The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 16, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textrr n . ' ; WEATHER-FORECAST: Untitled With .powers; .moderate to. freh south and,, aouthwest winds. Maximum yetTday. 50 minimum, 64: river. 2.4;: rainfall: .02; ,-atopb4rvudy; wind, southwest. The -California .enforcement officer- re--. centjy indicted for irregularities ; in the disposal of liquor naid: 'inm no Illy."; Well, at least he la not a water-lily. -Seattle Times. - SVENIT-SIXTH YEAR SALEMOREGON, THURSDAY' MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1926 (WEEKLY EDITION) V J 7 SlfflTl SET FDR BIG FAIR Community (ExWbits -Open TodayirtBooths. Located tinew'AftnoFy TINTS MOUSE POULTRY Friendly Wiralry Ezisto Between Merchant as vEach Tries to Wln tPriae Vw arded ,for:Bet Display' SILVERTON, Sept. 15. (Spe cial taTheSUteaman.)- SllTerton lsall ;aC for: the . bis Commonity &Lir pityth swUl ; j open Miere this morning-, and. continue until mid- night, Saturday, v xWith-more apace at Its disposal -?taaa eer. before, the DelberV Reeves post of the American Le gion has planned an eren larger and more elaborate display -than those of the past two years. While ''the Eugehe Fledd building with its epen court at the rear offered -ample room the first year, it was found last ..year-that more " room coald 1 have : been used to good ad vantage. The. new iJirmory, com pleted: last November, promises to lie Ideally arranged for an event or this kind. Tents are being placed on the large vacant lot at the back of the armory, and here the poultry and livestock will be housed. Marion county is noted for her fine live stock, many of the heads of stock from this community being win ners at both the state fair and at Pacific International livestock -iVposition. The automobile show will also be housed in a huge tent at the rear of the armory. The floral, show is one of the items- attracting a,, great deal of interest, both ' at . Silverton and among outside florists and flower lovers. The flower show will be held in the armory" balcony, as will also the farm produce dis plays. . Perhaps attracting as much at - tent ion as any exhibits are the booths, containing the displays of the local business men. A happy spirit of competition exists among the business houses in connection with their booths, and each one shows a great deal of Interest In What the other fellow is going to have in his booth. Great pains have been taken with these com mercial booths and they are a real addition to the fair. Business men putting in the booths report that they are not doing It so much to sell their goods at this time as to tack the community fair and be a real part of it. Prizes are to be awarded for the three best booths. It is understood. The commercial booths occupy the main hall of the armory. The community health center wll occupy an important place at tbefair. The Coolidge ft McClaine bank, purchased a large booth di rectly, in front of the stage and donated, it to the health center, Here a health demonstration -will be one of the big attractions. Dr. V. A. DoughlaaawJJlVbe at the booth Friday afternoon to;dejon4 strate the Schick itest. a simple skin, test to determine one's, aus ceptibility to - diphtheria. ,In the evening motion - pictures ?will be exhibited .in the auxiliary room displaying seme j phase ot health work in the .diphtheria campaign. Local clothing bomsesTwill valso lftjve style shows jn Thursday and Friday afternoon and' evenings .at 2 ail 8 o'clock. The J. C Penney, company will hold Its-style; show Thursday while 1 tbe Women's Specialty abop andUhe" Silverton Woolen Mills store .-will hold a combined one Friday.- .Models fof J. C. Penney .are Rose v Huston, of Ralem and Mildred Kleeb, Helen Kleeb, Ella Moarls and .ArtouinO McMulIen; for the Specialty Shop the Misses Kleeb, Miss Moores, OOadys Larson and Mrs. Pearl Mc r'iiry will dispUy the garments, jle displaying for. the Woolen Mills store will be Earl Ross, Rob ert Barrs, Connie Hannon and Lee Alfred. , .-- MXRSH FIELD GETS :RAIN RURXINO OP SLASHINGS STOP PED BY DOWNFALL ' '; MARSHFIELD, Sept 16 (AP) -A general'storja jrerailel here since - morning and bontl an inch of rain has fallen; 'X'his.rain will stop all burning of slashings for several days. , , i Fire patrol officers succeeded .in.liaTiiK,lhe.jpiOEejaangr.0.99JiIe pri burned before (ha rata C-Bs t our Hafll-Mills Murder : Bills Returned By Jury f Frances Stevens Hall, Willie' M-: pender and Henry -Stevens Charged With J Four Year Old Crime SOMERVILLE, N. J., Sept. 15. (AP)-Four persons were indicated late today for the-murder on September 14, 1922, of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. The indictments named Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, widow of the murdered man, her .brother, Willie Stevens, and her cousin, Henry De La 'B. Carpender, all of New Brunswick, and Henry Stevens of LaVallette, also a "brother of Mrs. Hall. Each of the four indictments contained two counts, one charg- j ssvt.-lswu-. ilng the defendants with the mur V IK T&AIXINO . LONG ISLAXD CITY. N. Bf fore' I started taking these treatmeat I 'watched 100 pon ads . Sow 'I weigh - The testimeaiat ' thus elfered bas- nothing, whsteTfHr to do- with pills, scientific feedioc, rollinir. toaehiaK yor toes er joining a correspondence iehoeL It is simply the from-the-heart tste Bent of Mrs. Mary Sehwartvec in a local court where she was charred with disorderly conduct. The "treatments" so tonehisely deferred to were neighbor hood tiffs in which. Mr, Kchwartxer is said ,to have indulged enthnUstieaUy. . . . The magistrate, - having in 'mind other and possibly Ifis effective., re ducing methods, dismissed the -harge. TtRXS XEW TORK. This is not an ad vertisement; it's simply one of those ; . things one has - to touch and depart. 80, Jutes II. itUaelia, head of the Miehelln Tire Cempaay, 'is a i'renth dh bet has been in America as a Tesi deat for the last 16 yean, -sava for frequent Tinits in Franc. ' Well, - re-1 turning f rem abroad recently, all goes we11-ogh.- -ilie'papers are iir-order," his wife's, passport is according' to lloyle rr.. that' is. aecordinc to Kel logg, and' the Micbelins are , about to i dieemberk frowi tho "Paris" when the immigration erticer spies baoy Aamk, 13 months old. in her mother's arms. Baby ,Anik iadeedl Where are her paper, please ! .Has she a - re-entry permit' . . . It. appears that aha- haa net, .and ia therefor a "deportable alien." ? Kasues. then, hours of frantic traipaiag from, officer to officer, tho unwinding, of anilea, of- red tape and, at last, the -necessary permit to -allow Annik to enter. But does Mr. Jfiehe lin emerge from the business daiiy fresb andhapprf .lie does not. . . . lie oh, well ilicheli tires. : ;,eOe SCABS PBISCJETOX, N. J. Ever einee the first : atouomical suspicions were ' aroused about the ' posaihility of life on the : planet ' Mars, there ' ha . been an unending : succession ef ro ItBsntir staff '- broadcast about twhat may or may not bo the situa tion there.' Of :- course, - conjecture ' atill enters in,' bat he scientist's at titade toward Mars. .today, -is briefly summar ised by . Dr. Hen fj N orris Kussell, ' of Princeton. Uni ersity. Says he, "In 1924 when . Mars was closer to the Earth than for many years. elaborate studies of ,it :were msde-se that it is or pos sible to state that it has the neeessary 'onditioaa for life upon it. large greea :. areas . on -the planet esn bo seen to euahgewith the Martian aeasons." On vthst bs&is. Dr. Russell thinks it prob able' there is at least vegetable life on ; the planet. .Beyond that,1 the scientist cannot ;at' present. go. m BANDIT SUSFgCTdS HELD L PORTLAND "POLICE ARREST ALLEGED MAIL ROBnER ?, PORTLAND, Sept. 15.- (AP). -John I'Karaaritois, alias Jack Cameron, . said ' to have ' been one of, the, men "implfcated In the rob bery , of a mail car on Union Pa cific westbound train No. 5, be tween " ' Rawlins an d , Wamsutter, Wyo., August ; 1 4," was arrested here yesterday and was held .In the city jail on an open charge pending .further word from post office "t Inspectors at Denver, who have been conducting the Investi gation, and, federal authorities at Cheyenne, where the case will be heard In the federal courts. BRITISH RESCUE WOMEN VICTIMS WITHOUT SHOES AND CLOTHES IN TATTERS LONDON., Sept (AP) A , dispatch to : the . Daily Express from Shanghai -says .that .70 for- Lelgn women 'And 60 children who rere ilsoXated . 4 Kikunkj$hun ? ia tbproyiaceoi v liotraonc nave been rescned by British najral tugs and have arrived In Hankow In a pitiful condition. T)ie!r- clothes wereltt-latters and; they -were without' shoes, Stevens, Henry De La Car- der of the minister, and the other that of the woman. Mrs. Hall, who was arrested last July 28, was - released two days later on SI 5,0 00 bail. Car pender and Willie Stevens were arrested August It, and held since then without bail.; Henry Stevens .was arrested on a, -bench warrent at his home tonight. He is a fire arms expert and is a member of the Borough & Water company, of LaVallette. c . f.;. . Carpende? is a -stock broker, with offices In NewrYork : Willie Stevens, althougli an eccentric, middle aged man, is wealthy, in his own right. He made his home with Mrs. Hall. The grand jury deliberated only 10 minutes. Before being -dismissed It extended a vote of thanks to State Senator Alexander Simpson recently appointed by Governor Moore as a special prosecutor in the case, for the way he handled the proceedings. 'All four defendants -will be ar raigned in county court at a' date at which the presiding Justice yet has to decide. MASONS HOLD REUNION CELEBRATE ANXrVERSARY OF FOUNDING IN STATE PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15. (AP) A Masonic gala day for Oregon Masons, the 75th anniver sary of the founding of the order in ihia state. was brought to a col orful close t6day with a meeting at the public auditorium attended by between ' 4,000 and 5,0 0 0 Ma sons representative virtually of all of the 164 lodges In the state. Guests of honor were the some hundred Masons who have been members of the order' for 50 years or more. Prominent among these was J. R. N. Bell of Corvallis, who is serving his 51st consecutive year as Grand Chaplin. ' NON-STOP FLIERS READY PLANE WILL HOP OFF FOR PARIS THTS MORNING MINNEOLA, N. Y., Sept. 15. (AP) The first non-stop flight from New York to Paris will start at 4: 3D this morning, standard time. Lieutenant Lawrence Cur- tin announced shortly after mid night. Only One Senator Out of i Nine States Fails to Win 'Re-Nomination MARYLAND RACE CLOSE Wesley Jones Maintains His Lead Over Anti-World Court Op- portent as Late Retnrns Are Tabulated (By Associated Press) v Nearly complete returns from yesterday's nine primary battles indicate the defeat of but on United States senator and only a few members of the house of rep resentatives. ; - in Colorado late returns gav Charles W. Waterman, forme Coolidge campaign manager an anti-klan candidate, a several thousand vote. lead over Senator RioeW. Means in the republican senatorial contest. Means is com mander in chief of the Spanish American war veterans and reput ed head of the klan in that state,' A-nip and tuck race in Mary4 land gave Senator O. E. Weiler (Continued on page 4.). SECOND APPEAL IS ASKED KING SIAKES NEW MOVE Tq SAVE WILLOS, KELLEY Judge Will R. King of Portlan yesterday requested the suprem court to grant a second appeal i behalf of Willos and Kelley, con demned to die for the part they played in the prison break of AugJ 1, 1925. ... .,-- ... V He bases his action on grounds that the court should have taken into consideration instructions given the original jury, questions whether the convicts could have been lawfully tried as private citi zens, and requests that Justice Rand, absent at the last hearing, be allowed to sit nn the case. METEOR EXPLOSION SEEN ANCHORAGE RESIDENTS WIT NESS STRANGE SIGHT ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Sept. 15. (AP) The apparent explosion of a meteor in the sky was wit nessed by Anchorage residents to day. A streak of flame was first ecen, followed by a trail of smoke clearly visible in an almost cloud less sky. Then came a roar and a sharp concussion. The spectacle occurred at 10:45 this morning. THE REAL YELLOW PERIL COAST ROAD IS OPPOSED BY LINCOLN TAXPAYERS COMMISSION REFUSES TO AP PROVE BOUNDARIES YalAetz, Siletz and Newport Spon .soretl Shorter, Rente to Salem The state highway commission today refused to approve the boundaries of the proposed Falls City-Siletz-Newport Road improve ment district. The purpose of the district was to construct a high way from Falls City to 'Newport via Sileta and Valsetz. The pro posed road would shorten mater ially the distance between Willam ette valley, points and the coast. Refusal of the highway com mission to approve the proposed boundaries of the district was based on protests received from Lincoln county officials. These officials alleged that organization of the district would work a hard ship on the . taxpayer of Lincoln county in that. they already have 9 taxed themselves - to construct a road to a pont within one mile of the Polk county line. ' RAIN GRiESTSKCOWBOYS PENDLETON KOUNDUP DRAWS CROWD OF 10,000 PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 16. VAP) With the barbaric splendor of the Indians, the feats of daring of the .bnckarods .anff'the thrills .which alwayj Accompany . his show, the annual roundup opened .today. . . The rouhdup opened wth prob cbly 10,000 persons on hand. The program dragged a trifle, which is usual, with this entertainment be cause of weather conditions. To ward the latter half of the bill a cold wind swept across the arena. carrying a dpwnpour. The storm lowed up tho running time of tbe rodeo, but had no other effect. Mable Strickland, in an exhi bition of steer roping, brought cheers from the stands when she tied the animal in 28 seconds. JEBIPPLT BLOW FATAL BOYS DEMONSTRATE DEMP-SEY-TUNNEY TACTICS PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. (AP). Twelve year old Manuel Manulkin was killed today in a friendly demonstration in a pub lic school yard of how Dempsey and Tunney will fight. The boy died as a result of a blow from a playmate, Carl Weinstein, 10, who played the part of Dempsey. Weinstein was arrested on a charge of manslaughter. HARTLEY NOT WORRIED OLYMPIA, Sept. 15. (AP). Governor Hartley tonight would make no comment on Washington state primary results. He said he was out of touch with election results, having spent tbe day at the western Washington fair at Puyallup. SEES JAIL GDP Angelus Temple Leader ln volved in - Attempt to Manufacture Evidence ARREST IS ANTICIPATED Basis of Charge Would Be "Sub ornation of Perjury in Influ encing Others to Make False Affidavits" V LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15. (AP). Aimee Semple McPherson probably will be , arrested Friday as the result of the sensational charges that the Angeles temple pastor was implicated in attempts to manufacture evidence to sup - V1 V JId DIU1 J Ul AIUUBUU1UK, lb was learned from an authentic source here tonight. At least two and perhaps five other .persons may be arrested at the same time under orders of District Attorney Asa L. Keyes, the- same source indicated. An official' previously had said that the basis of any arrests would be charges of subornation of perjury in influencing others to make false affidavits. Keyes said tonight that Joe Watts of Long Beach, who had been named by Miss Bernice Mor ris, secretary to R. A. McKinley, Long Beach attorney, who was recently ' killed in an automobile accident, as the synthetic "Steve" in the case, had consented' to ap pear tomorrow, before the official to tell his part in the case. Miss Morris said it was Watts who spoke to Mrs. McPherson over the telephone and was said to have been: identified bytHe" evangelist: from that conversation and a photograph as one of her alleged kidnappers. The part of Watts was to test the sincerity of Mrs. McPherson, Miss Morris said, declaring that Watts ' In reality was -a process server for the blind attorney and had no part in the kidnapping. Aimee Semple McPherson open ed the sermon at Angelus" temple today with these words: "I expect to be arrested any moment and I may be in jail to night." , The evangelist said that she heard the news from "a very au thentic source." "St. Paul and St. Peter were arrested. When I get to heaven, I shall say, 'St. Peter, I have been in jail too, so I know how you felt'. "I called up the district attor ney a few minutes ago," the evan gelist said In her sermon. "I told him I was just going to the pulpit and asked him what foundation there was to arl these rumors of my impending arrest. "I told 1 him I hoped he would not have his men arrest me while 1. was in the pulpit. ' "He said he-would promise not to have me arrested before 5 o'clock." . "Mrs. McPherson, in the face of the ensational developments to day, lacked her usual confident manner, when seen by newspaper representatives at the gate of her home going to the temple. Her voice was 'hoarse and strained. (Continued on page 4) EXPLOSION KILLS EIGHT TUNNEL UNDER MISSOURI JS SCENE OF. BLAST KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16. (A. P.) i-Elght . workmen met death 300 feet under the bed of the Mis souri river here today in an ex plosion in the waterworks tunnel being bored to North Kansas City. The cause of the blast has not been determined. .. . Rescue workers, who had toll all day in the gas laden air of the tnnnel, reached the bodies of: the victims early tonight. Ail-appar ently had been killed instantly' by the. force of the blast, which t did considerable damage to tbe bore All of the victims lived in Kansas j City. INDIANS BATTLE TROOPS t ' . .. I HE IVY , FIGHTING REPORTED IV; SONORA, MEXICO - NOG ALES, Ariz., "i Sept. ,1 S. AP)-Advices.to the Herald from Uuaymas.- Sonor a. Mexico, late to- day report heavy fighting between the YftluI Ihdiaiis'and Mexican military at ; Cms . de Piedras, ' 2Q miles, south ;. of Vican, Sonora. Many were slain, the advices said.1 Warring Chinese Face Intervention C5 The trouble zones of China are graphically shown on this map. Northern armies, under Wu Pei-Fu have been driven out of Hankow (1) by the Can tonese and are retreating to Honan (4). At Canton (2) British forces have clashed re peatedly with the Cantonese.; Foreign interests at ; Shanghai (3) will be menaced If trouble spreads. 1 nRATinPHONrr CUTS URGED FOR FALL VOTE PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED TO FORCE ISSUE Pierce Urges New Franchise Be . Placet! on Ballot by City Council Governor Walter M. Pierce, Elton Watkftrs and Dan Keliaher today called upon the city council here to submit a new telephone franchise to the people at the November election providing, for a cut of from 40 to 50 per cent in the rates of the Pacific Tele phone & "Telegraph company in Portland. The governor pointed out that the new franchise would become effective on the expiration of the Dresejtf.QneJ'ebruary lr 1927, or, if the company wishes to operate under the franchise of the Home Telephone company, February 1, 1929. The appeal to the council was made under section 6090 of Ore gon laws, providing for municipal regulation of public utilities and giving the cities power to issue franchises, establish rates, pre scribe conditions of service and regulate the service given. A complete franchise ordinance providing for the new regulations has been drafted by Watkins and submitted to the council and will be considered by the city. The ordinance provides for a reduction in all telephone service, requires the company to pay 20 per cent of its gross earnings to the city, requires more free telephones for the city, the police and fire bur eaus and provided that any viola tion of the franchise ' shall cause it to become null and Void. Should " (Continued en page . u K PAMPHLET ARTICLES DUE SEPTEMBER 23 SET AS LAST DATE FOR ' MATERIAL September 23 is the last day on which the secretary of state is authorized , to receive arguments and photographic cuts for publi cation in the voters' pamphlet for the November election according to announcement made at the state department. Printing of the pamphlets will get under way by Sept. 28, the secretary of state announced. "It will require approximately '280, 000 of these pamphlets , to meet the demands of the voters. LIBEL PAPERS SERVED UNSUCCESSFUL r CANDIDATE j SWEARS TO COMPLAINT f .' .- - . V '. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 15. (AP) Service of the ; complaint pnd other-legal papers In the $1, 000,000 libel suit brought , by -W; D. Mitchell-of Fresno, unsuccess ful candidate for governor at the recent - primary, against Governor Friend W. Richardson " and John Franklin Johnson, state super in tendent of banks, ..was ,made on ciovernor : Richardson: today, by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Cooner. ' , . FOREST RANGER 'KILLED ; ,' . .i ; , 5' . UrtVIHV J.VUUUUiU LA GRANDE,JOr., Sept, 1 15. ( AP) Wm.: ' Farham. 4 2r forest ranger stationed at Wallowa, Ore-' gon, was accidentally, killed early thia morning , when a tree fell cross':'lLl-. earsr' t lie wasfftpproaehlng an ; Incline where rioggers -were ; felling trees and 'neither - he nor 1 the -loggers knew of each others presence. T t '- ii REPLY1S SENT ; BY PATTERSON "Read Planks of May Pri mary Platform," Is Re publican's Retort ISSUES CLEARLY DEFINED "All Points Raised Frankly and Fully Explained, 'Making Debate Unnecessary .. . Says Candidate ' I. L. Patterson, republican can didate for governor of 'Oregon at the November election,- last . night' made public the following - open letter, addressed to Governor 'Wal- ter M. Pierce, Replying to a -re- . cent invitation that he enter i a public discussion of 'election Lv. sues: . ; ' j--' "Hon. Walter M. Pierce, '" Salem Oregon. - v " -"My dear Governor: "Replying to your Invitation for " a discussion of certain state is- . sues, to the end that the. peoplo may know where we both stand, you name what you considerthe five leading issues . as follows : "Reduction , and redistribution of . taxes; making the Oregon pen iten- -tiary self-sustaining; highways; law enforcement, and Irrigation." "I- take pleasure In referring you to my platform Issued 'some time prior to the primary election. May 21. Your invitation for dis cussion leads me to believe you have not read my statement.- If you had, there. could; be, no, reason for discussion, . as' all points '-you make save only irrigation are cov ered in plain, frank statements ox. each subject. "Synopsis of statement follows:1 -Reduce taxes by reducing cost of government. ! " , "Every, dollar in taxes paid to return the taxpayer a dollar In service. "Make governor budget-making official. . . ? "Receipts from government ?and less expenses belong to the peo ple of Oregon. "Place penitentiary under board of control. Make board of control the parole' board. Fewer par- ' dons. "Enforcement of prohibition Jby officials who believe in enforcing the law. Hasten construction . of Roose velt highway. "Conservative road construc tion; adjust automobile. licenses; oppose peddlers license applying -to traveling salesmen. : . ' "Adequate .provision for, retir ing bonds. , Issue . no. tax'f tree bonds. 'to1;:'! & "Fish and Game Commission function for people- .and, nomas' political machines. : 1iTtUv "Play fair with ex-service tfteni "Maintain high standard!) o public, schools and institution: of higher learning. i r- c -.. . 1 "The Irrigation question: In Ore gon Is not a political one, and the solution of the problem will re quire carefnl. Intelligent and sin- (Continued , on page 5.) LUMBER MILL DESTROYED WATER -SUPPLIES CUT ! OFF , .WHEX FIREMEN ARRIVE ' RAYMOND, Wash.; Sept. 15. (AP) A fire believed by officials to be of incendiary origin destroy ed the Quinault lumber mlll ral ued at 1435,000 here today. Verne English, fire chie said the blaze ; was set in four : places by ' a person apparently .familiar with the mill, f - Water supplies were found cut off when firemen arrived, he said, although mill em ployes reported them in condition last night. - , ; The Hart & Wood ship and mill interests, Carl - Gylling, and Eu gene France of Aberdeen, Wash., ' were principal owners of the'mlll.. FILM FLAPPER TO VED ENGAGEMENT t TO VICTOR ' FLE3IINO IS ANNOUNCED SAN ANTONIO, Texas,, Sept, 1 5. (AP) -Clara Bow, exponent of flapperlsm in the i movies, today confirmed a rumor that . she was engaged to marry Victor Fleming, a director, j The wedding pro bably- will take place next year, she said. Fleming has been In San An tonio several weeks directing the Rough 'Riders.'f Miss Bow ar rived yesterday to take part in the filming of "Wings." 1