en VENTY-SIXTII YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, T92C r PRICE -FIVE . CENTS A- fU ' ' .im.1 ' ' ;- ' i i -' - -' -k ' - ---- ; ' - ... - j ? .i, t . : ir K A J rr 1 ' -t P f, J, 5TEUSL0FF IS -HlEil QUICKLY Death Comes in Midst of Ac tive Career, Almost With out Warning LOSS DEEPLY MOURNED Valley Parking ; Company Pfcsl "dent la Suddenly Stricken in Physician's Office, Pu . fteral Saturday Fred W Steusloff went to his duties as president of the Valley Packing company- and one of its managers yesterday morning: as usual. After, a little while, he mentioned .to his brother. W. H. Steusloff, that he was not feeling well; that he had a peculiar pain around his heart. at once . to a doctor, and they t lrove together to . the f Masonic building, in which are located the trffices of the Salem Clinic,, Fred I was feeling better by that time. I and he dismissed his 'brother, bo mat ne mignj return to the plant and attend to the business there. Curtis B. Cross the other active manager, being absent front the city. Fred proceeded to the off ice of the Salem Clinic, where he oc cupied a chair in the reception room, waiting for Dr. H. K. Stock well '-. - - - '. ' : In the meantime, Claude Steus loff. son of W. H.. who was ab- Ssent from the i plant when his t-ainer ana uncie - jert. ! naa re ""turned, and he hastened to the doctors offices to be t ready to take his uncle home when. he. was redy -to go.-yBnt.h?fonnd't hi uncle in an expiring condition. He had been fttrieken - while lie sat waiting. ' Dr. D.' Bi Rosa, .who is a member of the Salem Clinic, had administered a restorative when Fred was' stricken, but It was too late. - J ; Thus, almost without warning. passed Fred W. Steusloff, one of the leading spirits in the business and church and -. social life of Sa lem for the past 34 years. The hour of his passing was . about 9:15. He had not yet seen Dr. Stoekwell. and; had not, before called upon him in a professional way. Their acquaintanceship was through both being members of the First Congregational4-church. Fred ,W. and W.-H. Steusloff established the retail meat busi ness of Steusloff Bros.. Inc., and In 1919. together with Curtis B. Cross and other local people, or ganised' the Valley Packing com, pany, the leading institution of its kind in Oregon outside of Port land. , , - .;' i Mr. Steusloff came to Salem from Pendleton 34 years ago, and had been active Jn business and civic circles ever since that time. He had been a member of the city council, was a past master of the Masonic lodge, and also belonged to the Elks and Knights of Pythias-lodges and the Salem Rotary club. He was a leading member and trustee of the First Congre gational church' or Salem. lie would have been 69 years of (Contimistl ai mi, CONTINUE TO HUNT BODY W. B. GEItTH ASKED TO JOIN HUNT FOR RIVER i, VICTIM. W.- B. Gerth, Salem riverman who has succeeded in pulling 18 bodies from, the clutches 6TV the Willamette, wOl attempt to recov er the , body of f Grant i Bald err ee who was drown ig in the Santlam near Mill City IWedneeday after noon. Balderree's body t has not been round after two days search, so J Mr. Gerth was , asked to- aid. Ha, Will leave foV'Mill City arly thiai morning. v .' . Bolderree, who was 32 years of age nd had graduated from OAC Jasst June, was drowned whence slipped off a log into the Santlam. swollen by recent rains, ' and dis appeared before help could reach him. r The swollen ' condition ; of the river has also -hampered the search. - , -. . - if. Wednesday: In Washington 'Repreaentatire, Tinkham re newed his demand for prosecution (Of the anti-saloon league." I , .A , v ' : Arrival at Shanghai of the gun boat Asheville,- reported " In dls f tress, was announced at-the navy ". department. - , . -State department '.received re ports that Nicaragua troops are fnobllizing to suppress rerolutlon- .. . . " J . ? . . - . Dies Suddnly a . . -a '..'V - ' Pkoto y Kennell t;itU. The Xate Pred.W. Steusloff KN10HT ESS, 1: BRCfS3KLS.-i-MiM J Mrgret .sVn Btnsoalaer, of th Cornell UniTfnity ; fclty, is Sf- ' H t in ham. f' 4 inflaenea i frow- Sf -: "p'fy doairstUs load r- v . jery where.; In ree cms erTicen"" -Albert, . Iciox ef tba Bl- SKSigjSJ' I cisBB. h, ran- iirrrni, he". k order at Knight hood of the Bel- Crowu. Ijady rrrt " Van KiMaiaer is the'' ;J I first of her ne t ' h Wtaichted.Whil : ..v'SJg , ft ther is soma Te-" im m airtiar on the is no ' criticism, inaxranoh aa there i general aod . enthnaiaatic appreciation of her work.: i ' ' - ' . " .':. SWEET - - WASHINGTON. ; The patent of--fir baa raeeiTed a request for a pat ent to royer a Netherlands discovery that' a fana of molasses aiay be-aaed. effectively and inexpensively, aa a dnst layer for roads. Pot ; into commercial : production -this read .covering can bo . supplied at less cost than tar, cndi petroleum and other road treatments. . . , . Write Tour n: nifty. - ; . SUHOS . 'EM WASHtN'GTON, D.! C -Patricia Poo ': Bennett, who claims membership in - . . . the , family, of which . Edgar Al ien Poe waa a -: shining member,' ia la her own way a pea pusher and . word aiinger. Her naaal -work is special writing for variona - papers heraaboats; extra ordinary eventa , nsnally find Miss . Bennett - among : those present, get - ting her story in ' the liiost approved , Bunner. r , Among some forty pr-ts ' repre&nttivna at ' a.' recent interna tional meeting at ' Halt.tnor. ifica JWtCi4 etfWtTT ' Bennett main tained the hlnet average for the num ber of words filed over the news wirea each - day. IV a a - strange - life, thi " reporting, bnt. ' it ' has 5 ita faseinationa and -Misa Bennett know .what they " are.: . , , ..... -. p . . . THANKS JUDGE, OFFICER RECKLKSS imiVKR , WRITES XOTE Of APPltl-:CATIO . It's not often that a man writes a note of thanks to the officer who arrests him and the: Judge -'-who ones him,' so the one written yes fordav. hv .Kenneth Elde of Port land, arrested by Earl Bv Houston, state traffic officer, was consider ably appreciated.; , ? ' Elde 'pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined J15 by Bra zier C. Small, justice ot the peace. Far zrom ODjccung co me senteuce he wrote the following note: "t will promise to be more care ful': in the : future. A man like (lnnolnn has mv fpstlfiptj lie made X la arrest We a ge'utlemaa, Thank 3 itoAo if evro I dV.ll you,, Kenneta 138, '- "J . r , First "A an u al Festival of Autumnto,Continue From September 15 to 22 EXPECT RECORD CROWD Three Color Posters, Special Ad Club Newspaper Planned, Anto Show Is Set for i Wednesday ; The first annual fall window display week, ' sponsored by the Salem Ad club, wiir be held from September 15 to 22 this . year, it was announced following si meet ing last night., The largest crowd ever seen on the streets of Salem, estimated at 15.000, attended a similar event last spring, and an even greater horde is expected this fall. Court street, between Commer cial and High, will be roped off for the automobile display, as was done last spring. Better lighting facilities than those of the last show are promised for the fall event, however. This show will be held Wednesday, Sept. 15, the the night of the big celebration to open the week. - .v Most of the business houses Are expected to have elaborate win dow displays open the-: whole week. School displays will be placed In windows of arms whleh do "not have their own-exhibits A committee in charge of these events has been appointed. . , A special Ad club newspaper will be published Wednesday nights aat-rea?. ne,; appeared on the streets (With screaming headlines to announce ' the "mur der of 'gloom," and equally startl ing events Is Expected - this fall. ',Three-olor full shee posters are being prepared to be placed in the windows of local stores and in nearby towns to advertise the dis play week. ; CALCES WILL STAND FIRM CANNOT URGE CHANGE IN RE LIGIOUS LAWS, HE RAYS MEXICO CITY. Ang. 19. (By A.P. ) President . Calles .tonight, in a reply to the request of the Catholic 'Episcopate that he sus pend, the " recently enformed re ligious regulations, says he is un able to amend the constitution and because of his political convic tions he cannot submit to con gress a bill calling for modifica tion of the religious laws. r "iTiiil fit J- ss. i MARIONXOUNTI If 0 SIFT TICKET CHARGE JOHN H. CARSON ANNOUNCES i COMING INVESTIGATION Blanket Denial of Accusations " Against Stelwer Are? Be Presemted to PORTLAND, Aug. 19. (By As sociated Press). Four affidavits have been made by associates of Charles . E. Henshaw deny in g that they ever received money jfrom Frederick Stelwer, republican nominee for United States .sena tor, or from his manager or. any one representing them and! that they never saw Henshaw receive money from Stelwer or his repre sentatives before or daring the primaries, nor did Henshaw, as secretary of the county republican club, ever report to club members in their presence that he! had re ceived money from Stelwer or from the latter's headquarters. Charles A. German, A.! A. Bail ey. Raymond W. Caldwell, and J, L. Stafford, who were among the leaders with Henshaw in ! promot ing the county republican jclub. have made these sworn statements before H. Borden Wood, in the office of W. Lair Thompson. The Marion county grand) jury will be given for consideration the charges made by W. S.' UTRen. Portland attorney, against Fred erick Stelwer, republican United States senatorial ; nominee, and John.R. Latourette, treasurer of the Stelwer-for-senator committee, according to John Carson, district attorney. A formal request for investigation, made by ' Latour ette, -will also be laid before the grand Jury. I i - . . ,Tne charges made by; U'Ren state that Steiwer and Latourette paid $500 to Charles E. Henshaw for publishing and circulating a so-called "yellow ticket, T which was fraudulent and endorsed the candidacy of obert StanfieldJ-'srho opposed Steiwer for the republi can nomination. Mr. Latourette claimed the U'Ren charges to be false in his (Continoivd on page 8.) - 1 PRESENT PAGEANT TODAY THE GYPSY" TO BE FEATURE WEATHER PERMITTING In case the weather permits, the pageant and games originally scheduled for the Thirteenth street playgrounds Wednesday will be held this afternoon at 2 jo'dlock! The celebration, which mark the close of the playground (season, was postponed because ot the rain Wednesday. In case it rains to day, it will be held as soon as the weather will permit. i i A pageant, ;The Gypsy' iven by thti jgirls, and games; races! and swimming contests by the boys are on. the program. j THE WATCH ON THE RIND! em '"TTT 41 rvvTPp j fill : 1 VafWfcV. XtJ A 0n .lit-rS wv,iyr.AV,. jr fir wn,,.,,.n,, .jaS .a2 -mm ' m u if i - - wr Early Report : of $100,000 !; Bound for alern, is In creased tir Portland $200,000 ADDED TO LIST First National Bank, United States National, and Federal Re serve Bank Believed I to Be Caught ; Approximately $1 0 0,0 00 in United States treasury certificates en route to the Oregon state treas ury here, to be used by the world war -veterans' bonus commission, were' yesterday reported stolen In the Union Pacific mail train rob bery Saturday morning, according to Major W. P. Simpson, secretary. The certificates were contained in an envelope which arrived empty. The. state treasury will not stand the loss' as the certificates were to have been paid for upon arrival. PORTLAND. Aug. 19.-(By As sociated Press). Bonds and other securities valued at about 1200, 000 and consigned to Portland banks were stolen from the regis tered mall pouches on. Union Pa cific train No. 5, when that train was held up and robbed by two Unmasked bandits near Rawlins, Wyo., Saturday morning,' iti was reported in Portland today. Inas much as such securities are fully insured before being put in tran sit, the banks will be reimbursed and no disturbance of credits; will result, . nThe First' 'NattonsLf ' bank.5 the United States National, and the Federal Reserve bank, Portland branch, were said to have been the principal consignees. Officers of these banks refused to confirm the report, but all of them declared it is only with great difficulty that such losses .could be traced until some time after the robbery took place. If letters telling of the shipment had been (Continued on pass 8.) FOREST FIRE CONQUERED BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AFTER BURNING FOR DAYS SAN .FRANCISCO. Aug. 1$. (By Associated Press).. After burning over 65,000 acres! of brush and timber in the region of Sequoia . national forest, .the fire in the timber country east of Fresno was brought under con trol today. m m 1.17-wi. : Wm tar. a. lit' I Wm ! -at I nh f hi i 1 1 m I Surp rise Verdict Ends Four Hour Deliberation Slayer of 22 Year Old Daughter Sylvia, Collapses, Mrs, Gaines Affirms Faith in Husband,, Defense Attorney "Will Appeal ' ' . SEATTLE, Aug. 9. (By Associated Press.) Wallace Cloyes Gaines was tonight convicted by a superior court Jury here of murdering his daughter Sylvia, 22, and the penalty was fixed at death by hanging1. Gaines collapsed after; the verdict was' read at 8:40 o'clock. The case was given to the jury at 4:06 p. m. this after noon, i - t ; ; . . John D. Carmody, defenses, attorney, announced that art appeal' Will be' taken. After the . verdict was announced Rob ert S: MacFarlane," defense counsel, asked that' the jury be polled and one, by one the jurors assented that the verdict4was their result. .. , "Well,! it looks pretty good ibr me" Gaines said when he was .being; taken from King County jail to the court house to hear the verdict. . ' I "T hliatra nn na T hnvA nl- CALL NORTHWESTERN" '!CITY OF SALEM; KARR RE-CHRISTENING URGED TO PRESERVE TRADITIOX8 Legal Technlcmlitles Warranted to Advertise This City as a Snipping Port : The name "City of Salem," borne by tWo old-time Willamette river steamers long since worn out by service on the Portland to Sa lem run, may.again be seen on the river as a result of effort on the part of the Salem Navigation com pany to have the ' name of the steamer "Northwestern changed to "City of Salem." The two ortg inal steamers of the name are well known" to early day Tivermen on the Willamette. This" haiige-i would not only serve a sentimental purpose,' ac cording to I Frederick W. Karr, president of the company, but would.be a- good advertisement for the city, with ittr.name circulating among the river, coastwise and off-shore steamers. in the Portland harbor. i Changing the name of a steamer P . . (Continued on psf .) WOMEN BEAT TWO MEN STRIKERS H THROW STONES, EGGS AND POTATOES MANVILLE, R. I., Aug. 19. (By Associated Press). Women strikers' beat up ; two men today, the first day of the strike at th Manville-Jenekes company cotton mill here.. The arrival of Sheriff Andrews and at itddltlonal depu ties this aftrndoh put an end to a series of disorders, ; Aioen Keeo, a 'mill overseer. wno attempted.to escprt two girls to the mill )h llhe morning. . was beaten by two W6men. Later.be was ,the target of a mob of 450 women: He; was showered with eggs, v stones and potatoes, but escaped serious Injury.' A deputy snerui ana a state policeman res cued him: ' ., ' . CqCX FIGHTSy OFFICERS GAME B1HD AND DOG STAND GUARD ON. RUM CACHE SPOKANE Wash.,' Aug. 19.- (By Associated Press.) A game cock and a i watch, dog offered strenuous battle to police officers who sought to take possession of several gallons of liquor they, were guarding ' here toaay.. v ( 1 The rooster was rnardian . -for IS quarto' that had' been burled oeneatn his f coop. In" a ?. nearby harn. the dog kept watch over an other gallon. The police, got the liquor but no arrests were made. yALENTINOtTO RECOVER PHYSICIANS: DECLARE ? STAR ; IS OUT OF DANGER. V NEW -YORK- AuYlV ( By Associated Pjess) Rudolph .Valr entlno of the-movies was reported definitely out of -danger and: on the road .to recovery-tonight. ' " .A bulletin lata 'today,': from ' his attending' physicians 1 at the Poly clinic .hospital, iwhere he. has, been a patient since Sunday, when he was operated- upon ' for appendi citis and gastric nicer, announced he, was making "satisfactory prog ress,' bavjng passed the most cri tical' period."! ", - SH IPS -strike: I U- F0 G TWO BOATS LOLP INTO PORT ' ' UNDER TUG .CONVOY . - SAN . FRANCISCO,1 ; Aa g. 1 9. The Union Ofl company tanker La Placentla and the freighter 'Eagle of the Wllllams"lihe limped into port here late today after "collid ing just outside the Golden Gate this mornta-;- ; ;a k . - . : 4 - h - rv- f . .. . ways believed, that my husband is innocent," declared Mrs. Eliza beth Gaines, wife of the defend ant, who vas present as the, ver dict was announced. William 'CA. Gaines, brother of the defendant and chairman of King county commissioners, indicated inability to comment. ' . . The body of Sylvia Howard Gaines, a graduate of Smith col lege, Northampton, Mass.. was found in a grove of trees on the shore of a small lake near Seattle cn June 17. 1 She had left her. father's house alone for a walk the night of the murder after an argument with him.' About 9 o'clock ' three peg- sons-saw a man near the murder scene whom they declared re sembled Gaines in stature- and build- . - v - i i The - state made much or a theory that . Gaines slew the girl after she had ; threatened xpos ure of a clandestine . affection ex isting between, teem. , -' Sylvia came here In. September from the home of her mother, Mrs. H. E. ' Maynard, 6f Northampton, Mass. Her-parents separated 17 years ago and the. girl had not seen; her father since that time.' ' Gaines was arrested. June .29 In, the midst of a coroner's inquest into the girl's death. -The same day. he was charged with murder, The trial"- began August - 2 and aroused ' more interest than any other criminal proceedings in the history of Seattle.' .- ' ; -! In addition to the testimony of $he three persons ' who saw - the man near the killing, there-! was Harry' RWurater,- an automobile mechanic, who said he.saw Gaia' automobile r parked wunin 50 yards of the' death spot at the time' Sylvia was slain.-. Louis Stern,' a 'companion ot Gaines, swore that an hour after the murder.' the 'defendant con fepsed the slaying to him. saying: ''C'Yon Jt now what I have always told your:. That I .would go -where I pleased- and do as I pleased; and drink when I wanted, and as much as I wanted, and If anyone inter ': ' (OnUl iptp is.) CRACKiFLYER IN CRASH FORD RELIABILITY PILOTS . LOSE OUT IN RACE .- 'CLEVELAND hio, Aug: 19.- ( By Associated Press.) Harvey Ci Muinmert.Tcrack pilot in the Ford reliability airplane tour, and two passengers "narrowly escaped death late: today when their' plane, a Mercury, somersaulted on Its side as-It landed at Cleveland air port. . The three escaped without Injury. ... , t i The Mlsshap - cost Mummer t third place in the race for ' the Ford reliability ' ,; trophy and a share of 120,000 In prises. . While - workmen were- - extract ing' Mammert, word came through that the tripled motor Ford plane, piloted: by captain Scbroeder und bearing :Ernest uGreen wood; ftwo mechanics and two newspapermen, had crashed-three' miles north of Nova.' Ohio.- - None of the passen gers rere krt..!i?.r;';iar-?i' t'- TW03 WILLr FACE JURORS WILLIE STEVENS AND CAR- - PENDER HELD IX JAIL ' - SOMMERVILLE, N. J Aug. IS. (By. Associated Press) --Willie Stevens and Henry De La Bruyere Carpender were held to the grand Jary today: on'j a charge of mur dering the' Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Milla. sine- er In his choir. Stevens, a broth er, ana;- carpender; a scousin. of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall., widow of the slain rector? who Is out on si5,epor.-4aii-'. charged with the crime, were . remanded to . ' jail pending application f for their re lease on ball. Monday.- .- ; . Special Prosecutor . Alexander Simpson said that: he would op pose" granting the two men bail, when'i they, come ud fbr'hearlasr before Justice Gmmaere, ' Ji - a bs, aaaai , am av m. m m m am mmm Bkv S S . PIOIEBS PASS ' Captain' Applegate Pic- -tueresque Figures , LEGION DRUMMERS LOSE Take Second to Bond, by Narrow Margin In competition Which j '' Wa4 Followed by Covered f '."''V '' ' "ITagon" Parade ' ' , t h . 4 r t a.-o-. - v EUGENE,' Cr. V5 Aug.- 19. (By Associated Press.) -fbe " early west was, revived". ln"4 Eugene to day when ; hundreds 'ot' pioneers gathered .for the biggest paraae ever held"1 In this- elty. For m ore than an hour was required tor tne procession .-of; covered ; wagons, oachea and other old-time vehicles ; -i Ezra iMeekeiv S 6-rear-old trail- blazer, 'was grand marshal of the parade, and - Cal Young, Eugene, frontiersman, who has been work ing . on , plans .for the -; procession for months,' brought up the rear. Capt. .O. C. Applegate of Klam at b. Falls, veteran Indian fighter, was also In the line.1 : Before a crowd estimated at 25,000 the Bend" drum corps took first prize Jn the ' 'Trail to Rail"; celebration contest held this af ternoon: ''-- ' ;. . - -:- By the. point system the Bend SUU. fc?Cl,W,. USUiflUUB Ilk LUC American- leEion. iaaae sj.z ior second place. ,: Roseburg waa third With?. 9Q.7 ; Medford fourth with. S6.48;: McMInnville. , fifth with wlth.8 li-i Eugene-as .host to the other corps -did not compete. . ' ilmntt luvira rt a!rnliitsi gathered .from many parts of the PaciQc coast, took part In an air circus. overihe city this evening. Thursday was . the second day of the celebration , and tomorrow will be the final day. A big civic parade in . the morning, open air boxing' matches in the afternoon, and the pageant in the evening will 'complete the three-day fes- - V1t a m hyiij ,joe .weamer was ?aeaa. . BAND CONCERT T0PJIGHT POSTPONED PROGRAM WILL ... LENGTHEN SCHEDULE .The band concert program post poned last Tuesday because of bad Weather will be used for the con cert tonight, it waa announced yes terday by Oscar Steelhammer, di rector. ; Two more cqncerU will be' given after , tonight to finish the full schedule. The season had been originally. scheduled .to end Tuesday. , t Tonight's ,; program - f ol- March', "Onthe Square"..l.PaneIla Selection, '".The Dollar Princess" Popular numbers. - ' - -Selection, ,Ermanr.s Tobanl Vocal solos,' "The Gypsy Love- aongs,- ana 1 xaiss aiy Swiss ; - ' ' Miss Eva Roberts. Gavotte," "Allta" Losey ,The Prince of Pilsen." (by request) , . Landers March, "Royar Scotch Highland ers" .-;.. ... Kine "Star Spangled Banner." l-. SLUSH FUND IS FLAYED ROOSE'ELT - HITS AT LLARGC- ; ruLUARi: . EXPENDrruiHis ! .NEWlYORK. An. I9n a P.) Col. 1 Theodnr : speaklna tonieht hpfnr tha vmr Republican . club.V denounced : the expenditure ot vast sums of money In the Pennsylvania. nri i republican -senatorial primaries. . expenditure -'."a burning disgrace." uoiaing mat u not only subverts the principles of the nrimarv. hut strikes at the roots of republican insciiuiions. - - - - Colonel KlWMWVeTt oof !m vQf that nbout f 40,000,000 are spent m presiaentiai years and J 10,0 00, 000 in Off Tears in '.-t tA ITnttrnt ' Statesi. ' - . ' -v. FOG S E U D S F LA U E DOVfl C.-S. NAVAL PL.NE LANDS SAFELY" AT'COOS 1L1Y EUREKA. Cai;, Aug. .19." (Br A. P.)--TheU, ;S. naval rl3ne i'f-I, jea route Irom Seattle to tin Diego,. was forced to land tt Coca Bay. this afterr.cr.i cn .vc--.z.t cT a ;heavy Tog along the .coast. A- message from the PD-1 to ti e r v y radio SUtioahere state J t: t t!e plane-would -ccutictie s- t.- i Tha" mess a ?& -'4 U i.,t whether or not they LJ enou-- 4 ' - n