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to .. SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, $IAY 4, 1925 T i PRICE FIVE CENTS CIESESmill DECLARED SERIOU COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL UGE DRIVE TO BE WDEilWlSTH GRANGERS DISAPPROVE ; OF DENNIS RESOLUTION OREGON MAN KILLSff W0 1 THECQMMlfsjUJCip CODLIOGE PLEADS SAND ISLAND LEASED iiuiiir i.i,.c FIi.1l!EsT3TL!i:;E PICNIC TO BE JUNE 20 TO PACKING CONCERN aOOflLOfflCE AN VCAL EVENT WILL BE TEN OF SO RESOLUTIONS AIM ED AT INCOME TAX OWNER OF, ORCltARD rT .ASH LAND FIRES FATAL SHOTS I STATE- j TO i RECEIVE $50,000 HELD WITHOUT PARADE AVXiUALLV FOR FISH ! 200 American Bluejackets ,Land at Shanghai, Cable States STUDENT RIOT IS FEARED American Volunteer Only Slightly Wounded In Fray i All Shops in Fighting Zone Are Closed WASHINGTON, June 3. (By Associated Press.) Conditions at Shanghai were described as "ex ceedingly serious" in" a cablegram received by the state department today .from Consul, General Cun ningham with indications that 'the. trmtKlA vnnlil onroo 1 hovAn1 4110 international settlement at that . city. . " . , ;. The municipal authorities in the international zone, the message saidr were believed to have con ditions well in hand, and commer cial interests foreign organizations and individual Chinese were work ing for the restoration of order there." ' ' '' ' - j-; The consul general 1 estimated that the strike of Chinese work ers at the time his message was sent involved probably 50,000 men hi addition to) .the workers in the Shanghai cotton mills, where the trouble originated. . i AH shops - in the international settlement, remained closed, he said. " The message placed' the number of American bulejackets landed June 2 to guard the light and power supplies at 200, with an equal Italian force also put ashore. It said: two more British cruisers were due at Shanghai to day. ,j I 'Y':l . " The surgeon I general reported "only a slight wound was received .by Dr. T. G. McMartin, an Ameri can volunteer, and the pnlyAmer- Ican thus far known to have been wounded during the disturbances at Shanghai. ! ; The Chinese situation has heen discussed by Secretary Wilbur. and Secretary Kellogg. It was Indicat ed tonight that Mr. Wilbur that as a general policy, heavy reliance Is placed upon the Judgment and.dis-1 cretion of Rear Admiral Wash-(plans ington, commanding the Asiatic I fleet. ! i L I i According to reports of the navy I department there' were i today at ?iuaiuuug, we mug sweeper ren- Tltl..!.., lk . f gum ana me aestroyers rope, Truxton, Pillsbury, Stewart and Asiieville. . v'l SHANGHAI, June 3.- (By As- Hociaiea -iress.j Tne city .was quiet this morning after five days of excitement' caused by the riots of students protesting against the prosecution of strikers in Japanese COtton mill nnrf their i1ghsa with defense forces which were main taining order. The strike, .'how ever; appears to be spreading. The food control committee has announced that there Is no need for hoarding as sufficient supplies for all requirements is assured. ine committee nas also guaran teed the continuance of the essen tial services, although it is said foreigners may: have to do their own' house and other work owing to the threatened strike of serv ants. ;j ' I ',! 7 f. ' 1 RESCUE HIP IS DELAYED MOTORSHIP, SENT TO ADD POLAR PARTY, IN ICE FLOE .1 j. SEATTLE, June 3. A radiotele cablegram received by The Asso ciated Press Indicated today that the motorship Charles Brower, which ; was ordered by jher own ers. ;LIehs ; and fomnanv. Ran Francisco, furrjers.jto proceed Into the Arctic ocean in search of an aerial polar expedition led by Roald Amundaen had been furth er delayed by ice. After reaching Berln strait, the entrance to the ocean, the Brower came .'back 130; miles to St. Law rence Island, In the Bering sea. Yesterday the Brower was at Nome, Alaska, 130 miles east of St. Lawrence Island. 4 ; ' Arctic nagivatdrs have predict ed that she will not reach Point Barrow, Alaska, whither it has been - said j two planes under Amundsen's command may .have ilown from the Spitzbergen isl ands, north of Norway,' before August. ! . DRIVER SAID GCILTY oKattle, June 3 Held re-l sponsible by a coroner's Jury for the'death of Thomas O'Meara, 76, who died after being struck by his automobile, Howard Daw, 18, waa arrested , on iaanslaughter charges here today. He was released on $1,000 balL Fine Program Being Arranged for Fairgrounds; Many .Sports Are Planned ' ' 1 "'' " ,:: j . " No parade this year. . . Thla decision was reached re- cently by those ip charge of. the anneal County Sunday School pic nic, io 9e held this year at, the state fair grounds Saturday, June 20. Notices I of the picnic ' hare been sent to the. 80 Sunday school superintendents of the county The program includes music by the boys training school band; big lunch; community sing under the direction f of B. J. Klmher. count YMCA secretary. Dr. F. E. Brown will have charge of the pro gram and Is arranging a speaker The refreshments are in charge of Mrs. G.H. Thonipson. Following the program the boys ?d S"1 adjourn tothe sta- dium - where f games, races and stunts wiU'be featured .under the direction of Bob Boardman, physi cal director at the YMCA. ' Efforts are being made to have each Sun day school enter a "baseball team Weights and ages are wanted at once by Mr. Bordman so that the teams can be evenly matched. Officers of the Sunday school council are Fred de Vries. presl dent, Salem and Alice Jaquent, secretary-treasurer, Silverton OFFICERS ARE NAMED BY BUSINESS WOMEN MISS JULJA ! WEBSTER SCO CEEDS DR. MARY PURINE State Convention Plans Discussed . and National Dejegates Are j Selected 1 Miss Julia Websterwas selected to head the local organization of the Business and Professional Women; with Miss Laura Hale, vice president:; Miss Burnice Fleener, secretary; ; Miss Edna Cleveland corresponding secretary and Miss Ruth McAdams, trea surer, at a business meeting held last night at the Chamber of Com merce. ! The . greater portion of the meeting was devoted to discussing for the Oreeon State con- ference of the organization in this city, June 12 and 13. Represen- tatives from jail ; clubs of the state will be present to hear Chloe Sholes MacReynoIds, na tional headquarters ; representa tive. Dr. Mary Purvine, retiring pre sident was presented with a beau tiful floor lamp. Delegates jto the National con ference of the Business and Pro fessional women to be held in Portland, Maine, will be Mrs. D. R. Ross, Dr. Mary Purvine, and Mrs. Grace Smith, i Plans were' made for the blan ket stunt to: be featured at the national meet," when officers are to be presented with a fancy In dian blanket, "woven at the Pend leton mills, j GUARdS PATROL CLAIMS MEN PROTECT THFJIR MIXING HOLDINGS WITH RIFLES BAKERSFIELD. Cal.. June 3. Following the serving of notices of Injunctions against several jpar ties working bid mining claims in the Panamint district on the des ert 200 miles north of here, and the scene of Bonanza days of the early 70's, trouble 'is ' feared ;by Deputy .Marshal .George jTemo, back from the ' scene. The fight is over water rights. Men, weT armed .with repeating rifles and heavy revolvers, are patrolling the ground, one time - designated aa Ballarat, the; property " at .stake, while others I equally determined are patrolling' the property con trolled by the Panamint Interests, Premo says. The old mining cam?, etseretd for half a century, has again come to life, and with the spirit of riv alry and fiercely burning anger. LOADING DERRICK DROPS WRECK RETARDS OPERATIONS TOR SEVERAL HOURS The Joading derrick of the Spaulding Logging company snap ped a cable yesterday while loaa ing a car of lumber and toppled over : At the same time the flag pole went down and fell . against the. guy wires of the high tension electric lines, making a critical situation for a few moments, t Workmen were Immediately placed at work clearing up .tne wreck, and br night "had succeed ed In getting the loader in .work ing oraer. ' - i No r casualties were reported. Lyle .Brock, loader, escaped with out a scratch when Jbis cab leni over with the cerric"s. Extensive Plans Are Made to Reach All Liquor Vessel Offenders . NEW SYSTEM TO BE USED Recent Drive Skirmish; Both Oceans to Be Patrolled by ; Entire Force of Coast Guard WASHINGTON, June 3 (By The Associated Press) Indica tions were given at the treasury tonight that j t.in.s were going forward for a far reaching offen sive of Hie coaat guard against rum f let . , hovering about thick ly popuUaed points of the Ameri can coast. 5 :--y j The recent drive against the rum :. xt oif New York was de scriLed In a formal statement as in reality a preliminary sklr mish designed to uncover ' the htrength and the resources of the enemy". Unstinted : praise was given the coast guard for the work it had done and the . state ment declared that Assistant Sec retary Andrews, the field mar shal of. prohibition forces, "is most emphatic in insisting that no credit should be given him for the recent operations t Officials declined to disclose the nature of the plans under. con sideration but there has been evi dence from several sources that the expanded operations will be more extensive than 7 any "effort made either on land or sea here tofore. "- The coast guard has renewed its efforts to retain in the service men whose enlistments are expir ing and who have been found to be of the type desired for 1 the work. - ' ! i-- Officials in the office of . Rear Admiral F. C. Blllard, ' the com mandant however, discounted tales of wholesale refusals to re enlist, explaining that 'many men whose .time of duty has expired are no longer wanted" in the aer- vice.'- r- : S The coast guard . will have .Its complete strength, as provided in the last appropriation for equip ment by the end of the summer, it Is said. ; ; ' Mr. Andrews who has been at his desk only a few days since attending the international con ference at El Paso had Just re ceived his first . official report from Rear Admiral Blllard "on the result ' of the coast guard movement against the rum ' fleet and finds it most gratifying." ; BANDIT MAKES HAUL LOS ANGELES, June 3. A lone bank robber - held up the United ' States ' national, bank agency at Eight and Santee streets here late today. Police were told he obtained $2,894. L, , ti : Dr. Levi T. Pennington, President of Pacific College, Principal Speaker The Oregon State Grange meet ing held yesterday at the Dallas Armory was one of the meat en thusiastic meetings in the history of the organization. Reports made at the meeting indicated that the grange had grown from 33 subor dinate granges to. a total of 81 since 1922. The principal address of the evening was made by Dr. Levi T, Pennington," president of Pacific college, who chose "Democracy as his topic. ; He stated that de. mocracy should be made safe for the world, instead of the world being made aafe for democracy He held that observance and en forcement of law was one of the prime requisites. The factors Of goodness, honesty, and education played an important part in creat ing the proper viewpoint toward the affairs of the world. Me nem world altruism .was simply taking an interest in the nations of the world," and laid the present difficulty and present trend "of fi lack of respect of law, to the hatred engendered between the nations 'during the late World war. Obedfence of the children to the pafents was pointed out as an other necessary requisite. H Today an initiation of the de gree of the grange will be given to a number or candidates. A ritual team! of juvenile grangers, from Clackamas county, led by C. Gtov er, .Pomona master of the Clack '" (Continued on page 2) " WEAPONS CASE HEARD AMERICAN DELEGATES TAKE PART IN ARMS DISCUSSION GENEVA. June 3. The Amer lean delegation took a prominent part in today's proceedings of the arms traffic conference,' which re volved around the question of the formalities which Jtnust accotnpay the "exportation of arms, to . be used for war purposes. Both rep resentative Theodore Burton and the American minister; Hugh S. Gibson, spoke. The essence of the controversy that countries like the United States and Belgium, which are large .producers of rifles, carbines and revolvers, were weapons fal ling into both peace and war cate gories, were seeking to protect their home industries from re strictions' which they feared would close many foreign markets ' to them. Mr. Burton succeeded in forcing the adoption of a clause whereby rifles muskets and carbines, in the, category of war weapons, may be .exported direct to rifle clubs and similar associations duly authorized by their governments to use them. ! ; Idiots Delight! International .Love .Tangier .Ends in ragedy ; , Girl, bailor Killed 1 TACOMA, Wash.. June 3. Death claimed three members of an alleged international love tan- gle this evening iq a rooming house here, when i; Victor J Hugo Dale, 25, an Oregon farmer1, com mitted suicide after, slaying Poln ette Qqinot,. French and an Amer ican 'sailor. Elmer Monica. I The sailor and the girl died al most instantly and; f Dale, fatally wounded from a ' bullet wound through the head, died on the op e rating table at a local, hospital. Miss Quinpfis said by police to be an ontArr.ilr.pl- rin rtV,, staie name : hf Evonria 'rient.erVT When police arrived the body of the man and, Daie! were side by side. The sailor's bbdv had tnl" y a" our .people." from ,.r..w.h .Vr.'-t.A Vj a loaded gun. which had not been .addressing the gradual- fired, wis lying on the couch: A Inf class of the United States na Luger pistol was beside Dale. Both ZV, laemy. doors were locked when officers arrived and entrance was gained to the-room by .forcing -the door. A note was found written ori ih back of an envelope, on a dresser in one of " the two rooms occupied and reminded . them "as one re by the couple. The message, un-i sponsible for the national de signed, read: "To C M. Mitchell, uima, wash: All I have goes to them. Orchard at Aehlandi Or Mrs. C. W. Sharp, proprietor of the rooming house- where the U8 and by arousing national hatred tragedy took "placet said the airlland suspicion, attempting to cause and Dale came to her place Mon- us to arm against them." I day and rented a room on the top The list of 438 graduates re floor. -Tuesday they returned and ceiving . the diplomas from the took possession of the room, she President was headed by1 Harry said. They told her thev 'were E. Hubbard of Baltimore, honor show people and had Come from Seattle ; . . ASHLAND, Or., f June 3 Vi- tor Hugo Dale, who shot and killed a man and woman in Ta- coma and then killed himself, for- (Continued on pag 2) II ' ' !' LINEN MILL PROGRESSES f. isxAiiATlOX AT MILES MILL STARTS JUJfE 15 1 f : JMachinery for the Miles linen mill will arrive in Salem' June 15 and immediate Installation! of the soipment will takei place, accord- lng to B. C. Miles, manager. Two men are waiting to start on the job of installing the twisting frame and the yarn softener ma - comery. : i Within a few weeks another shipment will arrive, consisting of J special drum and drawing ma-1 chinery, while latef on the hackl-I lng and spinning machines will arrive. The latter are intricate, I and considered, the best machinery I of the plant. f I The building, which la being I erepted on the Fairgrounds road, I ls practically fireproof, and is con- sidered a model factory building, being constructed of tile and ce- ment. j I International --Amity to be Se- . cured 4)y Keason Alone, ' " k Executive Says j NAVY .CLASS GRADUATED Sea Officers l Urged to Promote .Peace; Responsibility for .National Peace Strong. ' kly .Emphasized f ANNAPOLIS. June 3. (fly the Associated Press ) j-Peace through orc! iaJ'n ot an peoples, 10 ao T'Sft," and "sufficient military t9 iyl-Withthe Prob,em of de' hwefe nrged.by President Coolidge )-e.presiaent, woo. handed toe teraauaies the diplomas; which made tflem 0.rflce.s of the navy, loia inem tney were ambassadors I of "citizenship and righteousness," Ienee" that the occasion seldom WUI anse wnen officers are Justi- 1 1 ied "in asserting that other sDeci- fied powers are arming against man. Rear Admiral " Louis M. Nulton. academy, nresided. and' Secretary Wilbur also SDOke. Governor Ritchie of Maryland and rankine I officers of the navy were present. ! Expressing his belief in military j preparedness, the president assert- I Ofl fhia -Oram Tint .nffli.t. ... antee of natlonal or international I peace. The navy, he said, must I erve as an "instrument of; right I eousness" as well as an arm of i ueiense. I ' "If we are to promote peace on I earth," he emphasized, "we must have a great deal more than the power of the a word. We must call I into action tho spiritual and moral forces of mankind." I Reduction of the standing mill- tary forces to a minimum, he de- clared, is dependent on the atten- Hon every citizen gives to defense ' "We do not believe in, or wish to bear the expense to maintain large standing military forces," he said. "But while military science has advanced to such a degree that It is necessary constantly to maintain a considerable body Qf trained experts in that profession. the true spirit of American insti tutions requires that each citizen should be potentially a soldier, ready' to take his place in" the ranks in time of peril, either in the field or in the necessary pro ductive activities." WEEKS; SOME JMP.R0VED .I - ii BOSTON, June 3. (By the As sociated Press.) - Secretary of War John W. Weeks, who was operated on : for gall stone,s Jast Thursday, passed a satisfactory day, according to a bulletin issued early; tonight by his physicians, Drs. Daniel Fiske, Jones, and F. Gorman Brigham. J The bulletin said: i 'Secretary Weeks has passed a satisfactory day. While still in a critical condition there has been I a slight but definite change for the better. The temperature is normal; .pulse 88." j The second bulletin issued by the physicians shortly after 11 o'clock tonight.-said the patient's condition had showed no improve ment this evening, and added: "He is resting more comfort ably than last night. No change in pulse or temperature, j DEAF PUPILS GRADUATE . -i- . EXERCISES TO BEGIN1 TODAY; GET DIPLOMAS JFRIDAY Commencement exercises at the deaf school will begin at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon with the public invited to inspect the dis play of products in the parlor of the main building, according to I O. L. Mclntire, superintende nt. Class room work will be held during-the afternoon while at 4:15 I o'clock a style show will he held in the auditorium, all dresses and costumes having been made by the students. Graduation exercises will i he ; held Friday night at 8 o'clock, with Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, pres ident of " Willamette .university, making the' principal address and presenting . the diplomas. A drill and work in rhythm win be in cluded in the program. Litigatiou Expected; Packing Company to- Pay Ail , Costs if 't Case Is Lost i "T - ' The state land board Wednes day leased Sand Island, near the mouth, of, the Columbia river.; to the Cojumbia River - Packers' as sociation, i In return the state will receive 50 per cent of the net valQe of the fish caught estlmat e at $50,000. annually. The is land has been under federal lease fd the Barbey Packing -Company, of Astoria, uhich , is paying the government ?45,O0O pe year for the privilege. . j C j'' Th island was originally -ed- ed ta the government by the state In 1864 with the provision that it be used for military pur poses!.' This - was never done and the" state is now seeking to recov er title o the island, holding that the government ' has violated the terms of the agreement,' f . J Itiis expected that the govern ment will defend Its claim to the island. If litigation develops be tween the state' and the govern mentthe Columbia River Pack ers' association will pay 50 per cent of the costs Incurred In event that the state wins. ,If the state should lose its case the associa tion will pay all the costs of the action. 1 ; v. . ; LOS ANGELES RAINSTORM IS SAID "VERY UNUSUAL" SntUXE DELEGATES . AT LOS DO BATHIJXG TOGS j Toy Boats and Ducks. Are Pulled Through Rain-Filled Streets by Shrine Visitors 1 LOS ANGELES. June 2. Rain that started! early in the mornin? and continued throughout the day resulted in the postponement of all out of "door shrine functions, and Los Angeles, famed for its June sunshine, came in for a.' merciless r kidding onr the part of thousands of visiting nobles. Even the official shrine parade, which it was announced earlier in toe day would be held tonight even, , though it rained pitchforks, was called off and will he made a part of tomorrow night's pro gram. Instead of a. colorful procession of crack drill teams and bands, Broadway saw its first bathing beauty parade in the .form of nobles, fat and thin, short and tall, who, having a flexible sense of humor, donned bathing suits and ; coursed the ! thoroughfares Red bathing caps replaced the fez. Some pulled toy boats through the puddles of water, some towed wooden ducks, others fished from the curbs, and still others carried umbrellas .bearing ,the legend. This isi very unusual.'' The rain also was the cause of numerous compositions on the part of the chanters, one of the roost popular of which was: 'In June It never rains, they say; "It never ralng they say," ' 'In June it never rains," they say, "But it rained like ... today!- Jlowevex, in spite ' of the wet weather the .imperial divan met and voted to hold the 4926 con vention at Philadelphia, June. 1, Z and 3- ! J , ' f" : T ' Tie first day of elections re sulted , in the expected, the ad vancement of all of the officers by which James ,C. Burger of Den ver was chosen imperial potentate to succeed James E. Chandler of Kansas City. - ; J . ' XIBEL CASE .DISMISSED YUMA, Ariz., June 3. One of the three charges of criminal libel filed against George W. Lynn, pubjisher of the Yuma Herald was dismissed late today after a pre liminary hearing .before Justice of the Peace J. H. Smith. On two other charges of libel Lynn has been held to answer in the super ior court and the trial of one of these cases will start here tomor row, i Ej F. Sanguinetti, Yuma merchant, is the complaining wit- nessTln each case. Wednesday in Washington l President Coolidge went to An napolis to address naval academy graduates."' ,. ,-'r-"'" Reports to the state department from , China told of continued dis-1 turfcances .there. The Coronado Coal company asked the supreme court for a re hearing 'in' the Arkansas trtke . v . . case. ii , : . The question whether President Coolidge' should pay income tax was before the internal revenue bureau. Death Totals High for Thrcq Days of. Sweltering Weather in Last STORMS TAKING TOLL? Five Die in -Minnesota; Several in Omaha; Railroad Telegraph Lines Out in Stricken j Area . NEW YORK, June 3. Eastern states sweltered again today un der a heat wave which In three days has caused thirty-nine deatha in the country and more than 100 prostrations. In the eastern states 12 died and more than 60 have been overcome. .Death, of an aged inmate of home for the infirm today was New York City's frst heat fatui ty for the summer. Eleven other persons were overcome, one of them so seriously that he attempt ed to slash himself to death on board of the liner tMauretanla aa she was. about to put to sea. The highet.1 temperature for the day was 92 at-4 p. m. Offi cials forecast no relief for 30 hours. 5 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. June 5. Five deaths is the toll taken -"by the terrific wind and hail storm that swept Minneapolis and tho country just, west of south of here last night. Additional informa tion of the havoc wrought received here tonight as communication is restored, has failed to show any additional fatalities. .Property damage . is estimated at $2,000,000 with the greatest damage having been done in Min neapolis and the towns of Hop kins, Carver, Chaska and Shak- cpee. The storm spent its great est fury on barns, trees and tele phone poles, a trip over the area. today disclosed. , j OMAHA, Neb., June 3. Several persons were injured, none seri ously, many 1 houses ,were . blown from their foundations and un roofed, and large property ! dam age caused by a heavy wind storm which struck Omaha today. The damage centered largely in tha outlying sections. lundreda of persons at the Ak-Sar-Ben race track were al most stricken when" the storq swept -through-the grandstand. A heavy hail storm followed the bi 3 blow. , SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 3. All railway .telegraph wires .were down tonight between Dunlap, Iowa, &nd Norfork, Neb., train dispatchers here for the Chicago Northwestern railway reported to night. Commercial .telegraph line were also down in the area about Missouri Valley where It was re ported a destructive storm had struck. The entire area between Dunlap and Norfork was struck ty a heavy wind this evening, the dispatchers said. SLAYING IS ADMITTED MAN CONFESSES TO KlLLINQ GIRL IX DRUNKEN FIM.NZY AUGUSTA, Me., June 3.- (By The Associated Press.) Harry A. Klrby, today confessed to County Attorney J Frank A. Southard to murdering Miss Aida llaywarcl. shooting her aunt, Mrs. ,Lar.ia Towns, and firing the Hayward cottage .on the night of May 13. at Lake Maranaicook, Wlnthrop. Kirby aid that he was intcxl- cated and that he did the iiuii.il deed, that pf hhooting the aur.t ia a drunken frenzy. He conic taking the younger woman with him to the Gray .cottage, bindinir her, returning and firing the Ir :j- ward cottage and returning to tho Gray cottage where he murdered the Hayward girl the next day. Kirby passed more than ! ht hours today closeted with a Wes ton newspaperman and guaracd by Turnkey George Castle. ' He itld the tory of his Ufa from his earliest; recollections to his capture and arrival at the Ken nebec county Jail. He threatened to comnjit puI- cldei and , is; being carefully watched. : 1 FjL.zn:rt cas 13 jin MINNEAPOLIS, June 2. (Ty Associated Press.) Arthur I'r-s- ier, Sioux Indian soldier, 1?1 in France, -the victim of a Ger; :r.a shell, a federal court jury l eli here tonight in ilndicg ia f : r r ct the government, rl:ich, ti -fendant in the war comrr. i case brought by Arthur I, Frazier contendeJ that - r. was killed la action and t. plaintiff is a IU xl. -a lr.;;