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Newspaper Page TextBOTH CIRCULATION Dally average net paid circulation jnontn ending November 30, 7317 Average dally distribution 7724. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. FORTY-SEVENTH YJ ON TAX BILL Insurgents Refuse to Com promise Longworth Elected Speaker; Pro hibition Issue Foremost Washington, Dec. 7. (A.P.) Congress came back into Beesion today after its longest recess in years. With the opening ceremonies at noon, the b!g republican majorities rolled up in tho Coolidge landslide of 1924, took the saddle In both senate and house, but kept a weath er eye on the democrats and insur gents who again were threatening a coalition against some of the pet projects of the administration. With almost a mid-session mo mentum tho house put the new- tax reduction bill at the head of its calendar and prepared to to work at once. - Meantime the senate, after its customary manner was organizing leisurely and putting off its de cision regarding the recognition to bo given republican insurgents on Its big committees. Jjonirwortli Elected In the house that issue had been settled by the open revolt of the Wisconsin delegation against the nartv slate of house officials. But even without their help the ronubllcnn organization had votes to snare for election to the speak era bin of Nicholas Longworth of Ohio son-in-law of Theodore Roose velt. and republican floor leader In tho last session. Introduction of bills was not in order in the senate during its brief session but hundreds of legislative proposals were showered down on tho desk of the cicrK oi me nuuse. Among them were suggesteu so lutions for most of the major issues now before the country, including the problem of prohibition. TlPnresentative JIH1, republican -Mnrvinnd. nronosed in a formal (Continued on Page Seven) J WIN FIRST POINT FOR DAMAGES Portland, Dec. 7 Japanese nlaintifts in damage suits grow Inir out ot tho donortatifln of Jap anese mill workers from Toledo, Ore., last July, won the first point in the litigation in federal court here today when Judge E3. Wolverton overruled the mo- tlon of the dcfemlanls, residents of Toledo that the plaintiffs put un cost bonds totalling 12,000. B. A. tireen, Attorney for the defendants contended the bonus should be put up because the plain tiffs were aliens and not resi dents of Oregon. D. Takeoka, resident of Port land, offered an affidavit stating ho had known four of the plain tiffs for from four to eighteen years, and that they had been residents of Oregon during that time. The fifth plaintiff, Ogura, made his own affidavit, dating he had lived In this slate ten years. Green In a statement to the court declared the crowd ot To ledo citizens who induced the Japanese to leave Toledo went to the mill, and in a quiet, law-abid Ing manner explained to the orlen tals that they weer not desired, He said the Japanese agreed leave if transportation to Port land weer provided. He said the townspeople furnished automo biles to Corvallis and money pay the fares of the apanese from Corvallis to Portland. The only violence, he said, was wncn certain mill officials ap peared with revolvers. The wea pons were taken from these offf- clals and thrown into tbe lake. The officials were struck on tbe heads with boards, the attorney amiuea. Five damage suits, each tor fZo.OOO were brought by tbe Japanese against Toledo residents, CONGRESS IH 1AI HOUSES G aoita. for lszt I No. 291 GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddard Kins LAB WORK StudcnUs from several colleges have offered to become subjects for experimentation In the study of the phenomena of sleep. Edu- sational Hem. hen doctors study cancers zoologists cswny To tackle evolution is a brisk and tliOI'Ollgh way Slicy write u requisition, and the proper niuii prepares To send along n dozen crates of guinea lilgs or liurcs; But when investigating sleep, why use a com moii iet. iiiio eager hi idcrgmd nates are easy things lo get? takes no anaesthetic, bo it's emi nently cheap To send a college student into deep una nmn mess sleep, Just seat him in a classroom and begin at once to teach The history of Iceland or the Ger man iinrts or Hpoeen Continue IS minutes and you'll ijihi mat an tno rows Are filled with snoring students In - a sweet and blissful doze. Then, If you would determine, for the book that you will make, flow long a college student can contrive to say awake Just fill the laboratory with syncopate! tune. Beginning, say, nt midnight and contluulnc: till noon, There'll be no demand for sleep ing mi i lie orcticstra is thru Which Is ever so much better than n guinea pig could dot Organic evolution -has been ellm inated from the school books of Texas, but the story wan only good for a stickful of type In the papers. Tho origin of species Is no longer the origin of speeches. If you doubt that society Is be coming standardized, try to find artist with a Windsor tie, physician with a vaudyke beard literary fellow who needs haircut. Some women hunt lions in Africa Others hunt them at home, and we don t know, when you stop to con aider what can happen at a ccptlon, which class faces the greater peril. (Copyright 132D) R TO DREDGE RIVER The Willamette and Yamhill rivers arc to come in for further improvement under recommenda tions made to congress by Major H. T. Coiner, engineer for the first and seo:ml Portland districts. Expenditures on tho Willamette above Portland ond on the lam hill amounted to $20,000 for the last fiscal year. This is to be in creased to $22,000 for the present year and $20,000 is asked for 1927. The project provides for channel deepening from Portland to CorvaHis, on which $1,120,000 haa already been spent. Engineers at Portland have rec ommended that improvement of the Yamhill river above Dayum including the operation and care of the Yamhill lock and dam, be abandoned because of apparent In difference of the people of the lo cality toward the development of local water-borne traffic. Tho program recommended to congress covers all navigable Ore gon coast rivers and harbore, some inland streams. Five Homes By Burglars During Absence of Families A watch and some jewelry i from the home of Dr. F. L. Utter, 446 Oak street, and a revolver and a woman's ring from the home of Ben F. Forbes, 102o North Capitol street, appears to have been the net amount of loot by burglars who entered at least five Salem homes Saturday night. Besides the Utter home on Oak street, three other residences In tbe same neighborhood were en tered. They were O. L. Fisher, 380 Oak street, Dr. J. H. Garn Jobat, 380 Leslie street, and D. A. White, 749 South Liberty. The Forbes home Is a mile or more from this district, but there are indications that the burglary was by the same persons. Mr. Forbes believes the burg lars were frightened away from his home when he and lira. For 15" F BY COOLIDGE Cooperative Marketing With Government Aid Cure For Farm Ills Says President. Chicago, Dec. 7. (A. P.) Con vinced that co-operative marketing with governmental encouragement is the best solution of the farmers problem. President Coondge in tends to give the movement his ac tive and energetic assist a nee. He is opposed to proposal that the gov eminent sell and buy farm products or fix prices directly or indirectly, Further, he believes present tariff duties benefit the farmer and should not be revised. Outlining his views on the agri cultural situation and proposed remedies in an address today at the annual convention here of the American Farm Bureau federation, the president said that despite its press nt embarrassments, agrlcul tule as a whole should lead indus try in future prosperity. Future looks. Secure. I believe that the past hiBtory of the relative trend of prices be tween farm products and other commodities is of tremendous sig nificance,' he told his audience made up of representative farincvR. The surplus lands oi the country are exhausted. The industrial pop ulation is out stripping; I'he farm population. Manufacturing is ex panding. These must come to the farmer fur their food and raw ma terials. While wo can produce more, the markets for food are in creasing much faster than presen farm productivity. The future ot agriculture looks to be exceedingly secure.' Referring to the co-operativi movement as the most important development of late years in tin: agricultural field and emphasizing the crop surplus problem as u vex ing factor in the farm price situa tion. Air. coonuse expressed ' opinion that with the economic in formation furnished by the tie partment of agriculture with hot ter warehouses and storage facili ties and a better credit structure, much can be done to take care of the ordinary surplus. Government Should Aid. "With a production influcnci by information from the depart ment," he continued, "with ade quate storage, supplied with nec essary credit and the orderly mar ltet effected through co-operative marketingagriculture could occupy its place on a sound and indepenu out business basis, wnne me gov ernment ought not to undertake to control or direct, it should supple ment and assist all efforts in in direction. "The leaders in the co-cperative movement, with tho advice oi in department of agriculture having prepared what is believed to be an adequate bill embodying these nrincinlm which will be presented t.n the coneress for enactment. I nronose actively ond energetically to assist the farmers to promote (Continued on Page Ten) Entered bes returned In their car. The rear door had ben forced open and the house ransacked, trunks being overturned, bed clothing and mat ressea strewn about and closets turned topsy-turvy. Entrance to all the burglarized homes was gained In a similar manner and considerable ransacking was done in most of them. In some cases money and jewelry was overlook ed, apparently In the haste of the burglars to get away. It Is believed the burglars were seen by Gerald Volk, 1277 South Commercial. Mr. Volk lives next door to George' Hug, Salem superintend ent of schools, and Mr. and Mrs. Hug were away from home when Volk heard someone on their rear porch and then saw a man at the (Continued on Pace Kight) OWED OF CONGRESS SALEM, OREGON, . MONDAY, Elect Longworth Speaker Of House On First Ballot Representative NIoholas Long- nrni-t h nf (Mnclnattl. Ohio, son-hv law of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, who will preside over the destines of the House of Rep resentatives. BILL TO LOP OFF J Washington, Dec. 7 (AP) The new revenue bill proposing a slashing of $325,736,000 in taxes during the next calendar year and providing relief for virtual ly everv federal taxpayer was re ported to the house today as the first legislative business present ed to the new congress. In presenting the report of the ways and means committee, which drafted the measure during a seven weeks' pre-congress session Chairman Green served notice that ho would ask the house to take it up tomorrow under the plan to send it to the senate before the end of the second week of the ses sion. A saving of $193,175,000 to In come tax payers on taxes payable exi year is tile principal relief proposed by the bill and leaders of both the house and senate have set March 1 as the goal -for enact ment of the mcasuro into law so mai una benefit may be taken advantage of in the payment of first installments of the Income hub iwarcn 15. Although unanlmouRiv wnnw. ed to the house by the ways and lucniiB commnteo tne report on the bill contained scparte state ments of views by Representatives Kainey of Illinois and Hiel of Tennessee, democratic members of the committee. DEFEAT EBELI Beirut, Syria, Dec. 7. (A.P.) The French forces after several days of bombardment nnd the de livery of attacks have completely occupied the town of Jlnsbelya, the stronghold of the rebel Druseo! They now are holding it and the town of Rasbelya and Jcdldeh. nn. flltlons form a triangle nnd from which thc will now endeavor to carry out an envelopment move ment agnlnt tho large number of Druses within the area. The French have 7000 troops and the Druses lews than 6000. The Drunks are said to have been defeated with heavy casualties at the wlllage of Kadcm Just outside of Damascus. General Gamelln, the French commander in chief la of the opin ion that Lebanon will be freed of rebels by Christmas and that the Druse either will be captured or compelled to retreat, some of them into Dalestine, where they would be Interned by the British. The dislodging of those of the rebels who are In the mountains, It Is admitted, will be a alow operation. aomraai DECEMBER 7, 1925 AS PASTOR OF Popular Preacher Leaves Pulpit of First Christian Church For Mission Job In Caliornia. Rev. J. J. Evans, pastor of tho First Christian church of Salem tor tho past five years, tendered hia resignation to his congrega tion last night. The resignation came sudden ly to Uev. Mr. Evans as well as to the congregation, and was made in order to accept a position as state superintendent of mis sions for the Christian church in southern California. He receiv ed .the offer for the position by telegram late last week. "This comes wholly unexpect ed, and without application my part," eaid Rev. Evans this morning. ' In- his new position Mr. Evans WH1 have charge of the $100,000 program for missions in southern California. He will visit churches throughout the southern section of the state, keeping their inter est .from lagging, will establish new churches and look after the weaker ones. His headquarters will be in Los Angeles. Came Here In 1898 Rev. Evans came to tho local church in the fall of 1020. It was the second time he bad been call ed to this church, the first term being from January, 1898 until tho fall of 1900. The pastorato f Continued on Page Seven.) The first note of appreciation foi Uv honor that in to befnll Augus Uiiilutt on Friday evening of this wc, when he is to bo elected to membership in the Salem Longfel low club, was received by Dr. A G. Bates, head of tho organization this morning. A letter received this morning from tbe Bell syndi cate- of New York, regarded headquarters for Mutt and Jeff, ex pressed thanks to the local club Cor tho coming event. The letter reads as follows: "Thank you fur your letter of November 24th. 1 am sorry to say that. Mr. Kisher Is away at presen but I am letting him know nJjout the election of .Mutt to the Long fellow club. "We are trying to get Fisher to make a special drawing for use In the Capital Journal in celebration of this event. "I am returning the clippings herewith, because I thought yo might want to use them elsewhere I am retaining one clipping to send to roller as it will help him If h Is able to make n special drawing Y'Mirs sincerely, TUtS BELL SYNDICATE, Inc. J)r. Hates had written to the nyn (Ilea to two weeks ago, Inclosing a numlr of clippings Irom local ncwn!apers. EVANS QUITS LOCAL CHU Youths Cracked Safe, Got 63 Cents; Threw ! Papers in Willamette A stolen safe, broken opon and rifled and left in a vacant field in North baJem, found two night ago accidentally by Officer Jack Cutler of the Balem police force, has brought a confession from one Salem youth that be had a part in the burglary. The arrest of an other youth Is expected shortly. The safe was found by Cutler In a field between Laurel and Hazel avenues. It bore the names of tbe Cofteland Lumber agency and of C. Dill man of Salem. Tbe Cope land Lumber agency Is located at Multnomah. Investigation by Cutler result ed in Information that the aafc had bea stolen from house In STRICT DISCIPLINE TO BE MAINTAINED ,j Vl 'V New 1'riMin orrli lnls Top: J. W. LUllo, Warden! mlilillo, W. R 'flrililpn. flrmifv wurilrm; hnl- torn: J. J. Quinltin, Superintendent of lduKtr!e. the rear of Conrad Dillinan'a resi dence at 2011 Maple avenue, but Dillman apparently hadn't yet missed the safe, although tho theft is beJleved to have occurred last Thursday. By further work on tilio case Cutler got a tip that cmised blm to question Donnld Wilbur, 1770 North Broadway, and Wilbur, ac cording to tho officer, has admit ted that he helped carry the safe away and loot it. The safe was broken open with a alcdge ham mer. Wilbur declares they found only 63 cents In money In the oafc. A amall strong box and some in surance papera, he cays, were thrown into ttia Willamette river. 1 x, r 1 ORGANIZE PRICE THREE CENTS Improvements Recommended By Probers To Be Carried Out Stronger Morale Among Guards With Younger and Physically Fit Men Fraternizing Between Guards and Prisoners To End Prepare For Breaks'.' By Harry All of those changes recommended by Governor Pierce's prison investigation committee that are found to be practi cable and possible under existing financial conditions are to be carried out under his administration of the state peniten tiary, J. W. Lillie, appointed Saturday to succeed A. M. Dal rymple as warden, declared in an interview this morning. iu iiuuuiun, mo new waraen nas under consideration sev eral changes and reforms nf ha n-.vn tint rni i effect as rapidly as circumstances will nprmif T-Viova will be no general revolution of methods and practices inaugurat- . j y' e ew waraen "as a very definite goal of standards foi- the conduct of the institution in mind, and he says he intends to keep plugging away until they are realized. Strict discipline in handling the prisoners and stronger inoraia among the guards ure two objec tives Lillie has in inlnd for the immediate present. As the re organization progresses younger and more physically active men are to bo selected as gmirds, and strict attontion to their business at all times is to be lneleied upon "There is lo be no politics play ed in the selection of guuids," said Lillie-, "Wherever it la possible to get them I want young men who are physically fit, preferrably be tween 30 and 25 years old. The job of organizing them into un efficient brdy, ready to function at all times nnd in any emergency will be handled by Captain Golden, who will be responsible for their conduct. They will be thorough ly drilled, and target practice once a week will bo required." One practice that has been gen eral in the pant, and noted in the invcotigatfon committee'! report is going to bo stamped out Immediately, tho warden announ ced. Under his administration there is to be no fraternizing be tween guards and convicts. One of the first orders to be issued to the guards at the regular con for- onees that are to be a part of the new system ia that "guurds are not to converso with the prlBoneis at all, except wliero it is ncccsHury in the line of duty." To cope with emergencies finch as the fatal break of August 12, last, a reserve force of at least 10 guards is to be kept on duty con tinuously at tho guard's quarters. A definite method of procedure to govern their conduct in such emer gencies Is alrfo to be worked out Arms for their we nro to be avail able in the nreeiial ?n tbe new tow er that has been constructed In front of the main gntc. Install Hupp Siren. The installation of a huge siren lo net an a warning for the sur rounding country and the guunU outside the grounds in cuse of a break are also on the program as Is an Inlet nat alarm system that will serve a emergency system lor mobilizing the guards. Warden Lillie Is aluo planning a distinctive type of uniform for all of tho guards except those employed In the ehoiw and tho flax plants, whtre uniforms nre im practicable. Whether these uni forms will be olive drab or blue has not been decided. A distinctive garb for trustleit In another of the innovations con template!. This, probably, will take the form of a shirt ot a dif ferent color to distinguish them from the inside prisoners. If it I possible Lillie wnnte, In time, to devise a means whereby nono of the ouUide trusties will ever mingle with the convicts Inside, but that will require the construe tlon of outside living quarters, un dcr lock, whero tho trusties ca be housed at night. Seerepation of Trnsties, "Segregation of the trusties working outside so that they would have do communication with the other convict would go a long way toward preventing es capes and attempted escapes." said Lillie. 'There would be practical ly no smuggled letters get then, and the danger of having weapons and other Instruments smuggled In would bo greatly lessened. The suggestion that trusties b chosen only from among those prisoners who have served their PROBABLE RAIN . tonight and Tuesday, moderate temper ature, moderate easterly winds Local: Max., 53., min., 38; rain, .OS; river, .9; atmos., clear; wind, southwest ON TRAINS AND NHWB 8TANU8 - FIVD CENTS N. Crain minimum sentences has the full annrnvnl nf tho nnur ...-,!., ne announces that this will be the -policy generally followed. Concerning the recommenda tions of the governor's committee as to changes in tho physical plant wuruen 1.11110 explained that sev eral of the suggestions have al- eady been carried out and others will bo made ae rapidly as possible. As regards these- recommendations the situation Is as follows: Clmnp-es Mode. The steps leading to tho guard towers have all been removed. The new towor In front of the main gate has been constructed and Is now in use, and houses tho arsenal. One of the oak trees iu the front yard has been taken out ond tbe other two will be cut down at once. The old guard tower at the southeast corner of the walls will be torn down or boarded up so that it cannot be used. The dog house in the yum will be torn down. The roof ot the cell house through which Murray and bis partners cut their way so easily will be reinforced with steel, or otherwise safeguarded. It is also planned to Install a sprinkler sys tem that will reduce the fire men ace of this wooden roof. Better lighting facilities to safe guard tJie flax plant have already been Installed, and a wiro fence has also been built arcund the plant. Barbed wire barriers have baen erected on the tops of all of tne walls, as recommended In the re port. Reortrnnizfition Bepnn. Alrea ly Warden Lillie has com menced hia rc-crg:inization, and has announced the appointment tt three new guards to succeed Ciua rds AI. J. Myers, Frank Myers and J. It. Carey, who have resign ed. Lou Hayburn, Jue Warwick und Fred Jackson, all former guards, take their places. n the place of Mrs. M. J. My ers, who resigned ns matron of the woman's ward, LUHo announced I he nppoi n t men t of Mrs. J. 11. Phillips of Portland, widow ot J. II. (Buck) Phillips, former guard at the prison under Olcott ad ministration who wnfl killed while on duty as a Southern Pacific spe cial officer. For his murder Dan Casey was hanged at the prison hero. Tho full report of tho prison committee which will be followed by the now warden was as follows: Salem, Oregon, August 24, 1925. Honorable "Walter M. Pierce, Governor of Oregon, Salem, Oregon. Dear Sir; Pursuant to your Instructions the undersigned, comprising a com mittee named by you under date of August 21. 192S, for tho purpose of Investigating and reporting upon conditions at the Oregon Stat Prlflon, with speclnl refernce to (Continued on Page Six) Burwash, Sussex, Kng., Dec, 7. (AP) nudyard Kipling paw ed another good night. HI strength was being maintained thbt morning and the iunch con (II tlon wae the same ae yesterday. The noted author le eufferlni from bronchial pneumonia. New York, Dec. 7. (AP) Percfval S. Hill, president of th American Tobacco company, died suddenly at his Fifth avenue home today.