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CIRCULATION average distribution for the month ending April 30, 1929 10,323 Average daily net paid 9,893. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations 1AMAI 42nd YEAR, No. 111 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1929 PRICE THREE CENTS UN TRAINS AND CENTS POSSES CAPTURE ESCAPING CON TENNIS STAR BOWS HE KE At Court of St. James 88 TO BRITISH QUEEN London -Helen silken train and plumes, Queen Mary in the first James. Partaking in Thursday seven other Americans.

States will be presented Mary in the second court to be Friday night at Buckingham ace. It was a day of thrills and pation for those so honored, crowded hours of rush, hurry finally tedious waiting. Visits the hairdresser, practice of most forgotten art of the and being photographed were parts of the preparation. "poker face" stood small chance her daily practice at tennis. There is at the end of it though 30 seconds of the half minute involved in short trip across the room to England's queen will sit alone the imperial dais, the Prince Wales and other.

members of (Concluded on Page 9, Column PEACE OFFER MADE BY GIL TO ARCHBISHOP Mexico City (P), Undisguised optimism that a solution would be found for Mexico's church-state ditficulties prevailed in many quarters 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 of the Mexican Roman Catholic hierarchy, to take the initiative in the conduct of negotiations for a. settlement of the three question. 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 the church the chances for a settlement were particularly strong.

Th Mexico City press was unanimous in its wish that settlement might grow out of the public statements of Archbishop Ruiz and the president. FALL OF CANTON EXPECTED SOON Canton, China, (P)-Attacking Kwangslites 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. Kwangsi army has taken Shihuing, west of the city, and was advancing down the Sikiang Thursday toward Samshui; another army entered Kwantung on the north and has occupied Yingtak.

On east one Canton Kwoloon (Hong Kong) railway has been cut while another isolated Kwansi division was advancing from Swaton. Wills, American tennis queen, in will curtsey Thursday night before presentation at the court of St. evening's presentation also will As many again from the United COUNCILMEN SELECTED FOR POWER REPORT Aldermen Harry Hawkins, David O'Hara and Frank L. Wilkerson will comprise council committee to investigate the city's water and power rights on Marion lake and their relation to the power filings of J. G.

Kelley, it was announced Thursday morning by Mayor Livesley. The committee, appointed pursuant to a motion adopted by the council at last Monday night's 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 meeting, when the request of Kelley that the city withdraw the protest it reS cently velopment filed his against company the proposes power de- on the lake and below on the Santiam river comes up as a special order of business. Kelley contends that the city has allowed its 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 will 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, (P)-Scientists assembled at Iloilo, south of here, had an unobstructed view of the solar eclipse They took photographs and made numerous other observations of the phenomenon in their quest for information about the sun's corona and the effect of the eclipse upon the earth. A message received here from Rev.

Miguel Selga, director of the Manila observatory, who headed one of the scientific expeditions to Iloilo, de declared that the eclipse revealed 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. Iloilo 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 observatory scientists might observe the effect of the eclipse upon the water. INHALES RADIUM INHALES RADIUM Philadelphia (P)-Radium swallowed 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 Elbistanil, Turkey, (P) Dillo Agha is riding his donkey to Angora with the intention of proving that Zaro Agha's claims to the championship are founded. Zaro Avers he Is 155 years old.

Husky Djilo insists he beats that by five years. He attributes his age to a lifelong diet of cheese and garlic and incessant smoking which he began at the age of five. Djilo is hazy abont his family except that the last time he married he was 90. FAIR tonight and Friday, warmer with lower humidity, Gentle winds. mostly northerly.

Local: Max. 66; min. 45; rain river 3.9 feet; partly cloudy; northwest wind. CONTRACT FOR IRON ILLEGAL COUNCIL TOLD Mayor and Recorder Not To Recognize Award to Rosebraugh Firm Alderman Controls Spencer 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 Thursday, 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 members of the street, and sewer committees Wednesday evening, when Mayor Livesley announced that he will not be a party to execution of a contract with the Spencer 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 Mark Poulsen, recorder and city purchasing agent, announced that he would neither sign 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 OF 8 MEN IN HALL OF FAME New York, (P)-Busts of eight distinguished Americans were unvelled in the Hall of Fame at New York university Thursday with colorful ceremonies. The busts were of William Cullen Bryant Henry Clay, Nathanial Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Madison, Francis Parkman and Emma Willard. Dr. Robert Underwood Johnson, director of the of Fame, and Dr. George Alexander, president of the council of New York university headed 8 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 unvelled by Harold Godwin, grandson of poet. Dean Wilbur L. Cross, of the Yale graduate school, was the speaker.

TARIFF ON HIDES SOUGHT IN HOUSE Washington (P) -Hides may cause a controversy in congress. A move in the House to provide tariff on hides, left on the free list under the new tariff bill, was indicated today by several members 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 trafff are Hudspeth, democrat, of El Paso, Texas; Leavitt, republican, Montana; Simms, republican, New Mexico; Evans, democrat, Montana and Carter, republican, Wyoming. PORTLAND TEACHER TURNED ON THE GAS Portland, (AP)-The body of Beatrice 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 gas 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 earn her living. Little Girls Shoot Dice for Diamond Uncle Willed Redwood City, (UP)Those who play with galloping dominos today anxiously awaited the first gambling game to be sanctioned by law here since the pioneer rold rush days. Two girls, Iris Macpherson and Hazel Stirling of Chicago must obtain pair of dice and shoot for a diamond ring valued at $2700 according to the will of Thomas A.

Kelly, former San Friscison, 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 (A)-Ralph Williams, vice-chairman of the republican national committee, believes "Oregon and Washington will profit to great extent" by virtue of the new tariff bill introduced by Representative W. C. Hawley of Salem, chairman of ways and means committee of the house.

Mr. 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 position in the lower house ever held by a member from west of the Rockies. In speaking of the tariff bill, Williams said: "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 state will be greatly benefited by the new measure.

The agricultural interests as a whole will find the measure one that 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 industries." DAUGHTER OF DICKENS DIES London, (A)-Mrs. Kate Perugini, only surviving daughter of Charles Dickens, died in London Thursday, aged 89. Mrs Perugini was the eldest daughter of Charles Dickens, the novelist.

She achieved considerable note as an artist, particularly of children's portraits and of children's subject pictures. The best known of these were: "An Impartial Audience," "A Little "Tom Boy," "The Rabbit "The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring," and "Butterflies." These pictures and a great number 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. Perugini was a member of the Society of Woman Artists. In 1874 she was married to Charles Edward Perugini, a naturalized Englishman of Italian parentage, who also was an artist.

FARM BLOC TO DICTATE TERMS OF TARIFF BILL Administration Fears Combination That Put Over Debenture Plan Republicans In House Seek Delay In Consideration of Tariff Washington (P) -Senate administration leaders were wondering Thursday whether the democraticrepublican independent combination which Thursday upset the apparently stalwart republican majority in the first test of strength on the farm bill would stand together and write the tariff measure. 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 roll call which the president and party leaders had made an administration issue. The vote was one of the largest recorded in senate history, only four members not answering to the roll call. The lineup showed 13 republicans, all but four of the 39 democrats, and the lone farmerlabor 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 Page 10, Column 5) BROTHER IN LAW "FALL GUY" FOR CONGRESSMAN Keywest, Fla.

(P)-Representative M. Alfred Michaelson -of Illnois was free Thursday of charges that he brought liquor into this country from Cuba but his brotherin-law, who admitted ownership of the trunks containing contraband, faced trial on the same charges. Michaelson was acquitted early this morning by a federal jury on two counts of 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 brother-in-law, who from the witness stand Wednesday claimed trunks which leaked liquor in a station in Jacksonville and brought the indictment of Michaelson. 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 Michaelson's trial regarding the possession of the liquor alleged to have been contained in the trunks, government attorneys declare that since he has assumed the responsibility he will be prosecuted accordingly. College Student Is Killed by Mistake of Southern Dry Squad Abingdon, W. Va.

nection with the death of J. W. and Henry college student, porting liquor, three men were Thursday. Kendrick died early wound through the head. He shot late yesterday 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 McReynolds, and two Washington county deputies, James Crowe 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 FOCH CLASHED WITH PERSHING OVER POLICIES War Secrets Revealed by French Monograph Detailing History Pershing, Backed by Baker, in Efforts to Keep U. S. Army Intact Washington, (AP) A Christmas day message from Secretary Baker to General Pershing. in France In 1917, eight months after the United States entered the world war, 1s viewed by army historians as "beacon light" on the pathway of negotiations that were to grow tense over employment of American troops at the front.

The cablegram and Pershing's reply are quoted in part in the Monograph, "The gensis of the American first army," just published by the historical section of the Army War college. "Both British and -French pressing their desires to have your forces amalgamated with theirs by regiments 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 remonstrance has killed M. D. Bruckman's petition to have the six mile stretch from Hammond lumber camp 17 to Breitenbush hot springs made 8 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 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 Detroit where a 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 forest 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, (AP) -Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, told the house of commons Thursday afternoon that the kind of proposals foreshadowed on German reparations in th eLondon Press Wednesday would be inacceptable to the aldwin cabinet. Under no circumstances would the gavernment entertain such proposals, Mr. ChurchIll declared. WICKERSHAM UPON HOOVER'S LAW PROBE Washington (LP) George W. Wickersham of New York has been decided upon for a place on Presldent 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 chairmanship, has not been prevailed upon yet to accept a place on the commission. Neither will former President Coolidge be a member of the commission, according to informed and I Interested observers. BREAK FAILS Ore. S.

P. 9107 CHARLES WILLIAMS who escaped from prison rang 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 1928 bank share taxes is broken with neither side the victor. The county, has withdrawn its request, for a 35 per cent ment 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 23.94 percent of the total amount which they have actually paid. Until the banks bring 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 their tax payments and the penalties and interest payments will continue to accrue, says County Judge J. 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 instituting a test case, it is not considered likely that the state banks will take such action. GREAT SCREEN LOVER WEDS SECOND TIME riage.

(Concluded on Page 4, Column 4) Paris Police Asked To Determine Proper Length of Stage Kiss Paris (UP)-For the first time in history the populace of Paris is looking to the police department, no less for guidance in the delicate matter of kissing. The verdict is expected soon on how long a kiss should be and how affectionate. The question arose when a certain well-known Paris architect complained to the police against a current play in which the the heroine just a bit, tion and told the officer that the the architect and his wife thought, whole situation, was unbearable. He too long and too animatedly. said nature of the kisses kiss on' the stage which Saturin Fabre, the hero, adWhether a should be as long as a kiss between ministered to MIle.

France Ellys, just ordinary mortals 1s what the were entirely improper. police are trying to find out, and as The police officer, a sensitive soul a result of this investigation, the himself, said he would investigate populace will find out how long a the matter, especially that part of kiss between ordinary mortals the complaint about the kisses beshould be. So far there is 110 auth- ing too long. He said it was a oritative data on the subject. rible situation and that he was After the performance of the plussed.

play, called "Roils Royce," the arch- And when Parisian police itect went to the nearest police sta- (Concluded on Page Column 4 ELUDES GUARD MAKES ESCAPE IN SEIZED CAR Charles Williams Gets Away While Employed At Training School Recaptured in Old Orchard Near Pringle and Returned to Prison pal- anticiwith and to the alcurtsey just Little of all, splendor, the where on of the 6) 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 commensurate 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 a 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, S. E. Keith, Oscar Olsen, C. R. Smith and Gardner Knapp as a nominating committee to announce nominations for officers at the next The club will elect in June.

Charles Grant Williams, convict, was returned to the state penitentiary. 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 of 8 mile, and then taking to the brush. He was recaptured in an old orchard near the Pringle school house at 1:30 in the afternoon by Guards Buck Smith and Orin Turner and returned to the prison. The guards first saw Williams moving through the orchard from considerable distance and started after him.

When they next sighted him he was only about 20 feet away 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 Williams was chided about his eforts to start the automobile, which he denied, and was told by Superintendent Henry Meyers that it would be a long time before! he got another chance to steal car.

As a response Williams thumbed his nose at the superintendent. Charles Grant Williams, one of the most troublesome prisoners in the state penitentiary, eluded gun guard at the prison annex and made a sensational escape in a commandeered 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 in as it gained speed, and abandoned it after the car had carried him by momentum to a bridge several hundred yards from the annex. He was seen to leave the car, Williams is in the brush in the dstrict five of six miles southeast of Salem and a posse of about 15 men is seeking him. Williams was one of a gang working under guards at dismantling the old state training school, which, by an act of the legislature, WAS made 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 in 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 Williams Las Vegas, Nev. (LP)--John 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 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 each admitted one previous mar- (UP)-Charged with murder in conKendrick, 17 year old Emery whom they believed to transheld for the grand. jury here this morning of bullet 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 $5,000.

Young Kendrick was shot through the back of the head, according to his uncle and guardian, E. M. Kendrick. Intimations the boys were carrying liquor were denied by the elder Kendrick, who said if anything were wrong it was but the play of college boys. He said the three left home Tuesday evening together, saying they were going for a ride..