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i ; J y - t i : V '" i I ; ; h ; . - A. ? V - i - i . i L i, t f A V DAWESPLAH IS EFFECTIVE Evacuation of Dortmund and Surrounding Area Has Been Ordered to Take Place in Near Future COLLECTlti'J OF MONEY " WILL BEGIN AT ONCE 20,000,000 Marks Paid To morrow Further Install ments Must Be Prompt i PARIS, Aug. 30. (By the AP.) The Dawes plan reajly became opera tire at noon today with the formal appointment of Owen" D. Young as agent general, although technically , and legally the allies' latest attempt to get reparations from Germany 1 will date from Monday, Sept. 1, when the repaj reparationg commission will an nounce that Germany has passed the required laws and , that the Germans and allies have signed the agreement of London. , Mr. Young got Into action im mediately and gave his assistant Leon Frezier, 48 hours in which to set to the German capital and open his office. , Tvacuation Ordered The evacuation of, Dortmund and the surrounding area has been ordered by the Trench government in conformity with Premier Her riot'a promise to the , German chancellor, but the actual depart ure of the soldiers will wait on the civil services which have been long installed and may take two or three weeks to turn over their affairs to the Germans, where necessary, and shut up shop as far as concerns Franco-Belgian con trol of the mines and factories and general '6 aper vision of-'civil af fairs. - I - . The cessation of economy con trol of the Ruhr and the delivery of the complicated railroad system to the Germans will take several weeks.; The London agreement contemplates that the first step should be taken August 15, and specified the dates on which each step must be completed, but cautioned the reparations commit tee to hasten or delay the dates according to circumstances. Sep tember 1 will be the first date, and eight days later the French and Belgians must cease collecting customs between occupied and Un occupied Germany. v Twelve days afterward the French and Belgians must have, removed the restrictions on all traffic between the occupied and unoccupied regions and must re store various charges on the pop ulation and regulations as .they exist in Germany proper. Tariff Continues The Rhineland and Rnhr rail road, however, will continue . to apply its present tariff as the profits from Jt to. go into the rep aration fund administered by Mr. Young. The plan gives five weeks for completion of all preliminary ar rangements, such as forming an organization for creating a bank of issue,; organizing a new railroad company, depositing railroad and Industrial securities 'with the Dawes plan officials,, and negotia tions of a contract assuring an eight hundred million mark Joan. The, French and Belgians, by Oc tober 20,' must restore the econo mic. and fiscal unity of Germany to the satisfaction of the repara tions commission., . Collection Begins The actual collection of repara tions will begin, immediately, the Germans paying 20,000,000 marks Monday and "the Franco-Belgians turning over their collections 10 days later to Mr. Young. Germany must make up any de ficiency in collections so that the agent general each month will re ceive one-twelfth of the annual reparation payment to the allies. Agent General Young and the other officials' appointed by the THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair Sunday; mod erately warm, in the interior; gentle northerly winds. . ? J LOCAL WEATHER ! (Saturday) ' Maximum-temperature, S3. Minimum temperature, 41.':: - Rainfall, none. River, -2.3. Atmosphere, clear. Wind, South. IMMEDIATELY .-.t'., ...... i , CHINESE WAR IS SAID TO dL ALL POLITICAL ' - U S. Minister! to China Says Present Displays Will Wot Affect Economic tAte HONOLULU. Aug. 30. (By The ; Associated , Press- j in present military displays In China are of a political nature and will not upset the economic life of the country. In the opinion of Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman. United States minister to China. Dr. Schurman Is en route to the United States on the steamer President Taf t for three montns, after which he plans to return to Peking. :The President Taft left here today. It Is safe to predict, said Dr. Schurman, that this trou ble is no different from those up heavals which have been common In China for years. Present business conditions in China are excellent. Illinois Militiamen Assume Control and Subdue Local War Condition MARION, Ills., Aug. 30. With state militia in control, the sit uation in Herrin is quiet. Sheriff George Galligan said late tonight upon his arrival here. He denied reports that he had been barricad ed in the Herrin city hospital and said all of the wounded had been removed from the hospital, except Herman Phemlster, reported dy ing. ! r ' ': j; ; -".'; Bitter factional feelings, result ing from continued law violations. the activities of S. Glenn Young and his adherents and strong klan ' and antl-klan sentiment have kept this community in a state of more or less turmoil for several months.- - . - - ; f - 1 1 Started Last February. Today's trouble it is , conceded is traceable to last February 8 when Constable Cagle was killed and Deputy Sheriff John Layman wounded. For several weeks prior to this the klan faction and the Knights of the Flaming Circle, an organization opposed to the klan had been on the verge of open warfare. ; i ? -. ! According to accounts of the - (Con tinned n pa 6) FBlKS DEEDS B Albert S. Loeb, Father of Confessed Murderer, Gets Home of Franks, Sr. CHICAGO, Aug. 30. Albert S. Loeb, father of Richard Loeb who la awaiting sentence for the kid naping and murder of Robert Franks, has received a quit claim deed to the home of Jacob Franks, the slain boy's parent. It became known tonight. " The deed was filed today with the Chicago Title & Trust com pany.- i ' ; 1 : - . .: ,. It was learned for the first time that the home of , the Franks family was purchased from the Loebs in 1910, 4Under the f terms of the deed, the home is : transferred . to Mr. Loeb. a vice president of Sears Roebuck & Co., for $1 and other valuable considerations, the exact nature of which was not stated. Mr. Franks, when questioned about the transaction tonight, re fused to comment, saying he had been requested "not to talk." "By the other side," he was asked, ... - .' .. j ;. ; i : ';S , . "I cannot say," was his reply. After the murder of his son Mr; - Franks declared be wanted vengeance ; on the two slayers, Loeb ' and ' Nathan Leopold Jr., whose fate Is now before Judge John R. Caverly of the criminal court. ; , It has been known for some time ' that Mr. Franks desired to sell his home because of the as sociations it held for him and his family. It f is located at 6052 Ellis avenue in an exclusive sec tlon of the south side and not far from the Loeb and Leopold real' dences. . - i " ." v ,'. The Franks family, it was un derstood, is , planning to take up residence at a north , side hotel STATE IWITITIA QUIETS KERRIN HOP.' E TO LDE daring, the winter. President and Mrs. Coolidge Neighbors and Friends , ' Vermont folk knew that s the i President and Mrs. Coolidge wen to his old home at Plymouth for a rest and for the first few days their wish for privacy was re spected. The day this photograph FLIERS EXPECT TO All Weather Conditions Point Toward Final Hop Being Made This Morning ON BOARD USS RICHMOND AT ICE TICKLE, Labrador, Aug. 30. ( By the AP. ) Gapt. Thie sen, the American army meteoro logical expert who is noting weath er conditions in connection with the world flight, tonight predict ed favorable weather for the flight tomorrow. With the barometer rapidly rising, the fog overhang ing the Labrador - coast. . thro ugh the day began scattering some what this evening.,- Weather conditions this morn ing were fair at Ivlgtut but hazy along Davis strait. ! The news that another storm was heading up the coast toward this point and due Monday or Tuesday, will probably compel Lieutenants : Lowell H. Smith and Erik Selson to start to morrow If the weather is possible for flying on the last leg of their trans-Atlantic flight. Sparks Start Fire Silverton Cannery SILVERTON. Ore.. Aug. 30 (Special to The Statesman.) The Silverton fire department respond ed to a call for help from the Silverton Foods Product company cannery Thursday night and ar rived In time to put out. the fire before much damage was done. It is thought that the fire started from sparks from the smoke stack. Windup of Contest Was List The Statesman's great seashore trip contest is now a matter of history. ' - i si All that remains is for the ten young: ladies, mentioned .herewith to call and claim their own and receive information as to details of the tripsi the party will leave Salem Tuesday morning for New port. ' ; " . The contest closed In a blaze of glory, good humor and enthusiasm at 9 o'clock last night. Great care was taken in counting the .votes, and a Burroughs adding machine was used to Insure absolute accu racy, ' - . , ; ? i Winners Feel Proud The winners may well feel proud of the fact that they, have run A' good race and have come out with the deserving honor of having out run and outclassed workers who have themselves done exceedingly well.. - . ., - , The honor attached to winning I 4 ' t N mist mm Going THE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS ' :- VOTES.' First ..... Beulah Roberts, 1055 S. 13th j.. 53,130 Second . . . Violet Snyder, 675 S. 13th, Salern....42,260 Third . . . . Ruth Halvorsen, S. Church & Cross 34,205 Fourth .... Luella Waldespel, Model Bakery..... .28,045 Fifth ... . . Mabel Macy, 810 S.14th...m....24,695 Sixth . . ... Maxine Donaldson, 1490 S. Cottage 23,780 Seventh . . . Mrs. J. R. Newgent, 265 S. 18th. 17,860 Eighth . . . . Verna Einfeldt, 799 N. Front .........14,230 Ninth . . . . . Mrs. W. G. Thompson, 2640 Lee......l2,810 Tenth ..... Miss Casperson, Salem Hospital......l0,530 "At Home to Their at Summer White j Hous. ( t was taken Mr, and Mrs. Coolidge were "at home" to their neigh bors and friends who poured into the little town by thousands. They are shown receiving callers, from tots to aged men and women. FIRED EMM IS HER CONTROL Dense Smoke Makes it Im possible to Determine Ex tent of Damage Done EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 30. Nel son P, MacDuft, supervisor of the Cascade National forest, telephon ed from Oakrldge to Eugene to night stating that the fire was practically under control and that the crew of 150 men that had been working most of ; the time on it since it started last night is still on be. scenes Four. -portable gas oline fire engines are, in constant use with plenty of water available. The supervisor expresed the hope that the fire will be entirely under control by morning. He said It was impossible to ascertain the extent of timber loss on account of the dense smoke.? Prince of Wales Gets Back From Washington SYOSSET. N. Y., Aug. 30. The Prince of Wales arrived here on his special, train from Washing ton! at 10:30 o'clock, daylinght saving time tonight Members of his household staff met him with motor cars. A crowd of about 100 watched him alight from his observation car and walk to his automobile. He paused to shake hands with a few of those who pressed near him. , ; Seashore, Last Night to Newport Is considered worth many times the value of the prize itself, and friends of the contestants have boosted them all along the line. ; : Best of Feeling During the progress of the en tire contest the best of feeling has prevailed, 'and while today's list of winners is qute lengthy, there are some workers who were not fortunate enough to have their names on the final list. Now, at last,' the contest has closed, and it Is with pleasure the final awards are ; made to the successful and deserving : candidates who have been chosen by the public at large to be given the different prizes. The list published in another column will show numbers of votes each candidate had. The votes will be held, at The States man office for 30 days and any one may come and check them over. ; C00L1DGEID BRITISH; HEIR Reception of Prince of Wales at White House Is Marked By its Quiet and Simplic ity.. .J'--. I. SPENDS TWO HOURS IN UNITED STATES CAPITAL Crowds Gather Three Hours Before Prince's Train Ar. rives at Washington WASHINQTOX.! Ahg. 30. The Prince- of Wales was given an en thusiastic popular reception upon his arrival in Washington today jto pay an official visit to the Whit House. I , The prince's own wishes and those of President Cooliire that the visit should be entirely in formal did not convince the public that a rousing reception would be distasteful to the distinguished guest and the crowds eathered at the- station and Jammed along the entire route to the White Mouse gave the prince an ovation. His visit at the White House, where the chief executive and his family are in mourning on the other hand, was quiet and simple in the extreme. A luncheon at tended nnlv bT tha rvr ! snd tha Coolidge family was followed by cabinet and their wives, and then the visitor returned to Long Is land. His stay in Washington was barely more than two hours, w 1 .Crowd Walts Three flours When the prince stepped from his special train at 1:15 this af ternoon crowds composed largely of women, had been straining at the ropes for nearly three hours. Not even' the suffocating August heat had been able to dissuade them from seeing the prince. ; The prince, with; Secretary Hughes by his side, walked down the station -platform and through the president's , room to a White House automobile. The crowds gave way to their pent-up enthusi asm, forgot both fatigue and heat, and with much waving of hand kerchiefs and hats shouted their welcome. The prince; flushed and smiling, repeatedly! raised his hat. ' -' j, j:; -; l:fj Crowds Line Streets Surrounded by police, the royal visitor sped to the White House, accompanied all the way by a roar of greeting from' the crowds which lined the streets. All office build ings had released their employes for the Saturday half holiday and these had Clustered along the route." p. j : i "Around the White House the crowds were thickest. Police reg ulations had forbidden any entry to the White House lawn, but thousands were jammed along the sidewalks. ! Every foot of ground In the vicinity of! the executive mansion was occupied, and the most eager had climbed trees for a better view. h! i President Coolidge, Mrs. Cool idge and their, son, John, waited the prince In the green room at the White . House. Secretary Hughes introduced; the prince to the presidential family and then retired, leaving the prince to be entertained at luncsh by the Cool idge family alone.! Before leaving, the prince ad dressed a message to the Wash ington people expressing his ap preciation for the: warmth with which he had been! received. Funeral Is Held for " 1 Pioneer of Silverton SILVERTON, Ore.. Aug. 30. (Special to The ) Statesmen.) Funeral services of Mrs. John Mil ler were held at! the Christian church yesterday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. J. A. Bennett officiating. Mrs. Miller died at her East hill residence Wednesday at the age ot 93 years. She has been a resident of Silverton since 1874. i "? -f!t ... Hurricane Destroys Two Hundred Houses WASHINGTON. (Aug. 30. Two hundred houses jwere destroyed by a ' hurricane yesterday at St. Thomas, Virgin island, with a loss of $25,000, j the American Red Cross was informed today. No casualties were reported. The Red Cross cabled! $1,000 to the St. Thomas Red Cross chapter for the relief of the sufferers, who are being7 assisted by 'the Ref cross ana navai autnonues. CHARLES MEETS CHARLES AT HIS LINCOLN OFFICE Politics are Not Discussed When Two Candidates for . Vice Presidency Meet 1 1 LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 30. (By the AP.) -The vice presiden tial nominees of the two 'old par tiesCharles O. Dawes, republi can, and Charles W. Bryan, demo cratMonday renewed acquaint ance formed 30 years ago in this city, and parted as friends. Discussion of politics did not enter into the 1 casual meeting which took place in j Governor Bryan's I office at the ; Nebraska Btate capltol and lasted 15 min utes.' l- - f-'. f There was an exchange of remi niscences, some - talk about the growth of Lincoln, and the recol lection of some amusing' incidents In their lives as residents ot this eity. -. . I : , The nearest approach to poll tics came when as they 'were say- lag goodbye, Mr. Bryan remarked: "Well, general, I wish you suc cess In all your future effort and undertakings,, except at the elee tion in November." Mr. Dawes laughingly expressed his thanks. i BOIiDDT ISIIIERTED Settlement of Merchants' Strike Reached at City r of Peking, China PEKING, Aug. 30. (By the Associated Press ) . The threat ened bombardment of the city by Chinese gttn boats, has -been avert' ed by the settlement of the mor chants' general strike today. : Under the terms of the settle ment, the merchants must pay Im mediately half a million dollars to the government of Dr, Sun Yat Sen which has ptomised to return within -seven' vdays all the arms belonging ' to the merchants and seized on board the Norwegian steamer Hav. : S , All the shops, closed since Aug ust 25, when a strike was de clared as a protest against the seizure ot the arms, were reopened today and business is proceeding as usual. I. : ' Chan Lim-Pack, commander in chief of the merchants volunteer corps, now in Hong Kong, has been granted amnesty by Dr. Son but will not be permitted to have any further connection with the corps. - , ,, ;. L; jL The steamer Hav Btill Is de tained by the authorities. 1LFU Fire of Unknown Origin De stroys Shipping Proper j ty at Vancouver VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 30. Losg estimated at $500,000 was caused tonight by tire of unde termined origin which nearly wiped out the shipyard 'plant of J. Coughlan & Sons, Ltd., burned three other buildings and destroy ed the . Northwest Dredging com pany's vessel Mudlark, H." M. Parry, chief watchman, who collapsed after being over come by smoke,, was reported to be not seriously injured. : The fire started apparently in the workshop of the plant late today. Within a few minutes it spread to other buildings. The heat ignited ! buildings 100 feet distant and fire fighters - had a strenuous battle to save the en tire district. I f A series of explosions of gaso line, oil and : paints, followed by the I falling of huge pieces of the flaming ways superstructures, en dangered lives of scores of men fighting the blaze. I The dredge Mudlark, valued at $50,000, was tied up for repairs and burned before r tugs could reach It. A number of gas boats and other small craft were de stroyed. ! CONFESSES TO MURDER f DENVER, Colo., Aug. 30. Harry Willis. 19. confessed at Great Bend, Kans., today that be killed Harold Watson. 19. early yesterday by throwing him in front of a speeding Missouri Pa- rttti rdllrnrid nasspnirfr train near dlmitz. . Kans.. according to . a special to the ' Rocky Mountain News. Willis alleges watson rob bed him. 500 1 ESIMMS 1 mm mm BE Petitioners Object to Street Car Company Re moving Service and Installing Motor Busies Plea, to Go Before City Council Utility Summons Experts From San Francisco v Pe it ions remonatrfitifiy XT xi n . . . fJ rift VAfrAMir.iM4L l A. - eCn . " . T " Hireei cr line nave teen signed by nearly 500 residents of the EngleWood district this week and will be presented to the city council on Tuesday night. The petitions are being circulated ampn; the property owners in this prt of the city over the week-end and by the time the petitions are completed it is" anticipated the number of signatures will be greatly increased, i . t am"zation of the property owners was completed early in the (week after the ordinance now being considered by the city council was introduced. . ' , . A committee of flv vn n- MOST FOLKS WILL Reporters, Policemen and Some Others, However, Will Work All Day : Labor day Monday. Ha ha and a pair-of haw haws. Everyone but the poor news papermen, the equally unfortunate police officers and. cannery and hop yard workers will take the day off tomorrow, or In a major ity of cases, started taking the day off Saturday. Monday is the "off" day for the above mentioned wage.; slaves, Xor with everyone gone, what can happen? The general exodus began about noon Saturday, witht office em ployes fudging an hour on their regular half-holiday. Trips that cannot : be comfortably crowded into the ordinary week-end vaca tion are being taken. " Hunting, fishing and the beaches are re ceiving their just quotas from the city. , There' will be no celebration in Salem. But with a three-day celebration under way at Pacific City, the; big 4-L. gathering in Silverton Monday and automobile races at Gresham and hundreds of charming picnic Bpots luring Salemites, those who remain will do bo because, well, just because. Business houses will close the entire day, with -the exception ot the meat markets which will be open for two hours in the morn ing. Places of refreshment and nourishment will. keep their doors open and gasoline will be avail able. If any of the few who do remain in-town get into trouble there will be policemen "to make the arrest and reporters to write them up. Otherwise there will be nothing doing Monday. : FIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT PORTLAND, Aug. 30. Alex Trambitas.i who made his start in fisticuffs in the Portland ring, will meet Joe Simonich of Butte, Mont.,' in the main event of a boxing card here next Tuesday night. : CELEBRATION TO Labor Day Festivities at Sil verton May. Out-Dis-: tance July 4 SILVERTON, Ore.. Aug. 30. (Special to The Statesman.) Silverton is ' all set for the - big celebration which the Portland and Silverton 4 L associations are preparing for Labor day, Monday, Sept. 1. According to those in charge ! the affair will be .one! of the biggest events ever staged at Silverton, not: even excepting the Fourth of July celebrations for which Silerton Is famous. .Word has been; received that a great many . ut-of-town people from I BE BIG f FI Portland, Salem, Mill City, Wood- ""1Te nere ay to welcoaa burn, Mount Angel and Independ- taree United States army around ..t. t. i , Tlthe world fivers whon tha. ence wlll.be here for the day. It is said that there, will be some thing doing from early j morning until late at night. Oscar Gingrich . i i . I sowiaa iviuku vno nave pecomai Dopular at Silrerton during the I Salem band concerts, will be pres - ent'for the program 1 BESM acrolnaf Vi U-A.. l e il. "h""'"" i"c auauuuiUUtllli VI Lilt? . . . pointed to represent the interests of the community and to select attorneys to act for the residents. Alderman J. E. Galloway is work ing with the citizens' committee. ; District Growing' Rapidly The Englewood. district la one of the rapidly growing portions of Salem, those In charge of the peti tions contend. The North Seven teenth street car; line: serves this section as well as provides serv ice for those living on Garden road and the recently opened Kay ad dition, which adjoins the newly acquired tract that will be devel oped .into a city park. Placing of two busses will not guarantee Continual service, it ia pointed out, for though these are to be operated on a 20minute schedule under the terms of the ordinance, if these; fail to pay ex penses, there is nothing to pre vent the city council from declar ing an emergency and passing a n other ordinance as has been data in the past to take care of Yreclfia Instances, Should... this occasion arise the residents believe it U probable the. street car company will run the busses into a garage" and keep them there. ; SalemDaHas Example Backing up their contentions, the committee and others feoint to the Salem-Dallas ! transportation. When the Southern Pacific decid ed to take oft its branch trains a few months ago ?and substitute stares for passengers and freight there was little difficulty in re. suming, a curtailed service and taking off the automobiles. Records In the public- eervica commission have been searched this week and it fa understood that some interesting revelations re garding figures will come to light at the council meeting. The valu ation of the street car company equipment here oh December 31. 1923. was placed at 1637,000, though the records fail to reveal it Is said, what: the Southern Pa cific paid for the eystem about 10 years ago. when the railroad took' over the operation of the local line. The parcbas was made at a time when prices were at rock bottom. It is pointed out that tha public service commission report, as compiled by the Southern Pa cific, charges off 20 !Ur rent preciatton , against Street cars annually. Residents or baiem for more than Jo years are scratching their heads, in aa effort to recollect If any of the streetcars have been changed and fall to find any new equipment, though they say the cars are given an occasional-coat of paint and a general overhauling. j j Experts Summoned It is also understood that a rush order has been sent to the offices of the railroad companyiu San Francisco for some expert account, ants and that these will h. in c lem for the meeting Tuesday night. vaen mese meet with the local committee which is armed Svlth a barrage of figures, it is expected that the session next week will be anything but a calm affair, English Flier to Greet Americans at Seattle; SEATTLE, Aug. 30 Colonel L. C Broome of the Tin vol ai. Force who was advance officer for an unsuccessful -attempt to fly around the world made by Major A. Stueart MacLaren, British flier arrived here today the world flyers when thev mm plete their 27,000 mile flizt here. .-y -- '- . , , Colonel Broome is to represent ililOTlnii ).. mr-M . .. uui a as uuajar xiac- ren was forced to proceed to EnSland Immediately after ati-- doning his own flight.