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SALEM, OREG0N;rHURSDAYvMORNING;OUNE14f 1923
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Two Ccrr.pOnicns Escape
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DYr.UCHHAnD LUCK
Fins 0r,:::sA'c!s:r Boy
tcm of YK&mctte
PORTI-AID. Ore., June
Three accidents occurrci today 1n
' connectioa with a regs.tta' here oil
' the Willamette river, as a feature
. of the Rose ; festival. A fcower
v boat from .the CrHiser - Seattle
Tamnel a rowboat rryi5 three
toys and .threw them into the Ht
et .Harold "Wood. 15. was
? drowned.'" V' . i ;.-
Tv a Racers la Trouble .
The ir.otortoat Voider Boy ,IV,
caught fire in a preliminary prac
tice end was -badly damaged.' The
'eTew leaped iato -the' river and
"were reicaed- The "-facias boat
Csark Plug sask while warming
" crcforsa race. . Iler crew, awam
.ashore.',!""' - ' V,'',
-- - Ademc 13 XUaker-',..i;1'V
. . JTte dcax No, J.,: of Portland,
won "the 'free-for-all motorboat
race, the principal event of the
card. Lucky Strike II. of Los An
r- gelea was second. There ywere
v, several minor races including one
v 'among whalehoats and the battle-
- i ships in the harbor. 1 '
The V. ral par&Ie, principal fes
tival feature, will be held toJay.
r m w f "
v Might .'Permit. Liquor Under
Seal if Territorial Yaters
; are Extended ;
LtaJDON. Jaca 13 (By the
Associated. Press) The Crltish
and other governments have been
approached by the American state
denartment.with compromise of
fer- permitting the ' ingress of 11-
Quor under seal Into : American
ports provided an, agreement la
reached to extend the limit or ter
TiL'orial waters from -three miles
the present mark to twelve miles.
While it is too early to forecast
the British attitude toward the
proposal if may be said that the
government is not averse to sub
mitting the whole question or ter
ritorial waters to an international
conference. Foreign Secretary
Carzon has already made each a
surrestlon t'o Russia In connection
with th dispute over the ; Mur
mansk fisheies. '
The British government ia an-
. xlous to jLCcommo1 date .the .Ameri
can views and obtain a satisfactory
twlatioa for the Drillsh shipping
Interests but difficulties are faced
in adopting the "Wa-Unstoa aug
gestion in its entirety as exten
sion f the three mile llalC would
lz'.:zlzc3 complications coscern
Iag; estuaries and .other difficult
.points. ' " - " , 1 ,
In any case no reply will e
made to Washington pending care
ful study of the scsstion by the
British pvernneat expert's. Brief
ly, it may be aald that the govern-
ment: Is prepared to bargainrwith
the United States If any method
can be found of overcoming the
rigidity of the supreme court rul-,
, CIVIL TV An VET TiZlXb 1 1 '
I ''- CATTLE. June j 13 James
J0airl3,'2 a sarvivor of the, first
tattle of iron elad vessels be
tween the .Monitor and llerrimac
in the Civil war. died at hisliome
here today. He - retired several
3 ears ago after operating a black
smith shop la .this city for 20
ears.
OHEGON: Probably Itir;
. Thursday., . . ; .
LOCAL VEATHEIi ;
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riaiiut.i tc,.:r?r..tura. 57.
:i!n!nuri tenrerature. 47.
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County jCcurt JVrr syc3 Ependlhirescf Funj Fcr Pcr-
, po$e-p-Yaa Trznp J.IiIics Trip to Pcrlksd to Study
fJetLads ( and Crizs Back Fcrxnola fcr Effective Pri
son Solution. ' :
J Saem is iibt alorie;in its
wlff.ias JboUi'JSeattle and Portland Are having Jtrpuhlie t?ith
the pest, recording to o. H. Van Trump, county fiiut mspec
tor, who recently returned
& thorough investigation of the
- "Portland has a "JEorceiof
in .the Peninsula district," he
miles, are infested in the northwest portion of the city.; ,Men
Vrork during the ay in preparing poison," and others take up
the work m the vening,? dumping the sacked mixture in con-,
venifent jilace while- others .sow it over, the infested ground.
Between 200 and 300 '.sacks are mixed every, day t. ard it is
estimated it will take at least
area. , .Expenses At present are
mm gift
Aiurh'ni Honorll1iri1lYhaHas!
Long -Given His Services
' - ' -to'Viilamette :
A delightful episode marked the
Willamette Alumni banquet, at
the First Methodist church Tues
day .night,;i 1 : ," :
During : the ' literary program
James Crawford; speaking for .the
studentj body,itn alumni, and
f riends, presented ito Prof. James
T. Hat thews a fat Jpurse that fep-'
resents measure ,of their appre
ciation, of ' his services to the tni
4 ah
years.
He came here from Eng-
land more than that long ago, tnd
entered -"Willamette,' r aa unob
trusively as the -dawn or spring
warmth, through: the March sk;ies.
He was rsduated from the uni
versity ultimately.! He taught in
the high school for two years, and
then settled down to a' professor
ship In-.- Willamette.- ; v t ?
Jor mora than SO years he has
held .this post serving m. real army
of young people with , his quaint
fcumor, his sterling . Christian
character,' his fine friendliness and
his outstanding teaching ability.
This summer, he has been honored
with being appointed to the chair
of j mathematics at Stanford,
where they have the pick of the
world ion their working force, j It
Is only -for the summer, -however.
In the fall he Is returning to Wil
lamette again to take up his work
with the ; consciousness that they
want hi m back. The testimonial
Tuesday night was one of the fin
est things ever put over .- in Wil
lamette university. They started
la I to make. It large enough to
pay for & whole year's vacation In
Europe, and it will almost do it.
O il nODEO ;
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Portugese LaboVer at Baker
Believed Insane; tscapes
: ; Into Hills : r;
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BAKER, Orel June 13. With
the threat that "PH kill the
whole bunch of you," backed by
a 3 2-calibre automatic pistol, 'Nick
Gavins, a ' Portuguese' laborer of
Salt Lake City this afternoon shot
and seriously wounded two men
on ithe Oregcn-Washinngtori , sec
tion gang near Pleasant , Valley
Gavins then made his escape to
the hills. He la thought y auth
orities o be insane.
Earl Uarks, . colored of - Salt
Lake City, was wounded In the leg
and Hugh Gallagher or uenver
was shot through the back. It is
expected both -men will recover.;
Cccaa!Oncr Crcuhdi Cut- l
Is FJov on Tay Into Pert
iTOKIO. June 13. (By.The As-
so:; a tea iu vauiaa
Pacific liner Empress of Austral
ia, which went ashore, on.' a sand
bank near TJraga In a heavy mist
this afternoon has been re-Xloate J
or der its own steam, and is enter
in? the harbor at-Yokohama, ac
c rdlng'to Ute dirratches. : "
The Empress wa3' bound fro: l
V'-c":r-r to IT-r-kons and w; s
r.- -' '--r.T -V'"ia v!-;ei e! ?
PROF
iiffht asaSnst the jEuTopcan 'ear
from .Portland, where .he-roade
problem. . 4 .r-
0 men workinu day and niirht
declared, "and nearly two -square
30 days to cover the 'infested
running about J? BOO a day.
' Old, -coarse hull bran 4s ssed as
a base 4or : the -poison, Mr. - Van
Trump' states, f '.., YiS::: '
i 'The proper ' jtrqportion' j'tbr sv
uuia solution ta ,3 , ganons ox wa
ter, seven gallons of molasses, 21
,po.unds "of. JTluorite i6't sod,' or so-'
aium iiuoriie. ine jiwo.oeing syn
onymous J "After ? the xormtfla is
dissolved. It . is inixed with six
sackd, 360' pounds, of the bran.
Then it' is ' sacked 'and ready for
spreading. (I ,A .batch of 1 this - pro-
portion ds hardJr surf icient to cov
er, a city iblock. 4
The Marion county court has ap-1
proved f... the expenditures of
county, funds to combat :. the pest
in Salem. It has been found that
the' earwigs are eonfined for ithe
most part;to about 12 Mocks, ;the
infested area lying north of Court
and west of High streets, though:
a .few other smaller places" have
been reported. , i v "
, ... , JHiUia Csationed .
. . People .planning , on setting; 'the
poisoned; bait, : are .cautioned,
against doing bo , on cool r rainy
mghts, -loYthe arwl- likes bis
warm Jittle Jiome, and only 'be
comes - hungry x and goes foraging
when the nights are ;.warmi and
dry. Ilain and moisture will dis
solve the poison and the mixture
is wasted without -objalnlng r re
sults. People catching arwlgs -to
traps are warned against keeping
them any time, but to boll them
ana do sure that they are dead.-a
The earwig is a -peculiar anl-,
mal, according to those who' have
studied his. habits. It is not con
tent .merely to f devour trees,
shrubs iod regetibles, but will
enter homes and Jnvade food pro
ducts. The earwig 'Will also (re
sult in depreciating property val
ues unless exterminated. , it' j is
stated. i .
ParkTells About Pest s
Members of the Rotary" 'club,
in luncheon at the Marlon hotel
Wednesday noon, were -lnf onied
of the ravages 'of the fearwiglby
Charles A. -Park, -president of jthe
state ' "' horticulture 'J. board.., who.
also, told of its seriousness in Se
attle and Portland. He requested
that anyone1 finding traces of the,
earwig report the matter immed-
laely lpMr. Van Trump. - 5
;;s is close
Near East Question -Regarid-
mg Debt.'.and -Conces-t
sions More Hopeful ."J-
, LAUSANNE. ; 1 June" 13. (By
the Associated' Press) Allied
representatives, late tonight said
that the Turks and . the- allies
seemed nearer an agreement both
on the question of the Ottoman
debt .and concessions, r . 1-
WUh" regard ' to the debt, the
allies anticipated -; .that Ismet
Pasha would be satisfied with a
knoratorlum. i Turkey to reach an
agreement with the bond " bolder
specifying the ' amount of annual
Interest charged. -In the matter
of concession. Ismet will be asked
to Write a detiiied letter to con
cessionnoiders'. 'affording protec
tion to their interests an .dre-ar-ranging
-arbitration or the dis
puted conditions of r adoption and
prolongstlca fcntrsqts..
The rrech insist en the rAaln
tenance of the Catr.sun-Slvas con
tract as valid I ;t z.: rarently stand
ready to ms! rs "rr?r emejsts with
the Tcrkl. a : .vcrr.aent or.
BEFINERYL1EN
URGE USE.OF
HOME STAPLE
"American Sugar for Ameri
can People" Slogan Urged
.By Beel Manufacturers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo
June 13. Adopting the V slogan
"American sugar for the American
people." the United States Sugar
Manufacturers association, repre
senting the domestic beet - sugar
industry of the country, closed Its
annual convention heref tonight by
declaring that the American' con
sumer is the most interested party
in the battle now raging between
the Wall street refining Interests
and the hinterland;
The' association, declaring that
the Cuban refining Interests Jbave
been .. responsible for the propa
ganda to 'stir up trouble between
beet , factories and .farmers, hild
labor 'charges "and the 'movement
for a reduction In the tariff said
that the beet sugar industry needs
io nrindicatlon f or it today :! the
main iactor.jin 'keeping , down su
ar Prices." '. l" r ! t
That the consumer - can etpect
the greatest . permanent relief
from high sugar prices from a de
velopment vt the sugar producing
lands of the United States as sag
gested by President Harding and
eecretary or Agriculture Wallace
was the declaration .of Stephen H.
Love tf Salt Lake City, 'who was
re-elect'ed president ; of the asso
ciation at todays meeting.
LU10
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HIOjiSSIE
Mollis Huntington anj Grace
tnaofklo:Be Directors fn
. .Charge . . t.
Assurance ahat a f ' playground
for r children .will be provided
a,gain this summer was .given, by
lAiuAomciaw last night toMo
ing;A jneetlng orrepxetfenUtlves
of . the JjClwanis, Rotary. Realtors.
Lionend - Womena s -clabs'iwho
voted. to.: proceed" 'with -the -clan
, (jngoBj lor .iae .Bummer activi
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ties and. supervisors' malaries 111
be provided through the Fedetat-
ed clubs, nearly 0 In cumber
huub'iub i uua. win direct tne
program. .. ,
vpxming date lot nhe play-
gsoond -was set for July 2. with
September 1 as the Ioa1ng.
Sttpervtscors selected at 4he
meetrag Were HOIHs - Huatlngton.
coach for -Salem high School, di
recting the rboys. and Grace A.
Snook: .'women's -athletic director
in th public scbbol. directing
tne girts. , -.--ii--'.---
The 'program this -year, -will be
more Varied " than that of fast
yesr.1 wfth special 1 emphasis 'plac
efd'ipon'bbth5 water' nd land
sports." Provision writ 1 be "made
for "the older 'boys to occupy Ithe
deeper portion of -the iswimmlng
tank, while the -vonrirstem "will
J 1evfilen Lprotection .i while wad
ing .in, the -ahallower portions.' ,
f Between 300 and OQehildren
dally ; attended t the playgtoind
Isstyear, 'and' It Is 'expected the
number wilt - W-' lhV?eased ftbj
season.1 1 : . ; ,
t . Parents wnd fykh1 to leave their
children' Innate 'handd. , "t where
their plaj will be nnder the urd
ance of experts kre' urged, to sen5
the . children "to. the .playground
while; they re working,; in 4 the
canneries, as Wny'aid'laat'yeaxl
Entire I families Ufa ' invited: i to
come.' bring' the children ''and .a
lunch; and make a day of it. f -George
Arbuckle, of the Buster,
BroWn Shoe . company.. . has, Aeen
named treasurer: and win Receive
money donated vby the, clubs and
from private subscriptions.
Thermometer Records 2 De-
grees Below Freezing; .
y Gardens. Hit Hard ; , )
RENO, r Nov.. June 13. The
coldest June night in 31 years and
the latest "killing "frost ever re
corded in weather bureau history
In 'Nevada killed garden" " truck
damaged grain fields and thinned
out crops In ' general last night,
The thermometer registered two
degrees below freezing at 5
o'clock." . . . '' . . '.''" "-!
Meterologist Alph." in charge
of the United States weather-bur
eau for Nevada, was .unable tto
make an estimate of crop damage
In money. ' His noon report. She
said, showed that all fender vege
tation had-beon killed. : Bankers
Interested in farm lm-fs say that
country had been b3.rd hit t"t
tl. : y v t ra L-t I rc; i 1 la .;?
' KILIEG Ff
CHEWS LEAVE
' RiSTOPPE
Argentina Reports 42. Mis
- sing While France 1s Only
Half-Manned on Accoun
ofNew Dry Ruling
PROSPECT OF OASIS 4
finT icDV Ai I tiDirin
i ii v i uii i rihk.w i ii ii m
Owners Notified' -They. Must
Live Up to French Xaw
-Regardinjg Yine
i iJEW YORK, June 0 13. The
first direct -effect of the treasury
department's strict interpretation
of the dry' ship ruling cutting; off
spirit rations of sailors was khe
sailing today from this p;ort;bf, the
Argentina with it nien, Jjolssing
from i her .original ere w ; of . , a 5 9,
ah dot 'the .France with nearly
half the crew declaring they would
not make .another trip to Amer
ica, i" A.-:- - - '.- '- "' '
, , ' ' Vrf Since Sunday
. The, captain '.of the -Argentina,
which 1 cleared for "Mediterranean
ports' declared -that the 42 seamen
had deserted "because they htd not
been sserved "with wine with their
meals' since -Sunday morning. .
: M-WantIwIitie,,i-::;i
, .Sailors on the France said they
would not, -ship ?on her .again un
leas arrangements were made to
give them the two litre daily wine
ration .provided J)y,French Jaw,
Officers of the .vessels assarted
that . the France would return on
schedule even if a new .crew had
to be srecrulted from, the French
merchant marine .college. '
cd;:e oy flames
Hughes-Bush Property Near
uregon tiecinc oxa
tion Suffers
"Fire -pi an linaetertoined origin
gutted the :two-tory 'wood stfuc-
ture Joining the -Oregon, Electric
station on the south 1 shortly be
fore 7 o'clock last night. resulting
in an estimated Wss1 0f ' about
$8,000, 'covered with -Insurance. ' ;
4.When 'discovered," flames : had
burst- areund ' an' inside stairway
about" the talddle of the building,
and before 'an 1 alarm' rduld be
turned in, heavy smoke was pour
ing' from the building, attracting
a'forge-crewd. - .
Through -a' prompt ' response to
the alarm, the Salem'-flre" depart
ment was able to ' keep' thej blase
from bursting through1 tins' i:coof
and- confined It to the tre'ajr f and
upper; portion of th-':buflding:
where the most damage was done.
Tenants i of the pre perty will be
the havy losers chiefly from' wa
ter. Those having places t busi
ness in the building were A; ijald-
wrn.' grocer, with an estimated loss
of l00arth'eTestaursntTowntl oyi
Mrs. Ha. - L. 3 ahnson, and the 'An
derson 'Top Shop. : The upper ipor-
Uon was occupied ty two Chinese
physicians '.and 'Several : Chinese
roomers. ? r t , ; t t
Four Unes of hose were laid by
the department. ',-'-
Hoae - from the Oregon theater
was playing upon the -fire before
thealren sounded the 'alarm. .The
blase was seen by one of the men
at the theater, who proceeded j to
demonstrate , that t the equipment
required by the law was not mere
ly an ornament, but trf practical
value, sufficient to .'prorlda 'j pa-.
trons with ample protection rand
in -working -order at all times.
The property Is -owned by J. 'F.
Hughes and .Mrs. A, N, .Bush. 1 ;ln
appreciation : of t the work . -of the
fire department,, Mr. Hughes had
a box of cigars waiting for them
upon their return to the station, .
Catcrtsiaravaders
;;R2portcrJ Frtm Eircjene
EUGENE,' bre June "ll tent
caterpillars which' have caused so
much trouble on the coast Iftws ot
the Southern" Pacific .between' Cor-
Vallis andTqaIna, have made
their ; appearance by the millions
northeast of Coburg. Lane coun
ty, faccording" to .farmers of j that
locality.;. X. v ,'- j, : S
: T.The worms itaye divested- the
alder trees pf .-their. .leaves in an
area -of 10 -acresormare uid it is
reported that theyrare spreading
to adjoining territory but no .ilam-
3 to fruit trees or fam cro?3 i3
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SIX CAPTIVES
ARRIVE SfiEE.
: AT SHiCil.il
Victims are Ragged and Un-
kepLBut Appear Little the
Worse for Harrowing Ex
periences.
TRIBUTE DEMANDED -
BY CHIfJESE BAflDITS
Traders are Made to , Con
1 tribute for Safe Conduct .
of "Merchandise
' SHANGHAI, June 1 3-(By
The Associated Press.) Six of
the eight foreign: captives releas
ed yesterday by. the Shantung
bandits after "being held" prison
ers since May 6 .arrived here: to
day. Although besjcded, vnkept
and lagged out generally, the Vic
.tlms of ; the - Chinese outlaws ap
parently .were little the worse 'tor
their arduoua experience. 1 .
Naames are 3ivn'
Those' arriving "here today were
G. D. Musso, J. B. Powell. Emfle
Gensburger, Fred '"' Ellas,"' -Leon
Friedman' and Lee 'Solomona J-
or Roland, W. TWnger,,; USA hnd
R. H. Jtowlatt proceeded north
to Tientsin and Peking . where
relatives and friends .were await
ing .them. The former captives
all received enthusiastic.' recep
tlo is'at every station where their
; Outlaws Raise Price v- I .
It was stated that the final ne-
ierbtiations for ithe release of ithe
prisoners - nearly ended, in. a.' .fiasco.
The bandits at the v. last moment
demanded that -5000 :at t their
number be enrolled in ithe-. Cain
ese j army -instead of the agreed
2000 and also that they be paid
1 1 0 OjO 00 ransom for, the eaptiyes,
The Intermediaries -aad ; govern
ment Officials eventually com
promised by agreeing 'to pay
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SHANGHAI, June 14 By
The Associated Press.) -Thous
ands ef dallors raenth tre paid
as tribute to the -outlaws Of ithe
bandit-infested; areas - of hlna. ac
cording to the police f here Nrho
have leen -conducting an Investi
gation- tot- the 1 ?cent Shantung
train and kidnaping outrage.;
ftfcrrtiants Ciewged spj -Mattv
("merchants rmd traders
des4ing'(n thelihterlor, it is said,
are forced to pay systematic trib
ute to the brigands to insure sate
conduct ' of their5 merchandise
through "certain, districts. The
bandits are declared tq maintain
" - " . r. . a. '-. s- --.a
regular organizauons, 1 jncjuaiu
staffs 16 f ngents and "collectors In
the cities.-: '- ; 1 " : ' " . : -
V,. ' Tiarfje i-Smns' Asked ! . .
The police - .diBCovered, that rir-
tuaUy every ' prominent Chinese
wishing .to Tisit the birthplace f
relatives, jq the graves 'of ances
tors, Jn e the interior, thad been
forced to nay large sums tor
"safe -conduct" through the ban
dit soues. :. k . i' ...
ICUID HIE
Jury tRecommends That Kil-
iers of Student Be Held t
on Murder Charge
CHICAGO. June 13". The In
quest was resumed yesterday af
ter grandjury Investigation had
failed , to .disclose any new evi
dence, concerning the disappear
ance of Mount after a class rush
at the, university on the night of
September 21, 1921.
The verdict stated that the jury
was unable to determine how or in
what manner . Mount met his death
but that It was of the opinion that
'liexame to his death at the .hands
of some unknown, person or per
sons and we recommend that the
'police -con ttnhe their investigation
anif if possible such person or per
sons be apprehended and held on
a charge of murder tothe grand
ury until released by due process
of lawV.V. X-U" '- ':"; ;
The verdict followed testimony
that Mount was .seen at the uni
versity , gym ; at 3 o'clock on the
morning o .September 22, that he
was a normal youth 0 happy na
ture and at the time of his disap
pearance was contemplating en-terta!-'"
frisnia a few evenlr 3
j...... - j ?:;:;:t. '
tlURDERS ARE
OH INCREASE
SAYS REPORT
Capital ltoishraent Held I
'sufficient By ; Spectator;
' Wants Firearms Control
- NEW YORK. June 1Z. DraS-
tlq. federal legislation for. the con
trol of fire arms as a means of
checking , the . steadily growing
homicide . rate, was urged by the
Spectator, a periodical today In
making public homicide statistics
for 1922 which showed a slay lag
rate in 28 of the largest cities of
nine per 100,000 of population.
The record alnce -19 00," says
the review, "reflects an attitude
of lawlessness and Indifference to
human life without parallel in the
history ' of - mankind. The : out
standing tacts of America's mur
der record are: tfrsf, the excessive
proportions or criminals who go
entirely unpunished or who fall
to receive -punishment- proportion
ate .to the seriousness of their .of
fenses; .second the large majority
of murders (committed by shoot
lug as the result of the ease with
which revolvers -and ammunition
can be isecured, even where the
law prohibits their salel
Capital punishment, the review
nclufles is not sufficient fieter
fent of homicidal crimes. to justify
its continuance," and ahould be
abolished as "a relic of
ism."v . 1
barbar-
-Against 336 deaths from mur
der in 1921 .there were 331 in
1911, the review said.
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if si', a v.;.v
Reservxiir: Resembling, Huge
; Waterfall Though Struc
,. ' ;ture May Hold. ,;
OKLAHOMA -CITY, Okla.,
June JSWlth an ucrrecedestsi
rush of water pounding at the city
reservoir, '10 -miles west of ' here.
Oklahoma City, has .'prepared to
night for' the worst 'flood in Ithe
history' . of .city, X t rH T:,.M
The ; reseryoUv dam across ithe
Canadfan river Valley, which ev
ery spring impounds the city's wa
ter supply for the year, resembled
giant waterfall, although .witer
was Sweeping over the top of 'the
concrete structure the dam wai
said to be in no danger. . -
Oklahoma City will Jbe warned
by fire whistle should the reser-4
voir break It was announced at ithe
mayor'-s office, ; ; - .-
.The -flood stood" three feet high
er at' the -water works than had
ever : been recorded before. The
crest was, expected this evening.
Families living in the lowlands of
Oklahoma City moved out today
after- urgent warnings from city
officials ,:.!,
USE OF FL'.G TO
BE'DEMIIEO
Boy Scouts Will Give PatnV
tic 1 Display in .Store.
rWindow Today,
As a ; part . of the 'observation
of Flag day in Salem, the Boy
Scouts aTe planning demonstra
tion of -the proper use of the
United States flag.
This demonstration will be held
In the State street window of Val
iton's shoe store, beginning at 10
o'clock in Xb morning. The many
uses to which the flag may prop
erly be put and ' the correct way
it should bei-hung. at the same
time showing a placard setting
forth the substance of the demon
stration. Scout Executive "F. H. Zlnser
says:
''While taking a short walk on
Memorial day, I saw over 30 cases
of the flag being improperly-used.
feel that this demonstration Is
greatly needed, and I trust that it
will bear fruit.- 7
Following are some-of the flag
rules which are most frequently
violated: , :. . '.: ---
The flag should : never be used
to decorate the hood or top of in
automobile. - ' , ' . -
When used on automobiles it
should be flown from a staff.
No lettering of any kind should
be placed upon a flag. ,
The . flag should sever be al
lowed to touch the ground.
The flag should never be flown
reversed except In case of distress
at sea, .r ., - , - .-.
On shore the flag should not be
dipped by way of a salute or com
pliment. ' - ". " W -;
When tie national flag I3 -n: !
n'nnrip
illy;
ill L,
tdJY2 im Cm
ii:,
HO.'iORARY DEC!
If v r -1
XJraduatlon e::..'
ctta cniverilfy atirr. . :
breaking crowd. TL i .
odl3t hurch was f :
mal capacity and Lu.
turned -avay for - J.z c
A class of 69 graiu.
college cf liberal crt
the college of -muiio
the college of laws r . .
bachelor's c!e res3. C - ,
master cf arts -w3 z.'--honorary
degrees cf
divinity, and tw6 cf dr '
were also of the ycr'j
awards
a Efprr!5cr.tJtIr-5 1 1 f
The commtnecne.-t z
delivered by! Ccr. .. .
C. llawlcy, L!i.;i: r. : :
later president cr
versity. 1 ila left 11
to go Into ccr rc3 ZZ 1
'' An iitcT l;
givea, csr.il.:: - c! t 1
lade by Prcf. T. Z. I
Invocation ty Dr. :. '
son of Pcrtlir.!; t! :
the scripture lessoa 1 7 '
Gould, pioneer ' lit ,
er; : a solar, the"- &xlx -
Ye.Erars, - trrri ' " T
beus,ty Hi;.;:; t! :
dress bjr. CongTrsr ' .ri '
piano ea!o, 'to .
Song," ty Prcf.' I'. : , 1
conferring cr cjre - i I -Doney;
"TLe 1! ::
choTus stir-s by t! 3 i:
dl3t church cloir; tlo T
by -Key. 7arJ .T.;ii I
lem.and the f I- al -r:
ceptlon la the Eoclal rc
ehurch.
Hundreds cf rare-L-,
Iriend3, eowdl the
greet the graduatlrs c
them -congratulations -testimonials
of their t:
The ; graduates thc:
only an ornadrtal 7 -: t
mencecient, - but rrlil .
there wouldn't -7
comnifta,cement TLa c
liberal arts sends ct
women and only 2 4 7 -this
year. The men e::
been deserting the c:
halls while tbe r!rl3 c:
increasing swams.
Senior scholar:!.. 3 .
were announced fcr t'
students who have to
proficiency in ' ttr. ir ;
courses: ,
Biology EI! a II. C't.
..Latin -Edna Jt :
History Mrs. L'aria
en, liotert Nctscn.
French llary V.'ell3.
Spanish A lie a Tylcs.
English Ruth Zl.'.l.
Music ; Voice, I"
(Continued cn -
Flora Case Elected T
President cf K:;L
1 1 V I I
CORVALLI3. Or., .
John II. Rldln,"- j, c
versity of .TrStlsIi C
rary,. Vancouver, C. .C,
ed president cf the
Pacific Lllrary r.r:--!:
closlas ec; Ion here ; "
P, Crra-t:j of the i
public HI rary wa3 c'
vice xrc;:"':r.t; n-ra
the Ealen
r:1": I-'
vic presi ' : :
erez.c3 1 : :
c ;
pnhHe Kir:: r;
hrll j:I:
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