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r .i, I i 0 I : , t r ( r K " I- ' f . i ? & A CIECTTLATIOS Arer( for Angmt, 1922 undy only .... 5814 Vuily and Sunday 5467 Avars or ii month ending July 80, 122 Sunday nW . 5852 Xalljr and Monday 5494 or tot cxrr or tAXX aaa lfcia te lfarta u4 fwlk OwatfSi Jrly vtrrbrfy mts The Oregon Statesman mm TEX HOKS VXWSTJ SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1922 PRICE: FIVE CENTS V JJfcin) (yjffltiy WlFtniidl Pblk TILLAMOOK, BENTON AND OTHERS FOLLOW XLOSELY IN RIVALRY By CHARLES J. LISLE Jackson county, with pears and peaches that look like the painted splendors of Michael Angelo and Rembrandt and Ti tian too good to be true and with other agricultural and flora, marvels that dazzle the eye and strain the imagination, romped off with the first place in the big county exhibit con test at the state fair. The southerners scored 1014 points in the scale of excellence. nv;. rt 4-Vi OQ A nnt'nlo oomiul -n aa ...... , - - i fruits, grtuns, grasses and vegetables as anybody could hope to see. The Dessimists have talked hot weather and drought I "this surnpier but the Polk county people got out. their little I old hoes and hose and what they did to their vegetable gar- den3 is an agricultural epic. . Tillamook county always gets a place, with Its wonderful cheese. Put other things grow there in splendid profusion 12-foot corn. 60-pound royal Chinook salmon, canned - fruits, ' fresh fruits and vegetables, , and butter that 1b pure gold.' ;The third place went to.TUlamookv.t H Benton . Im Good Show Benton county also grows corn that makeara Missouri valley far' mer eyes light up likesunrise ion Mount Hood. The, corn, and the honey, and the fruit, and the vegetables that grow under the shadow of the great Oregon Ag- jdculUixal college, .arenotable contribution to the proverb that . It pays better and It' tastes bet , ter to raise, good crops than poor. , i TboJ Benton exhibit ' was placed , fourth. In close competition with the best of the year. . Columbia-; had . a wonderfully fine exhibit of grasses, one of the tet on the grounds, this year of ' ' short forage , all ever, the state Some cheese, butter, grain, a fine showing of fruits of almost every kind, and a star exhibit II honey. ' -brought to the little down-the river empire a jclose fifth place. 'i f . Other Counties PIee . j- ' FoHowlng in. order, were Sher : man,' , Clackamas. Washington, .Douglas; Wasco, Yamhill and Mai neur,,..;. In general, the hot, dry summer hit . the- over-the-moun- ' , tains counties the hardest. They were . limited In their kinds . of 'exhibits because of the droughty and did not always come up. to Iheir usual reputations. Dut In .every county booth was some thing of exceptional nature. - ' , h Sherman ' county, for ! one, had some of the most wonderful , ' grapes ever exhibited ' in Oregon I One section of a Black Hamburg . vine, 10 feet long, had more than' 100 pounds of ripe grapes still growing thereon, and a dozen dozen large bunches had been i broken off In shipping. . Clackamas had some of the world-famous teazles grown by George H. Gregory of Molalla, and Koine giant squashes that looked like the dome of a church for size. Then Washington county had a particularly attractive gen era 'display, though the exhibit was late in arriving. Melons Are Specialty Doglas couunuty specialized in pears, apples, grapes and melene and some catchy banners tike the one that told of Douglas - prunes being estimated as worth $1,850, ,000 for this year, f " Wasco had peaches, some of .the most impossibly W? and fine gg plant that any one ever saw, and grapes like the Israelites found in the land of promise. Yamhill had a miscellaneous fruit and vegetable collection, and Mal heur, had some excellent corn, boney, grains and grasses. Three counties, Coos, Marion and Lane, did not enter for com petition, though all were of su perior excellence. Marlon never competes, as a chfivalrlc courtesy to the others that have farther to go and so a little- stiffer compe v tition. The Coos county exhibit was especially attractive, with some of its prize timber products, one of them being a $1,000 slat of ' Oregon myrtle wood, seven fet wide and 10 ; feet long, sawn from ' the center of a hnge myrtle tree, (Continued on page 6) - i - - 1H1 won VvaV.;nl I fintk a irAnarol "! lo firm rf I I STATEFAIRPROGRAM FOR TODAY (All Salem business houses closed for the day.) Mom In? 8 a. m. Gates open 9 a. m. Judging In all depart ments continued. 9:30 a. m. Viewing of all ex hibits. 10 a. m. Demonstration by Multnomah county canning clu& in Educational building. lg;15 a. BuMii.;r, by n.A. n veterans' fife and drum corps. 11, a. m. Band concert by H N. Stoudenmeyer's official statf fair band. 1 11:30 a. m. Carnival along Midway. Afternoon 1 to 3 p. m, Coucert in Edu cational bulldln? by Chemawa In dlan school band. 1:30 p. m.-; Racing1 program on "Lone Oak" track, featuring pace, threo in five, purse $1,000; 2:20 trot, three heats. purse $600; 2:17 pace, three heats, purse $400; two runs, over night entries. .2 p. m. LA Vera Johnstone. "Straight Jacket Q-'een." featured in stunts In front r,f grandstand z p. m. Canning demonstra tion by Tillamook county In Edu cat I on al 'building. z:l5 p. m. Concert bv H. N. Stoudenmeyer's official state fair band,, in grandstand. 2:30 p. m. grounds. Radio concert onjan hour later 40 feet below where j 2:45 p. m. Talk on Metropoli tan Art Museum loan exhibit in art department by Mrs. ft. Bruce Horsrgall, assistant superintend ent. a p. m. Informal conference by State. Parent-Teacher associa tlon In Educational building. 4 n. m AutO DOifl In front rvf grand stand 4:30 p. muSic by o. a. it. s fife and drum corps. m.ini rrvi Veteran 5 p. m. Illg1! carnival along Midway. Evening t p. m. Parade of prize-win ning livestock In stadium. .dU p. m. Band concert' by ii. i. stoudenmeyer's orftctal - 1. A M Jk siaie iaiT oanj, in new seJ stand. 7:45 p. m. Night horse show in stadium featuring hunter class es. 7:30 p. m. Meetlnz of Pnre- bred Livestock association, men in auaitonum. " :30 p. m High carnival along midway. Federation of Labor to Meet Here Again Today The State Federation of Labor, now In annual convention, resum- ed its sessions in Salem today af- ter having met yesterday In Cor- vains. A long list of resolutions thatLnt military policy of the govern was introduced ?t the Monday sesrmentt llke tne organized reserve sion in,aiem win e reported on during the week, possibly today. neverai mat aro or radical ten dency and that re-ere introduced by request, it Is believed will be rejected by large vctos. Others are expected to provoke spirited debates. ' , V ' ' ' ' WEATHER OREGON Wednesday rain. CLOSE FRIEND OF PRESIDENT HAS BIG VOTE U. S. Senator Frelinghuysen i Leads Record Two to One in New Jersey NEWARK, N. ., 3ept. 26. United State3 Senator osenh F Frelinghuysen took an early lead J in the fight for the Republican senatorial nomination In the New ersey primaries today, leading G. L. Record by wide margins In all counties which made reporta with the exception o.f Mercer. In 78 out of th state's 2464 districts senator reunghuysen. who is one of President Harding's clofvest friend, had a lead of almost two One, He appeared to be leading in TM n;tv vnrA.a twn hv atnii threw tn nn and had a two to one lead in Rarttan, his own home town. Trenton, Mer cer county's largest city, appar ently was safe for Record. Fre- lfnghuysen increased his lead stadily. Shortly after 11 o'clock he was ahead in every one of the IS counties which had reported. He had overcome Record's early lead In Mercer county. Tn mrTntrin m1Wa7ihinp With VI I IUUI IIVI I III livv"v Physician bwims to bhore Uninjured EUGENE, Or., Sept. 26. Dr. Hugh M. Oleason, 34, physician of Butte, Mont., was drowned in the Willamette river at Harrls- burg,, 20 miles north of Eugene, at 7:30 tonight when he drove Wis car down a decline leading to the ferry boat but with no knowl- fftdre of anv ferry there. The boat happened to be on the op .oosite side of the river and the car plunged into 16 feet of water Dr. Gleason's companion, Henry C. Holleman, a machinist, swam out, but Dr, uieaaon, wno was unable to swim, sank after having come to the surface and caning for help. The men had started I from Butte last Thursday for Los Angeles. The body was recovereu i the drowning occurred. OPPOSED TD GOT Yeeks Says Deterioration to " .. J t C.,nAe onH Continue if Funds ana Strengths Reduced WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. (By the Associated Press) Army ap- nroDriation estimates for the next aral vfiar. calling'for the pres ent atreneth of 12.000 officers ana 125,000 enlisted men will be suu mltted to the budget conference this week with the assertion of Secretary Weeks and his advisers that nroeresslve deterioration in the military estamisnmem wn. continue unless the regulars are W w ... . . lit held to the strength of 13.000 ol fleers and 150,0-00 men asked for last Tear Some officers declare that tne war rienartment may be compelled act- tn he relieved of some df lit8 missions if more adequate pro- hi KC7k ' - ' Ti8i0n for the work cannot be made. To what extent it may be neceSsary to throw overboard the i T.oriiir nanects of the ores eme Duiit out of war exper- I ipnpe. o official has been willing to suggest. The success of the tjiree part army plan, if it is financially pos sible to carry it out is believed bv armv officials to have been beyond a doubt the spirit display ed in the officers' reserve corps, national guard, and civilian miii- (Continued on page-2). DOCTOR DROWNED 111 I0TO tUIIC ill OFFICIALS GREEK FORCES ' RFUtll T - KING ka awaaa a, a s w use TO QUIT Martial LaW iS PfOClaimed When People and Troops Insist on Change in the Government. ARMY DEMANDS RULER BE MADE TO JOIN IT Soldiers in Retreat Accused of Robbery, Arson and Wholesale Murders LONDON, Sept. 27. King Con- stantirte has abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince, according to an Athens dispatch to the Central News. ATHENS, Sept. 2C (By The As sociated Press) King Constantine tonight told the correspondent of the Associated Press that he would stick to the throne until his people told him they no longer wanted him. ATHENS, Sept. 2C (By The Associated Press) A crisis is rap idly developing. "" The King has proclaimed martial law. Eight thousand troops at Sail kona have revolted, insisted on a change in the government. Sections of the army in the Aegegan islands also have revolted. (Continued on page 6) HORSE SHOW BRINGS BETTER ATTENDANCE RIVALRY - -I ; . i f - i. "5 5 '.Jut I'f. r?f-;-;'?H it'XV'i VV--':A I?' Mrs. Wayne Keye3 with Sidney won the three-gaited He also was a prize winner By M. F. PATTISON The second .night of the Salem horse show opened with a pro gram of nine different events and a special. This show had a larg er attendance than the opening night despit the unsettled con dition of the weather and once more proved that the interest grows as the show progresses. IJach biue ribbon won 13 a step toward that reward of all re wards, the royal purple, desig nating the champion, the-winning sit SOLUTION OF MURDER CASE IS NOT NEAR Authorities Fail to Identify Slayer from Mere Bits of Evidence NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J., Sept. 26 Discovery of a witness who declared she heard frequent quar rels between Mrs. Eleanor Rein hardt Mills and her husband, Jamps Mills, over the Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall today led authoritios td subject Mills to another long examination. Mills has maintained einoe the bodies were discovered a week ago last Sunday, that he had no sus picions concerning the relations between the slin pair reported to have planned an elopement to Japan. Mills' 1 6-year-old daughter Charlotte, also was examined to day. When the two left the court house rosecutor Beekman said that while some progress had been made toward the solution of the mystery, it was not as much as had been hoped for. The witness to whose testimony the authorities were giving spec ial attention today was Miss Mil lie Opal, a neighbor of the Mills. She declared she frequently had heard Mr. and' Mrs. Mills quarrel, and that recently she had heard Mrs. Mills retort when Mills tax ed her with paying too much at tention to her church and her pastor, that she cared "more for Dr. Hall's little finger than I do for your whole body." MEETS UNTIMELY EXD EUGENE. Ore., Sept. 26. Mrs. M. A. Cohen, a well known resi dent of this city, died this after noon from hemorrhage caused by a small bone lodging in her throat IS INTENSE t . Sir Sidney and Sir Chester. Sir under 15:2 class Monday night last night. of which is an event that brings contentment only for the time be ing.. or until other horses shown bring other competition and other judges; then t all happens over again, only the winner of today may be the loser of tomorrow, and so we enter our candidates for bon6rs in each successive show with that purple ribbon as the real objective. You will thoroughly appreciate the wonderful program offered by (Continued on page 6) TURK IGNORES Of GREAT BRITAIN Instead of Withdrawing Cavalry as Previously Or dered Another Detach ment Crosses Border. REPORT BOTH SIDES READY FOR ACTION Allies do Not Conceal That Situation is Precarious and Entails Much Darjger CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 26. By the Associated Press) The British general, Sir Charles Har- ngton, commander la chief of the allied forces here, ha ordered the Turks out of the neutral zon3 around the Dardawllc-s V hal sent an ultimatum to Mustapha Kema Pasha, at Smyrna, allow ing 48 hours for withdrawal of the nationalist cavalry detachment, which have occupied Kum Kalek. at the entrance to the Darda&ellts, as well as Eren Ki?l. t,o the south. west of 'Chanak and IMgna This action wai taken by Gen eral Hatingtoi aftor several re quests hal been n.ade by the Bri tish com-mnaer in the areas mentioned that th Turkish forces withdraw and attr th.3 Turks bad begun to entrench. I.ikewrse. the wrimn troops are thrcwiiii up entrenchments, erecting barbed wire entanglements and making every preparation both for defense and offensive movement if that becomes necessary. Move Is Sigti'-riranr Yesterday it was announced that the wives and famiHe? of the al .ed authorities weulfl remain in Constantinople bn. today some cf thorn hi been pent out of the Oty and others wr preparing to d part. This carr'es its own sig nificance. Frecautioni tn prevent disord ers in the capll ii. also have l een eoubled but som relief Is frit ,vfr the arrival at Chanak of ltrl 'sn reiniorcerx.nis ana the an- t'ouncement thai additional naval un ts were "on the way to Constan tinople from Malta. These con sist of a destroyer flotilla and two light cruisers which are expected to reach here with all despatch. Says British I'':ared The statement by Major Gen eral Maurice. th Brithh military expert, usually a sevei critic. that the British forces could hold Chanak, the key uositlnn to the Dardanelles against anv national ist attack Is highly encoutaging and accepted hern as voicing thn opinion of the officers in r:n'?ral "We are prepared." he said We can prevent the Turk from Crossing the strait an'l Ir.vac!P inrace and can rif-cessf nY-.y keep him out of Con-iUntiiioii'o." London Apprehensive LONDON, Sep-. IG.ff.y the As sodiated Press Anxiet is re newed owing to the evMer-t re 1 . - iuciance oi tne Kemalisi officers a . io oraer tne wiriidrawal o' the Turkish cavalry from th.-: Chanak zone m tne DarJgne'.los Instead of withdrawing another detach ment nuraoering 1.000 h.a. cros?- d the border from Blgha. The British mihlar anthori ties, while doing their utmost to avoid precipitating troub o. do no conceal that the sl-uation entails much danger. The Kemal'sti ap parently contenl that jhe B.-itith and allied governments should cease military operations during the sittings of the propos?i peace conference, or, .'onversel , that the Kemalists shoul J bi permitteJ to continue troop movements dur ing the progress of the negotia tions. Russia Send Xew Note Until Kemal's reply M received, there will be no diminution In the wr preparations and accordng to Kemal's aide, tSssad eey. the Angora government will :ns'st up. on the adnmsion of Ku.sla, Per sia and Bulgaria to the cr.nference. There will be mauy diff:cult!cc to (Continued on page 6) T1T1 4, PARTY PRINCIPLES ARE FORMULATED IN PORTLAND METING PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 6. The Republican party of Ore. gon today voiced its principles for the campaign in a platform endorsing the administrations of President W. G. Harding and Governor Ben VV Olcott, and defining its stand on atate issues. . State Chairman W. H. Tooze, Jr., in the keynote speech' denounced certain "sinister" influences which he said were undermining party politics and "menacing state and 'na tional government. TO HILT RATE CUTS Paciific Steamship Repres entatives Meet in Portland to Form Organization PORTLAND, Sept. 26. Accept ance of the essential details of the draft of an agreement on which the reformation of the trans-Pacific conference is being launched, which includes assent to a provision that each membership deposit $25, 000 or an indemnity bond in like sura as a guarantee against rat cutting, marked the initial sessioon ofo steamship representatives of the coast here today. Tomorrow it is intended to pass on rules and regulations. With those -out of the way permanent organization will follow and then the tariff will be considered. In the main the binding points of the agreement are said to be mu?h the same as recently adopted by Neew York lines in the North At lantic ar Eastern conference which include a penalty of four times the amount of freight money, for breaches of the contract, payment of fines in ten days on threat of seiure of the cash or bond; with drawal only after 9 days notice and expulsion by a two-thirds vote. The arbitration committee is to be made up of three, one by the con ference and another by the mem ber accused of cutting rates, they to select the other. ON SEA RAIDS Harding Requests Prohibi tion Agents to Keep With in Three-Mile Limit WASHINGTON, Sopi 26. (Bv the Associated Press) Curtail ment of the activities of the Am erican prohibition enforcement of ficers on the higu seas was decid ed upon today by President Herd ing and his cabinet. Search of foreign vssse's for contraband liquor outsl.lj the In ternationai three m:ie unit mav be made hereafter, it wa? stated authoritatively, only In the event that the vessels actuaii establish communication wKh American ships by means of their cwn crews or small boats. Case Now in ( ourt Search under such circumstanc es was upheld recently by Feder al District Judge Morton at Bos ton la the case of tne Brltiah schooner Grace ani R lby. An appeal in that casi has been tak en to the surem court and It was stated that decision would be hastened. Foreign veseh outsid! the three-mile limft nn'.nart'.n.'; their cargoes of contnband rum onto craft from American shores would not come wlthtin the fed eral law in the view of high ad ministration officials. The Amer lean craft undertaXtn to land ths contraDand, howev-r, would be subject to search and seizure, Old Ciifctotn Law I7sel Enforcement of th prohibition act at sea, whh for some tim has been the subject of diplomat lc exchanges between the Amer lean and British government occu pied much of the: time of the cab inet. . Search of foreign veisc'.v for contraband liqnsr within 12 miles of the coast Una has betn under- (Continued cn page 9) BOATMEN AIM TABOO fm The platform as adopted, pro vides in brief : l v Declares allegiance to nation! Republican platform: commends the Republican delegation Ifl corf, great from Oregon for Its efforts fof emergency tarlrf and exten sion of financial aid to farmers of Oregon. Independents Scored v ' Commends . President lUrdlng for JegiiJaUoii Vthat reduced the burden or taxes a billion dollar a year," and for wise diplomxcy. Declares belief in political par ties asr "fundamental? necessities and condetryis "Independent" and nonpartisan" movements. Declares belief "that : the vital . Irsue of 'the coming .year 'taxation -of decreasing and' equalising the tax-burden, Pied gea-legisla ture to economy and' enactmsnt of laws to bring to the assessment rolls- vast amounts ? of ? property1 now omitted, to vest the ttateUx commission with plenary power toj effect equal primary, assess-, menta and.tb projlde for aa ef fective hudget system tor : conn' , -ties of the elate. " '; Faith In iMmary Expressed I Affirm faith in the sUte prfc . mary-law. ' Pledges . the legislature wifl amend the election laws to pro vent inter party interference. In primary elections, and to require' holdinr of party convention to enunciate platforms. Fropioseq remedial legislation to prejvent frauds tn initiative pe- . tititons. i ' ' ; Pledges support for initiative measures on ballot which people1 approve at coming election.. - Pledgea-y enactment of law against alien land ownership. . Declares for road building and for finishing Roosevelt highway at earliest possible date consist ent with state road finances. , , Service Men Favored ' Favors giving ex-service men ' employment tn state positions. Declares pride In; state school system and condemns effort to return them "to mercy of log rolling legislative appropriation!" ' Declares for waterpower de- . velopment and reclamation, for abolition of useless state hoards and commissions, for equitable plan for retiring state bonded In- debtedness. , V Endorses movement initiated . by President Harding to present issuance of tax free eertificates. Market Legislation Urged ' Pledges Republican legislature to enact any measures that may be needed to aid farmers in mar keting. ""." Declares party is friend of la- : bor. Commends labor leaders lor cooperation in keeping "I. W, W. menace from Oregon." Pledges party and its every of ficial to strict enforcement of the law. Building is Blown up in St Louis Causing Property; Loss of $100,000 ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2C. Two men are believed have been killed and difma&es estlmatel t 100,000 caused fry three succe-slrs ex p'osions which wrecked a one story building occupied by a tiro company here tonight. , , It was reported that six men! were seeen in the building shortly before the blasts occurred. The explosions were lertlfic, tumbling the building in smouldering rnln, breaking windows fo- blocks around and (long heavy damage to surrounding bpUdtnj. .. . THINK I DIED IN EXPLOSION i I