Capital journal., December 06, 1929, Page 1, Image 1

SANTA
CIRCULATION
Dlly average distribution for tht
moutn ending November 30, 1939
10,226
Average dally net paid B847
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
42nd YEAR, No. 291
HEALTH WORK
BUDGET HINGES
Oil BANK TAXES
County Court Agrees that
If Delinquents Pay Up,
$8000 Forthcoming.
Charges of Broken Faith
Denied. Taxpayers
Budget Meet Not Held
"We have made but one promise
in the Marion county health dem
onstration this year. That is, if
the few banks of the county which
have not paid their taxes will come
in and oav their taxes and keep
them paid we will agree to give the
health demonstration $8000 a year
for five years. Yes, and we will put
this agreement into writing."
Thin was the answer of the Marl
on county court to charges that it
had broken faith with the child
health demonstration and failed to
keen its D roml.se in giving it the
same amount that it awarded it
last year after weeks of arggu
ment and contention.
As far as a representative 01
representatives of the child health
demonstration being present at the
budget meeting, attention was called
to the fact that the budget meet
ing for taxpayers o express their
opinions is to be held the latter
part of the month after publica
tion of the budget. Any or all tax
payers interested are invited to at
' tconcluded'op paife 14Tcolunin 0)
COUNTY BUYS
100 ACRES OF
TIMBERED LAND
The Marion county court Friday
closed up a purchase of a tract of
100 acres of timbered land east of
the city on the Fruitland road. The
property waa purchased from P.
W. Getter and P. L. Stephen for a
consideration of $7500. The 100 acre
tract is largely covered by timber,
most of it fir. but five acres are
said to be good ash and there is
some oak on the property. The land
is bounded on the west by a creek.
a branch of Pudding river.
It is estimated there are over 4000
cords of wood on the place. A
first estimate was made of 6000
cords when Oeiser and Stephen
purchased the property from George
Palmer and those two cut around
1500 cords.
The purchase Is being made for
two reasons. One that the timber
contains many trees which are good
to cut for piling for bridge use and
the other that it will make a re
serve woodlot for the county. The
county has exhausted Its Hopmere
woodlot and is now working on an
other south of the city and this will
be available when that is gone. Good
wood lots are being rapidly taken
up or denuded and the county
wished to have this In reserve.
TREASURY BILLS
PUT ON MARKET
Washington (Ft The government
irtll put its new method of borrow.
ing into effect next Tuesday and
offer to the public some $100,000,000
in "treasury bills." to be sold to
the highest bidders and redeemed
in their face value.
In addition, the more customary
treasury certificates of Indebtedness
will be Issued to the extent of ap
proximately $325,000,000, bearing in
terest at three and one-eighth per
cent and maturing next Septem
ber 15.
The new treasury bill system was
approved by congress a year ago
and the treasury recently Issued
aeries of regulations regarding its
use, Indicating that it would be put
Into effect in connection with the
usual December government finan
ring. The discount, or difference
between the sale and redemption
prices Is to represent the usual In
terest. The bills mature In 90 days
In announcing the Issues, Sec
tary Mellon said that about $700.
000.000 in treasury sertificates and
$79,000,000 in interest payments fall
due on December 15,
'MUSHING"
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matter et Balem. Omjon
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
.' By DON UPJOHN
THE GUARDIAN SPEAKS
The Statesman proposes to stay
on the Job and see that the next
budget does comply with tne en
gagement of the present city coun
cil. Statesman Editorial.
Ahat Simon Legree comes out
Into the open. Now that the czar
has the serfs whipped into line he
sheds his koat of modesty and
comes forth to be krowned king of
the kouncll.
We are glad he is out in the open.
We are glad to have tUs admission
that it was he who started his job
by putting the sheep herder, the
haberdasher and the champion
pipe smoker of the kouncll on the
kommittee on kommittees.
All we need now Is some ice in
the river so he kan chase them
across with the minor hounds bay
ing in full voice.
This Is going to be a good winter
boys. If the present city kouncil
komplies with all its engagements,
as the Statesman suggests it is going
to make them, there will be a fine
mess around here before another
spring. Go to it lads. This Is your
chance.
July 4 is also known as Inde
pendence day and is celebrated by
shooting off firecrackers as all
small boys know. We suppose every
council meeting night from now on
will be known as Independents'
night. It is also well known that
frequently small boys suffer lock
jaw from shooting off firecrackers.
Would it be too much' to hope that
the same thing happens to some
people on Independents' night from
shooting off their mouths?
A great hullabuloo is being
stirred tip in Maltnomah county
because It Is alleged some coun
ty orriclals have been taking;
thousands of pictures for politi
cal purposes. Yet George Baker
has had thousands of pictures
taken in Multnomah county for
political purposes and got away
with It. What's the difference?
Tlie county court says it will give
the health demonstration ss.ouo
year for five years if the few banks
wUch have not paid their taxes will
pay up and keep paid up. Now.
there's a chance for the few banks
to doeome real boosting. They can
come through and assure the health
demonstration what it needs, put
themselves In solid with the people
or the county and set a real exam
ple as 100 per cent boosters. Lest
they forget. Prank Wrightman. who
collects the taxes, has his office on
the second floor In the court house.
Take the elevator and save some
interest.
NEW EXPLOSION
INJURES NINE
Pittsburgh, W Nine persons were
injured Friday In an explosion near
the scene of the blast that killed
five persons. Injured more than a
score of others, and wrecked the
postoffice Thursday at Munhall, a
suburb. None of those hurt Friday
was in a critical condition, the
Homestead hospital reported.
The second explosion occurred as
postal officials? state, county and
public service officers were prepar
ing to surt a Joint investigation of
the postoffice blast.
Unofficially It was said that gas
leaking from a pipe under the post-
on ice naa ignited.
Ad Club To Sponsor
Decoration Contest
As Christmas Event
Brilliant Christmas decorations will glow from evergreens,
hedges, house fronts and entrances in the second outdoor
Christmas illumination contest to lie sponsored by the Salem
Ad club during the holiday season. Plans for the contest were
announced at the luncheon meeting of the club at the Marion
hotel Thursday.
Prises In cash and merchandise
valued at MIS will be offered by the
club thta year to stimulate spirited
competition among the &3 home
owners who entered last year and
many more who are expected to
Join in the city-wide lighting and
decoration contest, according to C.
R. Smith, chairman of the commit
tee in charge. More prizes will be
offered than previously.
After the Interest created by the
II inniwgr
CUT IN PHONE
RATES IN STATE
AGREED UPON
Telephone Company Of
fers Reduction Which
Service Board Accepts
New Schedule in 'Effect
January 1. Connection
Service Charges Cut
A general reduction in telephone
rates throughout Oregon was an
nounced by the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company and the
state public service commission af
ter a conference in Portland Fri
day. All members of the commission
were in Portland, including the sec
retary, and the reduction became
known here through a long-distance
telephone call from Portland to the
local office of the telephone com
pany.
The new rates will be enectlve
January 1. Under the new schedule
the charges lor connection ol ser
vice will be entirely eliminated In
one case and reduced from 14 to
over 50 per cent in other cases.
Monthly rates for extension tele
phones will be cut from 20 to 33!&
percent.
The changes were summarized, by
H. R. Risely, state manager for the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
(Concluded on page 14, column 7"
TRIO TO PLEAD
GUILTY TO THEFT
OF AUTOMOBILE
Rather than go back to Wash
ington and face a charge of high
way robbery, Art Kellogg, Ed Allen
and Bob Kellogg, three men arrest
ed Thursday forenoon near the Reed
Burdoch plant on North Front street
after fleeing from the scene of a
contemplated hold-up of A. Vol
chok, proprietor of the Star Ex
change, will probably go before the
Marlon county circuit court and en
ter pleas of guilty to charges of
stealing an automobile. This was
Indicated when the trio was taken
before Judge Small In justice court
late Thursday.
According to the story told Judge
Small-and Barney Page, assistant
district attorney, the men held up a
taxi cab driver In Yakima, Wash.,
Saturday and compelled him to
drive them to Portland. They came
on to Salem later, made arrange
ments to tryout an automobile at the
Valley Motor company and drove
the machine to Portland. They later
returned to Salem and plotted the
Star Exchange robbery when their
funds gave out.
Allen, believed to be the leader of
the three men, Is being held In the
city jail while Fuller and Kellogg
are stopping with Sheriff Bower.
It is likely the men will waive a
grand jury hearing and will enter
pleas directly to the circuit court.
Kellogg has been around Salem
for a year or more, having partici
pated in a ring battle here several
months ago. He claims to have been
employed by a local store at one
time.
success of the contest last year, It
Is predicted by the committee mem
bers that efforts to extend the scope
of the affair so ss to make home
decoration and illumination prac
tically universal In Salem will meet
with a ready response. Invitations
will be mailed within the next few
days to 1500 or more home owners
to participate In the contest. Oth
ers are expected to Join In the
tConcluilcd en page 15, column 8;
SOUTH
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929
S!N0 RUSSIAN
PACT SIGNED
Nanking Approves Pro
tocol of Agreement
Reached on Railroad
Mukden Council With
draws Objection to Re
turn of Russians
Tokio tPi Advices received here
Friday from Mukden stated that the
Nanking nationalist government has
approved the protocol of the agree
ment reached by the Soviet and
Manchurian delegates preliminary
to settlement of the Chinese East
ern railway dispute.
Mukden tJF) Mukden political
council Friday dispatched a message
to Moscow approving the prelimin
ary agreement reached between Chi
nese and Russian delegates for the
settlement of the Chinese Eastern
railway controversy.
After prolonged discussions over
the preliminary agreement, which
was negotiated by representatives
of Russia and China at Nikolsk-Us-
suriisky, Siberia, December 3, the
Mukden council, to which the Chi
nese delegates reported after their
initial meeting with the Soviet del
egates, decided to withdraw Its ob
jection to one of the Russian de
mands. Accordingly the council decided
no longer to oppose Moscow's insist
ence upon the re-employment of
Emshanoff and Eismont, respective
ly former manager and assistant
manager of the railway, in other
capacities. In the conversations at
Nikolsk-Ussuriisky the Chinese del
egates had refused to grant this con-
Concluded on page 14. column U
CHIANG RESIGNS
AS LEADER OF
NATIONALISTS
Tokyo (IP) A Nippon Dempo ag
ency dispatch from Nanking Friday
said that General Chiang Kai-snea
head of tlie nationalist government
of China had notified the executive
council of the government that he
was resigning.
As chairman of the executive
council of the nationalist govern
ment 'of China, Chang Kai-Shek
took the position of virtual presi
dent of the Nanking government
last year.
Chiang Kai-Shek is 42 years old
and was the youngest man ever to
hold such a responsibility in China.
He was generalissimo of the na
tionalist armies and led the victor
ious drive against the northern fore
es at Peking In 1928.
He Is a disciple of Sun Yet Sen,
attended school In Moscow and later
studied In Japan after the close of
the Russo-Japanese war. In 1827 he
put aside old fashioned wives and
married Nayllng Soong, who was
educated in. America and Is a sister
of the minister of finance. He main
talned his modern ideas in his ad
ministration even to the wearing of
snappy modern western uniform.
For months, he had been the ob
ject of various rebellions against
which he contended with increas
ing difficulty due to the heavy ex-
pe rises of keeping his armies on
several fronts in the different pro
vinces.
SAND ISLAND BILLS
FILED IN SENATE
Portland UiU Senator Jones.
Washington, introduced a bill
Thursday to release the government
title on Sand Island, near the mouth
of the Columbia river to the state
ol Washington, a dispatch from the
Oregon Journal's Washington cor
respondent said Friday.
Senator Jones' bill followed
similar one Introduced by Senator
McNary. Oregon, to turn the is
land over to the state of Oregon,
with reservation to military use,
Introduction of the bills revives
''.ie status of the Island where val-
uable fu-hlng rights are being leased
by the Unl'.cd States.
TO MEET RELIEF
Santa Rushes Southward To Meet Relief Plane
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Ploughinr slowly southward through the Ice and snow close to the .Arctic circle Santa Clans, Captain
Kleinschmidt and his party are waiting for the relier airplane expedition to pick them up and rush them
to Salem. Here is a picture of Santa in one of the reindeer sleds in which they are travelling. The pic
ture was taken In front of the stables of Santa's Ice palace.
PLANS OF RESCUE
fcjs Km ota m kb k tr arw e
LOCAL HELPERS ISSUE CALL
Radio Again Brings Expe
dition in Direct Touch
With Capital Journal
Delayed Message Tells of
Battle With Ferocious
Pack of Wolves
His portable broadcasting set re
paired by Santa Claus' efficient
little mechanics and able for the
first time since his party entered
the Artie circle to dispatch mes
sages, Captain P. E. Kleinschmidt,
commander of the Capital Journal
Expedition sent In search of Santa
and his north pole home, reported
to the Christmas editor of the
Jofernal early Friday morning that
he and his party accompanied by
Santa Clause, himself, were Thurs
day night close to the Artie circle
and steadily pressing south.
Already plans were being shaped
to organize an airplane rescue ex
pedition to start north Immediate
ly, meet the party, pick up Santa
and as many of the others as space
in the plane will permit nd rush
them back to Salem,
Selection of a suitable plane to
stand the rigorous trip was occupy
ing the attention of we Capital
Journal staff all through Thursday
night and Friday. With that Im
portant choice, and the selection
of a pilot made. It will still be
necessary to assemble the equip-
'Concluded on page la. column 1)
NO CHANCE FOR
RAIN ON COAST
Portland IP Possibility of any
real rain anywher eon the Pacific
slope was remote Friday, Edward L.
Wells, forecaster here, announced.
lUtlnK that there Is some chance
of a light rain on the Washington
coast Saturday but It may not even
materialize.
Mostly cloudy weather, accompan
ied by moderate temperatures and
shifting winds Is In sight for Port
land, he said.
During the past 24 hours, Port
land had a trace of rain. North-
head, at the mouth of the Colum
bia river, .12 of an inch; Tatoosh
Island, .20 of an inch; Victoria.
.04; Vancouver, .06, and Seattle, .Oft.
A storm was reported from about
1500 miles west of the northern
California coast. Wells said, but was
to far off to be calculated as yet
In prospects for the Pacific coast.
Agricultural and hydro-electric
conditions are unimproved but the
forest fire situation has been help
ed by rains earlier In the week In
the Curry and Coos county sections
and by heavy fogs over threatened
areas.
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Dog Sled and All
Equipment Will
Show on Streets
"Sourdough Charlie" guide
and assistant pilot of the
Capital Journal's Santa Claus
expedition under Captain F.
E. Kleimchmldt who brought
news out or the frozen north
of the nieces of the expe
dition. Is going to show the
people of Salem the approv
ed styles of dress and modes
of travel In the artlc regions
bordering on Santalsnd.
For- the next arveral days
"Sourdough Charlie will be
seen daily on the treeU of
Ralera with his dog team,
banket sled, furs, snowshoea
and all of the rest of the
equipment he ased on his
dash back to eivtlixaUon
from the far north.
"Sourdough Charlie" will
make his first appearance In
front of the Capital Journal
office at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning.
JURY DRINKS UP
ALL EVIDENCE
Bend. Ore. (IP) Half a gallon of
moonshine, chief evidence In the
case of the state of Oregon against
Mrs. Lulu Cltne of Bend disappear
ed during the nlKht while twelve
men were deliberating as to wne
ther Mrs. Cllne was guilty of illegal
possession of liquor. Circuit Judge
T. E. J. Duffy promptly ordered a
mistrial and indicated he will cite
one member of the Jury for con
tempt of court for misconduct out
side the Jury room.
The Juror whose name was with
held Is alleged to have threatened
and abused W. P. Vandevort, 75
year old central Oregon pioneer, who
was acting as bailiff in charge of
the Jury.
Members of the Jury had a right
to "test" the evidence to determine
lalcohollc content. Judge Duffy stat
ed, but it was evident that the gal
lon Jug had been subject to "more
than sampling."
BILL AUTHORIZES
DIRIGIBLE BASE
Washington (LP) A bill to author-
ire construction of a dirigible air
base at Camp Kearney, near San
Diego, Calif., was introduced Fri
day by Representative Swing, Cali
fornia. The measure is designed to
carry out recommendation of Sec
retary of Navy Adams, that a base
to cost $5,000,000 be established on
1000 acres of land offered to the
government free at Camp Kearney.
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Salem Elks and Capital
Journal To Again Look
After Poor Kids
Annual Christmas Cheer
Campaign Starts; Will
See None Missed
The seventh annual Christmas
Cheer movement of the Salem
Elks and Capita. Journal, the ob
jective of which is to see that not
single child in the Salem com
munity goes without suitable Christ
mas gifts, was launched Friday
morning with a contribution of $25
by the Capital Journal.
As in years past the conduct of
the movement will be In the hands
of the welfare committee of the
Elks, with "Bob" Cole in charge
lor tne third consecutive year.
The Capital Journal again cooper
ates In the matter of acquainting
the public with the needs of the
committee, and collecting the funds
secured from a public subscription
by voluntary donations.
The first task of the committee Is
to locate all of the unfortunate
children of the community who may
otherwise be forgotten by Santa
Claus. Last year 13b0 needy cases
were Investigated by the committee
of volunteer workers and more than
$3000, $1000 In public subscriptions
and the balance from the treasury
of the lodge, was distributed in pro-
vldlng toys, books, candy, food,
clothing and other Christmas ne
cessities.
This year Indications are that
(Concluded on pone 14. column 4)
Protest To Cause
Thea ter License Fee
Schedule Revision
The Hollywood theater, in protesting to the city council
the payment of an annual license fee of $240, the same
amount that is paid by the bip show houses downtown, may
have rawed an issue In Salem Uju
will be harder to adjust than sur
face appearances Indicate. Since
the state excise tax Is now on the
statute book 5, affecting Incorpor
ated organizations, all the theaters
in the city may become involved
and the license committee of the
city council may find It necessary
to make a general readjustment.
The excise tax, of course. Is a
state tax, none of the revenue de
rived from It going to the support
of local government, but "taxes Is
taxes," so it may be taken into
consideration. The Fox Film or
ganization, now operating the Elsl-
PLANE
CLOUDY
With valley fogs tonight and Sat
urday. Gentle variable winds.
Local: Max., 57: mln.. 37; rain, 0;
river, -2.8 ieet; cloudy; calm.
WILSON'S CLAIM
TOVARE'SSEAT
HELDJNVALID
Vare Barred by Vote of
58 to 22 Because of
Fraud and Corruption
Seat Declared Vacant
Leaving Question of
-Senator to Governor
Washington, Retiring
from the chamber Into the
office of Senator Reed, re
publican, Pennsyvania, Mr.
Vare after the senate had
voted to deny him a seat,
wrote out the following state
ment and left the capltol:
. "I feel that a great Injus
tice has b;en done my state
and mj-seif,
"It is to be regretted that
the highest body in the land
should trample on the con
stitution and ireat so lightly
the rights of a state.
' Washington (A) The doors of the
senate were closed, tightly and def
initely Friday against. William S.
Vare, for years a. power In Pennsyl
vania politics.
By a vote of 58 to 22, it was de
cided the $785,000 expenditure of
the PhUadclphian In the primary
election of 1926 and the charges
of fraud and corruption In that
contest barred him from taking the.
seat to which he had been certified
as elected.
But, a few minutes later, the ef
fort of William B. Wilson, Vare'9
democratic opponent, to obtain the
place, was thwarted. The senate ap
(Concluded on page 15. column 7"
PAT HURLEY OF
OKLAHOMA TO
SUCCEED GOOD
Washington (VP) Patrick J. Hur
ley, of Oklahoma, has been selected
by President Hoover to succeed
James W. Good as secretary of war.
He has been acting secretary, hav
ing taken over the duties of the war
department upon the death recent
ly of Mr. Good. Prior to that time
he was assistant secretary.
Hurley, a lawyer by profession,
was one of the men President Hoo
ver drew from the south to place la
important posts after his election.
He is just under 50 years of age. i
The new secretary is a colonel ill
the reserve corps. During the world
war he won the distinguished ser
vice crass for a volunteer reoon
naisanre under heavy fire in France,
It had been freely predicted thai
the Oklnhoman would succeed to
the cabinet post In view of the con
fidence which had been reposed in
him by President Hoover.
Word of HuiSy's appointment
spread quickly to the capltol. One
of the fjr.st to comment was Speak
er Long worth, who said:
"The news is very pleasing to me,
as I have heard nothing but good
of him."
nore. Is the only incorporated thea
ter organization in Salem, but that
fact complicates rather than simp
lifies the situation.
The Hollywood protest was re
ferred to the -license committee of
the council. The late Alderman
Ralph Tl.onipf.on was chairman of
this committee. The other two
members are Aldermen Pat ton and
Johnson, and a chairman has not
yet been named. Patton said Fri
dny that he was writing to author
ities in Portland to ascertain the
Ucr-nse basis for theaters 'n that
vCuiicluticd on pnif 14, column 3jT