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mm SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS " 1 mmm . s ' j i . 1 mum 1 1 STATE FAIR V.'ILL OFFER Mm Concert Band of . Douglas County Official Organlza ? lion This Year DAYS ARE DESIGNATED JJa h of Six Days of Exposition Will Have Specialties; Horse Show Will Open Tnes - : day Night SHIPPING BOARD FIGHT IS APPROACHING CRUX s S Hi m OT RETENTION OP PALMER AS HEAt IS XOW QUESTION Serious ' Disagreements Between i President and Board Mem bers Develops -' i . I SAYS CELLS FAILED Helium. Gas Bags! Are De clared to . Have Broken Under Severe Pressure ; GOLD COAST KING FINDS NEW YORK "DIFFERENT" KING NANA AMOAH OF AFRICA IS LATEST VISITOR Land Where Feet Are "Shaken" Instead of Hands, Described .: by Ruler . WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (By Associated Press) Shipping board affairs have reatheoT'a. critical WITNESS point with theyquestion of whether Leigh C. Palmer will be'Tetained as president of the fleet corpora fion the Issue, CONTRADICTED Tle tentative, program for the state fair, as just announced by ... . - . min cnliiHB lue secretary. Airs. . tiu otuuiu Wilson, reveals many details that should prove of great interest to patrons generally.; Monday, Sep- . tember 28, . American Legion' and Children's Day, is expected to at tract Legion men from all, parts These, have involved terms of the state. ,A comprehensive program, featured by the distribu tion of $1,000 in cash prizes for Brum corps competition and bands and quartets, haa been arranged TheioJELK existing disagreements between MfPalmer and a major ity of the board have developed to the degree that President Cool idge has taken a hand In the sit uation and indicationos are that a solution of the problem will be at tempted shortly. j The board, which hae-had num erous disagreements among its own ', members, has found - itselw continually at odds with Mr. Pal mer on policies of administration. Sharp Contr.wt in Testimony Noted in Investigation of Crash' of the Huge Na - "val Dirigible Is LAKEIIURST, N. J., Sept. 23.- (By Associated Press.) A failure of several of the helium gas cells in the airship Shenandoah before she began to break np, was de scribed today to the naval court of Inquiry by James H. Collier, chief rigger, who' had supervision NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (By As sociated Press.) Coming here from a country where acquaint ances greet each other by raising a leg each and putting the .soles of the feet together; where women receive preference in all matters; where succession to the throne passes through the maternal side of the family, and where only a nephew can Inherit the throne. King Nana Amoah III. of the gold coast of West Africa, arrived to day on the Cunard liner Aqultania for a visit. He admitted New York was "dmerent" from the towns of his native land. King Amoah. who is ruler of 30.000 to 40.000 people, intends to visit American cities which have large negro populations where he RURAL SCHOOL WATER MENACE TO STUDENTS MELl! GIVES M SAMPLES ARE SENT TO STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Water Found Unfit in Some Dis tricts; Purification, Direc tions are Sent for sales of shipe and lines, the num- ( contrast to that of a dozen other ber of ships which should be kept J survivors, who declared that they in operation, and the relative Imer-1 saw no signs that any of the cells its ol expanding operations at tne i naa railed under the enormous expense of economy." I pressure to which they were put In the back ground has stood an I when the craft reached an extreme under the auspices of Capital Post J apparent feeling of some conkmis-1 altitude of 6055 feet. jiumber nine, whose drum corps sioners that in delegating power I Despite this, the chief will participate, but will not com pete for prizes. ; . - j The Douglas ; County Concert band, under the direction of A. T. Lawrence of Roseburg, will form ally open, the fair, with a concert at the main entrance. This band, the official a musical organization this year, will be complemented by the presence of additional bands during the week, , including the Kiltie Band of Tacoma, whlchwill arrive on Tuesday; the Mt. Angel Band," which . wilt ; appear Friday, the O. A. R. Fife and Drum corps. over the cells Collier's testimony was in sharp 1 will study the accomplishments of his race. From . his observations here he hopes to take back valu- rigger to the fleet corporation the board I was positive . in his declarations. had in effect addicted , functions! reiterating them under direct ex- conferred upon it by law. Indicating his direct interest. Mr. Coolidge today summoned Commissioners Plummer and! Hill to the White House. Previously ' he had discussed the situation with Chairman O'Connor of the board. On hia behalf It was .later ' stated that the chief executive had reached no conclusions but) was concerned in the administration of the f35MHhoO', government property: for which the board is ta participate Wednesday Tbur SoitbrtT itS u ujr, u At the same time, it vi. stated band and Chanters of Portland, amination by members of the court and a rigid cross-questioning by Lieut. Commander i C. E. Rosen dahl, senior surviving officer of the Shenandoah Collier said he was off duty and asleep when the airship was sucked into - the : vortex . of the storm. When he was awakened he looked at No. 9 gas cell and saw that it was about 30 per cent deflated and -also saw" that several gas bags forward were deflated, nrobahlv pnnallv an much. No. 8 cell, was "100 per cent and then STORES some full." "I knew the ship was able suggestions for his own sub jects . The king is 49 years old. He is a Protestant Christian and was educated in the first Christian col lege established in the Gold Coast country. As an evidence of his faith he wears a miniature gold Bible dangliag from a jade brace let on his wrist. 'Although he is traveling incog nito, . King Amoah donned his state robes for the benefit of pho tographers and reporters. From his neck hung a chain of gold nug gets; j on his wrists bracelets of ivory,' ebony and 'gold. His stubby fingers were incased in rings of pounded gold', some as large as bolts used for riveting steel glrf- ers.. TO BE CLOSED for Mr.' Coolidge that there was a done for then and there,", he de-1 BUSINESS FIRMS WILL HELP on Saturday, which will be Shrin- COM,derable doubt whether the ciared, adding that this was" be- " J' I board could be directed at all in I fore be had heard any noise of The finest floral show ever put the administration of its affairs the ship's, structure giving way. on in the main j pavilion, will be on the ground that it was an in-1 His declaration came with sudden- opened at noon by an address by (dependent bureau under the Juris-1 ness and immediately led to sharp Governor Walter M. Pierce. This I diction of neither the executive or I questioning. "Did you hear any BOOST SALEM DAY Business houses will be closed Wednesday of next week while Sa lem turns out en masse for Salem Day at the state fair, it was an- show is being featured by all the I legislative branch of the govern-j sound of the ship breaking up be-nounce(j yesterday. leading florists of Oregon. A line l ment. j l fore yon saw that tne gas ceil was It has been customary for all racing program! opens at 1:30 In the midst of the generaLdis-1 deflated?" asked Captain Paul Fo- Dut a few of the down town es- o'cloek, the racing events inter- cussions, - Mr. Palmer refrained j ley. tne juage aavocaie. , tabllshments to close un shop dur spersed with Legion stunts. The l irom comment beyond saying that! "No, sir," the witness replied. inE the afternoon at least of Sa drum corps .competition in the ine naa "enough business to do go- "No. 3 bag was deflating when I stadium in the evening will be the ing along with things as they are woke np and I heard no sounds of high light of the initial date. here." So far as known no ap- breakage until I was out on the Tnrf9f wTnn'. ni nr.n pointment -has as yet been made Hay, will mark the opening of the night horse show. A picturesque event of this opening will be the appearance in the ring of Oswald West's Victoria phaeton, drawn by two high-stepping black ponies, and conveying Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges,.; daughter of a widely known Oregon pioneer, who will begin the annual night horse .show with the "Star Spangled Banner." On the' following day, Wednes for him to see President Cool idge. - ' - While there were' some intima- Con(iaiiM en Tin r ?1 lem Day. Little business is trans acted and offices at . the state house are generally closed for the day. The big question as to whether or not drinking water of rural school districts is polluted and unfit to drink, is being solved by the Marlon' County Child Health DemonstraClon, working In cooper ation with the county, according to Mary L. Fulkerson, county su perintendent of schools. At the suggestion of Mrs. Ful kerson, nurses from the Marion County Child Health Demonstra tlon have been taking samnles from quite a number of wells in rural school districts and for warding the samples to the state board of health in Portland. After making a careful analysis of samples of water submitted, the state health board reports to Mrs. Fulkerson. With the report as tohe condition of the drinking water comes instructions as to the methods of purifying. in one school district not so very far from, Salem the state board of health reported a bacter ial count of 20.000. which indi cated that the water was abso lutely unfit to drink. Mrs. Fulkerson has now in her office reports from the state board of health as to the purity or lack of purity of the well water in rural school districts, and with recommendation as to what should be done to purify the wafer where unfit to drink. . Mrs. Fulkerson reports tbat fie has found directors of air rural school districts most willing to co operate with her and the Marion County Child Health Demonstra tion in securing from the state health board correct information as to the purity of drinking water in the various districts. Marion county is also fortunate Mrs. Fulkerson says, In having the Marion County Child Health Dem onstration to assist in making physical inspection of all childre who attend .the - schools of the county. According ' to the law passed by the last legislature, all children attending school must be given a physical inspection. In this work, nurses of the Marion County Child Health Demonstra tion will be at the service of teach ers in making the inspection. American Position With Re gard to French Loan Is Sharply Outlined DN DEBT SITUATION DEADLOCK MAY RESULT Neither Party Willing o Admit Suggestion of Defeat; Cell laux Said Willing to Cooperate PHILIPIN0 STUDENT IS LOYAL TO BROTHER FORFEITS GRADUATION AS CHANCE FOR SICK BOY CRAFT RO.IED IVHILE AT SEA THE DEBTOR'S PRISON . (Continued on pas 2) LEGION GETTING READY LOCAL POST TO BE HOST TO VISITORS MONDAY Uniformed members of the drum and bugle corps of Capitol post day, Salem stores will close, and No-, 9 American legion, will meet ail roads from every section will a11 trains with automobiles Mon lead to the capital city. This will dar' American Legion day at the be designated Salem Day, and will Le featured, by a fast racing card, led by the 2:08 pace, carrying a purse of $2,000, and by the Gov ernor Pierce derby. - ft The dedication of the new build ing for members of Industrial clubs, will take place Wednesday, F. E. Lynn of perry dale, president state fair. The first 200 members to reach McCornack hall after 9 o'clock on Monday , morning will' "be given ribbons while windshield stickers ' will be distributed to those owning automobiles. The state executive committee will meet at the Elks' club at 10 o clock while a luncheon for all vi us iwr 4 uvu, uhuuuuub commaaderi and adjutants "will Governor fierce, wno wm maae hel(1 at the EJks club room at the main address. . A. C. Marsters noon. Capitol post will be host of Roseburg, also member of the to a dance for the visitors -at fair board, will formally accept tight. tbe building. In the afternoon at i The annual drum corps compe- 2 o'clock, Friday, a public meeting I tition will be staged In the pavilion at-7:30 o'clock Monday night. (Continue on pare 7) MEYERS IS BEING HELD MURDER V CHARGED AGAINST FORMER SALEM MAN. . EIGHT ACCIDENTS FATAL NAME OF . ONE WOMAN AP PEARS OX WEEKLT LIST SAN ANTONIO, Texas., Sept. 25. fBv Associated Press). The condition of Arthur Meyers, n mains unchanged, attaches at Rob- fatalities Eight of the 721 accidents re ported to the state industrial ac cident" commission for the week ending September 24 resulted in 1 These were Albert I. ert B. Green Memorial hospital said today, and without compli cations he will likely survive in juries received from a bullet which lodged in his head just over the right eye. Blggerstaff, laborer, Salem; W. B. Harrison, rock ' quarrying, La Grande; Mrs. Lilly Carr, cook, Portland;, O. B.. Thurman, coal plant operator,' Huntington; Wil liam Holt, engineer, Kirk; Oscar Meyers was found about noon j M.; May, millwrisbt, Oregon City; I Wednesday; 19 hours after neigh-1 Harvey . J. Stevens, .brakeman, bors reported hearing two shots Scappoose, and Tom Sumalos, lab fired In the house. orer, Portland. ' . The. body of Mrs. "Elizabeth Of the total number, 606 were Candler was found nearby, with a subject to the provisions "of the bullet through her . left ; temple, workmen's compensation act, 115 Me vera was charged with murder from firms having rejected the act in jl comnlaint filed with Justice I and none from public utilities not of the Peace Ben S. Fyke Wed-1 subject to the provisions of the y " " v. ..... ' . - WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. (By Associated Press.) The Franco- American debt funding negotia tions passed' quite suddenly from the buoyant! stage of preliminary gestures and ceremonies, and be came a sober battle with an army of cold facta and ficurea. The transition was accomplish ed by presentation to the French negotiations of a - comparatively brief memorandum in which Sec retary Mellon, the American chair man, stated the American view of the French settlement offer sub mitted yesterday. Those views were sharply defined observations as to the French ability to pay Mr. Mellon'a comments on the of fer were described as unequivocal There were Indications tonight that swift turning of the corner was regarded by some of : the French commissioners as precipi tate. 'American crembers eald. however, that Finance Minister Caillaux. head of the Foreign commission, was .ready for work at the first meeting. 'Both Freneh, and - Americans ' were Impressed with the seriousness of the task before them, yet neither was will ing to entertain any uggestions of defeat. More than ordinary official se crecy surrounded the suggestion and the comments made by the treasury secretary. But informa tion trickling through the barrier Indicated that Mr. Mellon had stated the French offer of an ini tial payment of 125,000,000 wit,h graduated increases yearly over a long period was whooly inade quate. There was the further evi dence that the Americans declined to accept the picture of French conditions as being a b,ad as sug gested 'and the Americans there fore were unwilling to go further with any plea for leniency on that circumstance alone.. The French minister and his as sociates went away from the brief meeting today to ponder over the suggestions made so pnngently by Mr. Mellon. They (had several meetings "among themselves, and will have more tomorrow. Meanwhile Senator Borah of the senate foreign relations commit tee, aired a new method of press- ng hi3 campaign for a settlement by the French, tie "chose a plan which he believed would properly reflect the French ability to pay MC. Borah made public a letter to Secretary Mellon and Hoover, both members of the funding commis sion, asking what loans foreign governments have floated here or are preparing to float among pri vate Interests in the United Statea and what interest rates they have ehown themselves willing to pay when dealing with private credit ors. The senator believes that If Eu ropean governments are negotiat ing large loans here at interest rates of from 6 to 8 per cent giv ing securities acceptable to Amer ican bankers, the foreign debtor nations can afford to pay the terms imposed by the funding commis sion In the British eettlemenuMr. Borah insisted that France was economically and financially able to pay her debt on such terms. Because his brother, who has been In III health for the past year wants to return to his borne In the Philippines. Ponelsno. Tua nlo, student at Willamette uni versity, is leaving school . almost upon the threshold of his gradu ation from the school of liberal arts. Felix Tnanlo, 21. rame to Sa lem in 1923 to enter the univers ity where his elder brother was a student. In July. 1924. he con tracted tuberculosis and was taken W the state tuberculosis hospital, where he was regaining his health until a few months ago when he suffered a relapse. Coupled with this came the desire to go home. Ponciano Tnanlo was graduated from the Willamette law school last June and would have taken his final degree with the coming February class. He will accom pany his brother In the capacity of nurse. Becoming interested In his case. Dr. Carl Gregg Doney. president of Willamette; Dr. G. C. Bellin ger, head of the tuberculosis hos pital; Col. Carle Abrams. secre tary of the state board of control, and Miss Cornelia Marvin, state librarian, who employed the older of the two boys, took the matter up with I. K. Van Winkle, attor ney general, and the immigration officials In Portland. Word that the matter has been taken care of was received Friday. Funds for transportation of the Only 3 of Crew of 40 on S-51 Are Saved When Steamer Crashes Into Submerged Undersea Boat REPORTS NOT DEFINITE Brief Radio' Message Is Only Information Received of ; Fatal Accident Collision Between City of Rone and Navy Sob Is Said Om of .Most Disastrous la History NEW YORK, Sept. 20. (Al) The name of the three mem saved from the 8-31 were given oat by the naval communica tions off Ice her aa Dewey Kile, M. Lira and A. PROVIDENCE, R. IV Sept. 26. (By Associated Press.) Thir- sick boy to his native land are!"' "" available through an act of the nave been drowned on United legislature whkh appropriated States submarine S-51 as the iZXZZZ ?f, tldt bdn, w who bad become public charges. I raet wnne unaer water oj tne As it.wijnU4va-be;esarji. -steamship City of Rome, 20 " the brother, who will remain in Reporting the collision, th ; the Philippines. , City of Rome sent a rar!in tops. ; TV. v in - rt m v I wi.i.u irom 4vf couver, B. C. October 1. sage men wen 7 FOR CEREMONIES saved but gave no details as to DEDICATION IS SLATED the others. The collision occurred at : ELKS BET ASIDE NOVEMBER T -SOr, r lof trrV ; . " f uiub aim it nas some hours later that the ra- i The dedication of the Elks tem- dio message was sent. - - pie nas been set ror November 7. 1 TVo jw 1 -v.-: in Oregon and Washington are received the steamship's expected t be in Salem to attend message via Western Union: me oeaicauon. i ...t ..i Eugene will deliver the dedicatory m6 b-51 three men Saved," address. Ben 8. Fisher of Marsh-1 at 10 :30 o'clock. The message nhrl"n;iy SAM not give any further de- aited ruler, win represent w. 1L I tails and whether the steamer Atwell, grand exalted ruler, and was the Cause of the disaster win presiae at tne oeaicauon. . , A program, which will termln- (CobUbm par 7.) ate in a banquet, is being pre- of the Salem lodge comprise the THREE DROWN IN AUTO committee on arrangements. Dr. W. H. Byrd is chairman of the committee and Dr. W. Carlton Smith is secretary. AUTO PLUNGES INTO TtlVrri AT- ILRRISUURfJ FERRY LAST CLUB DISSOLVES j. C. SOCIETY BOWS TO NEW SCHOOL BOARD RULING After considerable discussion and the object of much specula- tion. the JC club, boys' organiza tion at the Salem high school, met Thursday night and adopted a res olution complying with the . rales laid down by the school board in line with the state law barring secret societies in high school. The meeting was held at the home of the father of one of the mem bers. The JC club is the oldest organ itation of its kind in the city and baa been considered one of the strongest. Its inflnence in hlrh school trrah was felt for years. vvita the dissolution of this club, all of the seven secret socie ties at the high school hare passed into history. MUSIC STORE TO OPEN McCLELLAX TO MANAGE PORT LAND BRANCH HERE A new music store will open in Salem this morning under the di rection of the Sherman. Clay com pany of Portland,, The Salem firm is located at 24 4 North High and will be managed by R. E McClellan. . aims Myrtle Knowland. well known in Salem music circles, will nave 'cnarge of the sheet music department, and Stanley Baylls, formerly of Portland, will be in MYSTERY LIGHT FOUND RiUA.iLS MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY BOOTLEGGERS BELLI.VGHAM. Wash., Sept. 25 A mysterious signal llrht on hill here overlooking Puget sound was revealed tonight by" Sheriff -a. u. Callahan as having been used by local bootlegrers to signal to rum runners from Skagit coun ty. Ottorio Foal and Frank Moon were arrested when officers caught them removing five gallons fcf moonshine liquor fronj a cache TUey confessed to operating the signal lisht. Fo&i was sentenced t h A TTHIt 1 vncM 1 I 7ro;s ' JUpnon'to r months !a JaU and Mocn ECGENE. Or., Sept. 25. (Hr 1 Associated Press.) Three men were drowned in the Willamette , river at Harrisburg at S o'clock this morning when their Mr plunged off the ferry operated as ' a part of the pacific highway sjs- : tem. The dead are W. R. Eastep. 67. of Roseburg; Archie Stevens, : 22. of Percy. I1L. and Edward Boy er. 22. of Percy, III. Trevor Spiller, 24. of Monet Harris, Colo., the fourth occupant of the ear. escaped. by swiramfnc after clearing himself from the submerged car. ne was rescued by Fred Hyland, ferryman, who ' helped the swimmer wlth-hls row boat. . The car was going at about 2a , miles an hour when - it reached . the embankment, according to the , itory told by Spiller. The erne rg Jncy brakes were applied, bat the ' car broke the chains oifthe ferry , skidding on into the water. The river Is 14 feet deep wbere he car went in. Roth Borer and ?tevens pot clear of the car and warn about 100 yard down nrean. crying for help. The t-IHer nan,. Eastep. was not seen after the accident. . . FpHler had taken Ibe West J ' highway cn his previous trip sri did not know of tbe ferry i? said. , Eastep had ba visit!.-!? with a daughter ia "Mount Harris. CcVt. and was returning to hi hoir.e la Rofurg. " Mrs. R.' R. , S;r.:er ar.i ?tr. CI - ! Crafn. mother cr.1 ftff f Sr "'t, were notified cf t.e : dcrt. and sfar'.M f-r ir-rr',-fr:-i.t!.-!r horr.e in r .'-'.r 3 a r r ' ' to til-9 r.fj r-:t-- ,- I . "V-V-'4V" u ,BC i-ore. va, releauel oa $250 tail
