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I'-Tinrn) i 7.- i v-rn r V- V- 5 'V : . ! 4 w 1 ' ,1 in 1 L uL. 10 '" i - - r -- "S .; -v.- T t! 10. illOTv ll f ja-p J 4 ! .,Ti SESSIO,! " I r-' inn I w V 11... J- -1 Pci:iL -;!;r:r::cn.3 Estimated at CdCD Monday E::I.: "t- : r. J Display Appear to Have Lead v ' C v" ;" Previous Hf fofts- - T.Zcxiy r.TuricalOr- f. RALLlbi AUU SUClALf EVEJ.TS ARE 'PLANNED. : r Long List of Committees Is Appointed to Prepare for ; Occasion . Announcement was made at Wil lamette unltersitM" yesterday of the First Annual Home-coming, 'which will take1 place during the week-end of November IS and 17. ; The big feature ill ba the, foot ball game with -Whitman college which is scheduled; for Saturday, September 17. ; Th campus and fratrnity houses are expected to be filed with home coming alumni and friends of the university, i for a total-of no less - than J80O" invHatfons will be sent out for the event. . The home-coming program will . open with a great rally and bon fire Friday night, Nov. 16. with speeches by many enthusiastic old Pf" nt- S:?.- SI - J ! nr. Mtah i' Ram cut the attendance of the 62nd State Tair to ap proximately. G000 people who were on the grounds for the opening; day. ; ''. ''; - ' ' : ' . ! ; Displays in general were received early and nearly all were in place". Jn practically every department an increase over last year is to be noted, and extra tents have been pro vMetifomrcIre,6nue,tv6rflo"w. . !,! FINAL FLASHES - LONDON, Sept. 24. The revo-, lution In Bulgaria baa burst into full flame and the whole country is in. the hands of rebels, accord ing, to a dispatch to the Morning Post from Belgrade dated" today: KiiVs; ram' I '7 til pi' -u u a - a iru Oklahcma Governor Orders ""A!i .fen ?rom 21 to 45 to Ho'JThcrrselves Ready to : Defend Sovereign: State , ORDER DISPELS DOUBT- OPEN HANDED ; SYMPATHY TO M . CEMENT : BOND D V. ;-: nnnirrnir il IlL.LLULi JtuL b yei Ambassador ; Says.? Japanese: " :ViU ever'BeUevf IU of -'UniVed;States' : V lejit'in ;pen ; handed v nympathyr in r J auaEi'S sorest neNt w ill : Tore ver 1 drive from .the Japanese mfjiajailj ' 1 Vn l.v- rr3. iven in'thf Par Eisr iTwbas VCfG" RCpCCll, "0:T-;, State sMorliaiUhara saii hera-jLonlglit' . CllCLTCotcb" C! 'Jf.fTC$t-'Oil ... M f - "' T t r orn--. rlie- m e"-i pi at for m j.w here-I T",: rr- ..-in-isofierv or a rw Jiours hftinrfl nau i , . . Denies That Federal Govern ment in Charge Bftt Saysr Its Welcome to Job SEATTLE. Wash., Sept 24. Declaration that Frederick Otto Burekhardt, a salmon packer, .set fire to a cannery at Chilcoot, Al aska, In 1921 and collected $290,- 000 Insurance on it, was made by his wife, a divorce plaintiff on the stand In 'superior court here to- eraddates and nosslblv some of Ihel f -v underclasaWenti triiere will e a L. m S student body allyfln chapel'i- ff f' iZ day morning. The" Willamette. Walv,Mnj!! "fre J," ihe Whitman game Saturday ot that tIon iB the. Fifth Washington dls- week la expected' to bring-otf ran trict tomorrow, to choose a auc- unprecedented crowd. .Saturday cessor to federal Judge J. Stan- fhtWii. dr loa a bl social win -weosier as unnea states con b i i -i !! 1 be glreii la the new gymnasium There riirbe' r'erresirsents'aud a program of mrilz ard speeches. . ; The following cdmmStteerf have been appointed' to prepare fxnr the event: " ' : . 'v; Manager of Home-coming-Elaine Oberg, Portland. ' ' . "- 1 Publicity Robert' I Kotson, Heppner, chairman; Esther Moy- ver-Roseburg; James'' Caughlan, Ellensb urg. Washl ; Mary Wills Portland. '.. ' ' ' ' ; ' Entertainment -7- Jerinelle Van devort.- Salem, chairman; ' Leland Chapin, Wolf Creek; llarold Fear Ing. Portland; Margaref, Gates, The Dalles. Eats lAlma Wells, . Independ ence, chairman; Eva Leadbetter, Alicel, Or.; Ruth Hewitt. Port gressman.- s This will be the first by-election '-Id; be held since the advent of Calvin Cool id ge td the presidency.-' , vanat Mp avv.af w m TVO pumpmen were killed and thousands o dollars of damage was done' In an explosion and fire today in the forward pump room of the Associated Oil company's tank steamer Alden Anderson at the' Moore Drydock company's plant qn the Oakland and estuary. -! shV Sept. 24. ' As In previous years the com ment "the biggest i fair j yet" was heard on' all sides, but It was pointed but that such ia not an idle boast, for the growth of the fair has been constant. , i , Club Shows Strong - ( V 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. ; The' boys . and , girls'.- clubs came strong and are offering won derful displays. : This . statement holds true for other departments, for the livestock, poultry, ; farm Implements and automobile ex hibits are belter and finer than before.' ' ::::-.t-'.:At'";? ' 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 Btrik Ingr - , : :. ' ; -t '. ; .t- - Art and agrlcultur e and school exhibits have - gained' ground steadily and offer much for the visitor. -"".'V , - ' . i Music is Feature ' . Music "there was in plenty the opening dayr with the. GAR fife and drcm. corps, the offlci. tair band. Mjomins: from La Grande, the Oregon State' Training school (Continued on page J) - SPOKANE, Was Enforcement of' the- contract pro vision of the Washington Wheat Growers association whereby a penalty of 25 cents a bushel is to be paid the association , on wheat land: Francis Ellis, Salem. Percy! sold by members to outside buy- 1 Hammond, Salem. Decorations Carotin Stober, Portland, chairman; Dwlght Find ley, Salem; Dorothy Owen; Irort ' land. : -! . , v -Vi . Music Lowell Berkendorf. (Continued on page 5) PBO1OT0 ers was decided upon by the board of directors at a meeting here to day. I t I: 'Vancouver! Boosters to Have Their Weekly Luncheon , at State Fair - - - . : 1 . Thirty uniformed Pnnarans and their- families fronvf yanvou ver. Wash., will arrive in Salem ' Wednesday noon j to attend the state fair, and soon, after their ar rival will sit down at their week- . ly Prunarian luncheon, which will be in the Bnnralow Christian church ca tot er la on the sronnda. It sema, tht th Praaarians have a habit of lunching together every Wednesday noon when at .home,' and they did, not want to break Into that habit when they came to Salem, so Dr. J. T. Alten. Big Prune, telegraphed King Bins Hamilton that they were- coming and asked him to arranxe tor the NEW YORK. Sept. 24. Pub lishers' association officials ar ranged tonight - to increase the size -of f New York's combined morning newspaper to 1C pages to morrow as the striking pressmen remained adamant and George Berry, president of the interna tional union asserted union press- from other cities were arriv nd ba tbs wt here -'In 1 hearty j response,", to his appeal for men to fill the vacancies. PPHL FOR LID E RECEIVE! BP.IDG Albany Desires -Thaf State Pay Half Cost of Willam ette River Structure luncheon If possible, done Imediately.' This was OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Sept. ti. (By' ther Associated Presaj) Adiutan't General B. H. Mark- ham tonight was ordered by. XJov ernor IJ. C. ; Walton to , "use all force of arms necessary . to pre vent the session: of the lower house of the 1 Oklahoma legisla ture called for noon .Wednesday. All citizen soldiers of the state between the ages of . 21" and ", 45 were directed in te order o hold themselves - in readiness ' fwfth such arms as they possess or can obtain to come to the assistance of the sovereign state of homa when ordered to do so o the governor.. society of ed httfT h'ation as one of "political ideal Ism," helpful, reasurrin?, and "rk veal ing the fundamental strengtl of civilisation." "It would henceforth be diffi cult, therefore," said the Japan ese ambassVclot, "for professional jingoes to terrorize an ; Ignorant 'public opinion to the point where It will countenance policies "of mil. Itary agrandizement t " o 'ft ' t li e ground of ' preparedness against fancied American . threats , The natural reaction' of a Japanese to mention of America will s be a "thrill of gratitude and warm friendliness." f Chaiicellor :; Strcc cmrn .' .A ... ' ' . -' . r 'f ( 1"i m en w 1 c . ic ot . c . ' " " i a ti an l . or t ' I r. r.n 2 d Sr - 1 mmiuee inai , rfi Make Investigation ' Doubt Removed With issuance of the military order all doubt was removed as to the executive's determination to prevent ' the house ' sessi wh ich has been called 1y legislative opponents to consider his impeachment. ', '. , 7 t . The' adjutant general aa war dered to use all military forces of the state if .necessary to dis perse the assembly. t Governor . Walton reiterated his charge 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 tl.at since the Ku ' (Continued from page 2 PAIS AHD. ENGLISH UGGLE STAB1S: STR FIST' HONORS Ss Wilis FOR; ' f ; it - ; i-vi.- By BETTI KESSI . ; . - TV a crnv"nspmhlv of Ibvera, of .fine hbrsfes. theLBremier event opening tne norse snow ai.ine inain siauium iat lugi-h afforded rnany ihruls and breathless moments, t on ooxea. snappy events aha tlose competition made it an evening en joyable ta the most blaie. t:-- 1 ; i .1 After the lirst.two events, ine snow resoivea useii into a stiff contest for first honors between "the Roy ,lu Davis and the Revel English stables. . v ; THE WEATHER OREGON: Tuesday rain. r LOCAL. (Monday) Maximum temperature 61. Minimum temperature 51. ' RlTer XJt - rtetaa RaUara.ll .K3. - - r . L Atmosphere, eleadr Wind west. PORTLANQ. Or., Sept. 24.- Bids for. grading the Man pin sec tion of The Dallea-Callfornia high way were opened today by the state highway commission and re ferred to the engineers for tabu lation- V. " - ; . -' -. Linn .county sent a delegation suggesting that the atate pay half the cost of m new bridge e roes the Willamette river At Albanr. the bridge being part K th high way system. The delegation ex vlained that the estimated coat is I about 1290,000 mnd if the state will pay for half, the business In terests, of Albany, have agreed to ! absorb S35.000 of tte county's ba.lf and tlimt o ratae"the'e6antya inr wstela wMWWthiu redoe 'ed to SllO.eee. the proposition will be . pat- before, the , people at the election in November. . With Sneator Flint. Revel Eng lish took 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-gaited saddle class, the. gray.. Platinum, owned by Mr. Davis. was placed over ' Mr. English's .Ming , Toy. Brilliant King, another ' Davis horse, took third, and Lady Made line, owned by E. E1. Edwards of Vancouver. B. C, -was fourth. Spectators Evenly Divided The support of the epectators 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. Sharxa was third and Mountain Missie fourth.' Romping Peavlne, ; brought to the coast last year by Miss Roberta Douty of Portlnd, from Roy L. 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.: Sharxa, a handsome bay from the English stable, was a worthy sec ond, with Shikara and Modntatn Misste following a close third and fourth. ' - - : ' gfegait HU or r-nb .. . Tne last event -of. the' eVeiilt8T was fall ; of thrills and bM tl cranrd In smspense. . Yoaag Harry , Dick, riding Ducal - Brown. w thrown' hurdling, the', first jump, but remounted and hode the event without the bridle, the latter hky ing become -detached at the first hurdle. Margaret K lie n Douty '& Gray Leg placed first In this. event with Sportsman, owned by E. . Ed wards of Vancouver, B. C, a close second.' ' ' : '' ' ' ' Oswald West took both first and second place In the heavy harness horses' with' Craig more Peer, and Lady-Sunderland: The flashy LLargio. trio owned by K. H. Divan 4k Son of Monroe. Wis., stepped out With the blue, red and white ribbons in the stn- ' (Continued on page 8) 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 yesterday witn' a total of 2075 points, with Marion county second,' having a total of 2048 points. High Individual score was made by Lueile' Sommer, Linn county, 735. j Other' high scores were made by Malcolm " Cook, Marion; 725; Barnard Joy, Jackson,' 725 and Harold Steele,- Ben-ton. 715. Homer r-Bray, Marion, competed for the purpose of practice work only, and received 75 points. V" Each of the teams consisted of three members, and ach member j had to place eight classes, two each of beef,, dairy, hogs and sheen. In addition they had' td give their reasons orally. Four animals were used in each class, 15 minutes allowed' for the judg ing. ' Judging was done by H. A: Lindgren and N. C. OAC. .'. - Teams and their scores were: L Jackson.; 2075 Bernard - Joy, tucnara oy ana rancis uaua UjuiV--., 1-.:,... Marlon, 2048 Sylvester Smithy Raymond Smith and Malcolm Inton, T 965 Harold Steele, Ralph Steele and John Hyde. 1 Columbia. 1950 Wilson Sor bef. Mildred Watson and Shirley Briggs. .Multnomah, 18G8 Richard Beadle. Clifford Kelson and Roy Beadle. Other counties participating were Douglas. I Clackamas. Polk Josephine, Lincoln. Tillamook. Clatsop, Umatilla, Linn, Wash ington and Union. Approval of .a - motion recom mending the repeal of that section of thje constitution, which authof- zes state guarantee of interest on irrigation bonds, indorsement of the' state income ta: law enacted at ine iasi session oi lue legisla ture, and authorization ot a com mittee to investigate and .deter mine new sources of tax revenue,' were the outstanding features' at meeting of the county' tax con- serration' Commissions" held yesterday.- Every county. Ink Oregon was represented at a meeting with the. exception; of' Columbia, Coos and Morrow counties. Chris Schubel, a member of the Clackamas county tax commission and a former member-of the legis lature, said that he had-discovered from exhaustive investigation that land in Oregon pays 74 per cent of 'the -tax; while many of the larger industries escape their just share' of the tax burden. Because of thW discrepancy he said tile time. had. arrived for legislation readjusting the entire assessment system in this atate;. Jameson, of s ADMISSION SAME 'AT STATE FAIR AS OTHER YEARS . A' report was circulated , about' .Salem ...yesterday and last night that an increased ad mission fee of $1.10 was being charged at the gate at - the state lair grounds. Fred ' Currey; secretary of the' state . fair board. . said he wished pobltcly to denjr this, aid te state that the admission - Is BO' cents; tho same as It has been for many years. HARD-BOILED BOY MAKES GET-AWAY Chas. Rogers, Who Figured 'in Portland Escapade, iMakes Get-A Way . Iouij Gtintmii piemiera. Arhof vLiin ax e fexpectfaJ to Co.. except the Bavarian. " . . - - - - While ' off leers 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 five feet four Inches tall and -weighs 110 pounds, is characterised by Su perintendent Gilbert' as being m "hard -case. His f parents have advised the school to notify them. in case of an escape-, for upon his last escapade - he broke into his own .borne, stole numerous articles from his parents and. sister, and finished by smashing a cedar chest belonging to . his .sister.. Rogers was at the school aboat a week. jTir weak, ago he aad ... Arthur BarUett were t eatiared In an es cape from Maltnoaak county JaiL His home Is ia Portland. Schubel Has Figures Figures were submitted by Mr. Schubel to show that the actual valuations, of manufacturing lants in' Oregon la S237.255.000. while' the assessed valuatiqri' of these plants la only S1C,345,313. Valuable water powers In the state. he said, had escaped taxation al together. Considerable discussion centered 'about -the operation of the law creating the tax conserva-U tive commissions, with the result that the act was explained ip de tail by members of the Multnomah county commission; It had been intended previous to the meeting to adopt a uniform budget for the entire state, but this was declared to be Impossible by the Multnomah cpunty commissioners. . " ; - ; Two &U3ion.. Guarantee! In connection with the discus sion relative to the law authorizing state guarantee of interest on ir rigation ' bonds Governor Pierce was asked how' much interest the state had guaranteed up until the present time. lie submitted fig ures showing that this-, interest now aggregates $2,000,000 not in cluding a number of applications 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 f 600,000. i Last year there was a savings to the taxpayers of $4 00,000, he said. Jones Appoints Next Week . Whether - the action to repeal the constitutional (amendment ad 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 held, some time next summer. Sey mour Jones, who presided at the meeting, said he would . not point the committee to investigate and determine new sources of rev enue until some time next week. 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 shifted from the land owner to lines of Industry which he said could better-afford to -pay. nanacer Believed Sea-tons '"Taxes have been-anranting at acta a - terrific speed In eoaaty, TP EOnGE L ROSE a-i PASSES BSf Funeral Will Be Held Thurs day for Prominent Local 'Citizen ?" BERLIN, Sept. 24. (B? Associated Pre5s. Chr.:::" . Stresemann announced tonight that the govefnrhent. 1.-J c - cided to abandon passive resistance immediately and uncc.i ditionally. - V - . . In his statement that the chancellor announced thut t government, had decided to abandon the policy cf pa" l resistance in the Ruhr and RhLnelancl and had ordered i sumption of activities in all Ikies at once. The government. decision is not made conditional 'on the previous ' return c deportees or the release ot imprisoned' nationals, thena t : other disputed points being left to subsequent' -nectiatlc with the occupying powers. " , ' " "; : -The chancellor urged tne ' ployers, to resume .operations r their plants and mines Immedlu Jy and advocated. uniformity so to avoid Independent action w' ' might be detrimental to the ret: atlon. of economic normalcy la t. Ruhr and Rhineland: Three hundred represent:', spokesmen from the Rubr . Rhineland discussed passive r ance with Chancellor Lin tor five hours; then usar' agreed that further c; ; . ' . ! the Franco-Belgian occur ' ; i futile and, -that passive r as auf H ttustbe abandc !. - - The conference was at:; the i-epresentatiyes of all tl? ; litical parties, labor erganizatl Industrialists, civic bodies and r ernmental and municipal cf:: connected with the Gernaa I telegraphs and railway tlnlzl tions In the occupied sonc3. Hugo Stlnnes, Fritz Tbyi and other industrial magcatcs i with labor leaders, railway c! ials and mine foremen, and ' talk between them was plain . to the point. "In the course of battle it r times - becomes necessary to t render' or evacuate a fortr i ' cause It requires too too much food and too raziu munition," observed Ctizt Stresemann. In order to Lr: . Ruhr and the Rhineland, ; resistance must now be aL - he declared, as the natica, -x, -bleed to death in further atte: to hold out. . Stresemann said that as the ; ernnient was unable to secure t nesty for the imprisoned G2ri. Ceorge'lfc Rose. 55. prominent hop dealer' and grower of Salem, died yesterday at his home, 765 Court street, after an illness . Of several weeks from' a complica tion of disorders. Mr. Rose had been' a resident of Salem for 27 years. At one time he' was exalted ruler of the Salem Elks lodge. His death breaks a; unique distinction of the Salem Elks which' Jt is be lieved was ' held by no other Elks lodge' in the United States that has been organized for a long period of years. Until yesterday everyone of the 2T men who have served as exalted rulers of the lodge were alive.' Air. Rose was the ninth to 'serve1 In that office.. Mr. Rose was born In New York November 27, 18 67. He is survived by" his"; widow. Mrs. Ada Rose, and .two daughters, . Mrs. Ctaudine Edgerton of Los Ange les, and Miss Helen RoSe of Sa lem; also by , a half-brother Ray Rose of New, York. , ; v The funeral will be from the home - Thursday at - 2 -o'clock p. m... conducted by the Elks, with Rev. " W. C. Kantner,' givlngtba address. ' ' 7-. (Continued on page 8) Today's Program at the State Fair iaaBBBBBBBBBaaaaBaaBBBaaaBS . Woman's and Good Roads Day. " . - '' Forenoonl ..." -'' ; ' " 8:00 Jndgiug continued in departments1. 9; 0.0 -Judging begins In .livestock departments. '. , 10.00 Open air coneert by yeteTans Fife and Drum Corps. 10:30 Concert in Educational building by State Tralnins ZC: - I Band. .. : . . - - i . ' -, . . fll:-00 Canning contest, by Industrial, Cluh girls in Educatl- ' " . build insr . . " .'H 11:00 Slides and program in main auditorial! under aoepi " ' of State Child Welfare Commission, State Parent-'! - 5 association and Oregon Council ' of National I : ; ".. ; Picture League. : - " - 11: SO Open; air concert by La Grande band., ottlcial state ti',; ' " band, under direction of Andrew Loney. .'-"""V-i- - Aftemoonv -.' '- 1 : 30 Racing program-, on "Lone i Oak track. Music by L Grande Municipal band Vocal selections by Misa Lt 'Belle Tartar of Salem. 1:30 Infromal talkr on art subjects In art department ia. a eultural- building. - - . - .1 2:00 Slides and program in main auditorium, concerning vl . education for public schools, under auspices ot State : V Welfare Commission. State Parent-Teacher association i Oregon Council of National Motion Picture League. 2:00- Band concert hT Chemawa Indian Training School ta ,! in aerlcaltural pavilion, followed by songs by Cheiaa Girls Octette. " 2: 30 Canning- contest Mn ' Educational building by Girl3 Industrial clubs. r r ' 3:00 Open air concert by Veterans Fife and Drum Corps. v 3: 30 Concert v by ;; Boys'. Training School band In LJucati v. - building. -4:00 View-in rot general exhibits. -,V; . - ' Evening. - :M Open ir concert by La Grande - Municipal ta-J. t direction of Andrew Loney. ' - ' ; 7:30 Horse show, in stadium, with music by La Granfia tat ". 8:00- Program in main auditorium. : featuring slides r - ; - tlon pictures1 under araarpleecf of Stats Child We " - r mlsalan.. State . Parent-Taaeber - asaociatloa ana Council of National MoUon Picture League. j atnberi avddMioiULllr. Continued: on page 8 4