Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, May 21, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCIRCULATION I LA 1 Daily average distribution for moDtn ending April 30, 1827 9736 Average daily net Dold 9287 Mmbf Audit nurenu ot Circulation I FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, PAVING BIDS INCOMPLETE Accurate Check with City Cost on Same Projects About Same No Action Toward Let ting Contracts to be Taken Until Check Made Reports that contractors' bids on 17 city street pavinjr projects, onened by the louncil at its last meeting and rei erred to the street Improve ment committee to be canvassed and compared with pacing costs of work done by the municipal plant, run from lOand 12 per cent higher than city plant costs are without founda tion or authority, according to Al derman Watson Townsend, chair man of the street committee, who is cc -piling the relative figures for comparison. "Comparison of the average price of the work quoted by the bidders with the average city price on all paving for last year the bids of the i ntractors do run about that much higher when the 5 per cent addition al for engineering and supervision work is added. But such a compari son indicates nothing. MAKES CLOSH CHECK "The only accurate comparison to be obtained is through comparing each of the jobs on which bids were received with Jobs done by the city plant In the same zones and where grading and paving yardages were approximately the same. Where I' have completed such comparisons the figures show that the bids and the city's cost price are about the same." As snon as Tnwnsenrl has enmn'pfc. c . his compilation of comparative costs Mayor Livesley will call the street improvement and ways and means committees together to con sider the bids. When that has been done those of the contrac'ors who do not figure in the low bids will be given an oppor tunity to pull down their good faith (Continued on paite t'.ehti NEW TERMINAL Work of rebuilding and remodel ftig the new Terminal hotel in the Eerby building at High and Court streets and on adjoining property on High street will start Eome time during June, according to Harry Hawkins of Hawkins & Roberts, who states that plans are now getting Along well toward completion. The plans are being drawn by Knighton & Howell of Portland. Work on the building will probably start as soon as the new building on Liberty street for the Burrell serv ice station is completed. This will permit the Burrell people to vacate the building on High street on which a structure will be erected to hook onto the Derby building and becomes a part of it. It Is possible, if the stores are not out on the ground floor of the Der by building by that time, that the roof will be torn off from the pres ent Derby building and work started In the upper part of It. As near as can be learned nothing definite has yet been decided as to where the Western Auto Supply and American Express company will move to and their leases run up to October l. 'Macon, Miss., May 21. UP) A con cession that he killed C. T. Edwards, young farmer of Clifton, Miss., Sun day night, brought the wrath of a mob of 350 to 500 men upon Dan Anderson, 32, nerro, yesterday. His body was riddled with bullets (n a dismal swamp near the Alabama line, after he had been forcibly tak en from Sheriff T. B. Adams of Nokubee county, who had gone to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the prisoner. Anderson was arrested at Elrod. Ala. He had fled there after slay ing Edwards. The sheriff had been nofled there woltid be no mob vio lence If the negro was brought back and given a speedy trial by law. He went for the prisoner. The mob waited until the party had crossed the Mississippi line, then surround ed the sheriffs car and with gun leveled at all ocupants, took the negro. L Capita the No. 121 GOOD EVENING SIPS FOR SUPPER By Don Cpjubn As we drove up in front of a Com mercial street barber shop to park yesterday, a sprightly young thing was passing by and three barbers were arrayed in the window. Below them in the window was the well known barbers' sign, "It Pay's to L.OOK wen, As our eyes followed those of the barbers we were compelled to agree that It surely paid to look well in mis particular case, anyway. This prize fighting game Is getting to be a lily-like affair. Yesterday in the middle of the Sharkey-Ma-loney fight, the referee suspended the go for & short time while he pulled down Sharkey's tights, saying tney were too nign. We recommend to Frank Minto that he put a prize fight referee or two on the police force and station tnem at tne mam corners oi our town. If no one else is going to thank Mrs. Tiffany and Prank Blich for letting the Legion minstrels use their nne tneater iree oi cnarge, we arc going to right now. That kind act is surely going to put a lot of biscuits into the mouths of stricken women and children Incidentally the Legion boys put on a fine minstrel and we will make them all sore but one by remarking that about 1200 Salem maids must have been heart stricken when they found out that Greek god, Karl Hinges, Is married But cheer uo. Girls. Karl has a little Karl coming on who. is going to maKe tne oia man iook use an ogre. Our traveling agent and walking delegate, Ike Patterson, we see Is still trotting about the state. As a traveling anient Ike has Walt Pierce looking like a snail Regardless of the fact that Ike told the people when he got on the job he would stay home and tend to business Now Walt is out against the in come tax and Ike is for it and all the world's a muddle- But neither one of them can keep Salem from having a million people- Now that the Statesman has set that goal. The clumbers in convention here passed a resolution for running wa ter In every house And the Statesman for still water in the Willamette- Yes, all the world's a muddle. ASK ME NO MORE By Stoddard ting (With all necessarv anolocles.) Ask me no more; Kentucky may not be The leading state In growth of win ter wncai, Nor the Rhode Island flagship of the fleet. But what, O questioner, Is that to tne? Ask me no more. Ask me no more; I do not know, or care When the last emperor of Japan was born; I am Indifferent toward the Mat- tcrnorn And reck not what It Is, or why, or wh era- Ask me no more. Ask me no more; it docs not matter, now, Which of the muses rules the chorlc aancc. And the mean rainfall of southwes tern l-rance I shall endeavor to forget, somehow. Ask me no more. Ask me no more; the dates of Shakesneare's nlavs Other; may write on paper, but not i: Shall not disturb my nights or fill mv ciavs Ask mc no more. Ask tne no more; the son? that Pinpa sanr Let other penrlls diligently note, I.ct them set down the epfes Homer wrote, But 1 dear heart, I do not give a nans. Ask mo no more. JulwlsMul Engineer Loses Life As Log-Laden Cars Crash Into Engine On Grade Silvcrton, Or., May 21. Clifford LaMcar, logging locomotive engi neer, Is dead and Clara King lies seriously Injured In the Sllverton hospital today as the result of a loqslng train runaway on the tracks of the Silver Falls Timber company below camp 15 and about 26 miles from Sllverton on the Santlam slope, about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. LaMcar was buried under four car loads of logs and It took two hours to dig him out. Doctors say that death came instantaneously. Miss King. whom LaMcar grabbed and lumned with, was thrown clear but was In jured In the fall. Pour other oas- sengers. Including one woman, on CREW OF 25 RESCUED FROM WRECKED SHIP Breeches Buoy Takes off all Aboard Indiana Har bor Grounded on Reef 1500 Feet of Line Used in Rescue Work Steam er to be Abandoned San Francisco, May 21. (Af ter more than 48 hours on a surf battered and rock torn steamer, barred from the California shore by a quarter of a mile of treacher ous, tossing water, the last of the crew of 25 of the freighter Indiana Harbor, which grounded on a reef at midnight Wednesday off Punta Gorda, Humboldt county, reached land early today. Captain A, Anderson and his ra dio operator were the last to leave the ship. The rescue of the captain and crew, in the face of constant men ace by rough water, was carried on all through the night. The first men were taken ashore about 7:15 p. m and the captain and radio operator took their "wet huggy ride" as the sailors call a trip in a breeches buoy, shortly alter midnight. Previously the crew of the Indiana Harbor got a light line ashore by fastening It to an improvised raft and paying It out carefully as the waves washed (Continued on potto eight) BRIDGE REPORT DECIDED ON Washington. May 21. (JP) Final decision as to specifications which should be required in construction of the Longview, Wash., bridge was reached today by representatives of the secretaries of war, commerce and agriculture, who were designated by special legislation to supervise plans lor the structure. Pending submission of their re port to the cabict members details of the specifications arc being with held. The report will be submitted bv e. Lester Jones and Major R. T. Coiner, of the army engineer corps representing the secretaries of com merce and war, and Dr, H. B. Hum phreys, of the bureau of public roads, representing the secretary of agriculture. They reached their conclusions as to requirements for the brldgo at a final meeting today after going over the transcript of testimony taken at a hearing in Portland and Long- view some time ago. None of the of ficials today would say whether the specifications they recommended differed materially from those pro posed dv me Builders. It is expected that the report will be given to the cabinet members early next week, and it may be made public at that time. DP. JUAN SACASA GOES INTO EXILE Managua, Kic, May 21. (JP) Dr. Juan Sacasa, head of the liberal regime which opposes the conserva tion government under General Adolfo Diaz, left Puerto Cabazas in a sloop yesterday accompanied by his entire cabinet. the engine heading a train of 15 cars of logs, jumped safely. The tragedy began with the ef forts of the crew of Shay engine No. 3 from camp ' to put a derailed car back on the track between the engine and the string ot laden cars. LaMear, regularly engineer on No. 103, was sent up to help with the Job. In some manner the brakes on the fifteen cars loosened and the heavy train came hurtling dofl-n the steep grade into the engine. Four cars were ditched but the train crew and the passengers Jumped before the collision. Miss King Is unable today to give (Continued dd put siihw 1 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927 vJmI IS RIVER CUTTING NEW CHANNEL TO THE GULF Possibility that Missis sippi is Changing Course Through Atchafalaya Pointe Coupee in Danger 100,000 Residents Af fected if Break Occurs New Orleans, La., May 21. i wo tnousana men were battling in a downpour or rain today at Mc- Crea on the east bank of the Atcha falaya to hold back the water. The current was threatening the em bankments protecting two million acres and 107,000 persons in Louis iana's "sugar bowl." Great chunks of the embankment were swept away from time to time. out each time the men had antici pated the slough and the water came against new ramparts. New Orleans, La., May 31. (Im possibility that the Mississippi river might be changing its course so that in the future the stream would run to the Gulf of Mexico through the Atchaiaiaya basin, occupied river engineers here today. The opinion that this might hap- pn was expressed by Major John uotwais alter a survey of the situa tion at Melville. George Schoen- berger. chief state engineer and John Klorer, New Orleun. levee board en gineer, said they believed it impos sible. However, D. C. Wadill, fed eral engineer in charge of the lower river, said that all that was keep the mighty current from cutting a new and shorter channel to the gulf was a pair of stone sills, built In the bed of the Atchafalaya in 1896. Whether these would hold against the ter rific force of the current was prob lematical, he believed. Refugees continued to pour out of Pointe Coupee parish as a result of a warning Issued by John M. Parker, state relief director. A cre vasse In the levees in Pointe Coupee would inundate about two million acres, the last of the fertile "sugar bowl" and affect about 100,000 per sons. The danger zone is from 130 to 150 miles above New Orleans on the west side of the Mississippi. while the evacuation was under way a force of 2500 men who worked all last night were fighting desper ately to save the levee at McCrea, 10 miles below the point where the Atchafalaya joins Old river. Bend, Or.. May "21 .(?) Depar ture of a crew of workmen to es tablish a construction camp, and ar rival of four more cars of railroad construction equipment, making six hero in all, were developments in preparation here for beginning con struction of the Oregon Trunk's ex tension to Klamath Falls. It was believed here that a Camp would be located near LaPine or Crescent. Kenneth D. Hauser, of the Hauser Construction company, arrived here yesterday and was non-committal when asked whether his company had been awarded contract for con struction of the railroad. COOLIDGE WIRES CONGRATULATIONS Washington, May 21. President Coolidge in a congratulatory cable gram to be delivered to Charles A. Lindbergh in Paris told the trans Atlantic flier that the "American people rejoice with me at the bril liant termination of your heroic flight." MOTHER RELIEVED WHEN SON LANDS Detroit, Mich., May 21. (IP) "That's all that matters." In these words Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lind bergh, mother of Captain Charles Lindbergh, expressed her relief when informed that her intrepid son had arrived safely at LeBourget flying neid, France, after an epochal flight from New York. BIGAMIST SENTENCED Grants Pass., Or., May 21. (Pt Oeorge E. Reinhart of this city ha--; been sentenced to serve two years In the state penitentiary, following his plea of guilty to a charge of bigamy. He was arrested In Coqullle about a month ago. Scouts Demonstrate Training W. olographs of the feature events at the annual Boy Scout field rally hM W$Jn$i Salem today (1 A first aia crew has Bill llndstrom bandaged from head io too ' and n astwtcher as a demonstration. The crew from left, Horace Stewart, Maxcy la.irfor,l, and Chuch Bernard (3) .se""ip!""'ea . From left, Lynn Hcfce, troop 4; George Forgard and Frank cTpencd the i toZ V3l-ZuBOmlT ,,r"d",11 M0.u,t "Sscmb"' c"11 hls "" Frank Jlr!l troo 6, opened the rally at JO o'clock. (4) Troop 2 scaling the wall. (5) A rare sight in scoutdom Is six SStadl TTanJ t 1 fTJS,? ? .K ,6i. I0'". MrrJ 21 MIUo" "'"" ' Mora" S1art, 4; Bill rrind e, 1, and Paul Laffcrly, 4. (U) Italph Ennor, troop 4, In the water-boiling contest. (7) Ardrey Ban- ing it ouUthe lug o."war. 8""'tC" MM"- "" 3'0U knt"V how" (8) Tro'"' 2 (,ctt tZZZ". 25,000 GATHER TO GREET FLIER AT LEBOURGET Flying Field. LeBoumet. France. May 21 (Pi The flying field at LeBourget tonight was ready to re ceive Captain Charles -A. Lindberch The sky at 8:45 p. m. was ulmost ciear, alter a late afternoon rain, and the American seemed assured of a fine safe landing. The wind had fallen considerably during the evening. There were at least 25.000 nersons on the field and nearby grounds uue tonignt. At the same time, the aerial auth oritlcs began sending up flures in order to show Captain Lindbergh as soon as he comes within sight, the locauon oi tno landing Held. Excitement was at lover heicM when It was reported that the Spirit of St. Louis had flown over Cher bourg. American flags fluttered from the entrance of the administration building at the field here tonight and English was heard quite as much as the French. Two planes were maae rcauy to take photo graphers out to meet Captain Lind bergh as soon as he was reported off the French coast to try to film him on the way to LeBourget. Shortly after 6 o'clock tonight two hugs vans arrived at the field and workmen busied themselves setting up ngnis ana cameras. The crowd on the field was so large that the police could not hold them and there was some doubt whether the aviator would be able to land so densely were they pack ed. NEW YORK PLANS BIG CELEBRATION New York, Mav 21. P1 New York will officially boirin Its cpIp- bratlon of Captain Lindberch's flight when the Associated Press flashes Mayor Walker at cltv hall that the flier has landed In Paris. The mayor said he would communi cate with departments where whistles were available and he urged mac omciai news oi Llnaberg s suc cess be ushered in with fitting salvos. When definite news that Lind bergh had landed safely at LeBour get was transmitted to radio stations, the police department, the mayor's office and various other places by tne Associated Press, a deafening roar arose from whistles, throats and various noise making instruments . The scenes along Broadway by this time had Increased In color; flaps were waving from office bufldigs, stores were decorated with bunting and along the streets was heard the shout "He made it 1 coming from thousand? nt people. omraal K '.tvi'wk "a x. Troop 4 Salem Boy Scouts Lead At Field Rally At 1:30 this afternoon troop 4, Sa lem, was leading in the annual Boy Scout field rally on Willamette fields. Scouts from every nearby, city were present, including Corval lis, Albany, Dallas, Woodburn, Sil vcrton and Mill City. The first aid contest was won by trcop 4, Salem, with Chemawa see on and troop 6, Salem, third. In the troop camp inspection troop 2, Salem, was first; troop 6, second, and troop 1, third. The wall scal ing contest was won by troop 4, who beat troop 2 by a mater of seconds. Troop 1 was third. The scoring by points at the time of going to press was troop 4, 70; troop 2, 55; troop 0. 30; troop 1, 20, and Chemawa 20. The selected troop at the Salem Indian school were very effective. They came to the rally prepared to give the other troops a good run in the special drill event that will close the pro gram and In the O'Grady drill. THOUSANDS WATCH NEWS OF FLIGHT Paris, May 21 (P) Thousands of persons gathered in the Place De L'Opera tonight and watched a huge electric sign on which appeared news of the progress of Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, American pi lot. It took a force of more than 100 policemen to clear a way for traffic through the district when the sign flashed coniirmatory messages that Captain Lindbergh had been sight ed over Ireland. if. :4S 5 Sandwiches Taken By "Lucky" Lindbergh To See Him Through to Paris New York, May 21. (P) Like a i -,a..d for a day's picnic "Lucky" Lindbergh took five sandwiches to see him through to Paris. B. T. Mahoncy, the 20 year old president of the Ryan air lines, builders of his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, today told of the young flier's food supply. "He Is carrying two ham sand wiches, two roast beef sandwiches and one hard boiled egg sandwich I had to press the last one on him He said lour would be enough. "He carried two canteens of water, about four miarts In all, but no cof fee or li:iuar. I had a thermos bot tle li'lcd with coffee, but he refus PRICE THREE mm In Rally Here ? f ' lino FOR KELLEY Appealing for executive clemency for Ellsworth Keiley, sentenced to be hanged, Mrs. Margaret Murray, mother of the notorious Tom Mur ray, has written to Governor Pat terson. Kelly and Murray were par tlcipants in the state prison break in August, 1924, in which Guards John Sweeney and J. M. Holman and the convict, Oregon Jones, were killed. After he had been captured and sentenced to death Murray com mlttcd suicide in his cell. Keiley and James Willos are under sentence of death. In her letter Mrs. Murray says she understands that Willos is to escape the gallows on a technicality, but this apparently is an error, Inas much as the United Slates supremo court, lias tnrown out both the Kei ley and the Willos cases on grounds that no federal questions are In volved. Because Harney county, the larg est county in Oregon, is maintaining its jail to care for only one pris oner, Lee Karpcnter ,an appeal has come tq Governor Patterson to free Karpcnter and save the county Its jail expense. Karpcnter is doing time for bootlegging. He has serv ed six months and is now serving additional time In lieu of paying a $500 fine. Karpenter s case was pre sented to the governor yesterday by Pat Donegan, an attorney of Burns. Til. DEN DEFEATED St. Cloud, France, May 21. WP) Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated William T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter in the doubles of the Franco-American lawn tennis tournament today, 4-8, 6-2, G-2. ed to take it. He never drinks or smokes." As reserve rations he took small cakes of highly concentrated food suificient for one week. The plane had a device for making water out of tli j moi'itme of one's breath. "We were anxious for him to take i .ore food and v.e tried to talk htm into It before he took off," said Ma honey, "but he laughed and said w iat he already had would la.st him a month. He carried no life nre- ..I'.ers and no parachute, and so far as i Know lie carried no special in surance. The plane Is not Insured He carried two flares which could be used as a signal for aid In the event of a forced landing. rafter :ta ' CLOUDY tonight. Sunday fair. Warmer. Qentle variable winds. Local: Max., 58; min., 46; river, 4.1; rain, .01; wind, aouthwest, cloudy. CENTS STHNTDV'Nr8.viNDo.!:S" YOUNG FLIER ciucunuxTinu HU IDHII UN MIVAL Lindbergh Lands Safe! : at 10:21 Completing Non-Stop Fliqht to Park Passes OverIreland ant England Late in Da Over 2 Hours Ahead LeBourget Field, France, May 21. Captain Charles A. Lind bergh, American aviator,- landed here safely tonight completing' bis non-stop flight from New York to Paris. His plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. came down on the field at 10:21 p. in., rans time arriving about two and a half hours ahead of his schedule. Lindbergh came over LeBoureet flying high, slightly to the east of the field. He circled twice slowly then settled down 200 yards west of the main building. lie made a safe landlnr. headed due west ..Ith the ground lights nasneci on mm. The crowd of 25,- 000 gave a great roar and rushed for v ard. Dozens of persons were sweat off their feet In the wild excitement to reach the wonderful American. The crowds surged around Llnd burgh's plane before he could get out or the cockpit. A few minutes before the long aviator reached (lie ground, the American ambassador, Myron T, Hcrrlck, arrived, witness ing his descent from the administra tion building. The plane was hauled in front of the building. The daring youth was lifted out and carried shoulder high Into the open where he was enthu siastically acclaimed and cheered for 20 minutes. Time of flight, 33 hours, 29 min utes. Paris, May 21. UP) An airplane believed to bo Captain Lindbergh was sighted approaching the Le Bourget flying field at 10 o clock to night. The crowd burst into cheers even before the plane could be definitely identified. At ten minutes after ten the lights were trying to locate the plane which was circling the lower end of the field. The crowd was in a tre mendous uproar and the police were having utmost duticulty in keeping them from the danger zone. New York, May 21. iP) Lucky Charles Lindbergh was zooming over the last tew miles of his pioneering flight to Paris late today, success with its accompanying fame and fortune practically in his grasp. At 3:30 o clock, Eastern daylight time, ho had spanned the occon, passed over Ireland and England, crossed the English channel and was above the coast of France, in the country of his dreams at last. At that hour lie passed above (Continued no imrce nevrni New York, May 21. UP) An ap peal fro mthe supreme court deci sion vacating the injunction grant ed him against the Columbia Alr c aft corporation was contemplated by Lloyd BcrUiud In his fight to re main a member of the crew of the Bella nca monoplane Columbia. Su preme court Justice May in Brook lyn lifted the injunction that had held the Columbia from starting on its projected flight to Paris. Plans for an appeal were disclosed by Bertaud shortly after sudden preparations for a start of the Bel lanca for Paris this morning were cancelled because of high wind con ditions In the North Atlantic. Clarence D. Chaml :rlain, pilot of the craft, said a start wou'd bo made early tomorrow morning If weather conditions permit. FUNERAL SERVICES EXPLOSION VICTIMS Bath. Mich., May 21. uVt Funer al services for the remainder of the victims of Wednesdays school house explosion here, which cost 44 lives and resulted in injuries to 41 per sons, were held today, while offi cials continue to marshal evidence to be presented at the inquest set lor Monday. Captain Oscar Olander, of the state department or safety, an njunced his department was satis fled that Andrew Kchoe, demented farmer, accomplished his maniacal deed without an accomplice.