The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 1

A 1A. aBitalAJIoiiir nal CIRCULATION Dally Average distribution for the month ending April 30, lMt 10,323 Average dally net paid 9,893 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations FAIR tonight and Friday, warmer with lower humidity. Gentle winds, mostly northerly. Local: Max. 86; mln.

45; rain river 3.9 feet; partly cloudy; northwest wind. 42nd YEAR, No. Ill SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1929 PRICE THREE CENTS TENNIS STAR BOWS FARM BLOC TO ELUDES GUARD BREAK FAILS Little Girls Shoot Dice for Diamond Uncle Willed DICTATE TERI.1SL4; Court of St. James CONTRACT FOR IRON ILLEGAL COUHCIL TOLD Mayor and Recorder Not To Recognize Award to Rosebraugh Firm FOCH CLASHED WITH PERSHING OVERMICIES War Secrets Revealed by French Monograph Detailing History BS HB SB HUB mSA Wa JBQI wS TO BRITISH QUEEN London (AF) Helen Wills, American tennis queen, in silken train and plumes, will curtsey Thursday night before Queen Mar; In the first presentation at the court of St. James.

Partaking in Thursday evening's presentation also will many again from the United Redwood City. Calif (tPV-Thosc who play with galloping domino today aaxioasly awaited the fir famblinff game to be sanctioned by law here since the pioneer fold rush days. Two girls. Iris -Macpherson and Haiel Stirling of Chicago must obtain a pair of dice and shoot for a diamond ring valued at 2700 according to the will of Thomas A. Kelly, former San Frlsclson, filed here for probate.

Kelly's will specifies that the ring must be used as a gambling stake and that the Chicago girls, his nieces, must shoot dice for It. WILLIAMS SEES GREAT BENEFIT IN NEW TARIFF Portland (VP) Ralph E. Williams, vice-chairman of the republican national committee, believes "Oregon and Washington will profit to a great extent" by virtue of the new tariff bill introduced by Representative W. O. Hawley of "Salem, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house.

Williams said it Is the first general tariff bill ever introduced by a chairman from west of the Mississippi river. Hawley, he said now holds the most powerful po sition In the lower house ever held by a member from west of the Rockies. In speaking of the tariff bill, Williams 4 "There will be no reduction in any of the products of this part of the nation, and an Increase In many. The livestock Industry of the state will be greatly benefited by the new measure. The agricul tural interests as a wnoie wiu una the measure one that will help the farm situation, now at a low ebb.

"Oregon is becoming a great flax growing section. The acreage is increasing slowly, but the new duty on foreign flax will greatly stimulate the industry in the Willamette valley. I look to see this become one of our greatest farm indus tries." DAUGHTER OF DICKENS DIES London, MP) Mrs. Kate Peruglnl, only surviving daughter of Charles Dickens, died in London Thursday, aged 89. Mrs Peruglnl was the eld est daughter of Charles Dickens, the novelist.

She achieved considerable note as an artist, particularly of children's portraits and of chil dren's subject pictures. The best known of these were: "An Impar tlal Audience," "A Little Tom Boy," "The Rabbit Hutch." 'The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring," and "Butterflies." These pictures and a great num ber of her portraits of children were exhibited at the Royal Academy and the new gallery. Her academy picture In 1899 was "The Sister of The Bride." Mrs. Peruglnl was a member of Ihe Society of Woman Artists. In 1874 she was married to Charles Edward Peruglnl, a naturalized Englishman of Italian parent age, who also was an artist.

CHARLES WILLIAMS who escaped from a prison gang dismantling the old boys training school and was recaptured two and a half hours later near the Pringle school house. NEGOTIATIONS ON BANK TAX DEADLOCK END The deadlock which has existed between the county court and the six national banks in Marion county over the payment of the 1926. 1927 and 192S Dank snare taxes is broken with neither side the victor. The counts court has withdrawn its a 35 per cent payment of the taxes for the three years and the national banks have not secured an abatement of the taxation on the county books nor a rebate of the 23.94 percent of the total amount which they have actually paid. Until the banks bring the bank share tax controversy into the local courts and it Is decided in their favor, the county tax rolls will list the banks as delinquent in then-tax payments and the penalties and Interest payments will continue to accrue, says County Judge C.

Siegmund. At the same time the county court Is unable to force payment In view of -a decision of the federal district court, which stated that the bank share tax was Illegal because competing capital does not pay such a tax. Practically all of the state banks In the county have paid their share tax. Although there Is considerable discussion among the state bankers regarding the feasibility of Institut ing a test case, it Is not considered llkeay that the state banlis will take such action. GREAT SCREEN LOVER WEDS SECOND TIME Las Vegas, Nev.

(inJohn Gilbert, the great screen lover, and Ina Claire, stage and film actress, were married here, today by Judge Roger Foley. The entire ceremony and events leading to it were simple. Only Intimate friends of the couple witnessed the wedding. Gilbert and Miss Claire arrived from Hollywood In a special car shortly before noon. They went immediately Into the city clerk and obtained a marriage license.

Each gave age as 32, and ch admitted one previous mar riage. MAKES ESCAPE Charles Williams Gets Away While Employed At Training School Recaptured in Old Orchard Near Pringle and Returned to Prison Charles Grant Williams, convict. was returned to the state peniten tiary, and locked away Thursday afternoon after two hours and half of freedom In the brush southeast of Salem. Williams escaped from under the gun of a guard over a prison gang dismantling the old state training school for boys by slipping around the corner of trie building, commandeering a parked automobile in which he coasted down an inclined roadway for more than a quarter ot mile, and then taking to the brush. He was recaptured In an old orchard near the Pringle school house at 1:30 hi the afternoon by Guards Buck Smith and Orln Tur ner and returned to the prison.

The guards first saw Williams moving through the orchard from a considerable distance and started after him. When they next sighted him he was only about 20 feet sway and surrendered without resistance when they covered him with their guns and called to him to throw up his hands. Williams had been shot at by Guard W. C. Barnes about noon in the brush halt a mile east of where he was captured.

On his return to the prison Wil liams was chided about his eforts to start the automobile, which he denied, and was told by Superintendent Henr Meyers that It would be a long time before he got another chance to steal a car. As a response Williams thumbed his nose at the superintendent. Charles Grant Williams, one ot the most troublesome prisoners in the state penitentiary, eluded gun guard at the prison annex and made a sensational escape in a com-mandeerad automobile about 11:00 o'clock Thursday. Unable, without a key, to switch: on the Ignition of the car, Williams shoved the vehicle down a grade, jumped ln as it gained speed, and abandoned it after the ear had carried him by momentum to a bridge several hundred yards from the annex. He was seen to leave the car.

Williams Is ln the brush in the ds-trlct five of six miles southeast of Salem and a posse of about 15 men is seeking him. Williams was one of a gang work lng under guards at dismantling the) old state training school, which, by an act of the legislature, was mad a prison annex. The car in which Williams escaped was state-owned. It was driven into the old training school grounds by V. E.

Sheldon, engineer at the state tuberculosis hospital. Sheldon left the car ln a roadway at the top of the high hill where the old school buildings are located, and joined a group of men working at the foot of the hill. The gang with which William (Concluded on Page 4, Column 4) soon on how lone a kiss should question arose when a certain complained to the police against tion and told the officer that the whole situation was unbearable. He said that the nature of the kissel which Saturln Pabre, the hero, administered to Mile. France Ellys, were entirely Improper.

The police officer, a sensitive soul himself, said he would investigate the matter, especially that part ot the complaint about the kisses being too long. He said It was a terrible situation and that he was nonplussed. And when Parisian police otfl (Concluded on Pas. 4. Column 4" OF TARIFF BILL Administration Fears Combination That Put Over Debenture Plan Republicans In House Seek Delay In Consid eration of Tariff Washington (P) Senate admin istration leaders were wondering xnursday wnetner the democratic-republican independent combina tion which Thursday upset the ap parently scaiwarc republican majority in the first test of strength on the farm bill would stand together and write the tariff mea sure.

Despite a margin of 15 votes on paper, the forces of Herbert Hoover in the senate were shy three votes Wednesday on the export debenture roil call which the president and party leaders had made an ad ministration Issue. The vote was one of the largest recorded in senate history, only four members not answering to the roll call. The lineup showed is republicans, all but four of the 39 democrats, and the lone farmer- labor senator standing together for a majority. Both democratic and republican Independent leaders declared that the farm -relief vote Wednesday was merely voluntary combination In which the republican Insurgents (Concluded on Pago 10, Column 5) BROTHER IN LAW "FALL GUY" FOR CONGRESSMAN Keywest, Pla. UP) Representa tive M.

Alfred Mlchaelson of Illinois was free Thursday of charges that he brought liquor Into this country from Cuba but his brother-in-law, who admitted ownership of the trunks containing the contraband, faced trial on the same charges. Mlchaelson was acquitted early this morning by a federal jury on two counts ot an indictment charging importation of liquor and Its transportation from Keywest to Jacksonville. W. O. Hughes, acting federal district attorney, announced shortly after Michaelson's acquittal, that he will bring the same charges against Walter Gramm, a Chicago coal dealer and Michalson's broth er-in-law, who from the witness stand Wednesday claimed 'the trunks which leaked liauor in station in Jacksonville and brought the Indictment ot Mlchaelson.

The trunks came through the customs at Key West without inspection through "courtesy of the port," granted the congressman. Prosecution attorneys repeatedly have termed Gramm "the fall guy" in the case, and while he himself stood on his constitutional rights when asked at Mlchaelson's trial regarding the possession of the liouor alleged to have been con tained In the trunks, government attorneys declare that since he nas assumed the responsibility he will be prosecuted accordingly. Charged with murder in con Kendrick, 17 year old fcmery said they heard no order to stop. The officers waived preliminary hearing and were held for the grand jury. Bond for each was set at 15,000.

Young Kendrick was shot through the back of the head, according to his uncle and guardian, E. M. Ken drick. Intimations the boys were carrying liquor were denied by the elder Kendrick, wno saia any thing were wrong It was but the play of college boys. He said the three left home Tuesday evening togethersaylng they were going for a ride.

be seven other Americans. As states win De presented queen- Mary in the second court to be held Friday night at Buckingham It was a day of thrills and antici pation for those so with crowded hours ot rush, hurry and finally tedious waiting. Visits to the hairdresser, practice of tne al most forgotten art of the curtsey and being photographed were Just parts of the preparation. Little poker face" stood small cnance 01 her daily practice at tennis. Tnere is at tne encc 01 au, though 30 seconds ot splendor, the half minute involved in the short trip across the room to where England's queen will sit alone on the Imperial dais, the Prince of Wales and other, members of the (Concluded on Page 8, Column 0) PEACE OFFER MADE BY GIL TO ARCHBISHOP Mexico Citv UP Undisguised op timism that a solution would be found for Mexico's church-state difficulties prevailed In many quar.

ters in Mexico City Thursday as the full import of President Portes Gil's stand Tuesday night was recognized. The president was seen here as having Issued an Invitation to Archbishop Ruiz, regarded as head ot the Mexican Roman Catholic hier archy, to take the initiative In the conduct of negotiations for a. set tlement of the three-year-old ques tion. It was believed this might be done by the prelate proposing a meeting himself with Portes Gil, or by laving the entire matter before the Vatican for decision. It was felt that if actual conversations took place between representatives of the government and the church the chances for a settlement were particularly strong.

Til Mexico City press was unanimous in its wish that a settlement might grow out of the public statements of Archbishop Ruiz and the president. FALL OF CANTON EXPECTED SOON Canton, China, (P) Attacking Kwangsiites were advancing on this city from three sides Thursday and its fall was considered a matter of from 48 to 72 hours. The Central bank has suspended specie payments and conditions near panic reigned. Considerable fear was held as to probable developments during the prospective occupation of the city. One Kwangsi army has taken Shihuing, west of the city, and was advancing down the Slkiang Thursday toward Samshui; another army entered Kwantung on the north and has occupied Yingtak.

On the east one canton Kwoioon (Hong Kong) railway has been cut while another isolated Kwansl division was advancing from Swaton. RADIO STATION HERE OPPOSED Opposition to the institution of a radio broadcasting station in Salem at this' time was voiced by members of the Salem advertising club at the luncheon meeting Thursday noon and the secretary of the club was instructed to request the chamber of commerce not to endorse the station which is now being contemplated. Club members stated that they do not object to a station commen surate in size with the probable growth of the city but considerable disapproval was expressed of the small wave length station that could hardly be picked up outside the city. Some of the members claim that the Installation of small station now would eliminate any prospects of a large station later when Salem would be able to support a better station. William Paulus, club president, appointed C.

A. Sprague, 8. B. Keith, Oscar Olsen, O. R.

Smith and Gardner Knapp as a nominat ing committee to announce nomin ations for officers at the next meetings The club, will elect hi June. Pershing, Backed by Bak er, in Efforts to Keep U. S. Army Intact ashington, UP) A Christmas day message from Secretary Baker to oeneral Pershing, in France 1917, eight months after the United States entered the world war, is viewed by army historians as a "beacon light" on the pathway of negotiations that were to, grow tense Sr employment of American troops at the front. The cablegram and Pershing's reply are quoted in part In the Monograph, "The gensis or the American first army," just published by the historical section of the Army War college.

Both British and -French press ing their desires to have your forces amalgamated with theirs by regi ments and companies and both express belief in impending heavy drive by Germans somewhere along lines of western front," Baker cabled. (Concluded on Page 4. Column 3) PROTEST KILLS BREITENBUSH ROAD PROJECT For the second time a remon strance has killed M. D. Bruckman's petition to have the six mile stretch from Hammond lumber camp 17 to Breitenbush hot springs made a county road.

Twenty-five names are signed to the remonstrance, and a number of these are duplicates to the original petitions. Not a single family resides permanently on any part of the road in question, the road Is a commercial road and would benefit the Breitenbush hot springs company only, a special ten mill tax Is necessary to maintain present roads in the district and the available funds are not adequate to carry any additional road, says the remonstrance. Those remonstrating also claim that the district is now being faced with much additional expense for work necessary on the stretch between Niagara and Detroit where number of slides have occured this year. The Bruckmans approached the county court early In the spring with a request for $6000 to gravel the road which they and the for est service have built at a cost of more than $50,000. The county court replied that they were unable to spend county funds on a road that is not a county road.

BRITAIN VETOES YOUNG'S PLAN London, Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exechequer, told the house of commons Thursday afternoon that the kind of proposals foreshadowed on German repara tions In th eLondon Press Wednesday would be lnacceptable to the aldwln cabinet. Under no circumstances would the gavernment en tertain such proposals, Mr. Churchill declared. WICKERSHAM UPON HOOVER'S LAW PROBE Washington (IP) George W. Wlck-prsham of New York has been cided upon for a place on President Hoover's commission of Inquiry on law enforcement, according to authoritative reports in administration circles.

Although the former attorney general Is the first to be decided upon It Is doubtful whether he will serve as chairman of the commission. Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, who has been mentioned for the chair manship, has not been prevailed upon yet to accept a place on the commission. Neither will former President Coolldge be a member of the corn- mission, according to informed and interested observers. Alderman Controls Spen cer Concern and Does Work in Own Plant Reconsideration of its action last Monday evening in voting, to award the contract for manhole rings and covers to be purchased by the city this year to the W. L.

Spencer company will. It was Indicated Thurs day, be a spot of high interest In the next regular session of the city council, May 20. Probability of reconsideration developed at a Joint meeting of mem bers of the street, bridge and sewer committees Wednesday evening, when Mayor Livesley announced that he will not be a party to execution of a contract with the Spen cer company the stock of which, he and, members of the council have been advised, is practically all owned by W. W. Rosebraugh, a member of the council.

Further necessity for reconsideration made itself felt Thursday morning when Marie Poulsen, re corder and city purchasing agent, announced that he would neither; sign a contract with the Spencer company or honor requisitions for purchase by the city of. materials from that company by any of the city departments until such time as (Concluded on Page 9, Column 5) UNVEIL BUSTS UF 8 MEN IN HALL OF FAME New York, (AV-Busts ot eight dis tinguished Americans were unveiled In the Ball ot Fame at New York university Thursday with colorful ceremonies. The busts were of William Cullen BryhttlHenry Clay, Nathanial Hawthorne, Oliver Wen dell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Madison, Francis Farkman and Emma WiUard. Dr. Robert Underwood Johnson, director of the Hall of Fame, and Dr.

George Alexander, president of the council of New York university headed a long procession through the colonade. The exercises were broadcast. Madame Louise Homer of the Metropolitan Opera company sang, and there were other musical selections. The bust of William Cullen Bryant was unveiled by Harold God win, grandson of the poet. Dean Wilbur L.

Cross, of the Yale graduate school, was the speaker. TARIFF ON HIDES SOUGHTJN HOUSE Washington (P) Hides may cause a controversy in congress. A move in the House to provide a tariff on hides, left on the free list under the new tariff bill, was Indicated today toy several mem bers from western states and at the same time representatives from leather manufacturing states appeared ready to combne to oppose such a move. Among the western representatives who have expressed themselves as favoring a hide tralff are Hudspeth, democrat, of 1 Paso, Texas; Lea-vitt, republican, Montana; Slmms, republican, New Mexico; Evans, democrat, Montana and Carter, republican, Wyoming. PORTLAND TEACHER TURNED ON THE GAS Portland, P) The body of Bea trice Wolgamuth, 38, a school teacher, was found in her gas-filled bedroom here Thursday.

Physicians said she had been dead most of the night. Al lgas Jets In the room had been turned on. Miss Wolgamuth had been living with her brother, who was called from the city several days ago. She had been In ill health and was said to have been distressed because she had not been able for some time to torn her living. COUNCILMEN SELECTED FOR POWER REPORT Aldermen Harry Hawkins.

David 0Hara and Frank L. Wilkerson will comprise the council committee to investigate the city's water and power rights on Marion lake and their relation to the power filings of J. o. Kelley, It was announced Thursday morning by Mayor Lives- ley. The committee, appointed pursu ant to a motion adopted by the council at last Monday nights meeting, is directed to inquire Into the status of the city's filings on the Marion Lake water and report back to the council at Its next meet ing, when the request of Kelley that the city withdraw the protest It recently filed against the power development his company proposes on the lake and below on the Santlam river comes up as a special order of business.

Kelley contends that the city has allowed fts power filing to lapse -by reason of its failure to perfect the filing, that the city has no incentive to or Idea of developing power, that the city's water supply rights are not and cannot be jeopardized by the development he proposes, and that cooperation between the city and his company win be to the advantage rather than detriment of the city in the event It desires at some future time to develop its proposed' water supply system. SKY GAZERS GET GOOD VIEW OF ECLIPSE Manila, (TP) Scientists assembled at Hollo, south of here, had an unobstructed view of the solar eclipse They took photographs and made numerous other observa tions of the phenomenon In their quest' for Information about the sun's corona and the effect of the eclipse upon the earth. I A message received here from Rev. Miguel Selga, director of the Manila observatory, who headed one of the scientific expeditions to Hollo, declared that the eclipse revealed a beautiful corona and made visible many planets and stars in the direction of the sun. Rev.

Selga reported that the United States naval observatory expedition, the University, of Hamburg expedition and a group of English scientists carried out their observations as planned under favorable weather. Hollo made a holiday out of the occasion and thousands of persons turned out to see the phenomenon. All roads leading to the observatory stations were closed to prevent the scientists from being disturbed and traffic In the harbor was stopped so the United States naval observa tory scientists might observe the effect of the eclipse upon the water. INHALES RADIUM Philadelphia WV-Radium swal lowed by Mrs. Arthur B.

Huey has been removed in an operation. She inhaled unwitting when receiving nasal treatment The radium was in a capsule. It is valued at $2,500. Lives to 160 On Cheese, Garlic Tobacco Diet ElbislanlL Turkey, (A DJil Af ha Is riding his don-kcy to Angora with the intention of proving that Zaro Agba's claims to the 'longevity championship are on-founded. Zaro Avers he Is 155 years old.

HuAy Djilo Insists he beats that by five years. He attributes his age to a lifelong diet of cheese and garlic and Incessant Kmoklng which he began at the age of five. Djilo Is hazy about his family except that the last lime he married he was 94, College Student Is Killed by Mistake of Sou them Dry Squad Paris Police Asked To Determine Proper Length of Stage Kiss Abingdon, W. Va. (UP) nection with the death of J.

W. Paris (UP) For the first time in history the populac and Henrv collecre student, whom they believed to be trans of Paris is looking to the police department, no less for guidance in the delicate matter of kissing. porting liquor, three men were held for the grand jury here Thursday. Kendrick died early this morning of a bullet The verdict is expected be and how affectionate. The well-known Paris architect a current play in which tne hero embraces the heroine just a on, the architect and his wife thought, too long and too animatedly.

Whether a kiss on' the stage should be as long as a kiss between Just ordinary mortals Is what the police are trying to find out, and as a result of this Investigation, the populace will find out how long a kiss between ordinary mortals should be. So far there Is no authoritative data on the After the performance of the play, called "Boils Roycc," I ho architect went to the nearest police sta wound through the head. He was shot lata vesterdav when the auto, in which he was riding with two other students. Paul Phelps and O. Dutton, was fired on by police who believed the car contained liquor, The policeman, James McRey-nolds, and two Washington county deputies, James Orowe and J.

T. Worley, said the boys did not stop when ordered. The shots, they said, were fired at the tires of the automobile. The officers said they had been ordered to investigate a disturbance being made by some students. Phelps, driver of the car In which Kendrick was riding, and Dutton.