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Ik i A 4 H JVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SDH FIGHT PRISON GBU. s Wet Sacks Halt Flames as 30 Acres'of Wheat, and Oats Are Consumed FIGHTING CONVICT GONE Lights of Burning Fires dearly Seen Throughout Night,, Are Posted to Keep Flames FVom Spreading Thirty acres of wheat and oats were burned In a field fire about three miles southeast of Salem on the old Turner road, yesterday afternoon, when flames threat ened to spread Into adjoining grain fields, dry as tinder from the long drought, despite the wet sacks and equipment of approxi mately 80 farmers and members of the city fire force, who worked for nearly two hours to subdue it. The grain destroyed was the property of the Oregon .state peni tentiary, though adjoined by priv ately owned f ierds. Trusties from the prison were sent to fight the fire, Warden Lillie reporting that on the prisoners' return,; James Shield, convict, sent up from Lane county October 30, 1925, on a non-support charge with one year sentence, was found missing. Despite the smoke filled haze which has been gathering about the city during the dry spell, and ljTCounts of many small, brush 1 ires in the hills, this is the first Instance .of property loss from summer blazes. Many fires were reported with in the Immediate vicinity of Salem last night, their light being plain ly visible from the suburbs. Small groups fought late Into the night, or watched carefully that the flames did no damage. The alarm was turned Into the lire station at 2:20 o'clock in the afternoon and by the time the fire equipment reached the scene the flames had a good start. A large crowd of neighbors had arrived to watch thefire, anxious to prevent its spreading, and these were en listed by the fire chief Into ah effective force The number of men engaged in fighting the blaze was estimated at from 76 to 85. After nearly two hours work with wet sacks they succeeded In putting out the fire completely. The fire was limited to an area of about 30 acres in extent, although the burned patch was in the center of other grain . fields. A rising wind would have swept the flames out of control, it was stated. The cause Is ; undetermined though a live match or cigarette, carelessly dropped. Is believed to have started it. Fire officials Is sued a warning urging Increased precaution during the present dry spell. t PORTLAND, July 12. (By As sociated Press). Nearly 100 fires in and near national forests of Oregon and Washington were re ported to forest service headquar ters here today. Some had been extinguished, others were under control and a few Were requiring the most strenuous efforts of large crews of fire fighters to check. The aggregate area In flames is about 3,000 acres." In addition three fires in priv ate timber holdings were giving (Qon tinned am aff S.) .Monday In Washington Id ward P. Warner tool office M assistant secretary of the navy 1 charge of aviation. , Ifc . AP Arrangements were made to bury former Secretary Weeks in Arlington national cemetery. AP Secretary Mellon declared any change in the Trench ' debt settle meat is up to congress. ', TOLEDO CASE OPENS PORTLAND. July 12. .(AP) Trial began in federal court ("here today otflve damage suits brought by five Japanese ' against nine "white residents 'of Toledo, Ore. The suits are the- outgrowth of the alleged ejection: of : the". Japanese to Toledo R July, JW, FIRE 2 HOUR GRASSW AT THE Grass" is a big1 picture. It is said to be the biggest ever made. There are no actors or actresses in the cast. Only three Americans appear in it. But There are 50,000 natives and 500,000 cattle and camels. It is the story of la whole people on the march. It is the "Covered Wagon" of Persia. It is the epic story of the Orient. 1 .It is a great play, founded on a great book; with living actors who are not actors at all, but a strange people, seeking grass for their herds, braving rivers, climbing mountainsa trek that is historic; as true as truth. "Grass" will be at the Oregon theatre tomorrow and Thursday. Every one must see it. It cannot be describ ed. It must be seen. "The Gold Rush," Charlie Chaplain's latest and greatest play, will be at the Oregon for a week, begin ning Saturday, July 25. BIKES OBOW WINGS PARIS. For years there have bppft attempt to evolve a successful flying bicycle. Half a dozen years ago huge prises were offered those who could hop a bike a foot cff the' earth. An agrobat won the major prise. But now comes a successful bicycle-avionette by means of which one may safely reach a night of 150 feet oft the earth and fty a Ion? as legs and wind held out. The new winged bike is to be put on the market shortly. uo-GETTEK NEW YORK. Robert E. CondVm has been elected na tional president of the United States Janior Chamber -Commerce, which . makes htm. auto m a t ic a 1 1 y. the peerless leader of t whole: nation full of alert, ac tive, enterprising a a d successful young business men. There were four other candi dates in the field but, in the final election. Condon was chosen unani mously. He is a Texan by birth, a New Yorker by adopticn, a voyag -ROBERT COHPOV1 er to far land and a veteran of the World War. . THE CAT CAME BACK PITTSBURG. Eight months ago while Wit. R. , Snoop, former Olym pic marathon runner, was ini Florida, "Mummie." his favorite Maltese eat strayed away and was- lost. The other day "Mummie" walked up to the Shoop home in Pittsburg and begged to be taken in. She was. - Her 'coma bark" of 1.200 miles is considered a likely record. Anyway, the Marathon tendencies of her master seem to have been acquired by his eat. RULES LONDON. BRITTAXKIA" The king's own yacht fleet is in direct cemmand of Rear Admiral Sir H. T. Buller, who is at present busily preparing for the Cowes regatta" in August, in which the king's own particular joy, the cotter "Brittan nis," is to race againsSir Thom as L i p to i ' l "Shamrock" and Lord iWaring'a "White i Heather II." The king is himself n .accomplished sailor and takes great pleaaure in sailing with .admirai liuiler. d r PREVENT DISEASE, AIM BMBMBBawawasaw V i v'Ay .w f ti PREVENTION IS SAID CHIEF CONCERN OF OFFICIALS SEATTLE, July 12. (By Asso ciated Press1) Miss EInora Thom sen, director of public! health nursing at, the University of Oregon-in a lecture at the graduate burses institute which opened at the University of Washington here today declared that! the pre vention of disease is the chief in terest of public health officials. "They were originally interest ed solely, ia the curing of diseas es," she said. "Now they are in terested in the prevention of dis eases and in the development of a high degree? of J health. 1 1 More 'thaii j.0 0 .'. Pacific North west nurses and health educators registered at 'the opening session. It was predicted that the enroll ment wouldexceed. ISO; i - , . ThY ??n?? esa rti&tjj OREGON THEATRE SALE OF OREGON GRAVEL COMPANY NOW RUMORED ROSS ISLAND OWNERS BE LIEVED TO BE BUYERS Transfer Is Outright, or Stock Traded for Interest in . Others Sale of the Oregon Gravel com pany's property, with offices at 1405 North Front street, has taken place it is understood, though no official announcement has been made by R. C. Miles. Portland money is understood to be financing the chance, dealers expressing the belief that the same group of men who recently pur chased the Ross Island Sand & Gravel company's interest, and in terested in the Beaver Portland Cement company, are the ones who have taken the local com pany. Hammond, of Hansen & Ham mond, contractors who are put ting up the First National Bank building here, is a. director of the Ross Island Sand & Gravel com pany. Whether the Oregon Gravel .company has sold out, or traded Its stock in the triple organization Bias not been stated. BANDIT ESCAPES GUARD PORTLAND HIGHWAYMAN GETS AWAY FROM HOSPITAL PORTLAND. July 12. (By As sociated Press) Gordon Phillips, 23, who was shot and wounded in an attempted drugstore holdup here Friday night, today escaped from St. Vincent's hospital where he had been held under guard. Pa trolman John H. Drinnon, assign ed to guard the injured man was discharged by Chief ot Police Jenkins who charged the officer with "gross neglect of duty." -Investigating - officers said Philips appropriated clothes from his roommates while Drinnon was out of the room for a short time, and made his way down a fire escape. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY KILLER CAUGHT HTO CRASH Two Narcotic Addicts Shoot Three Persons to Death in Chicago Robbery ONE GUNMAN CAPTURED Pair,, Attempting to Escape in Taxicab, Wreck Car; Driver Is Held, Other Makes His Get-away CHICAGO, July 12, (By Asso ciated Press). ;Twb hoodlums, believed to be narcotic addicts, shot and killed Ludwig Rose, a cab driver, early today in Cicero, turbulent suburb; took "his cab and a few minutes later shot and killed Fred Hein, a Sunday school superintendent, and : his fiance, Miss Marie Blang, after an appar ent effort to rob them. The lat ter two were en route home from church when they were killed. Police tonight had part of the story of the tragic escapade from Thomas McWaine, 24, and they sought Joseph Granito as his com panion. McWaine was arrested, but his companion, known only to him as "Eddie," escaped. At the police station. McWaine declared, officers said, that his companion had suggested that they "make some easy money." They employed the taxicab with a (Continued on 81 FLAX MONEY IS NEEDED EMERGENCY BOARD SUMMON ED TO CONSIDER APPEAL Members of the state emergency board have been summoned - tV meet in Salem Wednesday to con sider authorizing i an emergency appropriation of between $50,000 and $75,000 for the conduct of the state flax industry operated in c6nnection with the Oregon peni tentiary. The call was issued by the sec retary of state at the request of Governor Pierce. The governor's letter indicated that the appropriation was re quired to pay for; flax now arriv ing at the prison plant pending sale of the finished product. It was said that as soon as the fin ished product is sold the money would be repaid. Reports at the; prison recently from the east were to the effect that the market for flax has slumped. This fact was said to be responsible for the shortage of funds available for the purchase of flax straw from the growers. "YOIFRE A BETTER MAN THAN I AM, GORDON GIN!" V. 45f Q&y - - ..... . . - -.. a " ' ' MORNING, JULY 13, 1926 ! ITER, AUTOS TAKE 8 LIS Five Drowned, Three Killed In Automobile Accidents in Northwest TWO OTHERS NEAR DEATH Unusually Heavy Toll Claimed for Day; Hot Weather Is Respon sible for Swimming Cas ualties . PORTLAND, July 12. (By As sociated . Press.) Five persons were drowned and three were kill ed in automobile accidents in the northwest yesterday and today. No hope is held for the recovery of two other accident victims. An unidentified Portland youth was drowned while swimming in the Columbia river riear The Dal les this afternoon. The body had not been recovered late tonight. Victor Murata, aged one year, lost his life in an irrigation ditch in the Yakima district this morn ing. Frank Kozlovski, 33, drown ed in the Willapa river yesterday while swimming near Menio, Wash. An unidentified negro about 24 years old, was drowned near the mouth of the Umatilla river yes terday. Gus Jones, 44, fire warden, was instantly killed when the gas speeder on which he was riding near Olympia, Wash., today, crashed head on into a freight train. Roy A. Angel, 24, was drowned at the Radium Springs swimming resort near Haines, (Continued on pui 8.) BAND CONCERT TONIGHT CHERRIA NTS POPULARITY IN CREASES WITH SERIES The program for tonight's Cher rian band concert, as announced by Oscar Steelhammer, director, is as follows: March, "The Elks" Seitz Selection, "The Maid and the Mummy" Bowers "Maryland" Fuhrer Popular numbers "I Am Sitting on Top of the World"; "The Prisoner's Song"; "Roses".... Overture, "Barber of Seville" Risslnl Vocal solo, "Dance of the Hours" Ponchlelli Overture, "Princess of India" King "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," and "Hi, Ho, the Merrio,".. Claude Stevenson March, "Circusdom" Jewell "Star Spangled Banner." Farm Yields Shaw Increase General Increase Is Noted in Agricultural Production for Oregon; 1926 Review Made by Department of Agriculture ! PORTLAND, July 12. (By Associated Press.) Oregon's total agricultural production for 1926 has an approximate I value of $182,632,742, according to a review of the crop con ditions of the state just issued by the united btates depart ment of agriculture. The estimated production of various commodities in the tate follow: Commodity Winter wheat, acres Winter wheat, bushels : Spring wheat, acres Spring wheat, bushels Oats, acres Oats, bushels .': Barley, acres Barley, bushels Rye (for griari), acres Rye (for grain) , bushels Potatoes, acres Potatoes, bushels All tame hay. acres All tame hay, tons : - Apples, bushels Pears, bushels Peaches, bushels Hops, acres - Hops, pounds The five year average produc- Hon nl all wheat for the Pacific northwest (Oregon, Washington and Idaho) is 8 8,578,000 bushels, the report said 1926 production is estimated at about 81,000,000 bu shels. Last year's production for the three states was estimated at about 82,000,000 bushels. Of" other Droducts the review said: Corn: The 1926 Oregon corn acreage is estimated at 75,000 acres, the greater part of which, as usual will be used for silage and green feed Prunes: A month ago we esti mated the Pacific northwest dried (Continued-on pag 8) 200,000 ELKS MEET FOR CONVENTION IN CHICAGO WARM TRIBTJTJS -IS PAID TO DODGMEN Blr SPEAKERS Acting Mayor Extends Hospitality of City; Huge Parade Is Scheduled CHICAGO, July 12. (By As sociated Press) Given the glad hand by a city decked with the purple and white banners of their order, members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks were formally welcomed tonight at a public session which opened the fraternity's 62nd annual grand lodge reunion. As many of the 200.0Q0 visitors as could crowd into the auditor ium heard themselves acclaimed again by Martin J. O'Brien, acting mayor as . "the best people on earth," and listened to hearty ac ceptance of Chicago's hospitality from their spokesman. Judge Wil liam Hawley Atwell of Dallas to day, grand exalted ruler. "The? three compelling loves of a man's life," said Judge Atwell, "are religious fervor, love of coun tiy and regard for one's neighbor. This trinity is the basic rock of Likdom. , "It is not a political order. It is not a religio'us order. Jt is not a selfish order.- It is interested in benelovence. It knows the lux ury of doing good. It is the so ciety of the sincere, the society of servce in the largest sense and writes above its temples 'right eousness exalteth a nation'. ' Tomorrow, the grand lodge, made up of some 2,200 past grand rulers of subordinate lodges con venes for the first of three busi ness sessions. Charles Grakelow, director of public welfare for the city of Phil adelphia is unopposed for election as the new grand exalted ruler. He will bo chosen by the grand lodge tomorrow after the annual reports of efflcers have been heard. - Miami, Florida, and Cincinnati are the outstanding candidates for the 1927 meeting. ' TO DECIDE, SCHOOL PLAN ARCHITECT FOR NEW TUXEDO BUULDIKG TO BE NAMED The architect whose plans for the new school building to be erected on the recently purchased Tuxedo Park tract will be selected at a meeting of the school board tonight, following a recent series of secret conferences with archi tects during which plans have been thrashed oat in detail. , Unusual interest is manifest in the meeting, with directors some what d ivided Jp judgment con cerning the most practicat of the designs offered,. , Plans mont far ored provide for extentioas at t future date, and' are marked , by sfcace economy, furnishing aniple seating capacity; 1 Estimate 1926 880,000 17,247,000 5 Year Average 841,000 15,913,000 250,000 5,020,000 276,000 8,862,000 82,000 2,416,000 12)00 144,000 45,00 4,513,000 976,000 2,001,000 6,573,000 1,308,000 239,000 12,000 11,316,000 146,000 2,300,000 304,000 9,425,000 -82,000 2,378,000 io,uuu 117,500 45,000 4,770,000 892,000 1,695,000 ,tzu,uuu 2,163,000 408,000 1?'225 12,870,000 ASK WILLIAMS TO TELL WHY PROSECUTION LAGS RECORDS SHOW NO TRIAL; OF MAX ACCUSED FEB. 2 10 Weeks Pass Without Action, in Court; Explanation Is Demanded Fred A. Williams, when he took his oath as city attorney, pledged to uphold the laws of the city of Salem, and to prosecute violators of the law. A special police report, made out at the request of Mayor John B. Giesy, shows that Alfred Tal lon was arrested on February 27, charged with driving while drunk. That arrest was made 19 weeks ago.' - - - - h According to Mayor Giesy,! ct lng upon information furnished him by police officials, there is no record showing what aciton, if any, was taken against' Alfred Tallon, or showing what chance he was given to clear himself, as suming the charge brought against him was false. "Nineteen weeks have passed, according to the records Alfred Tallon has not been given a chance to clear himself, and has not been tried for the charge on which he was arrested," 1 the mayor declared. ! The city council, believing; the drunken driver is a criminal to be punished severely, has set the minimum sentence for this of fence at $100 fine and 60 days in Jail. "Why has no additional record been made in this case," Mayor Giesy inquires. WEEKS PASSES IN DEATH FORMER WAR SECRETARY SAID VICTIMTOF OVERWORK LANCASTER, N. H., July 12. (By Associated Press) John! W. Weeks lay tonight for the last time on his beloved White Moun tain top overlooking the place! - ot his birth with a lifetime of ser vice to his city, state and country behind him. It was this unre mitting .service which underlay the physical causes of his death early tr day. j Worn out by the duties as sec retary of war which he had given himself so wholeheartedly, j Mr. Weeks had sought health and rosl ii South America and California before he turned once ; more to his native New Hampshire. Here on Mount Prospect, Lis own posses sion with his wife and son and daughter to companion him, be f'mght his last battle with illness; If was a losing battle.- The for mer senator and war . secretary sank into a coma on Sunday morn- irg from which he merer roassd though his family waited patiently and hopefully at his bedside for a final word. i HEART ATTACK S FATAL OTTO KADERABKK, 63, DIES WHILE TAKING WALK - ' ;, ; -! ,vj "-I - A heart attack that seised him as he was taking his evening walk on Sonth High y street at 1:3 0 o'clock Monday . night, m proved fatal to Otto Kaderabek. ,. a tailor employed i by the D. H. Mosher company; here. - He- died while being taken to a hospitals i Kaderabek is believed to have had ; no relatives in - Salem. ' -tile has; been employed by the Moaner firm for seven years. ' He h.d suf fered two previous' heart strokes; It is said. . ; 1- The body Is in care: ot the Rig- tf9if Sn mortuary, i . , i PRICE FIVE JENTS RECOVER DEAD FROM ABSEIL 19 . Mangled ' Bodies Taken From Ruins After Dlsas trous Bombardment MAGAZINES YET SMOKING Danger , Still t Seen as Smoldering; Flames Spring Up Anew; -'Patrol Lines Thjrown' About 'Zone 1 ' ' DOVER, N. J.. July IS. (By Associated -press.) New Jersey's shell racked area, trembled be fore the threat of another disas trous bombardment tonight. Flames, smoldering for three days flared anew with a shifting wind and fired one of the dozen re maining magazines in Lake Den mark's burning arsenal. The other magazines were- en dangered by the explosion and the task of reclaiming the dead of Saturday's disaster was aban doned temporarily. ; , . ' 1 : " Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, who was on the scene, ordered the searching parties from the devas tated area when the veering wind . turned the flames toward the magazines as yet unexploded and threatened blasts as riolent as those of Saturday. He also directed patrol lines be tightened around the ten mile zone evacuated yesterday when army, navy and marine picket lines were established. ' This brought new despair and bewild erment to hundreds of - refugees who because of the quiet day had hopes of returning to their tbat- tereiT homes. Parts of 17 bodies were found In today's first exploration of the . shell " torn naval reservation , bringing the total number of known dead to 19.' The bodies . and remains brought 'out today ' were sent to the naval hospital in Brooklyn, where an effort will be made to identify them tomorrow. Naval officers said that' the -bodies were so badly mutilated that - identification ' would be im possible -until duplicate' records containing fingerprints' and dental charts arrived -at the hospital from Washington.; - The charts are ex pected to reach Brooklyn early 'to morrow. " " ' ! Identification .of. one body as that of Private Morris Hardaker . of the ' marines and- another as that of Harry Christian Brown, . pharmacist's mate, of Pough keepsfe, N. Y., brought the num ber, ot identified dead to foar. . Mrs. Frances Feeney of Brooklyn, visitor," at the naval depot, and Lieutenant George W. Botts. Jr., ot Richmond, Va.; were the others. '. , Mrs. Feehey'a body was' claimed by relatives today. ' , k. Funeral services, the first tor a, victim ot the district, were held here for Lieutenant Botts" this aft ernoon. A simple military cere-' mony with the flat' draped ' oyer , (OeatinaI on pr S.) , Today's ! 1 ' Reasons . ' For ' Driving Carefully "' The front ! and . rear fenders were torn off a car driven br M. II. Herbaugh,' route J, Salem, Sunday when It was struck by a stage 'driven by Ev H." Willis n the Menera bridge. ? i , -" Charles Onishl of Independence reported to the local police Hhaf a ear tried t to ' pass 'his car' two miles north of Oregon City Ban dar, striking 'his 'car and causing slight, damage.'. . : ' 1 i A boy on a bicycle ran into a car' parked lis' front -of the Parrish junior high! schoor Sundayj-vthe boy suffering a eat neck, accord ing to a report tamed in to police, headquarters by E. T, Arneson of McMlnnvflle, the - owner- of the car. Mr. ! Arneson did not learn the boy's name. -r i .; ; II. E. Had well, arrested on a charge of speeding, deposited bail of 1 2 5 in the : Justice court Mon day to guarantee ; his appearance later, - Carl, Allen, arrested with Hadwell., placed bail of 125 fol lowing v the placing: ot . charge , against him of -breaking glass on the highway. ; , t ' A. N."- Schoeph" deposited t2& ball in the Justice court following hU arrest for Speeding. . Ray ,W. . Kiipp, arrested on the ' same charge, has , not Vet appeared la' ((Mttrctft ea pp l.J.