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Capital JObitf CIRCUIJmON -ctt CLOUDY WEATHER tonlgrht and Friday, normal temperat ure, moderate easterly winua. Local: Max., B2: mln., 93; rain, none: river, J. 3; atmos., clear; wind, north west. Dally average nt paid circulation for I mat month ending November 80. 182 7317 Average dally distribution 7734. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 311 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS KaA,NVEMS 0 0) KEMS E T Judge Kelly Denies Mo tion Filed To Stay Exe cution Of Willos And Kellcy Appeal Taken Judu'o Kelly signed, this after noon, the certificate of probable cause in the Kelly and wllloe cae- ee, permitting an appeal to tho eu p rem e court. Circuit Judge Kelly today de nled motion In arrest of judgment filed by Will It. King to ave Ellsworth Kelley rtnd Jamee Wil los from the hangman's noose, and refused to take, cognizance of similar motion in the case of Tom Murray, companion of Kelly and Willos. Kefusal to listen to the plea in Murray's case woe based on the ground that bis case Is now before the supreme court and out of the jurisdiction of the circuit court. Judge King virtually submit ted his motions without argu ment. After reading the motions and affidavits, in response to a Tcquest from Judge Kelly for au thorities. Judge King briefly cit ed two Connecticut cases, one the case of the notorious Gerald Chap man. King based his contention simp ly on tho ground that under the Connecticut cases a man held in the penitentiary cannot be brought into court to bo tried for another crime - unleee he ""is brought under a writ of habeas corpus and unless ho is so brought In the trial court is without jur isdiction. The state offered no argument whatever, as Judge Kelly Immedi ately overruled the motions in the ' Kelley and Willos cases and told Judge King It was without juris diction in the Murray case be cause appeal had been perfected Judge King will raise the points In the supreme court which he has raised in circuit court. It is understood that the state will resist the motion for arrest of judgment before tho supreme court on the ground that a motion for arrest of judgment must be filed within one day, which was not done In the present cases. Tn addition the state will resist the contentions on their merits, If nevfesary. F YALE STAR DEAD Southern Pine. N. C, Doc. 31. (AP) Frank Hinkey, 55, one of Yale's best known football play ers, died here early today He had been 111 fourteen months with tu berculosis. Frank Hinkey was ranked among the outstanding gridiron stars of all time. In the days when mass play was the vogue Hinkey played end four years at Yale, from 1891 to 1894 and in the opinion of veteran critics es tablished himself as one of the greatest wing men of all time. Hinkey was picked by Walter Camp for his all-American team In each of these four seasons. He captained the Eli team in his last two seasons. Hinkey, despite his diminutive size, was one of the fiercest tack lers the game ever produced. He handled men almost twice his bulk with ease and It was a Yale tradition that Hinkry's end was never turned during his four years of play. i Wooilburn, Or.. Dm. 31. Chirlt en thieves stole 20 high bred while leghorns Irom the Joe N'lulcr farm on the highway south or town, nome time durlnc Ins! night. Onf chicken ns killed but the thieves took it with them. The birds were secured by Nlbler recently from the O. A. C. f ocks An attempt was made to raid the coons on the A. C. DaviB farm alarms with which the coops were equip- pec frightened the thieves away. PLEA TO SAVE WO CONVICTS GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddard King What the queen said Tlio queen was In her parlor Eating bread and honey; She tiHU tier iiuir uobuctl With her own money. But the first IiUdy of the Boudoir Came ou the run "liaml snkes, your majesty. It itiii't belief done!" The queen took a pocket comb Ana iiurii'd out her Iialr; Of the crowned 1 tends of Europe None was so fnlr. But the Second Lady of the Bed. el imti her Gasped with dismay "Cii-acioiM Jiie, your majesty, What will people say','" The (jiieen Gang n Utile luue Tho whole town was humming She wild to the court ladles: "iHii't It becoming? Come closer; see It now, Where the sun strikes It; I think It's rather nice And then, the king likes It!" Individual monogrammed pack ets of paper matches are said to be quite smart. Used to light a mona gra mined cigarette, they express a mnn 8 Individuality, whether he has one or not. Rubbers "for He-Men" are be ing advertised, which prompts the sad reflection that some of the he-cat men we have wear rubbers, and, what Is more, tnlte them off beforo coming in the House. Its an effeminate age. Says a Paris dispatch In the San Francisco Chronicle: Clad tn full drefts with tails, white waistcoat and white tie, Val entino and his party created a furor wherever they appeared."- n lanes n cnic sneiK to create furor In Paris. (Copyright 1925) T Ntw York, Dec. 31, (A. P.) "Hip pocket" revelers In Boston. Philadelphia, New York and Atlan tic Cily will receive special atten tion from law enforcement agents. Tho liberty bell breaks Its 90 year silence at midnight io wel como tho New Yonr by radio. In Atlantic City each nighll club will have one detective assigned to It to uphold the Volstead act. Police and prohibition officers in evening attire, will mingle with the New Year's revelers In Phila delphia and keep a diligent look out for prohibition law infractions, according to Director of Public Safety Eliot. In New York 150 federal prohi bit ion agents will be scattered throughout the city to preserve the inuor laws. A small army of prohibition agents, reinforced by police will Invade Boston hotels and cafes. Hip pocket" violators will re ccivo special attention from agents who will mingle with tho guests at the various entertainments. Police women in evening clothes will augment efforts of the dry operators. Tho liberty bell, which In 1776 tolled the dawn of a new era In the history of nations, at midnight will ring In the Now Year and the dawn of the Philadelphia Sesqul Centennial celebration. The tones will be broadcast across the con tlnont through radio station WIP. Prohibition Number of Marion Prisoners In tho county jail dur ing 1925 served C770 days, a top notch record for the past five years, and 2454 more days than were served by prisoners in 192 1, according to figures prepared by Sherift Bower, The record for tho past live years la as follows: 1921 3076 days 1922 - 4335 days 1923 - days 1924 .-.-. 4316 days ,1923 oriu Q&y The greatly increased number of days served Is not exactly ac counted for by any abnormal in crease In crime In the county. Sheriff Bower States, as several muses attributed to It. One ot the principal causes was a legislative act changing the number of circuit court terms in the cohnty from three to seven. While on the face of It this would expedite justice, the change this yar miner women u iue tw DEADLOCK ON F CITY LAWYER Choice Lies Between Wil liams And Kowitz With Council For One And Mayor For The Other. (By Harry N. Crain) Their forces mobilized for ver bal battle, campaign directors for Fred A. Williams and Chris Ko wltz, principal contenders at this writing for appointment to the city attorneyship of Salem, will step Into the limelight next Monday evening when the council meeta to select the city's executive officers, with the excep tion of recorder and treasurer, for the year, 1926. For chief of police, city engineer, I sanitary inspector and other of fices the ticket is all cut and dried, with the Incumbents scheduled for unopposed reappointment. But to day it Is predicted thnt It will take the final balloting to decide the at torneyship. Early In the week a group of the councilmen were confident they had. solved the riddlo in the selec tion of Allan Carson, and the ar rangement of finances 'to meet his previous objection to the Inade quate salary attached to the of fice. But Carson again declined pointing out that even though the salary were raised to $200 a month (from which the pay of a stenog rapher and office expenses must be deducted) he still would not no justified In accepting, aside from his decision to continue to devote his time to his private practice exclusively. Casting about for an attorney of more experience than Mr. Ko witz, present Incumbent, or Ray mond Bassett, another avowed can didate but recently admitted practice, those active in the Carson movement then agreed to throw their strength behind Mr. Williams at present a councilman from the sixth ward. C. A. Swope, a third fdnntlnucd on Page Five) 3 FORD Ri Nashville, Tcnn., Dec. 31 (A.P.) Three of -the Ford-Stout all-metal passenger planes en route to Flor ida were badly damaged here in an accident today. No one was hurt. The accident occurred at Black wood field when Pilot Lee T. Schoenhalr was taking off In the Miss Fort Myers. The plane oharsh ed Into the Miss Tampa and the Miss Miami on the ground. The occupants of the Miss Fort Myers escaped Injury. The planes arrived here yesterday for a stop over enroute to Florida from D troit. The Miss Fort Myers tipped over before leaving the ground In the take-off. The fourth plane, the St. Petersburg, was the only plane of the four not Involved. Increases Prisoners County Jail trary as it made a jump In terms from March to July while the law was going Into effect and left a number of men in Jail awaiting trial. In addition the three murder cases, Murray, Kelly and Willos, consumed the entire time of the October criminal term, which kept a number of men In jail long er than would ordinarily bav been the case. A large number of delinquency cases on the part of adults pending for trial in the circuit court between a number of terms added to the length of time served by a number of pris- oners. A o-reater number of liquor cases, imposition of longer sen tenets and heavier fines, which are served out in many instances and also the operation of the drunken drivers act, havo tended to add to the number days served. Sheriff Bower has not yet prepared his report as to the various crimes committed SELECTION 0 Seven Deaths 1925 From Auto Crashes In Marion County There were 7 deaths di rectly resulting from auto, mobile accidents In Marlon county during tho yenr 1025, according to statistics pro duced today by Lloyd T. Rig don, county coroner. In 1924 there were 9 deaths from anto accidents. INCOME TAX HUGE AMOUNT Washington. Dec. 31. (A.P.) Refunds totalling (161,885,415.60 were given to federal taxpayers 'during the last fiscal year by the treasury department. Submitting a report to congress, the department set forth that $134,107,773.15 was returned on account of Illegal collection of taxes and S17.777.G42.45 under terms of the 1924 revenue act, was allowed a flat 25 per cent reduc tion on income taxes payable that ear. The list of those receiving the refund included several thousand Individual taxpayers In every sec tion of the country. A majority of the refunds were forloss than $10.0. secretary jueuoa was nsieu ae having received a refund of $404, S71.82; John D. Kockefoller re ceived $457,870. The refunds included: California Wine association, San Francisco, $1,050,410; Spreckels Sugar company, San Francisco, 116.281; Hecla Mining company, Wallace. Idaho. $132,130; Texas company, -Houston, "Texas, $967,- 19; Buutu. North Pacific ship- building company, Seattle, $149,- 51; standard Oil company, ban Francisco, $5S,058; Hesse-Martin Iron Works, Portland, Or,, $37; 84. Other refunds Included: Fhez company, Salem, Ore., $32,926; A. W. Strowger, Portland, Ore., 23,256. RADIO UNITES LOST BROTHER WITH SISTER Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 31. (A P.) Iiadio flashing a message over nearly 1000 miles of apace will unite a brother and sister at Worthington, near here, tomorrow after a separation of 40 years. Mrs. Robert Eagtn longed to fle her brother, Alonzo Jones, on New Years day. She didn't know where he was. Then, she said, she had a dream she could reach mm y radio. She told her story to offi cials of WEAO, Ohio State uni versitv. Several weeks ago Jones and nie four children were sitting around their radio in their plantation home In Mississippi county, Ar kansas. A daughter was listening in. Clearly and distinctly crime this message: 'Alonzo Jones, wherever you are, listen! ' "Papa, come quick. Jpr.es clasped the head phones on. Again came the voice: 'Your rh.tor wants to see you xt Worthlncton. Ohio. She haw not. seen nor heard from you In forty vears. You were horn at Antiqu ity, Ohio, at the time of the Clvi war. You were raised by Captain William Roberts, an Ohio rive flathoat man. You ran away whll the boat wa lying ot the bank in Arkanpas. My name is Mrs. Robert Eakin." Then the resumption cf routIn announcement rang the curtain down on the drama. Jones telecraphod his sister h would he at W Worthington honv tomorrow. They are (ha only liv training In the United States army GREAT BRITAIN SWEPT BY TERRIFIC GALE London. Dec. 81. (AP) Great Britain was struck by an other westerly gale last night, bringing heavy rain storms, which further raised the watere of the already swollen rivers, London two men were killed In eleht Injured when 'a chimney crashed inlo the dormitory of Stepney workshop. More than 100 telegraph and telephone lines were down In the country. A ma train crashed into fallen trees Berwyn, Wale, but only the comotive was damaged. lo DECEMBER- WARMEST Average Temperatures 45 Degrees With Average Daily Maximum Of 51.7 Minimum 38.6. Willi un average temperature of slightly more than 45 degrees, as compared with the normal average of 40.8 degrees, December of tula year was warmer than any other December for which statistics are available at the hands of the local weather man. The average maxi mum for the mouth ending toaay has been 51.7 degrees. During De cember of last 'r the correspond ing figure stood at 42.6. The average minimum this month was 38.6, us compared with the aver age minimum of 29.3 u year ago With the exception of three mornings, December 28, 29 and 3 0, the mercury al Salem this month remained above the average eocrded during the same month last year. On these three coldest ;iys of the month tuc mercury dropped to 9, 29 and 28 degrees above zero. The official government ther mometer, kept in a protected place on the river bank, records a minimum . temperature slightly higher than that found In most narie of the city, as evidenced by the fact that the minimum record ed for lost night was 33 degrees, while ice formed where water had gathered at various parts of the lty gave positive evidence that the minimum temperature could not have been above 32. The same official government thermometer as been kept In the Baine place (Continued on Page Five) Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 311 (A P) A fifth body was fouud by divers at noon today in the wreck ot the municipal trolley car which last night plunged sixty feet from tho Eleventh street bridge Into the city waterway. The body is believed lo be tbat of John Dahl, a carpenter. Taocma, Wash., Dec. 3 1. (A. P.) Divers will be sent down to day In an effort to locate more bodies at the bottom of the city waterway in the wreckage of a Ta coma municipnl street car which last night plunged through the open draw of the inn street bridge carrying four persons to death and causing injuries to four others. One of the survivors asserts thai at least a dozen persons were on the trolley at the time. This it denied, however, by the operator of the car who declares that only eight persons were abuurd. Those known to bp dead are: u E. A. Farrow, 63: Toiojlro Obnva slii, 57; Mrs. Alice Scot'; Louis Scott, 6, her eon. The injured: Chris Nelson, 3d, arm and shoulder broken; Luclcn 3. Sim aid, 22, cuts about face; k Kagamoga, 40, cuts abcut face; Karl lltird. 54, badly bruised ami suffering from shock. Failure of the brakes on th street car Is blamed by Clyde Staley, operator, for the accident AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE CALLED FOR JANUARY 12 Washington, Dec. 31. (A.P.) A conference for tho discussion of tho agricultural surplus question has been called by Secretary Jar- din to convene hero January 12. It will be the first of a sorles of con ferences plannrd by tho secretary for this purpose. The date coincides with that for the first day's session ot the fourth nat lonal co-operativo marketing conference here Bnd many leader In agriculture aro expected here for both meetings. Those invited to attend the rami surplus gathering Include form Ciovernor Lowden of Illinois, Ran- Thompson, president of the Amer ican Bureau Federation; Aaron Saplto, attorney for a number of co-operative marketing organ ixn tlonp, and editors of leading agrl cul-.ural publications. COMPLETE 88' 88 88 88 83 88 88 Clothes an' EverytHin' 88 88 86 88 88 88 88 AWAITS FIRST 1926 BABY Marlon or Polk county's first New Year's baby will be given a royal welcome by The - Capital Journal and its advertisers. Prac tically everything for the wardrobe of the little one is included in the gifts to be given by The Journal and 12 of its advertisers to the first boy or girl born in either of the two counties after the stroke of midnight tonight. The conditions of the contest are as follows: First The baby must be born within the boundaries of Polk or Marion counties, and the legal residence of the parents must be in one r the other of these coun ties. Second Entry Into the contest will be upon affidavit ot the at tending physician, which affidavit must state the se of the child, the day, hour and minute of Its birth. Its name, and the full names and place of residence of Its parents. Third Notice of the birth of all babies entered In the contest mu6t bo filed in The Capital Jour nal office not later than 12 o'clock noon, Monday, January 4. 1926. To the baby adjudged to have been the first born after the stroke While hunters' licenses Issued from Marion county during the year dropped from 1177 In 1925 to 1059 for 1925, the number of anglers licenses Issued increased from 1465 last year to 1505 for 1925, accordlrg to figures just completed by County Clerk Boy er. Combination licenses Issued In 1925 numbered 609 as against 592 for the preceding year. Seventy-four hunting licenses woro Issued to boys during the past year as against 63 the year bo fore, and 34 angler licenses were issued to boys for each year. Seven non-resident hunting licenses were issued for 1925 as against three the year beforo and 9 non resident anglers licenses -were issued as against 14 the year be ore. Forty-six certificates im" lost licenses were Issued In 1925 and 49 of the same kind in. 1924. The biKEcat Increase noieu in 1925 was in the Issuance of free licenses to i) oncers and war vet erans, 230 of such licenses being Issued in 19U5 an against a uur Ing tho year before. Enlarging of Mm scour of those being eligible to such licenses is cause oi uic nriucinal Increase. The amount of fees collected for the year has not been completely ctieckeu up, as yet. HYLAN RESIGNS TO ENJOY $4205 PENSION New York, Dec. 31. I AP) The eight year regime of John F. Hylan, as mnyur or New York nns ended. At. midnight last nighl, one full day before his term was to have come to Its conclusion Mr. Dylan Htepped,out of office, having re signed In order to protect hi pension rights as a public orricer. With him resigned alo Kicnaru K. Kn right, police commissioner. Opera Singers Program To Be Broadcasted 0 er World New York, Dec. 81. fA P.)- Arrnngementa virtually are com plete for tho International broad casting program tomorrow night featuring songn of John McCor- mack and Lucrrala Ilorl In Amer ica and the chimes of "Big Uen" in London. Btnrling at C:30 p. m. Eastern standard time tho prosrnm will continue until about 1 1 :30. The Brlllflh broadcasting company will robronrtenflt to Circa t Ilrltaln and tho continent, where- tier mnn eta lion will aid In the distribution. News diflpntche. which will be nprclmens of the world wide work WARDROBE of midnight the following gifts will be awarded: By The Capital Journal One year's subscription to The Capitul Journal. Millers One hand embroidered baby dress. Kafoury One hand knitted jacket. Stiff's Oue combined toy and bath thermometer. Buster Brown's One pair of baby shoes. Director's One fancy knitied bonnet. John J. Roltle's One pair of slippers for the proud mother. Burnett Bros. Child's solid silver cup with name engraved. J. C. Penny's One dozen "Lit "tie Pet" hemmed diapers. Bishop's One Peudleton virgin wool crlh blanket. U. S. National bank Starter for savings account. Worth's One silk and wool vest. Announcement of the name of Miss or Master 1926 will be made in The Capital Journal early next week. Cosmopolitan Stores Baby's crib blanket. . CASH REGISTER Now York. Dec. 31. (A. P.) Dillon, Rend & company, bankers, who startled the finunotal world with the purchase of the Dodge Brothers motor Interests over the. hid of J. P. Morgan, aro now re ported to have arranged another finanlcul coup In the purchase of a large Interest in the National Gash Register compuuy. Clarence Dillon, 43-year-old hCad of the firm, which has come nto prominence only iu tile past decade, has been conducting nego tiations, involving uotweeu ?tiu, 000,000 and $70,000,000 of securi ties and the deul Is expected to be consummated this week. Control of the cash register com pany has been sought by many bnukcrs eince the death In 1022 of .luhll H. Putterson, Its founder. The name of Dillon, Read & corn pany also plays n prominent part In Wall Street reports thai, the (jcnornl Petroleum company and iho union Oil company of Califor nia will merge into an organiza tion having 231,000.000 shoIs The hanking conuwiny now IioIiIh the Union Oil company. A. L. Weil, vice-president of the General Petroleum company, how ever, denied last night at Siui Francisco that a merger wus coir templuted. There Is absolutely no foundation for th? report, he said WIFE SPANKER GIVEN 15 YEARS AND $100 Mcdfoid, Dec. 31 (AP) Omer W, Murphy, local resident recent ly convicted on a charge of man- daughter In connection with the death of his wife, Emma, last spring as the result of an alleged spanking, was sentenced to 10 years In the state penitentiary and fined $100. An appeal ou the case Is now pending. Friday Night of Tito AKsoclnlcd Press, will be broadcast aa part of the ttwt. Tho chime of "Hip Uen" In Lon don will be heard between 6:4C and 7:30 and McCormnrk will alng between 9 and 10:39, The Amer ican broadcasting will end with the chlmejt of the Park Avcmio Bap 1 lut church between 1 0:30 and 11:30. The ntfith.nn which will cooper ate are W.IZ, New York and Bound brook, N. J.; WHO, Wnahlngton, D. C; WGY, Schenectady; WIJS5. Springfield. Mns.! KDKA, Pitts burgh; KYW, Chicago; Kl-'KX, linn ting. Neb.; KOA, Denver, Coin, and KOO, Oakland, Cal. COMPANY SOLD FOR $00,001 51794,935 NEW BUILDING EXPENDITURES Every Year Has Shown Steady Increase Over Previous One Some Costly Structures. The year just closing wag the banner building year in Salem's history. Five years ago, at tno end of 1921, tho building records showed for that year a total of $533,020. In 11)22 Puilding coi, etruction In Salem for the' first time Jumped to and pust the mil lion dollar murk, totaling at tha end of the year $1,0S2,270. Eac.ii year since has shown an increase. In 1923 the total was $1,285,73.: and in 1924 $1,731,210. For 1;S the total is $1,7 94,935, a gain of $03,725 over iast year. Of the total for 1925 nearly $1. 000,000 went Into the coustruciitm of new dwellings. The oiini figures for residence building vjr The most costly of the buildings thut have gouc up in tile last year and the ctet of ea;h were: Allies linen mill, i 3,000; Fisher apart ments, $45,000; St. Vincent de Paul Catholic church, school n;id parish house, $100,000; Y. M. 0. A., $125,000; Kngle apartmen'.E, $38,000; Elsinure theater, $90, 000; factory for Western Paper convening company, $35,000; AlcCurdy apartments. $24,000. oi luoiiin uie permits totaled for the year as follows: Januarv, ' $70,450; February, $154,950; - March, $155,000: April. $20s:t!7.r May, $120,950: June. $385,700-: July, $189,730; August, $131,600; September, $113,050; October, $7O,GS0; November. $79,550: De cember, $48,000. - The total ot $18,000 for Decem ber is a decrease as comiHired with December a year ago when the total was $83,925, permits having been issued in December last year.. for a concrete huslmws building costing $20,000 and a laundry costing $15,000. JOINT RATES The public act-vice commission nnnounced today thnt completion of new Interchange track with the Portland Electric. Power company at Orepron City has led to the es tablishment of now joint rates by the Southern Pacific company and the Port land Electric Power com pnny on pulp wood from point on the Southern Pacific line to tho paper mills at Oregon City. To enable Immediate movement oi puip woou by the new route tho commission has authorized on one day's notice tho filing of tar iffs on pulp wood from coast points ns follows: From Reedaport $3.32'4 per cord; from Brighton, J2.25:; from Garibaldi, Bay City, June and Til lamook, $2. 6216 Tho old rnlea from Tillamook county polnU were $2.1)0 and $3 a cord, while the shipments from Heed.sport were assessed a switch ing charge of 2 cents per 1000 pounds which the joint arrange ment has eliminated. I. L. McAdams, Salem's astron omer reports that the sun la etart- uig mi wiui iruuuics oi iub own for the new year, as AIcAdams naa discovered no less than seven sua fpot.s, and two of these are of con siderable magnituda covering an area of 10,000 mil- s across. The two larger ones he reports In ac tive eruption, this being caused by tho internal parts of the sun burst ing through the surface htyers and cooling things considerably for quit j a distance about. McAdams says that the condi tion prolmbly would affect tne temperature here by lowering It In the neighborhood of a hundredth of one per cent, a change hardly perceptible unless someone, wti anxiously seeking to discover tt. SEVEN SPOTS ON SUN'S SURFACE
