C apital Alomnial
CIRCULATION .
Dally average distribution for the
month endlrg January 31, 1927
RAIN
tonight and Tuesday; normal tern
perature, freisli southerly winds.
9503
Local: Max., 65; mln.. 43: riv
er. 15.1; rain, 1.27; aimoa., cloudy;
wind, southwest.
Average dally net paid 1055
Mmhrr Aurt t Tlurfao cf ClrruUllnnr
FORTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 44
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1927
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TITHING BILL
VOTE EXPECTED
BEFOKHT
Climax of 42 Days of De
liberation with Result
so Far in Doubt
Another Tobacco Tax In
troduced as Substitute
Building Bill Up
By Harry N Craia
The senate reached the climax
f its 42 days of deliberation tills
afternoon when the governors
tithing bill come up for consitlera-1
tion as a special order of business
at 2 o'clock with the alignments
hanging so loose as to leave the re
sult o the debate and roll call in
doubt.
Opponents of the measure, which
would dip Into the funds of the
highway commission to the extent
of some $115,000 this year, were
at noon claiming 13 votes against
(he bill, a loss of one since last
Friday, while the friends of the ad
ministration could only muster 12,
leaving 6 still to be decided during
the course of the debate. Support
ers of the proposal were depend
ing upon on opinion of the attor
ney general to the effect that the
tithe will not apply to the Indus
trial accident commission funds
and the promise of the governor to
(Continued on Pago Nine)
$300,000 LOSS
DUE TO FLOOD
IN MEDFORD
Wedford. Or., Feb. 21. WV-
Damage estimated at $300,000 was
caused yesterday in the upper
Rogue river valley by unprece
dented flood conditions due to
melting snows In the mountain,
heavy rains and the release of stor
age water In Immigrant dam
above Ashland as a precautionary
measure against the dam break
ing. Five blocks of East Medford
lying along Hear creek were flood
ed, causing dozens of families to
leave their homes and residential
streets became raging torrents
when the crest of the freed dam
waters swept over the lowlands.
The southern portion of Med
ford was swept by the overflow
waters from Griffin creek. Base
ments were flooded and the fire
rtpniirtment was called to clear
the federal building and Medford
hotel basement.
The crest of the flood came at
I o'clock. At 10:30 the rain ceas
ed, the sky cleared and this morn
lnir Hear creek was back In Its
channel.
The Southern Pacific ripht of
way north and south of this city
was endangered by the water and
traffic paralyzed. Resumption of
service is expected today.
In the country districts scores of
bridges were washed out and
fields under from one to four feet
f water.
Automobile traffic on the Fa
elfic highway in the Siskiyou
mountains was halted nnd nni'h
bound automobiles held at Red
Bluff. Cal.. owing to storm condi
tions In northern California.
Rogue river overflowed and Is
tunning level over the Rny Gold
lam. The Bybce bridge district was
lake.
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GOOD EVENING
SIPS FOR SUPPER
By Don CJpJobo
Bully for John
John Williamson, the North Sa
lem empire builder. Is going to
open his new Hollywood theater
on our birthday. That lad known
how to Ret the people of this town
interested.
Eddlo DHmars, from down Fair
field way, was telling us he has
been clipping out our column right
along and has an almost complete
file from Its beginning. Now, folks,
there's a lad that knows hs onions.
If Ed keeps that up he Is going
to go far In this life and nothing
can stop him.
Fairfield, we might say. Is one
of the paradise spots of the Pacific
coast, being where our wife was
horn. We ;.h ays did belli ve in a
Fairfield and no favors.
A Modern Love Missive
A Canadian lad writes down to
an English girl, "Hello, honey. 111
be down to see you at honey time,
and we il have hives together.
Say, boy, page the bee inspector
no says tne fengiish are a stolid
nation t
Ralph White went to ITartman1
window the other day and we saw
a little gold Cupid in the window
bust out into hilarious mirth.
Which proves to us what we always
heard, that love laughs at lock'
smithi.
Some of I ho furniture In thl'
town goes back lo Ijonis XIV and
wunc of It govs back to the Install-
incut house.
We didn't Intend to say any
thing more about valentines this
year. Hut we are getting tired of
Walt Thompson walking around
looking supercilious like, nnd think
ing we didn't spot those two com
ics lie mailed us. Walt couldn't
conceal his tracks not even be
hind a valentine, and we lust want
ed to let him know he didn't slip
anything over on us, with all his
foxy, detective ways.
We understand some of these
dnvs the Statesman 1m figuring on
having it Mogfiii iMigo on hogs.
Clean and vigorous, as It were.
"We notico that Ialoa Smith's
ilop. little Sips, named after us, has
an absence of tail one might al
most say cur tailed.
"Too Many Wedding and Too
Many Wives"
Judge Kelly sentenced Alexan
der Campbell to a term in Jail on
a charge of polygamy.
Far be It from us to criticise our
kindly judge, but here was Mr.
Campbell, named after the great
Alexander, who simply followed In
the footsteps of such men as Solo
mon, Mohammed, Haroun Al Ras-
chid and our own itrigham loung.
and then going to jail for it-
It's too much us Judge Kelly
f Inured when he found out about
the extra wife.
DO IT NOW.
By Stoddard King
When 1 am three score years and
tt-n.
And life has lost Its stress and
tension.
I'd like, with otlirr aged men.
To have a governmental pension.
Hut how absurd It Is to wait
I mil deeii wrinkles line by brow
I think I shall per undo the state
To let me have my pension now.
Ours Is a rh'i. a prospering land
A rou n try full of milk ami noney
And I would like some cash on
hand
Now, when I really need the
money.
Later, when I am old and bent
And when my locks are white as
snow.
I shall not need a sin ale rent.
For 1 shall hate no place to go.
If It be granted that my need
I siieh that I deserve wMnnre,
Then let the checks be sent with
snord.
And not postponed to some dim
distance.
I want niv share of public en-h
While I am still this side of fifty,
Whrn I'm Improvident and rash
And not when I am old and thrlf
t!
Snapshots of Legislators as Sketched at the
WILLAMETTE
EXPECTED TO
T0P25 FEET
At Noon River Passed 17
Foot Mark Maximum
Expected Tomorrow
Santiam Dike Near Jef
ferson Breaks Flooding
Road Little Damage
R Ising five Inches an hour, the
Willamette river had passed the
17 foot mark at noon and although
reports from upper sections report
drop, ' Is expected to reach a
maximum of 25 feet by tomorrow
night, unless heavy rains continue
and send It higher. A total of 1.71;
inches of rain is reported by the
local weather bupeau for the week
end, with 1.27 inches falling over
Sunday with more rain predicted.
Mill creek Is reported the highest
this year. Little damage has re
sulted, outside of flooded high
ways and basements, although the
lowalnds are all submerged. Four
years ago the river passed the 30
foot murk.
Traffic over the Pacific highway
at Jefferson was blocked until noon
Monday by water liberated from a
dyke placed along the Santiam
above the highway bridge which
gave way Sunday night. Patrol
officers were placed at the bridge
to warn motorists and traffic dur-
(Contlnued on Pace Ten
FLOOD WATER
COVERS ROADS
ABOUT EUGENE
Eugene, Or., Feb. 21. yp) Eu
gene was drenched by a record
rainfall yesterday, when 2.10 Inches
of rain fell In a 24-hour period. The
Willamette river was a raging tor
rent this morning, the stage of the
river being 16.5 feet. It had risen
seven feet since Saturday.
Residents In the lowlands along
the river were forced to leave theh
homes as the waters swept down
A number of families were maroon
ed In the upper rooms of their
homes and were being rescued to
day by boats.
The big dam at Westfir, on the
upper Willamette, was reported
this morning to have been washed
out, but the report could not be
verified.
A small roadhouse at Judklns
Point, on the Pacific highway Just
south of here, wan reported washed
away.
i service station between here
nnd Springfield was moved across
the highway by the flood water. A
grocery store was moved for some
distance.
The Pacific highway was covered
by water on both sides of Eugene,
and cars were unable to get
through.
Alt streets cast of Sixth In Spring.
field were reported to be under
nearly six Inches of water.
Several people spent the early
morning hours In trees, waiting for
rescue boats. One boatload tipped
over and difficulty was experi
enced In getting the occupants to
dry land.
Fifty persons were marooned In
the Mohawk district with ten feel
of water over the road. The dis
trict Is east of Springfield. Boats
were operating this morning, bring
ing the people out.
First White Child
Born in America
1004 Was Swede
Chicago, Feb. 21 (VP) Conning
old Viking sages. Dr. Amandus
Johnson, president of the Ameri
can Sons and Daughters of Swed
en, says he has found records that
the first American white child was
of Scandinavian origin and was
born somewhere in New England
nearly six hundred years before
Columbus discovered America. The
boy was named SnorrI, and was
tht, son of Thorfm and Godfrld
Karlsefnl, said Dr. Johnson, for
mer professor of history at the
University of Pennsylvania, and
author of several books on the
Swedes in America. The society of
which he Is president Is supporting
a movement for the celebration of
the 300th anniversary of Swedish
settlement In America.
In about 1003, Dr. Johnson said
the saga showed, Karlsefnl, part
Iy descended from a Swedish up
lander, fitted out an expedition and
sailed from Sweden with his wife
nnd some settlers to visit Vlnland,
as the Vikings had christened Am
erica. He took' ample supplies and
cattle, Intending to settle the coun
try. After threo years In a little
village they fortified on a New
England river they returned to
Scandinavia. Snorri was born in
1004.
COAST GUARD
VESSEL LOST
WITH CREW
Provincetown, Mass., Feb. 21.
(JP) Somewhere in the ' churning
sea off High Head today were the
bodies of six members of the crew
of the coast guard patrol boat 208,
who lost by a single hour a
plucky all night fight against
death In one of the wildest north
easters that has scourged Cape
Cod In nearly 30 years. The boat
had been out looking for rum
runners.
Two bodies were pulled from
the raging surf late yesterday, a1
few hours after the craft, dis-
abled In motor power and radio,!
had been swept to destruction.
At five o'clock Saturday after
noon the craft was sighted thru,
the murk of the blizzard. Flashing
blinker lights told observers
ashore that the engines had gone
dead and its radio was powerless.
Soon two destroyers were steam
ing to sea from Boston under foic
ed draft and with two cutters fol
lowing closely.
At that time the 238 -Was three
miles off shore with two anchors
overboard and a tremendous sea
running. Crews from three guird
stations p.iced the shores with
guns and breeches buoys, waiting
for the chance to rescue that was
never to come.
Moonshine Kills Ualc
Pittsburgh. Pa., Feb. 21
Moonshine was g.ven as the cause
of the death today of Miller Solich,
three year old boy, and the serloun
illness of his brother, George, sged
6. Coroner W. J. McGregor order
ed a rigid Investigation In order
to determine where the boys ob
tained the liquor.
THIS COUPON AND 5 CENTS
Will admit any child of 12 years or younger to the
speci;il Tuesday morning
CAPITAL JOURNAL MATINEE
Showing of
"Sally of the Sawdust"
THE ELSIN0RE, Feb. 22, 10:30 a. m.
17 KILLED BY
STORM ALONG
EASTCOAST
Millions of Dollars Prop
erty Damage Caused
by Snow and Gale
From Maine to Delaware
Ships Tossed About
Resorts Hit by Waves
New York, Feb. 21. (&) Seven'
teen deaths and millions of dollars
!n property damage were caused by
a snow, sleet and wind storm that
had abated today after raging in
the north and middle Atlantic coast
.states for 48 hours.
From Maine to Delaware bay,
mountainous seas tossed ships
about like match boxes, shattered
dwellings and swept away piers and
board walks. High tides carried
waters hundreds of feet Inshore.
Snow fell to a depth of two feet In
some places while the temperature
dropped to 10 degrees below sero.
The storm took its heaviest death
toll off Provincetown, Mass., where
eight coast guardsmen lost their
lives when patrol boat 238 was
tossed ashore. The boat's entire
crew was lost as two destroyers
vainly rushed to rescue them.
Other deaths attributed to the
storm Included five In Pittsburgh,
two In Rostnn, one ft South Amboy.
(Continued on Pace Nuie
U, S. MARINES
SEIZE RAILROAD
IN NICARAGUA
Washington. Feb. 21. (JF) The
American governments' determina
tion to take a firmer hold on the
situation in Nicaragua Is becom
ing hourly more apparent.
Without officially acknowledg
ing any intention to Interfere di
rectly between the contending Nlc
araguan factions, the state and
navy departments have agreed up
on a line of procedure which 1
expected generally to interpose se
rious obstacles to the Sacasa troops
seeking to overthrow the Ameri
can .recognized government of
President Din.
Not only have American marines
nnd hluejackets taken over con
trol of the vital national railway
from Managua, the capital, to Co-
rlnto. but the American legation
guard at .lanagua has been moved
from barracks In town to Loma.
the hill fort which dominates the
city.
The official explanation of the
movement of the marines from bar
racks opposite the presidential
palace to the Loma Is that It was
"in order to afford better protec
lion to foreign liven snd property.'
Capitol By
IS NOT VfR-
i -5 JU4T
'MTTCE
ENDURANCE
8B 8B 88 88 S6 88 88
Of 101 Hours Duration
86 88 88 88 88 88 88
WILL START TOMORROW
Chained to Wheel, Albin Prybylek to Drive
Continuously to Break World's Record and
Win Nurse as Bride.
An effort to establish a 101 hour endurance drive rT an
automobile without sleep or food save milk, will be made in
Salem starting Tuesday (tomorrow) afternoon when Albin
Prybylek, world famous driver, starts on what he is determ
ined will be 101 hour continuous journey through the streets
of this city.
Prybyleg's present record now:
stands 100 hours and he will at-
tempt to break this time by driving
101 ago long hours.
Prybylek arrived In this city a
fc.w days ago and started whipping
himself into shnpe for the ordeal
of remaining seated at the wheel
BEHEADING OF
AGITATORS ENDS
CHINESE STRIKE
Ry The Associated Press)
Cantonese who took Hankow
last week, continue steady drive on
Shanghai.
"TFi-.lrrn rf InrrAr " In Rh fin chill
streets which results In summary
hehcadlnc of political and l.-.hor
acllators by Chinese authorities
produces swift decrease In strike
activities; the number of those ex
ecuted Is vnriously estimated at
from zh to no.
Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Man-
churisn lender, who Is driving
through Honan province on me
when troops of General Wu-Pei-
fu. nominal master oi ine province,
disarmed part of Chang's forces
and srle ammunition train.
Great Britain, in ngreement with
i n-a win tianri over th ad
ministration of Hankow and Kink
ing to the nationalists wno win --
tahlish a special Chinese munici
pality. The agreement indicates tnai an
ate all forcngn concession at those
places Into one municipal uimnu.
Ncgiolintions are opuneu uiumk
iimiifir iin with the northern
government at Peking to apply the
principals or. me jiangi-nuw
ment throughout China.
JUDGE LINDSEY
LOSES APPEAL
Denver, Colo., Feb. 21 CP)
Tin nlca of Judge Ren B. Undscy,
founder of the Denver Juvenile
court, for a rehearing of the de
cision ousting him from his posi
tion was denied by the supreme
court. Judge Lrrulsey contended
he had not been given a chance to
present his case properly and ask
ed that the supreme rourt recon
sider Its recent decision holding
him not elected to the office he
has been holding because of vot
ing Irregularities In one precinct.
Pol (cry TriiNt
Washington. Feb. 21 (P) The
government won in the supreme
court today In Its prosecution of
the Trenton and 22 other pottery
companies under the Sherman in-tl-hiit
law.
Staff Cartoonist: Murray
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of an automobile for four days and
four nights without Bleep. He will
live entirely on milk during the
entire drive.
The test Is one of the most dif
ficult ones ever attempted in thin
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UMPQUA REGION
PARALYZED BY
FLOOD DAMAGE
Roseburg, Or., Feb. 21.
Floods, more severe than l
known for more than 40 years, h ft
Douglas county completely para
lyzed today. Traffic and commun
ication have been destroyed while
Itoseburg Is without lights, power
or gas. The rainfall up to 6 o'clock
this morning, since the beginning
of the storm, amounted to i.b'J
Inches, while a falling barometer nt
the weather bureau station Indi
cated a continuance of the storm.
The Pacific highway was blocked
by high water at Yoncnlla on the,
north, while south of town a great i
deal of damage was reported. llii;h!
water was reported at Winston, five J
miles south of Koseburg, while nil
of the Dillnrd gnrdens are under
water, the residents being forced
from their homes to the high
ground.
The nppronch of the highway
bridge Just south of Dlllard was
washed out this morning.
Four trains nro reported stalled
hetween Hoseburg and AsMai.d,
while one Is tied up here.
The two main tributaries of the
Umpo.ua river were running nt ex
treme flood stngo this morning, the
reading on the North Uinpqua
showing 18 feet. A numher of
homes along the river In Itoseburp
were flooded, while many farms In
the lowlands were Inundated, a
Kond many acres of broccoli were
rcoprted to be washed out or dam
agcr by silt so that they will be
completely lost.
CLOSE WILLAMETTE
TO NET FISHERS
Ry a vote of 22 to 5, R-'Pi es n-
tntlve Lnnergan's bill closing the
Willamette river to commercial
fishing passed the senate toHay ami
It Is now ready for the signature of
the governor.
The measure was report .-d in this
afternoon wit ha d vi.l d report,
and a few minutes afterwards It
was passed. Krnator Jn'S, of
Clackamas, signed the aiivetse re
port, nnd also spoke ni;:ilnl It on
the floor.
Senators Moser nnd Hare chum-
ploned the mensiire.
I! ; j
HEAVY RAINS
SEND STREAMS
OUTOFBMS
Rail and Highway. Traffic
at Standstill in Many
Parts Western Oregon
Rogue, Applegate and Il
linois at Highest Stage
Many Cities Isolated
Portland, Or., Feb. 21. (JP) Raff
and highway traffic was virtually
at a standstill nnd wire communi
cation was seriously crippled In
some parts of western Oregon to
day, the result of torrential trains
during the last 36 hours.
The Southern Pacific office here
reported this morning that all their
wires were out south of Roseburg
and that no trains were operating
south of that point because of flood
conditions.
The Rogue, Applegate and Illi
nois rivers were at their highest
stae in 25 years nnd still rial re
when the latest available informa
tion came In late last night. A
Southern Pacific bridge at Tolo was)
washed out and the tracks were
covered with water for several
miles.
Cottage Grove was practically
surrounded by flood waters last
nipht and the Row river, east of
Cottage Grove, had overflowed Its
I banks. The coast fork of the Wil
lamette river, which flows through
Cottage Grove was threatening t
overflow. A largo section of the
f Continued on Page Seven) t
ST. PAUL SEEKS
PORTLAND ENTRY
VIA NORTHBANK
Portland, Or., Feb. 21. )
The Chicago, Milwaukee and fit.
Paul railway wants to come to
'ortland. using the Spokane, Port-
In nd nnd Seattle rallwny tracl.s.
This was stated by H. K. Byram,
sident of the Milwaukee "ys
i, as a reason why tho Mil
waukee receivers nro opposing the
K'r of tho Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Spoknne,
Portland and Seattle. Ryram come
tell the Portland chamber of
commerce of the attitude of hiw
company toward the consolidation
plans.
If the proposed merger ot the
Northern lines Is permitted, the
doors of Tortland will be forever
closed to us." said P.yram. "The
Milwaukee system Is only one half
finished In the northwest. Develop
ment was stopped t the outbreak
of the war, and It hps been re
tarded since the wnr by financial
difficulties.
"It has been our plan to extend
our system to Portland for some
time. The situation ns now exists
nfftis so ninny restrictions and es
pecially In tho building of an en
tirely new line Into Portland that
mich construction Is almost an Im
pooflMMty. "Therefore tho only avenue op'-n
fT us to come hero nnd to rivo
this city the advantage of our !,
OoO miles of railroad Is to rnt r
the city over the Spnkune. P-rt-lard
and Spittle, by bring grouped
with one of the Northern linen.
This would afford Portland direct
access with the rant over our sys
tem." Wade
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