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11? I C - r Hi J. I :' I m WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and mild; 1 h Ken tit northerly winds. Maximum temper- jj r ature, Wednesday. CI; minimum tempers J fi ture. 42; river, 1.4; rainfall, none; a(mor. fj phere, clear; wind, north. g fi g S I - .-;. - - ' "' .4 ' R In the middle west they-have been hav- u ing some terrible floods, and now the en- h tire country fs submerged I in a ' flood of . D 3 campaign oratory. g 1 Sense without education is better than I g education without sense. EVrTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 192G PRICE FIVE CENTS ' SCHOOL BOOKS BILL TALKED AT P. T. EET Membership Committee An nounces Goal for 1926-27 at 21,000 "MOVIE" DINNER ENJOYED Many School in State Without Parent-Teacher Organization, llerwig Urge Cooper- . . tkn On Narcotics Conference Hour Today . - , -9iHO A. M- President's Conference K. E. Church Child Welfare M M. E. Cfcurea Publicity M. B. Church Membership .,... M. E. Church 4-K club - .. M. B. Church SoeUl Hygiene Chamber t Cflm. Public Invited. - A 235-cover "movie" dinner served last night at the First Methodist church under the aus pices of the Lucy Anna Lee circle, followed by a line party to the Klsinore, brought the second day of the state Parent-Teachers' con vention here to an extraordinarily happy conclusion, and brought re laxation utter a strenuous day. One of the most urgent features of the day's business concerned the introduction of a tentative bill providing free text books for use by the school children of Oregon. The three recommendations on the part of the membership com mittee were also noteworthy These three: The setting of the membership goal for 1926-7 at at 21.000; the adoption of mem bership cards, to be uniform throughout the state; and the re turning of the trophy cups into jSjltion, were made by Mrs. C vffuKs, of Portland, state mem bership chairman; A growth of the state organiza tion of parents and teachers dur ing the past quarter of a century shows a gain of from 1014 mem bers to 18.S50 at the present time This increase has been at the ratb of six thousand in two years. These figures were revealed in the report of Mrs. F. B. Merry or Portland, state corresponding sec retary. By noon yesterday 177 dele gates had officially registered, tne list including 36 board members. An important item of business concerns tne necessity oi raising the state dues from 5 to 10 cents per capita. The convention was Interested o know that the Parents' Educa tipnal Bureau of Portland, in co operation with the Oregonian, dis tributed a total of 1016 text books in, that city at the beginning ot this school year. The text-book bill which will come up for final consideration later this week will be presented in a somewhat modified form i. e. recommending that the district, rather than the state, provide the boQks. Official greetings were received this morning from Mary Ulen, president of the grade teachers" association: Mrs. M. J. Coleman. Oregon State Kindergarten chair man; Mrs. David O. Mears of the National Congress; Saidie-Orr Dunbar, representing the Oregon . . - M t . A Tuberculosis chairman: Mrs. Mabel Merwin, of the Camp Fire work: and Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst of the. Oregon Federation of Wom en's clubs. At nn n 1 ' lmiii mnmanta tt 1 appreciation were accorded the following past officers whose work has, been notable: Mrs. C. W. Ilay- . hurst, of Portland, honorary past rt rtfls i o ti I Vf ra C T Parlr try a tt Portland, past president; Mrs. B. I. Elliott, of Portland, national treasurer; and Mrs. J. F. Hill, of Portland, national chairman of student loan. Achievements of interest during the past year concern Silverton's new Valley View parent teachers association in which the officers. are all men: the phenominal growth of the Valset Parent Teachers project; and the author- COontiBoad oa 4.) LIBEL SUIT SET ASIDE fJT OFFERS NO REASON ff VAXGIXO VERDICT &fcMVER. Colo.. Oct 17. (AP) A verdict of'$l5,0t0 ob tained last winter by Frank C. Seested of Kansas City. . Mo. against the Post Printing and Publishing company, F;; O. Bon fils and H. H. Tammen of Denver, was set aside by Judge J. Foster Symes of the United SUtea dis trict court here today. No reason for his action was assigned by Judge Symes In a memorandum handed down In the case. s The suit was tried In the fed eral court here last winter and "as the outgrowth of an alleged libelous attack on Seested appear ing in the Kansas City (Post and Shoe Thread Campaign Is Being Waged by Dealers C. P. Bishop Suggests Campaign Include Customers, That Oregon People Demand Shoes Made With Oregon Linen Thread There is more to the story of the ordering of Salem liner, shoe thread by the largest shoe manufacturing concern in th world than was told in The Statesman of yesterday morning . A lot more. A number of weeks ago, C. P. Bishop of Salem conceived the idea of commencing and carrying on a campaign for the use of Salem manufactured shoe thread. Not for his own glorification or his individual profit for Mr. Bishop would ' - - in " be quite willing to remain in the rki TMTirc "Hn7M I t HIGHWAY FUNDS SECOND HALF OF MARKET ROAD MONEY PARCELED Multnomah Obtains Largest Por tion of More Than $500, 4MM Funds Distribution of J516.197.44, rep resenting the second half of the state market road fund, among the various counties in Oregon was announced by the state high way commission here yesterday. The distribution was based on the market road tax of the several counties outside of Multnomah county, together with their pro portion of the Mnltnomah county market road tax. Multnomah, with $52,815.73, received the largest share of the apportionment. Curry, which is the smallest county of the state in population, received only $2, 236.61. The amount of money each county will receive under the ap- portionment follows: Baker, $13,105.61; Benton $10 9S2.97: Clackamas, $32,949.40; Clatsop. $20,088.50; Columbia. $10,714.33: Coos. $17,924.82; Crook. $3,908.94; Curry. $2.23o. 61; Deschutes. S7.9.6.44; Doug las, $20,030.02; Gilliam, $5,394; Grant. $5,178.61: Harney. $.", 843.41: Hood River. SS.965.S5; Jackson. $20.19.&I; Jefferson, $3,722.42; Josephine, $4,939.03; Klamath, $16,177.26; Lake, $5, 989.35; Lane, $31,750.82; Lin coln, $6,046.80; Linn. S22.S20.- 38; Malheur. $9,646.75; Marlon, $32,260.61; Morrow, $4,520.07; Multnomah, $52,815.78: Polk, $13,060.12; Sherman. $6, 939. SO; Tillamook. $15,050.63: Umatilla, $29,002.57: Union. $13,176.37; Wallowa. $8,283.32; Wasco. $12. 387.65; Washington. $23,817.41; Wheeler, $3,223.09; Yamhill. !(, 141.83. OREGON GUARD CALLED STATK WIDE MOBILIZATION TEST BREAKS RECORDS PORTLAND. Oct. 27. (AP). Three thousand officers and men of the Oregon national guard were under arms tonight as the result of a state wide test mobilization ordered by the war department. In spite of the fact that the mo bilization plans were secret, the men were assembled In record time, and reports received in Port land from all sections of the state indicated that by 10 o'clock, or four hours after the call was broadcast, every one of the 4 3 units in the state was under arms and ready for any emergency. Brigadier General George A. White, commander of the guard, who came to Portland with his staff to observe the mobilization and receive telegraphic repbrts from various sections of the state, said that the record made by the guard troops paralleled that of 1917, when the Oregon guard was the first in the United States to mobilize for world war service. HARTLEY PETITIONS OUT SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR CLAIM MANY SIGNATURES SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 27. (AP) House to house circulation or petitions protesting a move ment to recall Governor Hartley began here today. George W. Dilling, former may or' of Seattle, who is state-wide vice chairman of the recall pro test organization reported that in a Seattle bank 20 out of 23 per sons approached signed the peti tion, and that in the 41st precinct here 56 persons out of SO signed. Frank kierce, circulating petitions In Tacoma, reported that he ob tained 200 signatures from 20 persons Interviewed. He asked for 500 more petitions. Dilling an nounced that Colonel J. W. Haw thorne, democratic candidate for state representative from the 47th district had enlisted as a petition circulator.' POLICRLN PAYS FIXE HILLS BORO. Ore.. Oct. 27. (AP) H. H. Hanson. Portland, ex-policeman, was fined a total of $3100 and sentenced to a total of IS months, in jail: -on liquor charges in circuit court here to day, bat was paroled by the court Vrlng good behavior, on payment ot $1100. He paid the money ana background. In fact, he yester day begged the writer to leave his name out of it. though it had been mentioned by several Salem dealers. What Mr. Bishop had in mind was a general campaign not only for Oregon linen shoe thread, but for Oregon made linens generally, and for crther Oregon manufac tured articles, too. For the good of the whole people of Oregon. Found Out a Lot So Mr. Bishop wrote to the great shoe manufacturing con cerns of the entire country. He offered to himself place orders for shoes made with Salem shoe thread,- for the Bishop store in Salem. And he asked other shoe dealers in Salem to do the same thing. They did. O. E. Price of the- Price Shoe Co. wrote tQ a number, and has received favor able replies. Mr. Bishop also appealed to Portland shoe dealers; to some of the biggest houses in the metrop olis. The result has been that samples have been asked from the Miles mill, and have been sent. If all the manufacturers asking for samples snouid use even a small proportionate amount each of Oregon shoe thread, the Miles 'mill would be swamped with orders. But Mr. Bishop has found out a lot of things in his correspond ence, as have no doubt other Ore gon merchants who have taken hold of this matter. For one thing, he has learned that, before the world war, linen shoe thread was quite generally 'used by the shoe factories of this .country. But prices soared, and a number of (Continued on pap 4.) REPUBLICANS TO RALLY STEIWER, CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR, TO SPEAK A monster republican party rally for Marion county will be held on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the Salem armory, according to an announcement made last night by Paul F. Burris, chairman of the county republican central commit tee. As this is the .last opportun ity to hear the party principles made public before election day, a big attendance is urged. Frederick Steiwer, republican candidate for United States sena tor, will be principal speaker. Sev eral other prominent leaders of the party, whose names have not been made public, mill also be present to address the meeting. HE WITNESS CRIES ON STAND f . ' AH STORY TO 0 Evangelist and Mother Will Not Testify in Their Own Behalf WRITING EXPERT CALLED Attorney Accuses McPherson Counsel of Knowing Where abouts of Much Sought Temple Operator LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27. (By AP) Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken nedy, will not testify in their own defense at their preliminary hear ing on charges of criminal con spiracy, their attorneys disclosed today, when they announced that defense testimony will be com pleted late tomorrow. At least three and perhaps five witnesses remain to be called for the defense, W. I. Gilbert, chief of the evangelist's staff of attor neys said. The first witness to morrow morning is expected to be Robert Wiseman. 19 year old son of Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff . co-defendant with the evangelist and her mother. He will be fol lowed on the stand by Holland Woolley. ono of Mrs. McPherson's attorneys. A handwriting expert end. perhaps three of them, will bo called in an attempt to answer the testimony of a prosecution witness regarding the numerous handwriting examples in evidence. Prosecution ' attorneys said they did not anticipate tailing any wit- (Contirmed on uajre 4.) COMMUNITY BODY MEETS ON FRIDAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCENE OF GATHERING IS Delegates From 27 Organizations in County Expected to Attend The first fall meeting of the Marion county community federa tion will be held at the Salem chamber of commerce building Friday evening beginning at 8 o'clock. Practically all of the 1 community clubs in Marion county are expected to send several rep resentatives. A program said to be of much importance to the members of all community clubs has been ar ranged by Lloyd T. Reynolds, president, and W. W. Fox, secre- ( Continued on page 3.) 'SWIPIN' " THE GATE! CAMPBELL DIES AFTER ILLNESS SERVED ON KRRVTCR COMMIS SION SI NCR 1007 No AnnouMceiueiit Forthcoming as Yet Concerning Possible Successor Thomas K. Campbell, 69, who died in Portland early yesterday, was a member of the original pub lic service commission in Oregon. He first was appointed to the of fice in the year 1907 and served continuously in that capacity for 10 years. Other members of the original commission were Oswald West of Portland and Clyde Aitch ison, now a member of the inter state commerce commission. After serving on the commis sion for 10 years Mr. Campbell re tired, but was again elected a member of the commission Tour years ago. At the time of his orip inal appointment he was engaged in the lumber business at Cottage Grove. Mr. Campbell participated in a number of important hearings before the commission. These in cluded the grain rate cases, cla;-s rate cases and the original Llnu ton and Oak Grove streetcar fare cases. Mr. Campbell had served as chairman of the commission for the past two years. Governor Pierce was in Port land yesterday and employes of his department were Uinable to give any information as to who would be appointed to fill the vacancy on the commission. Any appointee that, the governor may select for the office would serve until January 1. STEEL SURVEY FINISHED COMMISSION TO STUDY AL LEGED DUMPING CHARGES BERLIN. Oct. 27. (AP). The mixed commission, composed of Germans and Americans, which has been investigating charges that Germany has been dumping steel products into the United States in violation of the Ameri can anti-dumping act, has com pleted its report. The commis sion leaves it to the respective governments to draw .their own conclusions as to whether Ger many has been guilty of such vio lation on the basis of certain "facts" which have been estab lished by the investigators. DISTANT TREMORS FELT SCOTLAND SEISMOGRAPH REG ' ISTER.S SIX QUAKES PERTH. Scotland, Oct. 27. (AP) The seismograph today recorded six earthquakes which began at 10:15 o'clock this morn ing. The probable center of the disturbances was near Borneo, Sumatra or Java. MAN COMMITTS SUICIDE ORANGE. Cak, Oct. 27. (AP) After ringing the doorbell of an undertaking establishment last night and waiting for the under taker to appear, E. S. Houghtal Ing, 78, committed suicide. He 6hot himself in the head with a pistol. b. 0. P. LEADER SEES SWEEPING PARTY VICTORY State Chairman Urges Re publicans to Consolidate Forces for Victory RANKS TO STAND FIRM Vote to Uphold President, Keeping Tried and True Leaders in Control of all Govern mental Affairs PORTLAND. Oct. 27. (Special to The Statesman.) Claims of a sweeping republican Victory for the republican ticket in the coming ing election were made here to day by Phil Metschan, chairman of the. republican state central committee. He urged republicans of the state to consolidate their forces and support the adminis tiation. A vote for the party nominees, be said, was a vote cast in support of the state's primary law. The election of a democratic senator from Oregon, he said, would not only be a slap at the president and the national admin istration, but it might give the democratic party the slight ma jority needed to organize the sen ate and thus deprive western re publican senators of their domi nant positions in that body. He said: "The sovereign people of Ore gon will vote next Tuesday wheth er they will uphold President Cool idge and the republican adminis tration by giving them a vote of confidence or they will turn their backs upon them and support the party that has always brought dis aster to our national prosperity and distress to our people the democratic party. "They will vote to support the direct primary law of the state or they will, by their decision, re gard It merely as a scrap of paper. They will maintain it by voting for candidates nominated in ac cord with the law or they will nullify it by following the will-o'-the-wisp of an independent can didacy. "Citizens of this state will vote f. maintain at the heads of the senata committees those tried and true republicans of the west who know the west and its problems Snioot of Utah, Jones of Washing ton, Oddie of Nevada, McNary of Oregon. Borah of Idaho. Warren of Wyoming and Johnson of Cali fornia, or they will say by their ballots they are willing for the west to lose these influential friends and to turn the senate over to control by southern democrats. "Voters of Oregon have an im portant decision before them next Tuesday. It is whether this strong ly republican state shall be de luded by democratic propaganda and lose substantial things while it grasps at shadows. "I have faith in the people of Oregon. I do not believe they will fail a great president when he needs them most. I do not be lieve they will be misled by a cam paign of slander and misrepresen tation aimed and designed to split our representation in the upper house of congress and give one of the two seats to a democrat. I do not believe they will turn their thumbs down on the primary law. "I expect a republican victory on Tuesday. Reports from all parts of the state are most gratifying. The race for the United States sen ate is clearly between Steiwer and Haney. The issue is plain. I can not believe, any more than the people believe, that a delegation divided is stronger than one united. I expect the good sense of the voters of the state to de clare itself on that proposition. "I expect Steiwer, republican nominee for United States senator, to win by a substantial plurality. Patterson, for governor, will be elected by an overwhelming vote. Oregon must not lose its oppor tunity to elect an executive wrho (Continued on pf 2.) RETURNS TO OREGON CALIFORNIA QUAKE CAUSES PEOPLE TO MOVE D. S. Turner of Chemawa has just returned from a trip from San Jose, California, and he is very glad to get back to Oregon, because when down there he en countered an earthquake. The earthquake occurred about 4:35 a. m. and was severe enough to wake people up and create a scare in the city. There was no material damage done. The peo ple left the hotels and went to quarters closer to earth. One party had a- room la the top story ot a building and when the earthquake came on he felt the building sway and he immediately decided to leave' jthe- hotel "and 'get to terra firma ' and stay there In the ta- ture. "BOOTS" IS MISSING Family Cat of Salem Police man Disappears Lost, strayed or stolen. That is the question that is puzzling Lee Wintersteen, Salem policeman, for last Saturday "Boots' the family cat disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since. "Boots"-is an educated cat and occupies a high position in the Wintersteen family and the officer is sure that "Boots" could not be lost be cause he would know his way back to his kind home. The question as to whether "Boots" has strayed may also be treated lightly for during his year of residence at the W'intersteen home he has never been known to wander away. As for even consider ing the fact that he may have been stolen, that is too much, for who ever heard of any one that would steal any thing from a bluecoat's home. "Boots" has four white feet and a white chest and Is marked like a tiger, and any one seeing a feline of that description should communi cate with Officer Wintersteen at the police department. OREGON VOTERS NUMBER 359,236 TABULATION OF REGISTERED VOTERS IS PREPARED Republican Party Has Huge Ma jority, According to Returns From Counties A total of 359, 23G voters in the state of Oregon have registered for the general election to be held November 2. according to a tabu lation prepared by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state here yesterday. With the exception of Ave coun ties, including Baker, Deschutes, Harney. Hood River and Wallowa, the registration was furnished to the secretary of state by. the county clerks. In these five coun ties the registration was compiled from the weekly reports of regis tered voters in the office of the secretary of state. Of the total registration, 247, 974 are republicans, 94,808 are democrats, 1725 prohibitionists, 2093 socialists and 12,636 miscel laneous. Registration for -$he November election this year shows a marked increase when compared with the total vote for electors of president and vice president of the United States at the general election held iov. 4, 12 4. Multnomah, which is the most heavily populated county in the state, has a total registration of 123,806 voters. Of these 89.396 are republicans, 30,236 democrats. 301 prohibitionists, 294 socialists and 3579 miscellaneous. AUTOMOBILE RUNS WILD RIDE ACROSS STREET PROVES COSTLY FOR DRTVER When the hand throttle slipped on Frank Greene's car as he drove out Df the Marion garage yester day afternoon, he started on a ride that was costly though brief. When he gets through paying the bills, he expects to find that it cost him several dollars a foot. The throttle slipped and the next thing Greene knew his car had crashed through tfife front door of the garage, dashed at a fast speed across Commercial street, and knocked off fenders or bumpers from three cars parked on the other side of the street, be fore stopping. On top of this, his own car was damaged to the extent of some broken glass and a bent fender. . KLUXER APPEALS CASE INDIANA SUPREME COURT HAS STEPHENSON CASE INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 27. The appeal of D. C. Stephenson, for mer grand dragon of the Kn Klnx Klan in Indiana, from a conviction ot second degree murder in con i ect ion with-the death of Madge Oberholtzer, was filed In the In diana supreme court today. Steph enson was convicted Nov. 14. 19 25, in the Hamilton county ' circuit court at Nobles ville. . BRIEF ILLNESS IS FATAL SPODL.ED FOOD BELIEVED AS t CAUSE FOR GIRL'S DEATH .... WALLA WALLA, . Oct. 27. (AP) Betty Jane Webster, 5, died here early today after an ill ness of only a few hours, caused, it is thought, by spoiled food eaten last night. Samples of the food are being analyzed. HOUDINI IMPROVES DETROIT. Mich.. Oct. 27. (AP)--The condition of Harry Houdrai. the 'liiaglclaix'',w11bv'Ss gravely ill following, an operation for: appendicitis and 'the subse quent development tf peritonitis, was somewhat Improved -tonight after a restful day. physicians announced.- - . . : P0TNI1LS TO ESTABLISH Walter Hayes Oenies Knowl edge Df Contribution Made for Steiwer ' HEARING NEARS CLOSE Edgar Piper of Oreitonlan Braada Charges as "An Outrageous . Falsehood From He ginning to End . WASHINGTON. Oct, 27. (AP) Walter Hayes, a former, private secretary to President Roosevelt, tonight denied any knowledge of a $35,000 contribution from tha Portland Electric Power company to the Portland Oregonian for the newspaper's opposition to the can didacy of Senator R. N. Stanfleld, of Oregon. Hayes was quoted at today's session of the Portland campaign fund inquiry as having told of the alleged contribution in the office of George Putnam. Editor of the Salem Capital Journal. "I never heard of the Portland Electric Power company in my lifer" Hayes said. "I have a pleas ant recollection of meeting Mr. Putnam, but I never had any such conversation with him. He, must have me confused with someone else." PORTLAND, Ore. Oct 27.r (API rharfpa nt o tlnMin "slush fund" in behalf of the can didacy; of Frederick Steiwer, re- puaiican. nominee ior u. a. sena tor got into the t record Jof the hearing before Senator Charles L. . McNary, republican, Oregon, here ipaay, ana were aeniea oy steiwer. who was the last witness of the day. . Steiwer said he knew noth ing of any such contributions. - Edgar B. Piper, editor of the Portland Oregonian ,r W. O. Hart nius, business manager. and.O. L. Price, secretary and member of the board of directors of the Ore gonian Publishing company, de nied a charge that $35,000 had been paid to the Oregonian in be half of the candidacy ot Steiwer. ' Piper branded the story as "an outrageous falsehood from begin ning to end." W. S. U'Ren, Portland attorney, who was among the counsel sup porting the charges on file before McNary, testified that he did not believe any of the alleged pay- ments bad been made to the Ore gonian for its benefit, or for the personal benefit of Mr. Piper. He expressed the view that the -payments were made lor campaign expenses. Senator Robert N. Stanfleld. in dependent candidate to succeed himself, who -was defeated at the primary by Steiwer, said he . did not believe any of the money went, to the Oregonian. . W. S. U'Ren called Steiwer r to the stand after both sides had pre-' sented all the witnesses available, and attempted to ' delve into his phnrra that RtniWer hart fatlod tn account for all expenditures made in his behalf in the. primary cam paign. He got into the record a letter he had written to the Ore gonian Sept. 14, In which he charged that' $46,500 had been contributed to the Steiwer cam paign fund by eastern interests, which he mentioned as those con nected with the Portland Electric Power company. Steiwer denied any knowledge of any such con tributions. . , U'Ren asked Steiwer concerning payments which were alleged to. have been made to Charles A. German and Charles H. Henshaw (Continued on pag S.) V EQUAL RATES FAVORED PUBLIC SERVICE BODY TO OP POSE DISCRIMINATION . AfoTn- tnA vttiHIf aorvlA commission indicated yesterday that any attempt on the part of the Southern Pacific company to put Into effect freight rates dis criminatory against the state of Oregon and favorable to Califor nia points would meet with stren uous opposition. - Reports received at the offices of the commission today were to ib pffwt that uch action was contemplated by the railroad cor poration. 'Commissioners Corey and Os trander said that in event the , . mmm m n A w.i.w proposed new lanii. was luu uu the interstate commerce commit request a suspension of the rates pending an investigation. Such action on the part of the Oregon, commission would -afford the resi dents At this state an opportunity to appear ; before ... the .. interstate commerce commission ' and offer protest against the proposed jjew lariir. . t t -' - . A copy of the-new tariff bad not been received at the officea cf tfco . commlssiou here today. . " ; ' . FUND CHARGES