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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1929)
CIRCULATION Dally average distribution lor the month ending August (1, 1929 10,153 ATtrace dally net paid 9.179 Member Audit Butmu of ClrcuHUon FAIR tonight and Saturday with lot a long the coast. High temperatures in interior, oentie northwest 6 Local: max. M; nun. 43; rain nver leet; naxy; tnuqri O jo Q" 42nd YEAR, No. 219 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 192J PRICE THREE CENTS SfJSSSSJSSrjSRi 11 JV in, mm al. mm BRITISH AND FRENCH SEEK TARIFF CUTS Plan World Conference To Diminish - Barriers To Free Trade Resolution Asks Nations To Forego All Changes For Two Years Geneva UFV-Great. Britain and France Friday took a Joint step to , i .hMit a wnrM ivmference on lowering tariff barriers. This move was made in the spirit aeveiui by comments of European .states men while discussing last week Premier BriaHd'S project for a "United States of Europe." The delegation of the two na tions recommenaea in me e lo committee of the League of Na tions that negotiations be begun between members of the league, and non-members as well, to pro mote a meeting at the earliest pos sible date. The purpose of the meeting would be to frame "the first collective agreement for diminishing hin drances to trade and developing and facilitating economic rela tions by all practicable means." The resolution of England and France also called on the states of the world not to Increase their pro tective Jariifsabovethe present (Concluded on page 1. column D ACQUITTAL IS VERDICT FOR TWOBANKERS Olympia, Wash. After nine days of harrowing anxiety, Pete Wallerlch and Olenn A. Reeves, South Tacoma bankers, stood ac quitted Friday on two counts of bribing Harry C. Johnson, state banking supervisor, to reject two charters lor new banks In South Tacoma. , The verdict was returned by the Jury of seven women and five men Thursday afternoon Just 30 minutes after they bad filed out of the courtroom to consider the evidence and reach their decision. The trial lasted nine days. Two ballots were needed to reach the unanimous verdict of "not guil ty." One dissenting vote was cast at the first ballot but that Juror Immediately explained he bad mis understood the question and voted the wrong way. The second ballot was taken and the verdict of In nocence was returned unanimously for the defendants. Applause from the spectators and assembled witnesses greeted the , reading of the verdict by the clerk of the court. NEGRO SAVED FROM MAD MOB New Tork OP A negro speaker at an open air communist meeting In the Brownsville section of Brooklyn precipitated a riot early Friday, In which 3,000 persons participated. Police reserves quieted the disorder after a strenuous tussle with the crowd. Twelve youths were ar rested. . i The trouble started, according to the police, when Harold Williams, a negro and uninvited speaker, snounted a soap box and outlined . bis views on the Palestine situation. Thousands of Jewish families re side In the section. Williams had not talked long be fore some one cried out: "He's an Arab." Two men leaped forward and dragged him from the soap box Pollcemen rescued him. SMOKE BLANKETS CENTRAL OREGON dend (LP) A thick blanket of smoke covered the central Oregon timber areas Friday, most of the Deschutes national forest lookouts reporting that they were unable to see even as far as the bases of the peaks upon which they are sta tioned. No fires In this district nave been reported but the humidi ty dropped to 14 Thursday, creating ft grave flrt hazard. Emergency lookouts and patrol men are on duty In the Deschutes forest due to poor visibility. Good Evening! DON UPJOHN OFFERS Sips for Supper EVERY READY MARK "Eugene Orabenhorst will be the Lion member to give the three min ute talk this week. Mark McCallis ter Is ready to talk to us any time." The Salem Lion. We hope EUa Wilson will make arrangements this year to provide davenports and over staffed chairs m the press box at the new grandstand at the state fair. They wonld make the races a lot more interesting for the newspaper bora. With all the hot dog stands at the fair there are generally a lot of overstuffed newspaper boys in the press box. We hope" Salem people wont overlook the Invitation of Verl Ooode and his-Ooode wife to visit thafi ffflMenx liutt the other aide of Stdyton on the Mehama road Sun day. TTTey will see aometning worm traveling to see. day we asked the question, .::ome of Prunport? t th star Bottllntr works sent us over a nice case of it, just ehnw that VnmMft I ftt.tll Vftlnff strong and making happy, healthy people out of weak ana morose Bat Martin Ferny came In, then Sunshine Mary at the of fice, Steve Stone, Carl Logan and ft few more tackled the case, and we still ask the same question, "What's become of Prunport?" There's no sight we'd rather see than Walt Wlnslow and Frank Mlnto fighting ' forest fires. We missed Newell Williams' famous backward fall in the creek at Hagar's grove, and now can't get down to see Walt and Frank bat ting out the fires with gunnysacks. Well, we can't have everything In this world. Henry Ford by mass production became the richest man In the world. If a man believed In rais ing a family on the mass produc tion plan, he'd have to have a good chunk of Henry's money tat- buy school books for "em. Joe Adolph stopped ns on the street and asked ns If we eeald get Dwight Parr and Bert Ford of the young fathers' elab to give him some demonstrations on the care of the baby. Tm interested in this two-pin hitch Idea," said Joe. "When my kids were babies we ased. gunny sacks and nails." UNITED STATES TO SCRAP GROUP OF DESTROYERS Washington W) Decision to de commission "a number" of destroy-ers-because of their age- was an nounced Friday by the navy. The ships will be replaced by destroyers now In decommissioned status at Philadelphia and San Diego. Secretary Adams did not say how many ships would be removed from the navy list or when the transfer would be made. The navy regards 10 years as about the active life of war craft of this type as after that It feels repairs become too expensive. Between 50 and do of One 100 de stroyers now In commission are over this age period. Cost of School Books Runs Sliding Scale To Imposing Totate School book lists for the Salem school district just com pleted show 130 items mapped out for purchase in the Vari ous grades from the first through the ninth and if parents happened to have an old 'fashioned family with a kid in every grade the total cost as indicated by the list for their and the trimmings that go aiong"r with tbem would run up to 973.60. The cost In the various grades see mto run up to peaks. For in stance they go on a sliding scale up to and Including the sixth grade when a child In that grade may be assessed tllje for books and para phernalia. In order to give ft child Its second wind the cost then drops down for the seventh grade and be gins to climb up to and Including the ninth grade. A matter of 11250 will satisfy the gaping maw of the list for a ninth grade senior Just getting experience in combat ting the high costs of living la the TARIFF HELD PRIVILEGE ACT BY BROOKHART Iowa Senator Declares Present Draft Not. Re publican Bill Harrison Says No Band Of Pirates Ever Looted Better Than G. 0. P. Washington W) Senator Brook hart, republican, Iowa, told the senate the tariff measure was "not a republican bill, but a bill for spec ial privilege" and under it the far mer still would have to sell his products in the competitive mar kets of the world. Washington (LP) The republican tariff bill was characterized by Sen ator Pat Harrison, democrat, Mis sissippi, as "the worst conspiracy that was ever concocted In the legislative annals of this govern ment" In a speech opening the sec ond day of senate debate on the measure. Harrison said the republicans permitted Senators Reed of Penn sylvania and Edge of New Jersey to write the steel and earthenware schedules; Bingham of Connecti cut, supervise the fixing of woolen and cotton rates, and Chairman Smoot handle the sugar schedule, (Concluded on page ll, column 8) BANDIT KILLED, OFFICER LIES NEAR DEATH Lewlston, Idaho (IP One bandit lay dead and ft deputy sheriff was fighting for his Ufa in ft local hos pital Friday as result of a shoot ing episode near Jacques Spur Fri day night Deputy Sheriff Frank L. Brown of Nei Perce, Lewis county, was shot through the abdomen by an unidentified bandit who staged a bold hold-up at ft Winchester pool hall Wednesday, getting $9. Brown met the bandit on the road. As the two men approached each other, the robber, with a con cealed weapon In his hand, opened fire. Brown fell seriously wound ed, but In falling Brown fired six shots at the bandit, each of which took effect. As another deputy sheriff also named Brown, and D. 8. Mauk, pro prietor of the pool hall, came up to the wounded officer, he said: "I got him. I got him." Brown was rushed to Culdesac and later was brought here. Describing the scene of the rob bery Wednesday night, Mauk said the bandit came into the pool room and asked for all of his money. Mauk opened the cash register and counted out 19 and then re marked to the bandit he had a few pennies, and asked If he want ed them. Mauk revealed there was about $150 In the register at the time. Since the robbery posses have been searching for the bandit. MAN DIES Klamath Falls, Ore. (LP) Bert E. Chandler died late Thursday from Injuries received when a gasoline lamp exploded In his nome. additional matter of M.40 for "clas sics" for him to overcome la ad dition to the regular books. The list shows Diat for the first grade ft parent can toss away 13.40 for every child he enters In the race for an education, with twice that much for twins. In the second grade the cost slips up to li is, a matter of 12.76 in the B class and $2 73 In the A class: in the third grade the cost U M.7t; In the fourth grade M64: in the fifth grade. W W and In the sixth outside world, while there tostlU an (Concluded on page 4. column If BOY SHOOTS GIRL W KB? f!TS - R39 CH8 IS 09 KR. School Companion km . . - sr soa roo t? . uv. gs - , WHO TOLD ON HIM Port Angeles, Wash. (AP) Angered because Helen Mc Claine, 13 year old Joyce school girl, had told the school bus driver on him when he took her book and threatened to tear it, Jesse Spurrior, 16, Joyce high school student, lay in wait lor her Thursday nignt ana cui cos her with a 30-30 rule. A posse from the sheriff's office found the boy four hours later shot through the head with his own rifle 200 yards from where he bad killed the girl. Yanking a book from the girl as the bus was enroute from Joyce to the Lyre river, where both Spurrior and Helen attended school, the boy threatened to tear it. The girl told the bus driver who made Spurrior return the book. "You'll be sorry for that," Spur rior told Helen. At 7:30 p. m. Helen and her sis ter, Leona, aged 10, were returning from a neighboring ranch with (Concluded on page 10, column 7) EXPLOSION OF BOILER KILLS S. P. ENGINEER Dunsmulr, Calif., (P) I. R. Bate- man, Ashland,' Ore., Southern Pa cific railroad engineer, was fatally lntured late Thursday night, when the boiler of his locomotive exploded.! seven mues east of Dunsmulr, in the Siskiyou mountains. The blast occurred while the train of forty-nine freight cars to which Bateman's engine was attached was ascending a steep grade. Three oth er engines were attached to the train, but they were undamaged. Bateman was taken to the hospi tal here by members of the train crew immediately after the explo sion, which occurred at 10:50 o'clock. He died at 1:05 a.m. Friday. The train was enroute from Ash land, Ore., to Dunsmulr. According to P. B. Bell, Southern Pacific dis patcher here, the cause of the blast was unknown. The engine was wrecked, and the force of the blast hurled Bateman from the cab. BLIGH REFUSES TO MEET UNION HELP DEMANDS Following a conference Friday be tween Frank D. Bllgh, owner of the Capitol theater and representatives of the operators union, Bllgh reius ed to add an extra man to the op erating staff In the theater's booth, and union representatives stated that they would at once send for a representative of their International union to come here and take the matter up further. The union made a similar demand to that made upon the Elslnore that a relief man be put In the booth when each operator Is having his day off. As the machines are now worked with two operators, each operator gets a full day off a week coming back to help out two hours on such days. The time off may be two mat inees, two evenings or distributed as may be arranged, but each has been getting a tuU day off every week. Under the new demands, represen tatives of the union stating that the International insisted on two men In the booth at aU times, an additional reUef man at 13000 a year would be required if the the ater acceded to the demand. The talking movie machines or dinarily have two operators In the booth. Under the arrangement which has been going on at the Capitol theater one man operated the machine while the other man was taking his day off and the re sults have been very satisfactory both to the owner and the public, it was pointed out. A contract was signed last Saturday by the Elsin cr for the relief man as asked by the union. Further developments In the Cap itol theater situation will await the arrival of the International agent and his conferences with Mr. Bllgh. NEAL NOT GUILTY IS TOLEDO JURY VERDICT Toledo, Ore. (LP) Sylvanua Nee!, being tried for the murder of Fred L. Fox, hi neighbor, was found not guilty by a Jury here Thursday night. This was the second Jury to try Neal for the slaying, the first dis agreeing and being discharged. AMERICA AND ENGLAND AGREE IN PEACE MOVE Washington (P) The prevalent belief that Great Britain and Am erica are on the verge of complete accord upon the problem of naval disarmament was regarded Friday as materially strengthened by Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald's de finite decision to visit America for personal conferences with President Hoover. This view was held by such high officials of the government as Sec retary Stimson and Undersecretary Cotton of the state department. who have spent many hours within the last few days in consultation with President Hoover upon the trend of negotiations with Great Britain. Of the coming conferences be tween Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Hoover should result in complete accord, the next step would be a general disarmament conlerence af tended by representatives of Great Britain, the United States, Japan, France and Italy. DISMISS GRAPE JUICE CASE IN ST. LOUIS COURT St. Louis (JP with the comment that "customers were led to the very peak of anticipation only to awaken to the fact that they had vinegar in the basement," Federal Judge Charles B. Davis Friday dismissed the $100,000 grapejuice damage suit of the West Coast-Vineyards com pany of Chicago, against the Col ony Vintages, Inc., and the Italian Swiss Products company. The case attracted nationwide attention during the trial when counsel made public testimonial letter to grape Juice firm from United States Senator Arthur R. Gould of Maine, an avowed dry. In which the senator reported that, by following instructions, he "got some very fair results," with unfermented grape Juice, Judge Davis did not comment on the letter. In the suit the West Coast Vine yards Co., charged breach of con tract through shipment of Juices which spoiled, largely for lack of "servicing" which some witnesses Interpreted as putting a "kick" in the grape Juice. HOOVER TO MAKE TWO ADDRESSES Washington ( President Hoov er will make at least two speeches on his visit to Cincinnati, LoulsvUle, and Detroit, late next month. One of the addresses will be made either at Cincinnati or Louisville and will deal with the development of Inland waterways. His visit to those cities will be occasioned by the opening of the last link in the canalisation of the Ohio river. The other speech wlU be made at Dearborn on the occasion of the opening of the new Edison labora tory there, celebrating the 50th an nlversary of the electric light. Friday, the 13th Ushers Two Girls Into World Here Friday the thirteenth aaay an anraeky data for eoew people bat at least two fam ines la Salem regard the lslilnalleai otherwise for daagMera arrived at the Sa lem General hospital Friday aMcning. W ' Mrs. Charles Robertson, daaghter-la-law of Dr. C H. ttohf risen presented her h el band with s daaghter. The father la a sargien n ft Pa cific eeast vessel. The other arrival Joins the faulty of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craven, aveenmeBt Independenea re-sMente, FOREST FIRE : SITUATION IN STATE WORSE Two Dozen New Blazes Reported in 24 Hours Up to Noon Smoke So Dense Crews Near Roseburg Can See Only Few Feet Portland m On the face of re ports from several western Oregon points the forest fire situation Fri day was more alarming than at any time during the week. Nearly two dozen new fires had broken out since Thursday noon and new crews of -fire fighters were thrown into the fray. A new fire of great magnitude leaped out of control at Elkhead in the Roseburg district, and lire fighters were concentrated at that point. The smoke was so dense that those battling the flames could see only a few feet ahead and they are unable to determine the dimensions of the Inferno which Is known to cover an area of more than 1000 acres and probably much more. Six hundred acres of timber were destroyed by a fire In the Horton district near Eugene. In the Siski you forest 2000 acres have been burned over. A new-outbreak south of Eugene, in--the Cottage Orove sector, was said to be threatening great stands of government timber. Calls for ad ditional men to fight this fire were made by fire wardens. Roaring over 3000 acres of fir and cedar, the Rock Creek fire In the Coos bay district was raging un controlled. Aside from this fire the general situation in that area was Improved. In the Portland ' district flames swept over 800 acres in the Mount Hood national forest Thursday and is not yet under control although 200 men were fighting It. The situation In Washington was said to be "quiet but dangerous, with three new fires reported. SMOKE DELAYS FLIERS ON WAY TO MOORE RITES Orants Pass, Ore. (D Dr. Olen Moore, Sacramento surgeon, and his brother, Leo Moore, were forced to land at Grave creek near here Thursday night after having turned their north bound airplane back twice on account of heavy smoke caused by the forest fires. The men were hurrying to Dallas, Ore., where another brother was killed In an automobile accident. They left Friday morning by stage. The brother referred to was J. A. Moore, fox farm operator who had made his home In Dallas for the last six months. He was fatally in jured In front of the court house Wednesday afternoon when he was knocked down by his automobile which he cranked while It was In high gear. Death occurred at the Dallas hospital an hour or so later, due to a fractured skull. FARM BOARD HIT BY BROOKHART Washington UP Senator Brook- hart, of fowa, said In the senate Fri day that the refusal of the federal farm board to engage in stabilisa tion of operations In wheat has turned that crop over to the wheat gamblers. The lowan contended congress. In voting 150,000,000 for use by the board had Intended this fund prin cipally for protection of the wheat growers. But the board had said: 'Oo to the Intermediate credit banks, we haven't any money for you.' " he continued. "This has turned th lanner over w tne wneat gamoier. HEART PROD BRINGS . THE DEAD TO LIFE Sydney, Australia W) A device from which It Is claimed extraor dinary results have been obtained In the restoration of persons ap parently dead was exhibited Thurs day at the Sydney medical congress. me device la based on the prin ciple of stimulating heart muscles by plunging needle charged with an electrical current Into the heart. Honor Golfer x iiMcislftl PrM Phot Dr. O. F. Willing-, of Portland; runner-up In national amateur golf tournament, who was the honor guest at a luncheon given him by Salem toilers Friday noon. PRAISE WILLING AS SPORTSMAN AT LOVE FEAST The sportsmanship of Dr. O. F. Willing of Portland, who was runner-up In the Pebble Beach tourna ment, was praised by the highest of ficials of the state of Oregon and the cities of Portland and Salem at a reception in Wllllng's honor at the Marlon hotel Friday. It was the first reception to the noted sports man upon his return to the state. We of Oregon want you to know. doctor," said Governor Patterson. 'that we love you for your splendid citizenship, for your International reputation as a golf player and for the wonderful sportsmanshio shown by you at Pebble Beach." The gov ernor said that Dr. Wllllng's sports manship was shown under very try ing conditions. Preliminary to these comrjliments the governor said that the state of Oregon stands at the head of everything, and he mentioned par ticularly that Portland has more golf courses than any other city of its population in the United Slates and that Oregon has more courses than any other state. "Dr. Willing, we love you as we love all heroes." said Mayor T. A. Llvesley of Salem, himself an en thusiastic golfer. "You have put Oregon forward In golf, In Califor nia and elsewhere. I met you and your good wife for the first time today. Looking Into your faces one can see that It Is character, good living that have contributed to your success." Mayor George L. Baker of Port land referred to Dr. Willing as 'Portland's first citizen today." He predicted that Dr. Willing later would win the world amateur golf championship. Oreat applause greeted this statement. He declared that in Dr. Willing Oregon has the "most steady golfer In the world. Just after Mayor Baker had spoken Ercel Kay of Salem handed note to James J. Richardson, toasLmaster, stating that Dr. Wil ling had been made an honorary member of the Salem Oolf club. Later, In a brief talk, Kay humor ously remarked that this was the (Concluded on page 9. column S) , M v Friend of Al Smith Calls Barber Over Ocean To Trim Hair Lnnnn f AP. Thfl New Kinny, wealthy contraclm-, after being; detained by immigra tion authorities at Southampton when he arrived aboard the Leviathan, has been given permission to land in England. It was stated in London Friday afternoon. Louis Arico, for whose when he decided European barbers' were not equal to the task of clip ping his rather scanty locks, was so delighted with the chance of going to Europe that he sailed without his passports. The permission to land has been given on the understanding that Louis will return to New York when DRAFT ORDER OF FORESTER PIlTBIFPRCE Charles Vick Also Con scripted To Wage War On Timber Blaze Salem Chief Threatened . With Arrest Should He Refuse to Wo'rk Roseburg () Walter C. Wlnslow, Salem t limov-- ih,nb uin,. , . . .... m mm, Ul ITTJ of police, and Charles Vick, Salem automobile ripaW m.. rolled as members of the 25-mar crew engaged In battling the Rogers slashing fire at Lone Rock, 26 miles east of Roreburg. Norman Wlnslow, son of the Salem attorney who has attracted wuoiuci uie aitcnuon oy ms ac tivities In onnnslnv thm 1mi the deer season, was excused from ine orait which Included others of the party. The men were found at the nils Watson place on Little river Thurs day and Were brnncrhf tn T Db Thursday night. They were drafted as lire ngnters under orders from uiiK-e ox me state xorester. Fred flnuthwlplr a,-- 4.4 den, declared the deputy warden w.iu went aitcr ine party said they wvauio sarcastic ana said they would got even." They went to work under protest; " the deputy said. Til. Wlnalnm . Mb; reiusvn to camp with other fire fighters and rot-nuuBuca tneir own party. Southwlck aM rhlaf '-- j v.... HUJW UC clared he mnU - - rnuav but was notified that ha would be putceo. under arrest in event of his refusal. At no fnrtho- . received Friday It was presumed at ucai neaaquaners that be was wielding his trench tool along with the rest of the fire fighters. Sunervlftor flnnthwit t... "1 the closing of the Beebe saw mill at LMna mnr ,h.i, ... employes there for use on the fire "i tne ciKnean aistnct. ABDUCTION OF THREE ARRESTS Passaic. N. J, W-Thc strange abduction last June of WlOard H. Elliott, former Passaic banker. Friday appeared near a solution. With three men in custody, as sistant prosecutor James M. Dunn said he was prepared to present the case to the grand Jury and Inti mated several more important ar rests were Imminent. Elliott was forced Into an auto mobile while on his way to work by three men and held captive six days. He was unable to as sign any motive for his kidnapping but expressed the belief that It was caused by someo.ie who desired hi absence from the bank during that period. One of the men being held as ft material witness Is Joseph Jacko vtch. former vice president of the Hobart Trust company of which Elliott at the time of his kidnap ping was executive vice president and treasurer. Since the kidnapping the Hobart Trust company has been closed by the State Banking Department, re organized and reopened. Jackovleh was not reemployed by the new owners. York barber of William F. services Mr. Kenny telephoned the Leviathan will next Tuesday, as he had originally Intended. Meanwhile, since Mr. Kenny baa been adequately trimmed by a Lon don tonsorlal artist, Louis will prob ably spend his time In sightseeing. There was considerable ag'taUon oncludedon Daee 10- column 8)