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. ' '. ' ' 1 I -7vl!V-- ;5'i;7, ' M l SALEM, OREGQN, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1921 . ; j PIUCSV FIVE CENTS I i i 1 r i 1 11 1 1 -' Ff?5r SECTION PflJ 1 to $ r. li 11 'i1 ! y ;i i'! J SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR FOUR STOPS OF BIG SERIES World Series Ball Game Rol led Up in Wet Blanket and ; Put Temporarily to Sleep At Polo Grounds 1 I!"..-' - 1 GOVERNOR'S PARTY HELD BY SPEED COP BABE RUTH SUFFERS -"BADLY INJURED ARM May Be Incapacitated for '.Remainder of Series ..: Game-Today Hr- Wjelden Leisy is Maker of Record Two Auto Loads of Dignitar ies Unable to Keep Appoint- , ment at Bridge Opening , PORTLAND, Or.. Oct. 8-H-So strongly did Tratfic Officer II. M. AbDott oi cuiuuiina county iup-: liold tbe edict. of the lay on! the lower Columbia highway today that Ooveruor Oicott, 'Secretary; of tftste Ham A. Kozer. It. A. Booth, chairman of the state highway cominlKs on, and party consisting of two automobile loads of dig nitaries bound for the opening; of the Young'a bay bridge on (the Seaside highway, were unable! to keep their appointment as a result of wpeeding charges placed against them by the officer, j As a result, the crowds from Portland and the coast cities waited at the bridge till President Harding touched an electric but ton opening the bridge and then adjourned without the exercises which the governor and party were scheduled to conduct. iar J5 LEMON YE SCORE FAST PAC LLOW TEAM HELM) OWNBY IFIGSQUAD i NEW. YORK, Oct. 8. Satur day's world series ball game was rolled up In a wet blanket at the Pplo grounds and put permanent ly to sleep early. this afternoon. J the5 fourth game of the series between the Yankees and Giants, officially and accurately announc ed, as postponed on account of rain will be played Sunday, at mospheric conditions permitting. Tonight the rain had ceased fall ing and it looked as If Sunday might be clear, but probably cold. The postponementwas Toted a sorry trick ot the weather by the more than 20,1)00 eager fans who bad reached the grounds before the rain began to fall at 1 o'clock and the many other thousands - who about-faced on their journey to the: hall park during the down pour la the boar before game '' time. - ,..., . , . . 4 . Routine Disturbed ' ' It was decidedly unwelcome. also, to the business "managers of the series because ot the necessity pt honoring rain checks and other complications oyerj... admission ticket arrangements ri which the disruption of the original sched nle brought about." i In the Yankee managerial com pany, .bowerer. there, was no no ticeable mourning orer the break in dally procession - of contests. For the afternoon " nad "brought forth the sad news that the team's most potent aggressive factor, the somewhat well known "Babe" Huth, would not be able to take part In the day's game because of an infected arm,, , The infection, caused by "Babe's" persistency la sliding bases on top ot a sore near the elbow, the heritage of a scrap of the flesh sustained in a slide to second late in the American league season, may keep him out of the remainder of the series.,.,. Manager Miller Huggina of the Yankees had apparently not lost hope tonight that the big lellow, with a day's complete rest, would be able to get "In there" Sunday with at least a good share of, his accustomed aggressiveness. v- Maya Rests Up From the Yankee viewpoint al so, the postponement was - wel come as giving Carl Mays aft addi tional day for recuperation after i (Continued on page S.) r MEN IS UK i Increased Membership to Young Lads, Increases Needs of Y.M.G.A, The annual campaign for funds for the Y. M.- C. A. will be launch ed next Tuesday noon when i 50 or more business and profession al men in the city who believe in the good work of the Y. j M C. A., will meet at luncheon, j ; W. I, Btaley will serve as cam paign manager and Paul B. Wal lace as chairman of the finance committee, and it is their Inten Hon to put on a quick campaign and have it over as soon as pos sible. The amount to be raised is 9766. r j ( 1 At the Tuesday noon ' luncheon each of the 50 workers will j te assigned to their duty with the admonition to work fast. On ; ac count of boys in the city schools from the fourth up to the high. school grades being given ser Vice "memberships, It will le Ne cessary to - raise- a little larger fund this year than one year ago Rev. H. N.AIdrichls I 1 Reported III in City While visiting in Portland, the Rev. H. N. Aldrich was taken seriously ill and was placed! at once i under the care of physic lans, according to definite word received from Portland last night. The breakdown Is of a physical nature and is due to overwork When visited by Salem friends yesterday Rev. Asldnch was re ported to , be weak, but able j to recognise his friends. He will remain under : medical care! in Portland and upon recovery ; go on vacation trip which he had contemplated .for some time, j I WELDEN LEISY W?elda teissy of this city is the winner of a place on the Honor UOlliof the .Statesman's carrier ue partjnent by establishing an eit'i- ieny record. Welupn. although Salem high school student, is onlyU years of age. Tais boy lives with his parents at 165 South Church street and tae past eight weeks' tirae has carried a total oi 18. 2b. copies ot Tho 1 Statesman to Safetn home? withput a complaint' of careless or non-delivery. I ' Tie Statesman, on; its own be half! and on tbe behalf of its sub-Ecj-iljers, wishes to publicly con gratulate this carrier, believing that! any lad who gets out of bed before 4 a. m. each morning ana establishes such a record is en titled to all the praise it is possible toj bestow upon him. ! EUGENE, Or., Oct. 8. Surprising the University of Oregon team with a stubborn defense, the Pacific University squad held the Lemon Yellow team to a score of 21 to 7 to day and it was not until the last of the half of the game that the local team was able to cross the Pacific line. The visitors scored the first touchdown in the third quarter when Black man,, riIit end, recovered an Oregon fumble and carried the ball 85 yards for a touchdown. Oregon made its first score immediately following a series of line plunges, "Tiny" Shields carrying the bali over. j Oregon scored twice in! the final period, Chapman and Shields being credited with the touchdowns. The strong de fensive game of the Pacific University was maintained throughout the contest, they attempted to carry from scrim mage only four times during the game, punting was resorted to through each quarter. King and Johnson of the Oregon backfield were removed from the game in the first period as the result of injuries. THIRD HOLD UP S STAGED Bl BOLD HIT For First time Accomplice Appears on Scene tin North Salem Last Night and HelpHigh-hat. ! BABE RUTH MUST TAKE WEEK'S REST USUAL TACTICS ARE i EMPLOYED IN H0LO-UP SECOi VENIRE IS EXHAUSTED More Jurm'n Needed to Try j Bfrumfield Murder 'Case At Roseburg? M I 1 Two Young Men and Two Young Women Are Vic tims lot the Pair l. of 7; Whitman, 0. i RT2ATTIJE, Oct. 8. University of Washington defeated Whitman college 7 to 0 in the first inter collegiate tame or the season at the stadium here today. The only j fcora came in the third period, when Mayne Hall, Washington Quarterback, received a blocked punt on Whitman's 15-yard line and ran across for a touchdown. This happened after Washington's backffcid had battered its way across the field. Captain Ray Eckman and Ray Hill, Washington halfbacks, and Earl Tilton and Harold Sheppard of the Whitman backfield made spectacular runs through open fields. The lineups of the teams follow: Whitman . le Leander .It ...Comrama.c -lg Emigh . .c Lucht ,rg . . . .Blackman . .rt Heritage .re ... .Schroeder . .q Roe staged a series of brilliant for ward passes in fhe last five min utes or play which netted them a touchdown. Bradshaw of Xevada made a o 0-yard forward pass to Reed from his own 30-yard line and Reed carried the ball the Test of the distance down the field for an easy touchdown. Nichols, Bell and Nisbet were the California stars, while Hrad shaw made a couDle of 20-vard runs around the ends for Nevada. . .lhb .r hb . .fb . .Sheppard . . .Tilton . . .Nor rid ROSEBURG, Ore.; Oct. 8. Exhausting the second panel of veniremen summoned to obtain inrvi fnr tfA trlnl nf T)r R KT v w ' - ' Brumfield for the alleged murder of Dennis Russel, irhOse body was found beneath Dr. i Brumfield s wrecked automobile July 13 court adjourned this afternoon after four days of effort. A third panel was ordered to report Mon day tnorning. Jrfst before court adjourned at. 2:15? this (afternoon the defense exercised Its seventh ; peremptory challenge and the state its third, leaving tho defense with fiv and the State with three : peremtories still !to be used. Xi- Brumfield whose health caused some concern Friday, told newspapermen he lelt beter today. Mrs.l Brumfield continued to sit beside her ! husband at today's hearng, displaying a sympathetic attention to him as : she had on former days. jwJtnesseB are here, ready for the 'ttrial, same of those summoned by the state from Calgary, near whei?e Dr. Brumfield was arrested in August having' arrived. 7 07 0.M Touch- Home Run Slugger Carries In jured Arm in Sling and May Retire for Season u : . t ' NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Babe Ruth, champion home run slug ger, was told by Dr. George D. Stewort late today that bis infect ed left arm operated upon Friday must be given at least a week's rest. This' means that the Kant star, if the doctor's advice is heed. led. will not appear in the remain- j tier or the world series. Huth's arm was injured just above the: elbow two weeks ago when lie stole second base in a game with the Cleveland Indians. After the game Friday with the ! Giants, an incision was made, Ie carried it in a sling when he ap peared in the grandstand at the j Polo grounds for today's game. Kuth admitted that if be took the advice of his doctor he would hot play again this season. ? "But my absence won't hurt the Yankees," he said. "It will only make then fight all the harder." PROSECUTION flDEft . i '- ... .- .. ' fc. ; . ' .' ' Washington Ferry Clark Hobi Haynes . . Kienholtz . Ingram .. Parker . . . Hall Eckman, c Ziel Wilson . . . Score by periods: Washington 0 Whitman 0 Washington scoring down. Hall; goal from touchdown, Eckmann. Substitutions: Wash ington; Oalllgan for Parker, Par ker for Ferry, Rogge for Hobi, Gundlach for Kienholtz, Tinling for Ingram, Hill for Zisl. Whit man. Holmes for Leander, Harri son Tor Emigh, Hull for Norris. Referee, George Varnell, Spo kane; umpire, Tracy Strong. Se attle; head linesman, Walter Reseberg, Seattle. Time of periods, 15 minutes each. F. of C 51; Nevada, 6. BERKELEY, Oct. S. Univer sity of California's football team overwhelmed Nevada here today 51 to 6, although the visitors Schwubarner Gets Trophy. BERKELEY. Oct. S A silver and ebony trophy for the annual winner of the Pacific coast con ference football championship has been presneted to Elmer E. Schwabacher of Seattle, a mem ber of the 1912 class at the Uni versity of California, it was an nounced here today. The trophy stands three feet high. Two silver players' fig ures are on it, one holding the ball for the other to kick goal, while below a series of miniature footballs circle the ebony circle. The space is left on each football to engrave the name of the year and the winner of that championship. Harvard 19, Indiana O. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Oct 8 Harvard defeated Indiana today 19 to 0. An eastern eleven in the making met a western conference team almost intact from last year ana stopped it without great ef fort. For the first two periods Indi ana was content to kick every time it got the ball, with two minor rushing exceptions; this notwithstanding that Kyle's kicks were falling short. In the last two periods the Hdosiers, twice recovering Harvard fumbles, tried to go forward by rushes and by forward passes, and succeeded to the extent of several first downs but never to the point that score apeared possible. Rain came down in sheets dur- The "High; Hat" bandit staged his third holdup within six days here last ulgjht when he held up rour. young men and women near the Grant school at Shipping and S'orth Cottage streets, and with the aid of an accomplice secured $4 from one of his victims. For the first time in his operations here the bandit, who is distin guished by a cream-colored som brero, wore a black mask. His slouch-hatted; companion wore a handkerchief also. Donald Stickney. 445 North Twenty-fourth street; Philip Sit man of the iArgo hotel; Ethel Germund, of j 1210 North Fourth street, and Aim Andlrson of 1497 North Fifth street were the hold ap's victims. The "Big Hat" man, as be is described, brandished the gun while his partner collected the money, j , ! Police search revealed no trace of the thieve. C1IM IJHITE : TO CULL MEETING Democrat Leaders Will Con- fer and Support Limi-j tation of Armaments Strong Case is Being Oevel- oped Against Hightowcr, Accused of f Murder ?" of Father Heslin. 5, " : ' 'Jfli CHEMISTS' FINDINGS ... . AID TO PROSECUTION Defendant; Alleged to!: Have Written Letter Demand- ingsRansom. ' wi en dead Suffered from Both Shell Shock and Gas; Died; At Own Hands (Continued on page 2)- SUPERIOR CHI TEAM I At the close of the. first week ' of public schools in Salem the at tendance totaled. 3219., an in crease of 322 over the attendance at the close of the first week of school one year ago, This Is an increase in one year t 10 per cent. ;--- .-fy In the three grades of the high school and the highest grade of the junior high, schools, the four grades being tbe same as the old' styled high school, the attendance at the close of the first week $ 1594, compared to 1483 last year. This Is an increase of 11 stud ents in the four highest grades In the public chooit,.-J--a Increase Shown. ' This Increase by schools Is as follows: Senior high school, 90 attendance this yer. cotipared to Clt lact vr a' n!n nf IS. Washington Junior high, 510 this year,-while last, year it was 433, a gain of 107 students. Grant Junior high school, 224 at jthe close of the first week, compared to 194 last year, a gain oi ao McKinley Junior high school 190 this year, compared to. 16 4, last year, a gain of,2 students. In the elementary ! grades the total attendance at, the, close of the first week Ust year was 1684. while last year for the same week It was 1573, a Increase of 111. , Grade Schools Grow. . The attendance, byr schools i In this elementary grade this year compared with that of last year at the close of the first week of school, is as follows;. Englewood this year 184, last yeaf 180 Gap- fliM Ihl vif 298. t lnat von. 295; Highland, 2 4 1 this year, last year 186; Lincoln, 281, this ' year, while last year it was 254; ; '-, l U " " Park, this ysar 294, last year 268; j Richmond, this year 20, while last year it was 192; Grant, ' this ; year. 90, last. year 138, the decrease s being; dne to moving., a grade from the schooi; Washing ton, this year 66, while last year ' It was 64. , . .,T . i According to Snperlntendent George Hug there has been no loss practically in the it lath and tenth grades aid very; little , lpss tit the Jump from the junior high school to the senior high school. tmtsijj u.icu mere is a serious loss. ; -r. r Enrollmeht ConUnues. While- the attendance of an schools at the close of the first aus, lua ; enrounteitt always increases, and, with ' the heavr tttrndinr', hk n.w part -of the semester, it is , estl mated that before, the close : of the school year the total enroll ment will exceed 4200, List year tee tour enrollment was 3906. t "One year ago the increased at tendance In the Salem school over the previous year was about 17 per cent.-. -This ysar, at the be ginning of school the enrollment ehows an Increase of 10 i ter cent, and this will doubtless show a higher percentagelater! In the semester. . f. .jt " HI Bnildlng Crowded. , : 4 The high school building Is al ready croided to its utmost ca- pacity andT the ; same is true 1 of the Washlffgtoh ;. building;, I With, the -certainty that from -year to year th attendance will Increase, Superintendent George W. Hug says the great 1 problem wjlt be, where to put all th-pupils, with all buildings crowded alreadif at the beginning of tws school year, Seattle Golf Club; i Scores Second Victory PORTLAND, Oct. 8. The an nual iPunch Bowl golf tournament ever the course of the Waverly Country club here today was won by the eight-man team represent ing the Seattle Golf cjlub, follow ing the Seattle victory of yester day in winning the W.: J. Burns cup (permanently. Match, play against Bogey was the rule gov erning the i competition and the1 Seattle team finished the day with anj aggregate score of 38 up on Bogey, waverly . Country club a team! finished second, being 34 npl I . - . .. . Two other northwest clubs, the Portland Golf club and the Ta comal Golf and "Country club, were entered. The former finished the day two down on Bogey while th'fe "latter was .18 dawn. , As a result or toaay;s viciory ior oe- attlej the llub is now tied with Wfivfrley for legs on1 the punch bowli each ; dub baring annexed two., legs., I Valuable Jewels Are : ftecoVred and Identified f PflpLAR BLTJFF. Mo., Oict. 8 -4Ume. Gulllaurae Gros of Paris. Ffaiice. accomnanied by Mrs. H. 3,1 Pstton of Pennsylvania, today identified at s Desoto, ! near here, the jewels whlcn were found near that citr last Saturday. The Jew elry.! valued at. 140.000, was lost by M;rs. Gros on a. ilissourl Pacific train. ; All but a few less valuable pieces were recovered.1- er Lteat HKIt FORECAST. iSuhday,' f alr; moderate north 7 wlnds,; IKE HELD T0 14 0 SCORE Bf SALEM HIGH INDIANS 0. K, By superior skill in handling the bal Salem high school grid iron warriors yesterday held the Chemawa Indian school eleven to a 14 to 0 score when they met on the Chemawa field. The high school squad went up against the college team which played O. A. C. and was defeated by a score of 6 to 0. Errors and fumbles were re sponsible for thef irst touchdown for the Indians. Purvine received the kickoff and returned the ball for 15 yards. Jones bucked the line and annexed another 15. Pui vlne was given the ball for an other line buck but failed when Salem was penalized five yards for offsides. In a second attempt he gained four in a line plunge. In tbe next play Purvine fumbled the ball which was recovered by a Chemawa mau. In two plunges through the guards Chemawa gained seven yards and in a trick play won 12 yards, taking the ball to Salem's 10-yard line. A line buck and a run around end cov ered thed istance, Bettels taking the bal across the line. Success ful in their goal kick the Indians brought their score up to 7 to 0. Their last score was made in HOOK RIVER, Or.. Oct. 8.- Medric M. I Greer. 22-year-old overseas veteran, died today from self-inflicted injuries sus tained last night when he appar ently bumped his head repeated ly against the walls of the city prison, where he had been con fined for sevferal days. The police said he was detained in prison be cause he assailed, without provo cation, a passenger alighting from a train the first of the weefc.f After he liail been calmed tbo authorities thought him able: to troceed to Hundee, where his grandfather, George II. Greer,1 re uides, but th young man pleaded to be left iniprison, stating that lie might injure himself or sqme others if allowed to go free, j He bpcamei violent soon after ward. Greer, it is Ftated, re ceived shell shock in the Argonne. He was also gassed. (Continned on page 6.) CEREMONIES MARK MEETING OF ROTAR IS HELD HERE Moe Planned Robbery of Mother With Ex-onvict MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Oct 8 Edgar Moe, freshman medical student and spn of Dr. J. M. Moe of Sioux Falls, S. D., confessed to day to his mother and Frank Brunskill, captain of police detec tives, that he plotted with an ex convict to rob;his mother of $5000 in jewels' Bruhskill said tonight. Moe was arrested today after hia mother and Chief of Detectives Pickett of Sioux Falls had come to Minneapolis. Mrs. Moe was robbed September 4 in Sioux Falls of $5000 worth of jewels and 5000 worth of furs. Police said the young man con fessed he planned the robbery to get ready money but had been ting only one; diamond which i he pawned for $20. This diamond led to his arrest, i After Moe had told his story he was released and left tonight for Sioux Falls with his mother, who said he would, not be prosecuted. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.- A call is to ue issued by Chairman Cionrua Wr, I . . r imc tomorrow ror a luwung or tne Democratic Na tional committee to be held with in the next two or three weeks, probably at Chicago. Democratic leaders with whom JVfr, White confersed at the capitol today said it would bring together promi nent men and spokesmen from all HACtlnna nf the country. Chairman White Is expected to make a detailed report on the recent presidential campaign and resolutions will., probably be adopted in support of the con ference on limitation of arma ments, i "The meeting is to be calltd," Mr. White said tonight, "for gen eral discussion of party welfare. 11 wu Dnng together for the nrst time many Democratic na uonai committee women who have never attended a. committee meeting." i . The meeting will be the first Vl C T l fin'.. . i. . . ... oiu.tj me cjose oi tne na tional presidential campaign last November. Several months ago friends of William G. McAdO urged a meeting, but a call v refused by, Chairman White. The qnesuon or Mr. White's resiena tion was widely discussed at that time. That Mr. White would continue as chairman for the i present at least, was declared by party lead ers here tonight. Mr. White him self was non-committal, except to declare he did not expect any 'de velopments at the meeting affect ing bis personal, status. is friends in Ohio have been urging him to become a candidate for governor for tbe next election and those here delcare this develon- ment is probable! j Among business affairs 'of he party to be, discussed ,at the meet ing is the deficit, which Mr. White said has been reduced since November, but stfll remains la matter for settlement. Governor Cox. it wag said, is not expected to attend the meet ing, and the question of future campaigns, leaders said, would not be raised, formally at least. REDWOOD CITY, Cal Oct S-.-j A bit of, fibre which hadfidhered to the knofejot William A. High- i tower, a homeless baker, was said ! today by E. C. Ileinricb.' criminal- ! ogist and chemist, to have proved ,! under microscopic examination to j be, of the same character as s trios Si taaen rrom boards , found ; at the j hidden grave of, Father Tatrlck E. Heslin at Salada Beach. High- tower is being tried on a charge of i murder of the prlesU i- ' Heinrlch said too, that the hah- die of the knife contained sand of ! the same kind that may bo found i at the grave site.-- : Heinrlch also ? testified L!l that J Hlghlower was the jperson who wrote' the letter" of August 3 de- manding a ralsom of 1(500 fori Father Heslin who had disappear- ed the preewtrnig " day. " Thla testl-i moor a-greed with that of Carl ; Eisenschimel, an expert who esti-; iiea yesteraay. Both men aaidr they arrived at their conclusions i by comparisons Qt writing on tha,: ransom letter with that of High- tower. ' -f..J-N.-.rf . :-r I Sand found oil a tent taken from Hlghtowera room was' said by Heinrlch to be of similar char-1 acter of that of sand on a hat dlsl covered at the priest's grave, ; m mora f ; v ! FOB POLK SHOW Exhibits Attract Hull Capac-: ity Crowds, Sunshine vi Aids Fair With the sounds of a bugle and the bearing of the American flag and, the Union Jack through the dining room of the Hotel Marion, and with the cheering of 175 Ra tarians from the northwest and British Columbia, the annual meeting of presidents and secre taries of the twenty-second Ro tarian i district closed with the banquet given last evening at the Marion. During the day the 50 secre taries apd presidents; met in ses sion at. the Commercial club. Fol lowing: the noon 'luncheon, the guests ; were taken for a short drive about-the city, with busi ness sessions resumed promptly at 1:30 o'clock. All sessions were presided over by Ernest Skeel of Seattle, dis trict governor. At these sessions thera was serious discussions of the work to be done, by Rotary clubs In the northwest, Following the banquet at the Marian last evening an address was delivered by Estes Snedecor, past International president. Mr. Snedecor, speaking fo offi cers of Rotary clubs urged them not to be -content until they, bad made the most of their, oportuai ties te the greatest good for Ro- (Continued on page 6.) Packing Plants Are Threatened With Stri ke OMAHA, Nb., Oct. 8. J. W. Burns, secretary of District Coun cil No. 5 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work men's Union jot North Amertca, estimated tonight that 99 per cent Of all packing plant employes in Omaha had voted today on the referendum oi the question of an- oriz:ng the union's general exe cutive board tn call a Rtnse in the packing- industry if the board deems such action necessary. The' vote was taken in other packing house centers throughout the country and with the local ballots will be forwarded to the union's general headquarters in Chicago where the result will be anounced. Secretary Burns re iterated tonight previous state ments that tbe result would not be given out locally! .... .. j; . Senator Hume Dead After Brief Illness PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 8. State Senator Wilson T. Hume; long irominent In Oregon politics, died today after a brief illness, aged 63. He was born in Placerville, California. . DALLAS, Orci.. OcU 8.-(pe- i eial, to The Statesman) roJk j county's 10th annual county fair I opened its gates In Dallas Thurs- day morning and during the day admitted the largest crowd in the : fair's history for an opening day. The big pavilions and live stock ; boms were crowded with humn ity during the entire day and un- 5 til nearly midnight. At times the v i crowd about the exhibits' Id 'tne i pavilion was so large that, people had to be turned away until the ! place could be cleared, i i - 5 1 ! Saturday was record-breaker ! for attendahce,5 the fine weather j making it possible for the farmers ! to come from all parti jbt the .( county and take in,jhe bi affair. The judges were busy all day j making the awards on the exhtb- 1 its and the afternoon oratorical contests were held by students from r various j grades. - About 20 ! contestants took part in the pro- j grom and are eagerly awaiting the -result. : . i -j:; : ; The crowd is unusually orderly this year and although there are several special pol icemen t on tbe grounds no thefts or cases ot dis orderly conduct havq, been made. The Grand Ronde Indians who al ways turn out in farce to the fair were here again this year although the war dance formerly staged by members of the tribe at former fairs was eliminated from tbe pro gram. '.: V: Willamette Has Enrollment of 507; Women Students in T Majority at 1921 Listing Willamette university now has a total enrollment of 507, of which 230. are men and 277 are women. ' ' ' ' ' '- ! In the freshman class the girls are greatly In the majority, as the men number 77 and the women 106, or a total of 183 who are for the first time attending the uni versity. I In the sophomore class, out of a total enrollment ot 96, there are 35 men and 61 women. In' the junior class, out of a total enroll ment of 82, there are 34 men and 48 women. 1 : '''" " " ' The university's senior class this year enrolls 79. Of this num ber. 36 are men and 43 women. In the senior class the men and women are, more - evenly divided than in any of the other classes. TberQ are 16 men, and 12 wp uieu lamng special worK in tbe university. Post graduate work 3s being taken by one man and foe r women. In the law course ; there to.nrolleL38i men,.and,1fopr wo men. J. ' ; . ' j As with the higher grades )n the punior and senior high schools of Salem, the university Is facing the same problem of accommoda tions for those who wish to avail themselves ot the higher educa tion, The capacity of the univer sity is 500. students, -audi should the Increase be as great next year as It has been this year, the uni versity could not find room for its students. ir- , , .i . With the university, it H ccn ceded --that the, ploblem is that of lmiv?ns th tiumbir of students or of pi oviding larger accommoda, tlons- u ---m- - - , I