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CIRCULATION Dally average distribution lor the month ending December SI, 1927. 9980 Avenge daily net paid, 9,544. Mfmbfr Atidtt nurmu of Circulation Capital, RAIN tonight and SunCay wanner. South east gales on coast. Local Max. 39; Min. 33; river, 4.1 (eet; atmos., cloudy; wind, north. FIFTIETH YEAR, No. 18 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928 limiir.1 .nillilJI.i IDKITO OH TSalNS iNB HIW r UlIll 1 II IV ill CJ j III 11 STANDS - I I V S CSKTS. mm asks tes ORANGE FILES TAX MEASURE Initiative Bill Endorsed By Farmers' Union, Labor, Conductors 8ince yesterday morning we have had 11 phone calls, three letters, eight personal Interviews, and one special delivery message, all telling us the same Joke. To appease so n-any good customers, we herewith print some, but deny Its parentage, eilher by lawful wedlock or other wise: "Why Is the maple sugar crop so small this ye:.?? Because the Vermont sap did not choose to run." To Replace Property Tax Within 6 Percent Limit; Banks Exempted Another of the several state In come tax Initiative bills that will be voted on by the people at the Nov ember election was filed with the secretary of state today. The new measure is initiated by the State Granite, the Farmers' Union, the Oregon State Federation of Labor and the Oregon Railway conductors The measure declares as its pur pose that of replacing the property tax within six per cent limitation with an income tax. This appears to make plain the fact that the measure would not be an additional tax. Included In the list of exemptions In the bill ore banks. Tax rates are the same as have appeared in previous measures. ranging from one per cent on in comes of $1000 to six per cent on in comes of $9000 and over. Several months ago an incomestax bill was filed by H. H. Stallard and George Bylander of Portland. The latter later withdrew his name from the measure. It is understood that State Senator George Joseph of Portland has prepared a bill that will later be filed. TREES MAJOR AKS LIGHT BRE Damage to electric lines during the silver thaw that came the first week in January brought 85 cases of trouble to the Portland Electric Power company lines in the vicinity of Satan, but not Including rny outlying towns or cities, according to a report recently Issued jy David Wright, superintendent. The trouble was divided as fol lows: Broken drops, 44; broken primar ies, 10; broken secondaries, three. Burned-out transformers, two; primary fuses blown, three. Limbs on miscellaneous wires, 14 slack wires, five; poles down, two and broken guys, two. The first three varieties of trouble were Caused In practically all cases b.' limbs falling across the lines. Tha transformers burned out when other causes allowed sec ondary and drop lines to cross with lines going to transformers. The slack wires were caused by the sleet knd. Trees were the main cause of trouble, the superintendent reports. and for the benefit of customers who wish regular service even un der storm conditions reiterates at this time the necessltr for the proper trimming of trees where electric service lines exist. In many of the trouble cases during the lost storm damage to trees as well as lines would have been avoided had home-owners given permission for trimming when approached by the company. GOOD EVENING SIPS FOR SUPPER By Don Upjohn The drummer who brought that ona to town sure spread It around fast. "Loose cow tied out on Twelfth street," was a note Sergeant Walter Thompson left on the police blotter for bis superior, Frank Mtr.to. We rope she didn't hop around and strain her milk. Jim Linn was telling around yes terday how much money he had made on hogs. After watching some of the folkt eat down at his chop house, we wonder how much money some hogs have made off of Jim. Someone was trying to tell us that Dave Pugh lives out on Church street It was the right Church, bi", the wrong Pugh. THE CALL OF THE SEA Whene'er we're by Bill Fitt's place. We re lonesome as 'an be. fit with every breeze that flits about. We smell the smelly sea: Ve smell the old bilge water. And the falling of the tide; smell the fragrant eodfish. And the little crab that died. O, the xephyrs Irrnn the cean Come wafting through the doo; Being down '.t old Bill Fltts's l like summer at the shore. Ahoy there, ma.e and lubbers. Would yon jmc the smelly sea; Then avast to oid Bill Fitts's, And have a whifi on me. Dick Wctien ma. be some ma at writing sea stories, but when It comes to sea poems well take us every time. We understand that Pete D'Arcy Is figuring on making application to the toning commission in 'he near future to . ave lot 1, Block 1 of the original townsite of Salem, moved up In front of the grand' stand at Willson park, so It will be there next band concert season fo! the folks to see. Pete Is the first white child bom on that lot and block, and we hope the prayer of the petitioner will be granted. It's time his claim Is officially recog' nized. WORDS ANI MUSIC TflRIFT By STODDARD KINO I am an advocate of thrift. But do not practice what I preach, For saving Is, I think, a gift. Or else a height I may not reach. While the bright son upon me shines, I make the best of fiscal hay Then suddenly my seal declines. And I declare a holiday. I like to see my brothers thrive Upon the money that I've spent I like to see bow they contrive To lend It out at 8 per cent; Benevolent, I watch them earn. No trace of envy sours my smile. But, even though they've cash to born, I can not emulate their style. Thus, In my little way, I try To do my bit tc aid the cause. I spend, and others save, whereby Is farthered one of nature's laws. If there were only saving men And no such careless chaps as me WALSH BACK SILENT OVER DEFENSE PLAN Hickman's Attorney Has Depositions From East Covering Insanity Mother, Brother Leave Kansas City For Trial; Father Visits Son Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 21 W) Jerome Walsh, attorney for William Edward Hickman, kidnaper and killer of Marian Parker, returned here this morning from his depo sition taking tour of the middle west with the announcement that his client would to to trial as sche duled next Wednesday, although Walsh had been unable to complete his Investigations for lack of time. Walsh said: 'I have worked hard In several states securing depositions from friends and relatives of Hickman who knew him In early south. I would have 'iked to visit several other places." Mrs. Eva Hickman, who. It had oeen expected, would accompany Walsh from Kansas City, was de layed at the last minute but started for Los Angeles this morning ac companied by another son, Alfred Hickman. Walsh appeared worried over the fact that Deputy District Attorney James Costello. who accompanied him on his trip. Instead of return ing with him abruptly left Kansas City for Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Hickman, Hickman's father here from El Paso yesterday held a tearful reunion with his son in his cell following his arrival. The tearful and apparently affectionate meeting came as a surprise to Jail attendants, for a short time previ ously young Hickman had told Jail ers he had no desire to see his fath er. Young Hickman Inquired wheth er his mother was In Los Angeles and his father Informed him she would arrive won. Canal Builder Dies QUITS OFFICE Tokyo, Jan. 21 JP) The long threatened dissolution of the Japa nese diet took place today. The opposition Immediately pre sented a motion of censure upon the reassembling of the diet after a New Year's recess. The government, however, fore stalled an actual vote by announc ing the dissolution as soon as the finance minister had finished his speech. Tim denunciation of the govern men. by the opposition was due to the latter's dissatisfaction with the government's Chinese policy and with measures adopted for read justment of the financial and eco nomic situation In Japan. The opposition 13 particular held the government responsible for the outbreak of anti-Japanese move ment in China and denounced the expedition to Shantung as an un forglveable blunder. As the law requires a general election within 30 days after disso lution, elections ''ere fixed for Feb ruary 20. ASK BUSINESS MEN TO RIVER MEETING The Salem chamber of commerce has mailed Invitation to 100 Salem business men interested in the lm proment of the Willamette river to attend the hearing called by the dis trict engineer, Lieut. Col. Lukesh of Portland, for Wednesday, February 1, at the chamber of commerce audi torium. The results of the survey author bed by congress in the rivers and harbor act of January 21, 1927, will be explained and the possibilities of furthering navigation in the river proffered for public approval at the hearing. The chamber has In Its possession record of the tonnage l.andled by the navigation companies operating along the river between Salem and Portland and Intervening points, of which the Salem Navigation com pany is the principal operator. This report is bung used in urging the most vitally concerned business men to attend the session. - The Australian government com mission's hearings on aviation are creating much interest in air travel In that country. Former Clerk Confesses $73,600 Hold-up Of City Bureau At Los Angeles Los Angeles, Jan. 21. (T Fern Leslie Sadler, 29-ycar-old former clerk In the municipal bureau of power and light, has confessed to police officers that he took part In the 873.600 holdup of the city bu reau last September. Sadler confessed his pan, In the early morning robbery on the ad vice of his attorney whom he called following his arrest last night. He said he had been given a quarter share In the loot and Im plicated three men whom he said he had met lr a poo' hall and knew only their first names. "I'm eaught," Sadler told the police. "All I want to do is to throw myself on the mercy of the court." Previous to his confession, Sadler had been partly ldentUled at one of the holdup gang. He told the officers that the rob bery. In which holdup men posed as office clerks to ,aln entry Into the building before opening hours, was planned two weeks In advance. Through his position as a clerk In the office of the bureau, Sadler gained a thorough knowledge of the manner In which the payroll was handled. After the holdup men bound and gagged three cashiers after having way, aid and kidnaped the one armed guard, they split the money and went their respective ways. Saildler told the officers. The day before the robbery Sr.dler was given his summer vacation of on . week. At the close of his vaca tion he returned to his desk but, with more than 815,000 hidden away, he was able to keep at the 1ally grind only three weeks. He had buried his share of the loot lr. the hills back of Olendale. a suburb. Recently he dug up his wealth and took It to an apartment he hid rented. There he put It through a drying process to take off ths mould. OLD RULE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DEMOCRATS Washington, Jan. 21 (IP) Talk of abrogating the two-thirds rule In favor of a majority system of nom inating democratic candidates has been dropped by democratic leaders and plans are going forward to nom inate the candidate In June under the old system. Frionds of Governor Al Smith have passed the word among various leaders that Smith would not de sire abrogation of the rule; that If he is to be nominated he wants to be nominated under the old rule. A movement may be Instituted at the Houston convention however, to drop the rule until the 1931 national convention. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi and others are working on such a proposal, the United Press learned today. He and other Influential leaders believe that while every convention is empowered to adopt its own rules, adoption of a resolution In Houston recommending action on the matter in 1932 would have the effect of eliminating personalities from the issue because notice would be served on candidates before the 1932 pre- convention campaign that they must submit to a different mehod of selec tion. The two-thirds rules talk which caused such an uproar In the 1924 Madison Square Garden deadlock between Smith and McAdoo was little mentioned during the Jackson day dinner conference of party leaders here last week. FILES TO RUN AS DELEGATE Going on record In his platform for Herbert Hoover and the 18th amendment, William F. Woodward of Portland today filed with the secretary of state his declaration as a candidate for delegate to the na tional Republjcan convention. He Is a candidate to represent the third congressional district, "I believe firmly in the full and unqualified observance and enforce ment of the 18th amendment and all national and state legislation which seek to give effect thereto," says Mr. Woodward's platform. "Agriculture, basis of our nation's true prosperity, demands such legis lation as will place this vital factor upon an equality with trade and Industry. I pledge sincere and con sistent support thereof." Woodward Is the second candi date to tile for the republican na tional convention. The declaration of Laurence P. Blowers of Eugene, as a candidate for the state at large, was filed several days ago. SANDINO WOUNDED BUT NOT FATALLY Managua, Nic. Jan. 21 W Ad vices from Ocotal today Indicates the possibility that the rebel Gen eral Sandino was wounded In the airplane bombardment of his stronghold at El Chlpote last Bun day. Confirmation of reports that Sandino was dead and buried was lacking. The latest advices as to Sandino. forwarded by the marine garrison t Ocotal, Skid Information received from Nicaraguans coming Into the town was that Sandino was wound ed In the head and shoulder and was attended by a Mexican doctor. His wounds were stated to be serious. ILLNESS FATAL TO CELEBRATED CANALJMR General Goethal Dies In New York; Surrounded By His Family Appointed By Roosevelt To Dig Panama Canal, Accomplished Feat New York, Jan. 21 m Malor General George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama canal, died at his apartment today The announcement was made by a son who said that his father had been 111 for several months. Inter ment will be at West Point. His two sons and his wife were at his bedside when death came. General Goethals was appointed by President Roosevelt in 1906 to take over the work of digging a canal across the Isthmus. Previously several civilian engineers and private construction companies had under taken the task at the invitation of the government, but their slow pro gress and apparent Inability to sur mount the countless problems con fronting them had heaped volumes of criticism upon the project, until for a time it seemed destined to go the way of former attempts. Alter seven years of unremitting labor, wherein he drove himself as hard and relentlessly as he drove the other Isthmian tollers, and during which he met and conquered almost unbelievable obstacles of nature and Lindy Returns From Vacation In Wilds To Resume Flights France Field, Colon, Jan. 2i. TO Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh land ed here safely at 2:22 p. m. from David, near where he had spent a vacation of several days hunting and fishing. Colonel Lindbergh, who left Colon Just a -veek ego In order to get a compb'.e rest from his arduous pro gram of steady flying on his Central American good-will tour, will soon continue the flight which has Ha vana, Cuba, as Its next chief goal. The American filer will next hop to Caracas, Venezuela, although he may stop off at Bogota, Columbia. The "Spirit of St. Louis," which has so faithfully carried the Amer ican air hero on his tour, today was pronounced ready to continue the flight by the mechanics who have been working on It REJUVENATION NOT ACHIEVED SAY SCIENTISTS VIpnn .Tnn 21 tVPi MpHlrnl RiM- ence has not yet achieved the real t'ocratlc organization of San Fran- DEMOCRATS OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR AL SMITH San Francisco, Jan. 21 (LP The (Concluded on Pace 10, Column 3) T LOST STUDENT Northampton, Mass., Jan. 21 (IP) A systematic search for Miss Frances St. John Smith, missing Smith col lege student in the wooded area within a radius of 20 miles of North ampton was begun today by 42 state troopers. The state policemen, with 18 horses were sent here from Boston at the order of Brig. General Alfred F. Foote, Massachusetts commission er of public safety. Decision to concentrate the search In the immediate vicinity of this col lege town Indicated that Investiga tors had definitely abandoned the theory that Miss Smith, daughter of a wealthy New York banker was being held for ransom. It was learned yesterday that St. John Smith, the girl s lather, re- celved a ransom letter demanding $2500 for the return of his daughter olive. The letter, mailed from New York Impressed authorities as that of a "crank ". rejuvenation of man in the opinion of a group of research workers who spoke at a meeting here attended by about 1,000 of Austria's leading sur geons and physiologists. A majority of those reporting de clared that the word "rejuvenation" was a misnomer and that the best that could be said for the gland transplantation operation devised by Dr. Serge Voronoff was that 1t afforded "transient regeneration." Dr. Schoenbauer, famous physi cian of the Eiselsberg clinic, said that In several cases of which he knew only one had derived ap parent benefit and the question was what part auto-suggestion might have played in this improvement. Doctors Wlldner and Lkben re ported that they had observed Irre futable Improvements, but thev doubted If man as yet had evolved a means of overcoming the progres sive natural disintegration pro cesses. Professor Schcyer, noted for his work in "rejuvenation" rejudlated in behalf of himself and Dr. Voron off any claim to rejuvenation, say ing however, that the Voronoff operation undeniably regenerated for from three to four years which was not to be dlspised. PARALYSIS CASE AT MOUNT ANGEL A report of another case of In fantile paralysis In Marlon county was received this morning by Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer, from Dr. J. E. Webb at Mt. Angel. The case Is that of 16 year old Andrew Rauban, a student at Mt. Angel college. According to Ihe physician's report there are five adults and no children In the house In which young Rauman lives. No Investigation has been made as yet by the county health offi cer. Dr. Douglas says that It very unusual for Infantile paralysis to appear In mid-winter as it is a summer disease. He says there is a possibility of other complications. Spinal meningitis caused one death In the Mt. Angel school less than two weeks ago. This case will be Investigated by the county health officer on Monday. silveFfallTwill open camp monday Rllverton. Jan. 21 The Silver Falls Lumber company mill will start full force Monday unless some other decision Is made. The planer has been In operation but will be shut down while some repair work Is done at the Intake which, It Is thought, will be but for a short time. This company Is laying new steel rails for about three miles In the Powers creek canyon between the flva and eight-mile posts. The old rails are badly worn on the curves. but may be used In the woods. The work Is under supervision of Bert Meyers. SILVERTON NABS BAD CHECK MAN Sllverton, Jan. 21 An hour after William Warden of Centralia, Washington arrived here on the aft ernoon 8llverton - Portland stage Wednesday, he was arrested by Chief of Police Barnett on a charge of leaving forged checks. It seems he a em. to Canby from Oregon City, purchased a 15 acre tract of land for a fox farm, hired a crew of men to clean the acreage and returned to Oregon City, where he purchased a police dog, paying for same, so it Is alleged, with a bad check. He also purchased a puppy paid for It the same way and sent It to a sister In Centralia. Then he returned to Capby, pur chased some merchandise, paid for this the same wav and came to Sll verton. He had had the dog ex pressed here so he, with the dog went Into the pool halls, asking for 15 men to work on a fox term, with no work Saturdays and Sundays but with wages to continue. Dif ferent men In the pool halls and on the streets were busy for a while trying to find men when Warden was arrested by Chief Barnett who had received word from Sheriff Mass of Oregon City. Warden was taken to Oregon City to Jail. Cisco was pledged today to support Governor Al Smith of New York for the party's presidential nomination. A resolution endorsing Smith for the presidency was enthusiastically adopted last night by the democratic committee of San Francisco. The committee also demanded the expulsion of Senator Heflin of Ala bama from the party for his repeat ed attacks on the Roman Catholic church. The Smith resolution described the New York Rovernor as the out standing possibility for the demo cratic presidential nomination and called on democratic voters in Cali fornia to send a delegation pledged to him to the national convention. The virile personolity of Smith would attract millions of Independ ent voters to the democratic stand ard," the resolution declared. "His nomination would Invigorate the party and Inspire it to victory at the election in November." The attacks of Senator Heflin on the Roman Catholic church were branded as the words of a "bigot and coward' 'in the resolution demanding that he be read out of the party. A copy of the resolution against Heflin was forwarded to Senator Robinson, Arkansas, democratic leader in the senate, asking his sup port In banishing Heflin from the party. LOSES DAMAGE SUITJOR FIRE Portland, Ore., Jan. 21 W) After deliberating tor 10 minutes In a case that took two vecks to try and ended 130 witnesses, the Jury in Federal Judge Bean's court today returned a verdict for the defend ant In the 191,000 damage suit brought by Albert Sternberg of Al bany agalast the Southern Pacific company. Sternberg, proprietor of the Al bany tannery company was attempt' ing to collect damage done to his property plant by lire, which he alleged was set by sparks from a steam engine working on the rail road line. A feature of the trial was the de nial by Sternberg of a bribe which Mrs. Alice Kelly, witness, claimed he had given her. Sacramento, Jan. 21 (IP) Govern or C. C. Young today telegraphed Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg at Washington. D. C, asking him to Issue appers for extradition from Canada of Joseph J. Parente, de clared to be a fugitive from San Francisco where he la wanted on charges of perjury. VARE DENIES FRAUDJHARGES Washington, Jan. 21 W General denial of the charges of fraud and corruption mode by his democratic opponent, William B. Wilson, are contained In the answer filed today with the senate by William 8. Vare. republican senator - elect from Pennsylvania. Vare's reply Is to the amended petition filed several days ago by Wilson in his contest to have the senate award him the scat which has been temporarily denied the senator-elect because of expendl- tures in his primary campaign in May 1926. Besides charging fraud and cor ruption the former secretary of labor In the Wilson administration alleged that there had been a con spiracy among officials In Phila delphia, Allegheny, Delaware, Lack awanna, Luzerne and Schuylkill whereby persons under age, dead men and non-residents were regis tered. This also is denied by Vare. INTERFERENCE -PROTESTED BY PAN AMERICA Conference Writes Prin ciples Protesting In tervention In Countries Public Debate Over Poli cies Of United States In Latin America Likely Havana, Jan. 21 (At A declara tion against internal Interference fat the affairs of another country baa len written Into a statement of principles by the public commute cn International law of the Pan American conference. The declar tlon also makes recognition of da facto government obligatory. Whether this would bring tnto public debate the policies of the United States In Latin-America was being discussed by observers to day. It was stated authoritatively on behalf of the United States dele gates that they would Interpose no objections to such discussion. Tha position of the delegation Is that there Is nothing to hide, nor la there anything t' I egret In the American government's stand. There has been no Indication that any delegation will bring the mat er up. f h e Washington government, however, has not changed its posi tion on many fundamental points of national policy, regarding which its delegates here at the proper time will doubtless be adamant. (Concluded on Page 10, Column a) T GRIPS PORTLAND COLD IN EAST Portland. Ore., Jan. 21. (flV-Snow which started to fall at noon waa still falling at 2 o'clock and had In creased in density. There waa no wind. Portland, Ore., Jan. 21. IP A thin coat of Ice covered Portland this morning as "silver thaw" con ditions continued, but relief waa promised over the week-end. In eastern Oregon and Washing ton low temperatures were recorded again, but moderation from tha cold wave which has caused on death was also predicted for the region east of the Cascades. Valentine McClelland, 81, a resi dent of the Doris district, not far from Klamath Falls, waa found frozen to death. It is thought the combination of frigid temperature and illneui caused his death. The minimum at Klamath Falls this morning was 14 above. The general range of minimum last night and this morning waa around 30 to 35 degrees for western Oregon and Washington and from four below to 20 above In the east ern sections of the two states. Low mark in Portland this morning was 32 degrees above. Low And High Churchmen War Over Revised Edition Of CommonTrayer Book London, Jan 21 Ml New contro versies In the already bitter fight In the Church of England were forecast today afler publication by the arch bishops of Canterbury and York o! changes In the revised form of the book of common prayer.- The changes are In an attempt to 'remove apprehensions and make more clear and more explicit'" the intentions of the prayer book. A re viled form of the book of common prayer without the changes Just announced was defeated by the house of commons several weeks ago. Coming at a time when differences In the Church of England between the "hUth church" and "low church" tactions are the most bitter In re cent years, It Is expected there will be considerable difficulty in getting parliament to pass the revised prayer book as amended. The document Issued by the arch bishops of Canterbury and York Is the tnlrd Important religious docu ment Issued in the last fortnight, and each has brought about tre mendous Intenst In England. The first was the pope's encyclical which forestalled attempts at any church unity unless Protestants ac ccpted the Roman Catholic faith and the second was publication of the Mallnes conversations this week. The Malines conversations were between Catholic and "high church" leaders In an attempt to work about a unity between the church of Eng land and the Roman C'athoUe church. There are five general points In the changes tn the revised prayer book. 1 Removal of a clause which had been Interacted as giving arch bishops and bishops a general power to make rules having the force of rubrics (set rules) governing the en tire public worship of the Church of England. 2 Give adequate protection to ministers who have conscientious ob jections to the revised book of com mon prayer. 3Provlslons that prayers for the king shall be obligatory every morn ing and evening. 4 Printing of the black rubrte In the amended deposited book at the end of the alternative order. J Reservation of the consecrated bread ana wine for the communion of the sick only.