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!je FlRfiT SECTION Pages ! to 6 ' SEVENTIETH, YEA , ,SALK,1, ORE(JOX7 .SUNDAY MOKNINd, (K'TOItKR :i. lfo . ,. . PRICE ; FIVBCM 1' mil RELATIONS CcSSlttee IS Appointed tO Consider. Steps to be 1 ak- en to BHng Harmony Be tween Two Countries JAPANESE WILL AGREE IN GOOD FAITH Problem js Not Confined to California Alone but is o! National Interest , TOKIO, Oct. '2.- The American Japanese society has appointed a committee to consider possible , steps to be taken to improve the relations of the two countries and some idea prevails of dis patching a delegation to Hthe t'nited States' The Executive councils of the ' American . associ ations of Toklo, .Yokohama, and Kobe also are deliberating on the , Americas question. vj I; . v Favor Immediate Action. . '. Some officials in Japan, favor sending a special commission of Japanese to the United States as ' soon as possible, although the position such a commission would be expected to have Is. vague and undetermined. r . The impression -exists -here that Japah' is preparing to propose a iolntl high commission as a last resort In J.he .event of failure of the j diplomatic pour parlers to find a, solution of the California question. . : ' . !' ' ',' - . ' Former premier Okuraaa re cent condemnation of the indif ference of public opinion with re gard to grave questions affecting toe nation's interests has been followed by official utterances calling attention to the necessity of . maintaining cordial relations between the clashes and of dlretft iog public thought so as not to fcinn the social order. -L The spread of'tbe new Shinto religion; Omotokyo, which I popu larly ls! supposed to r preach fio- clalisiie , and; even anarchistic Ideas under the cloak of loyalty to the Imperial house, Js cited as - dangerous to society and alarm ing to toe military authorities be- . cause It is affecting ( many offi cers and wen of the army,! espe cially , the reservists. The oppo sition politicians assert that, de spite the fact that it Is fortified by a majority In the house of re presentatives, the liar a cabinet is unpopular because of internal dimensions. Including the econo mic and financial situation and tfgh prices growing out of un employment. - "1 :" SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 2 A-The personal belief that the govern ment and people -of Japan "will acquiesce in good faith" If "All Japanese - are excluded - from the Tolled States was expressed here tonight by John H. -Small.llcan tmsman from Xorth Carolina, wb arrived here today with the congressional party which; has been touring the far .east. S It Is Domestic Question "As to further Immigration from Japan to the United States." t statement Congressman Small "id. "it must be conceded this Is domestic question entirely with in the control ,of the United States. I am sure the 'Japanese tmderstand it and only object be eaose of the discrimination in volved, if the existing 'gentle aaa't agreement' is not effective. (Continued on age 2.) IMPROVE E IS BEGUN 10 GROW HEMP Oil EXTENSIVE SCALE IN LAKE LABISH; MRS. There la a -movement in the! l-a Lablgh district to go Into netna growing on a considerable seal.- . :.iV . Mrs. ". p. Lord experimented ne paat sesaon with some hemp i obtained In China, and the enlt is Jerap irjber nine feet wng;a sample of it being dis P'tyed in the Marion county sooth at the state fair during the Past week.- ;. i-ThU U the greatest flax grow- f?5 coon,rjr 10 tne world, for the liber. - .. : Jifit by the same sign, but on "Count of some of the same con- !i .!"' 11 w,u Uo proved one i- .v reatest hemp countries the world. iRflx n oem p r eq u I re d I f f er "t kinds of sou. 1 If AIM K . fniY . an D crown success m 2 th Salem district onjy Ijv- td nfb I'lfound in the Ka li -"i ill litu liiai (hit r!J5t,on or aub-Irrigatlon. artLT'11 not dry out dLnrlng the ett weeks of the mid summer. - rZ!? Acre Assared. iC, a . m acreage is already ,ya for the coming season. 0- 7 Jone will put Out at least t re"' d there are two or other men in the Lake La- REV. MR. ALDRICH AND ACHESON RETURN TWO SALEM PASTORS , REAS SIGNED BV CONFERENCE Negotilalon Fnder Way With Man Iji East Relative to Large Salem Flint Church R3V., Horace X. 'Aldrlch and Rev. Thomas Ateheson have been re-assiRnea to the pastorates of Leslie Methodin qhurch aud Ja- m Telpive'il thn ore conference1 now? in session at Mc- Mtnnville. according io informa- uon reacmng nere last, night. Mr. Acneson nas been making an ex tended visit with his bride to rela tives in Ireland; ,-veguiiaiions are under war with a man in the east relative to the pastorate of the First Metho dist churob of Salem, th-3 largest cnurcn in me Oregon conference. The annual Oregon conference of the Methodist church. ; which i3 being held atSMcMinnvllle this weak is drawing to a close. The final meeting will! be held tonight when Dr. Lane f Walla Walla wlir deliver the sermon. It will be recorded as one of the most successful conference in the his tory of . the district, v Bishop Sbepard, the resident bishop of Portland.who is the presiding of ficer, has endeared himself to bis constituency and the workings of the ministerial and layman bod ies have been . one of profit. This' morning there will be a love feast, after which a sermon will be preached , by Bishop Shep pard. , The consecration ? of dea conesses will take placi at the close of the service and the or dination of ministers in the after noon, i ' : ... ';: BASEBALL PLAN IS APPROVED Letters Sent Out by Major League Players Answered . in Affirmative J CHICAGO. Oct. 2. Scores of telegrams expressing approval of the plan proposed yesterday by four major league baseball clubs to take control of the game pro fessionally out of the hands of the men "financially - interested and place It under a tribunal of three disinterested persons were receiv ed -today by President William Veeck of the'. Chicago National league club,. Veeck, Charles Com Ukey, .Barney, Deyfuss and J. - J. McGraw Were the singers of let ters sent out explaining, the plan.pjy the - governor. . u. ureaaon, presiaenc oi me St. Louis National league club, telegraphed he had "signed pro posed Lasker plan and heartily approved." Others who tele graphed approval were: Roger Bresnahan. president Toledo Am erican association club; George K. Belden, president ilinneapolis American association .club; C. T. Cbapin, president Rochester inter national league club; J. C. Ryan, president Peoria Three-I, league club; -W0. Giles,' president Mo line Three-1 league - club, and many : newspaper - writers and prominent' sportsmen. Richmond Club to Hold . Meeting Tuesday Night : - v. -i- i Ther Richmond .Improrement club will hold its first meeting or the year at the Richmond school Tuesday, October 5 at 8 p. m. This will be an important session as matters of especial interest to members will come up for con sideration. A good musical pro gram is being arranged," which will add to the social feature of the evening. - The mzmbershins in this club are limited to the patrons of the Richmond achool dutnet ana property owners.' : However, they are always pleased to welcome any outsiders who may wish to mest with them. LORD bish district who will - go; Into homn erowinc,' and no jdoubt still others will' be Induced" to do so, by a campaign that will short ly be made. . ' ' . ' I Mrs. Lord proved by her ex periment that 11500 .to $2000 an acrerigrosa, may be realized from a good hemp crop in the Lake Labish district. 1 And there is a good net protlt. The Italian people are paying their i national debt with the pro fits on hemp growing: ' Hemp was profitable lefore the wdr for the districts of the world that could Krew it successfully. The prices are how four to five times what theyj were before the The market for hemp Is a sure and growing one. . It goes into ' many kinds of tw'nes. into sails for ships, and into coarse cloth for many uses. The Statesman will be pleased to print all the information pos- :Kia nn; tnia movemeni. it means a new and profitable In dustry for this district.. 5 Therfe are several other sec tions of western Oregon that Have land that will grow good hemp and some sections of Klamatn county, too. - ISACnVE COX CLOSES WESTERN CAMPAIGN His Speechlast Night Made aTotalof 190.DuringHi$ Month's TripHe Has Traveled 11,300 Miles GOVERNOR WILLI REST FOR SEVERAL DAYS jre Rousing Reception Accord ed Political Aspirant on Last Day of Tour KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 2. Governor Cox of Ohio closed hlSu month's western .campaign , trip here tonight with a mass meeting at Convention hall at which large crowds from Missouri and Kansas heard and cheered the league of nations and other battle stand ards of the Democratic presiden tial candidate. Touches Irish Question. With special reference tonight to the Irish question, in. all. 10 speeches of today's finale oi ls "swing" through the ' west, the league was preached by the gov ernor. He reiterated arguments that It was, a' "pledge"- to Ameri cans In the war,, a bond jof honor with the allies and a medium for moral .and material betterment for America and the world. His speech tonight made a total of 190 during his western trip, exclusive of many minor, greet ings in the 22 states all but three of those west of the Mississippi he has visited, and a total of 220 speeches since his notification last 'August. On arriving home at Dayton, Ohjo, ' tomorrow . eve ning, to rest and prepare for a trip into Kentucky and Tennessee late next week, the candidate will have traveled about 11.300 miles on his western tour.,or an aver age of 364 miles daily since start-' ing out one month .ago tonight. Will Finish Strong. Cox Kays!' tireat satisfaction with the re sults his western trip .and con fidence, of the result' of: the elec tion a month hence was expressed He said that from now on the fight would be like "coasting." He said be was extremely tired but, with a few days - rest next week, expressed assurance of a strong finish fight. , A rousing reception was given the governor here. Arriving at about 5 o'clock, he was met by a band and escort drawn from the legion tof honor and women's clubs. Motoring to a park on the Kansas side of the river, he addressed a worktngman's meet ing, discussing labor, questions. Before his Auditorium address to night, be. was the dinner guest oi the women's -clubs. . Karlier to day he made addresses at Miami. Oklahoma, Pittsburg, Kansas and Mulberry. Kan.. and at Joolln. Richards and Hume, Mo. Criticism of the league In this community by Irish sympathizers resulted in an extended statement by the .governor that he proposed to bring the Irish question to the attention of the league, if elected president. The league, he reiter ated, would give the Irish people a forum, now lacking, for bring ing heir cause to . "the bar of public opinion of the world." Under article ten. the governor declared, Ireland "has the right to separate, from Great Britain and establish its own government I and to that end may wage such internal aggression as It seems necessary to accomplish the results. This is a matter wholly without the purview of the league ! Governor Cox of Ohio, tonight issued this statement: "My attention has jus tbeenf called to a syndicated artcle by William Howard Tart . in which he makes the mis-ststement that I have 'attacked the Associated Press, for failing to give to the American : public a fair . account of my speeches and phases of my campaign. This would appear to be a part of the deliberate conspiracy- oh the part or the re actionary politicians and one to which I am loath to believe Mr. Taft would knowingly lend his name-. . . "Upon1' reaching the coast we found that nof only was the re actionary press refusing- to carry advance news -of meetings, but Affidavits of Republican editors established the fact that Bcouts if the Republican organization were demanding of the so-called Republican press silence regard ing the meetings and a suppres slon of the facts after the meet ings ; "In bringing these matters to the attention of my audiences. I several times made the statement that the Associated Press and other ores -organizations I had renresentatives In my party;! that they all were carryjng the news. but that reactionary editors were failing to give their dispatches to the public. As a matter of fact I have unwittingly of rended rep resentatives of other press asso ciations by inadvertently using the words 'Associated Press' when meaning 'press . associations' in eomnlimentinx . them upon -)the work they were doing REPUBLICAN BOOTH V DOES BIG BUSINESS - - ' 1 ' .- - )VER 7MM .voieiw 'suixkd IF Il ItlXfi HTATE FA IK Thirty TliouHaml Harding and . StanfieM luttunn letnandel - by Visitors at Pavilion ' It was not exactly a RepublU can state fair, v But the Salenv 4Ianllng-Coo! idge-StanM'ld club did some ef fective work during the week of the fair. . The club had a booth in the north end of the new pavilion, and secured the signatures, of 7479 voters who ro willingly subscribed themselves as intend ing t a vote the Republican tickets straight at the election next month. ' Thjse in charge alw gave out 25.000 to 30.000 Harding and Stanfield buttons, and 400 to 500 large Harding pictures. They eould not supply the demand. for 13 pictures. . 1 Those in charge of the booth and working actively were: Mrs. C. P. Bishop, Mt3.j Frank , Southwick, Mrs. Ross E. Moores, Mrs. R. E. Sayer and Mr. and Mrs i F. N. Derby. Mr. and Mrs. W, M. Cherrington and, J. B. Eaton. : MURRAY CRANE PASSES BEYOND Beloved Statesman Has Been a Leading Figure in Kepublica Party ; DALTON, Mass.."oct. 2. Win- throp . Murray . Crane, .former United States senator, former gov ernor of Massachusetts, a leading figure for many years in the Re publican' party. In the affairs of the nation and active head of a great paper-making industry, died early today at his residence. Sugar Hill, here. He ; passed from life quietly and unconsciously in an attack of sleeping sickness which followed an illness of seven wveks due according to his physician, -to Inflammation of the brain.' " At his bedside, summoned when the attendants saw that the end was near, were his wife and son, W. M. Crane, Jr., his sisters. Mrs. Harry Ogden Bates of Morrlstown, N. J., and Miss Clara L. Crane of Dalton, and D. Brace W. Paddock; his medical adviser. ; The end came at 4 o'clock a. ra.. with, no sign of recognition of -those who watched. ; , -.- . j: ; The 'funeral will be on Monday at 2:10 o'clock at the ; residence. and will' be public During .the hour preceding; the- servica1 the public will be admitted to the house and the casket will be open. The burial in the Dalton cemetery will be private. When United States Senator Henry, Cabot Lodge was Informed of the death of ex-Senator W. Murray Crane, he said: "He was an able and admirable governor, a distinguished and most influential senator and al ways a leader devoted to his party and true to the public Interests, "To me personally his death brings yeryi deep sorrow, for we have been friends and closely as sociated for 30 years, not only In the; senate, but in all public ser vice. j f Seattle Mayor Removes , ' . Fire Chief Stetson SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 2. Frank L'. Stetson, chief of the Seattle fire department for the past nine years, was removed rrom office by Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell'- today and George L. Mantor, a battalion chief appoint ed : in his stead. Mayor Caldwell declined to discuss his .action to day Chief Stetson was chief of the fire department at Minneapolis for 30 'years before coming to Seattle His successor. Chief Mantor. has been in the department for 20 years and during the war was for IS months in-charge of the fire department: at Camp Lewis. ash State Board of Health to Oppose New Bills PORTLAND. Oct. 2. State and city boards of health today ac tively identified themselves with a campaign to oppose a measure to be submitted to the voters at the coming election, 'prohibiting compulsory vaccination fir the barring! from i public schools or (bildren who decline to be vac cinated. 'In a public statement issued today the state board of health denounced the, bill as "a Vicious measure.'", PROTESTANT HKARS FATHER. ROCKFORD. 111.. Oct. 2. For the first time In its 81 years or history, the Rock River confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church tonight listened to an ad dress from a member of the Ro- lran Catholic clegry. The Rev. Father George It. FordJ captain and chaplain of the United States army and secretary of the new rmv school lor chaplains at Camo Irat, was the speaker. He preached a sermon on! patrio tism and religion that was re ceived by thei Protestant ministers with great enthusiasm. THE "WEATHER: Sunday, occasional rain; erate to southerly winds. mod THIRTEEN MISSING ON STEAMSHIP SPEEDWELL BOAT IIKLIKVKI WRECKED BY TUOIMCAl, Hl ltltK .WK ' For Men An l'irkNi up by Life Boat Another I Adrift With Thirteen hurvivont NEW ORLEANS. La., Oct. 2. Search for thirteen persons' miss ing rrom the steamship Hpoedwell. Belize to New Orleans, believed to have been wrecked In the tropical hurricane of last Wednesday was being made tonight in the gulf. Five are known to have died in a Speedwell lifeboat.' Ward of the wreck came from the KteaniKhlp Mobih? City tonight In this mesnage: ". "Picked up four men In lire boat of steamship Spedwel. An other boat adrift in bear vicinity with thirteen persons In It. Kind ly be on lookout for boat. Three men and two women dead. lati tude 24.1 S north; longitude 84. r..'. west." . , The Mobile CiCy is bound for Mobile. . 'OfHclals were unable to decFde whether the five dead were on the lifeboat picked np or In the boat adrift. The position given is al most- directly in the path of the hurricane which struck the rulf coast last week. t; CHINA REFUSES: CONCESSIONS Government Has Not Ac cepted any Soviet Offers to Restore Tbeir Rigbts WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 2. Proffers of the Russian soviet government to renounce special Russian rights and concessions In China have not be?n accented by the Chinese government, accord ing to a formal statement Issued here tonight by Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese mlnitr. No reply has been made to the- Russian of rer. Dr. Koo 3ald. and the recent Chinese . mandate withdrawing recognition from diplomatic and cunkular officers sent to China by the Krensky government of 'Rus sia! was an. endeavor to cloar up a difficult situation presented by the; presence of these representa tives or an extinct regime on Chi nese soil. , : "The Chinese government ; has not accepted any of the. soviet of fers to restore - concessions and special rights which wre wrung from China by the old Russian regime," Minister Koo said. ,,be cause it did 'not wish to depart from the policy of acting perfectly in accord with the United Slates and other allied governtnants. There Is less danger of boUheV ism In China than in almost -any other country. "The recent mandate suspend ing recognition of former Rus sian diplomatic and c nsular of ficers' in- China has b?en Issued without any connection with the proposals of the soviet govern ment, which were sent to China about ix months ago, and to which China did not even reply. The object of tbe mandate was merely to suspend special privi leges of a political character which has been exercised by the officers, notably the right to extras-territorial jurisdiction oyer civil and I criminal proceedings against Russian nationals. The action did not impair tba ordinary rights ofi property, residence or travel within' China. Even the suspen3ioa of the extra-territorial jurisdiction is a temporary meas ure and its reinstatement will ul timately be a question taken up with a recognizable Russian gov ernment. "Tbe mandate was issued i to meet the difficult situation pre sented by the existence of ihs of ficials, exercising extra-territorial jurisdiction over their own na tionals, and without the power to enforce their decisions. Extra territorial rights of this kind are a privilege which carry with them the duty to. control the,, conduct of these nationals. . ' "When the authority to.controt these nationals Is extended, and tbe power , to control is larking the extra territorial status furn ishes a refuge for the lawless to the detriment of peace and order Tb mandate was Issued to pre vent Russians from carrying on their own political quarrels on Chinese soil.- and to give protec tion to law-abiding elements. Th second object of the man date was to stop payment of the Indemnity installments lu to Russia nnder the Boxer settle ments. It Is a question whether the receipts given for these pay ments by th.i present legation would b recognized by succeed ing Russian governments." Big Declines in Price of Commodities Shown PORTLAND. Oct. 2. Declines In wholesale prices of food com modities in Portland from the highert point reached, varying from 50 per cent for small white beans. 42 per cent for rice and 36 for sugar to 2 per cent for some brands of breakfast rood, arc shown in a compilation today by the Portland Telegram from the wholesalers'- price licts. Beans dropped from 113 to 16.50 a hun dred; rice rrom $13 to 7.50. Other "declines noted wre flour from 114 to $12.75 a barrel: con densed milk from $7.25 to $S a ease; bulk rolled oats from $12 to $11. j PRESIDENT SCRAPPED COVENANT Harding Will Consent to an International Association But Will Never Barter American Nationality SENATOR WOULD SERVE AS PEOPLE'S AGENT Solemnly Vows Jbere Will Never be Substitute for Stars and Stripes WEST JEFFERSON. O.Oct. 2. Declaring that President Wlson had Vscrapped his own league of nations". Senator Hardin reiter ated at a Republican rally near here today it elacted to the presi dency, he would work for an In ternational association, but nver would consent to a barter of Am erican nationality. The brief reference to the leagua was added by the nominee after he had completed a pre pared address on agriculture and industrial cooperation for nation al betterment. Hailed as "Cnrfe Warren" by many farmers in the crowd, he was ch ered frequent ly as he made his argument fvr improved farming conditions, but the loudest and longest applause greeted his declaration on the league issue. " President KcraM league "There has been some criti cism." he said, "because my posi tion as a candidate Is not precise ly my position as a member of the United' States senate. 1-t me say to you that in dealing with the peace treaty as a member or the senate I could only deal with the covenant as the president laid It down before us and so with the others I set about to protect our Interests with the best and strongest reservations that we could obtain. Then after the res ervations had been adopted the president scrapped bis own league by refusing to accept them. Would II People Agent rBnt when I'm your president, I shall be your agent of negotia tions with foreign powers. And I'll still be for an association of nations, but I promise you that never so long as I'm president will there bs? any barter of Ameri can nationality. I give; you a solemn pledge that so long as I'm president there never will be any sort of a substitute for the Stars and Stripes. In mapping his program for agricultural advancement the nominee ass?rted that cooperative marketing, stabilized labor condi tions, dependable transporation. reduction of. tenancy, tariff pro tection for farm products and higher standards or rural educa tion all must have their place in bringing tha American farm to its greatest usefulness. Declaring he wanted to refnte finally "that silly old lie about dollar wheat." he denied Demo cratic charjos that he ever had said a dollar a bushel was enough for wheat. He only remarked in the course or a senate debate, he said, that he could remember "whn under pr-war conditions the farmer was glad to get a dol lar a bushel." The candidate digressed from his prepared speech to declare his belief or the need or a deeper religious reverence In the United States, and to explain to bis aud ience why he had prererrd to read most of his campaign ad dresses from manuscript. It was not because be did not ldve to spcek extemporaneously, he said, but because ht had "leaned a lit tle by the. more prudent and tboughful utterance." since be ing nominated for high ' otfices. Crowds Hear Senator The address was delivered in a big t?nt which was crowded to capacity while several hundred stood outside, unable - to ralrh more than an occasional sentence. Tbe Columbus Republican glee club furnished campaign music tor the prorram and addresses WfT3 made by Mrs. Harriet Tay lor Upton, vice chairman or the Republican national committee. Representative Simon 1 1. Fess. and State Representative Charles Cr;l,bbe. Representative Crabbe presented tbe nominee with a spe cially made horseshoe and ex pressed the hope that "on the sec ond or Normber you will pitch a ringer." The Torty mile trip here from Marion was made by motor and before, the speech the senator was a guest at a country chicken dinner and acted las master of cermonies at a ffcK raising, on the rally grounds MURPHY WINS Classic? FRESNO. Cel.. Ort. 2. Before a crowd estimated at "5.000 Jim mi Murphy won the 200-mile San Joaquin- valley classic automobile race here today In two hours, four minutes and 22" seconds, an average speed of 97 miles an hour. Eddie .O'Donnell was sec ond; Tommy Milton third: Gaston Chevrolet, fourth: Joe Thomas rirth. and Roscoe Sarles sixth. The fastest lap was driven -by Ralph de Palm a at an average speed oft 100 miles per cou. , , . aasas i , SENATOR'S STAND HAS CHANGED SINCE 1917 ;p.m;K a. wiiitk cites to FORMER SPEECHES Once He Fpm.M-t! Relief Iroh! bilios) CiHiltl Never br En forced Now It lbt NEW YORK. Oct. 2. George A. White, chairman of the Demo cratic national committee In a statement tonight declared that although Senator' Harding yester day criticised the-enforcement r the prohibition law In the United States." he "conveniently forgot that in a speech on August 1. l'Jl7. he encouraged resistance to enforcement of prohibition." Senator Harding. Chairman White said. . yesterday declared "we mustj all condemn without qualification the failure of en forcement of prohibition, just as we must all condemn the failure of an established authority to pre vent outrages of violence such as lynching." "- "The senator conveniently for got that In a speech In tbe senate on August 1. 1917." Chairman White continued, "he had himself encourated- resistance to the en forcement of prohibition In these wods: "I do not think a prohibition amendment will be effective, Mr. President. You cannot mate any law stronger than the public sen timent which sees to its enforce ment. I have watched the prog ress of this question from the con. riict In tbe Hamlet to the munici pality, to the county, the state. and be nation, and while I stand here and freely express my doubts abou time Its pacticablllty. the same I recognize that It Is grow- lot and Insistent and persistent and It must be settled. "The country will not be par liculaly impressed by his sudden Interest Io the enforcement of a 'aw which he said could never be enforced. Will tbe friends of pro hibition be Impelled to trust Its enforcement to one who expressed the belie r that It could never be enforced?" I OLYMPIC STARS WEC0r.lDH0r.lE Atbletes , Presented With New York's Official Med 1 al of Gratitude NEW 'YORK. OcL 2. Ameri ca s victorious Olympic athletes today received their official "wel come home" In a parade down Firth avenue applauded by thou sand. i-a-ny rat McDonald, ihe team's hammer thrower and standard bearer, marching with the Stars and Stripes at the head of the procession, more than 10 of the 275 men and women who won international matches passed in review. When tbe parada ended at the city hall. Mayor llylan presented New York's ofHcIal gold medals or gratitude to the athletes. Later the member ot the various! learns wera guests of the city at a banquet. " Growing waves of applause and cheers rolled down Fifth avenue as the parading victors, each carrying- an American flag, passed. Flags and bunting gave the build ings a gala appearance. IlrlUUnt sunshln? and crisp autumn breez es enlivened paraders and specta tors. Each or the better known champion was greeted with par ticularly warm applause. Duke Kahanamoku. tbe Hawaiian swimming champion: Mait Mc Gratb. star of the welghr events: Ethelda llleibtrey. holder or sev eral woman's swimming records, and Sol Hutler. Jumper, were re peatedly ch?ered. New York's warmest greetings was reserved, however, for tbe two ' babies" or the team. Aileea Riggin and II?len Wainwright. champion and runner-up. respec tively, in the diving events, both 14 years old. Dressed la blue coats, short whit skirts, socks and shoes, the little girls appealed most to lh throngs. Neither ap peared more athletic than the or dinary child ot her age. CRITICAL DAYSTHIS WEEK FOR GROWERS OF PRUNES IN DISTRICT NEAR JO SALELI The next four Java will lx mosi critical ones with a nuiriW of prime growers of the Salem district. Koine of them stand to lone hundretl of dollars And others thousands of dollars - If they cannot get their prunes picked and picked up off of the ground. - . . It is said that if all the school children who hare Wen pickiiii up prunes, and all tbe other available help, can be kept im the jol till about Wednesday night, many thou iandt of dollars will r saved to the grower of this di-Irii-O .1 I All the ja-hools in the prune districts are delaying opening for-n .fcw day. The Statesman does not speak officially lnt it can say thi much : i . 1 .' Thcr will lx no truant officer after the boys and girls who stay out of school the next two or thre or four days to pick prunes. . ' Some; might register, and then go out to the prune orchard. ' The Salem school 1xard will likely lake some official action to encourage this practice, at its meeting on Mon day evening. - , ShTOERS CAVORT AT; STATE FAIR Portland Sends Trainlo ad of Fez Wearers to Help " Celebrate on Concluding Day of Exposition ATTENDANCE FIGURES PROVE SATISFACTORY Reputation of Institution Extended Under. Manage ment of Mr. Lea The red fez proved Its ability to abed water quite as well as the regulation headgear yesterday, which was Shriners' day at the state fair. Rut It was no place 'for white kid shoes and purple pantaloons. It was roughly estimated that 1000 Shriners rrom Portland and Falem were' In attendance, most of the, ifobles being accompanied by their wives or feminine friends. The A! Kader special train ar ilved about 1:30 o'clock, and de parted shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Approximately 15.000 persona were on the grounds. Local Shriners met tbe Incom ing nobles, escorting them Im mediately to the grand stand where the. programmed races were put on. the horses fighting their way around a muddy course. The drivers presented grotesque appearance as they came nnder the wire, their faces and clothing unrecognizable under the thick coat of tnuld. lint the crowd didn't mind the steady drizzle, the red-turbaned crowd making mer ry with repartee, singing by tbelr chanters, and musical selections by the.ramous Al Kader temple band. Dancing. in the pavilion fol lowed until the dinner hour in tbV evening, -special stunts being put on later In tbe Stadium. Har vey Wells. ; formerly insurance, commissioner, was In charge at genera chairman, and aasocJaiei wii him In entertaining the vis itors were Potentate A. H. Lea, chairman of the - refreshments; Hugh J. Boyd, la charge of trans portatloa: Mayor George L. Ra ker of Portland. Judge of the races; Frank Grant of Portland, chairman ot special stunts, and Dr. O. A. Olson of Salem in charge ,Df h. locL rwPtlo committee. Nobles of the Portland Shrine who were listed to take care et Ihe program were: A. L. Tetu. chairman or the woman's com mittee: Phil Metehan. manager of the midway; Herman Von Bor jtcl. chairman of dancing; Ceorge L. Parker. In charge of the eve ning program, and A. Et David eon, yell leader. . . Kerelpta Satisfactory. Despite the fact that the al most continuous downpour of the last three days of the week great ly lessened the crowds that logi cally could have been expects! this year. Secretary Lea and the members of the state fair board express themselves as being sat isfied with tbe gate receipts, which to a late boor last sight had not been tabulated. Secre tary Lea will issue his official announcement of attendance and ncsei returns some time todar. it was unurniooa. Had tbe latter part of the week Leeo a repetition of the first half the 53th annual Oregon state fair would have surpassed .by a good many thousand la the attendance of any previous event. As It was. tbe weather could not affect tbte quality of the exhibits, which In every Instance were far superior to any previously made. Stock Entries fUffxer. The livestock entries were finer and Larger, the horse show (Continued oa page 4) ' t - i n