G apital AJonir
CIRCULATION
Dally average distribution for the
month ending Octobet 11, 1928
10,059
Average dally net paid tSVI
MfmbH Audit Bureau of Oliculetlona
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tonight and Thursday, becoming
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easterly winds. i
Local: Max. M; min. 31; rain 0;
river 0.4 feet, foggy, no wind.
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FIFTIETH YEAR, No. 278
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1928
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HATCHET M All
HOLDS OMAHA
III FEAR GRIP
Methods of Killer Take
People Back to Days
Of "The Sniper"
Eighty Police Officers and
100 Citizens Comb the
City for Slayer
Omaha, Nebr., Nor. 21 (P Not
dnce the rifle of Frank Carter,
"The Sniper," was a death weapon
that sent fear racing down a city's
spine, has Omaha been gripped by
the dread inspired today by its
"hatchet man".
The new slayer, who, like "The
Sniper," appears to pick his vic
tims at random, has slain three,
beaten a fourth so severely he will
not live, and seriously Injured a
fifth. Alt' the attacks have taken
place since early Sunday morning.
Omaha's "Sniper", whose silencer
equipped rifle slew two and wound
ed one before he was captured a
few years ago, kept the city in a
state of uneasiness during the days
he remained at large. That same
sense of terror prevailed today, in
tensified because of the brutalities
of the crimes and the regularity of
the hatchet mans deady visita
tions. ,
Mrs. Harold Siribllng, the only
victim of the madman's handax
who was not killed or critically
wounded, had provided police with
a description of the man they hold
responsible for all five attacks.
"He is of dark complexion, about
21 years old, five feet seven inches
tall and weighs about 140 pounds,"
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CHICAGO AGAIN
STIRRED BY WAR
OF BOMB GANGS
Chicago, Nov. 21. (Pi A bomb ex.
Yrioding a block and a half from the
home of State's Attorney-Elect John
A. Swanson, wrecked the front of
a Becker cleaning and dyeing shop
last night.
Police viewed the explosion as
evidence of open hostility between
racketeers and cleaning concerns
that "cut" prices and refuse to pay
tribute.
Judge Swanson, elected two weeks
ago on a platform promising to rid
Chicago of crime, was aroused by
the blast, which occurred in the
heart of a south side residential
section. Several months ago Judge
Bwansons home was bombed.
The bomb, apparently thrown
from a passing car, marked the sec
ond outbreak in cleaning and dye
ing circles within five days. The
slaying of John O. Clay, boss of
the laundry and dyehouses chauf
feurs union, likewise was attribut
ed to agents of powerful cleaning
interests which have attempted to
exact tribute from all shops.
The establishment which was
bombed was owned by Theodore
Becker, and was connected with an
other group of Becker cleaner shops
In which Al Scarf ace) Capone is a
partner.
Borah Urges Grange
To Demand Congress
Hold Special Session
Washington. Nov. 21. tP) Senator
Borah today urged that the National
Grange support the proposition of a
special session of congress to con
aider farm relief. Speaking at the
Orange convention here, he said be
felt the problem could not be solved
at the coming regular session.
'Th's recent campaign haa placed
all men holding public office in a
position where they must take hold
of the farm problem and do their
best to solve it," he said. "There
Is no escape from the obligation un
dertaken. Both parties declared in
their platforms f-r some relief
measure."
Turning to the Kellogg peace
treaty. Senator Borah declared that
international peace was of national
New Councilman
Can Take Seat at
Once, Contention
To persons who have been
and the Salem city charter relative to election of officers to
fill unexpired terms there appears the possibility that David
O'Hara, recently elected alderman from the fifth ward, may
take his seat on the council at once and not have to wait until
the first of the year.
It was also believed by
affairs that this same privilege
GOOD EVENING
SIPS FOR SUPPER
By DON UPJOHN
When Archie Holt, Frank Bllgh
and the talkies drive ton chaney
out of the movies, he can start a
bureau for disgruntled lovers. He Is
so good at makeup.
JULIA IS TOO YOUNG TO DYE
"My home is in Salem, the cap
ital of Oregon, as you should re
member. It has a population of a
little over 25.000.
"I live near a creek, where I
should like to swim, but cannot
because the woolen mill throws
its dyes into it before it comes
past our house and I might not
come out the same girl that went
In.
"Julia Johnson (age 13.)
"Salem, Oregon."
The foregoing from - little Miss
Julia Johnson, daughter of Paul and
Mrs. Paul, appeared in a recent issue
of Firelight, a national congrega
tional Sunday school paper.
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
"Rev. Grace Driver, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church told a
most interesting narrative of the
'Old Saloon Days In Eugene when
she was a girl there, and other
members related experiences of pre
prohibitlon days in other cities."
From Turner W. C. T. U. report in
Journal.
FAMOUS FERRIES
Wheatland ferry. Independence
ferry. Beuna Vista ferry and Martin
Ferrey.
SAFECRACKERS
USE OWN LADDER
Portland, Ore, Nov. 21 UP) Rob
bers who carried their own ladder
broke Into the Sable Motor Car
company, 1253 Hawthorne avenue,
last night obtaining $485.93, while
thick fog veiled their operations.
Police believe the thieves climbed
to the roof by means of their lad
der, drew it after them and des
cended by the same means after
breaking the skylight. The safe, a
large cabinet type, was "punched."
An attempted safe Job was pulled
at 1120 Macadam street where the
combination was knocked off a
strong box. The thieves were evi
dently frightened away for the safe
was not opened.
HALF MILLION IS PAID
FOR BRO KERAGE SEAT
New York, Nov. 21. (U Arrange
ments were made today for the sale
of a stock exchange at $525,000 a
new high record and an increase of
$30,000 over the last previous sale,
made on Monday.
concern and of particular concern
to farmers. He expressed the hope
that the senate would ratify the
pact at the opmtng session.
Louis J. Taber, National Grange
master, in thanking the senator for
addressing the Orange, pledged that
body's support to the treaty for In
ternational peace and also to any
workable relief measures for agri
culture. In an effort to stop the creation
of new farm lard by reclamation
processes, a -resolution urging the
transfer of the bureau of reclama
tion from 'the department of the In
terior to the department of agricul
ture was introduced today before
the Orange by Albert 8. Ocas, of
Washington.
taking note of the state law
some persons who watch city
might extend to H. H. Van-
aevorc, electee aiaerman irom we
first ward, but further scrutiny of
the situation seems to show that
the cases of O'Hara and Vandevort
are not parallel.
Here is the situation with refer
ence to O'Hara. Two years ago B.
F. Brunk was elected alderman
from the fifth ward for a four year
term, which Is the regular tenure
of office. He served only a short
time and resigned. In his place
the city council elected or ap
pointed, since the council is the
appointive power in such cases
George Thompson. In the primary
election of last May Thompson was
not a candidate to fill by election
the remaining two years of the
office he was then holding by ap
pointment. Instead he became a
candidate to succeed George Wefi
deroth of the same ward in a regu
lar four year term, and Thompson's
vote in the primary elected him.
Some time after the primary
Thompson resigned from the place
to which he had been appointed
and the council appointed Kenneth
Randall.
Now the state law and also the
city charter provides that persons
appointed to fill unexpired terms
in elective office shall serve until
(Concluded on Page 11. Column 61
SALE OF LIQUOR
TO YOUNG STIRS
CHICAGO TO WAR
Chicago, Nov. 21 (ffV-The mul
tlple arms of law enforcement
hovered today over the "rum dens"
of Chicago school children.
The federal government had
Joined police and school authorities
in a cltywide search for speakeasy
rendezvous catering to youthful
patronage. The cleanup campaign,
born with the slaying of an 18 year
old boy in a saloon masquerading
as an ice cream parlor, had extend'
ed to every school district in the
city.
Illicit liquor was bought yesterday
by investigators who obtained
numerous address's of "booa
Joints" from high school studer3.
At stores near five large 'high
schools Harrison, Lane Technical,
Lakevlew, Carl Schurz and Un.
versify liquor was purchased.
E. C. Yellowley, federal prohib'l.
tion administrator in the Chicago
area, sent five squads of agents into
school neighborhoods to assist the
police search. Several purchases
were made, he said, to be used as
evidence for arrests and prosecu
tions. Two places whose sub rosa activi
ties were uncovered Monday the
Sheridan club on 8her)dan road and
the Barbecue Inn on North Clark
street were found closed yester
day. Several bartenders, approached
by newspaper Investigators posing
as youths, were found reluctant to
sell liquor since the death of Wil
liam Adomaytis, who -was slain Sun
day during a gambling argument
with Anthony Junkus in the lat
ter's ice cream parlor. High school
students told police they frequently
bought liquor of Junkus.
Police Commissioner Russell or
dered police to close all establish
ments found selling liquor or oper
ating slot machines near schools.
PILOT LOSES SENSES
AT HIGH ALTITUDE
Villa Coublay, France, Nov. 21 UP)
The French pilot, Le Molgne, at
tempting to break the world's al
titude record today, lost conscious
ness when his oxygen Inhaler failed
at 30,000 feet and fell nearly ffve
miles before regaining his sense.
Regaining consciousness approxi
mately 4.000 feet above the ground,
he righted his plane and landed
safely.
Le Molgne had been in the air
one hour and 10 minutes when bis
oxygen failed.
PLANE CRASHES '
Guam, Nov. 21 UP) An airplane
of the United Bute naval station
here crashed today, injuring two
men. but it is believed not faulty.
The plane went into a tailapin.
HOOVER PLAN
LAID BEFORE
Governors Asked to Aid
In Creation of Three
Billion Job Reserve
Wants Construction Pro
jects Stored up Against
Unemployment
New Orleans, Nov. 21 fJPi Gover
nor Ralph O. Brewster of Maine,
acting upon the request of Herbert
Hoover, outlined today before the
conference of governors a plan for
the creation of a nationwide con
struction reserve of $3,000,000,000, to
be released In times of over-produc
tion and unemployment.
Governor Brewster recommended
that public authorities store up a
reserve of construction projects
equal to two year's normal expendi
ture, on improvements and release
this reserve at times of unemploy
ment. Such a fund, he said, would
be one of the best forms of Insur
ance against national panics.
"These views of the way in which
the states and other public authori
ties may cooperate with the federal
government in controlling in some
measure construction work for the
common good," said the governor,
"are presented to the conference of
governors at the request of Herbert
Hoover as an authorized exposition
of a portion of his program for
stabilizing the prosperity of the
United States. . i
In requesting the presentation
of this project to the conference of
governors, Mr. Hoover emphasized
the importance of establishing co
operation between federal, state
and municipal governments in ac
cordance with the proposals out
lined at the time of the unemploy
ment conference in 1922."
Organization for prosperity, he
said, is the next lesson America
may trace to the nations of the
world.
The governor said that America
emulates Tantalus, the mythologi
cal personage who lived in the
presence of plenty but never could
touch it. i
"Such conditions," he said, "con
stitute a tragedy and a travesty
upon the organizing genius of
American business men.
"With an annual expenditure of
seven billions upon construction,
America is in a position to stabilize
prosperity to a most remarkable ex
tent," he added. "Public authority
spend more than a billion and a
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BIDS ARE ASKED
ON FEDERAL OIL
Washington, Nov. 21. (LP) Secre
tary of Interior West issued today a
call for bids on sale of government
royalty oil from the Cat Creek.
Mont., oil field. The contract will
extend over a three year period
from February 1, 1029.
A contract for sale of oil from
the Cat Creek field held by the
Lewis town Oil and Refining com
pany recently was cancelled because
of a secret renewal clause Inserted
in the contract by former Secretary
Albert B. Fall In 1922.
ANOTHER MURDER
IS LAID TO FIEND
Houston, Tex, Nov. 21 fP) The
theory that the mother of an un
identified murdered baby also met
death at the hands of a fiend was
advanced here today when police
records failed to show a report of a
missing Infant. The baby's multl
lated body, which had been stulled
into a lard can, was found in a
lonely gulch near here yesterday.
The nine-months old girl had
been stabbed and shot and the boby
dismembered. Police believed the
buckshot charge which probably
caused ber death, also killed her
mother, and that dense underbrush
in the vicinity of the gruesome
find may yield another body.
Search was halted by darkness
last night, and a thorough comb
ing of the vicinity was planned to
day.
The find was made by D. H.
Evans, and his 10-year-old ton, who
were hiking through the gulch. The
boy threw a stick into a small
creek for his dog to retrieve, and the
dog uncovered the can when he
climbed out of the water. .
Figure In Ship Disaster
In an effort to determine responsibility In the Vestrlt disaster, Charles H. Tuttle, United Statte
' attorney, questioned members of the lost liner's crew In New York. Left to right: Jose Garcia, Ed
ward Darcy, T. Griffin, George Prestwlch, John Kipling, R. E. Msnloy, assistant United 8tatet attor
ney, and Mr. Tuttle.
First Officer Declares Crew
Of Vestris Ignored Orders and
Some Were Absent
New York, Nov. 21 (UP)
ing of naval authorities the government sought to learn from
members of the Vestris crew why that boat sank, why there
was such a loss of life, and whether everything possible was
done to save the Vestris. ,
Frank Johnston, first officer of the Vestris. was called
this morning at the hearing
Ml A I Will A
HULUuollllNb
TO BE NATION'S
CHIEFJISEASE
Sitting Is the greatest national
disease due chiefly to modern labor
devices and conveniences. Dr. James
K. Rogers, of New York City, direc
tor of the physical education cerv
lce of the American Playgrounds
and Recreation association and
president of the school health and
physical education department of
the National Educational associa
tion, told the Rotary club Wednes
day noon, in an address on "con
servation of human resources."
Men between the ages of 45 and
60 are in maturity yet they are un
able to enjoy their achievements be
cause of complications between the
neck and waistline, Dr. Rogers said
What men do after S o'clock de
termines their ability to work after
8 o'clock the next morning. The
younger generation's ailments arc
mostly in-"the head," he said.
"The department of agriculture
spends more money preserving the
pig life of America than docs the
department of labor, childrens' bu
reau, for the child life," Dr. Rogers
said. "Seventy ner cent of the
school children of the United States
between six and 18 years have phy
sical defects, half of which are
easily remedied; 15 per cent are
hard of hearing and 20 per cent
suffer from mal nutrition and 30
per cent from defective teeth
Tuberculosis is Increasing among
young women from IS to 19 years
old because of fashions while the
army draft revealed that 35 per cent
of the man power of the nation
between 21 and 31 years, when It
should be in its prime, were unfit
for military service."
The importance of the human
factor In city life and Industry was
emphasized by the speaker, who
pointed out that industry is recog
nizing that the human machine
operates best only when It is health
ful and happy. Natural resources
and wild life resources have been
Jealously guarded, but little atten
tion has been paid until recently to
uie conservation of the human re
sources. BANK AT DAYTON IS
ROBBED BY BANDITS
Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 21. (JPi Forc
ing D. A. Blair, manager, and Harry
Schmidt, his assistant, to lie face
down on the floor, three bandit
shortly after noon today robbed the
East Fifth street branch of the City
National bank of approximately
130.000. Half of this sum was taken
from the counters while the balance
was taken from the vault.
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dirt
Under the expeit oues'tion-
before United States Commis-
sioner Francis ONeiil and was put
through a severe questioning by
Captain Frank Jessup, United
States naval expert.
Johnston appeared vague In some
answers, said that the crew refused
some of his orders about the time
the Vestris went down, and that
some of the men were not at their
posts of duty when the "Vestris life
boat order was given.
I was still able to control my
melt; however," Johnston said.
Johnston admitted there had
been no general lifeboat call when
the Vestris was endangered. He
was asked concerning the positions
of the officers on the decks and
said several were not at their posts.
"I don t know where the engi
neers were," Johnston said. "They
failed to show up on the deck. Of
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SAY ROTHSTEIN
SLAYER CAUGHT
New York, Nov. 21. (IP) The mys
tery of who killed Arnold Rothsteln
and why appeared nearer aolutlon
today.
After 17 days In which they have
been criticized for activities In the
Rothsteln case, the police today
were reported ready to arrest a for
mer bodyguard of Rothsteln as the
actual slayer and another gunman
as an aide in the killing.
The killing, according to the In
formation, was due to the fact that
Rothsteln "welched" on the payment
of a 1300,000 gambling debt.
FLOOD IS QUELLED
BY FAIR WEATHER
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21 (LP)
Two days of fair weather and rls.
Ing temperatures today had ameli
orated flood conditions in the
southwest and marauding rivers
were receding rapidly.
Only in sections of Missouri,
where the Missouri river was still
belching the overflow waters of Its
tributaries, did conditions remain
above normal but the situation was
not considered grave. Butler, Mo.,
Isolated for almost five days, had
restored railroad service today and
the first mall since Friday was
brought to that town.
Crippled train service rapidly was
being restored in Kansas and Miss
ouri and train officials declared the
crisis of the worst tie-up In history
In this section had been reached.
Hlghwaya that had stood under wa
ter for several days were being
opened.
The death toll of the floods re
malned at 14.
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from Post
BECKE RETURNS
TO FIND PART OF
FARM MISSING
Charles Becke, Aurora, father of
Karl Becke, local real estate man,
recently came back from a trip
through Europe where he had been
gone all summer, and found that
two acres of his fine farm near Au
rora no longer belonged to him. He
further found that a county road
blssected a part of his place where
there had been no county road be
fore.
During Mr. Becke'e absence the
county court decided to straighten
out the road from Aurora to Butte.
vllle and in doing so needed to run
directly through a part of Mr.
Becke'a farm and take off two acres.
After several conferences with Karl
Becke it was decided that it was
safe to go ahead, damages of $125
an acre for the two acres were
awarded the absent traveler, and
uie work was completed.
"I dont like It, but it's all right
lust the same," Mr. Becke told the
county court after he had found out
what had happened. "The county
needs the road, and I am not going
to make any protest about it."
ARMLESS AVIATOR TO
MARRY GLENDALE GIRL
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 21 (p Loxla
Thornton, said to be the only arm.
less aviator In the world, will marry
Miss Madeline Quenste of Olendale,
Cal., December 11 at Olendale, ac
cording to announcements received
from the bride-to-be's parents to
day. Thornton, until recently owner
oi tne Thornton Machine works at
Fresno, recently sold out and has
been making his home in south
ern California.
Alluring Fish Tales
Move Hoover to Call
Halt to Try His Luck
U. S. 8. Maryland, En Route to
Amapala, Nov. 21 P With the
first half of his Latin American
good will tour itinerary completed.
Herbert Hoover today turned his
thoughts to his favorite sport. The
Maryland was halted between Cape
San Lucas and Cape Corrlentes.
well off the Mexican coast, for deep
sea fishing.
The president elect had in mind
the recent experience of bureau of
fisheries men in these waters who
hooked a gigantic marlln or sword
fish, "playing" It for 14 hours be
fore landing it.
Mr. Hoover did not hope to snag
a fish of such proportions as he
does not want to interrupt the
southward voyage more than a few
hours. Three ot the Maryland's i
WALSH SEEKS
IliQUIRYIilTO
W01WS ACTS
Would Expose Reasons
Behind Renewal of Il
legal Lease
Borah Returning Funds
Collected to Wipe Out
Moral Blot
Washington, Nov. 21 (IP) An in
vestigation of former Secretary of
interior work's renewal of an oil
contract with the Sinclair Crude Oil
Purchasing company was advocated
here today by Senator Walsh of
Montana.
The contract, negotiated in 1922
between former Secretary of In
terior Fall and Harry Sinclair was
renewed last spring by Work, but
the renewal recently was declared
void by the justice department and
the contract was cancelled by the
interior department
Walsh said he Intends to seek
authorization for an Investigation
of the affair at the December ses
sion of congress.
Washington. Nov. 21 WV-Oil la
highly inflammable. The blaze
started some years ago by the in
quiry into the conditions surround
ing the leasing ot tne naval ou re
serves is no sooner quenched in one
place than it breaks out in another.
Robert W. Stewart, chairman of
the board of directors of the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana, was
acquitted yesterday in the District
of Columbia supreme court on
charges of perjury. The ease was
one ot the many ramifications of
the investigation into the oil leases.
Almost coincident with the ver
dict, Senator Walsh, ot Montana,
said that he intended to ask the
senate to inquire into the reasons ot
Dr. Hubert Work, former secretary
of the interior for renewing a lease
in the Salt Creek oil field to Sin
clair Crude OU purchasing com
pany. This lease was recently ae-
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NORRIS WANTS
SENATE TO TAKE
HAND IN PROBE
Washington, Nov. 21. (IP) The
United States senate may Intervene
to force officials of the Electric
Bond and Share company of New
York to testify in the federal trade
commission's utilities Investigation,
Senator Oeorge Norria of Nebraska
told the United Press today.
Refusal of the Electric Bond and
Share company, one of the largest
utility concerns in the world, to
answer questions or produce records
demanded by the commission, has
caused a temporary halt in the in
vestigation ot the utilities' propa
ganda activities and financial rela
tionship. Judge Robert E. Healy, chief com
mission counsel, now Is preparing
his briefs and other data to be pre
sented to the court.
Aroused by the company's de
fiance of the commission. Senator
Norria said today he favors and
would advocate when congress con
venes, appointment of a senate com
mittee to obtain the desired testi
mony. small boats wee rdered out for the
fishing excursion, one containing
Mr. Hoover and his friends, a sec
ond carrying the newspaper men
and a third laden with camera-men
who unlimoered their machines for
the first time on the voyage.
The Maryland v. Ill proceed south
ward again tonight, making the
first stop of the good will tour at
Amapala, Honduras, Sunday. On
that same day the Hoover party
will go to La Union, Salvador, tor
an afternoon reception, leaving
Sunday night for Corinto, Ntcara
gua. where a third stop will be
made Monday.
A call at Punta Arenas, Cota
Rica. Tuesday- will complete the
present tour of Central America.
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