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ESDAY, APRIL 19, 1927
1l0 Wt1M Services Given in
Two Officer» Fire Six Shots
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Officials Centering Their
Efforts on Preventing
Severe Shortage
PEOPLE ABB RESTLESS
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Methodist Chan-h
The. Methodist Episcopal choir
presented last Sunday evening the
beautiful cantata "The Easter
Victory.” All solo parts were ex
cellently given as were the duets
and strios. The choruses under
the direction of O. H. Teo. show
ed good variation and harmony.
Mrs. H. J. VanFossen was the
accompanist.
Strong Probability KxlsU That
Country May Change
Cblneae Policy
Political Leaders Hail His
Statement on Church and
State Important
COMMENT
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VARIED
Many Politicians Privately Pay
Tribute to Democratic Of
ficiare Courage
NEW YORK, April 1».—Japan
faced the greatest economic crisis
since the poat-war panics of 1920.
The bank of Formosa, seml-of-
fiolal, imperial chartered institu
tion, closed its doors for three
weeks and only a few hoars later
the Omel Bank of Osaka,' capi
talised for IS million yen, approx
imately 87,100,000, closed for a
similar period.
Seven other smaller banks
closed their doors for three
weeks. Previously the Wakat-
cuki cabinet had resigned when
the privy council refuted approv
al of a 200,000,000 yen (approxi
mately 8X00,000,000) loan to the
Bank of Foromoaa, to aerve that
institution from threatened disas-
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The Christian church had a i
short Easter program before the i
Sunday School session, consisting
of a piano solo by June Wolcott,
duet by Vera Wright and Eunice i
Hagar and a solo by Frances
Cooper; the rest of the program
being given over to the leeaon
period. Mrs. McAllister, Mrs.
Stockdale and others had decor
Official Japan a few days ago ated beautifully with spring blos
directing its attention to the Chi soms and Miles.
nese situation immediately center
ed Its activities on the domestic
Kasarene Chnrrh
necessity of preventing a serious
The Nazarene Sunday School
financial and economic crisis.
gave a splendid program before
Much Unrest
the chnrch service in the morn
Economic unrest in all parts of ing. The room was tastefully de
the country Increased during the ( corated with manj bouquets of
day, according to cables from To
w n a iw o « a D tiG ’vriiiie~'ffiV'?yeH
dropped leas than one half of one
cent ( 48. nf a cen t)
New York,
it was feared that fnrthqg^dropa
might follow •» importent a d o s -
ipg as that of the tea k o f «ppo- ,
moaa, which la capitalised at »»,-{.
000,000 yea (approximately 820,- ,
000,000) And also a cabinet '
crash and threatened failure of (
the Suzuki Company, ltd. The ,
latter organisation, one of thé ,
three largest export and import
houses In Japan, has several score
subsidiary firms dependent upon
it, and branch houses in ail parts f
of the
world. It has received (
heavy financial support from the
bank of Formosa.
Not only is a financial crisiadn-
volved In the happenings of Sun
day and Monday in Japan, a
danger of change in Japan’s Chi
nese policy enters into the situs.
Itlon.
General Baron Tanaka. ,
militarist, who sponsored Japan’s
unfortunate expedition into Siber- '
la is thus far only one who has
been suggested in cables*from Jap
an as a possible successor to the
resigned Premier Wakatasuki.
Eliminate Official
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Tanaka’s selectioh means ellm-
Inatlon of Baron Shidehara, recent
foreign minister and former am-
baasador to tbs United States,
from the cabinet. While.Tanaka
is the avowed advocate of a strong
policy toward China, Shidehara,
on the contrary has directed that
calmness shall rule Japan’s atti
tude toward her sister Asiatic
country.
Tanaka’s choice as premier,
while ' still believed unlikely,
would not be well received In
Japan where the people are well
satisfied with the Chinese policy
of Baron Shidehara.
Japan is less in a position -to
face a financial crisis today tharf
she was Io 1920, when huge war
lime profits gave her a reserve
with which to combat financial
troubles. Since that time the
country passed through tvo large
earthquakes and has not yet re-
covered from those disasters. The
immediate business of any new
cabinet and one probably fcaanot
be firmed easily due to danger of
the present sltuatiod— would be
to save the Bank of Formosa
from failure and with it the Su-
suki concern, wbich^yabka only
below the great Mitant and Mit-
subishl firms in size.
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WASHINGTON, April 19.—-OP)
— Political leaders in both parties
hall Governor A1 Smith’s state-
meat on the church and state as
a document of first importance in
American political history.
Comment was both favorable
and otherwise. Also there were
many politicians who privately
paid tribute to Smith's courage,
bht refused to emulate It by com-
menting In print on the delicate
questions raised.
The principal criticism came
from southern democrats, Senator
Heflin of Alabama, a democrat,
who has been attacking the Cath-
llc church for Its attiutde toward ,
the Mexican religious controversy ]
and Representative McClintlck of
Oklahoma.
"The New York governor's
statement lb evasive and uncon
vincing.” Heflin said. "It is tn
on e of the essential questions
raised by Mr. Marshall la direct (
contradiction to the teachings of
many of the popes and priests of
the Roman Catholic church. ■ It
was intended, of. course, to make
a favorable Impression for Oov-
•rtot ^$mtth 'bfe' U6»esthvtte i
American citizens."
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im ericaa believes that th e church
and state should be tovwver ke*
Where believed huried. Tfce earns
of the exptoaidk fc unknown.
So terrific Vas the Mast that
bricks flaw fro*» the twb atory
building across the «treat, break
ing windows In an apartment
house. One piece ef wood was
driven into the apartment house
wall, as if It had been a nail.
Rescuers were hampered in
their work by a rain which at
times changed to A downpour.
Over twenty persons wpte be
lieved In the store at the time of
the Meet and searching * .parties
Veneta Pool Hall Bobbery
Brings Charges Against
Official
EUGENE, Ore., April 19.— (IP)
— Dethands that Van Svarerud,
Lane county deputy sheriff be re
moved because of alleged incom
petency in - the Veneta pool hall
holdup case, furnished a lively
controversy in Lane county today.
A petition signed by 200 Veneta
cHlsens has been presented to
Sheriff Frank Taylor, threatehing
‘bat official with a recall move
ment unless 8varerud is dis
missed.
Svarerud has declared that he
"will fight to the last ditch.”
Sheriff Taylor has taken no ac
tion. He said that ha was not
entirely satisfied with the manner
In.which Svdrerud handled the
Veneta case, bnt that he waa not
altogether In sympathy with the
Veneta movement. The petition
gives him until Wednesday * in
which to make up his mind. The
petition charges that 8varer«d,
acting as sheriff, left for Loa An
geles, the day after the heldnp,
instead Of* remaining on duty to
direct the manhunt for Albert
Brownlee and Dewey Russell.
•LOS ANGELES, AprN 18.—OP)
—A lone bandit was shot to death
here as he Was leaving the First
State bank of Sherman with 82,-
000 he had taken from the cash
ier.
Two constables, Who answered
a knock on the wall between their
office and the bank, fired the
shots which killpd the unidentfied
robber.
The signal, prearranged be
tween bank employes and the con
stables, brought Constable Cook
and Deputy Johnson running from
their office In time to see the
bandit leaving the cashier's win
dow with his lopt.
The gunman elected to shoot It
out rather than obey the demand
to "drop that gun." His first bul
let went wild and before he could
tire again six bullets from the two
constables guns failed him.
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BAPTIST STATE SECRETARY
. WILL PREACH SUNDAY
Dr. C. C. Wright of Portland
will preach in the Baptist Church
next Sunday morning. Dr. Wright
la conversant with the national
and world-wide activities of the
denomination. He is a speaker
who brings timely and virile mes
sages to hla hearers. He will at
tend the Rogne River Association
made pinna ta work aW i j ^ t in la Medford which meets on Mon
order to clear away thq.+ debris day evening and closes on Wed
nesday night.
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and find the remainder— -fnlRW-
The Kodern David
Qu» rte r of a Billion Dollar
Christmas Présent Now
a Reality
|, „ HOBOKEN, N. J., April 19.—
The proposed quarter billion dol
lar "Christmas melon" of the
* United States Steel corporation,
one of the largest market values
on record, became a reality when
it was approved by the directors
I at their annual meeting. ,
J. E. Wheeler H eadof Pub
lishing Company Asks '
Court to Take Action
TO APPOINT TRUSTEE
Judge Elbert H.'GSry, 80 ye*r
Cross Refers to Disaster as 1 old chairman of the board, an Meeting of all Credltoss W1IJ
a Major One for the
Soon be Called to Settle ’
nounced that the 40 per gent stock
First Time
Paper’s Affairs
dividend probably would be placed
on 87 annual basis, making it just
as valuable from the standpoint of
PORTLAND, Ore., April I s . ?
profit as the old shares.
The Portland Telegram, evening
This is the largest dividend In newspaper, operating under a re
the history of this Industrial ceivership, was today adjudged
giant. It will enrich thousands of bankrupt by the United Stated
stockholders, including President Circuit court. Federal Judge F',
Coolidge, who has fifty shares of II. Rudkin granted the petition,
common.
which was filed by J. E. Wheeler;
In announcing the intention of president of the Telegram Pub
the directors, Gary revealed that lishing Company, asking that thq
new processes are being developed concern be declared to be volun
looking to the manufacture of bet tarily bankrupt.
ter and cheaper steel. Professor
The petition was resisted ’dar
Milliken of Western Reserve uni ing a hearing by Amedee H. Smith
More Rain
versity in Cleveland discoverer receiver, and the Lumberman’d
ST. LOUIS. April 19.— Despite of the electron, had agreed to join Trust company, a major creditor^
more rain last night over the Mis the corporation’s researcn staff, A referee of bankruptcy will call
sissippi river section the floods he said.
a meeting in a few days, when all
were expected to reach a stand
The Christmas
dividend In creditors are to appoint a trusted
here today and start receding to round numbers representing stock to settle their affairs. Thia news#
morrow, halting further flood worth 8250,000,000 Is now ap paper was served by the Associatf
dangers in the upper valley. Be proved by the directors and will ed Press. Both of the other eve
low Cairo Illinois in the lower be paid Immediately^ It will come ning papers in Portland are mem*
section, however, the m e n a c e within ten per cent of doubling bers of the United Press. ™ ——7
continues.
the holdings as Well as the pro-
Zita of. tbe1thousand« of stockhold
ers and will Increase the capitalis
Two Are Killed
' PA ris . Texas. April 19.—The ation of U. S. Steel to x 81.071,-
ca8na,ty ,,8t of a twister which 904,000, making the corporation
»truck Archer City, fifteen miles second to the American Telephone
the
nocth Qf base iBcressedlQ Awn. and T e l e g r a p h u
known dea(j today as reports came country’s richest company.
here from across the’state line In-
lo Oklahoma? Frank Williams?
lg WM k,„ ed JuBt acroM the r,T.
Peak, Comfortable
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d,re®t P*th of the cy-
-inone aa(r1' Robert Crnvtn was
COLORADO SPRINGS. Cole.,
killed at Archer City.
* April 19.—(IP)—Although snow
WASHINGTON, April 19.— The
Mississippi Valley floods today
had driven twenty-five thousand
persons from their homes and the
Red Cross was calling for a twen
ty-five thousand dollar relief
fund, and termed the disaster a
major one for the first time. In
the meantime the weather bureau
forecast new flood crest levels
for tonight or tomorrow with no
definite drop in sight before tho
end of the week.
Hoover, is Not to
Resign His Office
WASHINOTON, April 19. —
President Coolidge has definitely
cot to rest the rumors that Secre
tary Hoover might resign, follow
ing his supposed rebuke.
The president praised Hoover’s
work and said that he qualified
for any cabinet position that he
might choose to accept.
bound atop Pike's Peak, James
1 Amess and Anal Simonson have
all the comforts of heme.
The men, employee
the Sum
mit house, summer resort on
THE DALLES, April 19.—(IP) the peak, made the trip to the
— Born in the rear compartmeat top nine days ago on the first
of an automobile while friends ran of the cog railroad this year.
of her mother frantically sought They Intended to come down the
to arouse a ferryman to secure following day. Snowstorms, how-»
transportation toward The Dalles ever, blocked the railroad and
hospital, the eight pound daugh the men have. been marooned
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Whit since.
more of Bickleton, Wash., was
The men are in no danger.
thriving at the hospital tonight, They are sheltered in the Sum*
after safely surviving the ordeal,
mit house, have ample fuel to
and medical attendance.
keep it warm, and have enough
Mrs. Whitmore was being rush food to last'tw o weeks.
ed to the hospital last night from
An airplane circled the peak
the Washington city 09 miles and dropped them newspapers,
away. At Maryhill the car was tobacco and additional food.
delayed when the ferryman could
Rotary plows were at work «
not be aroused to bring the party Monday clearing the snow from
aerose the Columbia river until the cog railroad. Officials of thf
it was too late to attempt to line expected to have U oped
reach The Dalles, 22 miles farth- within two days. la the event
er.
there is delay and the men ar«
Neither the baby nor the moth' threatened with depleted food
er showed any ill-effects todaj suppllee, the Adaman club, fanrj
of the lack of usual attention one hiking organisation, plana t i
hospital attendants reported.
start an expedition to their reij
Engene — Bank deposits here
on March 28 were 87.871.74S. *
Twenty One Years Ago This
Week the Earthquake
Brought Disaster
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—
(IP)— Twenty-one years have pass-
i ed since Ban Francisco waa left
in ugly ruins by an Inferno of
(lames which followed a sudden
trembling of the earth.
The Interval has been filled
with Industry and accomplish
ment.
This week la a week of reminis-
ronee to those who went through
the horror of April I I , 1900. It
waa at 8:18 a. m. that the first
rumbling shocks struck the city.
Cameo had sung here the night
before and many social functions,
planaad to coincide with the great
tenor's appearance had tapered
off before dawn, with the flour
ish and dolor for which the old
San Franctacb city of romaaea,
was famous.
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Taft—New Keith A Watson
sawmill will be ready to run l»y
May 1.
Monmouth-:—City council yotea
for extensive street lighting sys
tem.
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