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3D YOU IINOrj'VHAT.SALEMrMAQ TH E' Ri'G vT'TO-'BECOrJii E TH E MOST 'BEAU Tl r UL G F.'CI
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SEYENTY-FIFTII YEAR
SALEM, QREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
&M
TO
CTYPmDPERTES
PAY HALF OF M
Marion Has High Average
Rate in Comparison With
1 1 Bordering Counties
INCREASE tS HELD HIGH
Third of Money Goea for High
School and Grade School
Purposes According to
.Oregon .Voter Survey
Tar statistics romDlled DT the
Oregon-Voter for every county in
the state reveal the fact that in
Marion county half of the total
property tax is paid by property
within cities, while the remaining
49.24 per cent of the tax is paid
by property outside of cities. The
taxes paid by all property in the
cities of Oregon represent 52.64
per cent of the total, while proper
ty outside of cities hears 47.3C per
cent of the tax burden.
Marion county farm property
V. a ta-r 33 8?
pays oue-iunu v "
per cent compared with all farm
property in Oregon, which pays
25.97 per cent of the total. Lum
ber and timber property outside
of cities pays 7 per cent, railroad
and utility property in. the county
pays 11.C8 per cent and all other
non-city property pays 1.5 per
cent. . ' .
With the exception of Clacka
mas county, Marion county has a
higher average tax rate than any
of the counties which border it, the
average rate being 41.57 mills,
while the average rate In Clacka
mas county is 55.35 mills.
in Linn county me average raie
Is 37.5, In Polk, 40.42, and in
Yamhill, 37.2. However, Marion
county has a -lower per capita tax
than any of "the five, the per eapffa
being $38.52 as against Clacka
mas, $48.66; Linn, $45.96;. Yam
hill, $40.43; and Polk, $40,11.
In unicorporated territory in
Marion county the average rate Is
34.63 mills, which is slightly high.
er than the average, for all unin
corporated territory in the state,
which fa 31.93 mills. Within
cities It ts Sl.'4 5 mills,' "compared
with an average of 47.38 mills for
all cities. The per capita tax In
unincorporated territory is much
lower than the average for all ter
ritory in Oregon located outside of
cities. In Marlon county it is
$41.30 and for the state It is
$63.43. v The per capita tax for
all Marion county cities is $36.14,
and for all Oregon . cities and
towns. $45-77. i
St. Paul has the lowest tax rate
In tbe county, 35.2 mills, while
AumsviHe(' has the highest rate,
83.6. Even this is not as high as
in some 'cities of Oregon notably
Lakeside.' ,4.26.2; Bend, 106;
North Bend. 100; Seaside. 94.1;
and Bandon, 92.3. St. Paql Has
a very low per capita tax, it being
$13. ?0. Aurasvtne has the high
est per capita, $55.29, but this fs
low compared with per ca pitas in
some cities, such as Wa'rrenton,
$255.56; Gearhart, $214.54; West
Linn, $117.25; Newport, $93.02;
Toledo, $88.74: and Seaside.
- $84.43. r ;; ; ,A .v -.
Marion county taxes this year
show an increase of 12.89 -per cent,
compared with an increase of 6.06
per cent for the state as a whole.
The county tax roll 'of $1,817,705
represents 4.26 per cent of the
i Continued ca paga 6) :
HOTLWMMl&TS RAPPED
CHAMBERLAIN MAKES STING.
- ING ATTACK IX RETLT
G ENEVA, June 10. (By Asso
ciated Press.) European security
talk took a sensational angle, to
day when Austen Chamberlain,
British secretary for f drefgn af
fairs,! made it diplomatic "hut
stinging attack on the TbUbHcation
of misleading ! statements about
the proposed allied note to Ger
many. .. r , ... ., ; . . .
It appear M; Briand, French
foreign minister, and Mr Cham
berlain Agreed not to divulge the
' contents of the note until it was
delivered to Germatry. However,
some accounts of its contents, al
leged to be one-sided ' and' mfs
leading, appeared In prfh't In some
countries. .;.!''
Chamberlain's communique in
sisted nt advantage ' as to be
gained fa. comtaentlirg oh the cbra
munication before Its delivery and
announced that the, text would be
published la k day or two." ;..,
While the British have refused
details, It is understood they ob
ject to articles falling to point out
that the proposed pact of security
would be mutual as to operation
among all four powers, -and to
those neglecting to emphasize the
importance of the role or arbitra
tion In the peace arrangements
which will be proposed by Ger
many. . i .2L
RETAIL GROCERYMEN
FORM CHAIN SYSTEM
SIX COUNTIES REPRESENTED
IX ORGANIZATION
Fronts and . .Equipment to - be
Standardized; Willamette
Grocery Growing a
Organization of the "Triangle
Stores," a chain store system, is
under way with retail grocerymen
of six counties meeting in Salem
to formulate plans for the organi
zation, which, has as its purpose
the giving of improved service to
the public and Increasing the buy
ing power of the trade. " The or
ganization promises; to develop in
to the largest of-the j Willamette
valley projectsj $ . ' .
' Under the proposed by-laws the
stores will engage In ' collective
buying, collective advertising, use
the same style of fronts and de
livery equipment, modernize all
stores and eliminate obsolete fur
niture and fixtures. A" friendly
compact will be e'lftered on a com
petitive basis through clean meth
ods. ; , ' ;. v
The organization plans to throw
Into tbe field a chain store system
to compete with outside chain
stores and meet conditions that
are confronting independent gro
cers. . .
. Retail grocerymen from Marlon,
Linn. Lane, Polk, Benton and
Tillamook counties attended the
meeting here, j , "
Along with this organization
Comes the announcement of. '-.increase
: in capitalization from
$150,000 toaaO.OOO by the Wil
lamette Grocery company, one. of
the largest wholesale firms In the
state outside of Portland. This
firm was organized five years ago
with a capitalization of $25,000
and last year grossed $1,500,000.
Home manufactured products are
featured by the company.
BOARD RECEIVES BIDS
'. .
FOOD-STUFFS FOR INSTITU
TIONS HOtSQ HIGHER
Bids on foodstuffs for the state
Institutions for the next six
months were 't received : yesterday
by the t6ard oC control. Prices in
the main are higher on the same
commodities a year ago with a de
crease In but a few instances.
Bacoh shows : the greatest aa-
Yance, Jtrmpfng -froth 15 to 50.9
cents. Beans "are offered at $6.75
against 5.95, ; June, ,iu,.; xaaa.
Lard In tiefces is' $18.80 -against
$10.50 while Hard compound is
112. ?0 In, cottpfttlsoh with 10.
Vienna sausage is $13.80 against
$12.44. . s .'
fresh beef, is 4 lower, having
dropped SO cents 'from $7.80
while mutton! is $7.20, a reduc
tion of 30 cents. Cut "meats Te
maln statfcmary at 20 cents and
baking powder at 10 -cents. Mac
aroni varies from 4 to 5 cents
dtrrlng the Utst two years. With
the exception j of cut meats all
prices are higher than in June
1923. , ; j ' - '
EVOLUTtbri BbOKBAfiWEl!)
f-
BtolAGY
TEXTKOOK MAKES
MENTION 0F SYBJECT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 10-1
A textbook on biology which does
not i teach evolution has been
adopted . by the ; state , textbook
commission, It was announced
Wednesday by Governor Austen
Peay. : - - U .
' The selection' was made in con
formity with (the Tennessee antl
evolutlon law;; .Ns .
The announcement came oh the
eve of the formal announcement
of the entire lfst of booTts aTXopted
by the commission.
This announcement xas expect
ed to be made at 3 "o'clock Wed
nesday aftefaoon When the suc
cessful bidders were asked to come
to the. capital to agree on a plan
of distribution. '
DRiiTif;a Ship Rescued
AT S2Af "GAS TANK ISAltS
MARSHFIELD, Or June 10.
The gasoline schooner Ida May of
Astoria, whith with engines dead
ahfl her mast go'ne, drifted several
days and was picked up 'off Eu
reka.Jby .the steam schooner Rosa
lie Mahoney and was towed into
Coos bay last wight. i
The toast fell amd before this
wreckage was cleared away the
gasoline tank sprank a lea"k abd
700 gallons of oil ran off. Cap
tain Polkinghorn had a small Re
serve of oil and set but again, 'but
the engine gears Stripped and he
washelp'less ; ufftfl picked top by
the llosalie Mahoney.
art'DGE to be noyo"irsi
TaconVa. tme 10.- A. 'memorial
serrice fer tile late Judge M. J.
Gordon who was killed last week
by a runaway automobile, will be
held by the bar association Sat
urday in Judge Card's department
of superior court.
JURY IN SHEPHERD
CASE IS COMPLETE
Three Weeks and Three
Days Are Used in Obtain
mg
Twelve Members
TRIAL TO START TODAY
One of Creatst Legal Battles In
History " Taking Stage;
Defense Prepares '
' for Attack , '
CHICAGO. June .10. (By t The
Associated Press). The jury to
try -William Darling Shepherd for
the alleged murder of his million
aire foster son. William Nelson
McCHntock. was completed here
late toda; after- three weeks and
three days -of effort. . j j
Completion of the tedious task
came with unexpectedness. Near
if stCcren men had been examine
for the last place- when Charles
Edalstein, a street car motorman,
was called. His replies . met the
demands of George E. Gorman,
the first assistant state's attorney,
and the panel of four mas tenf
dered to the defense. i
Without asking a question. Wil
liam; Scott Stewart, chief defensi
counsel, turned to Judge Thomas
J. Lynch and said: "Swear the
jury; we are satisfied," ? I
Adjournment .was "then taken
until tomorrow. . ' !
Tonight the first session of the
actual trial promised to be a
wordy legal battle. '
Stewart expressed his intention
to have the prosecution limited 'in
its opening statement to the death
of young McClintock. He ! wifl
seek to have the state restrained
from bringing in the death of
Mrs. McClintock, 16 years before
that of her seta, or that of Dr. Os
car Olson, alleged to have i been
part of a plot of Shepherd to ob
tain the McClintock $1,000,000
estate. ,
Robert E. Crowe, the stated
attorney, will make the opening
statement, but his Intentions were
not divulged tonight.
The prosecution depends upon
rTORUM TAKES . VACATION
CHAMBER ! OF COMMERCE
LUNCHEONS END JUNE 29 i
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold the last luncheon oQ the year
June 29, with the annual spelling
match, and no Monday forums will
be held during July and August.
One exception will be noted,
however, when United States Sen
ator R. A. Stanf ield appears In
this city. Negotiations are. under
way to secure him j as a special
speaker, and It- the proposition
goes through a luncheon will be
held on a regular Monday date. :
COMING EVENTS CAST THETR SHADOWS BEFORE!
?ff- EtIaT ' ' : fil urtfito state's '
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PRISONERS X)F COUNTY;
.VOICING TALE OF WOE
MANY ARE AILING; FAMILIES
t NEED THEIR SUPPORT
Epidemic of - Suffering If Com
plaints Are to be Given
Credence'
: Rich, food Served by the county
to Inmates of the bast lie who are
denied the proper amount of ex
ercise that might be derived from
manicuring the court house lawn
or massaging -market ; roads, is
working a, hardship upon the sun
dry ' collection of moonshiners,
bootleggers and other malefactors
who are incarcerated, at ' present,
if their - complaints can be credit
ed. There seetns to be a veritable
epidemic . of 'horrible suffering
hrt bng the . prisoners, while the
physical ailments range 1 all the
way from tlie loss of one lung
through confinement behind the
bars' to acute indigestion and seri
ous stomach disorders.
Ifcj Just: why It Is that' families of
the prisoners are suddenly in peed
of support cannot be fathomed,
but this is also a favorite basis of
argument why'the complainant
should be released before the ex
piration of his sentence. -Several
of the inmates-spent but precious
few hours making an honest liv
ing for their families before their
illicit activities landed them . in
jail for periods ranging from a
month to a year or more. - All of
a sudden . they express a deep
yearning to be restored to' the
bosom of 'their families.
The latest prisoner to , join In
the general wall Is Carroll Wright,
who was sentenced to serve 60
days and pay a fine of $50 when
he appeared : befqre : Brazier IC.
Small, justice of the peace. Wright
was found guilty of having a too
familiar connection with a quan
tity of moonshine that was cached
In the brush along the county
highway near the penitentiary,
and failed to convince a jury that
he was only "taking a look" at
the Hqnor. Wright did not mind
the ffne, but the thought of hav
fng to exist on a rich diet for two
whole months and no work to do
almost unnerved the young man,
and he voiced an eloquent plea as
to why he should not go to jail
The basis of this plea was his
stomach, which, he assured' the
(Continued on pag 6)
VETERINARIAN IS FINED
ASTORIA MAN PAYS lOO FOR
I HAVING JfO LICENSE
j, i :
J Practice In Clatsop county t.t it fa
out a license cost Charles Leslie,
a veterinarian, $100 In justice
court, according to word received
by W. H. Lytle, state veternarian.
The arrest was made following
complaints that Leslie did not
have a license to practise either
medicine or surgery. He failed
to take the stand In his own be
AMUNDSEN'S DEPARTURE
FOR NORTH DESCRIBED
TAKE-OFF OF POLAR PLANES
IS DECLARED PERFECT -
im
possibility of Accident Is Scouted
By Technician of Air
4 Service
OLSO. Norway. June 1 0 The
start of Amundsen's airplanes
from Kings . Bay on their polar
flight . was .a ; sight never to be
forgotten; it was so quick that it
was impossible to snapshot It.
This was the description
brought "back by tlerr -Scb-nrte
Frohlinde, technical , director ot
the Dornier; plant, who , has. just
returned to Olso. ' ! '
The director and several others
went to Kings Bay to: aid the
Amundsen . party prior to it- de
parture. At the starting point
there were two inches of "sn)w on
the ice, whlh1 itself was she in
ches thick, but shortly the. planes
came to ' thinner ' ice and cut
through, leaving an 'open trail
like ,a steamer; then came thicker
Ice again and after sliding along
for a, distance of about a mile,
they took the air. i
. Frohlinde Was enthusiastic ov
er the expert skill of Lieutenants
Larson and Dietrichson the pilots.
He was sure the planes were not
damaged at the start, else they
would have made ; for Amsterdam
Island, according ; to agreement.
Captain Amundsen had with
him everything deemed necessary
In the way of equipment and nro-
visions; not the slightest detail
was forgotten. ?
The ' loaded machines weighed
3,000 kilos (6,612 pounds) each;
the Dorniers had guaranteed
them for 2,500. Herr Frohlinde
absolutely! disbelieves It possible
that , the planes crashed during
the flight or ran short of gasoline
although he thinks they might
have been damaged landing near
the pole.
Amundsen had a bright smile
as the planes prepared t to take
off and all members of the party
left absolutely sure of success.
CHINATOWN IS RAIDED
YEE LEE PLEADS GUILTY TO
I HAVING NARCOTICS
A police raid on an opium den
In Salem's Chinatown Wednesday
netted a small quantity of opium
and one lone Chinaman, Yee Yee.
Officers Cutler, Olsen and George
White raided the place on Ferry
street. Yee Lee was arraigned In
justice court and pleaded guilty
to possession. He will be sen
fenced later.
Two women are being held by
the police, j They gave the names
of Josephine Johnson and Rose
Johnson, sisters, and are, said to
live in Portland. They were ar
rested by Officer Cutler after they
had been under surveillance for
some i time. Hypodermic needles
apd some of the drug were found
in their possession. They were
not attempting to sell the drug. It
is said.
PRIZES IE Slffil
iTiatnanr
Eighty-First Exercises at
Willamette? Concluded
Wednesday Morning
MANY ARE GRADUATED
73 Complete Liberal 'Arts Coarse
' anvr N'hre to Tate the State
Rar Examinations Here
"Strut Month
The 81st commencement at
Willamette university was com
pleted Wednesday with 1 73 stud
ents of the College of Liberal Arts
receiving degrees - and nine, law
students diplomas- which carry
with them the privilege of taking
the state ' bar examinations , next
month. Luther D. Cook was giv
en the degree of Master of ; Arts
and Rev. Royal Hisbee, recently
returned from India and a mem
ber of the class of '08, the honr
Orary degree of Doctor of Divinity.':-
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A large, crowd completely, filled
the First -Methodist Episcopal
church to;- witness . the exercises.
Seniors, faculty and members of
the Willamette board of trustees
gathered - on the campu3 at , 9 : 30
o'clock and at 10 marched ' in a
body . to the church where seats
were reserved for them.
- The organ prelude was played
by Prof. T. S. Roberts and the in
vocation was delivered by Rev. J.
C. Spencer.. Rev. 'Hiram Gould
took the second chapter of First
Corinthians as the Scripture lessoh
for the services.
A vocal' solo, "Invictus," by
Lloyd Thompson, accompanied by
Miss Anna Howe, furnished on in
teresting break in the more sol
emn numbers. ' .
V The principal address was de
livered by Hon. Charles S. Cutting
of the class of '73. Judge Cutting
gave a number of interesting
reminiscences of his college career
and commented favorably on tbe
stndy-o-La4ia e a-TJtfi-faw pre
quisite. In closing, Judge Cutting
praised . the students hlghjy foT
coming to a small college, and
left the final impression that as
graduates of Willamette they
should hold the institution in mind
and make sacrifices for it.
A vocal selection was given by
Miss Gladys Mclntyre, graduate
from the department of music this
year. ' i .. i
Degrees were then conferred by
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president,
to those earning them this year.
The manner of conferring the de
grees was impressive and very in
teresting. Winners of a ; number of the
university prizes were then an
nounced by President Doney.
These"are: .'
The Keyes prizes for honors , in
oratory First prize, $15, Lelaod
T. ChapinReedsport: second, $10,
Ponciano Tuanio, Philippine i- is
lands. Interstate, contest: The Pacific
Coast Forensic league, local try
out First place, Leland Chapin;
second, Rawson H. Chapin. Salem.
Leland Chapin won the first prize
of $50 in the final contest held at
Oorvallis. j ,
Steeves prize for excellence In
Latin, $10 Miss Ha G. Comstock,
Portland.
University prizes tct winners in
public speaking, interstate debate
contests Joel V. Berreman, Phil
omath; Charles Redding, Salem;
(Continued on page 6)
EX-CONVICT IS NABBED
POSED AS CLEVER AIDE TO
PASS BOGUS CHECKS
Posing as an agent' of George
L. Cleaver, former state prohibi
tion commissioner, Wallace Mc
Kay, ex-convict, was arrested by
Sheriff Oscar Bower and Deputy
Sam Burkhart yesterday, after he
is said to have victimized several
persons on forged checks, and by
issuing checks which were not
covered by bank deposits. He is
now held in the county jail. .
McKay, who is said to have been
operating under several aliases, is
declared to have spread his activi
ties throughout "the county, and
checks have come back from
banks widely scattered over" the
valley.' . " "r":;'-' ' ' '
He Is now held on the specific
charge of forging a check for $45
on a Silverton bank. . Portland of
ficials have announced that 'they
have checks which he has cashed
there, and reports are coming fri
from Vancouver, Silverton, Canby,
Lebanon. Independence and" Wood
burn. '
McKay was traced through his
check activities by Deputy Sheriff
Sam Burkhart. One ot his signa
tures found on a hotel register and
compared with that on a check led
to his 'arrest.
TROOPS STARTING FOR
ANNUAL SUMMER CAMPS
2SOO OREGON MEN WILL BE
ON THEIR WAY TODAY ,
Majority Going to Camp Jackson
With Artillerymen to
" Fort Barry
National guard troops of Eighty-Second
Infantry brigade will
begin moving on Camp Jackson,
near Medford today from 29 Ore
gon cities. The training , period
will last 15 days. Eight special
trains will .carry the force to the
southern Oregon training ' ground
and the men i will be under canvas
before noon Friday. .
Preliminary j plans have been
completed and: tbe advance detail
now, waiting! the arrival of the
troops. All organizations have
been recuited to full strength
authorized by the war department
according . to General , George A.
White. , ' ;
Troops from Baker left last
night while the La Grande and
Tillamook companies will .''entrain
during tbe afternoon and those
from ; Portland early tonight.
Troops located along the main
line of the Southern Pacific will
be picked up in the night by pass
ing troop trains. More than 2500
men will be at Camp Jackson
while , another; 300 will be in the
heavy artillery movement at Ft,
Barry, California. ;-j . .
An inspecition will be held Sat
urday ; with intensive field train
ing beginning Monday. Visitor's
day will be June 22 and following
this the troops will be taken -to
Crater Lake over the week-end
through .the efforts of the Med
ford, Chamber of Commerce. . Af
ternoons of the encampment will
be devoted to. . physical develop
ment , athletics and achols for var
ious of ficers and non-commission
ed officers.
ROBS FILLING STATION
ROBINSON HELD UP BY LONE
BANDIT LAST NIGHT
"Stick-em up" was the' com
mand that greeted C. M. Robinson
proprietor Of the Robinson filling
station, located at the fork of the
Jefferson . and Liberty roads, .- as
he turned from counting up the
day's receipts, about 9:30 o'clock
last night. Stick them up he did
as he watched the red faced,
smooth shaven, blonde haired in
dividual rake the checks and cash
Into his pocket.
, A good description was secured
of the stick-up man, the first to
visit this section of the' state for
some time; according to the re
ports filed1 at the police station.
The lone robber was wearing a
brown striped suit, a gray slouchy
cap, weighed about 150 pounds,
and was about five feet eight in
ches in height. ;
The robbery occured as Robin
son was preparing to leave for
the day. j j: - j ; .
POISON GAS PROHIBITED
WAR CONFERENCE ADOPTS
AMERICAN PLEA
GENEVA, June 10. Without a
dissenting voice, the Internation
al conference on the control In
trade In arms and munitions to
night adopted the text of , a spe
cial protocol for which the Amer
ican delegation Is sponsor, prohib
iting the use of poison gas or bac
teria In time of war. This obvi
ates the necessity of President
Coolidge calling a special confer
ence in Washington. ;
The protocol win be opened for
signatures the same day as the
convention on arms traffic and
win remain open until September
30, 1925. Ratification will be
sent to the French government
and the protocol will be operative
for each signatory from the date
of ratification and . from that
moment, each 1 power will ; be
bound h& regards other powers
which have already ratified it. ,
After along debate, the confer
ence voted to restore armored
cars. Concerning airplanes, . the
conference decided that within a
half year after delivery, all na
tions must, publish a list of ex
portation of both aircraft and
motors, to indued the number
exported - and the countries to
which they were forwarded.
CAR PLUNGES IN RIVER
- - 1 -
DRIVER "ESCAPES AFTER SOO
FOOT FALL OVER CUFF
SPOKANE, ' June 10. Stanley
Mlkowski rode In his light sedan
as it rolled over and down a steep
200 foot embankment here today
and managed to escape . from it
just before the car sank In. the
Spokane river. - !
When his steering gear locked
and his emergency brake failed.
Mikowskl said later, he tried to
Jump from the machine as It left
the top of the bank, but his foot
caught between the seats. He
leaped from the machine at the
river's brink. !
CHOL'ESEllFS '
SUFFER BIG LOSSES
Shortage of Food Supplies'
for Large Population
.Causing Worry
AMERICANS SAID SAFE
No Sign of Intermission In Chin
ese Strife Is -Seen; Can
tones Casualties De- .
-larvd Severn
CANTON, June 10 (By Asso
ciated Press.) Fighting between
Cantonese troops for the posses
sion of this city which started on
Saturday afternoon, has been in,
progress night and day since,
showed no signs of slacking this
afternoon.- Fear is now expressed
that food supplies will not be suf
ficient -for the wants of the popu
lation 4
Reinforcements . have arrived
from the Wbampao academy which
is controlled, by. communists for
Li Fuk Lunv who is in charge of
the Cantonese on - Honan island.
All .; the ! troops of Honan island
are wearing red scarfs while they
carry red streamers on their rifles.
All the lights in Canton were
ordered, extinguished tonight by
Yang Hal Min, the Yunnaneee
commander. , t
Sampans and cargo boats, driv
en from, the fighting area by the
rifle of the opposing, troops-acrosa
the river, are taking refuge out
side the , foreign settlement, Sha
meen. A demand of the Shameea
authorities to ' move, being dis
obeyed, a fire engine was sentrto
the waterfront to play streams of
water on the crews In an endeavor
to drive them, a way. Many spies
have been caught by each side and
shot. 1
LONDON, June 10.- A dispatch
to the Daily Express from Hong
Kong dated today Bays the Can
tonese troops Tuesday night made
a determined effort to cross the
Canton river and drive out tha
Yunnanese--vtroops but were re
pulsed with severe losses. .
SAN FRANCISCO. June 10.
American residents with friend!
fm valoflvAa t n Dill.. 1 J A
comforting items in today's news:
concerning the far east:
A dispatch from Canton said
all foreigners had been removed
from the fighting zone to places of
safety.
"An afficial report from Consul
General Cunningham at Shanghai
said the "high water mark of dan
ger" had passed.
The difficulties of foreigners In
China are not ivtt ptHp-l -hnv.
ever. At Peking, patriotically en
thused students held a mass meet
ing fn the rain and continued to
distribute hand bills carrying antl
foreignpentIments. At Shanghai
the waterside strike was becoming
more aid more effective, with
more than a ecore of British and
Japanese vessels nnable to get
crews.1 At Canton' the Yunnanesa
troops holding tbe city dug in and
prepared for a long siege, with
the attacking Cantonese closing In
from all sides.
The situation at Shanghai wag
reported as generally easier. The
mixed court continued peacefully
hearing evidence for and against
a number of Chinese charged with
rioting -with participating in tha
disturbances that brought the anti
foreign sentiment to white heat
May 30, when 22 members of a
mob "were shot down by foreign
settlement police.
The general strike at Shanghai,
the weapon appropriated by Chin
ese agitators when It became plain
to them that force would not gain
their end, was reported bee o rules
less general. . The strike In the
past few days has been aimed
' : (Continued on page C)
BELGIUM'WINS AIR RACE
BALLOON EVENT CAPTUKED
BY BELGIUM NAVIGATOIi
BRUSSELS. June 10. (By As
sociated , Press.) Belgium has
won. the first renewal of the Gor
don Bennett cup race for lighter
than alrfcraft. This fact became
definitely known this evening
when news reached Brussels of the
landing of M. Veenstra, piloting
the. Belgium bag Prince Leopold,
at Cape Torina, Spain, after hav
ing traversed more than 800 miles.
Toiina is on the Atlantic ocean
about 50 miles from Corruna.
I'reviously " Veenstra ha3 ret
been heard Mrom since the race
started near here Sunday after
noon. Announcement that he had
lahjed safely relieved the Aero
clu' of Belgium of the necessity
of making a ruling whether Wade
T. Van Or man, the America;!
aeronaut,.! who, piloted the G: -year
III, but who fell iato the .a
off Ushant l.':.t after l.r. Lai
floWn 441 miles, should La
qualified.