DID YOIT KNOW . THAT- SALEM: IS THE CENTER OF THE-WORLD'S POTENTIALBE bAiiYiNG DISTRICT? SEVENTY-FIFTH TEAB SALEM; OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS JOSEPH BEING URGED MSil'JFLB COAL MIS; UPHELD IN SMALL CONFIDENCE IS AMERICAN RUBBER FIRM IB. FOR U. S. SENATORSHIP FEDERATION CONFERENCE PLACED IN OFFICIALS GETS FOREIGN HOLDING II SHE MURRAY IS SM PORTLAXDER ADMITS CAXDI- ., DACT TO BE EXPECTED STRIKING ANraRACTTE WORK. REAR ADMIRAL 6DIS SAYS FIRESTONE COMPANY SECUR- ERS GIVEN SUPPORT LEADERS ARE UNEDUCATED ES OVER MILLION ACRES SERIES PD0BR1M IS BELLED BY IB 2000 AGENTS! HTM ! - Deciding Match Postooned J : on Account of Downpour; K . ' Fans Disappointed W: , . - - . - - A ,MAY NOT PLAY TODAY Pittsburgh Field May Be Too TTet : For Today's Game; Both Teams Are Taking - , Needed Rest PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14. (By 'Associated Press). -Rain blocked the world series program for the second time today when a heavy downpour, starting nearly one hoar before the seventh and de ciding game , was scheduled at Forbes field, drenched the i ball park ' and forced a postponement The deluge not only disappoint" cd;lose to 50,000 fans, the larg est crowd of the series', but con tinued steadily tonight with pros Icts that it would even ; be Impossible ; to - resume play to :. morrow; - '. - . , The weather man's forecast was Itir rain throoghout the night and laorning with a chance of clearing in me alter noon: Even an it .ould be doubtful 'whether the diamond would he in playing con dition, although tarpaulins j were spread over the' infield to keep as much of the field as possible 'from becoming a quagmire, The delay came unexpectedly in rpite of the overcast sky and murky atmosphere of the day but the accompanying extra day of rest was hafled as a benefit by followers of both clubs after the first feeling of disappointment had subsided. . The benefit rests entirely among the pitcher aces of the rival staffs, Walter Johnson and Vic Aldridge, who tonight were picked definitely by Managers Bill McKechnle and Bucky Harris for the final battle In -which the title now held by I Washington and the aspirations entertained by Pittsburgh both f win be in the balance. . i" : f These two, each victorious twice I bo : far, and standing head'' and i shoulders above all twirling rivals. -were slated to have had It out in the final struggle today in spite of the short rest they have had. I Johnson, as - a matter of fact sbo has also been handicapped by "fa "charley horse" in his right leg, , ajf was keenly disappointed by the V postponement, feeling that he was "right" for the day, but.tomorro"w, ' If the deciding game goes on, the v Big Train will be able to take .the hill with the benefit of three foil - days of rest since his performance 1 last Sunday, when he blanked the Pirates. ' ' I ' This was as much rest as John t son had between his first and sec ond games and should be suffl 4' cient to give him the needed stam- ina for a crucial tussle. 1 ? A good deal of mystery shroud- 1 ed Pittsburgh's pitching choice to ' day. with the prevailing opinion . being that "Jug Handle Johnny" Morrison was to start, stick , as ': . long as he was effective and then give way to Aldridge, who pitched V ' his last victory Monday. , a tl - Aldridge, however, da the most rugged member of 5 the Pirates staff and his mates; are confident that with twa days' crest he will be in , top condition to make his oia ior a taira triauipu iu marrow McKechnie and Harris J; both agreed that any advantages "to be gained by the postponement were about equally divided' and both !were equally confident that they jfjVL pull out In the decisive vic f tory. "The Senators are just as much 'W afraid of Aldridge as we are of Johnsonj; said McKechnie, "and VH .will be ready 'to go 'out at top - speed tomorrow. I think he would f have done it today if we called on I him. but the additional day of rest will give him just what he heds." , "A the same time, McKechnie intimated that he might be able to count tomorrow, if necessary (Continued o pica 6) J ALBANY ELKS COMING SPECIAL TRAIN IS DtB HERE , THURSDAY NIGHT A special tra4a carrying about 200 members of tha Albany Elks Lodge No. 359 will come to Salem Thursday night and teams from the visiting lodge will have charge of I he first initiation in the new H home of the Salem Elks Murray JtK Schank. of .Lebanon, exa exalted rule r fcn Aihanv Elks will be ures- - V . -j est. ; . . ' t The Salem lodgemen will jnect the I special train at Tradeand Commercial and all ; will march in bddy to the temple. The visit ore are bringing their band and orchestra and will provide plenty of entertainment, A Johnny Jones .feed, will be served. Multnomah Count y Senator Prom ises to Make Bis Public Statement Soon State Senator George W. Joseph of Multnomah county: will very likely be a candidate for the Re publican nomination for United State senator, according to in formation riven by him to a rep resentatlve of The Statesman while in this city yesterday in con nection with business matters. . "I believe as a result of . my knowledge of the needs of the dif ferent sectios of this state that II could be.of real service to Oregon in the United States senate," re - plied Senator Joseph when asked 1 wjiether he would seek the nom- InatIon; "Requests have come to me from friends ifl all parts of the state urgmg me to become a can- dldate. ith these assurances of support I have concluded to seek the nomination, providing I can satisfactorily arrange my business affairs with this end in view,' were other statements of the sen ator recorded in the Interview. SENATOR RALSTON DIES DEMOCRAT HIGHLV HONORED AT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IXDIANAPOLJS. Ind., Oct. 14. (By Associated Press.) ) Sam uel M. Ralston, United States sen ator from Indiana, died tonight at his country home north of this city. Senator Ralston's death was preceded by a long illness caused by disease of the kidneys. Hee re turned from Washington last March in "poor health. On Sep tember 5 his condition became ag gravated and he was ordered to bed by his physicians. His condi tion became alarming early this month when uraemic poisoning developed and recently his life has hung by a slender thread. He would have been 68 years old De- cember 1. Death came at the place he loved best, "Hoosier Home," locat ed just outside the city limits of Indianapolis., - Immediate mem bers of the family who had been ilorewarned of the senator's condi tio n were present. Senator Rals ton. , a democrat,-defeated Albert Beveridge, republican nominee, at the senatorial election in 1922 He was elected governor of In diana tor a tour year term in 912. ;;, i ;, His name was presented to the last ' democratic national conven tioii as a candidate for the presi dential nomination and at one time it seemed possible that lie would receive' the honor and break the lone deadlock between the Smith and McAdoo forces. His insistence that his name be with drawn took him from the contest CRAZED MAN KILLS WIFE ' vv.Aft m.n ri.v.UK wounds SELF AFTER MURDER JERSEY CITY, N. J.. Oct, 14. i By -Associated press. ) Crazed 1 he , said, - because bis wif e, Mar- j garet, ref used 'to' give up gay com- nion and trips to roadhouses wth other men, Georpe Winters, ; a New York postofflce clerk. today hacked het to death with butcher-knife while police waited! f r him to "finish-dressing" and let them in. - i Winters then stabbed himself over the heart with the same knife. He is expected to die; Lying in a crib a few feet from Mrs. Winter's body was Conrad Willisana, her son by a former marriage. KLAN HOLDS MEETING ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 14. Citi zens of Astoria were startled to night by the appearance of a huge fiery cross on Coxcomb hill above the city. The big cross blazed for almost an hour before its flames died down. Local Ku Klux Klan officials Stated that the oc casion was a meeting - held in a downtown' hall, and that' the" bi; 30-foot cross was fired as part of the ritual work at the meeting. FALSE ARREST COSTLY- SPOKANE, Oct. 14. (By Asso ciated Press.) Damages of 13500 were awarded by a superior court Jury here tonight- to , Ned Bush, who "brought suit against Robert Higgenbotham and J. E. Burnett of tbe Spokane police department, charging false arrest. Bush charged they arrested him as in sane without cause. FARMERS HOLD WHEAT WALLAWALL A, Wash.j Oct. 14. Little wheat - .movement or selling has been' noted here. for, some time, and' farmers, continue to hold ' their 'wheal for j a' higher premium- Local dealers have had little buying." business, " I " . Third Annual Event ; to Be Held at Salem Armory Nov. 19, 20 and 21- MANY PRIZES OFFERED Exhibits From Eight CommunitiesT Will Vie for Chamber of Commerce Awards; Fine Programs Slated The Marion and Polk county Corn show and industrial exhibit to be held in the Armory Novem- iter 19, 20 and 21, under the aus pices of the Salem Chamber of Commerce promises to be by far tne greatest corn show and indu- trjai Clnibit ever held here. Re port8 from farmers all over both countics indicate that this year's exhibits will be the best ever to be preronted. This is the third an nual corn show to be held at the Salem Armory. ! Each of the eight Marion coun- ttr enmrnnnitv rltiKi tn exhibit at the annual corn show are planning to hold a community corn show a few days' before the big event. Heretofore the exhibits have Just been picked up from the farmers, but this year each community will send its best exhibits only, as de termined by the preliminary corn show. At the first corn show to be held in Salem, that or two years ago, there was an attendance of 5000. Lat year this was doubled some 10,000 attending. It is ex pected that this year attendance will tax the capacity of the Ar mory, and a distinct breaking of the attendance record is antici pated. r Speakers from the Oregon Ag ricultural college will talk on sub jects of interest to corn growers during the afternoons of the corn show There will be special mu- ( Coo tinned on paga 2) AUTO UPSET IN CRASH ONLY rRESEXCE OF MIND SAVES OTTO TvTICK'EK Presence of mind saved Otto ZWltker,' Thlrteenth'afid Wilburn, from serious injury when his auto mobile collided with one driven by M. Mack, Route 6, at Church and" Center about 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Zwick- er machine' was overturned and badly damaged. As the machine overturned Mr. Swicker kept away from the steer ing wheel and kept from being pinned beneath the machine. Mis understanding of directions is ad mitted to both parties as the cause of the accident though they are not agreed as to who had. the right of way; There were no witnesses to the accident. ; fen iSou)ffl MM.M: -'- ' . :', . . - . ..! r-'.'-i ? .. ' : - - ?r " ' " v - ' - -: i ir : :; - l . Public Due foi Rude Awaken- ing" in Regard to Coal Supply, Is Said i ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. OcL 14. (By Associated Press. y Sup port of the American Federation Of Labor was: accorded the '1 15S,- 000 striking miners in the anthra cite field today after President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers had addressed the dele gates and stirred them to enthusi asm by his recital of conditions in the industry. Mr. Lewis, said miners would not falter or depart from ; the pol icy laid down, and he warned the public it was due for a "rude awakening" if it believed there was an ample supply of coal on hand. j . . "Hundreds of thousands of homes will be without fuel and will be unable to secure fuel," he said, "until it can be produced at the mines and distributed " Mr. Lewis also charged that the operators were extorting millions of dollars from the public by sell ing inferior grades of coal. Among the outstanding resolu tions adopted today was one re stating labor's traditional opposi tion to "injunction abuses," but going a step further by advocting legislative enactment to limit the power of equity courts. Vice President Charles G. Dawes came in for condemnation for "conducting an agitation for the purpose of abolishing free speech in the United States senate, the only forum where cloture does not exist and where members can pre vent the passage of reactionary legislation." ; "It is a vicious idea, a vicious purpose to which the vice presi dent has loaned himself, and we recommend that every means be taken to expose this un-American proposal." RESERVOIR COMPLETED PORT ANGELES, Oct. 14. Port Angeles celebrated today when a new 6,000,000 gallon mu nicipal reservoir on Peabody Heights was opened and waters of Morse creek were' turned througn the he ad gates at the completion of a $278,000 contract. IXXGSHOREMAX DROWNS st. helexs:.! or., Oct. 14.- Tom Rowlamb. 35 longshoreman, was drowned tonight when he was knocked from the aft deck of the steamer David C, Meyer, by the end of a chain j which gave way under heavy strain. Rowlamb fell between the vessel and the dock. WATER BOXI8 FAVORED YAKIMA. Oct 14. Yakima voters today balloted 20 to 1 in favor of issuing $1,500,000 in bonds for the construction of municipal water plant. The count was: 3979 for;; 198 against. Twenty Years After Naval Air Program Held Unrea sonable, Unscientific and Unmilitary WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (By Associated Press). -The root of the present troubles in the Ameri can navy was ascribed today by Rear Admiral William Sims, re tired, its war time commander, to ers." . Testifying before the president's Sir board the admiral declared that navy air development was re tarded by a policy "almost unbe lievably" conservative and that administration of the whole naval force was conducted by "unedu cated men." . Admiral Sims was the first of several witnesses, among whom were Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz, for the last two years com mander of the United States fleet: Rear Admiral George C. Bloch, chief of the ordnance bureau; Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, retired, and Captain William S. Pye, assistant director of the naval war plans division. f Although opposing Colonel Wll 11am Mitchell's plan for a depart ment of national defense, as did all others testifying today. Ad miral Sims asserted "Mitchell is a bally good fellow who deserves a lot of praise" for arousing nation al interest in the aviation situa tion. The admiral took frequent oc casion to express his opinion of those now running away, particu larly "the Daniels' cabinet and its friends," who, he asserted, ,"are still in the saddle." He ras asked by Senator Bing ham of Connecticut, a member of the board, for his opinion on tes timony by Secretary Wilbur to the effect that control of the air was ( Continued on pga 4) TRAFFIC HEADS CONFER ADJUSTMENT OF LAWS BE- 'TWEEN STATES SOUGHT ; Looking forward to a more equitable adjustment of motor vehicle laws. and. the elimination o? conflicting statutes, " officials from Oregon and Washington spent the day in conference heTe Wednesday. As a result of the conference it is understood that certain recommendations will be made at the special session of tbe Washington legislature next month. Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, presided at the meeting, with T. A. Raffety, chief state traffic officer, and Ben J. Forbes, Jr.. secretary of the public service commission, and other representa tives of the motor division In at tendance. The Washington visit ers were Charles R. Maybury, di rector of licenses: J. D. McDougal, of the license department, and L. D. Conrad, department of public works. Prohibition Enforcement Ma chinery Is Now Under Control of Ancjrews FEWER MEN SAID NEEDED Large Number of Employes Taken From List of Government Payrolls; Few o Be Replaced WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (By Associated Press.) Tbe last pre- llminary phase of federal prohibi- tlon enforcement reorganization ended tonight and Assistant Secre- tarv Andrews of the ! treasury to- morrow will be in direct control ot an enforcement machine of his own moulding. Two thousand I prohibition agents and employee of the pro hibition service automatically went off the government payroll with the effecting of the new order at midnight, Mr. Andrews having charted a course which he believes will permit enforcement with a considerably smaller number than heretofore. Not all of those who have been ordered dropped tonight will re main separated irom me pay run, however, as the administrators Mr. Andrews has placed in charge of the 24 new enforcement areas have sent in recommendations for the reappointment of many. While i,. Lmo.tn, have not received the formal! approval of the treasury, Mr. Andrews has ad vised the administrators that new employes or those! reappointed should go to work tomorrow as a f ho ow nirine of enforce- . T. f, irov. baa announced that the administrators would be a! t .do,ki for the conduct . "U'v..u I of their forces and that they would be given a free hand in nainng their subordinates in order that i nrr, be beld re- LUC laiici vvuam " - anonsible to them. A score or more of appoint ments of assistant Or deputy ad ministrators and counsel tor the administrators remain to be made, but Mr. Andrevrd has acting offi cials in all ot those places, so there appeared tonight to be a few cogs of the new machine not in workable shape for the start. In Washington, the order auto matically dismissing all non-civil service employes leaves about 300 clerks without iobs. newly appointed agents, a policy of 'rigid secrecy will j prevail, omy th administrators, who select . . . ,,aT. der coter" agents and these men will be told that their connection should not be disclosed except when necessary to prosecntiona. Mr. Andrews did not know to night how many ofjtthe old agent personnel would be; used in mak ing up the new force. There wil he no change among the executive staff, here, since all of those posi Uons are created by law but as to Others. Baid Mr. Andrews: "Tht administrators have the worry 6t filling those jobs." 1 ? f. SERIES SIDELIGHTS (By Associated Press,) ( Speculators dicL a heavy busi ness outside of Forbes field aftei ! the game had been declared off, i bnying rain checks from those who eould not remain in town to see tomorrow' contest. JuBt when everyjone in the un covered places was soaked to the skin and the umpires were about to declare eveery thing off for the ! day, Nick Altrock and Al Schacht came out in hfgb jrubber boots and put over a fishing and diving stunt on the big tarpaulin which was filled with, pools of water. Mck fell overboard 1n a; miniature lake and was rescued iby Al. which brought the only laugh of a dis mal and sodden afternoon.- The four- umpires made two trips from -their-euaf ten to the box of "Judge, Xaidis before the game ras finally; galled off- The last trip of the arbiters was nearly a swim.'", - Bill McKehnie,!f red Clark and Kick Frazier, ' constituting the pirates' board of strategy, i have catalogued all theweaknesscs of the Washington players but: were busy guessing; today on pitcher to follow the catalogue. The1 post- ponement solved.tbat question add it-will be Aldridge tomorrow. ; J AGED 3L15 YAKIMA. Oct. SUICIDE 1 T W . CM. ford. 73. inmate at tne county ' JLX ' hfif tte this afternoon Inithe barn on the Project Is Declared to Be Largest Foreign Lease by Any Country NEW YORK, Oct. -14. (By As sociated Press.) Harvey .S. Fire stone, president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber company, announc ed today that he has signed an agreement with the Republic of Liberia on the west coast of Af rica by which he has obtained a lease on 1,000,000 acres of land suitable for rubber growing for 99 years and a zooo acre rubber plantation ruuy matured and bear- ng. ' J ' He plans to spend $100,000,000 In developing the lease Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.. sailed may tor LKnaon to estamish an office of the Firestone plantations om pany. . Discussing the project tonight. Mr. Firestone, Sr., said that the .concession was the largest ever 'iven to a rubber company for eign or American. English and rrJ L """"" " V' entf ,.tne rubber output of the world, he said, and he purposes to make England realise that America is now in the rubber bus- ii tes in earnest." A large share of the $1 00,000,- 000 which will be spent on the new i-nterprise will be devoted to the rebuilding of the Port of Monro via, capital city of Liberia, Mr. Firestone stated. If necessary the company later will organize its own steamship line. ' The contract for the work in Monrovia already has been awarded. Before launching forth into the enterprise, Mr . Firestone said he had cent experts of long exper- 1 nce in lne large rubber produc JnS regions of the world to make 'uu,uua ""WU"UI10 i wo years ago, sam ftjr. nre stone. "I considered a rubber pro iifvi a. -s-is TZu FhP, p- "- r, 7T, T.l they feared it would hinder thei efforts to gain their independence Then I sent experts from the Ma lay peninsula to Liberia, and their reports immediately converted m to the plan of development an production there. "Conditions in Liberia are th best for rubber growing; to t found anywhere on the face of i'i giobe. Not only is the physici nature of thecountry entirely coi ducive to. this enterprise but tit cost of production will be. at leat 5o per cent less than it is anj where eiee. The natives work fo a day ( 2 cents,) vvi-en this project is develor led Araorlca will always be able t comp Europe in the rubbe I trade." RAIL CONFERENCE EI,1)S LAST OF TESTIMONY IS SUE MITTED TO OOM3HSSION PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14.- tBy Associated Press )--The rail x6A battle "for central Oregoi a me to a temporary close her oday when testimony was com ileted before Charles D. Mahaffle llrector of finance of the inter tate - commerce commission 3riefs will.be filed by all partle y December 1 and a .hearim irobably IwIU be set by the com nlssion in Washington, D. C, a vhich.. time arguments may b nade. Whether Director MahafQ vill make his report before o .fter the hearing will depend or he commission,- he said, i r , v Issues Involved in. the case be lore the commission include th ipplicatlon-of the Oregon Trunl or permission to extend Its lint Vom Bend to Klamath Falls ant Jie application of the Southerr Pacific to acquire interests in th. Jregon-Nevada-Callfornia and th- Oregon, California and Easteri railways ' and to -make Improve ments and extensions of them. PEAKS RECEIVE NAMES EARLY HISTORY DELVED INTO IN CHOOSING NAMES PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 14. Three outstanding mountain peaks j which cluster around Wallowa Lake have been given names as nificant of the early history of j that district by the United States geographic board, according to word receded from the board to- day by J. Neilson Barry, director of. the TroJl Seekers. i The- peak in the past known as I Signal mountain, lying east ot the j laae, was renamed oy, me Doara, Howard." in honor, or uenerai . I nUvpr ntfe Howard, who cam- . ; -- : paigned U-the IndUn wars against "" - Complicated and Success ful Plan of Escape. Proof Says- Dr. L. R. Griffith JURY GETS CASE TODAY Defense VTHI Sum Up Arguments; Trial of Ellsworth Kefley WIU Get Under Way , Immediately The jury that is to decide the fate of Tom Murray, convict ac cused by the state of killing John Sweeney, a guard, while escaping from the state prison on August 12, will probably receive the case from the hands of Circuit Judge' Percy R. Kelly eome time this af ternoon. The state completed Its final summary to the Jury Wed nesday evening and today the" de fense will sum up its arguments. Following this, Judge Kelly will deliver his instructions - to the jury. It is thought the case will be concluded by 2 o'clock. Wednesday morning the state opened up its rebuttal by calling . Dr. Li. r. Griffith, alienist at the state hospital. Dr. Griffith de clared that he was of the opinion that Murrav wa nerfeetlv sane. and that only a sane man could plan and execute all the details of the prison break of August 12. "To carry such a complicated and perilous plan out successfully would Indicate to ray mind that the convict was perfectly sane. ' I would say he was in full posses sion of bis faculties and entirely capable of distinguishing between right and wrong," Dr. Griffith said. Under cross-examination con iucted by the defense counsel, -Dr CJriffith's statements were ievi lently harmful to Murray's case Counsel for the defense interro gated the alienist on the effect of orison life on one of high Intel 'ectual faculties, evidently refer--Ing to Murray. He detailed con- m litions supposed to exist in the 'bull pen," and asked Dr. GHjfftlT t it were not true that one pos ecsingTan intellect above the t. rage would feel restraint and so f ering more keenly than one q( lower and less intellectual abll ty. "I do not helievo that such vould be the case." Dr. Griffith tated. "A subject possessing rela ively higher intellectual faculties vould be much .more able to ad ust himself to conditions as they 'dually existed and would be bet- er in a position to approach act lal conditions with a philosophic Tame of mind". . . . "But suppose shot were, fired nto the , cell occupied fey the pris oner, without warning and with out cause. What effect would 'hat have upon his mind," Mr. Xing asked. , , 'I itmnnaa that It would Inrreakfl lis apprehension,'. Dr. Griffith re-, riled. "The average person, how vrer. not handicapped by, inherent -nental weakness or ill health, can '' mi dure almost anything and 'not 'ose his reason.". , i, I , X : ' When asked by District ; Attor ley Carson whether or not.; he' b-l 'ieved the blow Murray is said fo have received on his head when . . . . . ( M I l ooy wouia aneci ms miaa .in 'ater life, Dr. Griffith was skepti cal. I believe that very few of is have escaped . knocks on the head some time during our early vouth and we have suffered no IU effects. If the subject was able to continue his usual activities af ter the accident, I would shy that the effect would not be lasting. VnHBnd ob para fl) World Series Results By Radb - . . If the deciding world crle bflscball game Is played today, mid weather reports received at an early laour this morning in ;dlcated that It would be. The Statesman will receive tho play by play reports by radio, and invites all Salem fans to listen ffo the results. -';- : A loud speaker has been set up in one of the windows on the second floor and a large five- tube Splitdorf net, tested oat yesterday, was found to give ample power to enable crowd within , a large radius to hear the results perfectly- A change vmade la 'the antenna - system further Improved the quality of the signals. ; The net was - In stalled through tho courtesy of Tick Brother, local Splitdorf and Atwatcr-Kent radio deal- i Besidee the radio reception, lhe play br play result of the game will be posted In a doim fitairs , wlmlowi 4 Three file phones are also at Salem's ier vlce. To obtain the latest re turn, call S3, CS3, or 10X