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.... 1 J f' i WEATHER FORECAST: Pair ad cetiUia- teed mild;-entte raxiabte lrindsMaxlinvm It Used to b taat,a,Benatftr'-8 troatJef ."were wer when "he was elected. But now adays be. has to pot on another campaign to set seated. . tempetattire 1 twed.) : njtalmum, 3r rlTer, 1.8; rajnfall. none, atmosphere, clear;, wind, southwest. " ,l - ; v --. r: SALEM, OREGON, THUKSDAY MORNING; NOVEatSER 4, 126' r PRICE FIVE CENTS n J'L ii li" "i"ii7. "7niii Tr.'. i l i 1 I i -4 A I J '01 if' WGRESS ! SHOWS THBEiU ffflJlOCfilS Republrcait Workihtj tiajop flies Sufteir lifiroads as Returns t.lbunt SOME RACES UNDECIDED Banner -of lhaunatoyf Ufted ; to UlglMMti riAsaele .Reached Since Wilaoa Ad ' miniJttnUiota .. - ( -4- NEW-YORK. Not. 3. (AP). The shadow of an Insurgent hand on the Tontrol tereTs tf the new congress took increasing shape to night with slowly mounting elec tion returns. "r":J ;. j"As far and near districts sent . in their ' belated vote the ; demo cratic inroads 'into - the working majorities of the republicans' had reached saeh proportions that it became certain ' thai the western insurgents woatd 'hold the balavce of Tpower In he enate and pos aihir in the house. : ' '' Besides gaining seren of the .nine seats constltotlng the repub lrcaffTiaajorrty iarthe Ttenate, the democrats reduced by 13 the pres-r ent republican majority lot 36. in the aoaHeJ ; These gkins added' to 'the cap ture ofr the governorships in two normally repablicah states South Dakota and Colorado-lifted the Waner tit democracy 6 the high- pianade lt -ha -reached -Bhrce a the Wilson administration was re turned to office 12 years ago. . A number . ot- senatorial, con gressional and gubernatorial con- Ws still remained to be decided PORTLAMD FLI ER K1 LLED A aATOtt J tSIPS FOULOWING , MID-Allt COLLISION J?ENSACOLAV Fla.r Nov. 3. (AP) Ensign Hickory Floed, of Portland, Ore., was killed late to day when his airplane struck an other machine at an altitude of 3, 000 feet. A wing was broken in the im pact and Flood's machine fell. The pilot jumped about 200 feet above the ground but his parachute failed to open. The other plane landed safely. Floed's death was the second fatality in navy aviation here this week, both because of failure of parachutes to properly function. Ensign Henry Harrison of Cam bridge, Mass., was killed Monday. Ensign Floed was a graduate of the class of 1924. N. A. S. and had been in Pensacola about seven months. He Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Fred Floed. of Port land. FIREMEN SEE VICTORY FOREST FIRES BURNING OUT FROM LACK' OF FUEL L.OS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 3. (AP.) For the first time In their three day fight with forest fires In the Cleveland National Forest, 20 miles northeast of Santa Ana, the army of men working under the direction kit the forest' service tonight had victory in sight. : The flames, which Centered In- Santia go, Silverado and Trabuco , can yons, ware reported burning them selves wt'tra to the lack iof new timber stands' to attack. NOTED MINISTER DIES DR; CHASE HAD DIRECTED CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICE BOSTON. Now. 3. (AP). The Rev, J. Frank Chase who for nearly 20 years directed the cam paigns of the New England Watch and Ward society against various Vices, drnr and llnnnr cettfwe -mnA it gambling. 3ied today at hts home in vest Roxbury. ; He had been ill a week from pneumonia and had suffered a shock. HTORE MERGER ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES. Nov. 3. (AP). Consolidation of : the Skagga united 8 1 o t a company, - the Bkaggs Cash. Stores company, and the Safeway Stores. Inc.. to form fc chain of 90 stores and markets n ten - western states, was con SCHOOL HEATING CONTRACTS LET OTHER AWARDS TO BE MADE AFTER CONSIDERATION School Board Ctrtuddcn 14 Bids t rSpeclal Jtfeetlac on ItT'ednesday - The contract 'lor hsatlng and renUtattns vef the projected Tux edo Park iuhlor high achool was let' at atpecial -meetint of the school 'board 'last; tight' to J. Beraardrbf 4tZ fiouta High street tthliure of S0531. " Bids from 14 -general contractors for the imOding of the school and front several cotorpetitOTrf or the plumb ing end wiring were received and considered by the -board. .' The ' budding contract will be awarded to either James L. Quinn or Stebbtoger Bros., both of Port land," the board reported. Quinn'a bid was $88,490 with' a deduction of X4000 If wood shingles are used and of an additional 11000 if con crate is substituted for tile in the basement floors. The figure of Stebblnger Bros, was S71.306 with deductions or $3857 and $1350 respectively. The two bids were held over for fnrther considera tion. , The bids for heating and 'ven tilating ranged from $9500 to $10,840 With deductions and ad ditions depending on the installa tion af oil burners and Iron fire man stokers. The lowest bid for the plumbing was $4894 and the highest $6283. The bids for wir ing ranged from $2828.60 to $4350 according to materials used and type of service. SUPREME COURT ; SUPPORTS WILL PIERCE HIGGS TO -TEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH - Opinion Reverses Judge Tazwell of Multnomah County Probate Court The state supreme court yester day upheld a will bequeathing the larga estate of Pierce RIggs, late member of a pioneer Polk county family. The opinion, which was written by Justice Bean, reversed Judge George Taswell of theMalt nomah county circuit court which sat as a probate court. : The contest was filed by Ettie Mae Rlggs, widow of Pierce Riggs, against Seth Riggs, Webb C. Lew is and Cecil L. Riggs, executors of the will, who appeared as ap pellants in the case. The decree of the lower court set aside the will and appointed the widow as the administratrix of the estate. The estate ''Was ap praised at $121,235.81, of which $39,250 represented real estate. , In compliance with the widow's dower, and exempt property set aside to her, and additional allow ance made by the probate court, the will bequeathed the entire es tate to the three executors who were to distribute it among the testator's brothers, sisters, neph ews and nieces. : There. Were -11 of these, relatives specified in the will. The execntors were author ized to agree with Mrs. Rlggs to a voluntary partition, or assign ment of dower, or to a substitu tion for dower. It wai alleged by Mrs. Riggs that Mr, Rlggs was not mentally competent at the time he -made the will and that he was unduly in fluenced ?by Ma brother, Seth. Mr. Rlggs was 70 years of age at the time of his death. He was a bachelor until 0 year's of age. when he 'married the contestant. who was 36 years old -at the time of the marriage. v: V. Other opinions handed down here yesterday follow: - H. II. Wbrden company vs. Vir- - ConttBd ton pace g.l . , ROYALTY TO WED TODAY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FILL 18T DAY OF PROGRAM STOCKHOLM, Nov. 3. (AP) Priacess Astrld of Sweden and Crown Prince . Leopold of Belgium today .whirled from 'one official function 1 to another, the central figures in the gar program carried out in honor . of their wedd tng to- . The princess spent . one of the busiest days , of . her " life, but to night showed few signs -of weari ness!. At all the official receptions, dinners and ceremonies the young princess appeared radiantly happy as did Prince Leopold, who, how ever, seemed, embarrassed at times and showed more or less boredom as ooa function followed swiftly on another.- '., : ., ' Princess -Astrid's day. began at 7 o'clock this 'morning and tended at midnight at a gala performance SfOTESfll EET CLOSES TD 103)00 Children in Oregon Receiving Graded ible Instruction Now NEXT MEET -AT.- BAKER Robert Davids Explained Work of National Council of Religions Education, 1SQO Delegates In (Attendance With mora than 200 delegates in attendance, the first day, of the Oregon Sunday School convention ended last night. The second and last day of the convention1 will take place today. The delegates represent all the counties of west ern Oregon. "V ' . ; The eastern Oregon convention will be held at Baker Friday. Sat urday and Sunday, following . the Salem convention. , The i value of summer confer ences in religious training for young, people was emphasised by Dr. C. I. Andrews of the Kimball School of Theology, speaking at the morning sessions. There are 5000. young - people la the United States attending these conferences every summer, lie atated. The general work of the nation al council of religions education was described by Robert Davids of Chicago, international secretary of organiiatlbn and administration. -A report was given by the edu cational commlttte, consisting of 25 members, one from each of th 16 denronstraUoaos .repVeaente'd, and from each college in' the state. Activities and plans for field work with : the county councils and standardization of week day relig ious education was included in the report. : - The important place of religion in the educational program of col legos was emphasised by Roy R. Hewitt, professor of political economy at OAC. Not one thought ful leader in political economy does not declare that religious life is absolutely necessary in ' any strong political structure, he said. There are about 10,000 children in Oregon receiving graded Bible instruction under trained teachers and with adequate educational equipment, according to a report by Dr. W. J. Sly. This is being done In publio school time. Stand ards for teachers of religious edu cation were outlined by Dr. Sly. (Continued on pf 8.) DAY - THIRTEEN BILLS LOSE IN COUNTY HTDRO-EliECTRIC MEASURE IS SWAJklPED BY 1ARGE VOTE Kego Repeal Act and Fish, Bills Among Thosc Meeting Peo ple Favor Marion county voters turned out in large numbers Tuesday to express their approval .or disap proval on the 19 measures on the ballot. Late last night complete returns were received on the 74 precincts in the county and It was found that the people favored elx measures and voted against 13. The hydro-electric bill was hit the hardest and received -a vote of 1483 yes and 10,679 no.'' The negro repeal act was carried by a vote - of two to one - although a number voted against it in spite of the fact that it is unconstitu tional. The cigarette measure was frowned upon by a majority of Marion county people as was also both normal school bills. The Dennis resolution and the Grange income tax bill met similar -fates. Complete returns on all of the (Continued on pte 2.) QUANTITY OF OLD GOODS RECEIVED MANY CHI bDREN BRING BUN DLES (ff" GOOD CLOTHES QivW By Oi Matinee GivNT By Oregon Theater and ' Statesman Proven ' SULLCSSflll The annual pre-ThanksgivIng offering of clothing to the Salem poor was made by the younger generation yesterday at the' Ore gon theatre, where they -brought their bundles of old clothes and used them as tickets to the mati nee of "3 Bad Men." , " An automobile was stacked full of the clbt'hirTg? which ."waa taken to the office of Associated Chari ties to be dealt out to those who are in need. Mrs. Mae Young, in charge of the charity work, eald that the clothing brought by the children was excellent and of even better quality than that contribut ed at the first "old clothes" mati nee last year. It Is believed that more children would have attended had the mat! nee fitted in better with the after noon school schedule, also if the picture had been a new one which many had not already seen. The "old clothes" matinee was the opening gun of the Associated Charities drive for clothing and provisions for the poor, and now the parents will be asked to do their part to provide the neces sary relief articles. It should be remembered that all kinds of pro visions are required as well as clothing. THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW - - - - - - - " ir'jfjt it CANNERIES Pli AH FOR EXPANSION ItARGE SHIPMENTS OF DRIED AND CANNED FRUITS Cannery Still Banning, With Cloa of lOSd Season Only a Few Days Off The big Hunt cannery in Salem is still running full handed on apples. But the managers are racing to wind up the season by. Saturday night. It may or may not take a few days longer. This will definitely end the canning season of 1926 in Salem, and the Salem district. The apples that are coming to the cannery now are mostly from local orchards, and a .large pro portion of the big pack has been of apples grown in this section. After the last of the apples are taken care of, there will be a var Cation until gooseberries come next spring. But there will be many things to do about the- can neries; shipping of the stocks qn hand to the markets, cleaning up and getting ready for the 1927 season and perhaps new build ings to construct aad additional machinery to install. Rumors of New Ones There are rumors of new can neries in Salem for next year, and other rumors of large additions to be made to the old canneries; but there is nothing very definite along these scores. . W. G. Allen, manager of the Hunt cannery, was asked by the reporter yesterday if there are to be additions to that big plant. He answered that he did not know. (The reporter intimated that he would not tell if he did know.) But his rejoinder was, "I hope so." That is, he hopes there may be some improvements to this already largest individual cannery plant in Salem; a plant that In the busy season ia threw days puts up as much fruit as made up the whole pack in Salem as short, a time ago as 1911. Every year has seen growth at this huge plant. There Is Much Shipping The shipping out of -fruit from Salem is going on constantly on a large scale. The last three and a half days of last week, Paulus & Co. shipped out. 20 car loads of canned and dried fruits. Since August 31 this-; firm has paid to the growers of this section over $500,000. This does, apt include the money the concern has -paid on its brokerage business. Just now there Is a brisk demand for dried apples, and a heavy sale of their fruit product. Salem now does no drying jot apples, but a big tonnage is -dried in -southern and eastern Oregon and. eastern Washington, and Paulus & Co have been . handling Ja. lot of the product, on a brokerage basis. A Lot wf Proses ' , This firm baa shipped about (Continued oa VU .) EllfiEL HELD FORTfilAL By COURT ORDER "Sufficient Cause to Believe Defendant Guilty," Says Judge Blake VERBAL BLOWS STRUCK Ormiston Is Branded as "Coward, Hiding aad Blinking Afraid to Come Before Conrt" by , Troaeetttor LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3. (AP). Almee Semple McPherson, evan gelist, ordered held for trial on criminal conspiracy charges today, approached her pulpit in Angelas Temple tonight with the judge's statement ringing in her ears (hat she lay under "strong suspicion" of guilt. In binding over to the superior court the religious leader, her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, aad her chief accuser, Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff. Judge Samuel R. Blake, youngest jurist in Loi An geles, said: tJ "After a full examination of the entire evidence there is sufficient cause - to believe the defendant guilty. , "Sufficient cause is and has been construed as 'reasonable or probable cause,' which means such a state of facts as 'would lead, a man ol ordinary caution ' and prudence to believe and conscien tiously entertain a strong suspi cion that-the persons accused are guilty." V " Judge Blake fixed bail at $2500 for each defendant. The evangelist became white as sho heard the decision that sont (Coa tinned o pas 5.) CANDIDATES FILE LIST OF EXPENSES SEVERAL REPORT NO EXPEN DITURES FOR ELECTION . .Cramer Spends $5 in Making Campaign for Scat in Lcgiiilatarc . J - .- Theodora P. .Cramer. Jr., repub- lican-dembcratic candidate for rep resentative in the legislature' for tha seventh district,1 expended' 35 in making his campaign preceding the general election, according to an -expense account filed in the office of the secretary of state here yesterday. 'Candidates who spent no money daring the campaign included C. H. 'Gram, republican, f or-'fabor -commissioner; A. W. Norblad, tm- enblican. for state senator for the 1 5th senatorial district; Mark A. I rauison repooiican, ior repre sentative .from the first district; R. L. Gile, republiqan, for repre sentative from the fourth district. Fred W. German, republican. for representative from the 18th district: "W. C. North, republican. for representative from the 18 th, district; DeWltt Harry, democrat for representative from the Utb district; : Frank Schlegel, demo crat, for representative from the 18th district, and-C. M. .Warren, independent, trustee for the Sal mon River-Grande Rondo highway improvement district, MANY ATTEND DINNER ROBERTSON SPEAKS AT.WOJkC- " . EN'S CLUB MEETING l lMore f than 80 persons; were n resent at a -dinner given by the Salem Business ;and Professional Women's club last) night in the First Presbyterian church to hear Major C. A. Robettson, for the past 12 years a resident of Europe, discuss international affairs. The reason for? the present hatreds and Injustices that 'prevail all over Europe is the iniquitous Versailles peace treaty, .according to Major Robertson, . Most-of the Central European countries -creat ed by the .war, , sach as Poland, Jugo-Slavia, and ' Rumania, ' are filled with nittle i AlsacerLor ralncs; he claimed, i ' v -. . ff Untirthis condition is corrected, these countries --will not. be ble to govern themselves well, he be lleves. Much of the blame jfor the conditions was placed on Ray mond Poincare. French statesman, GENE1RAL WATER ? GROUP TO MEET CHAIRMAN SAVS COMMITTEE READY TO REPORT Question of Municipal Ownership of Waterworks Now to be Threshed Out , The special committee on valu ation of the general water com mittee appointed by Mayor Glesy to consider. the purchase of the Sa lem Water, company's plant is new ready , to report. The following letter wfes yesterday mailed to members of ,the general commit tee: . ..: - "Dear Sir: The general water committee appointed by Mayor John B. Gletey to consider . pur chase of the Salem Water com pany's plant, j Is requested to meet at the chamber of commeros on Friday even ng of this week, T?ev. 5. at 8 o'clock, to reeeive the re port of thi special committee on vain a ti tin . . . . "The report Is prepared and ready to bie submitted. This In eludes the Engineer's valuation and an estimate of . probable earnings under ciUf management It ; la urged tha.t you attend. "F. G. DECKEBACH. "Chairman." Salem, Or., Not. 3, 1926. ."What This Means. - This means that, after 'many months. : an agreeftent" has been reached between the engineering firm of t-he city and the engineer of the Salem Water company on the valu atlon of ' the - plant, and the next 'step will be" a thorough consideration of the -report To be .followed by proceedings neceaBary' to 'get the matter be fore the people in an election to declde on the jquestio.n of the pur chase ; i to decide on the question of municipal ownership of the city water system.; It will manifestly have to be a - special election, as the repiort of the engineers was not submitted in tieae to take -the necessary proceedings to get the question.' on; the - ballet for Tues day's election., There; are many considerations making municipal ownership of the water system desirable for Sa lem. It is evident that the whole matter is now soon to be threshed out. TANKER GROUNDS IN FOG ASSOCIATED OIL SHIP UNABLE TO X3IVE POSITION SAN"PEpCRO,;CaI., Nov. 3.- (AP) -The Associated Oil Unker Solano' went ashore : at Point Ar guello more' than ilOO miles north of 'here ahorUy after-6 o'clock to night, and "SOS picked up by the Federal Telegraph Radio station said. . . . The tanker was anable to give its position accurately due to the heavy fog which! waa responsible for its going aground. 4t Js4'aJso unknown as yet what the extent of , darawges was or whether it would be possible to refloat the ship-- The tanker Be tterton was known to be in the vicinity of the Solano but it was handicapped by the'fog in attempting to reach the grounded boat. , - , . 0.fS. BOATS CARRY RUM i 1 1 - r r - . INVESTIGATION REVEALS COR- N t s BUPT CONDITION v BOSTON, "Nov. 3. (AP) The Boston American says tonight in acopytighW -atOTXnat aix Bos ton eoast cuard boats, ferrying liquor from rum row at a "union price" of 81 a case, have led to a federal investigation that has re vealed coast guard boats as regu lar liquor carriers with some of jthelr officers as part owners in rum row vessels. m WOMAN'S INJURIES FATAL - " m .i -ii i. ' - MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN THROWS' FROM HAYRACK BEND, Ore . Nor. 3. (AP) Mrs. James Harter, 30 years old and the mother of three children, was fatally injured when1 thrown from a hayrack drawn by a run away team of' horses in the Turn- alo community about ten miles from Bend. - The woman was driv ing the team and was alone in the hayrack when the - accident happened. It 'is not known- bow the team became frightened. She died just before reaching the, hos pital IniBend-w f , ti SECOND TRIAL4 PROMISED - . NEW YORK. Nov. 3y- Federal Attorney .Emory SB-iBackBosr aa-i nouoced tonight; he again would oroaecnte - ex-Attorfiey General liarryM. Daugherty and termer alien property custodian . Thomas W. Miller, whose recent -Jhrlal. en charges of -conspiring to defraud the government resulted in a jury 0 TOTALS SO. 4 1 '. . Ii Patterson -Majority -Cv L25,000 .Against Pierce ir -Governor-Race . --, : -i. ' .- -J I ! : i COUNT iliEARS JFUIY TV. C Hawley Defeated "Bon tCearly 'Tliree to One tn Firs RepreeenUUVo District j . for Cengresa PORTLAND, .Nor. 3. (AP) Election bf Frederick Stelwer, Pendleton, republican, as Cci States wenator, waa Indicated d nitely -to - returns 'tonight. S . weir's lead over Bert Haney, der trat, after noyering ; between 4 C and 5000 most of the day tool jump to .more than 6000 cat late tabulation. 1 Stelwer Jiad 82.673, Haney C90r and -Senator Robert N.'Stc' i field, independent, 47,147, wl 1887 precincts out of 1847 In t state v were reported. w. Ads my independent,- had 2803 V. Senator Stanfield entered " i senatorial race to succeed hims as an independent after losing I Stelwer .in tha primary last M ' The .-governorship race. -a . cc test -between;. two farmers, won by L L.' Patterson, ot Ec republican,1? who 'defeated, Gov1, nor ""Walter JL r "Pierce, 'demott whosa -home la In the cow conn' of eastern Oregon. Returns fr IS 87 prectneta-: gave Pattern 112.511, Pierce 88.871. IL Stallard. Independent, who ; f ored v repeal of state prohibit! law, received 11,706. Another wet was beaten in race in the third congressio district, in which M. E.' CnX packer, republican, incumbent, j f eaten John uarson. jr.. uei crat, who declared in favor of j peal of the 18th amendmc With all but one precinct count, stood, Crumpacker 51,3 Catron 20,007. . In the first district W. C H, ley, republican, defeated N. j Borden, democrat, nearly three one. and In the second district J. Slnnott, republican, won o J. H. Hodgln, democrat, m than two to one. For state offices, returns fr (Continued on pS 5.) WITNESS REFUTI HALL-MILLS' ALI TRIAL OPENS FOUR AFTER DOUBLE SLAYING Uttte' Country Courthouse J eraized to Accontiidaato - v Jjttaman Drama ; ; SOMERVILLE, N J., l'OT. (APIThe first f. tha jlall-l! triala was opened today, four ye after the 4oaiie auung u, which they are based, Tnr the li) county, courthouse here, modt ixed to accommodate a hur drama already allotted a page American criminal annals. ( Opening Its case, the state e ed with contrasting swiftness, j John L. Dixon, of North PI. field, N. 3.1 hitherto unmentlo even in the lists ot more than j prospective witnesses, was ca! to deliver the first blow at a j fense alibi. ' , He told how he bads step, front, his home at ' about 8 o'clock on the night that the I Edward "Wheeler Hall and choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor U. were shot down, to find W. Stevens, one of the defendant; the door. 1 Stevens, who,-with ) brother, Henry, and his sliter, ( minister's widow, are on trial murder, has asserted he spent entire evening in question at Hall home. His statement to efffici jias been supported by : HalL . : - . x . JDlxan testified that Willie i him he had Just been sent d yromv .his sister's automobile that he understood WIIHo to llcve- himself near the Pa housed a home for the-aged &' 500 yards away from tho rarr Bcne-of, the murders. ,....j- r ' , Willie was afoot, Dixon t andrappeared excited.-. - After reeling him to a trolley line, on said he lost sight of him. seeing ho get on a strpct STEIERtEii ! Vl Major Bobcjlson. Jl djareemcnttt . N . V - - .a A i . a. a 4 . i '. ' '