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D WOU lOV tHAT SALEM WAS FROM THE FiRST
AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE WORLD'S LOGANBERRY CENTER?
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SALEMj OREGON THJJRfeDAlf MOllNlNG, OCTOBER 1. 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS .
IL!PEOFIIF
DEBT NEGOTIATIONS ARE
THWARTED BY DEADLOCK
SECOi
BAND0N BEACHMEN ARE.'
LARGE STADIUM PACKED
PASSENGER TRAIN HELD k
. UP. BY MASKED BANDIT
25 PASSENGERS ARE ROBBED
BY LOXK HIGHWAYMAN
FI JTTElffi
Vn It f nn n h m i A -
COMING WITH FLOAT
FOR NIGHT HORSE SHOW
L!
1,
-.RESIDENT coolidge is to
BOOSTER CLUB IS SEEKING
AX - ENTHUSIASTIC .AIDIEXCE
I DECIDE XEX COURSE
FIRST PKIZK HKHK ..
CiRKKTS FISE KXHIBFTIOX
T
m mm
MS
BERMAN PILOT SAYS
Dm NOT HEEDED
IS 111!
EDM1W
PLACED JT
toal Office Have
IV 1 lornoirAJ i rT I .1
J; Any 6f the Men Ali j
- h
GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTli
... . . . . ij
Headquarter Sthl Clings to Uxi
. Hope That at Least Some of li 1
- ilea in Submarine May
; - 'Be Living '
,11
XBWPOKT. n.
I., Oct. 1.
(By
Ansociated Press.) The" lighters
Monarch acid Century left here' at
1:5a a. m.tfor th- acen f yhhol
sinking of tke submarine S-SlThe'l :
sea was calm, the wind southwest -' rertains at the, French em
and light, Yad there was abrighXl An American commissioners
moon. - - i
S. S. 4 SUBMARINE - BASE,
New JLondoa. Conn.. Sent. Sft I
By Associated Press.) Pleasure I
nd appro ral greeted --. the an-1
nouncementifrom Washington
day that Secretary Wilbur of the 1
navy aeparimenL had . ordered res-1
eue workers t to carry on . their ef I
f Jorta to Cni livinr men in the I
.AVrecked sabnjarine S-51. I
y Despite at Report from Rear
" , inlral W. Hi Christv . eomtnandi.r I
nf th cJ it I
all hope forftbelives of any of I -
tthe '33 men who went down five I
" " TUlllttll I
t f Qy Had been abandoned, of-
Altera nre nave sieaarastiy clung l
io the Chance that some of the
men nugni pe aiive. . They still I
hope that thjs stern of the S-51 f
can be brougjit to the surface, a
note cut Jn hr hull and live men
be found. !h the engine room where
they might have cut themselves
off from the i Inrush pf, water by
slamming rahnft watertight door.
Rescue operations were suspend
ed today because of rough weath.
er. Two wrecking lighters started
from Newport R. early today,
but had to?tuirn:back; No word
had been received here from Ad
mlral Christy, klnce the '.Washing
ion announcement and It was not
known what, the next step woald
De-
Even , while jit' seemed --possible,
that attempts at rescue would "be
stopped and the routine work of
salvaging numerous offers ef help!
v i continued, io. cAmrom-tbe-6tifti
x aide "to Capt. :E. J. . King, com-'
mandant of ; the . submarine base. '
One was from IE. K.- Hidenbrand
pt Marblehead J Mass.," who until
Mast Jane was a member of the
ftsabled submarine's' ere w. ,
Served two ! and half years
ea o-si wua present crew. , ms
V rm W A .
telegram eatd.,; "and sure I 'can
reach inner part, of ship. Request
your permission to save ship-
mates. ,-!.
- Other former navy men. have
offered their aid.: Captain King
said; but it was felt that all was
1beJng;done that, was possible, and j
he could only thank them
Lieutenant Commander . H. K.
1'Ianagan, executive officer, was
tS si ted today by-relatives of both
i en whose ' bodies', were ; found !
; sterday. 1 Frederick Teschema-
er. father: "of. William Charles
(Contiavd' a ptj 2) .
i JRKEY IS
iVtlUDUUIdliiui
:.SON FOR CAliL OF TROOPS
IS NOT KNOWN
CON3TANTINOPLE, Sept. '30.1
(Rtr Associated .Press.) Four
classes of recruits; ranging from
lis ages of 22 to 2 5 years, have
r r ficera ; or me um. ana ; Bevuuu
f serves ' are -to undergo meaicai
- Aas wu
rhe reason f6r the mobilization
rfol ihe Turkish recruits' Is prob
'.lematlcal. So far as is' known,
( . . - - '-3 1I i..
Turkev- Is at peac wun mi u"
adjacent neighbors. !The country's
ouUtanding dispute at the present
time Is with Great Britain oyer
. f t, ItnaAtvAlamla '
tftlM":?r :,v,nr7
i ureas ;
territory should-be iiven M the
VinrAam of 1 fa Si- luracy p-
,.io this and? the question re-
.i wait submitted to1 ; The
tt,.,,. enuri for "adjudication
Foar that the : tense situation
might result in a clash of :arms
betweea Turkey and Great BrUa n
frequently has been voiced , both
inn and Geneva, and espe
,iaii since the. council -of the
nc iri.vr.":r;W
w a nr iiiuuo va
r " .:wint nnlvedlthe circumstances or tne neauns
1 1 uniita to The Hague court
k -Bunscn ceiM' '
hereby delaying a
Ut V5l .up
SAFETY PROGRA5I OPENED
,4t T.i WALLA. Washv Sept.
"ha wana
s today deciaca rto r
state puhllc service com-
n renuire the uregon-
,n nailroad. & Naviga-
ny to maintain flagmen
suitable sgnalling de
!3p;i over, the com
, tvra streets which
V" . . w
Compromise
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30 (By
plated. Press.) President
ge taunt decide the fata of
1.3 2 .ench debt negotiations.
French hare offered what
cc-sider to be their final pro-i-ithe
American commls
rs.'aable to ' agree among
.s,) will lay the "problem
1
I If
t . president tomorrow.
Sile. - Finance Minister
k:.
t. j witn the air or. a man
" I finished an arduous task,
: : t tarl calmly awaiting a decis-
T.Ah,haa been promised him
t 11
b clock tomorrow. Tonttht
r .
lw ."vnoni ne.nas been, enaaced
n rae momentous battle, of fig-
lures.' France's offer calls for a
Payment of 40 million dollars an-
"u" 'or fire; -eaTS, 60 million
annually during the next; seven
to-lyears and an annual payment'Ot
1 00 million in the succeeding 5 0
years. this wouia aggregate a
total payment of 620, 000,000 in
Pfineipal fand interest on the re
corded debt of , $4,210,000,000."
Ad-JCl"CQ'atIons show, therefore, that
the interest . rate; although not
snecifIealJvmniniiAl : ntiTwheVo"
would average about 2 per cent
over the life of the proposed agree-
r '- -r- w )
menu , i
'i ne oner, described as the be
lthe French delegation felt their
government could support,' , was
forked opt in a conference of sub I
committees of the two eommts-1
sions. X : ', - : -
The " French eave It almost I
unanimous soPDort. members of I
the . American - sub-committee j
agreed.. only to report it-back," to J
their commission,-which, in turn, I
was compelled to take it to the
president; ,
BOARD, CHANGES SLOW
'innunim mepm
OrSTIXQ OP PALMER
Z -WASHINGTON. Septr0.-(By
Uf -th shipping board termin- cfeur :;J?Z2iL aXi'r T
fWMS tie region of the Aleutian Islands, ed Press.) Anothet se
Ant nlhft fleflt
rrvrnnraMnn swonirftl1v wfta tGultA
ed. as deferred for an indefinite
period with; the White House an-
fiouncemen.t, today that President!
Coolidge had appointed H. G. Dal-I
ton of .Cleveland to . study the en-1
ur swppms row ana report
jus !w.wm tuna in i"PV"B
board circles to have put an en-J
tirely new aspect on a situation
which had, brought to the break
ing point relations - between, the
board and Mr. Palmer and a letter
to Mr. Coolidge upon majority
vpte o( the board that the board
intended to reshape, the otncIalMl,!1:
personnel and policies of the fleet
corporation.
The prediction was made freely
tonight that no move .now would j
be made by, the board! toward ac-J
cepting Mr. Palmer's resignation.
at least immediately, and that the
report to be made to Mr. Coolidge
unto congress has had opportunity
this winter to express its will on
I shipping legislation generally.
I Mr. Dalton is a member of the
firm of Pickands, Mather fc com-
Dany 0p Cleveland, which Is en-
I oimh in htnnintr: on the areat
I lakes and in iron ore and coal
1 operations. . During the war he
was a memoer oi - toe iron ana
steel committee of the war Indus-1
i tri$ boards
DEATH FOLLOWS BEATING
IXJl RE1 3IAN. ; TIED A I
GAGXiEO, REFUSED TO TALK
ABERDEEN. Wash:. Sept. 30.-
J. E. Cloutier, for the past three
months a carpenter at the Gray s
Harbor Commercial company. Cos.
mopolls. pfeviously a resident
' . . - a anUllt
of Seattle, died in a local hospital
this af ternoon as a result of hav
ing been" beaten," tied hand and
foot, gagged and left near the up-i
ner wvnooche - bridge. . on- the
county road,; oetween Aberdeen
and Montesano - last Sunday.
Since being found Sunday after
noon by Mr and Mrs. M. E- Bed
dall of Elma,- Cloutier had stead-
fastlv refused to tefl anything of
i
which caused ' his death. He liad
even refused td give hisname, un
til shortly before his death, but
was positively identified today by
officials of the Cosmopolis mill as
having been in their employ until
September 5, when he quit his po
sition. :--:'-l:'r: -V " '
SAN JOSE SELECTED
SEATTLE, Sept: 30. San Jose,
Cal. was chosen for the next con-
rentton by the Pacific coast asso-1
elation - of building superintend
ents concluding a convention here
Colonel Mitchell ' Declares
Department Guilty of
. 'Amateur Bungling'
INCOMPETENCY CHARGED
Allegations Fly Thick, and Fast as
Mitchell Concludes Testimony
At Air Invcfetigation
- WASHINGTON. Sept. 30 (By
The Associated Press); Condens
ing all of his previous; charges in
to one.; verbal bombshell, Colonel
Villiam Mitchell concluded hU
testimony before the president's
air board toy by charging the
navy tvltli "amateur bungling" of
its last three, major aeronautical
proecta, ". V V t
In rapi'l snccession , the former
assistant army air-chief told the
board that Incompetency-and mis
management by the uay sent the
dirilie Shenandoah to its doom
on "a propaganda' mission," . to
tiie midwest.; that tropical type
planes were ' given navy : flyers
with the MacMillan Arctic expedi
tiou and that, the Hawaiian flight
was attempted With a gaa supply
known' to be inadequate.
- His appearance preceded several
other witnesses, who ' added, vivid
chapters ta the. running story of
the activities pi American air fore
es.
Lieutenant " Colonel John , A.
Paeeelow . commandant of the
armr balloon school at Scott
Field. Illinois, testified that a lo-
car thunderstorm . and not a line
squall brought dieaster to the
Shenandoah. s
.Jlajoc Clarke Brant, air officer
attached to the general board ad-
Imitted under questioning that the
gcrerai' board was preparing an
answer . to . Colonel Mitchell's
E
teotlon" to aircratt probleM
ne aiso saia me vaiue ui air
craft In the,Hawaiian5maBeuvers
hi bef Lnimlzel?
by
which .route Colonel Mitchell
" (Continued oa page 2) ,
pi CfiJlpllfPY flPPFRFD
'b ' UrttttU
f OxHER.' OF 23 CHILDREN IS
FREED OF, LIQUOR CHARGE
SEATTLE. Sent. 30. After a
jury na convicted her of a liquor
cliafge ind she had been scntencect
to 90 days in the county jail and
fined 500, ; a case against Mrs.
Julia Mareir; mother of 23 chil
dren, was dismissed by Superior
iUtJ ill I a iu aivit vv tu' ws
selling liquor, to': two youths.
yjys i v i v out ThiE?e t j a yx&s
Hospitality Day Friday Promises
To Be Hnge Kront; Cher-
rians Are Active s
The Banrton Beachmen from
Bandon-by-the-Sea will be on hand
for Hospitality, day at the state
fair Friday, and are planning to
enter a-snappy float with the ob
ject in view , of taking hack to
Bandon the first prize for, stunts
presented by. the various booster
clubs that will be here; for the
event. On the Bandon float,
which will take part in the parade
ro pe staged m iront oi me grana
stahd Friday afternoon, a ! queen
and four maids of honor will ride
in state. The five girls have been
declared the , most beautiful f in
Bandon, and Salemites will be
given the opportunity to . see for
themselves just what effort the
salt air has in the pulchritudinous
molding of maidens.
As Bandon is noted for its fine
bathing, the twentjy
who will be here for
Beachmen
Hosnitality
day's parade
bfe thing suits.
will pel garbed in
The gjlrls, however,
will not follow .the style set by
their sisters from th gclden state,
but' will be dressed in! courtly
attire. . .:'";- I .. j
. Rooms close to the f air j grounds
have been secured tyy the Beach
men so that theywjill not be in-
conveniencea oy appearing in
their bathing suits. j .'.
The Berrlans of pewberg, the
Umpquah Indians of Roseburg,
end the Pirates of Coos Bay have
also' signified their I intention of
being present for Hjospitality day
and wili try for the iprizes otfered
for the best booster Iclub Btunts.
At a recent meeting of the Cher-
rians it was unanimously: voted
thaf all Cherrians be on hand at
the atate fair in full uniform for
Hospitality day. If any member
should fail to make ' his appear
ance, he will be assessed a fine
of AZ.
TOKYO IS FL00DSWEPT
THOUSANDS. OF jHOSIES DK-
MOUSBED IN RAIN TORRENT.
By Associat-
severe rain
storm . swept'" Japan last i evenlpg,
flooding many thousands ofliomes
In Tokyo and otheij ;&ti$f. ;.f S'eve
ral were killed" and .injured by
larfdslides.
Water entered the Imperial ho
tel, Tokyo, shutting; off all! lights
and water supply temporarily.
1 " ;'
Following the
hot
summer
months heavy rainstorms are an
nual events . in
Storms cause - a
Uapan. These
considerable
amount of damage i
n the low lying
districts, such as -Honjo j and j ad
jacent-Crowded ''sections of Tokyo
which are situated along the Sum
mida river anLare! Intersected "By
a series of canals.
GETTING THE WANDERLlisT AGAIN
Draft Team Competition Won By
McCroskey ; the McCleMre
Stables Win i :
By AUDRED BUNCH
The S. R. O. siitn went out at a
quarter to e.ght last night at the)
eecona norse snow oi.tne
season when the stadium was
banked completely with spectators
n marked contrast "to the opening
tight. ' The horses were in splen
did trim; and the audience en
thusiastic to the echo. ;
The .evening's performance was
opened with 'the six-in-hand draft
team competition, McCroskey re
peating his success of ! Tuesday
land Damascus . Milk company
again took second, and Smith's
uauy nuuiiier iniru. iae- t)urge
fctock farm of Albany, a new entry
ferthe evening, took fourth placed
- ,taies- tnree-gaitea - s a a a i e
horses, in faultless trim were fea-
turea in tne second event, -with ajthe American dirigible
r, -"i"" -l
Mr; Stanley C. E. Smith riding
hlnJUVbI!!WT tbere1blame squarely on the shoulders
nbbwhile the third place went 0, Comfinder Zacnary
wjnmmTjnmn.m -w
rnTf'Ll xr- i w"
mdnd, owned; by Miss E,.D. Mc-
Elhtnny. Miss McCleaye's. mount
demonstrated a great springiness
of gait that was the delight of the
audience and made the .audience
choice at once apparent
T . J I
vuo u JU""
rendered a most unpopular deci
Eion which the derisive cries of
." ri,e,e!T drored
out when the ringmaster made a
futile effort to proclaim 'it. Ac
cording to the decision - of the
judges, Tony, ; owned by F. B.
Soutttwick of Rickreall demon
strated the best qualifications for
a cdf horse, exhibited under stock
saddle with, rider in full equip-
menU Blue Ranger, owned by W.I
L. Eaton of Seattle, and entered!
(Continoed on pace S)
LITTLE . GIRL MS VICTIM
pnfTT.VTVr sen" Ho -iB$
Assocfeted fresslNormah SuUH
van, , 7, .daughter of MrandlMrs!
J. B. Sullivan, was killed today On
the Denter aveiue approach to the
Vancouver brfdge when , she ran
from behind a street car and was
struck by an automobile driven by
Paul - Eurnet.t, -longshoreman of
Vanconver, Wash, - Burnett was
arrested and held under -15.000
ball on a charge of manslaughter
after police had tested the brakes
on his machine and reported them
practically useless. " -
Catherine CnVistolas, 7, suffered
severe body bruises when she was
run over by an automobile driven
by Otto .Schreiber, 18. - '
t;
Cause of Wreck of Shenan
doah rs Laid to Failure
" to Take Warning
CRASH
SAID AVOIDABLE
Captain Anton Ilclnen, Former
dernian Zeppelin Pilot, Is
Heard at Investiga
tion of Crash
LAKEHURST, N. J.
Sept.
30
(By
Associated Press). -An
khatthe primary cause of
the wrecking, of the airship was a
failure the officers in charge
danger signals that were
shrieking out loud", was express-
tft X- ,1 7Zl 7, YX J
J.
TToinAn fnrmoi- r.m.i. 7nn.in
Heinenj former German Zeppelin
pilot wko Instructed the crew of
Asserting that the disaster was
Mrtnl1h tl Mmrt loQ ,K
downe, who went down to death
lth ship. Asked on what
ernr,nAi ho M .fvla tha ..o
said: j . j
"in my opinion the shin. ran de-
liberately into the centej tt'thetective as he fled into the dark-
storm for at least half ahihourlness. The detective returned the
after nr tlmolo hftdWhaoij i
T ""-
shriekiiig out loud. With the ship
having ; sufficient power for steer
"SeTYZX w
prove tills from, the evidence pre-l
seated to this, court."
'Are? you prepared to say that
had ' y4u been in charge of the
Shenandoah you could have es
caped fthe stormr asked Rear
Aamirai jones, president or ine
lUUl,' 1 '
"I am proud to say that I be-
lieve 1 could ' have," replied Cap-j
tain Hfeinen. ; I
tJndlr further Questioning Cao-
tsin
explained it was his I
the first danger jifcl
theqryi that
Trereeviaent " at tne umei
Lieutenant Commander C. E. Rob-
pndahii Roninr nrririns- nffiwrl
1 end'njigattoa .officer :ot thSheh-triTei
P"t"5
i carv belorts ennditinnit narf' b'cnmo l
such, tfiat it was decided to call Clothier Irislr repuhllcan'; sympt
Commlnder Lansdowne. Xc that thizers. chief ly women, circled
time Be said, the ship was drift- about General Mulcahy, indicating
ing tothe right, a danger signal
that sthouJd : have been heeded
mmediately A
-If i may-be permitted to refer
-i a
much Ihe same experience when
tne oEnanaoan oroae away irom
the mooring mast here last Janu
ary." 1 ; ': ; ' - " -, ;-
Canialn Heinen was on the wit
ness stand tor. three hours and his.
examination had not ' been ' con
eluded When court was adjourned
until ptomorrow. Hie ; criticisms
regarding structural .changes , in
tne Msenanaoan nad. aroused sur-
veyorsi and officers at the air sta-
tioii hre and there was an atmos-
phere 1 or some tenseness even
when he was first called to face
(Continoed on.pc 2)
BOYS HURT. IN
BLAST
GAS I TANK EXPLORIOX OC
-5
: CUBS WHEN MATCH IS Lit
IJ:
YAKIMA; Sept.; 30. TWo boys
are inf the hospital here today se-
rionslv Unlnred as the result ot a
gas tajnk explosion which occurred
lastnfght near Buena when Henry
TinhHiInU H-htPrt matrh in.
spectjhfs job of soldering on the ;
tank. I Both ends of the tank were
blown into bits. George McCart-
juglaf rein and big arteries and
i Cha8.l"McCartjney, J2. is suffering
from a, jcut knee cap and torn ten
dons the right leg.. Dubuque
I was .astride the tank and escaped
with w slightly cut band. - The
McCartney family icaroe: to. the
I '
KYakin) , valley recently . .from
Piumtopr, Idaho, to work during
the harvest season.
S IDENTIFIED
ClTnIEB:IN RANK CERTAIN
FANNING LS ROBBER
l . i ... . t j
SEATTLE. Sept,' 30. (By As -
isociatHl Prefts l.Wames Fanning,
alias P'illiara Callanr one of three
men. who were'capturedlyesterday
after ;(-he robbery 5 of the Queen
i city Dank pere-or ss;490, was
identified, as one of the; bandits'
I todays y Dr,' I. J. Wahlstrom, an
eyewftness to the 'holdup.
Wahlstrom was unable to Iden-
tify -T- 1L Johnson" ai one! of the
robbers. ' i' '
i Wahistrom was' otj of the cm
tomer$ in the bank Xvho.wcxe heldi
fat bay while the robbery was lnl
progress.
Negro Porter at Point of Revol.
ver.
Forced to Collect
Valuables
OMAHA. Neb., Sept. 30.- (By
Associated Press, )--A lone mask
ed bandit held up and fobbed' 25
day coach passengers on the Mis
souri Pacific train No. ,107 as it
was entering the railroad yards
here early tonight and escaped
with approximately 1 0 6. "
' The man, ". who is believed to
have boarded' the train at a station
near the city, exchanged, several
shots with a railroad detective
who spied him just as the bandit
was descending from the train.. ;
The man encountered a negro
porter in the' yestibule" of
the
coach and at the point of a gun
t0Tl
the
forced him into the coach where
passengers were commanded
1" rZS"l . iia lue?r
. .luttuus up wane me. porter was or
dered to search them. - ,
"Don't get their tickets or jew
elry, just get their money," the
man told the porter.
After the passengers had been
relieved of their money, the man
pulled the bell cord and alighted
from the train. It was here that
he encountered the detective who
waa a n
who commanded him to halC The
man answered by firing at the de
fire, hilt it . f hoKen thgf lit.
. uu,
shots went wild.
IRISH LEGATE ATTACKED
anti-free Estate party
AIMS BLOW AT MUIXJAHY '
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.-
(By Associated Press.) Irish re-J
publican v sympathizers today at-
tempted to attack General Richard
Mulcahy, former minister of de-
fense of .the.Irlsh-Free State, as
he stepped fromrlndepe'ndence hall
wItn a party, of 378 delegates to
the inter-parliamentary union of
whlcJUi
n oia tuo. seuerai trvm
blows aimed at him.
- From the time the delegates ar
. Broad street station: as
the Country hom OfMot'rls
ineir nosunty., a vigilant police
escort, however, kept the crowd at
a distance, until the delegates had
T
hall by Mayor Kendrick and had
;their Je8?5cts t0 ;the libeTtZ
belL
As the delegates came out into
Independence- square. - the anti
free state sympathizers, momen
tarily broke' through the cordon
of police and rpshed toward the
generat i'Two men in the crowd;
witnessee said, aimed blows at
him? but they were warded off by
other delegates until the police
rescued the genSFal. At Broad
street station ; five persons were
arrested while 13 were taken Into
custody at Independence square,
. , .... , , . "
OUTSIDE AID IS DENIED
I RECAPTURED BANDIT SAYS NO
DEPUTIES IMPLICATED
SEATTLE;" SepL z 30. (By As
sociated Press), After an all-day
grilling by officers. T. H. Johnson,
who escaped with five others from
the King county jail September IS
and was recaptured yesterday with
two ether neff after the robbery
of the Queen City bank of $6.48
here, declared tonight that no in
side help was given the jail
breakers.
No deputy sheriffs were impli-
cated in. the jail break." Johnson
John.on WL,
Johnson was being. held. In the
county jail on charges of partici
pation in a $42,000 bank robbery
at Nanalmo B. C December Ui,
192 4. Authorities said Johnson
would be turned over to Canadian
authorities when a warrant for his
extradition Is received here, '-v1
The dummy guns used by t.ne
Six prisoners who escaped were
made by Johnson himself out of
I WOO(1 W?8. scraps ' of tobacco
tins, spoon nanaies, iouniain pen
I caDS n4 . tooth tubes, Johnson
ld the police tonight. Chewing
gum held the parts together.
I Sheriff Matt Starwitch refused
to believe the Jail break weapons
were not genuine. ."He's a Bar,"
StarwJch contended. "I know how
they got Into jail.
I'm working on
that now:
ROADHOUSE ROBBED
SEATTLE. Sept 30 Ti-rrorlz-
ing a dozen patroha of Sta'e'e road
hoine, north, of FoaUle; bn the
Everett highway, wo bandits to
night obtained $500 is xash and
some jewelry They-escaped In a
lting automobile. .
Paid Admissions Come With
in 500 of High Record '
: Established Jn -1920
FINE WEATHER ATTRACTS
V,
3Iost Basinees - Honsea. Close t
Noon;: Today- Isj PortlaaidL, ' .
.;'. EDts' and GAR ; Day; Big -Crowd
Is Anticipated "
Paid attendance at V the- :sta t
fair Salem ; and ? Governor day
came '.within 509 of . equalling' the-.
high record established Wednss-,
day of fair week1 1920 when 13V
000 people paid admission to the -grounds,
It ! was announced' last v.
night ey J. C- McCJintock, cashier
Attendance Wednesday is estlmat- -ed
at 26,000 people,; as passes, ex
hibitors, employes, concession men
and others are not included in the.
report from the otflee of the cash- .
ler. , .
Sunny skies greeted the visitors
yesterday though the wet grounds
caused many who otherwise would
have attended from ' coming out.
Had Tuesday been a nice day, it is
generally conceded; that the at
tendance yesterday would have es- -
tablished a new high record.; '
The grand ' stand was .fined to
capacity for the horse races and
some excellent time was made by '
the entries in the various events; -
The feature of the day was the
Governor Pierce Derby for a purse .
of $1000. The winning - jockey
was decorated with a huge floral
wreath by Miss Eva iSande, of Sa
lem, sister of Earl Sande, world's .
premier E jockey. ' The huge silver
loving cup, was presented hy Gov- -1
ernor Pierce, i . ' ,
The business district was prac-. ;
tically deserted during the after
noon : as a majority of" the stores,
closed at noon.. State and county
business was at a standstill whil
state employes took la the fair.
.-sThe -midway waaj 'jammed trot. '
early in; the 'morning until late at
night while concessions did an ex- ,
cellent business. Visitors in the
various' departments were able to
make -their way about -with great
difficulty owing to the press of
humanity;. t; 4 ':r!;y.c 7 '; -
Jhdrtly before -'o'clock .no
mbre Mckela were sold at the stad
ium tand the building; was. packed
to capacity, lor - the hight ; horse
show. The stadium Beats ozoo
persons and every ;ayaila'ble seat-
Ing, place was taken Hundreds,
disappointed, were turned away,
unable to get inside the. building.
Today promises ,; to be ; antoher
big day. at . the fair. -The day, is
designated as Portlandlkil and ,
G.A.R.; day. :,?The annual banquet
of the Oregon Purebred Livestock
association will i6 .held. on. the
grounds while ' ahother of the
night herse shows will be Sta ged
The complete program . tot , to-.
day Is as follows : 'i U C -r
Portland, G.A.R; and Elkr ay 1
9 A. Judging:; continued In r
' livestock department.
9:30 A.- M. Arrivit of Portland
special. .' . - ' ..'
10 Ki M. Music on grounds hy
. Kiltie band of Tacoma. -
10 A. M. Hood River county can-
ning demonstratioa Inf Edu
' - catlonal building. ;H - . t
10:30 A- ML Concert In 'Educa-'
- tional - buUding by Stats
Training school band. . r
TOLL BRIDGE- IS WANTED;
COLUMBIA RIYER PROJECT IS
PLACED BEFORE, BOARD ;
PORTLAND, dr.. Sept. 30.
While the highway commission. Is,
wrestling with the application for
a toll road down the Wilson river
in Tillamook county, ft faces an
othetJ tolK; proposition -a - , toll
bridge across the. Columbia river.
The Long Bell Lumber company.
wants to bridge the Coltytfbia, riv
er between Rahiler. Oraul Lon?-
?vlew, WashA with a stj-unure to
cost $3,000,0.00.:. Represcatutivet
of the lumber company at tortay s
meeting of the highway con tuis
sion said the span wou 11 Le 135
feet above- mean, low-water -and. -have
a cantelever draw.-
The highway commission refer
red the subject to the hrtdgo de
partment.. FREIGHTER IN DISTRESS -
SAN FRANCISCO.: fiept. 30
By The Associated Fres) Tbs
Federal TelegTaph company si ! i
today that It had. received a raj
message stating that' the Ucltf I
States ehipptng f board ':. freighter
West Calera was ia distress about
400 miles east of IIllo; 'Haw: :'
island', alter paesiss tr : - .
hurricane, - TLe n;f.;r3 l
detail?. ' '
A
t--!t noways.'