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it': f i ; J -1 HOB SCENTY-SIXTHYEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULYi28, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS mmwM 11 L SUWKBYGAL More Than Million Dollar Results When Hurricane Hits Florida TERRIFIC STORM RAGING Tremendous Damage Left iu Wake by Tempest Which Is Now Moving Up the Atlantic Seaboard PALM BEACH, Fla., July 27. (By Associated Press.) Property damage aggregating more than a million dollars was reported at Palm Beach and West Palm Beach today caused by. a hurricane which came in from the Carribean sea. Forty yachts and house boats sank at Lake Worth, a body of water bet wen Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. A wooden bridge over Lake Worth also was washed away. Ocean front properties in both towns was damaged considerably. The gale struck the winter play ground at sixty . miles an hour, accompanied by a heavy rainfall. The wind velocity, was 70 miles. Electric and power service is par alyzed. Mrs. Arthur Meade, wife of a prominent realtor and John Clarke, deckhand, wer rescued from Lake Worth when the Meade yacht sank. The pier at which the yacht was anchored also sank, and the couple clung to the piling. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 27. (By Associated Pres.) Riding on a wind which at times reached a velocity of 10$ miles an hour, the storm which 'came out of the Caribbean sea yesterday hit the lower Florida east coast today and was traveling up the Atlantic sea board tonight, leaving in its wake distressed shipping, damaged crops and crippled wire facilities. Thetprm was reported late totVj. Altered between Palm Bfxfld Jupiter, Florida, ap parently moving slowly north westward, ' - ' . A re'porl -of the Tropical Radio corporation at Miami said the center of lthe storm was retracing ,ita steps in a 100 mile, gale to ward Miami. This was not taken seriously by the meteorologists at Miami and the united .States weather bureau at Atlanta said it was a meteorological impossibil ity." Miami reported damage of $100,000-, three-fourths of which was suffered by the Avacado pear crop. A lineman met death there when he came in touch with a lire wire atop a telegraph pole and this was the only loss of life reported late today from any where in the stormswept wea. In Miami the rain' ceased at noon t and the wind had dropped to a moderate force late today. The Italian steamship AnsaUdo, San Giorgio Secondo reseived the full force of the, storm off Jupi ter Inlet and late today was fight ing for existence. Five ships, the " Golf of Mexico. West Harshaw, Orizaba, Willett and Avondale. were in the vicinity of the dis tressed vessel, which had broken her steering apparatus. The Ansaldo of 3275 tons, cleared Galveston July 15 for London with a cargo of wheat and other freight. She was in com mand of Captain L. Curraipe. and had a crew of 24 men, According to records at the customs house in Mobile where she put in July 23. The- Orizaba, whioh had been standing by the Ansaldo for sev eral hours, has been unable to take off the crew today on ac count of high seas. The Ansaldo wirelessed Miami late today that the weather was so thick it was difficult to see and the crew could harly stand up. The Danish steamer Wllhelm A. Reldemann wirelessed Miami that, she also was in distress near Jupiter Inlet. This ship, of 5915 tonnage sailed for Houston, Texas on June 28 from Rotterdam. The Clyde liner Seminole bound from New York to Miami, report ed back today to its dock at Jacksonville and the British steamer Ulua, Swedish steamer' Bifrost. American tanker Sun. and two other unidentified tankers left Anchorage off Miami beach yesterday in hope of more favor able weather at sea. Although these Rhips encountered some dif ficulties, they weathered the (Continued on par 4.) : ?l n KILLED BY TRUCK S-VKAR-OLD PORTLAND. BOY FALLS UNDER WHEELS PORTLAND, July 27.-r-(By As sociated Press.) Charles Van Wart, 8, son of the superintendent of a Portland newspaper, was killed here this afternoon when he fell under the wheels of a heavy sawdust truck? on, which he was attempting to catch a ride. Dick Clements, the driver of the truck, was not blamed for the accident, said investigating of ficers, rar The, boy , is ' eonrhrd by his fathejf Miles Van Wart and;tbree brothers. -V. --'. ; This fs the twenty-third traffic fatality recorded in Portland since January 1. - . . Liberty Street Plot Seen As Public Market Quarter Plot of Ground South of Ferry, Next to Armory. Favored as Ideal Location for Produce Center, Convenient for Buyers and Farmers In preparation for the producers and consumers meeting to talk establishment of a public market in Salem, set for August 4, one week from today, those interested in the project-have been giving careful consideration to possible loca tions for "the market. The site chosen is considered of outstanding importance, as a poor choice would kill the project from the start. The market, those competent to judge believe, should be con venient for both buyers and sellers, and close to the down - ' town section where shoppers XKVV YORK. They're tilling a story about Percy Joues, Cub south ) w pitcher, who emerged from the ob scurity of Goose Creek, Texan, into hig leagua ball with very little contact with metropolitan affairs. On his first visit to New York he rode out to the Polo Grounds on the more or less justly ftmed Klevated. After a few minutes of it he turned to one of his com panions with the remark. ''Gawsh, this is the longest bridce I ever rode ovor. When do we set to the end of it" Be it hastily added that Percy has now become perfectly acclimated and even rides in the subway without worrying. FHILADKLPHIA. Among the many scientific expeditions that headed for the arctic this summer the Putnam-Bart-lett party is most interested in bringing back live specimens of far north animal life. Van Campen Heil ner, of this city, is to be the expe dition's specialist in the matter of fishes, but he has agreed to bring back two live po lar hear for the Middletowa, X. J. Zoo. He goes armed with las sas. bow and arrow, spears, extremity's sake a v.c.HeueaV nets gun. and for CHICAGO. Take advantage of whatever heat this summer may bring; for Herbert Janvhin Brown, meteorolo gist, predicts that next winter will be the roldest in a century and that the following Kumnier well, there won't be any. Mr. Brown bases his predic tion on conditions among some of the more capable ocean currents and on sun spots. SAN' DIKGO, Calif. Mr. B. Griscoin own some land along the much travelled San Diego-Tos Angeles motor route. His place is attractive, and for a long time he bore up pa tiently under the advantages which ti'oloriMs took of his estate. As last, however, his patience broke. A sign appeared on the fence along the road and this is what it says: NGTIS' Tresspassers will B persecut ed to the full extent of I otuagrel doss which Beve was over sochible to strang ers, and 1 double brl shot gnn which aint loded with sofe pillors. Iam if I aint gittcn tired of this bell raisin on my place. B. Grascnm. CORONA. ?.. I. Adding to the growing list of excuses for divorce Mrs. Mary Manka alleges that her husband. John Manka, iusisted that she join him iu his practice of vegetarianism. Kor almost a year, .Mrs. Manka maintains, )e Ua nut Um-n allowed ttt taste meat. AnJ he' pretty tirefl of fisv dates, honey and raw vegetables Ity now. If he ever n arries azain siic wants a mitt who's addicted to meat. ' FIVE SHARKS CAPTURED TWO I'lSHERMEX MAKE BIG CATCH OFF COOS BAY MARSHFiELD, Or., July 27. (By Associated Press.) 'Follow ing a battle with live 6harks while fishing off Coos bay, Joe and Louis Guedon of Astoria today brought in their 34-foot fishing craft Tor repairs. One of the five bharks captured by the two men charged the boat after they had hammered it over the head. The charging shark damaged the boat's propeller. An other shark taken aboard after being hooked on a trolling line, put up a. fight and made several lunges at the fishermen. The larg est of the shark quintet was re ported to be seven and one-half feet In length. NEW TRIAL DENIED CHICAGO, July 27. (By As sociated Press.) Martin J. Dur kln, shlek gunman, who killed Edwin Shanahan, a. federal agent today was sentenced to 25 years iA Jotiet penitentiary after mo tion for a new. trial-had been over ruled. A jury bad fixed thepan- I L Vv would be little inconvenienced in buying from the farmers. Sites on Front street have been considered, but at present opinion favors the plot of ground on Lib erty street, just south of Ferry and adjoining the Armory as the most attractive spot available. Use of this site will be urged at the coming meeting, it has been learned, inasmuch as it offers many of the advantages necessary for a successful market, from the purchasers' angle. It is close in, and could be reached easily by producers. The property suggested could accommodate the number of stands maintained in the Eugene market, and little work would be required to fit it for use. Some grading might be necessary, and a roof would have to be erected to furnish protection from the weather. Ten to 20 stands could be set up there, and could be so arranged that buyers could in spect all produce without danger of congestion. WOMEN GET TANK TODAY UXUSUAL. I XT KR EST SliOWX, SCHEDULE AXXOl'XClEI Women's day is scheduled as today's program at the YMCA swimming pool. The first wom en's day was scheduled last Wed nesday, with large crowds present. Increased interest is indicated by a large number of calls made at the YMCA to find the schedule for women's day classes. The schedule for today is as follows: A 5-9: 30, girls, ages S to 11. 9:30-10, beginners. 10 11, Jadkfa: lj-li;aft, beginners, ladies. 2-2:30. beginners, ages 12 to 16. 2:45-4:16, girls of high school age. 5:15-6:30, business girls. 7-7:30, beginners, business girls. 7:30-8:30, first class, busi ness girls. 8:30-9:15. second class, business girls. FIRE VICTIM IS FOUND ELEVENTH DEATH DVE TO TOREST FIRES REPORTED REVELSTOKE. B. C, July 27 ( By Associated Press ) . The body of a man named Lundstrom who was burned to death while fighting a forest fire near Golden, B. C, was found today. His death was the eleventh caused directly or indirectly by forest fires in the Pacific northwest within three weeks. DELAY SCHOOL. SITE DECISION Directors to Inspect Tuxedo Park Before Building Is Located MODEL, MAPi PRESENTED Three Possible Spots on Grounds Considered ; JSoartl Seeks to Reacli a Verdict By Tonight A model and relief map of the proposed Tuxedo Park junior high school and grounds, prepared by James & Bartholomew, architects. failed to bring the school boaid to a final decision as to the build ing's location at trie meeting last night. The board; Adjourned after two hours' discussion to look over the grounds today, before reaching a decision. i ! Three possible 3 sites are under consideration, all j on the norm side of the grounds. One of them faces the end of; Cottage street; another the end of Winter street. and the third is pidway between the other two. Site of the athletic field also occupied the attention of the board with an area of level ground in the approximate center of the tract 'most favored.; Another site, proposed by the architects, was in the bottom of a 6mall draw run ning east and west through the tract. ' The problem of fixing a site for the building is considered especi ally difficult because of the nature of the ground, which has a low Gat area on the east, with high ground on the north, west and south, and two gullies intersecting the center of the (area at right angles to each other. The board is anxious to reach a decision today, as the architects will then be able to sink holes at the corners of the cite to determ ine depth of excavation necessary to reach a solid foundation, ; The contract for 'putting a new roof on the Highland school was awarded -to Nelson Brothers, the lowest bidder. Resignations were accepted from Oial Powell, Margaret McLeod and Hue Dedman, toachers in the high pchool last year. Miss Powell was a teacher in the j commercial de partment, and the! other two in the English department. Recommendations for applicants to teaching positions in the local schools were read by George V. Hug, superintendent, and the re commendations adopted by the uoard. They included Edith Bragg, Leah Ross and Marjirie Christen sen for English teaching positions in the high school; Bernice Schro eder for a commerce teaching po sition in the high school; Ruth Smith for a position in the junior high school, and Madeline Heck- man for a position in the grades THE FORTUNES OF WAR , DEBT GLAUS Si IN ERROR U. S. Treasury Secretary Challenges ChurchilFs Brit ish Debt Statement WAR ACCOUNTS CHECKED Large Part of Money Borrowetl From U. S. Was Used for Com mercial Purposes, Says Churchill (By Central Press) WASHINGTON, July 27. With the international debt situation increasing in gravity and delicacy, England and America are indulg ing in a mild exchange of 'X You're another" on the matter of how the American loans to England were used. Secretary Mellon started it all by saying that a large part of Great Britain's borrowing from America was for commercial, as distinguished from war, purposes. The Hon. Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, re plied with the remark that the American secretary of the treas ury was either .misquoted or mis informed. So, in the absence of his chief, Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Garrard B. Winston went to the treasury department books and looked up the figures. What he found seemed to satisfy him and formed a basis for disputing the chancellor's remarks, particu larly as they related td the amount of English money spent in America. Churchill says England spent $3,000,000,000 of its own money here. The figures issued by Win ston show only three-quarters of a billion so spent. "From England's reported total expenditures in America from April 6, 1917, to Nov. 1, 1920," says the treasury statement "there (Continued on page 4.) T0WNSEND GIVEN HONOR ELECTED SECRETARY TO RE PLACE ARCHIE ELLIOTT Clarence Townsend, barber, was chosen secretary of the Salem central trades and labor council at its meeting last night, to re place Archie Elliott, resigned Mr. Elliott gave up the post be cause of his other duties. Mr Townsend is also secretary of the local barbers' anion. A resolution of condolence was drawn, up to be sent to the widow of the late C. U. Taylor, secretary of the Oregon state federation of labor. George Beatty and S. B. David son will be delegates from the local labor council to the labor convention at Klamath Falls Aug ust 3 0. Archie Elliott and Miss Hazel Pearce have been chosen delegates from the local culinary workers' union to the same con vention. r Uncle Sam and John Bull A "Bank" Statement Summarizing America's ac count with Great Britain in con nection with war loans, the fol lowing reported expenditures are shown: Munitions, including re mounts, $1,330,607,883.09. Munitions for other govern ments, 105,495,801.10. Exchange and cotton pur chases, $1,682,419,875.57. Cereals, $1,375,379,343.57. Other foods, $1,169,153,585. Tobacco, $99,174,858.34. Other supplies, $215,331,787 Shipping, $48,890,000. Reimbursements, $19,302,357. 55. Interest, $387,732,633.50. Maturities, $353,501,561.66. Relief, $16,000,000. Silver. $261,643,388.81. Food for Northern Russia, $7,029,965.94. Lead WO ers Garrard B. AVlnsfon, 1kvc, and Winston Churchill EDWARDS ASKS FOR TIME WITNESSES ABSENT FROM CITY, ATTORNEY SAYS A motion to continue the case of Leo (Frisco) Edwards, charged with driving while drunk, until September 7, has been filed in police court by his attorney, Guy Smith. The case is scheduled for trial this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Whether the motion will be grant ed or judgment passed today has not been decided, according to Mark Poulsen, police judge and city recorder. ' In an affidavit made by Ed wards, he states that witnesses who will testify that his erratic driving when arrested was due to difficulty in managing his car, are absent on a vacation and will re turn about the middle of August. His attorney will be absent from that time until September. TRAIL PLANS ARE MADE EUGENE A,N DKLAMATH FALLS TO BE HOSTS TO STATE PUR LAND, July 26. (By As sociated Presa.) Plans for par ticipation " by Portland business men in the "rail to Rail" cele bration at Eugene and thex excur sion to Klamath Falls over the newly completed Natron Cut-off, August 19, 20, 21 and 22 were made- by the Portland chamber ot commerce today. Departure will be made. at midnight August 19, and the entire .following day will be spent at Eugene which is to hold a two ' flay celebration over the completion oT the rail line. At 11 o'clock on the night of August 20 the party will leave on a special train -over the cut-off for Klamath Falls, arriving in that city at 9 o'clock the morning of August 22. Stops will be made at points of scenic interest, ' The Portland delegation will take a band, it was decided. TOWS-IS FLOODED VIENNA, July: "7. (By Asso ciated Prens) Virtually the en tire town of Wajska, in the prov ince of Voyvodina, has been swept away by floods from ill eswollen Danube river which have left only ten of 30O houses standing. POIXCAItE SUPPORTED PARIS, Jnlv,-r-By AP.) The , chamber of i deputies today voted confidence in M. Poincare Hini the flew" government : ; ,V - I 1 :vv:v:-?W':-:.":."-x -.-S:-'- jr W y --Vvs S X k S " t i 8ek ' 5 ,t "- 1 'A ntftfiM- it Miscellaneous, $47,745,029. 01. Total reported expenditures, $7, 219, 40S, 669. 94. These expenditures were met as follows, according to the treasury atatemtnts: By reimbursement from the other allies out of funds loaned to those allies by the United States, $1,853,612,246.37. By dollar payments by the United States government for British currencies, $449,496, 227.55. By proceeds of rupee credits in gold from India, $81,352, 902.06. By cash from Britain's "own independent resources," $760, 128,029.52. Funded in debt settlement with the United States, $4,074. 818,358.44. Total, $7,219,408,669.94. PETITIONS SUFFICIENT JUDGE M'MAHAN RULES RIGHT BELONGS TO PEOPLE NOT TO LEGISLATURE Attack on Bill to Restrict Colum bia Fishing Raises Vital Issues Petitions for an initiative meas ure looking to the regulation of fishing in the Columbia river east of Cascade Locks are sufficient, according to an opinion, prepared here last night by Judge L. H. McMahan of the Marion county circuit court in a suit brought by the state of Oregon on relation of John II. Carson, district attorney, to enjoin the secretary of state from placing the measure on the ballot at the November election. The petitions for the measure were attacked on the ground that they contained only 26,000 signa tures when a total of 29,089 sig natures were required under the Oregon statutes. "It was argued," read the opin ion, "that the signatures of eight per cent of the 363,737 voters who cast their ballots for the three candidates for justice of the state supreme court at the last general election were necessary to com plete the petitions, but that ig nores the fact that it is eight per cent of the legal voters that must be counted and that each voter is presumed to have voted for two candidates. "It is evident that upon the basis prescribed by law the esti mate should be made upon one half of the total vote. "We cannot approach this case upon the theory that the initiative is a privilege granted by the state to the people. The people is the state and legislatures are crea tures only of the state, restricted by the reserved power of the peo ple. It is not, therefore, a burden cast upon the people by law to prove in cases of this kind that they have complied with the law. "In this case the secretary ot state has accepted the petition and the plaintiffs herein seek to restrain him from placing the bill on the ballot. The burden is upon the objectors to prove that the law has not been complied with and all doubts must be resolved against them." The initiative measure would prohibit fish wheels, traps and seines and other fishing paraphernalia from the Columbia river. It was said to have been initiated by the in dependent fishermen. DOVERY KILLING SOLVED KELSO EDITOR WAS SHOT TO DEATH DURING HOLDUP PORTLAND, July 27. (By As sociated Press.) Repudlatinghis former statement that Thomas Dovery, Kelso editor had been slain by Frank Hart over a prize fight dispute, John W. Owens, alias John Smith declared today that Dovery was killed when they attempted to rob him. He said he and his companion, Hart, met Dovery the night he was killed and ordered him to throw up his hands. He refused and In the scuffle that followed, Hart hit Dovery on the head with a revol ver which accidentally discharged The following morning they left Kelso in a rented car and drove to Portland. They made their way finally to Laramie, Wyo where, they separated. Owens said that he has not heard from Hart since then. TITLE GAMES SCHEDULED SALES! BASEBALL LEAGUES NEAR END OF SEASON Thursday evening the De Molay and the Pofctoffice baseball . teams will meet for the i championship tussle for honors in the Industrial and fraternal baseball league In .Salem. ' Oa Monday the. Grotto and Papermakers will start 'on th? first lepr of the championship race for leading place in the commer cial league. If the. Bankers win Friday theywill play the-loser of the Grotto-Pa perruakers" match. Earl Poulsen will have charge of the games and will be assisted by , Dodge of " the Valley r J4otor company. A. list of the names of eligible players will be given oat Saturday, . v ECEDEMiD f'We Serve East Notice That 5 Agriculture Demands Fair- ness," He Says FEDERAL RULE IS FLAYED Shade of Sylverter Pennoyer Re called to Witness XT. S. Men ; "Riding Rough-Shod . in Far West Walter M. Pierce, governor of Oregon, pleading for united action on the part of governors assembled ir. conference at Cheyenne. Wyo., in securing fair treatment for the west, yesterday recalled traditions of the pioneer who, alone and un aided by the federal government, ; turned "a region of " savages, of ' deserts and prairie dogs' into "the -greatest remaining material as set" of the nation, cited Sylvester Pennoyer 's historic reply to Pres-" ident Cleveland when. Informed of potential uprisings in the . state, "attend to your own business and I will attend to mine," and asked: ! "I often wonder what my grand old predecessor of 40 years ago would do today, if from the Shad ows he could come back and be hold federal officers riding rough shod from one end of the state to the other, telling us how to raise oar babies, what trees we can cut, what water power we can de velop, what power lines we may establish, what gopher we can kill, and in what spot we may shoot the coyote?" ' "The men who are determining the policies of the far west today are but one generation removed from these venturesome men bed women, who were driven, to the frontier by their forceful initia tives and marked independence. "With such traditions it is no wonder that we reseat the fedeial agents who fairly swarm in our western ; states.. Often they, are beardless boys, mete youths, who know nothing of ; the : trials and conditions that won our beautiful fields from the forest and the des ert, and they proceed to tell our hardy old stockmen how to graze their cattle, feed their sheep and attend to the ordinary duties of agriculture, Mo3t of them are strangers and out of sympathy with out people. - Unquestionably, the line is be ing sharply drawn between tho industrial east and the agricul tural west. Notice can now bo served on the industrial centers that if they are to enjoy the bene fit lot laws made in their behalf, the same rights and privileges must be extended to agriculture. "Federal government, through discriminatory laws and assumed authority has enabled the east to starve western horticulture and agriculture. This practice, if con tinued, will cause trade to disap pear, transportation to suffer, and (Ooatiaaa oa pact : .) LIQUOR CASES DISMISSED! INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE DIS 3IISSES TWO OF CHARGES I. V. Cunningham, arrested on a charge of possession of liquor,' was found not guilty in justice: court Tuesday afternoon in a trial; at which Brazier C. Small, justice; of the peace, presided. ! Following the testimony of four officers, the state rested its case.! Justice Small dismissed the case: and found the defendant not guilty, i Only traces of liquor ' were found in "bottles submitted as evi dence, it is said. The fact that Cunningham operated a rooming house, and that the bottles may -have been left, by occupants of the ; rooms, did not make the evidence conclusive, in the judgment of tho court. ' : The case against Roy Coffey, al so arrested on a liquor possession charge, was dlsmissd on motion i of the state because of insufficient ' evidence. ' VETERANS. LOAN BINDING CANNOT LATER ASK FOR CASH ATTORNEY RULES .'Ex-service men who filed appll- , cation for loans within the time required by law are. not authorized : to later collect the cash bonus in Ilea of. the, loan, According to an, opinion handed down . by the at torney genera, here yesterday. ' - In another opinion the attorney " general, held - that the. state, bonus -commission has authority to pay a bonus at any time, provided the application - was; v filed i prior, to V June 30, 192$. .- , - . : -The- opinions were; sought by c Major W. P Simpson, secretary pf tjje state boons commtseioru . v ; VI v