adoption of new advances from the Bank of France to the government of six billion francs and a new paper money issue of 7,600,000,000, The final vote on the bill as a whole was made a question of care and was carried 257 to 229 a majority of 28. It was the fifth vote of confidence during) the lengthy session. I M. Brian d made It plain during the debate that the government was staking Its existence on the measure in its entirety and that if the financial program, as out lined by Finance Minister Louch eur was rejected tho ministry would step down immediately. The bill now gees to the sen ate, the finance committee of which under Secretary Doumer is meeting this afternoon to examine it. The inflation today Is the fourth measure of the kind in a year to be passed by the chamber. Before the final vote this morn ing, the premier In a speech In which he rose to heights of elo quence he has never surpassed. attacked those deputies who were unwilling in a national crisis to forget petty political considera tions and think only of their coun try. The veteran orator impressed all and convinced some, as was evidenced when on the first vote of confidence, a motion to pro ceed to the discussion of tho bill most of the principal opposition groups abstained from voting and be was upheld 298 to 113. Finance . Minister Loucheur's' bill for financial rehabilitation abandons the capital levy plan embodied in former Premier Pain leve's proposals, but considerably increases taxation. It calls for a 20 per cent increase. It calls for a 20 per cent in crease In the Income tax, a 50 per cent Increase in taxes on in dustrial and commercial profits and a 50 per cent Increase in taxes on real-estate, both Improv ed unimproved. BY LEGISLATORS Austin, Texas, Dec. 3. (A. P.) Governor Miriam A. Ferguson was back on the Job today after a two day visit to her home town of Tem ple to find a new appeal for Hpecial session of tho legislature, and a $600,000 school book con tract threatening to widen the breach between her and Attorney General Dana Moody. South Texas stock raisers and dairymen. In an appeal from Gal. veston yesterday asked for a spe elal session to appropriate fun dp to reimburse them for stock killed by federal and state authorities combating the recent foot and mouth plague. Some of the smaller stock own era were left In "destitute circum stances" It was VepreHented, "by failure of the state to pay for the cattle killed." It was charged that some owners gave up their cattle "through force of presence of Tex an rangers." The stock owners plea was add ed to the demands of fifty leglsla lures who presented a petition .to the governor threatening to have the speaker of the houe call special session If she did not Issue call by December 18. Tokyo, Japan, Dc. 3. (A. P.) Chang Tso-Hn's army ie'retreitlng from near cnincnow, Mimcnuna. after a mnjor battle, Tokyo ver nacular newspapers stated today. Prison Parole System Farce Declares Former Prisoner; Good Conduct Gains Naught (Editor's Note This is the 4th of a series of articles on condi tions existing in the Oregon state penitentiary at the time of and subsequent and prior to the prison.1- break of August 12 written by George Curtiss, convict No. 81C1 In that institution from January 16, lltliC, until November 16, 1925.) ; Bv Georee Curtiss. (Former Convict No. 9101.) In support of a full pardon for Jack Weston there appeared in the newspapers of October 30 a state ment from Governor Pierce declar ing his action to be the result of a series of extensive investigations into the case that ultimately forced him to believe that Weston was tho victim of a framcup as cold blooded as ever recorded in west ern criminal procedure. That may or may not be true, but the fact remains that Weston was tried and convicted by threo WOMAN SLAIN BY 9 YEAR OLD Portland, Dec. 3 A nine year old boy killed his foster mother last night because some beans happened to burn, he confessed to deputy sheriffs today. The boy is Frank Thomas, negro, adopted son of Oliver F. Thomas, negro, proprietor of a tavern in the out skirts of Portland. The body of the slain woman, Mrs. Louise Thomas, ncgrcss, was found by her husband last night. A loaded 38 calibre revolver with one cartridge fired lay nearby under a bed. The boy, who was missing last night, was found early today in a sleeping tent near the house. Deputy Sheriff Chrlstoftorson, who questioned the lad said he confessed the killing. According to tho boy's story Mrs. Thomas asked him to go to the kitchen to see if beans, which were being cooked were all right. Tho boy replied that they were. Later Mrs. Thomas smcllcd the beans burning and reproached btrn saying: "What did you lie to me for?" Tho boy replied that he did not Ijc to her, and. declared he thought tho beans were all right. Angered because ho had been called a liar, the boy said in his reported confession, bo obtained tho revolver, concealed it beneath newspaper In his hand, and waited until he got an opportun ity to fire at the woman. Ho fled from the house. Mrs. Thomas, mortally wounded, reached tho telepbone, hut collapsed before she could give an alarm. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 3, The San Francisco Chronicle Bays today John l'errln, chairman the board of the federal reserve bank for th? twelfth district, has resigned. Mr. Perrln refused tn affirm nr deny the report. Salem Kiddies Must Good If They Get Presents Asked For Hundreds of letters from Salem youngsters, given to Santa Claus either by Tho Capital Journal or dlrortly by tho kiddles themselves during Santa's brief stay in Salem, Wednesday, were carefully perused by that gentleman before ho took his ttam of reindeer, Dancer and Pranecr, and galloped off to Port land during the small hours of this morning. Each case was carefuily considered before being turned over to The Capital Journal and the Salem Kike club, who are to help Santa solve his problem here In Salem. When I read the letters I found that the klddleg wanted a lot of things," he told a Journal reporter Just beforo leaving Salem. "One Tunraai juries, and the governor's state ments were challenged by Judge Wilson, In whose court Weston was tried. Weston served less Ui an one year on a life sentence for an offense in criminal magni tude Bcldom surpassed. While 1 know nothUig perscnuUy of Wes ton's cane, I do know that he was not the Intellectual and moral type of man the governor would have us believe. His threats and con duct toward his follow prisoners while serving time could hardly be reconciled with the governor's statements.. I do not wish to question the specific acts of the governor in these cases I am discucsing. but I am at a loss to understand the di vergent extremes pursued in exer cising tho parole and pardon statutes. One of the prison rules states thot "prisonors should remember (Continued on Pago Fourteen) CONEY ISLAND RESORTS DEVASTATED BY STORMS Now York, Dec. 3 (AP) The gale which Is lashing the Atlantic coast today tore up beaches at Coney Island, flooded restaurants on the boardwalk and carried tables, chairs and at least one building out to sea. Two barges in New York-harbro were torn loose from their moorings and were drifting out to sea. Police of the marine division succeeded in taking the building tn tow after It had drifted off Sandy Hook. The structure, 46 by 100 feet contained $25,000 worth ot canoes and small boats. Intimations that the recently organized city zoning and planning commission may take acMon to. ward undertaking an Investigation of automobile traffic conditions n the cty when it meets tomorrow evening were given by members of the commission today. The commission would act under tho provision of the zoning and planning ordinance which glvOH to it advisory control over traffic problems. Tho recent agitation for tho es tablishment of through trofflc ond stop streets In the city, and for some solution of tho problem of congestion on some of tho down town streets during the almost daily late afternoon traffic Jam, are some of the reasons for asking tho commission to give its atten tion to tho traffic problem at thin time. Tho principal business to . be considered by the commission to morrow evening Is the report of n nub-committee on methods of pro cedure to be followed by the com mission. of them even wanted a toy auto mobile. A little boy would cer tainly have to be mighty good to deserve a Christmas present like that. I'm afraid there may be many little boys who haven't been good enough. Each case Is considered care fully, Santa says, and he hopes that he will have enough toys and things to go around. He is hav ing even a more difficult time 1 than usual getting ready to fill all the Christmas dockings, due to the fact that he has come away from his factories In the north practically a month ahead ot time. "It's harder than usual to tell how Rood the Itttli folkfl have been. (Continued on Page Four) DDTTO mUDPU OPHTO ON TRAINS AND NBWB 1 HAVjU X I mill 111 jtjrtl3 STANDS FIVE C II NTS League Of Nations Penalizes Greece For Invading Bulgaria Gfrncvn, Dec. 3. (A.I.) The league of nations com mission which Inquired Into the l'cuimt Urcuo-llulgurhm frontier Incident, finds thul Greece should pay Bulgaria twenty million Icvas (about $110,000 da muses.) Tlio commission decided to recommend that - Greece, should pay Bulgaria nn addi tional ten million leva (about 73,000) for loss of lives, for tho wounded, for the loss of working days and moral suf fering of the population nud for flic cost of in Hilary meas ures by Bulgaria. AGREEMENT QN ISSUE REACHED London, Dec. 3 (AP) An agreement has been reached the Irish boundary question. The details will be announced tonight. The agreement was reached this morning at a meeting of British government representa tives with William T. Cosgrave, president' of tho Freo Stato exe cutive council and premier bir James Craig of Ulster. It Is stated to be satisfactory to both the northern and southern Irish gov ernments. Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dec. 31 ( AP) Belfast received the news that an agreement has been reached on tho Irish boundary question calmly. Satisfaction was felt because the Ulster slogan of "Not an Inch has been fulfilled, but there is some dislike of tho yielding of tho British cabinet on the financial provisions of the Anglo-Irish treaty. Whilo tho contents of the agree' mcnt aro kept a closely guarded secret, it is believed In well-in- formed quarters that the status quo Is to be maintained in regard to the boundarv and that most of the Free State's debt to Great Britain will ho cancelled. 1 926 OUTPUT More than 1,000, OflO baby chick will be produced within a 15 mile radius of Salem In tho year 192fi, Lloyd Leo, local poultryman, told tho Marlon. Polk County Realtors' Oflsoclntlnn at their luncheon at tho Marlon hotel here this noon. This virlnty is rapidly becoming prominent In lhs northwest iu the production by baby chicks, he said, not particularly because of any particular advantages hero over anywhero olso, but simply bocnuse poultrymen here are going ahead and doing It. As a national Industry, ho staled, the poultry buBlnewt has grown moro rapidly than any other branch of tho agricultural Indus try. In the year 1924, $525,000,000 worth of eggs were produced In this country, an compared with $400,000,000 worth of gold mined in the entire world during tho same period. The state of Oregon began Inst year to help tho poultrymen for the flrHt time by appropriating 110,000,000 for uso by O. A. C, ho said. Mr. Lee cited figures to show that Thuro Oat man nf Oregon City made a profit ot 12.73 above feed on each ot his 230 pullets In year's time. "However," he said, "as to Salem's ever becoming great poultry center, I don't believe It will ever come to pass. There are though, great possibilities In the exportation of baby chicks." FAIR WEATHER tonight and Friday; norinul temperature light southerly winds. . Local: Max., 61; mln 41; rain, .09; river, 2.0; atmos., cloudy; Iwnd, south RESULTS OF PROHIBITION HELD A JOKE Dry Leaders Grill Presi dent As Responsible Mellon Issues Reply To "Unjustified" Attacks, Washington, Dec. 3. (A. P.) M though he conceded that "con- - ditlons are bad" Secretary Mellon today characterized as "unfounded and unjustified" the latest attacks by the drys on the administration s prohibition policies. The secretary b obicrvuu were directod particularly ut a l. ter sent to the White House by group of reform organizations, in scribing present enforcement con ditions us ' a national scandal and declaring the president never had "unreservedly committed himself to enforce the IStli amend ment, as required by his oath of office. Heretofore high administration officials had taken no pubMc no tice of the manifest disposition ox the dry forces to fasten blame for non-enforcement upon the presi-" dent himself. ' Blame President. Tho letter scut to the While. House. Secretary Mellon said , lacked defiuitcucss and apparently was not entitled to serious consid eration. It represented a class ot maneuvers, he declared, which would afford treasury of icials lit tle assistance in enforcing the law. Mr. Mellon added that It was the business of the treasury to attempt to curb lawlessness under tho pro hibition law and he believed It was making progress In that direction, although of course "conditions are bad." The letter of the reform organ Izations as drawn here at a meet ing under tho auspices of the United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement, quoted tho oath tak en by Mr. Coolldge when he be came president, and remarked that "it is said that this man of deep conviction and unassuming piety added 'so help me, God.' " "Our appeal must be to him," continued the letter. "It must be made so loud It will be heard. Only tho appointing and pardoning power is sufficient in this hour." Enforcccmnt a Joke. The results obtained in prohibi tion enforcement by tho present administration wero declared to have made the 18th amendment a "joke" and a "hissing by-word among otherwise well disposed citizens" In an expression of views mailed to the White House today liy tho United Committee for Pro hibition Enforcement, now in ses- ion hero. Clinton N. Howard of Rochester, N. Y., chairman of the committee. (Continued on Pngo Thirteen) 73 YEARS OLD BUI OBJECTS TO J. W. Llmbaugh, 73 yea re old, la resisting tho of forts of Louisa Llm- baugh to secure a divorce and In, an uuswer filed to her complaint seeks its dismissal. According to tho complaint, la the language of the old nursery rhyme "his wife has money and he has none and that is the war the trouble begun." Ho declares on January 0 they, entered into a property settlement agreement, In which he signed hbj nume to a deed for property who her and $400 wan turned over to his wife. He dee hires ho Is foebI and old, and has less than $50 to hls crcdtt, while he says she is big and strong, capable ot earning $100 a month and has sufficient real and perwonal property for her subsistence. He a-werta that In April. 1924, she deserted the home where tny were living and removed to a home of her own. To preserve peac and harmony, he says that he fol lowed her there and lived thr until August, 1924 when she told him to get out. He got i
