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WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy along the coast "and "generally ftfar; 'rising temperature .In" tie interior i 'gentle "westerly -winds oft the roast. Maximum yesterday, , 53; minimum. ; Eve never taunted Adam about the num ber, of men - who had proposed to - her. Florence Ala.) Herald. . -. There are two causes of cussedness: , (1) poverty, and (2) prosperity. Davenport Times. ' - : - 49; J river. l 2.4: .ratn.;".3; atmosphere. cloudy; wind, southeast. $ SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS i .- 1'- - v ' . - . , .. . " f. ....... . . . V raw 0 f Cr-A n n l J - i m "ii . Uu Jlii DIIST11T. TO HELP STATE Warrants for Aimee McPher- son and Four Others to Be Served Today RADIO CHIEF WILL TALK Promts of" Immunity to Tiring Facts, District . Attorney Keyes Issues Lengthy Statement ' . -LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1( (AP) -The Illness-of Aimee Kemple M cPherson whose ar rest tomorrow on charges of conspiracy to defeat justice in connection with her disap ear&nce mystery has been ordered, Is In a critical stage and if complications arise may cause her death, a bulle tin issued by--her physicians tonight declared. The physi cians report follows? "Mrs. McPherson' is suf fering from one of the most dangerous infections I know of, which' is abscess of the nose, close tc her brain. There is very, very great dan ger that 'it may go to her brain. In that case, death I fear, would follow. The physician ' added that the danger would wot be LK ?". nassed for three davs " and said that any complication would be -"extremely danger ous.' '": ., - . LOS ANGELES. Sept. 16. (AP) Arret ot Aimee Semple McPhereon, Angelus Temple even gel is t, Mrs." Minnie.; Kennedy, -her mother; . Kenneth G. Ormlston, former Angelus Temple radio op erator; John Doe Martih and Mrs Lorraine Wiseman Slelaff was or dered late today by. District Attor ney Asa Keyea. - Ben Cobn, chief of the district attorney's detectives, tomorrow morning will serve the warrants on Mrs: McPherson at Angelus Temple, it was announced. Ormiston, according to his at (Goatia4 ar RAIN HALTS CITY CREW LOW SAYS PAVING OPERA TIONS TO CONTINUE . The city paving crew laid off all day yesterday and expects to do so today because of showers that fell Wednesday night and Thursday. Enough rain has not fallen however to hamper the crews operations in the future, ac cording to Walter Low, street commisioner. About 30 blocks remain to be paved, according to Mr. Low, in volving from 30 to 35 days work. If this Jail is normal with respect to rain, enough clear weather will come between now and November to permit the crew to finish its job. ' 1 . .. "; ; . .. . ." An abnormal Winter, with rain every " three or 'four days, will hamper the work f and perhaps prevent Its completion, but Mr. Low says be isnoti worried over the, prospect. "-.-'. Oreaart Swimming Team To Invade California EUQENE, Sept. 1 6 (AP)- For the first time a University oJ Oregon swimming team will, in vade California territory when a dual meet is held with , the, Uni versity of California and Stanford university, .according to an nn announcement today by Jbhn W. BeneficL graduate manager.": Fourteen men, including a water polo team, "will make the trip un der the direction of E. F. Aber Arorable, -coach. The dates have Uiot yet been announced. Benefiel popes to bring. southern nd nor Jhtrn sections of, the coast confer ence Into closer relations by mean t such-competition. " BOLT .KILLS CANADIANS FARMER AND FAMILY DIE WHEN HOUSE IB STRUCK WINNIPEG. Sept. 16. (AP) A 48-hour bail, ; snow, raln and electrical storm sweeping western Canada with : heavy damage ; to crops was climaxed today with the death of F.; Wills, a farmer, and his wife "and two 'children when lightning struck their ' home ; in Ramada district, Saskatchewan.5 ! In several sections of: Alberta snow tall reached mid-winter broportlons. .Edmonton -reported a loofpf snow.- -V Willamette Opens Monday, Enrollment Registration Continues Three Days, Classes Begin Thursday; 5000 Pupils Expected to Answer Call of City School Bells With an expected registration of between 500 and 600 in the college of liberal arts, "Willamette university' will open for the fall season Monday morning. Registration will last three days--Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and classes will begin' Thursday. V -Between 200 and 250 new students are expected, according to Dry Carl Gregg Doney, president. The total registration, including law and music students, is expected to exceed 600. Last year the total registration, including summer school FAB AWAY PARIS. A rwral Tag-abond amonK the un-touriated by-way of Paris baa rorararntd on th twitt which this city gires Ui old axim about the pra hk being greener in far pastures. In Anirrira.' b aajne. it is the usual, the conventional thing, to think of Paris aa th world's rai renter of iniquity. An American who loves Paria is uited of being a ray and deTilish-dog. But here in . Paria the Fsmona Man in the Street, cuch be is, think of America in particular and New York in general as Sin'a own headquarters. They can tell tales, here, of whole skyscrapers in w York being dedicated to nefarious traffic of all varieties and o Baby lonian .revels compared to which the dreams of the stage manager of the yoliea-Berrere are ay -thin " soup. Hence, when a Frenchman ' leaves for America nowaday, bia neighbors raise one or both, eyebrows and whisper that they always knew So-and-So wa gay dog. O- "HIS MAJESTY LEQCIETO, France. Living here in a tiny villa is a handsome boy whose life is a delusion of grandeur com pared to which that of Mussolini is a pitiable thing. He is little "King Otto" of Hunga ,ry. To him Aus-' tria-Hangary it still) intact and glorious, in bis mind there is a great army1 wait ing for him, pal aces, wealth, glory and the affection of at prosperous nation. And it ia only ia matter of weeks, or months at most, until he wilt return to nia kingdom where a tnrose and mag nificent welcome await him. So does OMo believe and wholly because bis mother, the Empress Zita, never ceases to guard him from the facts, the hard, unhappy, unrelenting, facts. Por she believes that someday the old glory will -return and then she can take her son back to the throne she has never eeased . to-, cherish for him. . In tha meantime,' she and her family live in ill'-coneealed poverty near Parts. But Otto 4a always "jrfajesty." and Uvea happify enough in a world which ceased to exist eight years ago.. " ' . "' ; ' -P , AN XSEA PABIS. The Insignia and brevet France's Kegion of Honor have been con ferred on an American newspaper cor- respondent, Who is also connected with one of the Paris daily papers, I ma cine an Amrrican reporter receiving, say. the CoirgreKHMmal .Medal I . io right ahead, imagine, it, . U r,-,, EARLY SNOW REPORTED ; . ' ! t ... . - 1 WXTEtt T WEATHER 'BRINGS RECALL OF RANGERS REND, Ore,, Sept. 1G. (AP) Eight inches of snow was. report- ted this morning , from Sparks Lake; while hunters returning from south of Bachelor mountain said snow; fell there last night to the. depth of 10 inches. Look outs have been recalled from three of the highest peaks in the Cascades by the forest serv ice while five are yet on duty in the lower country. "" ' IDAHO CANDIDATE QUITS - . - PROGRESSIVE Jf OT ? TO ' RUN FOR FOST OF GOVERNOR BOISE, Sept, 1. (AP) J. E. Eldridge, named : by.' the progres sives as thtlr 'candidate for gover nor, today filed with the secretary ot state a formal declination 'Of the nomjnatlqn, J. ri?3 f-wc j .4 -v-. j 1 "!rrT (veaxU-reo) Will Be Heavy students, was 6Q9. The faculty is complete, an nouncement of - the two ' newest members being made yesterday. Walter Phillips, formerly of Stan ford University, will take fehe place of LeRoy Detling as Spanish in structor. Mr. Detling is absent on a year's leave for study in France. Miss Avoca McMinnis, of Jlijls boro, will be instructor in Latin and English, replacing Mrs. Doro thy Woodwortti, who lias gone to the Southern branch of the Uni versity of California. Miss Mc Minnis is a graduate of the Uni versity of Oregon and has done a year's graduate work at the Uni versity of California. Miss Alida Currey, who will have charge of the "department of physical education for women, ar rived in Salem yesterday from Washington, D. C. Miss Currey is a graduate of the New York State college and has done graduate work at Cornell university. She has taught four years and done special work In Walter Reed hos pital in Washington. One new position has been created in the faculty, that of physical education director for men... Leslie Sparks, here for a time last year, will have charge of the department. Out of alllhaJLZOO or more new students who will register as freshmen, only , two were in the lower half .of their high school classes scholastically, according to Dr. Doney. The aim of the Uni versity is to admit only those of superior scholastic attainments, he says, and the two low students were admitted ' only because of other circumstances that were ex tenuating. Other new members on the fac ulty who will appear for the first time this fall are Roy S. Keene, football coach, who replaces Guy Rathbun, resigned, and Dr. F. E. Kohler, professor of English, who will fill the post left 'vacant by Professor H. Wiliiston, who has gone to England for study. All departments of the Salem public schools will open Monday morning, with an expected regis- (Coa tinned on par ) KELiDEE JELIJ Calles' Government Afcked to Apprehend Slayers of Rosenthal T600PS RESUME CHASE American's Ilotly Will Be Talcen , to Mexico City to Await "Ar rival of Widow Enroute From New York WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (AP). Secretary Kellogg tonight instructed Charge Schoenfeld, at Mexico City to make representa tions to the Calles government to leave no stone unturned In appre hending and punishing the slayers of Jacob Rosenthal of NewYork. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1G (AP) Jacob Rosentbal, an aged American, was stabbed to death by his bandit captors on Wednes day night Whefn the troops closed in on them, authorities were in formed today. Having failed to receive the $10,000 ransom demanded and being hampered in their flight by their aged captive, the criminals killed him rather than let him be rescued alive by the federal trdops with whom they were engaged In a running fight after a rase to (Contianed on page 2.) U'REN CHARGES IGNORED BY MARION GRAND JURY JUSTICE ACTS QUICK IN CJASE OP LINN LOVELACE Eight Indictments and Five Not True Bills Returned in Jury Report The Marlon county grand jury yesterday afternoon returned the results of its investigations in the form of eight "true bills and five not true bills. The grand jury In its reporjt made no mention of the charges brought by W. S. U'Ren, Portland attorney, that Frederick Pteiwer, republican candidate for United States senator, had falsi fied his primary election expense accounts. " ' Officials said that the failure of the grand jury to return an in dictment against Mr. Steiwer or make any mention of the investi gation in its report proves con- (Continued oa page 4.) DRY ROT BRuDEDSDl!ST Weather Clears for Second Day of Pendletno Round up Contests VISITORS GET THRILLS Horse Stubbles and Summersaults nt Top Speed Injuring Rider Who Is Thrown in Spinning Fall PENDLETON, Ore.. Sept. 16. (APJ Amid cries of "Ride 'em Cowboy" plunging, untamed hors es, bellowing steers, real western cowboys and cow girls and hon est to goodness " Indians were gathered together here today un der smiling skies for the second day of the Pendleton roundup. Buckaroos were catapulted, the races were thrilling, and the reck less stunts of the riders thrilled me spectators at Oregon s pre mier rodeo. Frank Smith of Cheyenne won the cowboy's pony race for a half mile, with. time of, 54 seconds. In the cowgirls' pony race, Helen Johnson was first, making the half mile in 55 seconds. Vera McQin nis, riding the Irwin string, won first place in the cow girl's .relay for one and one half miles, with time of 2:53 1-5. Mabel Strick land riding the McCarty horse, was second with time 2:59 1-5. In the steer roping contest Lloyd Saunder finished with the best time 21-2-5 seconds. Jess Statu, in the hull dogging, events. bstd his rivals with an elapsed time of 21 1-5 seconds. One serious accident was re ported today, although several riders were thrown in races as well as in the bucking contests In one of the relay races a horse stubbled and summersaulted at top speed, sending the rider along the track, with serious conse quences. TO PROBE "MA'S" REIGN LOWER HOUSE IN TEXAS VOTES FOR INVESTIGATION AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 16. CAP) Investigation of the administra tion of state departments under the regime of Governor Ferguson was ordered today by the lower. house of the state legislature. which is In special session. The vote was. 104 to 22. Silverton Fair Praise Despite Weather Fair Would Not Be Fair Style Show Successful, Many Prizes Awarded for Fruits, Grain, Fancywork By Lillie SILTERTON. Or., Sept. 17. be a fair without rain," said Silverton businessmen as they gaily decorated their booths to the sound of the patter of rain on the roof. Most of the mercantile booths were not com pleted until close to 1 o'clock. The style show at 3 and Penney company drew an acting as models were Arlouine McMullen, Helen Klub, Mil dred Klub, and Ella Moores. Helen Klub, a recentstudent of Ellison-White at Portland, explained the occasion for each gown as it was worn upon stage. it was worn upon the Following the style show visi tors sampled the various wares at the different booths while judge were busy placing ribbons on ex hibits. The textile and domestic science departments with their displays in the Legion auxiliary room were pronounced the best of the fair by most of the Thursday after noon and evening visitors, while even a number of men stopped to admire it. Collections by Mrs. M C. Woodard and Mrs. J. D. Drake particularly attracted attention the former containing a numbe of beautiful pieces of Venician glass, while the collection of Mrs Drake contained a number of rare old pieces from various countries A bedspread, made by Mrs. Har old ' Craig, of Portland, called forth much admiration. The spread was hand crochet of tan thread displayed over rose silk Mrs. Craig, the daughter of Mar ion Palmer of Silverton. was blue ribbon winner, Mrs. Guy Sanders carried .away a number of blue ribbons in the domestic sci ence department win her cakes pies and biscuits. Attracting con siderable notice and winning blue ribbon was the cocoanut lay er cake made by Edwin Bilyeau the 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs, G. D. Bilyeau. Edwin won oyer his 12 year old sister who won a red ribbon on cake making Prizes awarded so far include the following: Farm exhibits Wheat: Ray Skaife, first; J. II. Davenport second. Oats: P. C. Sonnesyer, first; J. H. Davenport, second Flax: J. H. Davenport, first. Corn single ear K. Dahl, first; R Skaife, second. Best 10 ears: Al fred Loe, first; Sam Brown, sec ond. Ames special oh corn: Al fred Loe. Potatoes: E. Charles- (Coatinued on par ) PATRIOTIC MEET TODAY W. C.1IAWLEY SPEAKER ON CONSTITUTION PROGRAM Chemeketa Chapter of the Daughters of' the American rev olution will sponsor this after noon at 3 o clock ?i. the chamber of commerfte the only official ob servance of Constitution day in Salem. All citizens are invited to at tend the program. Representative W. C Hawley will be the princl pal speaker and Fred Tooze will sing two vocal numbers. Starting at 2 o'clock and pro ceeding the program a business meeting of the Daughters of the American revolution will be held SHIP SINKS, CREW LOST OVERTURNED. LIFEBOAT - IS FOUND FOLLOWING CRASH LONDON, Sept.' 16. (AP.) The .Italian steamer Kllinia sank to the-bottom of the ocean today off , the British coast, but what has become of her crew remains a mystery. The ' Belgian steamer Indier reports finding an empty life boat. The disaster was due to a collis ion ' between; the Ellenia and the British steamer Induna, which, al though damaged, was able to con tinue. PREMIER WIllL RESIGN CANADIAN PREMIER KAILS TO RECEIVE MAJORITY. OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 16. (AP) Premier Melghen, whose conservative party failed to obtain. a majority ia the general elections has announced his intention to re sign with members of his cabinet on Monday., ' : .7 PATROL PLANES DEPART Am ships go south for WINTER LIKE BIRDS - EUGENE, Sept. 16. (AP) The two airplanes of the forest fire patrol on duty here during the summer left' today 7 for San Diego, the work having been fin ished for the season. Attracts L I L 1 1 1 1 LI I LI . U 1 1 U 1 1 . i Without Rain," Say Merchants; Madsen (Special.) "A fair wouldn't at 8 o'clock, put on by the J. C. interested crowd. Local girls COURT STREET TO LOOK LIKE GREAT WHITE WAY AD CLUB MAKES FALL WIN DOW DISPLAY FLANS Electric Company to Cooperate in Providing Extra Illumin ation for Occasion Court street, between High and Commercial, will be illuminated for annual fall window display week until it looks like Broadway in New York, it was announced following a meeting of the Salem Ad club in the Hotel Marion yes terday noon. The PEP company is cooperat ing with the club in installing 16 600-watt lights along the two blocks. Permanent cables will be placed across Court street, four to each block, and the 16 lights will be lighted from these. ! These cables will be a perma nent installation, so they can be used for' similar illuminations in future events of this nature. The names of the merchants who cooperate with the club in making a success of display week will be published in paid adver tisements ' by the club in all the local newspapers. Club officials state that they are likely to miss some one in going over the lists of merchants in town and that some one may not be asked to cooperate. In this case, the merchant is requested to make it known, as no one is being in tentionally overlooked. Merchants who find themselves in thhvplight are asked to call the Ad cltfo secretary at 1945, or call the offices of either of the local newspapers. The main feature of attraction Wednesday night is expected to be the distribution of 10,000 free tickets to visitors. Some of these tickets will match ones to certain merchandise In the windows, so that holders of winning tickets can claim the similarly numbered ar ticle by presenting their tickets at the offices of the firms displaying the articles. . , . Window cards are now being printed and ; will be placed in stores, in Salem and nearby cities. Banners are .being painted, which will be displayed on street cars and trucks, all to advertise dis play week. , Last spring a crowd of lST.OOO swarmed the streets and cars were parked solidly as far us as tbo state house, but. the Ad club in tends to bring even larger crowds to Salem next week. . TO STUDY COAST PORTS SMALLER HARBORS TO BE IN SPECTFJ BY ENGINEERS ; PORTLAND, Sept. 16. (AP.) Sentiment favoring engineering studies being made . of smaller ports of the Pacific coast that would contribute more commerce If accorded deep, water facilities. with a view to bringing the com mercial value of such ports to the attention of interests -concerned. and aiding in river and harbor de velopment, was expressed , in dis cussions today before a Joint ses sion' of the Pacifie Coast associa tion of port - authorities and! the Northwest Rivers and Harbors congress. The 1926 conventions of the two -organizations opened here today. . .. . HAY QUARANTINE ASKED MONTANA GOVERNOR MAY BAN PRODUCT OF OREGON - HELENA, Mont,;: Sept. 16. (AP) A quarantine on hay ship ments from certain counties in Oregon, Idaho California,- Wyom ing, Colorado and 'Nevada to l?re-; vent entry into this state of the alfalfa weevil . was under consid eration today by Governor Ertck- son at tne request or; the state de partment oj agriculture. ." ... .. Movement, of alfalfa meal nur sery stock, livestock fruits ? and vegetables, household or emigrant goods and packing straw ? also would.be regulated. , , iTmpn nnnvnir i uiiiiu mm uil, ; rhiinTii mini - ruuniii uuii r, f FLASH STRIKES Edith and Stella Pokorney, of Woodburn, Victims; ' Sisters Hurt ' ELSIE, 14, IN LOCAL! HOSPITAL NEAR DEATH Four Knocked Unconscious at 2:30 Thursday ANTOINETTE GETS HELP Dead Sister of Antone Pokor ney Woodburn Farmer, Was To Have Married Jake Tra: neck 'on September 22 Lightning instantly killed Edith Pokorney, 15; and her aunt, Stella Pokorney, 33, of Woodburn, at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as they stood under .a tree in an at tempt to gain shelter from a storm that suddenly swept through the valley. Elsie Pokorney, 14, is lying in a Salem hospital suffering from burns on both legsnd sUocJc from which she may not re cover, while Antoinette Pok orney, 11 knocked unconsci ous, was burned on one leg. A dog, standing under the tree, was killed outright. The girls had been picking cu cumbers in a Held about one quar ter mile south of. -Woodburn on the Pacific highway and had started homeward when a heavy rain struck. They immediately took shelter under the tree and weoe standing,, huddled together, -when lightning struck. All were "knocked unconscious. two were k(lled, and an hour and a half passed before the youngest girl,' Antoinette, , regained her. senses. She tried to '. summon help, but was unable to attract at tention of persons passing on the (Continued oa page 2-) WINTER'S TOUCH FELT SNOW 5 FALLS ON MOUNTAIN RANGES OF NORTHWEST KLAMATH FALLS', Oie.? Sept. 16. (AP) Winter has come to Crater Lake, according to motor ists who arrived from the park last night. An inch of snow fell yesterday. " : HELENA, Monti Sept. 1.- -(AP) Snow fell Jn three Mon tana cities today as the first touch of winter in thetreasure state.: PERNIE,. B. C. Sept. 1"6. (AP) Between four and five inches ot , snow covered the ground here today in the first snow fall ot - the season. Heavy thunder preceded the storm. : WALLA WALLA. Sept. 16. (AP)--Snow fell on the high peaks in the Blue Mountains dur ing the night and was visible from the valley this morniig. '- . - v TICKET: REQUESTS COME ST,' LOUIS IS 'SWAMPED. WITH 'GATE APPLICATIONS ST. LOUIS, Sept,'16.---(AP). Orders for approximately; 8S.00O seats for each of the three games of the world's series to be played in. St. Lonll it the. Cardinals win the National league pennant have been received, , president Earn Breaden announced today. V This is about Hhree times the reserved; seat -capacity" of Sports men's par Kvwnicn. is 28,000. De spite Breaden's published' reanest that no more applications for tickets be sent in," each mall adds to the number. ' l. . , - FASCIST PROBE ; PLOT EXILES SEEK TO BOMB MUSSO- ! lUSU POLICE THINK HOME, SepU "16. (AP) The plot to kill Premier Mussolini with a j bomb was hatched, Vie police say,' by Italian self-exiles, who support aa anti-fascist -paper ia Paris. ' -