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CIRCULATION Capital Jomraai FAIR tonight; Tuesday cloudy; probably rain; moderate temperature; bean coutherly winds. Local Mix. 54; Mlri. S8; river 1.7 rising, rain .43, cloudy, southeast Dally average distribution for th month ending October 31, 1927. 9728 Average dally net paid 0294 Memoer Audit Bureau uf Circulation FORTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 277 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1927 PRICE THREE CENTS SSS',' " rnnrnrp Mil R1KI K1S U ypjwEiW mm III MAYOR TO ASK FOR CHANGES CITYBUDGET Wants Deficit Appropria tion To Cover Concerts Relieving Legion Opposed To Asking Mer chants To Dig Up For Renumbering Houses By HARRY N. CHAIN When the tentative city budget for 1928, as prepared by the ways and means committee, is laid be fore the city council at tonight's regular meeting, some few changes will be suggested by Mayor T. A. Livesley, most of which will be In the nature of additional or In creased Items to be deducted oflt of the surplus to be included for the maintenance of streets and bridges In order to maintain the base for future years under the six per cent limitation law. Pointing out that the purpose of the council and the people In enact ing the two-mill special levy for the maintenance of streets and bridges at the special election of last June was to lift these Items out of the regular budget, and allow the council some latitude In providing for other functions of government of late years neglected or crowded completely out of the budget, Mayor Livesley said this morning that he would recommend that the street and bridge maintenance expenses be met entirely out of the two-mill levy, and that If these two Items are to be Included In the budget at all It be only to the extent of the surplus under the six per cent limit after every otner logical aemana upon the budget has been met. Following up his declaration of last year, when he declared himself tConcludcd on Page 9, Column 4) NO NEW CASES OF PARALYSIS OR SMALLPOX No new cases of either small pox or of Infantile paralysis were re ported to the county health offi cials during the week-end said Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer, this morning. The small pox epidemic at Chemawa which was first discovered on Thursday when more than 60 cases had al ready developed, has caused a heavy demand for vaccination, particularly In the schools near Chemawa, the government Indian school, and In the north end of the county where several cases have developed. County health officials have opened vaccination clinics at Rei ser and Hayesvtlle schools and will hold clinics In schools In adjoin ing districts within the next few days. Dr. Douglas advises that every one not vaccinated within the last few years receive vaccination as soon as possible either from the family physician or at the health center on North High street. In Dr. Douglas' opinion it Is not at 11 Improbable that a number of cases of small pox will be develop ing In Salem shortly because of the fact that the Chemawa epidemic became so extensive before Its dis covery. In addition to extreme care against the spread of Infantile pa ralysis and small pox, the county health unit Is continuing Its cam paign to rid Marion county of dlptherla. Toxin anti-toxin clinics re being held In various parts of the county and the Chick test Is being given today to the pupils at Gervais and Hoyt schools to pupils who received the toxin anti-toxin last year to determine their Im munity, ASK COOLIOGE TO SETTLE STRIKE Washington, Nov. Jl (IP) Prom inent labor men appealed to Presi dent Coolldge today to call a con ference of miners and operators In an effort to end the present strike In the bituminous fields. President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America. with members of the federation's ex ecutive committee spent more than n hour with the president In pre senting their appeal and picturing the coal strike situation. GOOD EVENING SIPS FOR SlIPPER By Don Upjohn We notice in the dispatches where an eastern chap started smoking cigars for an eight hour stretch and after he had smoked three hours continuously his blood pressure started to come up. We Imagine if he started to eat roast beef continu ously for eight hours, after three hours his blood pressure would come up and the roast beef too. Our newspapers are getting Incon sistent On the sporting page one day recently we read where Gene Tunney was the best man, and on the society page in the same paper where Wallace Carson was the best man W... ltla in cm tiniest t.XUrt lnrts tanirla in cntfla the mnttpT U'hpt.h- er the sporting editor or the society editor Knows wnai ne or ncr is valu ing about We'd put our money on Wallie. Rod Alden says he noticed where we said we came back to work fresh as a Lindbeck egg he says he al ways knew we resembled an egg but not that kind. Thanks, Rod. Our old friend Percy Varney, down at his Ice cream, cake and lunch parlors has Issued some new menus with a new drink featured which he calls "Sips for Supper." Wc took one, to be gracious, and are glad to con gratulate Percy on his luscious in vention, and its high class name. They have now named pretty near everything after us dogs,, drinks, parrots, monkeys everything but babies. There's a fine chance for some enterprising young mother. The society columns used to refer to young brides as "Mrs. John Doc nee Roe." They don't need to men tion the knee part any more, it shows for itself. We see on the courthouse bulletin board where our old friend William Alfred Scott, In applying for natur alization papers, had Miss Helen Hockey as a witness. Those English men always were hell in nocxey. The next day after Scotty got his c'.tizenship papers he dropped an "H" on the office floor so naro u crone in three places. That lad will make the old melting pot sizzle. Tn orltlnil "Sips" li lost Yur-old Bos ton Dull, nnaer ptrw t,iiu - Ca -o.-o on arl In th- Pfltlital Journal. But It's not the original "Sips" that's lest. We object. We are neither lost nor Boston. "Bull" is the only word in the description that fits us. But we sure hope little Sips gets back to its mistress. WORDS AND MUSIC Conviction of Sin By Stoddard Kinr I often lie awake at night And grieve that I'm parasite Who does not lanor 10 prouui-o .- single thing of general use. I do not till the teeming soil. Or nit down trees, or drill for oil; I do not plant, or plow, or reap, I do not shepherd swine or sheep, Or do what little things I can To benefit my fellow man. I" worries me, as I have said. And I toss wakeful in my bed; It makes me fidget and perspire " i be Society's spare tire, Though docile, well behaved and gentle. Not useful and not ornamental. One way, and only one, I find To drive these worries from my mind, One path, narrow one and straight. Out of my parasitic slate. And that's no more to loaf and shirk, But get a Job and go to work At any task that I can get. Provided it engenders sweat. That Is the onlr thing to do. But will I do It? Well, would you? Birth Place Of Oregon And Memory Of Pioneers Neglected Asserts Miller Residents of both the west and east side of tne Willamette river are ex pected to meet at Champoeg park Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock In support of movement looking to ward the conrtructlon of new traf fic artery between Salem and Port land through Butteville and passing through the Champoeg reserve, M. A. Plcrson, of the Ladd Hill com munity club, announced todny. Or ganization of local groups In each community was also advocated as a means of best boosting the proposed highway. Plerson, with Albert Toi ler, caretaker of Champoeg park, Iester Matthleu, son of F. X. Mat thleu and Andy Johnson, both of the Butteville grange, were guests MISTRIAL ENDS KEARNS' SUIT FOR DAMAGES Charges Of Jury Tamper ing Are Made Against Rickard, Dempsey Kearns' Attorneys As sails Promoter In Third Of Million Case Courtroom, Newark, N. J.. Nov. 21 yp Charges of attempted tamper ing with Justice on the part of Jack Dempsey and Tex Rickard brought an end today to Jack Kearns $333, 333.33 court action against Dempsey. Both sides agreed to ending the case by a voluntary non-suit after Judge Runyon had told the defense, who wanted the trial to go on that the only alternative would be a mis trial. Just before Judge Runyon Issued his ultimatum the court was thrown into an uproar by George L. (Tex) Rickard, who so resented a remark of Kearns' counsel that the promoter had boasted having the case "in the bag" that he called the lawyer a "contemptible liar" in open court. All the charges of 'influence' were made by Arthur Sager, chief coun sel for Kearns, who seeks damages on a contract made when he was the former boxing champion's manager. Sager complained about three day adjournment last week, granted because Arthur Driscoll, Dempsey's chief counsel, had said he was sick. He charged Driscoll with faking sickness so that Dempsey might have, time to stump the state, creating public sentiment for himself, and that "the sinister shadow of George L, Rickard, Dempsey's spiritual ad viser," might be cast over the court. "Your honor," Sager pleaded, "if you do not call halt to this trial . such a scandal will develop as will make the activities of the Burns de tectives In the Fall-Sinclair action smell like attar of roses." gourTupIlds phone tapping -by dryagents Washington, Nov. 21 (LP) The United States supreme court today sanctioned tapping of telephone wires by federal prohibition agents to obtain evidence. Without comment or explanation, the court denied reviews of three ap peals brought solely on the ground that such evidence against them violated their constitutional rights. The appeals were brought by 19 Seattle men who were convicted of the Volstead act conspiracy and sen tenced to terms In McNeil's Island federal prison. The appellants were: Edward H. Mclnnes, Charles S. Green. Emory A. Kern, Z. J. Hend rick. Edward Erlckson, William P. Smith. David Trotsky, Louis O. Gill iam, Clyde Thompson, B. G. Ward, Roy Olmsted, Jerry L. Finch, Clar ence O. Healy, Cliff Maurice, Tom Nakagawa, Edward Engdahl, Myer Berg, John Earl and Francis Richard Brown. These men along with 71 others were Indicted In Seattle on a sweep ing conspiracy Indictment in 1925. SNOW AT I.A GRANDE La Grande, Nov., 21 VP) La Grande found a light covering of snow on the ground this morning, the first of the season in the valley. The minimum temperature was 32 above. at the chamber of commerce forum Monday noon. Perpetuation of the memory of the pioneers through highway as monument to their names was urged before the forum by Milton A. Mil ler of Portland, who spoke of the historical signilicance of the park and the part played In the early days of the northwest by the pioneers, to gether with the admission of Ore gon to statehood. "The birthplace of Oregon la neg lected, with newspapers being used as window nhades." Milton declared "Every state has Its own shrine. We have always lived In the pet. It Is up to us to look to the future." (Concluded on rut I, Column I) Davis Passes t C ' ;t"v 1 V;XM I JUDGE GEORGE E. DAVIS CORPORATION DAVISPASSES Judge George E. Davis, state cor poration commissioner, died at his home here this afternoon. He had been 111 for several weeks with a complication resulting, it was said, from Infected teeth and causing partial paralysis. Judge Davis, who served at the 1925 and 1927 sessions in the state senate, was appointed corporation commissioner by Governor Patter son soon after the adjournment of the latter session, succeeding W. E. Crews of Medford. Judge Davis was born March 28. 1882, at Bowling Oreen, Ind., hence was 65 years old. When he was 10 years old the family moved to Mis souri. He was educated at Lan caster academy and at the Kirks- ville normal school. When 22 years old he became county school super intendent for Schuler county. Mo. He was admitted to the bar In Missouri in 1889 He came to Ore gon In 1891 and was admitted to the bar here the same year. Until 1898 he practiced law in Portland, then moved to LoGrande, but a year later to Canyon City. In 190 Mr. Davis was elected cir cuit court Judge for the ninth Judi cial district, comprising Grant, Har ney and Malheir counties. Since 1911 he had practiced law at Vale until he came to Salem to live early this vear. In the state senate he represented Grant, Hamey and Malheur counties. At Vale, Judge Davis served as mavor. as orcsident of the chamber of commerce and as president of the Malheur County Bar association. He was marled In 1898 and Is survived by his widow, a son ana daughter. The son lives in eastern Oregon, the widow and daughter in Salem. Jurtee Davis was a member of the Christian church, the Masons, the Shrines, Modern Woodmen ana Elks. MINERS' ARMY REACHLONDQN London, Nov. 21 (IP) At their ob jective with only two casualties after their long march, soldiers of rmb'i Armv" today were seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to tell him about unemploy ment In Welsh coal mines, a rffntttntinn rif lift men who had marched In rain and cold, for 184 miles to call attention to the troubles of their fellow workers was to call v,i afinmnnn nn labor nartv lead ers at the house of commons. It was hoped that conference wim Baia win could be arranged. Afior a finni mnrrh throueh Lon don streets, accompanied by bands and thousands of small boys and .ii-lnii nrompnadfrs. the "army" of 248. only two less than the 230 who started from Newport woies, nov ember 9, held meeting in Trafalgar Square yesterday. DRUNKEN DRIVER TO LOSE LICENSE M. A. Tallman, 610 North Com mpinl t,pM th rvraihilitv of not being able to use ar automobile for year, Judge Mark rouuen uiui eated this morning, whrn he re leased Tallman on ball after he had been held In the city Jail since Sunday afternoon on charge of driving while drunk and possessing intoxicating liquor. Tallman came before Judge Poul sen on simll charge about year ago, and because of Tallman's orgetlulness ths Judse told Don Miles, Tallman's attorney, that It would be necessary to Inflict sentence for the protection of the piblle that Tallman can remem ber. Lacking money, Tallman's car was held In lieu of ball. MAYHEM USED AS TERRORIST STDEAPON Probe Of Wildcat Labor Racketeering Shows Hoodlums Are Busy Outlaw Organizers Re sort To Mutilation To Force Workers To Join Chicago, Nov. 21 VP) A terror ism as barbaric as any in the cata logue of crime terrorism that com mits mayhem, disabling its victims for life has been uncovered in the police investigation of wildcat labor racketeering. Underworld hoodlumism, grown lean In the cramped and crowded fields of bootlegging, rum running and gambling, has turned, in some instances which police have found, to the more lucrative sphere of "wildcat" organizing into unions of small tradesmen, Itinerant dealers and others. The police are confident that John P. McLaughlin, an officer of the dental laboratories mechanics' union, who was shot by a policeman Friday night after walking Into a police trap, went Into the "labor racket" when money got scarce in the liquor trade. McLaughlin, they said, be came labor racketeer only re cently, after leaving the service of Victor McErlane, listed as one of the Chicago 'beer" barons." McLaughlin and Henry Attles, president of the mechanics' union, confessed, police said, that they were waiting in a dark alley "to break an the bones In John Komasa's hands, so he couldn't 'scab' any more." Komasa's name was on one of three cards hidden behind a picture (Concluded on Pfcse 10. Column 7) $250,000,000 TAX REDUCTION IS AGREED TO Washington, Nov. 21 (IP) The house ways and means committee late today voted that the proposed tax reduction should not exceed S250.000.000. The treasury had recommended a cut of $225,000,000. The committee was unanimous in holding that the 13 V4 per cent corporation tax should be reduced but did not de termine how much. The committee also voted to re tain the federal estate tax and to retain all per cent Income rates. In this the committee ran counter to treasury recommendations calling for abolition of the estate tax and for a cut In the rates on Incomes between $28,000 and $70,000. It was decided however, to con sider later reduction In automo bile and theater admission taxes. The treasury had recommended repeal of the Inheritance tax and reduction of the income levies. The .committee vote to Increase the limit for total tax reduction from the $225,000,000 recommended by tho treasury came after sharp debate and was not unanimous. By unanimous vote the com mlttee decided that the tax on cor. poratlon Incomes, now 13 '.4 per cent, should be reduced, but left for future determination what the reduction should be. It also decided to consider, with a view to repeal or reduction in rates, the taxes on admissions, au tomobile sales and club dues. BUILDING GODE TO BEJAMED Governor Patterson has let It be known that wltnln two weeks he probably will appoint state build. Ing code commission, provided for by resolution of tho 1927 legisla ture. The commission will have 13 non-salaried members who will draft a state building code to be submitted to the 1929 legislature for enactment Into law. One member will be appointed from the legislature, one will repre fent eastern Oregon, one southern Oregon and the following organiza tions will be represented: Btate Federation of Labor, Associated Oeneral Contractors of America, American Institute of Architects, Oregon Technical council, Oregon Building Trade, Oregon League of Building and Loan and Savings and Loan associations, Pacific Northwest Real Estate association, Oregon In surance Rating bureau, Oregon Manufacturers' association, and the State Board of Health, Citizens Commitiee To Pass On Budget Selected Tonight Important business before the city council tonight will be the selection of the citizen's budget committee which will meet with the members of the council at a meeting to be called later for approval, rejection or alter ation of the annual city budget. Each member of the council selects a member of the citizens' committee, but his selection Is not necessarily a resident of his ward. A member also is selected by the mayor. The entire body giving final consideration to the budget totals 30 persons. W. W Rosebraugh, chairman of the ways and means committee of the council, said today that he will propose that the annual budget meeting be held a week from tonight. and no doubt his recommendation will be followed. .'OMAN GUT BY FLYING GLASS IN AUTO CRASH Alleged to be driving while drunk Sunday afternoon, W. A. Matthes, route 9, Salem, a farmer, collided with an auto driven by W. J. Brum baugh of Toledo and caused Mrs. Cora Brumbaugh to suffer painful cuts about the face, hands, and knees from flying glass. Tho BrumbauRhs were going south on north Capitol street and Matthes was driving north. Matthes, accord ing to police that Investigated the accident, cut across the street to the wrong side and collided with Brumbaugh head on, smashing up the front of both cars. The acci dent happened near the intersec tion of Union street with north Cap itol. After medical attention for Mrs. Brumbaugh, she went on to her home in Toledo with her husband. John Williams was riding with Matthes. He was held at the city jail on a drunk charge and released Sunday night on $10 ball. A bottle with a small amount of moonshine whiskey in It was found on the curb near the accident and it Is believed one of the men in Matthes car may have tossed it there before officers arrived. Matthes was released Sunday eve ning when he had deposited $250 bail. He will appear Wednesday afternoon before Police Judge Mark Poulsen for sentence. GILES FLIGHT AGAINHALTED San Francisco, Nov. 21 (IP) A sod den runway at Mills Field forced postponement again today of the proposed flight of Captain Frederick A. Giles, British aviator to Hono lulu and Australia. Airmen expressed the belief that It would be Impossible for Giles to take o'f for several days. "I hive no Intention of abandon ing iry plans," Giles asserted. He said the flight will be for the pur pose of arousing Interest In avia tion In Australia. Giles hopped off for Honolulu early Saturday but turned back 19 miles at sea when he encountered fog. Rains Sunday turned the runway at Mills Field Into a veritable lake. BELGIAN CABINET RESIGN OFFICES Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 21 (II Belgian cabinet of which Henri Jaspar Is premier, restencd this afternoon alter a cabinet meeting which ended at 5:30 p. m. The crisis arose over profound disagrcei.ients between the socialist and non-soclallst members of the ministry concerning reorganization of the army. The socialists insisted upon re duction In military service from 10 t six months, a stand that brought tho unanimous opposition of the Catholic and liberal members of the government. ASKS DISPOSITION OF MUSCLE SHOALS Washington, Nov. 21 (IP) Some disposition of Muscle Khoals should be made before any further power projects are undertaken by the gov ernment. Representative Snell, re publican. New York, told President Coolldge at a White House confer ence today. Bnell said he favored Immediate consideration of Boulder Dam as a flood control but not as a power dc velopment project. The ways and means committee, which for several weeks has been wrestling with the city budget es timates submitted by the several city departments, has reached Its tentative conclusions, and the figures arrived at will be embodied In a report submitted to the council to night. Two or three of the councilmen have not yet made their selections for the budget committee, but at least 10 have been selected and doubtless will be appointed tonight. Alderman Slmeral of the first ward has selected Wayne Price to sit with him on the committee. Al derman Engstrom, the other mem ber from the first, has not yet de (Concludrd on Page II. Coiumn7 DAWES ACTION IN QUIET WAY IN NEW YORK New York, Nov. 21 (IF) The New York World, democratic, says to day the politicians of New York state have been highly mystified by the upspringlng of a great deal of quiet activity on behalf of Vice President Dawes, as a possible can didate for the republican nomina tion for president. The campaign Is without apparent leadership, the World savs, but Is causing worry to those who are try ing to creat a community of Interest between supporters of Hughes and those Interested In making Herbert Hoover a candidate. Growth of the boom for Frank O. Lowden of Illinois Is said by the World to be a factor favorable to the vice-president. The feeling Is general, the World says that If it appears early In the convention that Lowden cannot be nominated, the bulk of his strength will be shifted to Dawes. Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster general under President Taft, to whom the World says some political leaders thought they had traced the Dawes boom, said he had heard of no particular campaign on behalf of the vice-president. OHIO ALCOHOL RING ON TRIAL Cleveland. O., Nov. 21 (IP) Twelve defendants In the nation wide superior industrial alcohol conspiracy, which flooded the coun try with 900,000 gallons of illicit liquor during one week in 1925 were to go on trial today charged with conspiring to defeat the United States prohibition act. Of 58 remaining defendants who were to have gone to trial today only 12 are available, according to United States District Attorney A. E. Bernstecn. The others will be tried before the middle of Janu ary, It was Indicated. More than 100 persons were or iginally Involved In the case. Some of these are now serving terms In the federal prison at Atlanta, while others cither were fined or not cited In a second grand Jury lnvcs ttgalion in September. Publisher Consents To Companionate Marriage Of Daughter Aged 18 Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21 (IP) Be lief that fear of economic respon sibility should not hamper marriage among young people has caused E Haldcman Julius, prominent Kansas publisher and author, to aprjrove the wedding of his 18 year old daughter to a youth of 20 on a companionate basis, he explained in an announce ment printed by Kansas City papers. The 38 year old publisher who first gained prominence by distrib uting millions of booklets contain ing extracts from classical works at nominal prices, declared he believed his daugliter Josephlno would be better olf married to the youth "lie loves than to await the time when thoy would be financially Independ ent. " Jor,rphlne. a Junior In high school at Glrard, Kansas, where her fath er's large plant Is located, will fin ish her schooling there and then enter college, Mr. Haldcman-Jullus said. The bridegroom, Aubrey C. RoHclle, Is a sophomore at the Uni versity of Kansas. He Is the son of H. A. Roselle, Cllrard creamery own- er. MARTIAL LAV DECLARED III STRIKE ZOliE State Police Clash WitR Miners Storming Gate$ Of Colliery 3 Killed, 6 Dying, Scori Wounded; Troops On; Way To Take Charge: Denver, Colo., Nov. 21 (V-IIaiw tial law authorized in the Colorado strike zone by Governor W. H, Adams this morning will not go Into effect until Colonel Paul P. Newlon, adjutant general of the state, de cides that it Is necessary. The chief executive explained that he was leaving It solely up to Colonel New lon, who Is leading the state troops sent Into the northern Colorado coal fields. Under the governor's order, however, it can be put Into effect at once. Denver, Colo., Nov. 21. (AT Mar tial law has been declared in the northern Colorado strike cone. A formal order that will give the na tional guard absolute authority In the strike district was signed short ly before 10 o'clock by Governor W. H. Adams. Troops are now on their way to the Columbine mine where state police shot and killed three strikers and seriously wound ed more than a score today. A number of state police also were injured and Sam Lee, one of the officers, had a finger severed by s knife in the hands of one of the strikers. Strikers said from seven to nine had been killed, but thla could not be verified. The state police turned a hall of bullets Into the strikers. They apparently wero (Concludrd on Piure 10, Columa i) SMITH NOT TO CONTEST TWO THIRDS RULE New York, Nov. 21 (IP) The New York Times says today It has learned from an authoritative, source that friends of Governor Smith will moke no effort to change the ml: requiring a two thirds vote to nominate the candi date for president at the democrat ic national convention. The Times which Is friendly to Srilth. says a survey of the nation al political situation has convinced friends' of the governor that there Is little liklihood of his opponents getting a block more than a third dry, anti-Catholic delegates. The governor's supporters, the crtlcle continues, believe that agi tation against the two-thirds would provoke ill feeling that might pre vent the governor's election, should he be nominated, and that It would be well for the sake of party har mony to avoid any conflict over the rule. Barring a change In the situa tion, the Times says, the governor's friends here are convinced ha will have a two-thirds majority. While Mr. Haldoman-Jutius did not give a specific definition of bis conception of a "companionate union," he explained that neither of the young people will assume any financial responsibility. "Tney will go and come as the please." his announcement said, meeting In either of their parental homes, attending their different schools. If the union proves satis factory and love continues between them, an ordinary marriage will re sult. Otherwise a divorce will sever the relation. "In case of children, however, the union would be a "family marriage'. he said. He believed this would plaos economic responsibility on the par ents. He added that he expected "the union a-ould go forward on childless basis until It was proved permanent." "I am attacking the notion that marriage spells the beginning: of life's hard economic battle for youngsters. They are old enough to marry long before they are old enough to get Into the worlds work, in many cases," he concluded.