tSpoys .BqVqcm? Jo :P:&asri?MQii& o 'U V : .WEATHER Fair with rising, temperature and, decreasing. humidity in interior. Wed acsdaj -Maximum,' .73; minimum, 59; "river,.. -1.6, rising; rain, none; atmosphere, clear;' frind, northwest.. A study of all -the evidence show that wo Hrnva hard harviln with CVoni'a In the settlement of her war debt, at the same J time Riving ner most generous terms. New York .Evening Post. v1. SBNTY-SESTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY -MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1926 (WEEKLY EDITION) s SIIS5 S STATE Increased Prosperity During 19271 928, 1929 Fore cast by Sammons SURVEY REVEALS TREND Amnle Credit. Confident Mer- chants and Increased Mar kets Beady, Rotarians Are Told Increased prosperity for Oregon in the next two or three years is expected by E. C. Sammons, vice president of the United States Na tional Bank of Portland, who ad dressed the Rotary club at its weekly luncheon yesterday in the Marion hotel. Mr. Sammons said his bank had just completed a survey of business conditions which had a favorable outlook. "The earnings or last year in dicate that the country is at a peak of prosperity," Mr. Sammons stated. "Banks, railroads, and practically all other industries ex cept the lumber industry made money in 1925. - ' "Everybody agreed that 'last year's prosperity would continue for the first six months of this year, but in reality it has excelled last year's record bo far and gives indications of continuing to do so for the rest of the year. "New record were sef. for pos tal receipts, bank clearings, auto mobile sales, and other business barometers for the fiscal year end ing in June of this year. . "There is great business confl dence. ample credit, and the peo ple appear to be sold on the Cool- idae economy plan. On the unfav orable side of the picture how ever, are big speculation and over production in some lines." Other aspects that are unfavor able include the Florida crash in which 78 banks failed in Florida, Georgia, and nearby states; the p.ie situation, and time sales Tms last causes an overstimula tion of retail demand, according to Mr. Sammons, by the Increased in stallment buying. Big building programs going on all over the state were cited as an example of the. confidence cap ital has in the future prosperity of the state. In his bank's survey, it asked many other banks what their opinion of the future was, Mr. Sammons declared and 3 per cent of them r said tney were satisfied with prospects, for the future. Increased business for the northwestern lurrermen hv in , store, Mr. Sammoi. j believed, be cause in five more years the Southern yellow pine forests will be exhausted. Much of the pres ent depression is due to the large number of lumber substitutes on the market. CONSCIENCE MONEY SENT D It A FT AND JSQUJTY SENT FROM RUSSIA RECEIVED PORTLAND. Sept. 1. (AP). Arthur Nagle, who fled to Europe last April to escape arrest on an indictment charging larceny by bailee of $6,000 from M. Click man, Portland clothier, has sent from Riga, Russia, a draft for $4,000 and has turned over $2,000 equity-in a Portland house to Glickman. to caver the 'amount. Nagle-was accused of taking the money while engaged ih buying bankrupt clothing stocks. INJURED AVIATOR DIES FLIER WON PULTIZER AIR PRIZE IN 1025 CONTEST WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. (AP) Lieutenant Cryus K. Bettis, army flier injured in a crash in Pennsylvania last week, died to day at Walter Reed hospital. Lieut. Bettis gained outstand ing prominence as a flier by win ning the PuilUer air race In 1925, at which time he set a record of 248.99 miles an hour. SPAIN REJECTED SEAT LEAGUE COMMISSION REFUS ES PLACE ON COUNCIL GENEVA. Sept. 1, (A.P.) The commission at work on plans for the reorganization, of the league council today : rejected Spain's demand for a permanent t in the council. There was no I call. The German and Polish egates did not vote, and the Chinese delegates supported the Spanish claim conditionally upon China being similarly favored. MASONS ACCEPT TEMPLE DEDICATION SERVICES HELD AT EUGENE MEETING EUGENE. Ore., Sept. 1. -(AP.) -Eugene Masons dedicated their new $150,000 temple today. The ceremonies began during the aft ernoon and continued until late to night. E. H. Sensenlch, of Port land, grand master, was the prin ciple , speaker. . Hundreds of lodgemen from all over the state Eia la attendance. AWAIT 5a l Prune Crop Waste Yet Output Will Crop Harvested, Shipped, Canned and Dried Will Prove Large, Perhaps Largest Ever Turned On, in Salem District; Waste Unavoidable There has been a bier loss in the prune crop ; in many orch ards it has been as high as 40 per cent. Due largely to the rains and to the drop. Some growers, unable to handle the prunes on the crround. have disced them in for fertilizer. The drop was worse in orchards on the low lands, and in old and more or less neglected orchards, than in the new plantings and those havine crood care. But, with all this, there will i n this district ; the largest ever - . . STKANOE CAMBRIDGE. Miss. Antonio Amaral presented himself at the mar riage license bureau here, the other day, fully prepared to apply for and receive the State's formal consent to his wedding vith.Kleana uti er, that is Eleana. -Antonio stuttered and paused. He couldn't think of hla bride's last name. The face was fa miliar but. for the life of him, he couldn't recall the name He went into conference with Eleana and finally the matter wit straightened out. Anyway, Kleana won't bare much use for that last name of hers any more, tine's got a new one. 4 CIVIC PKIDE VINCEKKKS. Ind. Ingenuity in boosting cities throughout this fair land jia becoming nothing less than magnificent. This city, for instance, is in the throes- of preparing for its own 8equi-C'entebnial as the threshhold city of the great northwest - territory. And- congress is being asked for an ap propriation. . . . Borne cities promote bathing beauty, pageant to focus pub tie attention on tbetn; others indulge in murders, flower festival, baby pa rades, speed cops, tallest buildings, low est subways, and slowest street ears. This thing of civic pride may- someday lead a city to do something drastic say, something ' aueh aa eliminating alums. 'But the trouble with that is that it -doesn't make particularly nifty .publicity. And what is civie pride without publicity t ' GOETHE CHICAGO.. There's a street on the north side named Goethe. A scholar, ly compilation of street car conduc- tor's pronunciation of the name re Teals that it ia known as tterty. Ooity. Go-eetbey. Gsty. Gerthe and Goothy street. ... A more is under way to have street car skip that stop. DISTRICT TOUR PLANNED CONGRESSMAN 18 PLANNING TRIP THROUGH DISTRICT W. C. Hawley, United States congressman, will make an inspec tion trip through the district be ginning next Monday. He will visit Tillamook, Garibaldi, Astoria, Toledo, Newport and Corvallis, returning to Salem September 17. Saturday and Sunday before leaving on this trip. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley will visit Mrs. Hawley s sister. Miss Margaret Geisendorfer of Albany. Mr. Hawley will speak for. the fall campaign to elect a republican senate and house after he .completes the trip. The schedule for the trip is as follows: Tillamook, Monday and Tuesday; Garibaldi and Astoria. Wednesday; Astoria. Thursday and Friday: Salem. Saturday, Sun day and Monday; Toledo and Newport, Tuesday; Newport, Wed nesday; Corvallis, Thursday; Sa lem, Friday." QUAKE VICTIMS HONORED MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD FOR 1,000,000 DEAD TOKYO. Sept. 1. (AP). Me morial services were . held here today .for 1.000,000 who perished in the great earthquake of 19 23, when Japan's capital was almost demolished by shock and flame. The services were held at the site of the old clothing depot In the Honjo district, where 43,000 were burned to death. At 11:58 a. m. temple bells were rung and whistles blown. VOTING MACHINES ASKED WOULD CUT ELECTION COSTS CO PER CENT, CLAIM PORTLAND, Sept. 1. (AP). Recommendation that 75 voting machines,; i with an approximate total cost of 386,652 to be deliv ered in Portland, be purchased by Multnomah county, has been made by Joseph II. W. Bevcrldge, coun ty clerk. ; , u A saving over, the present sys tem of about 50 -per cent7 would be. made In each precinct where the machines are used, Mr. Bev "Me stated.' -MX "i i -ii t i i LAST 0QS- OW" sit jUif) y AVsfmaT it owv I ers 4-fS5Swt"3is vvJy "' M k5fel e, Good be a large tonnage of prunes picked, and dried and canned. . If there had oeen no rain, ana no drop, the waste would, in many sections, have been as large, on account of the shortage of drying space. There was positively not enough drying space to take care of the prunes that would have had to go to the dryers, even with a very long and favorable picking season. If every prune could have been picked and taken care of, this dis trict would have had a sure .enough bumper crop. At the Packing Plants The Paulus plant Is putting through 3000 bushels of prunes a day counting both canning and drying. Is short of : help. Will try to get a night crew at once', for a sight shift in the canning department. This plant is also grading 7S.O0O to 100,000 pounds Of : prunes a 'day, ' and will speed up to 200,000 pounds a day. If enough help can be had. Packing for shipping has also begun there. The plant is getting a car of cans a day. They are running the plant to full capacity, for the first time it was ever so run. Burning $125 worth of oil every 24 hours, bringing the 250 horse power boiler to full capacity. If it had more capacity, it would be used, to take care of a larger volume of prunes in the dryer. The plant has a $500 a day payroll. Is run ning only on orders. Most of the pear contracts, which were mostly local, were over delivered, but even so the surplus was sold in advance. The plant must turn out 3000 cases of prunes a day till the end of next week, to catch up on advance orders. Mr. Paulus expects prune picking to last two weeks yet. He says most of the damaged fruit, has been in old orchards, or those on poor soil, or having indifferent care. The young orchards, have generally done veryVwelJ- In point bf yield and in the saving ot-the fruit in good condition. " " ' The Bunt cannery is running 24 hours a day, on pears and prunes, with some evergreen blackberries. Good prunes for canning will not last much long er; though prunes for drying will persist for some time yet. The Northwest cannery is run ning full handed on pears. Is through with .prunes. The Oregon Packing company is running full handed on pears and prunes and blackberries. That is. the 12th street plant. The 13th street plant is on ueans and cu cumbers, as usual. The Pacific Fruit (cooperative) West Salem, is running strong on pears and prunes, with a few blackberries. Quit receiving new consignments of pears on Tuesday. (Continued on paga 2.) WE DON'T iarg Trains Blocked, Roads Crip pled as Rivers Rise Dur ing Downpour $2,000,000 SET AS LOSS Galesburg, Peoria, Chicago Re port Flood Damage aw Dis patchers Re Route ' Many Trains CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 1. (By Associated Press.) Floods, rid ing in the wake of, four to eight inches of rainfall which swept central Illinois and Iowa yester day, halted industry, blocked rail roads, drowned stock and dam aged roads over much of the area. Galesburg and Peoria, Illinois, were the nardest hit, eacn city reporting damage approximating a million dollars. At Galesburg, the yards of two -railroads; pav ing brick company, light- and pow er firms and the cityrwater works were under 'water,? merchants' basements were flooded and many homes damaged. 4 , ' f 1 v- v The Santa Fe railroad estimated its Galesburg loss at $100,000. merchants' losses were placed at a similar figure, the Chicago, Bur lington & Quincy computed dam age to the extent of $50,000 and the Illinois Light & Power com pany said damage to machinery and operations would reach $100,- 000. Residence losses were placed at another $100,000. The water works loss could not be figured, officials said, until the water re cedes. Damage by rainfall in Iowa was oiiset, tne weatner oureau said, by benefit to crops. The heaviest fall, at Carroll, was 4.2 Inches and the Coon River went out of its banks, inundating foundations of several homes; and causing some -loss of live stock. The Chicago & Northwestern and the Great Western railroads re routed their trains. Rivers were rising rapidly to night on northwest Iowa, where the rain reached its height today and - several bridges were out. There was no loss of life. SPANISH TRAIN WRECKED PASSENGERS AND CREW KILLED, SO INJURED BARCOLIA. Spain, Sept. 1. (AP). Twenty-four passengers. all Spaniards, and the entire crew of a mail train are known to have been killed and about 50 injured early today when a mail train bound for Valencia was wrecked. ENGINEERS APPROVE DAM GAME COMMISSION APPLICA TION SATISFACTORY WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Army engineers today approved applica tion by the Oregon state game commission for a dam across Bil- bert river, near Scappoose. WANT TO BELITTLE MR. HOUDINI, BUT 36 BLOCKS YET TO BE PAVED BY CITY CREW CITY STREET COMMISSIONER ISSUES STATEMENT Tears Program Will Be Com pleted by October, Says Walter Low ' Thirty-six blocks remain to be paved by the city paving crew this year, according to a state ment made yesterday by Walter Low, city street commissioner. He reported that the crew had ceased work Wednesday because of the rain on Tuesday, but expects to start again this morning provided theer is no more rafn. Mr. Low expects to finish his program easily this fall, as he be lieves there will be plenty of fair weather in September and in Oc tober. Last year the crew worked until late in October, and he sees no reason why it cannot do so this year. Ten blocks are already graded, and the rest are expected to be graded in the near future, Mr. Low stated. The 10 graded blocks include two blocks on South Lib erty street, two on South Saginaw, one on John, three on South Cot tage, and two on South Winter. The re8t,0f the paving for the season , includes eight blocks of Cross street, five on South 14th, six on Loe, three on Mission, two on Madison, two on South, and three oil Myrtle. Four other blocks on Myrtle will not be paved this year, according to Mr. Low. Mckinley may survive ILLINOIS SENATOR SHOWS IMPROVEMENT MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 1. (A.P.) Rallying today from a semi-conscious state, Senator Wm. B. McKinley of Illinois, critically ill here, Bhowed such '.mprovement that his physicians were hopeful that he might survive the present attack of sciatic rheumatism. Early today the senator, who is 70 years old, regained conscious ness and talked with members of his family. THEATRE HELP STRIKES AUDIENCES ENTERTAINED BY "CANNED' MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. (A.P.) Theater musicians, stage hands, motion picture operators and other union workers of stage land were on strike today in four central California counties San Francisco. Alameda, San Mateo and Marin, and the managers were attempting to keep their houses going with "canned" music and volunteer help. THIEVES GET GOOD HAUL CASH BOXES DISAPPEAR DUR CLERK'K ABSENCE PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 1. (AP.) Checks totaling $1,190 and $200 in cash were stolen from the safe of the Roberts Motor company here today. The cashier had just opened the safe and stepped from the room for u mom ent and discovered on her return that two cash boxes had been stolen. aW LABOR D Ml INCOME TAX Convention Will Seek Higher Compensation for In- -jured Workmen OFFICERS NAMED TODAY Conference With Employers Is Planned to Work Out Con crete Proposals for Leg islative Action KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept. 1.- (By Associated Press.) The first rift in the harmonious at mosphere surrounding the 24th annual convention of the State Federation of Labor occurred to day when the convention turned down the recommendation of the committee on law and legislation to take no action on the Dennis resolution. The resolution, if enacted by the state-legislature, makes it im possible for tho state of Oregon to have a state income tax on in heritance for 14 years. C. M. Rynerson, chairman of the committee, explained to the convention that inasmuch as the resolution did not directly affect the federation of labor, the com mittee had decided to recommend that no action be taken. Delegates jumped to the floor. opposing Rynerson's report and after a fight on "the floor of the convention which lasted for sev eral hours, the convention decid ed to place the federation on rec ord as opposing the resolution. The convention went on record unamiously as favoring a com pulsory rather than a voluntary. state compensation law, and a higher rate of compensation to in jured workmen. The convention instructed its legislative board to call a confer ence with employers with a view to coming to a common agreement over the law In order that a con crete proposition could be sub mitted. The convention will close to morrow noon. Tomorrow morn ing federation officers for the en suing year will be nominated and the 1927 convention city selected. Last night the 200 delegates were banqueted by the local labor coun cil. Friday they will be taken on a trip to Crater Lake. BOYS TO GET BADGES LIFE SAVING AWARDS TO BE GIVEN SWIMMERS Junior swimming and life sav ing badges will be awarded this week to boys who successfully passed the required tests at the YMCA summer camp. To obtain life saving badge a boy must bring a 10-pound bag from the bottom of water seven feet deep, disrobe in the water, demonstrate four re leases on land and two in water. tow a body 20 feet and show the method for resuscitating drowned persons. To obtain the junior swimming badge a boy must swim 100 yards, any style, in one minuto and 55 seconds, swim 50 feet on his back in one minute and 25 seconds, and do a standing dive. The boys who passed the swim ming test are Norman Winslow Richard Devers, Ernest Short, Willis Hawley, Lou IS Hershberger and Phillip Doddridge. Boys passing the life saving test are William Baga, John Mock, Paul Lewis, William Hawley, Julian Smith, Richard Devers, John Bone, Wesley Helse, Joe Hershberger and Fred Matchman INFLUENCE ONLY URGED KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TELL COOLIDO'E OF MEXICO PAUL SMITH'S. N. Y., Sept. 1 (AP.) The Knights of Colum bus hopes the Washington gov eminent can use its good offices under international law to ameli orate conditions In Mexico, but does not ask Intervention, James A. Fishery, supreme knight of the order, informed President Cool id ge -today. TRAIN SERVICE STARTED FIRST THROUGH FREIGHT AR RIVES OVER CASCADE LINE KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 1.- IA.P.) Through freight service on the Cascade line between Klam ath Falls and Portland was in augurated ' loday when the first train arrived here from San Fran cisco at 545 this morning and left for Portland an hour later. CLAIM MURDERER TAKEN HUGH D'AUTREMONT 18 BE LIEVED HELD IN ILLINOIS PEORI.-Uls., Sept. l.(AP). A youth who identified himself. s Ray Wilson, 23. but who, authori ties believe., may be the much wanted Hugh D'Autremont, young Pacific coast mall bandit and mur derer, was taken-Into custody by deputy sheriffs fcexe Jodajr, Gunboats Guard U. S. Interests in Nicaraguan. Crisis r 'x- H " " f ! ; H rOMURAS ' ' T t Two U. S. warships have been stationed at the Nicaraguan ports of Blacfields and Corinto (indi cated on map above) to protect American life and property should serious trouble result from the revolution there. President Cha- morro, above, contends Mexico is violating international agreements and lending active aid to the revo lutionists. - STEIWER EXPENSES WILL BE AIRED HERE TUESDAY MARION COUNTY GRAND JURY TO SIFT CHARGES Scope of Investigations. Will be in Hands of Jury, District Attorney Says Investigation by the Marion county grand jury of charges filed by w. S. U'Ren, Portland attor ney, that Frederick Steiwer, re- ublican nominee for United States senator, and John Latourette, treasurer of the Steiwer-f or-Sena tor committee, failed to include in their primary election expense 'ac counts certain funds paid to Chas. E. Ilenshaw and others, will get under way here next Tuesday This was announced by District Attorney John H. Carson yester day. While it was at first reported that the investigation would .be limited to the alleged irregular'ex- pense accounts, it was said yester day that the probe may be ex tended to include the so-called fraudulent "yellow ticket" which appeared in Portland a few days previous to the primary election. The district attorney was advised according to reports here, that i number of these tickets were cir culated at Mt. An got and in other Catholic centers In- Marion coun ty. The scope of the investigations probably will be left entirely in the hands of the grand jury, Dis trict Attorney Carson intimated. Among the witnesses who will be subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury are Mr. U'Ren, who filed the original charges with the secretary of state; Robert Nl Stan- field, who was defeated by Mr, Steiwer in the contest for United States senator at the primary elec tion; Mr. Steiwer. Mr. Lateurette, Mr. mnsnaw ana certain mem bers of the Multnomah County Re- L publican club. The district attorney has made it plain that the grand jury has not been called in special session to investigate the U'Ren charges. but that they will be probed in the regular order of business. STANFIELD FILING HIT JACKSON COUNTY REPUBLI- CANS CONDEMN CANDIDACY ' MEDFORD, Sept. 1. (AP)4 At a meeting of the Jackson coun ty central committee this after noon at which nominee-far-United States ' Senator Frederick W. Steiwer was present, a 'resolution was adopted condemning the fil ing of an independent candidacy by Senator Robert N. Stanfleid. ; Steiwer. after the passage of the resolution, was called upon for a talk, and after thanking the committee, said "the passage of the; resolution is significant, as Jackson county was ; one of - the strongest supporters of Mr. Stan field, and - is one of the largest land grant counties. . - Loyalty to the principle of re publicanism and party loyalty were stressed by Mr. Steiwer. and Bert Anderson, ' who delivered a keynote fiddesgt L , YOUNG'S TOTAL1 GUT T0 1 7,722 Shortridge Gains Sweeping Victory, Prohibition Battle Continues TWO DRYS- VOTED DOWN Interest Runs High as Final Bat ties Hold -VaUs of Repre sentatives, Two Are Still In Doubt V PAUL SMITH'S, N. Y., Sept. 1. (AP). While formal comment was not made, It was said today by officials at the summer White House that the apparent renomi nation of Senator Shortridge In the California primaries was na turally verv ratifying. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. (AP). Governor Friend W. Rich ardson late tonight continued to cut into the lead rolled up against him by Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young, bis opponent in the con test -for the republican guberna torial nomination. In returns from 7542 of 8274 California pre cincts Young's margin dropped to 11 79.9 a llttla tnnro than half fhn lead he had at noon today. . The vote: Young 304,675; Rich ardson 292,953; Goodcell 99,148; McClellan 6,305; Mitchell 3,986; Thomas 4,026. Most of Richardson's gain was accounted, for in a sudden upward rush of his total -Jn Los Angeles county where, for the ' first time since tabulation of yesterday's bal lots began, he moved ahead of Lieutenant Governor Young. . A sweeping victory for U. S. Senator Samuel M. Shortridge was indicated and he was leading nis anti-world court opponent, Robert M. Clark for whom Senator Hiram Johnson stumped, by almost 60, 000 votes- The figures: Short- rfrica S1 580 ClftrA 159.317: Representative Walter F. Llnberg er 78,702. Contests In four congressional districts where wet candidates bid tor support on modification or re peal platforms developed two wet victories. In the fourth" Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn, wet, i republican in cumbent, overwhelmingly defeated a field of candidates who Included Mrs. Cecil D. Hamilton, club woman, advocate of strict prohlbl- ( Continued en pa S.) JOHN MINTO RITES" HELD FORMER MARION COUNTY PIO NEER LAID TO REST PORTLAND, Sept. 1. (A.P.) Funeral services for John W. M in to, ex-chief of police and postmas ter in Portland, and for many years a prominent citizen of Mar ion and Multnomah counties, were held yesterday according to rites of the Masonic order, of which he was a member. Rev. H. M. Ram sey, dean of St. Stephens pro cathedral, officiated. Mr. Mintd died Monday at his country home near Damascus, Or., where he had been engaged in the nursery business since his retire ment from public office. Ho, was f 77 years old. . , , HARTLEY SAYS HE'S BOSS "CAN'T SCARE MK," JKCLARLS DEFIANT GOVERNOR . SEATTLE. Sept. 1, (AP). ' Governor: Hartley told the Ex-. change club at lunch , here today that "no son of-a gun can 'scare me. I'm going to run the office of governor so long as I am there and nobody is going to scare me off the Job." continue to have his speeches printed at the cost of the state. He explained that ho did not be lieve his salary was intended for that purpose. f RAINFALL BREAKS MARK FIVE INCHES RECORDED IN 40) MINUTE PERIOD : CALGARY Sept. I. (AP) , Southern Alberta's rain fall In 36 hours preceding 8 o'clock tonight . exceeded the total for the last six years. - Five inches of rain fell iu, the Arrowhead district today in , 40 minutes. A large Irrigation ditch between .Carson and Arrow- ,, head raised 4 feet yesterday... Ditches 15 feet deep were cut in roads by the onrushing water. 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