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SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1926
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ODDY
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LETS W LAG
.Youthful Attorney General
Piles Up Big Lead in -
Texas Primary v
'JIM' FAILS TO COMMENT
Incomplete, Bat Costelaslve Re
tarns Give Moody, 417,180;
Ferguson, , 211,958;
Victory Claimed
I . DALLAS, Aug. IS.- (By Asso
ciated Press.) Dan- Moody,
youthful red haired attorney en
- eral, swept the Fergusons out ot
' political power in today's demo
V ' ' cratie ro a-off primary in Texas.
Governor - Miriam A. Ferguson
was overwhelmingly defeated for
- ', renomination on the face of in-
Moody, as the standard bearer of
T . 7 the 'party will be' the next'gover
j ' nor of the Lone SUr state, nomi-
nation on the, democratic ticket
'J being equivalent to election In
Ar November. ; ' f
t Moody Leads S to 1
x With returns from nearly all of
the counties in the state, most of
Ing the woman governor by nearly
2 to 1. -Mrs. Ferguson had gained
slightly from earlier returns. The
count, tabulated by the Texas elec-
Hon bureau." from 223 out of 252
, - - counties, with 63 complete, gave:
Ferguson 211,958.
' , . Moody 417,180. -
In the straight out contest be-
(Csntlnns4 . P 4.)
REBELS THREATEN CITY
BOMBARDED TODAlr
MANAGUA. Aug.- 28. (AP.)
The " rebellious forces , hare an
nounced that they will bombard
the tpwn of El Bluff unless if is
evacuated by the government
troops before tomorrow. El Bluff
- Is fire miles from Blufields on a
peninsula. It has a population of
500 and the government has a
garrison there of 400 men. There
' is a fine customs house, wharf,
and other buildings.
1 The only American at El Bluff
at present Is said to be W. J.
Crampton of New York, acting as
collector of customs, .
MANAGUA, Aug. 2 8.- ( AP. )
The American charge d'af fairs,
Lawrence Dennis, delivered a
. ; communication from the depart
' ' ment of state to President Cham-
orro this afternoon. The com
munication is described as highly
important..
RIFF CHIEFTAIN BANISHED
WILL NOT SET FOOT ON NA
TIVE SOIL, AGAIN
CASA BLANCA, Morocco, Aug.
28. (AP)Abd-El-Krim.o n c e
wr lord of .the iUf flans who for
years fought stoutly against the
'armed might of Spainjand France.
departed frbm his native land to
day, banished for life fto Reunion
island, in the Indian ocean, off the
cast coast of South Africa.
:V . Abd-EI-Krim will not set his
feet upon earth again until he ar
rives at Reunion island." for at
Marseilles he will be transferred
; , "direct from the ' Ah'da jto the liner,
Admiral Pierre- 4
PROPERTY CONFISCATED
ABD-EL-KRIM LOSES POSSES
SIONS BY DECREE
, MADRID. Aug. 28- (AP) The
native government ot Morocco has
Issued a decree 'confiscating the
property of Abd-EI-Krim. former
.riff lan war lord, according to of-
flclals of the Moroccan adminls
tratioa.. Krim is now on his way
of Reunion. ,V---"'
NICARAGUA SENDS NOTE
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31EXICO HA ID TO HAVE .SENT
ARMS INTO COUNTRY
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 28
.(A.P.) The Niciraguani gOvern
ment has sent a note to Mexico de
claring it has Irrefutable evidence
i.that Mexican authorities equipped,
armed and manned, with men in
' Mexico's military service, an aux
.5 : Hiary ship ef the Mexican govern
Atnent, the Concon; -which . sailed
vm vu AUgusi. ii
p m -nuoustering - expediiion to
Traffic Liquor Arrests
in
Total of 199 Arrests During
ing and Failing to Stop
: Ti . . a
Lead
; rrequeni uiuse oi rrouDie
. A total of 199 arrests were made by the Salem tolice
department in July and August
i A a. t
mg io siausucs compuea ir" mine ponce Diotter ior tnose
two months. Of these arrests, 106 were made in. July and
)6 in August. : ,"..
Out o1 this number of arrests, speeding was the most com
moii charge, with 29 arrests in
of 57. ; Failing to stop brought
the police station, .30 being
WABNZNOl
NEW 4 TORK. 1 Adequate and of
ficial warning in -aereby forwarded
.... . .! . a BanMM, ladii,
that A. 8- Ver
bbt. who is offi
cially a Itoadoa
art dealer and un
olficially fam
ous hunter of biff
fame, i on his
wy-to Burma for
the ' express- - par
pose of gathering
a a bevy of rtain
oeeri. or rhinoc
eroses, as the case
may be. He is
freih from three
months in the big
game country of
Africa and all he
needs to face the
Burmese beasts is
a little new equip
ment. This is be
inc rapidly gath
A. 8 VCRVIAY
ered km- creases America.- en root to
the Orient.' -A. number of museums
nave asked to bo retreseated on his ex
pedition, la , eunuch as his particular
aim is to locate several rare species of
rhiaoceri. ;
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HEMPSTEAD, Ii. I. This part of
the eonntry Ja in turmoil. There is a
horse thief somewhere around. For
fifteen 'yean, now. no horse has been
stolen anywhere near here, but at last
the charm has been broken. This conn
try is certainly going to the dogs. A
horse belonging to Edward Wilson of
this town ha disappeared. It's a white
horse, with a star oa its forhead. The
thief will, 5 of course, be treated in the
nanal fsshion, if apprehended. How
erer, if it turns out that he stole a
automobile truck in which to spirit
away the horse, nothing as usual
will be done about it. A horse is one
thing, and a motorcar is another
quite. ,
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-' NEW AMEKICAN
' NEW) TORK. Anthony II. G.
Fokker, the famous Dutch airplane de
signer ana oaiia
er, has taken the
first step toward
Becoming an Am
erican c 1 1 i s e n.
During the war
planes of his de
sign were widely
used by the Ger
man air force, but
his post-war activ
ities have been ,
confined for the
moat part to de
velopment of com
mercial aviation.
Since hia "adop
tion"! by Henry
ford and other
Americans inter
ested in the de
velopment of fly
ing, Fokker has
AH9HONY fQKKH
1 .w,.. been almost eoa-
stsatly in this country. It was a
plane of his design in which Byrd flew
to the pole ; the larger commercia I
planes used by Ford are Fokker-built
and designed. Now, with -his tsking
.out of first eitisen pspers. it seems
certain that he plans to devote all of
his time to the development of com
mercial aviation la America.
POLICE: SHOOT ROBBER
ONE: KILL.ED AXD THBEt; CAP.
, i, TUBED IX CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Aug. 28. (AP).
One robber was killed by police
tonight . and three others were
captured after they had success
fully held up and robbed 200 men
in the basement ot a down town
building which the police said was
a gambling resort.
'Money and Jewelry estimated to
have been worth $25,000 already
was in the possession of the rob
bers when: the police, summoned
by some ot the men who had man
aged to slip out of the room, ap
peared. The lookout for the rob
bers was shot ana kiiiea as ne
tried to kill the first policeman to
arrive. More than iv oi me ire
quenters of the basement gambling
den were taken into custody.
HEAT KILLS FIVE PEOPLE
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' OVER CEXTRAIi DISTRICTS
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1 CHICAGd, Aug. 28. (AP.)
Hot winds swept Chicago ..today
under -' mounting ? tempcraiurB
which reached peak at 9 aegrees
this afternoon. FIto deaths were
attributed to the heat. , ; ; -- j
Th ; heat -ware was reported
Aneral over the central districts
although a fall in temperature wasl
repjpnf
fvS -site
1WKVS MWIHISW-
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Police Reports
July and August Shows Speed
at Through Streets .Most
m i sen -
up to Saturday night, Record-
A - - a m. - m
August and 28 in July, a total
the next largest number into
arrested n this charge in July
and eight in Augustj - Drunken-
ness was third with 10 arrests in
August and seven in jjuly. '
Larceny Cases listed
Four arrests in July and four la
August .were made for investiga
tion. Other charges bringing in
more than one man were larceny,
with five arrests, and displaying
goods on the sidewalk, with twk
By far the biggest number
arrests were made for) violation f
various kinds of traffic ordinanc
such as parking overtime, parki: g
double, : parking in restricted d s-
tricts, driving over fire hose, aid
similar misdemeanors. The tofe.1
number of traffic arrests, incliii
ing speeding and reckless driving,
was 145.
. Traffic Fines Frequent
The heaviest sentence given
las
$100 fine and 60 day4 in jail.
sessed for driving while druna
The total number of fines
hs-
sessed during the two month mr
iod was 82, 44 during July and38
during August. Speeding,, pa-k
ing overtime, falling tp stop, nd
driving with four in the fi mt
seat were the chief source: of
revenue to the city, accord in i to
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BOAT SINKS, ONE DEAD
SEVEN ARE MISSIXG W
EN
GALE WHIPS RIVER
NEW ORLEANS, Aug
(AP) Mrs. George The is, w
e of
the captain of the tow boatlPat
ton, was drowned and her
hus-
.ro'
the crew are missing, rvv. A
so, head of the Bissoi coal
tow boat company, said hefc
to-
day.
The Patton sank in the Mfesiss
ippi river near Convent, JJL in
Wednesday night's hurricae
DR. D0NEY WILL
PREACH
TOM KAY TO PRKSIDI AT
UNION SERVICE TODlY
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, pmident
of Willamette university, vill talk
on "Looking it the Direction You
Go." at the union churjeh services
this afternoon at oclqck E WI11-
con park. Tom Kay will jreside
A quartet composed of ' ttarry
Pearson, Hovard Leach. L. E
Barrick and John Moritz, wit sing
"Wandering (Mid," "I Amisten
inn" and Dr4rtmland." f
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.Z-CZ.?.??:: -- 1 Jans p-jp m'niif.'. , .
GO 5 DEFY
PRISON POSSE
Five Escapes Virtually Rulel)
Penitentiary During Bold
est Break
FOUR CAPTURED QUICKLY
Lone Gusu-d I'revents Bolt of 1400
Inmates AVhen Rifle Shots
Undermine Courage, Forc
ing Them Back
JONIA, Mich., Aug. 28. (AP)
Apparently having scattered in
various directions, 20 of the 24
convicts who escaped from the
state reformatory here this morn
ing after overpowering 20 guards,
were still at liberty tonight. Four
were recaptured and facing the
possibility of three years addition
al imprisonment for their short
freedom.
Leaders Take Command
The break, shortly after 1:30
o'clock this morning, was one of
the boldest in the . history of the
Michigan penal institutions. For
a 'time five men, ring leaders in
the escape, were in virtual pos
session of the prison.
That the other 1400 inmates of
the prison did not Join the24 who
got out was due to the courage of
Ed Haight, deputy warden.
Summoned by an outer guard,
Haight ran to the scene and ar
rived as a large group of inmates
were coming through the main
(Ooatlnnasl oat pac S.)
LONESOME POLA MOURNS
DREAM OP FUTURE 13. SHAX-
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CHICAGO, Aug. 28. (AP).-
Pola Negri, in the lonesomeness of
a private car, mourned today over
the fragments of her shattered
dream a film career crowned
with a picture of herself and Ru
dolph Valentino starring together,
then a happy marriage, love, and
children.
Denied marriage she announc
ed their engagement some time
ago by his untimely death, Pola
wished to take his body to Holly
wood, the scene of their triumph
in the picture world.
But she was ill today, still weak
from her collapse at 'Kansas City,
and during the less than three
hours spent here, before her car
was attached to the Twentieth
Century Limited to carry her to
New York for the funeral, she re
mained secluded, in her car. -
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Senator SniiUi AV. Brooklutrt Itas been receiving a number of threatening "black hand" letters.
.So, whenever he goes Into crowds he is closely guarded by four expert and trained shots. Left to
right: Guards A. 'A. Mikota and Leroy Barber, Senator Brookltart Guards W. J. Fleming and
Joseph Kroulik. , ' ,
R0DGERS' BODY RESTS
. IN FAMILY HOMESTEAD
AGED COUPLE WATCH AS
DRAPED CASKET ARRIVES
Private -Funeral Service to
Held Monday, Burial at
Arlington
Be
HAVRE DE GRACE, Mr.. Aug
28. (AP)-The body of Com
mander John Rodgcrs who was
killed in an aeroplane fall at the
Philadelphia navyyard yesterday,
"arrived here by motor from Phil
adelphia tonight.
Body Reaches Home
The funeral car carrying the
commander's body arrived at the
Rodgers homestead at Zion Hill
a suburb, two miles north of here
at 6:10 p. m. Eastern Standard
time. It will remain in the home
which has sheltered the Rodgers
family for a hundred years, until
Monday afternoon, when brief fu-
nexal services .for, the f amibt-onlj
will e-EeTd alT3:30 o'clock.
After the private services at
Zion Hill, Cqmmander Rodgers
body will be taken to Arlington
National cemetery for burial with
military honors.
Dies on Anniversary
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.
(AP) fommander John Rodgers
USN hero of the Hawaiian flight
a year ago, who was killed yester
day when his plane fell into the
Delaware river at the Philadel
phiadelphia navy yard was borne
between ranks of marines and sail
ors late today on his way to his
Maryland home.
The solemn transfer of the body
was made almost on the eve of the
first anniversary of his departure
with four others in a flight that
was to have taken him from San
Francisco to Honolulu. Then the
Guard Brdokhart From Black Hands
PIERCE URGES CITIZENS
TO SET ASIDE SEPT. 17
proclamation d e c l a it ES
CONSTITUTION DAY
Perpetuate Present Form of Gov
ernment Told Youth and
Mature
Governor Piercf. yesterday is
sued a proclamation urging the
citizens of the state of regon to
observe Constitution Day, which
falls on Friday, September 17.
- Education Important
"To devote one day in the year
to a better 'understanding of our
constitution is not only of educa
tional value to the youth of qur
land," read, the proclamation,
"but affords an opportunity for
those of mature years to re dedi
cate their lives to the perpetua
tion of our present form of gov
ernment." The proclamation fol
lows?
W?Tbe-GQstitijtIe f the United
States is the most remarkable hu
man document ever fashioned as
a foundation for a free govern
ment. One hundred and fifty
years ago, in the Immortal Declar
ation of Independence, the Colon
ies declared themselves free and
independent states. Seven years
of war established that independ
ence. Then followed a few years
ot struggling government under
a, loose union of the colonies
while the Constitution wiis in the
making.
Nation Must Endure
"The wisest of statesmen, the
purest of patriots gave of their
best intellect that this document
might be so fashioned as to stand
the test of time. Other republics
1 (Con tinned oa para .)
BOYS BREAK WINDOWS
OFFICERS SEEK LADS WHO
DAMAGED BUILDINGS
State fair officials yesterday
called upon the Salem police to
arrest and prosecute a number ot
boys who during the past few
weeks have broken windows in
buildings at the state fair grounds
and otherwise caused damage to
state property.: ,
'Friday, a number of windows in
the' camp ground . headquarters
were' broken and will have to be
replaced at considerable expense.
If the boys are apprehended they
will be' prosecuted, members of the
state fair! board said. ' An effort
also will be made by the police to
fix the responsibility for the de
struction of flower beds on the
fair grounds. , '
CRUELTY MAIN CHARGE
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WIFE I OF PROMINENT SAW-
'MILL MAN FILES SUIT X
ST. MARIES, Idaho, Aug. 23.
(By A.-P.) Charging extreme
cruelty and asking division of com
munity' property valued at 114,
425.000. Mrs. Anna Herrlck has
filed suit for divorce -in district
court against Fred - Herrlck, prom
inent sawmill man.
The property, includes timber
lands, mills',' !real - and T personal
property in Mississippi,: Alabama.
Idaho and Oregon. .'She requests
?50.000. with which to determine
the valae of the property, S50.00C
temporary suit money, $1,000 a
nonth temporary alimony, S75.000
attorney's .fees, '.custody of two
children by a former marriage and
custody of her husband's daugh
ter by-his. former marriage.
SUICIDE B1C CREDIT FAILS
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, NEW YORK.. NY.r Aug. 2S
(AP.)WAnF attempt" to commit
suicide on- credit failed' today for
Leonard' Wills,- of South': Ozone
Park, LongIsIand. 'He borrowed
a quarter and spent It for a bottle
of poison. Although he drank it
an ambulance surgeon saved his
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DR. CANSE, KIMBALL
HEAD, IS WELL KNOWN
RECEIVED A. B. AND D. I. DE
GREES AT DE PAUW
Will Be Free to Devote Energies
To Building Institution in
Salem
Dr. J. M. Canse, newly elected
president of the Kimball College
of Theology, was chosen after a
long and painstaking search' by
the trustees of the college- He
has been under consideration for
quite a while, and his appointment
had been practically certain be
fore the formal action by the
board1 of trustees yesterday.
Graduate of De Pauw
He is a graduate of De Pauw
university, one ot the best known
Methodist colleges In the country,
taking both' his A. B. and D. D.
degrees there. Following ; his
graduation, he, entered the-'Meth
odist ministry and came to the
Puget Sound region. He has been 4
a minister1 in the Puget Sound
conference for 19 years.
Holds Important Pulpit
Several of the best 'appoint
ments possible in that conference
were held by Dr. Canse, as rec
ognition of his abilities. He was
with the University Methodist
church of Seattle for a time and
following that he preached at the
Methodist' churches In Seattle
Vancouver, Olympta, and Central
ia. He was occupying the pulpit
at Centralia when the call came
for him to take charge at Klmbal
College. , .
Dr. Canse was also superintend
ent of the Bellingham district for
a time. This district is one of
the administrative units of the
Puget Sound conference of . the
Methodist church.
Mrs. CansoMa also a graduate
of'DePauw. and has aided Dr.
Canse In alL his activities. She Is
especially interested in missionary
work. 11
Dr. and Mrs. Canse will reside
In the Kimball College building.
Dr. Canse will assume his duties
Immediately after the meeting ot
the Puget Sound conference which
is scheduled for September. 20.
Dr. J. D. McCormlck, who has
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AUTO INJURIES FATAL
JULIUS KLEINPELL DIES
IN
PORTLAND HOSPITAL
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 28.
(AP.) Julius Klelnpell. 44, died
at St. Vincent's hospital today of
Injuries received Wednesday when
the automobile he was' driving
collided head on with an auto
mobile driven - by. O. K. Edwards,
of Wllllmlna.' Ore., on the high
way nine miles south ot New
berg.
Helen Kleeb to Continue
Dramatic Work in South
SILVEltTON, Ore., Aug. 2g.l-
(Special) Miss Helen Kleeb," the
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. A. 4W.
Kleeb. who finished a year's work
with the Ellison-White school of
dramatic art . at Portland , last
spring is preparing to go to San
Francisco next week where she
will continue her work.
"Miss - Margaret Sullivan of
Portland will accompany Miss
Kleeb;. " ' : '
Austin Eastman Buys y
-i..- Vacation ;Lanc Site
1 SILVERTON- Ore.. Aug.; 28.
(Special) Austin Eastman .bas
Purchased 240 acres of wild and
hilly land. on Silver. Creek former
ly belonging to Frank Lais. Mr.
Eastman . intends: to reconstruct
the" cabin already on the land and
use the place for recreational. pur
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LEHS mo
Den
S50.000 SUIT;
Russell Beckett Asks $1 0,
000 Damages on Five
Separate Counts
COMMISSIONER, THREE
UNNAMED AGENTS SUED
Complaint Is Filed in Circuit,
Court Late Saturday
PERSECUTION IS CLAIMED
Justice Court Conriction Up
held in Circuit Court, Liq
uor Case Now on Supreme
Court Docket as Salem Man
Fights to Clear Name
William Levens, state prohibi
tion commissioner, and three dep
uties were named. in, a complaint
filed in circuit court last night for
150,000 damages by Russell Beak
ett of Salem., convicted of liquor
possession. ! '
The complaint sets forth that -the
arrest and conriction of' the .
plaintiff hate "cast- a stigma and
odium" upon the fair name ot hia
aged widowed mother and hia !,
ter, and on this count .' Beckett
seeks $10,000 damages. ;
Living Is Impaired
In his second count Beckett al
leges that ' his name has bees
blackened and' blighted, and dam
age of 110,000 is sought from the
defendants.; ". :: . - :,
The third count declares that he
is unable to earn a respectable liv- '
ing, and a sum of $10,000 Is want
ed for damage. ; - r
Ten thousand dollars damage is
asked for the loss of his earning
capacity since his arrest and con
viction. . -
Beckett would also collect $1 0.
000 from the defendants because
COMELY INDIAN LEAVES
PRINCESS AMERICA IS GIVEN
; GOLDEN KEY
" SPOKANE. Aug. 28.(A.P.)
Miss Jessie Jim., Indian maiden
from Okanogan who1 was crowned
Princess America ' at ' the Indian
Congress here last July,' was given
a gold key to Atlantic City hero
tonight. :
The comely Indian maid was
given a rousing sendoff by hun-,
dreds of her admirers and will
leave tonight for " Atlantic City
where she will be a guest ot honor
at the bathing beauties pageant.
TWENTY KILLED IN SilDE
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BURMA CATASTROPn Y BRINGS
DEATH, MANY ARE HURT .
SIMLA. Indian, . Aug.' 28
(AP At leasts 20 persons were
killed and as many injured in a
landslide at the Tiger Camp mine
in Northern Shan States', Burma.
on August 16. according to a gov.
ernment report today. " ;
2?00 HOUSES aOODED
UNTOLD - NUMBER KILLED IN
JAPANESE INUNDATION
TOKYO. V Aug. ; 28.(AP)--
Torrential rains that have done
enormous! damage in Japan re
cently caused another tragedy to-1
day. Severe floods on Hokkaido
Island drowned an undetermined
number and inundated 2.S0O
houses and destroyed thousands
of acres of growing rice. -
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In Wash: - :
Arrangements Were rnad. for
the hurlal of Commander John
Rodgers, in Arlington . cemetery.
Officials-were advised of the
landing of Marines and Blue Jack
ets 4n Nicaragua. '
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Senator Trammel of Florida an
nounced , he would Piove to re
scind adhesion - to "the World
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