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9 V ,WEATlU5!l-: FORECAST Fair, norma! temperature tand '.humidity gentle .variable winds. 4; Maximum-yesterday, 71; minliuni, 8; river, 3;, rainfall," none; - atmosphere,1 clear; wind, northwest. ' ; . ' ' ..No doubt enntylyanU 4eoold; simplify, the' master ; greatly 4y merely providing that anyone who 'makes 'a million dollars is entitled to be ' called, senator,. Detroit News. - . ; . - gyENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 111926 PRICE FIVE CENTS lli IL BANDITS phicago Train Boarded by Highwaymen Who Take $137,000 in Pouch ESCAPE IN AUTOMOBILE Pull That Rope a b1 Til Kill You, Robber Threatens Veteran Employee as He Leaps For Bell Cord CHICAGO, Sept. 10. (AP) Three robbers today held at bay two mail clerks, seized $137,000 In pay roll money on a Grand Trunk train at the southwestern edge of Chicago find raced back Into the city In a waiting automo bile. All of the loot was contained in a single mail pouch' carrying $47, 000 from the First National bank or Chicago and"! 9 0,000 from the Continental and Commercial bank, both consigned to banks at Har vey, a suburb for the pay roll of three firms. At least $150,000 in another pouch was overlooked. Timing their work with the train schedule two of the robbers who entered the car got off at Evergreen Park and ran to a third member of the gang waiting' in an automobile. Tbey disappeared by driving through a 'cemetery. Investigators could find but one or two witnesses. The robbers were away before the train had come to a full stop, and although the clerks at once gave the alarm it was too late. - f Deputy Sheriff Francis J. Car RhVr, of Palos, nearty, owner of an airplane was notified and im mediately rose in the air for a search of the surrounding terri tory, without avail. - The mal.cariwas in charge of John Kelly, a .retefaff clerk. As it left Chicago Lawn station, two men wearing amber colored glass es entered the" mail car. Kelly jumped for the bell cord, to be halted by the word: "Pull that rope and I'll kill you." While one intruder shoved Kel? ly and his assistant, Robert A. Mc Cook, into the corner of the car. Che other began kicking through the stack of mail pouches. Edward Johnson, a flagman, en tered the car, and the robber on guard immediately Jerked an emp ty pouch over his head. Before the second station stop, Kelly said, the two packages containing the $137,000 were tossed from the car. Robert Adams, towerman at Evergreen Park, said he saw a car park alongside the right of way shortly ' before tho robbery. As the local slowed, he said, he saw two men jump from It and run to the car. It was off in a twink ling. , j. . Kelly and McCook were able to give but a meager description of the robbers. Postotfice Inspector Miller, announced that the govern ment will pay $6,000 for informa tion .leading to arrest or convic tion of the robbers. , The Stolen funds were intend ed for the Buda company, the Austin company, and the Wyman Corman company, all of Harvey. The shipments wero insured, and employees of the concerns were saved delay toy an immediate dup licate shipment from the Chicago banks. '. I TRAIN COACHES WRECKED THREE OR FOUR WOMEN IX J URED IN. OKLAHOMA TUPELO. Okla., Sept. 10. (AP) Three or lour women were Injured when three coaches of an Oklahoma Cltv. Atoka and -Ada passenger train overturned mid way between Stonewall and Tupe lo late tonight. An early check np indicated that none was seri ously hurt. The twenty or thirty nasBeneers on the train were brought to Tupelo with the injur ed. : The train was not moving rap- Idly when the wreck occurred. EARTH SHOCK RECORDED - CENTER OF QUAKE ESTIMAT ED 5, 10O MILES AWAY VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. It). (AP) An earthquake centered C.100 miles away from here began at 2:55 this morning and contin ued four hours. - As recorded by the O0na!e8:HeIgbis observatory - bore the maximum' was. 3 tJ 'mln EET PAY ROLL Let "Smotjier World Titled American Born Member Women Will Play Increasing Part In 'National and Internatidnal Affairs : NEW YORK. SeDt. 10.- ( creasingly important part in national and international poli tics, thinks Viscountess Astor. British parliament, as .they 1 1 1 Al- 1 Lady Astor concluded her sailing ior England on the Olympic. tonight. Women-still have to learn 'smother love' for their children PAUL. Billy Brock. air mail pilot. ie a patieat gentleman, but' his patience has its limits, tie will fly in storm and fog, sleet and (.now, but he will not make a landing as ing as the field is clattered up with .cows, sheep, donkeys, pips, dogs and other animals. He arrived here ihe other day with his mail and started to land. A cow wan dered into his path. Billy zoomed up a?ain. He tried another landing. A donker frisked to greet him. Billy rose in a disroneerting swUb. At last, tired of dodging animals, he picked the likelient spot and landed, grasing ser eral -indignant sheep as he did. so. Warrants for the owners of the ani' mais have now been issued. PARTS. Xine years ago the arriy ing bends of American youths in. this land saw js arsnai Jof fre, grand old man of France's military, in the role of a grim, de termined soldier intent upon but one thing, victory for France in the World war. - few daya hence "atadent ef the department' of Fin Art. New York University, who will attend the Paris summer aehool of that in : atitutiaa, wiU ha greeted by this war - veteran but a . natran nf rt glAJtSftAt, 30f oa of France's ,. r.sr-s;. f - djotingnished men Of letters. The school will be conducted in the Louvre. ' WASHIXGTOX. Congressman Vestal of Indiana, has introduced a bill which provides for the copy-righting of dress designs. If this goes through well, imagine the fun on the boule- varils. Consider an Kastcr faradr. for iiiHtance. "Mrs. Wearing O. tireen presented a charming pit t tire in a mauve gown (copyrighted 1926 by Sosyer O. 1.. Man, Modiste, X. i.. All reproduction and translation rights reserved, including the (Scandinavian, 1 i v ' , . v t ARMS SMUGGLER KILLED . . " MEXICAN MILITARY TAKES RUNNERS BY SURPRISE NOG ALES, Ariz.. Sept.' 10 (AP) One alleged ammunition runner wa9 killed ana anotner probably fatally wounded by Mex- ican military who surprised a ar ty of arms smugglers along the Mexican border near here today. Authorities believe those cap tured today are connected with an organized band of ammuntlon runners.' Custom officials at So nora, '. t Mexico, seized 25.000 rounds of ammunition and took two men into custody Tuesday. FIRE LOSS REPORT OUT i i DALLAS . SUFFERS GREATEST DAMAGE DURING AUGUST Fire losses in the state of Ore gon. exclusive of Portland, during the month of August aggregated $255,613.85; according to a'report prepared', here yesterday by Will Moore, state fire marshal. Tnere were a total of 75 fires reported The most disastrous lire was at Dallas, where a mill and equip ment was destroyed with a Joss of $60,000. 5 PUPILS GO ON STRIKE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES DEFD3D BY THIRTY STUDENTS i v. ', ', t-... i WINNIPEG. Man.. Sept. 1 0 (AP.) Thirty pupils, ordered by school aatooriuea to attend an nther school because of ' over crowded conditions, struck ; hero today, protesting that they, would have to walk. Core than- a' Wile The pupils' -had .the support of ST. J Li I. run Lrii .iiir - Love" Aid ' 's Children; Astor of British Parliament Declares AP) Women will play an in American born member of the learn to differentiate between ?, vacation in this, country by the difference between the that selfishly wants every- thins to be right at home and sees no further, and the real mother love' that loves every other woman's children, too, and wants to make the world 'all round " she said. "They are learning. In Eng land the women have already ac complished many reforms in the conditions affecting children,. and working mothers of children." "That is true," agreed Viscount Astor, standing by during the in tervlew. . Many more women should hold offices of various kinds, thinks Lady Astor, particularly the of fice oi policewomen, where "they can do many ' things that men an't." AIR TAXI NOW OPERATES CUTTING DOWN OF TRAVKL IXG TLME PROMISED PORTLAND, Sept. 10. JAP.) An air taxi company, charging a flat rate of 25 cents a mile, haj been placed . In operation' here. Two planes are available, the company manager states, to trans port passengers to any part of the United States or Canada. Considerable cutting down of traveling time between points tn the coast and the interior is prom ised by the "air taxi" company. As an example; fliers say the t a trip from Portland to Bend, or dinarily taking nearly a day by automobile, can be made through the air In three or four hours. MILLER WANTS DEBATE 1 nr -mini f- u PORTLAND MAN. WANTS TO MEET DENNIS ON TAXES Milton A. Miller of Portland, while in Salem yesterday, issued a challenge to meet Bruce Dennis, state senator and author of the legislative resolution doing away with Inheritance and income tax es in Oregon for a period of 15 years, in a debate on the tax re duction issues of the campaign. It was said that Mr. Miller's challenge was inspired by an nouncement that Mr. Dennis had requested an opportunity to meet Covernor Pierce in a debate on the question of tax distribution. Whether Governor Pierce will ac cept the challenge issued by Dr. Dennis had not been announced here. jgMJv I! If 2 GOING TO BE JJJfi Q0,nq 10 U P"' H,S U'REN CHANGES PROBE TACTICS Portland Attorney Appeals to John Carson for Civil Court Aid LACK OF FACTS SEEN District Attorney Says Froceecl- ings Will Not Start Unless Sufficient Evidence Is Shown for Action Probability that the Marjon county grand Jury would fail i to substantiate the charges that Frederick Steiwer, republican nominee ror united states sena tor, falsified his primary election expense accounts, was indicated at noon yesterday when W. -S. IT Ken, Portland, attorney, and author " of the charges preferred against Mr. Steiwer, appealed to District Attorney Carson to insti tute proceedings to prevent the secretary of state from placing Mr. Steiwer's name on the ballot at the November elections. The action taken, by Mr. U'Ren vas announced following adjourn ment of the grand jury until next Tuesday. Mr. U'Ren was the only witness examined by the grand jury yesterday in connection with bis charges against Mr. Steiwer. Robert N. Stanfield, who was de feated by Mr. Steiwer for the nom ination for United States senator at the primary election, was in the city, but was not called by the grand Jury. In appealing to the district at torney to take action 'against the secretary of state to prevent him from placing the name of Mr. Steiwer on the November election ballot, Mr. U'Ren assumed the po sition that he would have no stand- (Ooaticued oa page 4.). YOUTHFUL HUNTER DIES COMPANION RUSHES TO CLIDE FOR ASSISTANCE ROSEBURG. Ore., Sept. 10. (AP) Conn Peterson, aged 15, a junior in the . Roseburg high school, was killed this afternoon when his gun was accidentally discharged while he was deer bunting in the vicinity of Mount Scott, near Clide. Peterson, was hunting with a yaung companion Frank Rice, who rushed to Clide immediately following the acci dent and secured assistance. Cor oner Ritter left Roseburg upon re ceipt of word of tire fatal acciden and will make an investigation. COUNTING THEIR EGGS CAR HITS CURB, TURNS OVER, CHANCE IS HED FACES DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGE FOLLOWING CRASH Will Be Turned Over to Justice Court Today, City Police Declare Following a smashup in a bor rowed car, Walter Chance, 20, well known in police circles, is lodged In the 'city jail under a charge of driving while intoxicat ed. Eldon Sheperd. who was with Chance in the car, was released. Chance and Sheperd were rid ing along Cottage street in a bor rowed car yesterday afternoon, and Chance, the driver. Is said to have been under the influence of liquor. According to the reports, he was driving a croqked course down the street and struck the curb at Cotage and Market streets, overturning the car. Following the accident, the men are alleged to have hidden the car and Chance. Is said to have broken a bottle full of whiskey on the street. Local police of fleers were I notified and arrested the men as they were walking up the street. Chance will be turned over to the local justice court in the morn ing, police officials stated last night. Consultation of police records. shows that Chance has spent time in the city jail under a multiplicity of charges at different times in the last two years. Among the charges are drunkenness, smoking cigarettes, larceny, and hanging around pool halls. BOYS KEEP POLICE BUSY JAPANESE GANGS TERMED "HARD" AND "SOFT" TOKYO. Sept. 10. (AP)- Neighborhood gangs of boys who carry knives and lead and perpe trate many bold robberies and murders are keeping the Japanese police busy, The authorities as sert that most of the gangs are actuated by moving pictures, and more strict-censorship cf films is proposed. 1 The police classify the gangs as "hard" arid "soft." The "bird" ones engage in robbery and mnr- der. while the "soft" ones dress as dandies, pursue young trls and are petty thieves. DIVORCE 0ECREE GIVEN t ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF POW DER MAGNATE FREED RENO. Nev., Sept. 10. (AP) Mrs. Alicia Glendenning, adopt ed daughter of Alfred T. DuPont, powder magnate, was tonight granted a decree of divorce from Harold Glendenning. son of a Norwalk, Conn, postman. Mrs Glendenning charged cruelty. The divorce proceedings were held. be hind closed doors before Judge A. Bartlett. Glendenning was married to the powder magnate's heiress in 1922, while, he was in England studying at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. IRTOHA STAR MESS Tale of Champagne Dinner Features Second Day of Daugherty Trial POLITICIANS GOT. BRIBES Former Connecticut Republican Congressman Received $441.4 V CfMCoiwnlssionM Fo'r( ; Services Rendered NEW YORK, Sept. 10 '(AP) Although bound for only halt that sum under his agreement with jtbe late John T. King, Ridh ard Merton, German metal baron. testified today' he paid a "com mission" of $441,000 for the Con necticut politician's services In ob taining the release of $7,000,000 by the United States government. This testimony and the state ment . that a champagne dinner celebrated the transfer of the .checks featured Merton's second day as star witness In the trial of .Harry M. Daugherty, once attor ney general of the United States, and Colonel Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian on charges of conspiracy to de fraud the government. As related by Merton, he agreed to pay five' per cent of the trans ferred funds, if received before August 15, 1921. and 2'H per cent if the transaction was completed after that date. The government has set the transfer- as taking place on September 30. Merton testified that he paid' King, a former republican com mitteeman from Connecticut the $441,000. District Attorney Buck- er said he intended to show that "e bribes were shared by Daugh- erty, Miller, -King na-ttfty!tertfa Jesse Smith, of Washington Court House, Ohio, described as Dangh- erty's man "Friday." William Rand, counsel for Mil ler, plied Merton with questions in cross examination in an effort to show that the claims Merton made for restitution of nearly $7,000,000 of stocks of the Ameri- .t .. (Continued on page 2.) PLAN PAPER MILL' UNIT gpXuLDIXG COMPANY DIRECT, ORS HOLD MEETING NEWBERG. Ore.. Sept. 10. (AP). Directors of the Spauld- lng Pulp & Paper company meet lag In Newberg tonight, made f Aal plans for construction of the first unltof the big $1,200,000 pulp and paper mill to be erected hereby that company. The' announcement was made that stock subscription already in aured the start of the construc tion. Charles K. Spaulding. prtsi dent of the company, declared .Work would be started within 30 days and rushed to completion; The first unit will be the 40 ton nnln - mllh Officers of the new company, besides Spaulding, are: Vice president," ' J. - C. Compton. McMinnville: secretary, Clarence; Butte; and . treasurer, L. B. " Fer " " - ' a a guson. Tne - airectoraie aiso in dudes Lei and L. Johnson, Eu gene banker;, P.C. Spaulding. manager of the Spaulding Logging company saw milt nere; i. so. Hawkins, Salem, broker; W. R. Bowles. Portland;. R. J. Moore, president Ml the YamhUl Electric company. 4 Newberg, and . o. w, James, Newberg. , FOUL PLAY INDICATED BODY IN AN ISOLATED CABIN BAKER. Ore., Sept. 10. (Af. The body; of a man about v45 with a bullet hole 1a his chest was ionnd on the floor of a de serted . mountain cabin' this after noon by three -men who were looking for horses In " Salisbury vicinity. 14 miles '.from Baker, Earl .West,, county coroner.' and Leland S. Finch, district attorney, went to tho scene and brought the body to the. West chapel In Baker. An inQuest'Will be held, v ; A shot gun, pointed toward the body.; was found. The. way It lay land the. place of the bullet would la . a " S " Mi.l4 A tHa . lnnicaica . muraer. i-uatritv aiwi- ney Finch saidV'": , SVI3D1ER STARTS " CAPE GRIS NEZ, France. Sept. 10. (APJ--Lewia fTimson - or Bostonl sttrted to swlxn the, En- KhsnnM it'lAlDS o'clock tO- irht Ha had t&en awaiting fa - 1 ifirable .conditions far some Ume. trip Goste $39,000 "DEATH VALLEY" BCOTTY VISITS CHICAGO AGAIN : CHICAGO; Sept, 10.(APJ Walter Scott (Death u Valley Scotty) the former miner of 20 years -ago, chartered an. entire train, at the cost of $39,000 from Los Angeles to New York and arrived here today on a Pullman lower. . ' i "When you ask me what I'm going to do," he said. "It's just the same as asking John , D. Rockefeller to open up his priv ate books for you. I haven't been here for 19 spars, you know. I'm going to New York in a day or two." WESTERN ENTRY CHOSEN NATIONS BEAUTY QUEEN - MISS TULSA TRIUMPHANT AT ATLANTIC CITY Prizes and Awards Heaped on 18 Year Old Oklahoma College Co-ed ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10. (AP) Miss Tulsa was chosen as Miss America tonight in -the beau ty .pageant here. She is Miss Norma Smallwood a semi-blonde. Miss Smallwood is 18 years old, weighs 118 pounds and is five feet four inches in height. She has dark brown hair, blue eyes and fair skin. The wearer of the regal robes for beauty for. 1926 is again a western girl, and again a long haired, blue eyed beauty, whose chestnut hair is slightly darker than that of the Miss America of 1925. Her features are Grecian in the clean cut eveness, .set off by the almost severe coiffeure of her straight long hffr.- She is a soph omore In the Oklahoma State Col lege lor women at Chickashaw, and will finish her. course there, she said tonight,. regardless of the opportunity in store for the na tion's one crowned head to whom every-qne, bows. .. - Chosen for beauty, -intelligence nad personality,. Miss Tulsa, as the representative American girl, is a ed haired,' boyish flapper, popular ly acclaimed, as the exp6nent 6f American glrlhobd. Miss Tulsa last night was ac claimed the moat beautiful girl in the evening gown among the beau ties and received, besides that award, a $1000 diamond watch, ar sliver loving cup and a $5000 golden mermaid. Fay Lanphier, the 1925 queen, received $50,000 in prises after her triumph last year, and, as she afterward confided, some' 32 pro posals ANSWER HARVEST CALL HUNDREDS LEAVE" OFFICES TO HELP WITH GRAIN WINNIPEG, .Man. Spt. 10. (AP). Hundreds of stUtJents and office clerks left Winnipeg totfay on leave of absence in, answer to an emergency ' call for harvest workers in grain fields of "aiberta, Saskatchewan and .Manitoba; Sev eral business and professional men accompanied the youths. Thous ands- of workers, it was said, are still needed. Harvest hands from western Canada ' have been aug mented by 1335 meat from the United States. Immigration offi cials, reported that many more were enroute from the south. VALUABLE, .0RSE DIES ""sStaiBML. ' POISONOUS SOLUTION GIVEN THROUGH ERROR CHICAGO, Sept. 10, (AP Captain Hal, widely Jcnewn race horse, died today.' Death was re ported to have 'been caused by the aamimsiraiton y mistaae or a poisonous solution. Captain Hal's owner, A. A. Kaiser, recently re fused I75.D0O for him. POISONOUS J3RINK FATAL ANTISEPTEC M TAKEN FOR MOONSHINE LIQUOR MOUNT VERNON, Wash.Vsept 10. (AD Frances McOauley. who lived near this' city; died to day an hour after he went to take a drink of moonshine and put to J his lips a ottlo of a poisonous antiseptic.:; f , RAINS STOP HARVESTING STORMS CONTINUE OVER AL ;BERTA DISTRICT CALGARY Sept. 10. (AP)-i After two days of fine weather, rain was general over Alberta last night and, today. Harvesting and threshing, which had been delayed l a week y:torJns,wefeturther postponed, LMIt MGHTS Educational Campaign -Is Launched as 1 00 Repre- sentatives Confer ;i j OFFICERS ARE -ELECTED Afternoon Session Canceled; . Ex ecutive. Committee to Meet in Portland at Some : Future Date ; V i' Relegating all attemnts to' force elimination of stream pollution, to the future, and pausing neither to present detailed reports of Investi gations showing the present state t of western Oregon .waters nor . to A mnnirtfrf moan a hv wtifpstMaHn bianosal of Beware' mar h intro duced in western " Oregon, the stream pollution meeting , called yesterday by - Dr. Frederick D. Strieker, state health ' officer.' and attended by 100 representatives of state, counties and municipalities, organized the Oregon, anti-stream pollution league during the morn ing session, and canceled the 'afr ternoon's program with thesim ple statement that the newlT an- pointed executive committee would meet later In Portland, at the call of the president. The conference was held in the . chamber of com merce rooms nere. beginning! at 10 o'clock yesterday.: Educational, rather than legis lative means, were urged, repeat edly by speakers to - bring about purification : of Oregon streams. though Tirtuf lly. nc .time was al lotted, for consideration of :ind( vidua! city . problems or survevi t of programs alreadr; outlined, J municipalities looking: toward ln president; J. O. Hall ef; Albany. first vice president; E. TJ, Lee, mayor of' Eugene, second vice president; Ralph Schneeloch. Port land bond, broker, treasurer;, .Ed gar A. Averili, state game warden. secretary; Dr. C. L. Smith of Port land, chairman of the executive committee,, composed of '- L ;N4 r Fleischner, . member of the state fish commisiKinn; Tlavld Rnhlnann attorney of Portland O. Laur gaard, Portland city engineer; F. A. Williams, Salem city attorney.: ( Continued oa paga a.) - . TRAIN EMPLOYE KILLED SWITCHMAN THROWN IN PATH . OF ONCOMLNG CARS : PORTLAND. Sent. 10. (AP., P. S. O'Leary, S5, switchman for the Oregon-Washington , Railroad & Navigation company, was killed toaay wnen struck by , a train in the lower Alhinayards. ' He was thrown fro. mthe front of one en gine into the path of a& oncoming train. ' : "V Vi . xycyuiv - v,uruuer gutoruaioa r '.v.... a A V, n S.m. u is survived ny a widow and three .mall 1ilM.art . ... . - , In an automobile accident Airs. K. A. Bentley, Hlllsboro, Or., sns- wmcu au lojarcu no wseo in a car in which she, was riding wjth her hueband was struck by an other machine. i - A 11 S TnnjN at m i mniirifn nvmiuno nuiir iridunnu ' : " v CONNlXmcUT : COMPANY AN- NOUNCES AIR POLICIES"! , SAN FRANCISCO,, Sept,, 10- (AP) An aviator can now be in sured for injuries or death result ing from a. flight. A Connecticut vuuiauj susuuiwea sere 'iaac.4ic prepared a. special policy te- -cover birdmen. - Michael O'Leary, com mercial aviator, was the : first- one to take out a policy, signing his name on the dotted line, for $60, 000. Heretofore, the company ex plained, no aviator could be insur ed for injuries of death in an aero plane mishap. . . , SALEM fUGITIVE TAKEfl LLOYD DENNIS IS CAPTURElJ , DRIVING STOLIIV nATi - i PORTT. A MTV . - in .j'lia'i Lloyd H. Dennis,, alias JLrthur Dick, said to have- escaped -from the Oregon state training school at Salem, was arrested fa fan Joaquin, Cal., driving; a ar be longing to K. A. Shelley, draughts man in the state highway depart ment of Salem, according to word received ;byv the Portland. police. ,The. message stated1 that "Deaais had been turned1 over to federal rig Bftr tbq. Btart.r,. Uall paflla X