.TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 4, 1923
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING; SEPTEMBER 2, 1923
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shook bands cordially after the
council meeting. ' !- y . '"
v Italy has not accepted the luris-
I diction Of tha lenma
t Jntil after Signor Salandra has
heard from Rome, and the coun
cil it informed of what Italy's de
cision Is.
K 1 s Latins Wait
Th Latin states took a waiting
attitude In today's, proceedings,
awhile ( the Scandinavians; repre
sented by Hjalmar Branting, and
the Anglo-Saxons represented by
tiOrd Robert Cecllcame out very
strongly in favor at- the league's
taking un the situation and boldly
asserting all the authority confer-
fl tha rnnnrll In iH fii1t'nnt a (n tho
case of members first regularly
'called before it for a thread to
break the . peace. . . ' ;.
Indications i tonight are that it
the council does not follow Lord
Robert Cecil and M. Branting the
'small states will hrinrsthit nnen-
f tlon before the1 assembly next
.week.
Note Made Public
GENEVA, 6ept. i. (By the As
sociated Press.) The Greek note
'calling, attention ol the league of
nations to the Italo-Greek conflict
and asking the earliest action poa
"sible under the provisions of the
league covenant, was made public
today,. The note, addressed to
Secretary General Sir Eric Drum
mond and signed by M. PoIItla,
minister of . foreign affairs of
Greece", under the Venizelos re
gime, reads:
A deplorable step has. just tak
en place on Greek territory which
has caused consternation through
out the whole country and aroused
a feeling of -violent indignation
among the Greek people. ' The
Italian delegation commission ap
pointed by the ambassadors' coun
cil to establish & boundary line
between . southern Albania and
Greece were assassinated by un
known persons a few miles from
the Greek frontier.
Regret Expressed
''The moment we learned jot this
regrettable actthe Greek govern
ment took energetic steps to dis
cover the authors and expressed
to the Italian -government the pro
found regret of the entire country
However, before any kind of proof
was forthcoming as to the, nation
allty of the -aggressors and the
motives and circumstances of the
f crime, the Italian government.
f through its legation In Athens, ad
dressed to the Greek government
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responsibility and implicit ma
Serial responsibility for the crime
on the Greek government and de-
manded such "; measures of, satis-
I I -faction and reparation as In seve-
Hinacti were IneomrV.tlble
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with the sovereignty ofthe Helle
nic state and with the honor of
the nation, i ) !
"The Greek government, replied
by a note In which it refuted the
accusation contained In the. Ital
ian note, stated that it was quite
unable to; meet the demands the
note contained. Animated, bow-
ever, by a keen desire to close as
soon as possible the general in
terest the Incident migbt seriously
affect the good relations between
the two countries, the Greek gov
ernment offered to give Italy sat
isfaction ;and reparations which
were enumerated In the Greek re
ply. - 'i ;
Take io League
"By this step, which will be re
cognized to be extremely concilia-
tory, Greece made the maximum
sacrifices compatible with the
honor and sovereignty of Greece,
In forwarding Its reply to the Ital
ian legation in Athens, the Greek
government informed the latter
that It had decided to place the
dispute before the council of the
league with a view to arriving at
friendly and equitable settle
ment, l ' t .
"In acquainting you with these
facts I have the honor by order
of the Greek government to beg
you to bring this question before
the council at the earliest possible
moment by virtue of Articles 12
and 15 of the covenant."
- Position fitated
BRUSSELU Sept 1. (By the
Associated Press.) The Italian
ambassador'called - at: the Belgian
foreign office today to explain
Italy's action In Greece. He said
the measures were of a tempor
ary character , and were made
merely to safeguard Italian pres
tige without - wishing to commit
an act of war. ,(.,
Formal Protest Made
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. The
Greek legation announced tonight
that it had filed a formal protest
with the state department against
the action of Italy." . f - :
In a statement the legation de
clared the course of the Italian
government In taking "violent
possession of the island of Corfu
constituted a flagrant violation of
international law." h j : - !
"It Is not only an infringement
of the territorial rights of Greece.
but Is an open defiance of the
league of nations to : which the
government of Greece had already
appealed," the statement said. ,
Fact Noted
Attention is called to the fact
thatunder the treaty of 1863 by
which the Ionian islands were ced
ed to Greece. It was agreed that
the island of Corfu should not be
fortified and there,! if, as is re
ported, the landing was accom
panted by an unprovoked bom
bard m en t of an undefended city
during which many civilians were
killed and wounded and valuable
property destroyed, t the" act - he"
comes not only a violation of 'in
ternational law but lot all moral
law as well. :i -
JAPANESE CAPITAL
IS NOW BURNING
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Japan best known to visitors from
the occidental countries, as one of
the principal railway - centers of
the empire and around it are nu
merous suburbs and pleasure gar
dens.
Festivals Brilliant '
The celebrations of the pictur
esque festivals for which Japan If
noted, are unusually , brilliant in
Tokio, ' Great numbers of temples.
Imperial-palace buildings, impos
ing business structures after the
western ', model, . modern railway
buildings and Industrial plants
along the most modern lines are
located In the city. . .
i On a hill west of the city is the
castle of Tokio, scene of the an
cient Sbogun's palace and several
public offices of the old Japan.
About it the old Daimo's plan
tations originally stood, but this
area some years ago was given
over virtually entire to public of
fices, barracks, governent schools
; Tokio is well situated on undu
lating ground on the shore of the
bay of Tokio and is divided into
two parts by the river Sumida.
emptying. Into, the bay.. It is di
vided into 15 wards and its sub
urbs Into six divisions. The dif
ferent industries and occupations
are. to a degree, Beggreated to
particular districts.! The principal
thoroughfare is theGInsea" is a
wide, brick-paved street with
trees on either side.
; - Has Many' Fires
The density of building and the
light -wood and . bamboo construc
tion of most of the dwelling hous
es have made Tokio subject to a
number of disastrous tires. Each
of these has been seized upon as
an opportunity for widening the
streets and making: other; im
provements, j ; 1 . ;. . iv; ;
j Of districts in which the flames
are reported making headway
Manda is a ward of the city pro
per, northeast of the Imperial pal
ace which is in the approximate
center of the city; Hongo is in
the extreme northern part or the
city, in the hilly section; Asakusa
and Shltaya are contiguous to the
first two. - Fukugawa is south
wara or tiongo. on ground re
claimed from marshes and Js much
cut -up with canals; and Shinaga
wa is a suburban town of 21,000
between Yokohama and Tokio.
r - - Liners In Port
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.
Two big passenger liners plying
between San Francisco and Far
East points are believed to be In
the harbor of Yokohama today,
hey are the President Pierce, op
erated by, the Pacific Mall Steam
ship company, and the Korea
Maru. operated by the Toyo Kl-
sen Kalsha.
Both vessels are bound for San
Francisco. The Korea is due here
on September IS, and the Presi
dent Pierce onSeptemter 20.
VANCOUVER, B. C. 8ept. 1.
Records here indicate that the
Canadian Pacific steamship Em
press of Australia left Yokohama
yesterday for this port and that
the Empress of Canada of ' tbe
same line is due to arrive there
Monday. - ' ;
The reports from Suruga and
Numarzu indicate the earthquake
was widespread. Suruga is 62
miles southwest
of Tokio, Nu-j
mazu is 84 miles from Tokio in
the same direction, Ueno Is about
30 miles west of Tokio.
Xumazu is a resort and the lo
cation of an imperial villa. The
population is 13,000. The Asa-
kusa tower, which collapsed, is
200 feet high. .The tower's top
commanded an extensive view of
the streets surrounding the park.
Prince Regent Hlrohito and his
household are safe, according to
a message received here by the
Radio Corporation tonight from
its station at Tomioka.
Communication with Japan, in
terrupted by an earthquake at
noon, Tokio time today, still -was
virtually at a standstill 26 hours
later. The only means of ob
taining Intelligence from the Is
land empire since the shocks has
been through the, TomioVas sta
tion of the Radio corporation, lo
cated, in an isolated! position 144
miles from Tokio.
Each of the brief messages
emanating thence brought word
of greater severity . or wider
spread of the disaster. Most ' ol
Tokio was reported burning with
many Important buildings collap
sed. .
Yokohama was badly damaged
by the shock and succeeding fire.
A tidal wave, with heavy damage
ana many vessels lost, was re
ported from the Bay of Suruga.
Fires had broken out in towns as
far as 84 miles from Tokio, and
the disaster appeared general all
along the east coast of Japan.
The only survivor so far reach
Ing the radio station said the
number of dead in Tokio was "in
calculable."7
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. The
American Red Cross, through
John Barton Payne, Its chairman.
tonight, offered to the Japanese
embassy the aid of the organiza
tion in rescue work made neces
sary by the earthquake in Japan.
Sympathy of the Red Cross was
extended.
FLEET ORDERED
President Coolidge D i s-
patches Asiatic Fleet to
, Aid of Japan
WASHINGTONfSept. 1. After
communication with President
Coolidge the navy department to
night ordered the commander of
the Asiatic fleet to rush vessels
to Yokohama for relief of suffer
ers from the earthquake in Japan.
Admiral Anderson, commanding
the fleet, was instructed to use
all possible speed In dispatching
the vessels and their commanders
to render every aid possible.
The Asiatic fleet Is now near
Port Arthur and Admiral Eberle,
chief of naval operations, said it
was probable that Admiral . An
derson had already dispatched a
Bjuadron of destroyers to Yoko
hama, where an American naval
hospital is located. He added,
however, that in order to assure
the presence of American relief
ships there, specific orders were
despatched, j;
PRE HOLIDAY SAG
Trading Unusually Dull and
Many Traders are Away ?
Because of Labor Day
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Stock
prices showed a tendency to sag
throughout today's brief session
of the market with trading un
usually dull because of the ab
sence of many traders on account
of the Labor day holiday.
Davison Chemical again " In
dulged in a pyrotechnical display.
opening 1 points lower at 51,
dropping to 46 at which one sale
of 5,200 shares was recorded and
then plunged to 35 closing at
36 for a net loss of 16 V point's
and Just half of last Thursday's
top, price. An official investiga
tion of the movements of this
stock is under way. ; - ; i
. Professional ; operators, using
the suspension of anthracite min
ing and Italian military action
against Greece as excuses, began
to offer stocks down from the
opening, but the losses did not
exceed a point or so in the active
TO YOKOHAMA
NDTED ON MARKET
and standard Issues, probably be.
cause little long sailing made Its
appearance. -:.
; An attempt was made to de
press the automotive shares fol
lowing the announcement of ad
ditional automobile price cuts,
but good buying support appeared
and the recessions, as a rule, was
limited to fractions.
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
1 Watch business grow.
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The dull season is going.
The YMCA employment agency
roust be kept going. It fills a
grat need, and does it welL
Last week, 160 people were
sent : to definite jobs by this
agency, and there were applica
tions for 441 men and women. In
the Salem district, there Is seed
time and harvest every month in
the year, and there is always
something doing. A free employ
ment agency like this helps a lot
in getting the work done that
needs to be done for the good of
all. i
; It Is too much to hope that to
day and tomorrow, when every
thing wil be on wheels, may be
free from automobile wrecks.
Pity 'tis 'tis true. There is some
thing in gasoline that makes so
many people bughouse.
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The alleged conflict between
science and religion, thinks a
friend at the writer's elbow, will
not do much harm as long as it ie
confined to men who know little
of science and less of religion,
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i It will be a most unusual sea
son if we do not In the Salem
district have cool nights from
now on. The frost will be on the
pumpkin, with the corn" in the
Bhock,' in a short time.
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Pity the plight of poor Yoka
hama 1 and Tokio. There is no
caste in blood and tears run salt
with all.
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"The unsound social and econo
mic theories which deluge the
earth from time to time are not
the progeny of stalwart men and
women. Sound bodies do not
breed ! unsound 'doctrines. Along
with a vigorous training for phy
sical development should go a
teaching to think healthful
thoughts. For after all it must
be remembered that 'as a man
thinketh in his heart so is he.' "
President Coolidge.
The state flax industry has al
ready received 1 COO tons of flax
from the 1923 crop. About 400
tons are yet' to come. That will
hold them till the. 19 24 crop be
gins to come. It would be enough
to spin all the seine twine used
on the Columbia river, and about
four more rivers like It. At pres
ent prices for seine twine, it
would be enough to support' the
Oregon penitentiary, and four
more of the same size. The read
er can get an idea from this that
something has been started in
Oregon: because the acreage for
1924 will be doubled. Something
has beenstarted. ,A linen Indus-
try has' ben started. It will be so
big that all the Inmates in a hun
dred penitentiaries the size 01
Oregon's could not do the work.
It will be the biggest Industry in
Oregon, bringing fn time $100,-
000,000 annually to this state.
Every One Busy Saturday
At State Penitentiary
That there is no rest for the
wicked was aptly illustrated pes
terday at the state prisonwhen
the men In the sawmill and flax
plants were kept busy during the
usual half-holiday by order of
Warden Johnson Smith. The flax
plant bad a big order to fill and
ial for the housing of the three
the sawmill is getting out mater-
huge stacks of flax that have not
yet been covered.
Not only did the men work yes
terday, but they will do the same
today and tomorrow. ' Rough
lumber at the rate of 15.000 feet
daily is being manufactured from
the huge logs and all work la be
ing rushed, advantage being takM
of the favorable . weather condi
tions. The flax must be covered
before rains arrive. , which are
common at this time of season
No one watching the men could
tell that they were convicts, for
each Is working with as much en
ergy as can be found around any
sawmill. Many of the men are
in first class physical condition,
tanned and brown by working out
of doors. i
Boys and Girl Away on
Stock Judging journey
A group of more than 75 boys
aid girls belonging to the live
stock clubs of Marlon county, ac
companied by W. H. Baillie, rural
school 'supervisor, : on a stock
judging trip over the county yes-
terdap.
The teams which will represent
the county at the state fair and at
the Pacific International Live
stock exposition will be chosen in
view of the work done yesterday.
The groups met at the Cllne Bro
thers dairy farm. Other places
visited were those of Karl Lee,
Fox Bros., P. A. Doertler and A.
C. Barrow.
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WILL BE TAUGHT
Outline Now Being Distribut
ed By State Superintend
ent . Churchill
A booklet entitled '"Teachers'
Outline of the History of Oregon,"
for use in the eighth grade, is now
being distributed by J. A. Church
ill, superintendent of public in
struction. The outline contains stories on
the history of the state from the
discovery of the northwest coast
to Oregon's admission to state
hood. These stories are to be
taught to the children in the
eighth grade for the first six
weeks of the scbojol year, taking
the place of United States history.
Superintendent j Churchill an
nounces that at the meeting of
the Oregon text-book commission
in November. 1924, a text book on
Oregon history for the eighth
grade will be adopted. Each pu-
and the teaching of Oregon his-
pil may then have his' own text
tory will occupy a larger place in
the school curriculum j
IN WHEAT PRICE
Greco Italian Situation Influ
ence Which Boosts Grain
' Market
CHICAGO. Sept. 1. War news.
Improved export business, bullish
crop estimates and higher quota
tions at Liverpool, combined to
day to force a sharp advance In
wheat futures here. At the fin
ish wheat showed a net gain ' of
1 to 2 cents, with December
$1,061,4 to 1.06tt and May
jl. I214.' to $1.12 ; corn was up
to cent, oats advanced &
and provisions were , un
changed to 10 cents higher, j
The - Greco-Italian situation
again was the chief influence in
boosting values in the Liverpool
market, the advance being reflect
ed on this side of the Atlantic. A
better export business appeared
In the making,, as Chicago sold
215,000 bushels hard winter
wheat for export via Montreal and
chartered boats' for about twice'
that amount additional. Over
night sales , were about 95,000
bushels, with 75,000 bushels for
export. , Unfavorable weather con
ditions abroad were said to have
impaired the European crop while
private estimates of the spring
wheat crop in this country were
placed at 212,853,000 bushels
compared with last year's crop of
275.887.000 '. bushels, The Ca
nadian wheat crop was placed at
about 2,000,000 bushels below
last year. -Deliveries on
ber contracts were 4,4781
Septem
000 bu-
sheis, with milling interests ac-
cepting most 01 it.
WHEAT
. M INNE APOLIS, Spe.t ' 1.
Wheat, cash No. 2 northern.
$1.17 1.31; good to choice
$1.21 1.26 ; ordinary - to
good. $1.18 1.21 ; September
$1.16; December S1.194; May
$1.22. :
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 1 . Close,
wheat to d higher.
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DRIED FROT T
.NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Evap
orated apples nominal; prunes
dull; apricots and peaches slow.
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TO BE DEVELOPED
Italian From Seedling 'That
Ripens Earlier Than Or-.
; dinary Run .
Pearcy Brothers the well known
orchard experts. 237 State street,
have found a new Italian prune,
from a chance f seedling, that is
true to the Italian type in every
way, excepting that it ripens about
10 days earlier than the common
run of Italians in the Salem dis
trict.
This makes for several advant
ages... - r '' '.
It Iessenss the danger of spoil
age by rain. , i ,.'
it wilt save drying space, by
having part of the orchard in this
early variety.
H will take less pickers, and
thus reduce the coat of picking.
Pearcy Brothers have bought
the rights of propagation of this
new variety, which they have had
under observation long enough to
know of Its worth. It will of
course add a great deal Of value
to the prune growing Industry,
just as the other new prues of
outstanding merit are doing; such
as the. "date" prune and others.
Insurance People Attend
." Picnic Outing at Albany
All of the Metropolitan Life In-
SHARP
ADVANCE
NWPR1
FOUND
surance people of the Salem dis
trict spent Saturday in Albany at
the annual picnic. Representa
tives from Salem. Eugene, Cor
vallis and Albany were present.
Salem people who motored to
Albany yesterday were Mr. and
Mrs.1 Glen Glover, Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Carson, Lloyd Demarest,
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Nicholson.
Mr. Nicholson being manager of
the Salem agency; Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh B. Snth; Mr. and Mrs.' K.
W. -Gibbons, A. Ullman and the
Misses Walker and U. Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs. George Quesseth, of Sil
verton, were also present. ,
Philippine Future Bright
Reports General Wood
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. An
encouraging future for the Philip
pine islands was forecast by Gov
ernor General Leonard Wood in a
report submitted to Secretary
Weeks on the record of the
Philippine government for the
year ending December 31, 1922,
and made public today by the
war department. The report
told of defects which have exist
ed in the island administration,
revealed steps taken in the way
of reform, and treated optimisti
cally of governmental policies
made and being made ; by the le
gislature and people. !
General Wood confined his ob
servations almost wholly to ques
tions relating to administration
and omitted all but the most
general references to the political
situation in the islands, which
since the report was . made, has
culminated in the resignation of
a number of Filipino officials.
VALLEY MOTOR HAS
LATEST FORD MODEL
New Type Coupe Is Different
in Lines and General
. Body Construction 7 -
Practically every one of the 53
employes of the Valley Motor com
pany and their families are plan
ning to leave with the auto cara
van that will leave the office at
9 o'clock this morning for Rick
reall, where an all-day picnic will
be staged. Something doing every
moment is promised by the com
mittee in charge.
The morning will be given over
to a variety of games, including
airball, volleyball, croquet, horse
shoe pitching contests, a tug of
war and an indoor baseball game.
Between noon and 1 o'clock mirth
provoking events have been slat
ed, such as a sack race, girls' foot
race, a foot race for boys under
12 years, a three-legged race and
a men's foot race, from 1 o'clock
until 2:30 the lunch will be
served, after which a nail driving
contest for the women is sched
uled, s At 3 o'clock a baseball
game, "Shop vs. world," win be
staged to decide the supremacy of
the plant. After the game what
ever is left from the lunch will be
eaten and the return made to Sa
lem.' ; ' '
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Barber Questioned About .
Lost Guido Reni Picture
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 1.
Hugo F. Bur, a barber, and said
by: the police to be an Itinerant.
artist, was taken to the police
station today for questioning con
cerning the loss of the priceless
painting "The Entombment of
Christ," by Guido Reni. which
was missed from its frame in the
E. B. Crocker art gallery here
last Saturday.
Bar was immediately closeted
with detectives investigating the
loss,; but they later declared they
were unable to connect him with
the theft. It was announced,
however, that'- Bur would be held
for further questioning and until
his movements subsequent to his
departure from Los Angeles last
June could be traced.
Although the loss of the origl
nal canvas was not discovered
until last Saturday, two persons
who-visited the gallery on Aug
ust 15 made statements to the
police that the painting was not
In Its frame on that day. '
OFFICER SHOT
SANOTI SPIRITUS. Santa
Clara Province, Cuba, Sept. 1.
The military supervisor of the
municipal police of this city. Lieu
tenant Gregorlo Conzales. who
was shot here last night by an al
leged gambler whom he was con
veying to the police station, died
today.
HAKES FELT
N NORTH All ICA
Smaller Observatories Re
port Severe ' Shocks
. During Week
GULERE. Washr.. rSept. 1. A
severe earthquake shock at 7:45
Wednesday morning and lasting
about one minute, on the top of
Mount Adams was reported today
by Arthur Jones, forest service
lookout, who was stationed on the
peak. j
Mr. Jones said the windows and
dishes rattled, the lookout station
was shaken and that guy wires
tugged. i
VICTORIA. B. C:, Sept. 1.
Following registrations last night
and early today the seismograph
at the Gonzales Heights observa
tory here recorded an earthquake
at 6:58 this evening. Director
Napier Denison estimated that the
center of disturbance was 4500
miles away, probably near the
coast of Japan. The tremor was
less intense than ! the previous
ones, but equally definite.
President Takes Trip
Down Potomac River
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. After
a leisurely cruise down the Poto
mac on the presidential yacht
Mayflower, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge
and several close friends arrived
back at the White House shortly
before 9 o'clock tonight. Leaving
Washington shortly after 1 o'clock
the president spent the afternoon
and early evening at work, - and
gained a short respite . from the
heat of Washington and from the
interruptions to his work while
at the White House offices. The
trip was as far as Quantico, Va.,
and return.
New Mexican Ambassador
To Be Alberto J. Pani
MEXICALI, Lower California,
Sept. 1. Alberto J. Pani, secre
tary of foreign relations' under
the , Obregon r administration and
formerly first secretary 'of the
Mexican embassy at Washington
and later minister to France, will
be appointed ambassador to the
United 'States, according to radio
advices received from Mexico City
tonight by Jose Inocente Lugo,
governor of the northern district
of Lower California.
Would Prevent Accidents
: Which Cause Blindness
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Because
of the growing seriousness of ac
cidents in public places and in
homes, as well as In industry, as
a cause of blindness, the National
Committe for the Prevention of
Blindness announced today that
it would undertake' Immediately
a progressive census of all eye
accidents, with a view of deter
mining means of prevention. This
decision, the committee declares,
grew out of the recent realization
that there has come about a radi
cal change in the incidence of the
various principal causes of blind
ness. . . , 'j- ' .
The committee : has discovered.
for Instance, that whereas not
many years ago the greatest sin
gle cause of blindness in children
was "babies' sore eyeB," the per
centage of blindness from this
cause has been cut in half. Blind
ness caused by accidents of vari
ous sorts; on the other hand, has
increased' to such an extent in
recent years that accidents now
constitute the most serious single
cause of blindness.
ever Prune Dryer Sold
By Growers Association
Sale of the Dever prune drier to
Charles Cox, A. W, TMoreland and
Ed Speliriger was announced yes
terday by Earl Pearcy. of the Ore
gon Growers Cooperative associa
tlon. This drier has a capacity
of 200 tons of fruit and has two
large drying fans.
In making the sale, Mr. Pearcy
said, the Oregon Growers Is fur
thering Its policy of getting en
tirely out of the drying business
in connection with the handling
of fruits.
The three men who purchased
the Dever dryer are all members
of the association. : .
Gearhart Golf Tournament
Reaches Semi Finals Today
GEARHART, Or., Sept. 1.-
Douglas NIcol, Portland Golf club.
will not meet Millard Rosenblatt.
Tualatin Country club. Portland
and Richard Lang. Seattle, is play
Jack Marshall, Wavrly Country
club. Portland, In the semi-finals
of the 13th . annual Gearhart
championships tomorrow.
In the second 18-hole round
this afternoon, NIcols beat Edwin
Neustadter, Tualatin 3 up and 2.
Rosenblatt Prescott of Eugene
had a ding-dong battle with vie
tory coming, to the young Tuala
tin contender on the 18th.
Lang had Arnold Blitz of Tual
atin dormie three on the 16th but
Blitz sank his approach shot for
a win on the 16 th. This seemed
to unnerve the Seattle lad for he
alto dropped the 17th and only
edged out a victory by taking tha
"th, : -,f - ,;
Shoulder Stoop Causes
Old Age, Says Physician
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 1. Dr.
Peter MacDonald startled . the
British Medical association cjn
ierence here by stating that a
stoop of the shoulders causes old
age a direct inversion ol the
popular theory.
He said that by following the
advice of ,a layman he threw a'
score of years from his shoulders.'
"I was feeling old and decrepit,"
explained Dr. MacDonald, "when
I picked up a book, published by
this layman, from a bookstall. I
was then a prematurely aged man.
"I saw the author, and he told
me that I was old simply because
stooped. Under the treatment
he laid down 1 threw off my stoop,
and in a few weeks I became a
different man."
E ROADS
VIE AGIST OUST
Pony Express Riders Racing
Against Time Made By
: Pioneer Carriers
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 1.
(By the Associated Press.)- The
20th century revival of the his
toric pony express is on. Tonight
one of the relay riders bearing the
pouch of mail which left St Joseph
at 10 o'clock, this morning Is gal
loping westward somewhere west
of Topeka, Kansas, in the race to
beat the express best time in those
days when there was no other
communication between the mid
dle west and the Pacific coast.
Not over dustless. trackless
prairies, infested with hostile In
dians and roving band of buffalo,
but over a highway of concrete
that stretches westward In the
moonlight, gallops the rider to
night. Directly ahead, in strong
contrast -to the horse and rider
who - represents the carriers of
1860, purrs along a modern ve
hicle of travel, an enclosed motor
car which is-setting the pace of
11U miles an hour for the pony
express. .
The mall pouch which Is being
carried to San Francisco contains
389 letters, pouch and contend
weighing 146 pounds, nine ounces
Will Hold Irish Prisoners
For Six Months Longcv
DUBLIN,' Sept. 1. Recent
powers granted the Irish govern
ment have made it clear that there
will be no immediate release. In
a body, of the 12,000 De Valera
followers, , Including 300 women,
who were seized during the late
rebellion. The government an
nounces it will continue the pres
ent practice' of releasing ' 300 a
month. These prisoners are giv--en
theirf liberty on pledge of quiet
behavior. .
The government made It atti
tude known following the, enact
ment of a parliamentary law, per
mitting the authorities to hold '
untried "prisoners for six months
longer. Government officials al
so pointed out that they have pow
er to make further arrests. If nec
essary. -. J
President Harding's
-. Casket Placed in Asphalt
MARION Ohio, Sept. 1. .The
casket containing' the body of the
late President Harding was placed
In an asphalt sarcophagus weigh
ing 2600 pounds today. After
the sarcophagus was sealed, it was
placed In the vault in the Marion
cemetery where the body was en
tombed several weeks ago. Later
it will be placed In a mausoleum
which is to be constructed. (
"A- --'JT.
"Out of the Dust" Is
V Picture of Much Merit
At the Grand there is being
shown a film by John P. McCar
tney, that is out of the ordinary.
It represents the conquering of
the west from he Indians. ' -
Captain Johol Evans was in
command of Troop B of the
Home Gnard. His wife found the
camp dull and longing for the so
cial advantages - of the " city, she
was, persuaded to leave her hus
band and young son and go away
with a handsome fur-trader. 'He
immediately proves : himself - so
disgustingly drunken' ' that '. she
jumps from the stage and spends
the night,, with all its terrors,
alone. Her. husband takes the
boy and leaves the camp. Then
follows : , the. Evangellne-Gabrlel '
wandering all over the dusty plain.
The acting Is alt very good.
The military maneuvering at the
fort, the traveling of the train of
emigrant wagons guarded . by
horseback'. riders, the attacks by
Indians, the coming of the mount
ed troops.-all are there.
, The -old fort, surrounded by
stockades, the old, log .hotels
and stone and log dwellings, the
untrampled stretches of grass,
are real visions of the past.
The story is gripping and even
thrilling at times. It Is very much
worth while. ' ' '
. ' U M. L.
C01MCRET
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