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Newspaper Page Textdec EGt y oirfnal. m C1IUUJI.ATI0N Dally average net paid circulation for month ending November 30, 192ft tonight and Tuesday; no change In tem perature, south to southeast gales along the coast. Local: Mux., 54; mln., II: rain, .60; river, 3 7; atmos., cloudy; wind, south. 7317 Average dally distribution 7724. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 303 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS g?AS5IN"iSf1' oI ' fMl Lip G apital JiJ M i 1 III 111 M E IN CITY Proposes Abolition Of Part Time Officials and Employment One Full Time Official. A definite move to abolish tire present part time offices of Salem city hetilih officer, school physi cian and Marion county heal till of licer, and establish In their placet! one full time health officer to have complete jurisdiction and respen nihility in matters pertaining to contagious .disease, became Known today. S. E. Purvine, city councilman, interviewed the Marion county court Friday night, putting the matter up to the court. Members of the Saleni school board and of the city council die said to lean favorably toward the proposition. The idea as outlined involves re muneration of the county officer by all three bodies now paying health officers, the city me scnoc: board and the county court. Dr. William B. Mott, city health offi cer, receives 5750 annually: Dr. u. R. Roes, school pliysiican, is paid $500 for the school year; the an nual salary of Dr. C. B. Coahatl county health officer, is given as $600. The total amount now poM r. the county for public health pur poses, $1860 per year, will go a long way toward paying tne salary of a full time county health orn cer, backers of the move declare, Dissatisfaction Shown. The present agitation comoa u a result of dissatisfaction with the present system of divided responsi bility and ineffective regulations with regard to the public health situation. Smallpox has been breaking out in and near Salem regularly for several months, mur ine the iioftt few weeks diphtheric haa put iu Its appearance also, Quarantines are placed in a dis organized, slipshod manner, each physician placing his own quaran tine. The system here, lo?al xmy sicians declare, Is entirely differ ent from that In vogue in mas communities. One man, It is stat ed, should be placed in full charge and given full responsibility. Dr. Walter Brown, head of th Marion county child health demon strntion, has been Interviewed on the proposition and has ae.Mnniu himcelf willing to assist, wiiuuu rhnrcp. in the inauguration of thi new Bystem, which ho also states !b the r.ystem ueed in tne most up to date communities. Those backing the proposed move favor placing a physician un der Dr. Brown's dlraclion for training, with the Idea that he will eventually take full charge 01 all cltv school and county health work. His salary would he pro rated among the city, school an county. Dancer of Epidemic. Local physicians declare that, while the nrcsent slinshop methroh of handling contagious disease might con'inue for years wittiou any results nn.re sencus tna thDtic experienced ht-re at the pres ent time, still there Is wntsnntly a real danger that an epidemh might spring up and pass all bounds. Closer supervision ny health authority, and more strim ent enforcement of quarantine regulations, which can be none ef fectively only by concentrating au thority into the hands of one full time physician. Is the only solu tion to the problem, they state. When interviewed on the ques Won Dr. Brown stated that th some syetem was introduced at MnnafieM. Ohio, while he was op crating a health demonstration there. - The system proved ft suc cess there, he states, and has been found successful in other places. M'NARY INTRODUCES COOPERATIVE MEASUR Washington, Dec. 21. (A.P.) The administration cooperative marketing bill was Introduced li the house today by Chairman Hau iren of the agricultural committee The cooperative marketing bill was Introduced In the senate by Senator McNary, republican, Ore eon, but at the same time he re- Introduced the McNary-Haugen bill to nrovlde for creation of farmers' export cooperation for disuosltion of agricultural surplu es. This idea has been opposed SEEK CHANG in GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddard King CLOSED SEASON Of all the .things tlint men deem fun. By land or else by sen. Tlio BiHii't of Jiiiiitliifr with a gun Apicais tlio least to me. But do not deck my brow with bay, Dear sciui mental Juno Tlio reason that I foci that way is not Hint 1 in Jiumaiie. Right kIii (I I y would I slay a deer Ana mount, us u microti ncati. If I were not obsessed liy fear That I'd bo shut instead. I illicit fare forth to shoot the bear upon t tic inniiiiitniiKHic, But there are other hunters there Whotd perforate my hide. Man's Inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands weep: Others may bag what git mo they can. When friends and kindred hold my wane. They shan't have this excuse; Ills comrades allot litm by mis take They thought lie was a moose I" The season has arrived when the farmers ran stay . Indoors and spend their time reading articles that boIvo tne problems of the at mer. When a calendar says winter will last 80 days from December 21, that settles It. And tho flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, have otning to do with tne case. They can sneer all they want to a college education .but where would the professional football pro moters be If It weren't for college men ? AFTKlt READING THE DAY'S XF.WS. By Orpheus Xntt, Some ladies sue for a divorce, While other ladies slny Which only goes to prove, of course That Love will find a way. (Copyright 1925) THIEVES CAUGHT Leland Franklin, 13 years old and Cecil Jackson, 14, both of Sa- em, are In the hands of the coun ty Juvenile officer on a charge of stealing a Ford automobile be longing to Frank Saalfeld of route They were arrested on Mission street Saturday night by Officers Edwards and Wright after having driven the car to Newport on an outing and again returned to Sa- cm. Some action relative to the two boys will probably be taken by. the authorities today. Another youth picked up by the same officers Saturday night was Louis Anthony Harvey, 1303 North 17th street, who has confessed to the recent theft of two automo biles In Salem.. One was stolen from M. Dcaring on December 5 while the car was parked on Ferry street, and the other from A. V. Myers December 10 while the car was parked near the paper mill. Young I ranxiin ana young Jackson gave the officers the name of a junior high school boy whom they said was writing and passing had checks on Salem business hous The officers Investigated this morning but found that the boy has money in the bank and all of his checks were good. ASTORIA WOMAN KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Astoria, Ore., Dec. 21 (AP.) Mrs. Rudolph Basil of Astoria was Instantly killed this morning when the automobile driven by her hus band went over an embankment naer here. Basil received two rib fractures and other Injuries. Mitchell's Conviction Termed An Outrage On Floor Washington, Dec. 21 (AP) Colonel William Mitchell's court martial sentence of five years sus pension from the army was des cribed "cruel and unreason able' today by Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the demo cratic house leader. "One of our most distinguish ed world war flyers has been pun ished," said Mr. G-arrett, "for telling the truth of the aviation shortcomings of the republican administration. "We have had investigation af- ILLEGALITY OF DISTRICT IS Clifford Declares South east Salem Drainage Directors Elected With out Authority. Charges that the new organiza tion of the southeast Salem drain ago district Is Invalid and that T. B. Kay, F. W. Durbin and W H. Steusioff are without authority to to act as directors of the district, are made by D. Clifford, 2470 Tur ner road, who asserts that "the order attempting to organize the district Is based on a false petltl tlon and Insufficient evidence." Clifford avers that the supervis ors- were not legally elected on the ground that when tho meeting ad vertised for 30 days after the elec tion was held there was no quor um present, and the meeting ad journod to a future date. He as serts that there being no quorum at the meeting those present had no authority to adjourn the session and that to be a legal meeting for election of supervisors, the call for the meeting should have been rea advertised. Without Foundation Percy A. Cupper, who was active In the affairs of organization of the district, stated today that he believes the charges are without foundation and timt those meeting al the i'ii'fit meeting had a good and valid right to adjourn to a future late, Cupper stated there was some question at the first meeting as to whether there was a quorum present, although he believes there was one, the adjournment wis tak- a matter of safety and to assure a larger attendance, ine law, he states, makes no provision for readvertising in a case of this time and the meeting took the only reasonable action It could take un der the circumstances Mr. Clifford has the following to say on the subject: In regard to the so-called Sa lem drainage district, drainage in name only, that the pretended sup ervisors have attempted to organ ize, and I notice also, in the same connection, reference made to the deceptive propaganda (not to use a more characteristic phrase) that was used to deceive the people Into the belief that the propei way, and the only way to effectu ally kill and dispose of the whole matter, was to elect the prince of quitters as supervisor. I challenge the legality of the order attempt' Ing to organize the district, as Da. cd on a false petition anu imui flclent evidence. tliallcngc Authority 'And I further challenge the authority of Kay, Durbin & Steus ioff to act as supervisors, they were not legally elected, neither within the 30idays period within which the law requires the election to be held, nor at election that was called by the county clerk, and for them to attempt to act wouiu oe attempting to personate an officer. The county clerk attempted to com ply with the provisions of the act hv advertising a meeting, anu eun changed the date and advertised It again at the request of one of the promoters, but there was noi a Quorum present at the meeting, thereby showing how the people felt about the matter, and when thr.t meeting attempted to adjourn to a date later than tho next busi ness day It was dead, and the only way that a meeting could be legal (continued on Page Nine) of Congress teT Investigation recently and fin ally a court-martial. The net re sult Is punishment for one of the country's ablest officers. . Charging the amy court-mar tial had "shanghaied1 Colonel Mitchell, Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, demanded on the house floor the abolition of all court-martials In peace time. Major Henry Leonard, Judge advocate of the Shenandoah naval court, rested the case today be fore the court "without summa tion, without argument, without comment." Seriously Dl 11 K 85 I ft? Pit QVEXfl MOTHER f JTAX'V. Grave concern is felt for the Queen Mother Mnrgherlta of Italy, grave ly ill from Influenza at Rome. Run ning a high temperature, her con dltion requires the constant pres ence of physicians and nurses. mm noi Washington, Dec. 21 (AP) Heedless of the advice of bis coun sel, Colonel William Mitchell ap peared as a witness today before the naval court Inquiring Into the Shenandoah disaster. Asked whether the navy and not the army was not "charged with development of rigid air ships" Colonel Mitchell replied: The intent never has been to give the whole development to the navy as it contended. The whole business has been In no way sat isfactory to the country. The fact remains that after Bcvcn years we have no rigid airship in military operation." Major Leonard asked about Col onel Mitchell's charge that the Shenandoah was 1 'about 60 per cent overweight." The ship s limited cruising radius, the colonel replied, led him to believe that the Shenandoah was 50 per cent reduced in its ability to stay in the air and should not have been sent on long distance flights. I had a sneaking suspicion that she was fifty per cent over weight," said the witness. "On a 'sneaking suspicion, ' then you were willing to alarm the country?" asked Major Leon ard. "Yes, and I want to say right here that the question of aviation is a public question and discussion of it Is not confined to the army and navy.' George H. Grabenhoret was elected president of the Salem chamber of commerce at today's election. He succeeds T. M. Hicks who has held the position during the year 1925. Other officere chosen were ag follows: Vice president, W. E. Burns; secretary, U. 8. Page; treasurer, Rons C. Miles; social department, U. O. Holt; agricultural depart ment, George Vlck; legislative de partment. Dr. E. E. Fleher; in dustrial department. Fred ErSxon. Otto Hsrtman and Jamee Nichol son tied for head of the civic de partment. Their names will be ballotted on again at the meeting of the chamber of commerce next week. Installation will take place In January. All terms continue thru out the year 1826. BOY SCOUTS HEAR SPEECH Bl COOLIOGE Sermon On Value Of Un selfishness, Obedience Self-Control And Doing Things Well. Washington, Dec. 21 (A P.) President Coolldge, in a Christ mas greeting today to boys and girls of the nation, pointed to the value of unselfishness, obedience and self-control. The greeting, addressed "to the Boy Scouts, the Lone Scouts and the Four-H clubs: "As you are representatives of the organizations and boys and girls of America, who live In or interested In the open country with which I come into an official re lation," he said, "I want to extend to all of you a Christmas greeting. It seems a very short time ago that I was a boy and In the midst of farm life myself helping to do the chores at the farm, working In the corn and potato fields, get ting In the hay and in the spring time what most of you have never had an opportunity to sec mak ing maple sugar. No Chance Himself "I did not have any chance to protlt by Joining a scout organlza tion or a 4-H club. That chance ought to be a great help to the boys and girls of the present day. tl brings them Into association with each other In a way where they learn to think not only for themselves, but of other people. It teaches and gives them self-control." "A very wise man gave us this molto, 'Do the duty that lies near est you.' It seeniB to me, that this Is tho plan of all our organizations We need never fear that we shall not be called on to do great things In the future If we do small things well at present. It Is the boys and girls who work hard at home who are sure to make the best record when they go away from home, tl is the boys and girls who stand well up towards the head of the class at school that will be called on to hold the im portant places In political and bus iness life when they go out into the world. Art of Well Doing "There Is a lime for play as well as a time for work. But even In piny It Is possible to cultivate the art of well doing. Games are use ful to train the eye, the hand and the muscles, and bring the body more completely under the control of the mind. When this is done, instead of bjng a waste of time play becomes a means of educa tion. "It Is in all these ways that boys and girls are learning to be men and women, to be respectful their parents, to be pntrlotlc to their country and to reverent to God It Is because of the great chance that American boys and girls have In all these directions that to them more than to the youth of nny other country there should be a Merry Christmas." New York, Dec. 21. (AP) Accenting Jtaue of Nazareth, "not aa a myth but aa a man," Rabbi, Stephen S. Wleo of the Free Synagogue, bellevou that the doc trines of the Nana rone are basic ally thoee taught by the Jewish oldere. If Christianity la Impractical and unattainable as the Jews feel It 1, Dr. Wlee told a coneregaton in Carnegie ball yeeterday, It Is because Christians have failed to live up to lbs teachings. The doc trines preached by Chrlft, he con tinued, form a code of ethics un paralleled In the bletory ot mor ality. Jesus wae, Mid Rabbi Wise "I accept this despite the notion I had been led to believe earlier in my life a notion that Jecms wan a myth and never exleted. I tell you and I will repeat these worde to every Jew In the world If need be: Jepue was and we must ac cept this fact at once." 142 CHILDREN NEED HELP 88 88 88 88 88 88 86 Fund Is Far Short of Goal 8 88 88 88 88 ' 88 88 CLOTHING MUCH NEEDED Close check of the needy child ren and the finances available to the Christinas Cheer Movement of the Capital Journal and the Sa lem Lodge of Elks made this morning reveals that the commit tee hae less than a dollar -. with which to provide Christmas cheer and comfort for each of the kid dies whom Santa will otherwise forget. Yesterday a group of volan- teers from the Elks, under the direction of Fred Erlxon, chair man of the com mi tee, checked up and reported on every cose of need and distress that haB been brought to the attention of the Christmas Cheer Movement. There are today 142 boys and girls in 36 families in and near the city, which Investigation re vealed needed Christmas help, that must yet be cared for. These in addition to the score or more of children for whom provision has already been made. At 1 o'clock this aftornoon do nations to the Christmas Cheer fund stood at $163.85, and more than $60 of this has already been expended on emergency oases. Out of the unexpended balance must be purchased the food, clothing, toys, candy and nuts, and the other little Christmas Incidentals (continued on Pago Nino) The annual shut-down of the Charles K. Spaulding Lumber company's Salem mills will begin the evening of December 24 and continue until the morning of January 4, tho company's offices announced hero today. The per iod of the shutdown will be de voted to repairs to machinery and various odd jobs about the yards. Portland, Dec. 21 (AP) .The holiday suspension of the fir lumber industry started In earnest over the week-end when several large sawmills were closed, ac cording to the Four L office here. A large number of companies have announced that they will re sume cutting January 4. Practi cally all mills and camps will be closed down from Dec. 24 to 28. Many mills which at this time will be closed only for the week end will later be shut down for repair and overhauling and the shutdown for the lumber Indira try as a whole will amount to a sus pension of two weeks. NECANIGUM OVERFLOWS ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY Seaside, Or.. Dec. 21. (AP) Overflowing Its banks eouth of here the Necanicum river yester day covered the lloosevelt hlgli Wii, multlng travel Impossible. It will probably be several claye be fore the highway la again open ed for travel although the walert? have receded log are scattered about on the highway for a die tnnce of a mile or more. Coshow Says America Excels World in Law Making "We excel tho world in tew making and 'law breaking," Judgr O. P. Coehow, of the Oregon state supreme court, declared In an ad dress before the Salem chamber of commerce here this noon. "Our laws have become so numerous, dealing with man and be&tt In ev ery possible i liiation, that the average citisen has given up hope of obeying them all, and obeys only these which meet with his per sonal approval." The practice, Juds;e Cmhow declared, fe ex tremely dangerous in any govern ment. "If a law Is bad," he said, "it ought to be repealed by enforce ment, not by non-observonce." I Comparing the system of law CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND Capital Journal $ 3K.U0 Hiilem Ad Club 10.00 Deputy Santa Clans.... 5.00 Murloii-Polk County Realty Association 10.00 A Friend 6.00 Unknown 8.00 Contributor 1.00 Henry Jncquet B.00 A Friend 10.00 Stenographer 5.00 Henry Leo 6.00 A Friend 6.00 Helper 2.00 A Hotarinn 2.50 A Friend 1.00 Mrs. Fniiiij' Tracy S.OO Bonus Commission . Fniploycus 6.76 Pleasant Point Sunday School S.OO Otto Kletl 5.00 Salesman 5.00 A Business Firm ' 6.00 A Father 5.00 Christ inns Cheer Box.. 0.00 Helper 7.00 A Friend 2.00 Another Friend 2.00 Friend , 8 00 Friend 2.50 M. C. Peterson 1.00 Trade Street Store.... 6.00 A nd iev Klett. 6.00 M. i'oulsoil 1.00 Total 5103.85 OF EX E San Francisco, Doc. 21. (AP) Donald Kelly, alias Ernest Young, and h, O. Gillian, alla Jack Raymond are being hold In jail here on charges of attempted robbery. Both are ex-convicte, uc cording to police records. Kelly was releaecd from Oregon state penitentiary on a condition al pardon last July. Gillian was convicted of robbery here in 1922, and was released on tw years probation. Both men said they had been working in Ore gon before coming to Oakland where they were arrested. Kelly's wife, Grace, step-daugh ter of A. W. Stenn of Medford, Or, is being cared for at a detention homo. She married Kelly at Med ford December 7. Lena, Gillian's wife, is being housed by the Salvation army mi til she can find employment. Both women declared their intention of stnnding by their husbands. Mfwir..r.1 fir rai 91 (API Tim parnrila nf ftio pnuntv Mi'rlf show that a marriage license was issued on December 7 to Donald Knllv In u-'fifl flrnnn flovprp nml L. O. Gillian appeared as a wit ness. The couple, the marriage return shows, were married by the Rev. E. P. Lawrence, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, at the parsonage the same day. Records at the Oregon peniten tinry show that Kelly wae rccelv ed here November 22, 1924, to serve a sentence of five years for assault with intent to coinm 1 robbery in Multnomah county and Breaking enforcement used In this country with that in England, the speaker stated "In England punishment fur crime la meted out with tho Idea in view of deterring the public from committing tho crimes. J this country the sob sisters, with their maudlin sentiment, have come to wield euoh an nfluenc that the Dumose of 'nuntshmnt Is to reform the crimTnal and let the public be damned. "We may well learn some court practices from England. America excels the world In many thing, but we have no monopoly on wld dom." For years tho tendency of U letlon in this country, the lud (continued on Page Mine) RAIN IN WEST j SN0WINEAS1 GALE ON SEA Willamette Valley Drench ed, Eastern Oregon White; Highways Block ed By Slides. The level of the Willamette riv er rose .9 of a foot between 7 o'clock this morning and noon here today, reaching a point 4.6 feot above normal at noon. The level is the highest the river has reached at Salem since March 3. During the three-day period end ing at 7 o'clock this morning, 1.44 inches of rain has fallen here. Six- tenths of an inch fell between 7 m. Sunday end 7 a. m. today. Ilaiu during the forenoon today was light. Predictions' are for con tinued rain. A chluook wind und balmy air is melting the little snow In the mountains. Portland, Or.. Dec. 21. (A. P.) The heaviest rainstorm in four years visited Portland and vicinity yesterday, tlio weather bureau re cording a precipitation of 2.77 nches for the last 24 hours. To day tho sky is overcast and ni.iro rain is predicted. Iiiirhr at Eutiene, Eugene, Or., Dec. 21. (A.l'.i - But .12 of an Inch of rainrall full here yesterday, and mistletoe and Christmas tree seekers were prac tically untroubled by the weather . throughout the day. mousk it is cloudy this morn ing, the ruin is sill holding back. Medford. Or.. Dee. 21 1& v i The rainrall for tho hii 48' hours totals .:tfi or n inch fni- iiiia section, with predictions for more and nrohahle aiiow in iin tniv country. The ruin for the month is neiow tne average. Snow in Eastern Oregon. The Dallas. Or.. Dec. 21'. (A. P.) Beginning Suuduy morning the first snow of the season, cover ing a depth of four and a half inches, fell in The Dulled and vi cinity. Moderate weather prevails touay wiin a maximum tempera lure of 40 degrees and a minimum of 31. Due to the storm electric lighis u the city were off from 9 nVincir last night until 3 MiIr mornimr. Crows of the local light company were on duty all n K it endeavor ing to dhtcovor tho defects wmen lay uotween The Dalles and ilj;d Itiver and Wit I to Salmon. Le Grande. Or.. Djc. 21 a. P.) Seven hu.hes of snow fell he.-e last night practically as.-iur- ng union county of a whiio Christmas. Klamath Fulls. Or.. Dec. 31. (A. P.I Fog covers HiIk cilv to day, with sheets covered with ice roiiowing n wet enow which f?ll Stind.oy. A Fuiowfall of about one toot is reported in mountain dis tricts near here. P.aker, Or., Doc. 31. (A. P.) Six inches of snow foil horc last night. This Is the hctivlcst fall of the winter. The weather today & mild. Columbia Hiehwav Blocked. As.oriu, Or., Dec. 21. (A. P.) The Columbia, river hlghwav is blocked a mile cant of Astoria by a id J de brought down by the torrent ial ruins which fell In this section yesterday and lust night. It Is es timated that there nro five thous and cubic yards of dirt on mo pavement. A crew of men worked through nut the niRht clearing away the dirt and expected to have the highway open to traffic by nooa today. The southeoft',rIy storm which swept the coast over the week-end was featured by the bwivy rainfall rather than by the velocity of the wind. The weather station at North Head at 9 o'clock this morn ing reportrd that the maximum velocity of the wind was 5 miles an hour. The ea is only moder ately rough. The precipitation during the lost 24 hours was re corded at the station as 3.26 inch's. This Is the heaviest pre i!lpitition on record for any 24 hours Finer th" North Head station was ef.tabllrhr!. by the administration.