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- i FIRST SECTION " Pages 1,. to 8. TWO SECTIONS 12; Page?- . SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1923 PRICE FIVn CNTS n n WILL BEHELD Week-End of November 1 6 and 17 Big Time at Wil : famette Whitman Foot ; : ball Game Scheduled crais FMWML mm kmwmw : 1G:MY RALLIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED in Long List of Committees Is Appointed to Prepare for Occasion . . FiR OPEN .1 -, ILL PREVEfJT W SESSION SAYS WALTOW Paid Admissions Estimated at 6D00 Monday Exhibits and Displays Appear to Have Led Over Previous Efforts Many Musical Or ganizations Present Side Shows Appear; Rain cut the attendance of the 62hd state fair t& ap proximately ,6000 people who were on the grounds for the opening day. ' " '. . Displays in general were received early and nearly all were in place. In practically every - department an increase over last year is to be noted, and extra tents have been pro vided to take care of the overflow. . f FINAL FLASHES Annoonceitient was made at Wil lamette' university yesterday ot - tjie Flrs Annual Home-comlngl ,whlch wm taae piace .dunng mei, LONDON, Sept. 24. The reTOr weelt-end of November 18 and 17.llutloil In Bulgaria hta burst Into The big: feature win be the, foot- fn flame and the whole coantry nan game wun w-numan coiiegejj, -n. the nands of rebels, accord Ing to' a dispatch to the Morning I Post from Belgrade dated'todajr which Is scheduled for Saturday, ' September 17. ' ; Th campus and fratrnlty houses I am Wiwu lu w liu OPATTI.P ' Wash Sent 9 A coming alumni and friends of the r,, that Prederick Otto university :foY- a total of no less BuPcknanit,?aS8ahnon packeff Uban 80OMnTltatfonslU be sent fIrto ft cannery-at chPcoot, A1 li - V ' -., aska, In 1921and collected $290,- 4 Z J nT v " 009 Insurance on if, was made by . open with a great rally and bon-l. .. , fire Friday night, Nov. 16, with I . C . As In previous years the-comment "thd biggest fair yet" was heard on all sides, but It was poin ted out that such - is not an Idle boast, for the growth of the fair has been constant.- I L: Oklahoma Governor Orders All Men From 21 to 45 to Hold Themselves Ready to Defend Sovereign State ORDER DISPELS DOUBT REGARDING ATTITUDE Denies That Federal Govern ment in Charge BfitSays Its Welcome to lob OPEN HANDED SYMPATHY TO CEMENT BOND Ambassador Says Japanese Will Never Believe III-of United States Club Shown Strong stand In superior court here to day, j SPOKANE. Wash., Sept 24. . BDeeches by many enthusiastic old graduates and possitly some of the i nnderclas8hlen:i There- will' be a " .tnilant Kr(fv Vlall'v ' f n T a TMkl ' fcri- .lday morning. 4- The' JViliamette- f!a,ialJM5?! B Vhe Whitman iame Saturday' of1 tlat tIon la tne Washington dis- week is expected5 to bHrig-btir an trict tomorrow, to choose a snc nnnreoftdented I cro'Drd.' SaturdaV cessor to federal Judge J. Stan- night. V or lose, a big social win Mr Webster as United States con- be given in the new gymnaswm. I s,"D wu There Ul' be refreshments' ahd alby-lecUqn'-to be held since the ? nromm cf nr:;j ani speeches. I aaVent of Calvin Coolldge td the i The .foUpwin g cbmmltf eerf have I presidencr- ; been appointed to prepare lor the Manager ; of llomecomlng i Elaine Oberg. Portland. Publicity- Robert Notson, Heppnerj chairman"; TSstheV Moy er.l RosehQrg;' James ; Caughlan, OAKxIaND. Cal.. Sept. 24.- Tyto pumpmen were killed and thousands " ot dollars of damage was done' in an explosion and fire today in the forward pump room Elfen&burg, Wasa.;' of the Associated - Oil company's Mary niIs,tDk atearoer Alden Anderson at ' . I the Moore Drydock company's VKntertamment jpnneue van- iwi u" "iu'j. devtort.'- Saleni, chairman f' Leland Portland i Not only have the displays been placed, early, but these are of an excellent nature. : Many county exhibits are to be seen, with all of the state institutions represent ed k The boys and girls clubs came strong and are offering won derful displays. This, statement holds true for other departments, for th livestock, poultry, f farm Implements and automobile : ex hibits are belterlandfinef than before. v '-v The grounds' have been placed in excellent ' condition and with the rain Sunday night and Mon day will appear in their best ad vantage. The contrast ,, between the vast- green sward and the vivid red of the salvias is strik ing.' ---, 1 Art and agriculture and school exhibits -have - gained' ground steadily and offer much - for the visitor. . : Music Is Feature Music there was in plenty the opening day. with the GAR fife and dnm corps, the officii lair band, comins from La Grande, the Oregon State Training school (Continued on page 5) 5 i! 7'i Chapln," Wolf Creek; Ilarold fear ing. Portland: Margaret Gates, The Dalles. ' ' ' ,'" " i Eats Alma Wells, Independ- ' ence. chairman; Eva Leadbetter, Allcel. Or.', Ruth' Hewitt," Port- ; land; Francis Ellis, Salem . Percy1 - liammopa, Dtwia. - : t -i ' Decorations Caroline Stober, Portland, chalrmafa; P wight ?nd ley, Salenr; Dorothy Owen; Port land. i. ' Music Lowell Berkendorf, (Continued on page 5) PILIISTO nnirriMrn'TPi ! UUliiC UUJj.LuUi SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 24. Enforcement of the- contract pro Vision of the Washington Wheat Growers association whereby a penalty of 25 cents a bushel is to be naid the association on wheat sold, by members to outside buy ers was decided upon by the board of directors at a meeting here to day. : i. v - 1 NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Pub lishers' association : officials ar ranged tonight to increase the Size of New, York's combined morning newspaper to 16 pages to morrow as the striking pressmen remained adamant and George L. Berry, president of the interna- ttoriar union: asserted union press men from other cities were arriv ling and bri'the way here In s a 'hearty response," to his appeal for men to fill the vacancies. Vancouver Boosters to Have Their Weekly Luncheon ; - at State Fair APPEAL FO mi ; i); r i i iv Thirty uniformed Prunarians and their families from Vanrou- ver. Wash., will- arrive in Salem Wednesday noon to attend the Btate fair, and soon after their ar rival will sit down at : their week ly Prunarian luncheon, which will be In the Bungalow Christian church cateteria the grounds. It sems that the Prunarians have a habit of lunching together every : Wednesday v noon when rat BRIDGE RECEIVEO Albany Desires Thaf State Pay Half Cost of Willam ette River Structure , k PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 24. Bids for grading, the Maupin sec- home, and they dIdL not Awant to Uon of Tne Dalle8.CallfornIa highv break Into that habit when they I v m o Salem, so Dr. J. T IAlten. W : opened today by the Big Prune, telegraphed King Bing l state mgnway commission ana re. Hamilton thai they were coming I f erred to the engineers for tabu and asked him to arrange for theutlm luncheon if possible. Tnis was done lmediately, THE WEATHER OREGON: Tuesday rain: ' LOCAL (Monday) Maximum temperature 61. Minimum temperature 51. River 1.T rising. Rainfall .53. Atmosphere, cloudy. Wind west. Linn .county sent a delegation suggesting that the state pay halt the cost of neVr bridge " across t)i. frflllflmAttA r-l-rort Alhanv. the bridge being part i)f the high way, system.- The delegation ex Ilalned that the estimated cost is about 1290,000 and if the state wfirpay for half, the business in terests of Albany have .agreed to absorb 135.000 of, the county'! half and that to ralse't&e'county! share whfclt woul4'Te thus 'reduc ed to 1110,000, th proposition will be t put before the, people at the election in November. OKLAHOMA CITY; Okla.. SepU 24. '(By the" Associated Pressi) Adjutant; General B. H, Mark- ham tonight was ordered by, Gov ernor J. C. Walton to "use all force of arms necessary to pre vent the session of the lower house of, the Oklahoma legisla ture called tor noon Wednesday. All citizen soldiers of the state between the ages of . 21 and. 45 were directed in te order o hold themjelves in . readiness ' "wtlh sucbf a'Hns as they possess or can obtain to come to the asrlstanc of the sovereign state of horn a when ordered to do so 0 . the governor. . . -: . Doubt Removed With issuance of the military order all doubt was removed as to the executive's determination to prevent the house session, which s has been called by bis legislative opponents to , consider his impeachment. ; , . .. The"1 adjutant general was dered to use all military forces of the state if necessary to dis perse the assembly. Governor Walton reiterated his . charge 1 that : the proposed meeting would be an unlawful as sembly, "dominated and control led by the so-called Invisible em pire, commonly" known as the Ku Klux Klan." . He declared tLat since the Ku WASHINGTON; Sept. '24. Am erican open handed sympathy in Japan's sorest need will forever drive from the Japanese mind all thoughts of "Americkn aggres siveness in the Far East'' Ambas sador Hanihara said 4ier,e -tonight In an addTress before- the opening session of the American Red Cross annual convention. ; He spoke from" rhe same platform where President Coolldge, head of the society .of a few hours before had extolled the work of the organ ization as one of "political ideal ism," helpful, reasurring. and "re vealing the, fundamental strength of civilization." , "It would henceforth be diffi cult, therefore,! "said he Japan ese ambassador, '"for professional jingoes to terrorize an ignorant public opinion to the pointfwhere It will countenance policies pf mil. itary . agrahdizement ' o n the ground of-preparedness against fancied:, American ' . threats.'. The natural reaction' of a Japanese to mention of America1 will be a "thrill of gratitude and warm friendliness.' : i 3 vOv nn nrrj Lzzi ., - J U U Lb : , ----- k. . ' : .- ' . . ' - ' - - S u ' " I- I ' - - it V . iniLIAf UHIIUI'L U fl'RvO ii.luv uuuiiulu mm OF BEMES UJ U ' (Continued from page 2) DM I? STABLES mum STRUGGLE FffiST HONORS v . By BETTI KESSI . To a p-av assembly of lovers of fine horses, the premier event opening the horse show at .the main stadium last night afforded many thrills and breathless moments, x uu poxes, Chappy "events and tlose competition made it an evening ;er lovable ta the most; blase.: "n-::o'l-ur!- T ' s t After the tirst two events, tne snow.resoivea itseii into a stiff contest for first honors between -the Roy L. Davis and the Revel 'English stables; With Sneator Flint. Revel Eng lish look" first in the gentleman's single roadster class and Roy L. Davis was" a close second with Frisco." English came back for third with Don .Carlos. ' In the gentlemen's three-galted saddle class,, the gray. Platinum, owned by Mr. Davis, was F placed over "Mr. English's I Ming Toy. Brilliant King, ! another Davis horse, took third, and Lady Made line, owned by E. E. Edwards of Vancouver," B.C., was fourth, j' -Spectators Evenly Divided . i The' support of the spectators was equally- divided between Hot tentot and Kingston in a close con test for first place In the gentle men's five-gaited saddle class. Sharza was third and Mountain Mlssie fourth. ? '". .... 'A Romping Peavine brought ; to the coast last year by Miss Roberta Douty of Portlnd, from Roy LJ Da vis stables in Kansas City, easily romped away with first place In the fine harness class which open ed the program of the evening. Sharza, a handsome bay from the English stable, was a worthy sec ond, with Shikara and Modntaln Missie following a close third, and fourth.- ' " .; -V;'" " ' Event Poll of TJfirflls The last event of the" evehlng was full of thrills and Qld the crowd In suspense.' Young Harry Dick, rldlnc Ducal Brown, i was thrown hurdling the first lump, but remounted and hode the event without the bridle, the latter, hay ing, become detached; at the first hurdle." Margaret' -Eilen- Douty s Gray Legf placed first In this event with Sportsman, owned by E..Ed- wards of Vancouver,. B. C, a close second. r Oswald West took both first and second place in the heavy harness horses' with' Craigmore Peer and Lady- Sunderlahd. , ' ' The flashy LLargio trio owned by F. H. Divan & Sonf Monroe. Wis., stepped out with the blue, red and white ribbons in the sin- m cum YOUTHS iras Compete With 16 ' Other Teams in Livestock Judg ; ing Marion Second - Competing 'with 16 teams, the Jackson county juvenile -livestock Judging trio' was awarded first at the state ! fair j yesterday with total of 2075 points, with Marlon county second, having V total of 2048 points. -M High individual score waKmade by Lueile" Sommer, Linn, couhy 735. Other ; high, scores were made by Malcolm ' Cook, Marion, 725; Barnard Joy, Jackson, 725 and Harold Steele, Benton, 715 Homer Bray, Marion., competed for the purpose of practice work only, and received 745 points. Each of the teams consisted of three members, and each member had to place eight classes, two each of beef, dairy, hogs, and sheep. In addition they had to give their reasons orally.' Four animals were used In each class 15 minutes allowed' for the judg ing. Judging was done by II, A Lindgren' and N. C. Jameson; of OAC. Teams and their scores were Jackson. 2075 Bernard . Joy Richard Joy" and Francis Galla tin. A. .. ... - - Marlon, 2048 Sylvester Smith Raymond Smith and Majcolm Cook. Ronton. 1965 Harold Steele Ralph Steele and John' Hyde. ' Columbia.' 1950 Wilson Sor ber, Mildred Watson and Shirley Briggs. ' : Multnomah, 1868 1 Richard Beadle. Clifford Nelson and Roy Beadle, i Other ; counties- participating were DouKlas. ' Clackamas, Polk Josephine. Lincoln. Tillamook Clatsop. Umatilla. Linn, . Wash ington and Union. ' mum i ! v wiii: END OPPOSHW;.'' LL 1 Conference on Taxation Fa-1 . - - ' a f State Chancellor Stresemairn Announces Gove:::- ment roucy or ivesisiance to pc Ajiven Up i Because it Proves Too Costly for Gccd c: vors Repeal Guaranteeof- interest on Irrigation Bonds Nation Effort Planned for Prisoners. HDUSTRIES ESCAPE :;. JUST SHAE OF PlIBPPN PARIS, SepA. 24. The German cabinet haa decided to end passive resistance in the Ruhi?, -according to a Ilavas Cz- il-I- . :-J patch from Berlin. The decision .will be submitted to tl.o cyiiiuur juwv iw KRui various German premiers, aU of whom are Committee. That , yill Make Investigation ' : except the Bavarian. expected to concur , BERLIN, Sept. 24.(By Associated Press.) Chancellor Stresemann announced tonight that the government had dj- sApprovii of i motion xecom-, cided to abandon passive resistance immediately and unccn- mending the repeal of thai section I ditionally. ?. ' ' ' , . I or the constitution wwch autnor- Tn his statement that the chancellor announced that tho izes state guarantee of interest pn o-ovemment had decided trt aharidnn thA nnlicv of naseivn resistance ; in the Ruhr and Rhineland and had ordered re sumption of activities in all lines at once. The government's decision is not made conditional on; the-previous return c deportees or the release of imprisoned ' nationals, these trul other disputed points being left to subsequent-negotiaucr.3 CFIIRCP RnHF irrigation bonds, Indorsement of the state income tax law enacted at the last session of the legisla ture, and authorization pf a com mittee to Investigate and deter mine new sources of tax revenue, were the outstandlhg features' at J with the occupying powers; a meeting ol tne county tax con- serration' commissions' held yes terday. 'Every county, fn Orfegbii was represented at a meeting with the exception of Columbia. Coosl ULUilUU U and Morrow counties. - - Chris Schubel. a member of the Clackamas county tax commission and a former member-of the legfs. laiure, said that he had-dtscovered land in Oregon pays 74 per cent! Hinerai Will de helU InUrS of the tax, while many of thel fnr Prnminftnt I rtfial tflPffar IflilllatHAB AB4QA 4fAfw tier I -- )V luuueMKB cavy v . uvj 4a share of the tax burden. Because nf tfifa t ianrfinii rv hn oa 11 tho Ume hadL arrived for legislation - OB . prommeni. roinotinir fhntr .mint hOP dealer and grower of Salem. i. . pisses mu Citizen readjusting the entire assessment system in this state.. Today's Program at the State Fair. Woman's and Good Roads Day. v - V '-(Continued on page 8) ADMISSION SAME AT STATE FAIR! AS OTHER YEARS A report was circulated . about' Salem, yesterday and last night that an Increased ; admission fee of $1.10 was -being charged at the gate at the'stafe fair grounds Pred - Curreyj secretary of the state fair board. - said he wished -t publicly to deny this, and to state that the admission ia j SO cents; the same as It has! . been for many yearsJ HARD-BOILED BOY MAKES GET-AWAY Chas. Rogers,- Who Figured iri Portland Escapade, i, , Makes Get-A way "While ' officera attention was diverted for a few minutes Mon day afternoon, Charles Rogers, 15, made his escape from the play ground at the boys state, training schol. - Rogers, who is f lye feet Ifour inches tall and weighs 110 Ft - . . . . - : pounas, is cnaracienzea oy su perintendent Gilbert as being a "hard case." His i parents have advised. the school to notify them in ease of an escape, for upon his last escapade he broke into his own home, stole numerous articles from hia parents and sister, and finished by smashing a cedar chest belonging to . his sister. Rogers was at the school about a' week. lTwo week, ago he and. . Arthur Bartlett were featured, in an es cape .from Multnomah' county Jail; His home1 is' in Fortlandl died yesterday at his home., 765 Court street, after an fllneas of . Schubel Has Flgnres ' ' 1 several weeks froin a compllca- Figures wefe submitted by Mr. I tion of disorders. Schubel to show that the actual 1 Mr. Rose had been a resident valuations of manufacturing of' Salem for" 27 years. At one lants in' Oregon Is $237,255,000, time he' was-exalted ruler of the while the' assessed . valuation Of Salem Elks lodge. His death these plants is only 110,345,313. 1 breaks a: unique distinction of Valuable water powers in the state, j the Salem 'Elks which It is be ne said, had escaped taxation al- lieved was held by no other Elks together. Considerable discussion I lodge in-the United States that centered about the operation., of has been organized for a long the law creating the tax conserva-I period of years. Until yesterday tlve commissions, with the result I everyone of : the 2T men who have that the act was explained in de- served as exalted rulers of the tall by members of the Multnomah lodge were a!llveV -Mr. Rose was county commission. It had been the ninth to 'serve in that office, intended .previous to the meeting Mr. Rose, was bom In New to adopt a uniform budget for the y0rk November 27, 1867. He is entire state, but this was declared survived by" his" widow. Mrs. Ada to be impossible hy the Multnomah Rose, "and two daughters. Mrs. """-j r ... - i uiauame caserion or los ahzc Two Million. Guaranteed ' j ies, and Miss "Helen Rose of Sa in connection with the discus- I lem;: also by a half-brother, Ray slon relative to the law authoriting I Roae of New York. state guarantee of interest on ir- TIie funeral will be from the rigation bonds Governor Pierce home Thursday at 2 o'clock p. was asked how much Interest the m., conducted by the Elks, with state had guaranteed up unUl the Rev. W. C. Kantner giving the Dresent time. - lie submitted fie-I address. ures showing that this Interest now aggregates $2,000,000 not in cluding a number of application's now before the securities commis sion for investigation. Although none of the irrigation districts has defaulted in payment of their In terest the governor said the state security included nothing more than certificates of indebtedness. In explaining the operation of the tax conservation commission in Multnomah county F. W. Mulkey. explained that during the firt year the act was in operation the saving to the .taxpayers amounted to approximately $600,000. Last year there was a savings to the taxpayers of $4 00,000, he said. J one ft Appoints Next Week . . Whether the action to repeal the constitutional, amendment au thorizing state guarantees of in terest on irrigation bonds will be taken up through the legislature at its next session, or will be re ferred direct to the voters by pe tition will' not be determined un til the next meeting of the tax conservation commission to be herd some time next summer. Sey mour Jones, who presided at the meeting, said he would not ap point the committee to Investigate and determine new sources ot rev enue until some time nextweek. ' In an address at the opening of the convention .Governor Pierce made it plain that he favored the creation of new sources of revenue to the end That the tax burden may be shitted from the land owner to lines ot industry which he said could better afford to Py- - 1 Hanger Believed Serious V ."Taxes have been-mounting at such a terrific' speed in county. (Continued on page 8) The chancellor urged the en- ployers. to , resume .operations at their plants and mines' immediate ly and advocated uniformity- so c.i . to avoid Independent action w! :) might be:detTimentaI to the rest r- ation. of economiq normalcy In ti. 3 Ruhr and; Rhineland: , , Three hundred represen "tall va ; spokesmen from, the Jlnfcr c - i Rhineland discussed passive re:.! -ahce with Chancellor Stres: for five hours; then unanitac- f agreed .that further opposition t j the.Frahco-Relglan occur? ti:i v futile -and-that passive reilit; j aa auch' njnst be abandons I. . -ThV conference was atttrf :I Xf the representatives of an,the r -litical parties, labor erganizatl: , industrialists, civic bodies and cdv eramental and municipal official connected. with the German tc:'.r, telegraphs and railway administra tions in the occupied sones. - Hugo -Stlnnesix Prltx Thyssea and ether Industrial magnates Eat with labor leaders, railway offic ials and mine foremen, and V:. 3 talk between them was plain .:..! to the point. , . ' . "In the course of battle It 2 times becomes necessary to sur render or evacuate a fortrei t :-' cause It requires too many r- ;, too much food and too much munition," observed" ChacceV .' Stresemann. In order to "Ltll t Ruhr an3 the Rhineland, p . , resistance must.no w be atanJ-1, he declared, as the nation ou: 1 bleed to death in further after. to hold out. . Stresemann said that as the ; ernmenf was unable to secure a: . nesty for the Imprisoned Germ; : . (Continued on page 8) 1 Forenoon. - -8:00 Judging continued in department. 9:00 Judging begins in, livestock departments. . 10:00 Open air concert by Veterans' Fire and Drum Corps. ' 10:30-Concert In Educational building by State Training School . "v Band. . ; ';. '' J --. V' . i . .... 11:00 Canning contest by Industrial Club girls In Educational building. .r 11:00 Slides and program 4ri main auditorium under auspice? of State Child Welfare Commission. State Parent-Tp-. er association and Oregon Council of National UoUsa ! ' M Picture League,. 'Zj". t- ll:30--Open"air concert by La Grande band,.. official state fair I j band, under direction of Andrew Loney. ' f " V Afternoon. ' - J - 1:30 Racing program on "LoneiOak track. Musie by La I Grande Municipal band. Vocal selections by MJss Lcz 1 Belle Tartar of Salem. r v " 1 1:30 Infromal talk on art subjects In art department In ac:I- cultural building. f 1 - i -r 2:00 Slides and program in main auditorium, concerning vis"-! i I , education tor public schools', under auspices of State Ctll ' . Welfare Commission. State Parent-Teacher association an I Oregon Council of National Motion Picture League. 2:00 'Band concert by Chemawa Indian Training School tar I in' agricultural pavilion, followed by songs by Chenav.i Girls Octette. , . 2:30 Canning contest' in Educational - building by Girls c . ' Industrial club. . . v-'-'.' 3:00 Open air concert by Veterans' Fife and Drum Corps. -3 : 30-Concert by ;;BoysJ Training School band In LMucatic: 1 . building. ' ' 4:00 Viewing of general exhibits. ' ! " . -: -. . 4 Evrnlns . 6 O--Open lr concert by La Grande - Municipal band, 1 . s direction of Andrew Loney. ? j ' 7:30 Horse show. In stadium, with musie by La Grande tan . 8:00- Program In main auditorium, . featuring slides and 1 -'v '). tiOn pictures under auspices of State Child Welfare C -' 7 mlsslin,- State , Parent-Teacher ' association and Or Council , of National - Motion Picture League. '21: . . numbers additionally. 1 . -