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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1925
PRJCE FIVE CENTS
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HAWLEY RETURNS EAST?
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MORE BEAUTIFUL SALEM
NOTORIOUS GAMBLER IS
PIRATE CREW WINS ,
MASKED BANDITS STAGE
FOR TAX INVESTIGATION
PLEA MADE BY WRITER
READY TO GO .TO JAIL
DARING MAIL ROBBERY
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IMPORTANT MEETING OF COM-
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BE
FA OUS "WOLF- OF LA SALLE
REGISTERED MAIL TRUCK IS I
MITER OCTOBER 19
ING ADVOCATED
STREET!. GIVES SELF UP '
ROBBED BY'-FIVE BEEN '
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Thirty-Third Annual Session
Well Under Way; Gather
ing Departs Sunday :
RECEPTION
IS OFFERED
Five Melbodi&t dmrchea'of Salem
Are Hosts; Approximately
200 Delegates Are In
T - Attendance
The' annual meeting of the Col
umbia River branch st the Woxa
5 an'a. Foreign . Missionary ; society
convened tor 1U 33rd session at
the First Methodist church at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon; -with
i-Mrs. J. E. Davla presiding.
Visiting missionaries introduced
by , Mrs. -Hnett were Miss Ruth
Warner, South America; Miss El-
lizabeth Carlyle and Miss Florence
Sayles, China; Miss Ethel Butts,
. Korea;" Miss Louise Godfrey, In-
tua, ana jniss xaaaae cone, Ainca
Greetings to the convention
were siren by Miss Florence
Hooper, national treasurer of
Baltimore, Md. She gavean in
spiratlonal address while: Miss
Godfrey. In" "Glimpses of India."
told of the hospital at B arc-da and
conditions in general throughout
the district which are said to be
far from. modern and sanitary.
- . Reports from conference secre
taries were siren, with Mrs. Wil
liam Park, of Puget Sound dis
trict reporting $18,415.98 raised
with $17,500 pledged. Mrs. Carl
.'Anderson, Pacific ' Swedish; $500
paid and; great advancement In
last year's work, Mrs. F. A.
Schuman, Pacific German In spite
of a decresaed , membership, re
ported f 1162.10 raised on a ,1000
pledge.' Mrs. D- C Bevan of - the
Oregon district reported $16,190.-
13 raised.
Federal Revenue Redaction Bin
of $350,000,000 to Be Ready
For Congress
Southern Pacific Represen
tatives Take Stand in :
Commission Inquiry
Fair Grounds, i Frnit Ilplajs
Business Section land .
Streets Praised . .,
' Congressman W. C. Hawley. ic
companied by. his wife, left SIem
Thursday morning .enroute to
Washington, D. C. for the pur
pose of attending the meting of
the .ways and means committee
which, has been called for October
iLendeLvata Ct of, he ,a8t C0H Strahorn Details Bend's Antigen-
t' voiJ- iuu tuiuoiuuie proposes
OPPOSITION QUESTIONED
to hare, ready- when congress coa
venes on December 7, a-bill for
the reduction: of the revenue of
the government some $350,000,
O00. . Mr. Hawley is ranking
member of this greatest tax com
mittee in the world and his pres
ence at its meeting Is very import
ant. - .i,..-... r .
Mr. . Hawley says; "I anticipate
the maximum surtax will be-reduced
to 20-percent and possibly
to a lower rate. Some further
relief will probably be given to
the smaller income tax payers.
T think the corporation tax and
the capital stock tax will also be
reduced with a possibility that the
latter will be eliminaed. It will
ism in Past Tears and Present
Change of Heart
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8.' (By
Associated Press.) There will be
extensive lumber development ' of
the Sprague rlrer and Lakeview
will hum with actlrity because-of
two new mills and the rejurena
tion of one already there if the
Southern Pacific company Is per
mitted to carry out its expansion
plans In Central Oregon, numer
ous witnesses today told Charles
D. Mahaffie. director of finance of
the interstate commerce . commis
sion. -!
Bend's opposition to railroad ex-
be the purpose of the committee tension south years ago when he
to take adrantasre of this oDnor-1 Dianned such a railroad in contrast
tunity of relieving the tax payers to its support of plans of the Ore
whose necessitr for relief is the eon Trunk now and the coopera-
greatest and also to readjust the tire service that the two roads
burdens of taxes so far as is hu- could give to Central Oregon were
manlr Dosslble so thev will bear I discussed In detail by Robert E.
eauallr on all tax oarers. - I think I Strahorn. pioneer in railroad
the inheritance tax and the gift building in that section, and ; 73
tax should be left to state leg- years old president of the Oregon,
islation, or at least that these California & Eastern railroad.;
sources of revenue should be left Th nrpiron Trunk completed
tome states, mere are a uuuiDer lti at 10:30 a. m.. and Mr,
of other taxes on automobiles.
tires, accessories, and parts. The
committee will hold hearings for
several weeks that all who are
interested ., in the reduction of
taxes will hare an opportunity to
present arguments in support of
their contentions,
Strahorn, as an ally of the South
ern Pacific, was on the stana tor
the rest of the morning and part
of the afternoon. Charles Moran,
of New York, president of the Ne-rada-California
- Oregon railway,
i which the Southern Pacific is
seeking to acquire and broad-
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irior to the convening oi con-i noBro- anntA ftt the neCessitv of
fthi. dan ifftiLjtnA is to nrosoer
en-1 . . ims.aa i
jrress, Mr. Hawley will nave con-
zerences with the hoard of
s tovu. w - - . i h mi w iir:ii sic aaeat
xria. nri-ivi ,nnk nn a Half J gineers forrlrers and harbors on . Cn,tham Pnrifin
. " . " I 1 i lnMvaman( Ul" taoc vi w
.Decade .in Chlna-v showing u the -LJ'ZiWJ '7Zrl got under way
great advancement tnat nas been --" "" ' v nnsennernr of San Francis-
made in recent rears and bureau of public roads upon uusennerry. oi ou r
maae in recent years. . ... . . ...j. Un n inmhrman of Lakeriew. de-
Dr. D. IL Leech, who conducted Ul ,tt""uo ,wuo ' rrh. hM to
fhm dprnttnnal prrifP stressed I n n uisincu
clared that he intended to con
Ua io o nomiun f the ponnS. I struct a loeeine line to tap the Ne
lican committee on committees. I radacaurornia-uregon nne ana w
and will nit with that hodv when build a mill at t-aaenew inai
tfiow unnArtinn RoimhiiMii mpm-i would cut 20,000,000 feet a year
bers of the house among the eev- Frand Boutni, a Portland lumber
era! committees. ' He is chairman 1 man. also interested in the dis-
of the Republican. caucuthehjSbtaatn 250 ,fl 00, 000 If ft in the
the need of rision, program and
passion. Power in Christian work
depends upon a personal acquaint
ance with Jesus, he said.
j: Committees were appointed at
the afternoon session while Miss
m -T"S V " "ATtZA l,fSrrrTirthoThood of Lakeview. where
tion' with a soic .Tne anaiiormm " wrVAiTnstrne a mill and
was packed and included in tnein uuureta rewum -."o . .',,r-aA
ntnw tw Ynnilnn. I or tne co miner session oi congress. i uuuu i"S6'"s
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o-orwauu. ur. rieu iju., vi ! .t TjiVdv and
- .i lf.iL.t., u u i...n i iirnin ninartv nuiui'Liiiuuii ancauj r .
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PAPER SAYS PRESS REPORTS! Southern Pacific t and Strahorn
ARE BbiAU nurMW nlan are carried out
.Charles Moran. president .oi tne
rttanA' Tii friAl Tavlnr nan- 1 mere. lie I Baia.'t lunner, iui
St SSaSfe NEWS P1RAC! CHARGED KM
;-t n nr. nmia.m Park ot - ' soon, would De rejuvenated If the
ocate and Dr.
Pnget Sound,
t. Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president
of Willamette university, delirer
ed the main address last night,
emphasizing the needs of favor
. Ktn antlman't.nf wnPlT ndl and
that Christianity must prerail
Three instrumental solos were
a-iren by Prof. T- S. Roberts while
SEATTLE,-Oct. 8. -The Seattle Nerada-California-Oregon line said
Times today- obtained temporary that all of the stock and most l
injunctions against KPiratmg. of the bonds of the line were owned
play by play news 'on baseball by himself and his three sisters
games , of t the world 1 series re-, and that he had made numerous
ceired the Times frbm the As- attemnt to eet the 'line broad
Mrs C O Powers and Miss Jose- sociaiea rress.' t-exBons were inn- guagea, dui couia not idwb
" I . . o . . ,e 1 XI. A. 9 m a x 1L am. AS V a w.
nrfored a vneal nnpt. I lne tnis news i ram a -Diay Doaruipian untu me suuiaem x avmi; vi-
" - . . . . 1 A J L.iR... nlV. lf.. faJ l i9tm rtllt "a t ' tt Plt tit
lormai reception was gifeu i uyerniea oy iuc iiura icicu w j -
last night , by ladies of the five I mation transmitted through an I about $2,300,000, exclusire of
Methodist churches which are Associated Press operator seatea equipment, ne esumaieu iuv
sponsoring the entertainment of near the board. The news was i mere are aDout x,vvu,vuu tecw i
the convention. Refreshments were being telephoned to cigar stores timber tributary to Lakeview, and
erred, t in the city. . thai ll nis line were smuuaiu
The main business of the con- I Hearings on whether to make guage it wouia De a paying invest
rention -will be transacted Satur- I the . injunctions permanent werelment.
day. The , tonveintion win con
tinue in I session today and close
Sundav
ADDroxlmately 200 aeiegates
set for Wednesday.
The Times obtained in junctions
against a man and against the!
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Estimates of construction cost
(Contintifii on TM S
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(By COL. E. HOFER) .
Salem is the most beautiful city
n the state. It is the most beau
tiful inland city and state capital
In the west. Considering our wide
streets, public; buildings, public
and private grounds It ban easily
lay claim to being the most "beau
tiful city in the world. -Beauty is
its great asset! of real Rvalue to
property and td business Why not
give some thought to further de
relopment on this linef We can
rest assured that with still greater
beauty as a municipal i asset the,
building of a larger city follows
as a consequence. No lone need
worry abent more buildings, more
population, increasing values of
property, increasing business op
portunities and for more success
ful enterprises;
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Those who visited the state fair
can see what outdoor growing o
uowers means as an asset of suc
cess, what pleasure the flowers
gave! They radiated pure joy to
every bouI. They inspired thous7
ands to make home plahtiners for
me coming year wnen the fair and
this city shall be still more beaul
tiful. It would be easy to estil
mate that the influence of flower!
added millions of dollars of cash
value to Salem and the state. True
Salem ites must feel it a duty to
make more of flowers. This is the
time of year to plant jjpeonies
most snowy and most! beautiful
of all glorious large flowers. It
rivals the rose in perfume and
gorgeous colors. It can be made
to bloom over a period ;of several
months in the spring the earliest
of all large flowers. FOr a month
peony plants can be set out with
the certainty of securing flowers
next spring. The planting la good
for fire to ten years. . October is
the peony planting month. Choice.
varieites can be secured at two
dollars a dozen and what a dis
play they make with their beau
tiful foliage, free from all plant
diseases and insect pests. Plant
with some rich soil and a good
supply of fertilizer." j
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Salem has another great asset
in Its displays of fruit in front of
Continued on page 1.)
THREE KILLED IN BLAST
40 INJURED WHEN lO. STORY
BUILDING 19 WRECKED
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8 -4-(By Asso
ciated Press.) The death toil of
a terrific explosion that enveloped
the 10 story Laclede i Gas Light
building in the downtown business
district here latb today, -stood at
three tonight after the ruins of
the first floor and. basement had
been carefully' searched.
", The list of injured who received
hospital treatment stood at 40,
seven of whom. were in a serious
condition. '
The number of persons cut by
falling debris, overcome by am
monia fumes and otherwise slight
ly hurt in the confusion, police es
timate at 40 more.
Burstine ammonia tanks in the
basement spread the ; ruin but
,what caused the tanks to explode
was unexplained-
Man Who Amassed Fabulous For-1
tune on Race Tracks .De
clared Near Death
Remarkable Twirling by Ald-
ndge and Cuylers Hit
ting Effective
CHICAGO, Oct. 8. (By Asso
ciated Press.) John W. Worth-
ngton, the "wolf of La Salle
!twJhffi:twoyear8.haseTd- BLUEGE is ;badly hurt
icuciai tiiuuu aruicucQ, 10
day voluntarily returned to Chi
cago to settle his score with the
government. After successfully tar Third Sacker for Senators Hit
evading arrest for two years "the
wolf", one of the most colorful
figures in the criminal history of
the countrycame back, broken in
health, practically penniless and
believing himself near death'B
door.
He came to make hie will, to
Behind Ear by Fast Ball; Is
Not in Apparent Danger
PITTSBURGH. Oct, 8. (Br
Associated Press. ) Undaunted bv
their first setback, the Pirates sal
lied forth today, armed to the
make peace with his government 1 111 and camel home with booty
and to die behind nrlson doors. ot the second world's series bat-
With him came his daughter Alice,
who has shared in his adventures
and misfortunes.
wortnington s attorney was
summoned to "the wolf's" hotel
(le after a rousing band to hand
grapple that Was packed with
thrills right down to the final
inrust. i
On the hazy battleground of
Highwaymen Force Driver Into
, Side Alley and Strip Car of
Valued Mail
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8. (By
Associated Pesa.J A gang of
masked men,, numbering five or
more, held up a United States mail
truck here tonight and escaped
with registered -mall of undeter
mined value. .
The truck driven by J. M. John-
son, was on its way to the Santa
Fe station with registered mail for
Chicago and . the east when the
robbe gang, traveling in a big au
tomobile, intercepted , it at Second
and Santa Fe streets, not far from
th .depot and forced it into the
curb,
Bullet That Killed Guard
Sweeney Said Fired From
Gun Found on Convict
SUICIDE NOTE OFFERED
Oregon Jones Alleged to Hare
Taken Own Life to End Suf-
ferings; Messages ,
Written in Cells -
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room. He said that Worthineton orDea IieiQ. uangea oy a wuaiy
i partly paralyzed and- was cheering throng; of 43,000 non-
brought from Mexico on a stretch- combatants, the bold" buccaneers
er. Worthington fled to Old Mex- turned the taDles on their Senator
iin fmm tha conquerors of the day before.
asked the attorney to draw up his broke up the sharp shooting of one
will, declaring he believed he had ' Washington's biggest guns,
bnt a few dav n iivo ti,. Stanley Coveleskie, and took the
torney said he expected to go be- Becond ame of i the championship
fore Federal Judge Adam C. Cliffe C0,f"Ict n a dne novel IinIsh
yniLu a uuiue ruu ty jtviki vuyier
and the stout hearted pitching of
Vic Aland ge turning the tide vic
The final verdict was gained
only by the hairline margin ot
3 to 2, with the! outcome in doubt
until the last putout, but it was
enough to put the Pirates on even
terms with the; world s champion
Senators as the rival forces set
sail tonight for the capital, pre
pared to renew (the engagement in
the third tussle; at Griffith stadi
um tomorrow, i
There was a! double portion oi
disaster for the Senators as they
withdraw toward their home port.
for besides losing the game and
their brilliantly won advantage of
yesterday, their ranke suffered a
hard blow in the loss at least tem
porarily, of Ossie Bleuge, star
third base guardian.
Bleuge. was hit just back of the
ear by one of - Aldridge's fast In-!
shoots in the i sixth inning and
forced out of the game while Bud
dy Myer, an untried recruit, took
his place on the field. Bleu re
to ask for a 30-day stay of execu
tion before his client enters prison
"The wolf's" return to the citr
where he amassed a fortune esti
mated at one time at more than
Jl.000,000 wae no less dramatic
than, the exciting life that he" led
here.
Beginning his fortune with a S5
bet at a race track, Worthington
branched out into the brokerage
business when he amassed enough
money from gambling, opened of
fices in La Salle street and appar
ently was a reputable broker with
substantial fortune when the gov
ernment, aoout live years asro.
charged him with using the mails
to defraud
Worthington waged a lone and
bitter legal battle to escape the
penitentiary. He was convicted
and sentenced to serve two years
in prison. He fought the case to
the United States supreme court
where he lost a year ago but in
January of this year received : a
stay of sentence when his physic!
ana believed him to be dying of
diabetee.
against Mm in St. Loui. and Cat 22 s?!4 "e ?" .IT!7
W rr Win. UJUi VJ C1V V 1UO V1U M
nouse. There, i though still in a
out of Jail and he went
AUgeles to recuperate.
to Los
daze, physicians discovered no ap
parent danger in his condition. He
left shortly after the game with
his teammates ', to board their
YAKIMA, net. . Fort v farm. vasningion tram, but doubt re-
ers from the La Grande district in mataed a whether he would re-
F A Ii.MK US VISIT PROJECT
The web of evidence against
Tom Murray, escaped eonrict on
Ordering Johnson Into a dark 1 ,rUI ,or bis life, was additionally
allev nearhv nndei' trnard of nn 1 strengmenea yesieraay wnen me
of the masked men, : the other 3iaiB ""rouucea as eviaeace x-ray
members of the eane forced a 1 pnotograpns ioi a revolver ouuet
mail clerk and a guard who were I n tne bead or John Sweeney, tne
aboard the. truck to V-. down in
the rear of the machine.
They then drove the truck into
a dark side street and stripped It
ot its registered mail pouches.
prison guard Murray la charged
with killing. '
The bullet itself was introduced
I by the state on Tuesday afternoon.
It was of .32-.20 caliber. Yester-
The bandits were armed with day the x-ray photographs were
sawed-off shotguns as well as pis- shown, and were identified by Dr.
tols, and worked with military G. E. Prime, Salem physician who
precision. Their masks were took them. Peculiar marks Hound
handkerchiefs. on the ' -lead ; bullet-were Minted.'
Tonight's robbery took place out by Dr. Prime, and said by, him
within a few blocks of the scene's to correspond . in every respect
of the socalled "million dollar" I with the markings shown in the
mail truck raids"led by Herbert transparent photograph. Addition
Wilson, former evangelist, in al bullets, fired from the gun that
March and November, 1921. Pos- the state says killed Sweeney, also
tal authorities declined to give out bear the same identifying marks.
any information save that the su- it i3 Baid. The marks or scratches
perintendent of mails and Post- result from the rifling inside the
master O Bnen were checking the barrel of the revolver '
schedule of contents of the six During he testimony on Taes
registered sacks Teported missing, da lt was iA hr the state that
and that a statement would be
forthcoming later.
INDIAN TRIBES GATHER
INDIAN TRIBES ARE TO MEET
AT SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Oct- 8. (By Asso
ciated Press.)) Reminiscent of
the old days when- Indians were
summoned to councils of war or
peace , 26 ' Indian .messengers
mounted on their cayuses are to
ride from the ColvlUe Indian res
ervation in Stevens county tomor-
the only .32- 20 revolver In the
prison arsei&l was taken by Mur- .
ray wnen he made his escape with
the other prisoners. . It was Also
pointed out that the defendant
still retained " the same revolver
when he was arrested in Cen
tralia, ten days after the prison
break. To date, this chain of cir
cumstances is considered the
strongest link in the evidence the
state has offered. . . . ,
John Davidson, prison guard.
was called to the stand during the
afternoon session, and told In de
tail ' .of his - actions during the
prison escape. Davidson is ac-
tribes of the Pacific northwestern "edited with having shot Oregon
states invitations to nartlcipate In ?VmJY': 7"
Other" charges were ' bfSntht dropped -as though shot and -mClhatan council here October 30 1 ;apVil e fT Vi
'' .Were Dr?uh.t first seemed that he wa. sorerelr LrT ii J t "MlCh freedom. Davidson's IBhCt
and 31.
The council will be the principal I ef MenUy" did not kill Jones out
Oregon, inspected the Sunnyside
unit of the Yakima reclamation
project today under the guidance
of J. L. Lytel, project superintend
ent, jomorrow they will make a
tour of the Tieton unit.
CHRISTI AX1TY IS DISCUSSED
SEATTLE, Oct. 8. (By Associ-
turn to the lineup tomorrow In
spite of Manager Bucky Harris'
optimism on this subject.
The loss of Bleuge. whose play
had been a feature of the series
thus far, came at a critical mom
ent for the Senators who were
batting to break the 1-1 deadlock
brought about when Glenn Wright,
Pirate shortstop, walloped a home
run into- the right field stands in
right, as witnesses who arrived
Immediately after the shooting
declare that be was still breathing.
charges made cy tne three
escaped convicts in. a confession
signed by them In the Newman
home In New Era,, in which they
said that Davidson, if he had
killed Jones, had done so In cold
blood, were apparently refuted fn
ff-nrt voBtprttav Viv fho Intrivlnv.
SEPTEMBER UATS nUl "on of several pages from a note-
oooa iouna near jones. in wntco
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feature of the annual Hallowe'en
celebration here, which will In
clude also the Haskell Indlan-Qon-
zaga football game. Indian games
an Indian baby clinic, a beauty
contest for Indian and white girls,
and luncheons and other functions
tor the visiting Indian chiefs and
belles.
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ated Press.) The question of "ie ,OB mning mat onset tne
whether Christianity is fitted to advantage gained by the senators
become a world religion was dis- , . ,T , iJv5 funa "p 8masn
cussed today by the Rev. James
E. Crowther of Seattle before dele
gates to the Washington Congre
gational conference here.
from Oregon. Washington, Mon- CQmDai The comoany's atten
Una and Idaho are in attendance. J tlon having been thus drawn to
the matter it ? shut off "several
Alher iwrmit wtin It.waB diseor-
SEEK MURDER SUSPECTS ered were pirating this news in
me same way.
MEN IMPLICATED IX I KELSO
KILLING ARE SOUGHT
Another Job for the Air Investigators
; KELSO, Wash., Oct . (By
Associated Press.) The Dovery
murder case has settled down to
a chase for John William Smith
and Frank T. Hart, wanted here
oh charges of murdering the Kelso j
editor. The sheriff s office nas
ESCAPING WIFE CAUGHT
MAN IN JAII FINDS SPOUSE
PLANNING ELOPMENT
THE DALLES, Or., Oct. 8.
(Br Associated ress.) Hearing
that his wife was eloping with an-
while he was In Jan.
. nnmKav f nnorlt that 1 Other man
l smith has been seen at different Steve Hand ran last night '..enlisted
nint. in th nat f wMfra and I the aid of Sheriff Chrismau with
is carfully checking each report, the result that Mrs. Handran and
Fred Whaley. Seattle accountant. George Vickers were arrested at
reports having seen Smith In Se- Hood River. The pair were held
otn. n th nnntY-itr hniidinr in the justice court this morning.
.hn i.n v. n Smith ber. I under $150 bail each. Mrs. Hand
led him for some money, t Sheriff ran. when her husband was arrest-
Studebaker is personally directing ed and sentenced to 60 days .n
h a ! Ilail on a liquor charge, pleaded
Sharpe sUted this morning that with Wasco county authorities for
he expected to issue a statement! I emission totay in jail with her
tomorrow relative to George H. I nusnana out ner rurai
NorrU, city engineer, who was
charged with murdering! Dovery
by A. Ruric Todd, former Kelso
mayor and who is at liberty on
940,000 bail.
fused.
DAMAGE ACTION DISMISSED
GOVERNORSHIP SOUGHT
PATTERSON MAKES FORMAl
DECLARATION AT EUGENE
I EUGENE. OcL 8. I. LL Patter
ann. atate senator, while in Eugene
today announced bis candidacy for
governor on the republican ticket
at the coming primaries.
CIGARETTES ARE HIT
OLTMPIA, Oct. 8. (By Asso
ciated Press.) -Dismissal by the
King county, court of tne action
brought by Andrew Dedrick
against' Kenneth Durham, former
assistant supervisor -oi inaustriai
insurance in the state department
ot labor and industries. Matt Star
wlch as sheriff of King county.
and others for damages j of 50,-
000 for alleged false Imprison
ment and $10,000 for alleged as
sault; was affirmed today by the
supreme court. - :
GIRL SAID BANNED
SEATTLE,; Oct. 8. (By Asso-
elatted Press.) Charging . that
four employes 6f the Northern Pa-
SEATTLE, Oct. 8. tBy Associ
ated ' Press.) )- Mrs. Jackson Sill
; naugh ot Seattle, chairman of the cif ic railway formed a conepiracy
Women's Christian Btnperance that resulted in her losing a posl-
Union legislative committee an- lion which she held for six years.
nounced todar that an ahtl-cicaf- Miss Myrtle Ransom, former
rtta hill will be presented at sne- freight- clerk and cashier at the
r cfal session of the state legislature C?e Elum depot, today sued the
.when it conrenes in Olympia No- fdur alleged conspirators xor
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into the right field grand stand ex
tension. Eren !with Bluege in the
lineup, however, it is doubtful
whether the Senators could have
survived the fihal Pirate drive in
which Cuyler's homer broke the
deadlock and scored Eddie Moore
ahead of him with the deciding
tallies while Aldridge. making the
last of a series; of gallant stands,
kept che Senators from boarding
the Pirate craft; in a desperate
ninth inning rally that fell only
one run short of tying the count
The Senators had filled the
bases with none out in their last
Inning counter! attack, and did
manage to push over one run on
a long sacrifice fly by Bob Veach
in a pinch hitting role, but Ald
ridge struck out Dutch Ruether,
another substitute batsman and
tired the dangerous Sam Rice on
an easy bounder for the final out.
It was the second time in the
game that the world's champions
filled the bases! with none out but
on the first occasion in the fifth
inning theywere ven legs she
cessful, going out without making
a run. in that frame Aldridge put
(Continued on pj 8)
STATE TREASURY IS LOW
ABOUT $3OOoj0OO WITHDRAWN
i , FHUMIIWrUSlTS .
State deposits in Oregon banks
to the amount jot $3,000,000 have
! been withdrawn during the Dast
month m order ito Obtain money,
for ordinary "business, accofdirig
to T. B. Kay, state treasurer. This
i has been made necessary because
! no state, tax deposits on second
half payments bare been received
I with one exception. $100,000 from
Multnomah county. Most ot the
withdrawals' hare been from west
ern Oregon and Portland banks.
Payments from the counties
will reliere the situation but tem-
i porarily, declares Treasurer Kay,
and he predicts that after the
first of the year the treasury will
be at low ' ebbr end ; the present
lack of funds the more serious
than at anv time during the Past
! ten rears, ... ;
' The payments irora tne . coun
ties will bring: In about I3.S09.000
but only $l,50ff.00 ot..mw goes
to the general fund for stato pur
j poses. The femainderT goes - for
Bpecif le purpose; mainly miuage
DEGREES TEMPERATURE
REACHED TWICE
September nrorided two . days
of mid-summer warmth when the
thermometer touched 90 degrees
he stated he had committed sui
cide. The three convicts said that
when they left Jones he was stilt
alive. ::.-
The brief dlsconnested message.
scribbled In blue pencil on seven
onhe third and 23rd, according pages of the note book. Is believed
to the report of Clarence Ollrer, to have been written by Jones as
weather observer. The minimum he lay outside the prison Walls
temperature was reached aeptem-1 sf ter having been shot by Darid-
ber 20, with 42 degrees. i ne i eon at long range. The note reads:'
mean maximum temperature for
the month was 73.7 degrees, tne
mean minimum 50.5 degrees ana
th mean temperature 62.1 ae
(rrcoR -
total of 1.73 inches of rain
was recorded, the greatest being
.77 Inches on September z, tno
second day. of the state xair.
Eighttdays of rainfall while eleren
I would r like to ; see Dee (a
brother In the prison). . I love
him. I love the Jones', my people.'
I die game!" ' v ' . . .-
"Oh my, how I hurt!'! , .
"I hate to die. I am shot -
they will hang me If I don't I
shot myself. Oregon Jones.
Other Inscriptions, also-written
were cloudy, seven partly clotfdy with the same blue pencil, were '
and. twelre clear. - Tnunaerstorms
were reported September 6 ana .
Continued on psgs 8)
SERIES SIDELIGHTS' HOMECOMING IS .SLATED
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8. (By
nsociated Press) Baseball paid
tribntn to the one and only Matty
ryriaiv. Xfathewson. who died at
Saranac Lake. N. x .. yesteraay
by placing the world's series flag
ANNUAL WILLAMETTE WEEK- -
END OCTOBER 30-31
The date for the Homecoming
week-end at Willamette university
thia year has been set for October
3ft inil 31 nrpnriin in an fl
at half mast, uncorering heads J nouncement made Thursday by
and wearing nlack arm bands. Charles Nunn, manager of tho
Further ceremonies are to follow event Saturday will be the big
at Washington on Saturday when Astv n ncnaaion. a it will he
"Big Six" is bunea, accoruins uthen that the. Bearcats will be
present plans. . I matched against the team from
" I Whitman, , one of Willamette's
"Goose" Goslin. from whom ex-1 oldest and most ardent rivals.
eeotional play was expected when l . Manager Mann is at present
Ihe series started, has not had a I making plans to make this year's
single-chance In the outfield anaiaomecomsng tht greateat ylt stag
has scored only one hit in elghtle(j atVillamttte, and in order 4o
times-at bat.' . . Ido this,; he. is going to ask .the
1 hearty cooperation of the town
Max Carey has bound both I folks. Theta Alpha Phi. national
Johnson and Coveleskie puzzung. i dramatic fraternity will stage a'
Yeaterdav he went on t on threelDlar Saturday nixrht of the week-
pitched balls, all of them called j end to take the place of tha junior
strikes. Today he did tne same i vaudeville which haj boea ucid in
thing against Coveleskie, but took former years.
a swing at the last one.'
: Iiim rt A v '.in! nriMirrTrri.-
Prophets are again confounded. HULIUM I Id HLUULO I CU
Pittsburgh's defense was supposed
to be unsteady at critical stages STATE BANKS WANT TO CIOSK
ht it nfn DAd for tne nsnanvi - fni .tj si iti s rv
reliable Peckinpaugh, : voted : the
most valuable vplayer to his team I Through a 'representstirs. the
In the American league, to commit j Portland clearing liouso Thursday
two bobbles in one Inning. Peck I renueirted Governor Pitrccto de-
has the error column all to him- clare October 'It, Col amlyts D:ir.
self so far, having made one yes- a legiil holiday in Oregon. The
terday. i't-d?-:'.''. association U of.tbe opinksa tfcat
the law intenu tee usy as a icsmi
rrtOBR OPENS TOD AT" ': i .. JboJIday but iolds tnat the starute
WAi.t.i walla wh. Oct. S. lia not clear.
Inrestleation of the ronntv and I - ucroro complying wun tne ro-
clty health department which has 1 quest Governor,-Pierce will tako
been charged with inefficiency in the matter tip with I. II. Van
office will likelr beheld tomorrow I Winkle, attorney general, sad la
.. . .. . . t f m. t, fV..-s?7?. Mm - ..AK,.H ... r n " 1
oy ne Doard oi county eommis-i immuiu6 luvwomaiwu j-"-fioner
' v - I ia legal oplaloa oji the tsatt?r.
Tenber 9
IO0
0 damages.
tax Lenea, w i -L ,