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fl ' 'fl ' ; nH Ir'ntt 111 Now that Russia wants to1 borrow money abroad she is finding out that her record of repudiation spoils credit; "A nation or -man . who refuses to .pay. back borrowed money will in time find it hard to borrow more. The Pathfinder. A1! mam. 57: minimum, 48; river. 0.9: train- k4 Sl tali. .Si; aimusiuuB, uuuuj, vruiu, BUUlll- rf east. CAlFYl' - 4 T. . . NTY-SLXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS j x - - uh n r i am preT r 7 1 f Lf iJS MS 5r t-j eiON'SlOBK, IT EXERCISES Cdl. 'Abrams Leads tofdrf ul TOatfe of WafChm'Or- ganizations aml Flodt FLAG POLE DEDICATED Beautiful Floral Wreaths Placed at Foot of Monument, Bands and Drm Corps Win "Plandlts of Crowd The rain god withheld his wratti 'for ' two weeds' of sihlirnk weather and then poured it forth in high glee on olive drab and cockade alike yesterday morning when Salem gathered to do honor to - the ex-soldier and war-mother and all that both stand for. ?But, as Col. Carle Abrams said, "it was -Just the kind of weather to make the ex-service men .'feel quite at home. fThe Legion silver " loving cup, offered for the bes float in the parade, '"was awarded "to the Sal vation Army by a judging com mittee headed by Lyle Dunsmoor. The parade formed and moved as scheduled, although its length and'ftplendor was curtailed some what y the fact that not as many entered in it as would have If the day had been fair, While the column was marching down Com mercial street, over to Liberty, Court. High and finally into posi tion around the War Mothers memorial, the sun broke through the clouds for a short time and made marching more agreeable. 4 The line was marshaled and led V&TPol. Carle Abrams and his staff ot reserve Officers. Then follow ed Capital -post j drum and bogle corps, 28 strong, In their black hats and yellow and blue costumes and behind them the Legfonalres themselves. A mounted machine gun on a trnck guarded by a doughboy in full regalia and a field gun drawn by popping "cat" completed the Legion's demonstration in the-parade. The Veterans of Foreign Wars PRAIRIE HUNTED FOR SEVEN MEN PARTY DRESSED AS COWBOYS KILL THREE NEGROES House Surrounded Under Cover tof Darkness and Fired by At tackers HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11. (AP) The prairies were combed tonight for seven men dressed as cowboys, sought as the slayers of three negroes who met a violent death here late last night as the 'victims of an inflamed revenge. The bodies were found today in an Isolated spot near the county line, 25 miles from this Texas me tropolis. Two of the victims Kiae a woman were burned to death when the demand of their attack ackers that they leave their catfn went unheeded. Riddling the burning wooden building with bullets, the attack ers emptied their pistols and took to flight. J i Surrounding the house under rover of darkness, the attackers shot their first victim, Scott Evans. 50, negro ranch foreman, when "he responded to a call at the door. Wounded, he tried to run. One of the gangsters crushed his head with a heavy Instrument. . Robert Brown, who occupiedJth cabin with his wife and Evans, failed to heed demands that they leave their home to face probable death at the point of guns. Tbey utl in the flaming cabin, wHtch had been set-on ftre from end to -nd bjt the attackers. iA fourth occupant of the cabin, wZl'l ;asier Holmes, a cook, escaped with his life. ; The cabin was located on the BasHet Blakely ranch near the county line of Harris and Bend counties. The log structure was probably a mile away from the main ranch buildings. The assailants were unmasked. A railroad section gang saw the attack from their - work site at J as ton. a railroad station near by, but '"V ire "pdw"' rtesst" to tlhterfere ;,2J6 clue to' their Identity Katt'oee'n " left by the attackers but authori ties 'tonight expressed the belief i that the .killings were prompted '"' by rev en go ror the death o a lrcolate This Oiie fl GCST COMSTOCK DRINKS OS CUPS OF" COFFEE . FERGUS FALLS, Minn., Nov. 11 (AP)Gust Corn stocky 30, a barber 'shop por ter today drank himself Into a new World's Championship, 'consuming 2 table size cups " of coffee, defeating 11 com petitor who passed out of the rac'e'at the 2 7th cup shortly before noon. Barbers gave Comstock a championship belt studded with 62 coffee beans, .56 of which represent his pre vious record established two years ago. Tonight ?he at tended a banquet. He finish ed the contest In good condi tion, after 12 hoiirs, of drink ing, -which started "at 7 ' a. m. - CAXJSE OF feURNS I'THREK PERSONS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER ACCIDENTS Truck Hits Dray Wagon Causing Runaway; Driver Receives Injuries Three persons were taken to local hospitals as the result of three separate accidents yester day. One man was burned by a falling kerosene lamp, one woman was injured in an automobile ac cident, while a drayman received minor injuries when his team ran away after being' hit by a truck. Mrs. R.G. Estes of Toledo re ceived bruises and a possibly broken arm when the car in which she and her husband were riding to Portland to see the OAG-USC football ' game skidded into the ditch, on the West Side highway near Rickreall. The car was wrecked, but Mr. Estes was not injured. Mrs. Es tes was rushed to a local hospital, where her injuries were reported last night' as not serious. ' Charles. Davis,. 80, received burns on ma side ana arm . as a result of tipping over a kerosene lamp at the place where he lives alone, 770 'South 21st street. No witnesses were present when the accident happened. Davis was taken to a hospital for treatment. where he spent most of the day sleeping; The burns were report ed last night as serious. W. Cooper, drayman, received minor injuries when his team ran away with "his wagon after, being hit by a truck driven by Robert Stenson at Cottage and Chemek eta streets. Cooper was thrown from the wagon, although his grandson Tiding with him was uninjured beyond a few bruises. The team ran about a block before being stopped. -'Stenson said he was unable to see the dray because the sun shone into his eyes. COAL PARLEY CONCLUDED GOVERNMENT OFFERS PRO POSALS FOR SETTLEMENT LONDON. Nov. 12. (AP) After lengthy conferences between the cabinet coal committee, and the coal mine owners and miners' executive, which were concluded shortly after three o'clock this morning, the government handed to the "miners' executive a memo randum of proposals for settle ment of the coal strike. This memorandum, it is under stood, will be submitted to a con ference of miners delegates to day, but It Is not known whether the executive wfH recommend that the ' Droposals be accepted. WOMAN FOUND KILLED PARTLY CLAD LIFELESS BODY 'FOUND IN CLOSET HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Not. 11. ;(AP) -Police were confronted by a murder mystery tonight with the discovery of the lifeless body of Mrs. Marian A. Corcoran,? 24 crumpled in a clothes closet' of her home here. The woman, part ly, clad, apparently had been strangled to death with the strinss 6f 'an apron. Police said she had; been the victim of orntal 'attack. ATTACK ON PUCE DENIED STEFAN! NEWS AG ENCY CLAIM RUMORS ARK FALSE unMR. Nov. 11. fAP Re norts "from abroad that another attempt i had been ; made against thR-life of Premier Mussolini were characterized tonight- by the Ste fan! News : Agency, the semi-of ficial news ' organ, as "absolutely false." i ' - -. . ' ' Mussolini, says " the ' Stefan PAHTY1EADEH s CILEDOO FOR . 1ITED SENATE Plan of Borah Would Rein state Frasrer Into Re publican Fold GOSSIP SWIRL STARTED North Dakota and Minnesota Held Key to Deadlock Situation Arising tn Katlon-VLaw Making Body WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.- (AP) With the nolltical contfof of the next senate hanging in the balance, Senator Borah of Idaho today called on the republican leaders to reinstate in the party councils Lynn'J. Frasier of North Dakota, who was banished after the Coolidge landslide in 1924. The action of the Idaho senator appafently took by surprise the old guard leaders, who have been disinclined to discuss even the possibilities of senate organiza tion a year In advance of the ne cessity of meeting what now ap pears a perplexing problem. Senator Borah's move taken after full conferences with Frasier and others of the republican in surgent group, is expected to bring about early action ifl the case of the North Dakota senator, who wants now the committee places to which his three years of service entitle him. While many things may happen within a year to alter the senate situation, as the political divisions now stand Frasier appears to hold the key to the organization prob lem since his vote could be used to cause a long deadlock like that of , three years ago when the republican Insurgents' t finally forced the selection of a demo crat as chairman of the important interstate commerce committee. That republicans "will make every effort to organize the new senate is indicated by. the appeal made yesteday by Senator Curtis. of Kansas, their senate leader, to the republicans of Maine to elect one of their party at the "special election on November 29 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Bert M. Ferald. Even if the republicans are suc cessful in that contest, they will have only 47 seats in the new sen ate to an equal number lor the democrats, Shipstead, Farmer- Labor, Minnesota, and Frasier holding the other two places. With Frasier reinstated, the republicans would need only one more vote to have a clear majority for organ- (Continued n page 2.) AlVH&IC AN FLAGS j NOTABLY ABSENT FRENCH MAKE GREAT DIS PLAY OF MILITARY POMP; Stinging Reminders Bellowed at Foreigners Who Fail to Uncover PARIS, Nov. 11. (AP) Arm istice day was celebrated In Paris and throughout " France and the main centers of her far flung col onies and protectorates with all the military pomp the French know how to display in honor 'of the natioifs dead and commorate the 'great events of her history. The ceremony at the Arc de Triumphs at 11 o'clock this morn ing began 1 with a ' one minute si lence. President Doumergue, Premier Potncare, the members of his cabinet, the marshals ot France, the American ambassador and representatives of the allied and associated powers reviewed the great military parade after floral tributes had been laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A striking feature was the way in which Marshal Foch, generalis simo of the allied forces and the man who laid down the armistice terms, passed among the crowds searching for his lost automobile, virtually -unrecognized and unaci claimed. At some points, how ever, there were cheers for the marshal. But the lack of demon stration was in marked contrast to the ovation given ! him In the great victory parade July 14, 1919. The patriotism of the crowds (Continued on page 4.) ; FREE LUNCHEON SERVED BUDDIES CAPITOL POST DRUM CORPS FURNISH FREE CONCERTS Chcmawa Indian Band Plays Front of Theatres; Many Tickets Sold in Following 'the exercises at the War Mothers memorial la f rontof the Courthouse yesterday,' an ex cellent luncheon was served free to all ex-service men and members of organizations who took part in the parade at the Elks club. Cars were then provided by the Legion to take home the members of the Grand Army and other guests. , Capitol Post drum corps form ed on the steps of the club after the luncheon and rendered a "rattling" good concert. They then marched to the Capital thea tre where they played on the street for a half hour, before marching to the football game between Salem and Eugene high schools. The Chemawa Indian band also played in front of the Bligh and Oregon theatres, while members of the Legion and of the Legion auxiliary circulated among the crowd selling tickets good at any of the shows. ADAM'S APPLE COUNTY AGENT'S DUTIES OUTLINED OTHER COUNTIES HEARTDLX IN FAVOR OF SYSTEM Court Urged to Make Appoint ment. Man to Serve as Agent and Inspector The county court being urged to appoint a county agent for next year who will also do the work of a fruit Inspector and help In boys and girls' club work. Records show that surrounding counties are strong for the county agent. In Benton county, the county agent has laid out for irrigation systems and during the past year has conducted 17 alfalfa growing demonstrations. Other work of the county agent in Benton coun ty includes forming cow testing associations and the pooling of or ders and distributing 137,500 pounds of government powder, saving the farmers $10,013. In Benton county only $75,00 is appropriated for rodent control as the county agent holds demon strations on poisons for -graydig-gers, moles and gophers. In Lane county,, the county agent held 31 alfalfa demonstra tions in 25 communities and or ganized cow testing associations. The county agent also distrib uted in Lane county two car loads of lime, conducted six poultry meetings and saved farmers $10, 00 in pooling orders and distrib uting 110,400 pounds of govern ment powder. Lane county pays nothing to fight graydiggers, moles and squirrels. In Polk county, the county agent works with farmers giving poison demonstrations and the bounties on rodents costs the county nothing. Polk county has had a county agent who does the work also of fruit inspector and the work will be continued next year as he did especially ef fective work this spring with farmers in fighting the cherry pests. The county agent in Clackamas (Continred from paga 8.) t - .T . COLEMAN PARDON ASKED RELATIVES OF EMBEZZLER SEEK FOR CLEMENCY Mr. and Mrs. Giles L. Coleman and Mrs. Marie Cooper, all of east ern Oregon, appeared before Gov ernor Pierce here yesterday and presented petitions requesting ex ecutive clemency for Mr. Coleman who is under three years peni tentiary sentence for embezzle ment of funds while employed as jailer at The Dalles. Governor Pierce recently re prieved Mr. Coleman for 30 days and this order is still in effect. It was argued here yesterday that Coleman was not 'guilty of the crime for which he is under sentence. He served 12 years as deputy sheriff ot Wasco county. Governor Pierce took the petitions under advisement. Senate Reservations to Pro tocol of Adherence to Be Followed THRONGS HEAR ADDRESS Coolidge Stands Rareheader and Without Overcoat in Cutting Wind That Sweeps Around Memorial KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 11. CAP) From the base of the great monument erected in this city to the memory of the men and wom en of the world war and In the presence of a huge throng from the entire southwest, President Coolidge served formal notice in an Armistice day address today that the United States would ad here to the world court only on the conditions laid down by the senate. The significance of the utter ance from the president, who at all times had urged membership in the court and in the face of reports that the nations repre sented in the court would never accept the senate reservations to the protocol of adherence, was not lest upon the crowd which had stretched far out of sight but never out of hearing of the ad dress. Applause, in which cheers min gled, greeted the announcement and swung into a general ovation as the president a minute later concluded hia speech. "The ad dress was the climax of a seven hour visit Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge made to Kansas City, Mo., and its neighbor, Kansas City. Kjansas, today and was delivered before one of the greatest cfowds the presi dent ever has confronted. Made In dedicating the $2,000,000 Lib erty Memorial, with its tall shaft emblematic of the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, which in earlier days had guided a nation in critical times, it was heard by a vast audience which stretched for over a quar ter of a mile in all directions and was estimated by officials to num ber at least 150,000 people. Loud speakers carried "the words and music to all while the radio car ried them to unseen thousands (Continued on P 7.) IRISH SOLDIERS RIOT POLICE PATROL STREETS FOL LOWING DISORDERS DUBLIN, Not. 11. (AP) Ex citable soldiers returning this af ternoon from Phoenix park where Armistice day celebrations were held, got out of hand In the city strees and police had to resort to baton charges to stop the disord ers, several - persons were in jured and required hospital treat ment. One " body of youthful republi cans marched along Grafton street shouting "Down with King George." -The police clubbed them severely, causing a wild stampede and later, to avoid further dis turbances, large bodies of police were ordered out, and patrolled the streets in vans ready tor any emergency. Phoenix park was the scene of the assassination ot Lord Freder ick Cavendish, chief secretary for Ireland, and Thomas H. Burke, under secretary, in 1882. . . SHAW WINS NOBEL PRIZE FAMOUS CHARACTER IS SUR PRISED BY ANNOUNCEMENT h ' LONDON, Nov. 11. (AP) Although George Barnard Shaw for many years enjoyed a reputa tion as a mephistophelian fire brand, socialist, pacifist, and 'de tractor of h Is own country rahd has lived long enough to "witness his own apotheosis, mild surprise was caused today when it was an nounced, from Stockholm that bo had been chosen to serve the Nof bel prize' for literature tor1 1 9 1 5; - The despatches from Stockholm did not indicate the specific grounds fori awarding him this honor, but it is generally assumed to be on account ot his fame as a dramatist.. ' . -;- I . - - '- : STORM "WARNINGS POSTED .; SEATTLE, "!No rl v 1 1. (AP ) The , United States ; Weather Bu reau 'here , tonight posted storm warnings, on the j Pacific coast from Point Reyes,. Cal.,, to Cape Flatterly, Wash. . tlncreasing southerly - gales were '. predicted for. the pert 2 hoar?, War Was Over But 1 Memories remain. Yesterday the sound of martial music filled the, air. T'he steady, rhythmic tread of countless marching men echo ed throughout the land. Thoughts raced back over a span of years to November 11,. 1918. The guns were silenced. Shrfeklng shrapnel ceased to spread its death. The deadly creeping, onrushing gas waves threatened no 'more. The war was over. Comrafdes tried and true re loiced over the victory. Yet there remained thoughts. Tivld compelling thoughts of untold horrors, of suffering, of use-, less destruction. Here and there were row upon row of little white cross es. Crosses marking the last resting place of a brave buddy. The war was "over. Yet the heartache, the long ing for the lost comrade, and the suffering went on. Eight years have rolled by and still the Memories remain. J CENSOR MEN WHO CATER TO QUEEN MARIE SHOULD DISCARD HER SMOKES OR HURRY BACK Rev. Beard Pleads for Loyalty, Even to the Prohibition Amendment - SILVERTON, Nov. 11. (Spe cial to The Statesman.) "The least respectable thing I have seen is some of our supposedly leading men fighting for a place to. act like Spaniels for royalty," were almost the Rev. John W. Beard's opening words at the Armistice day , pro gram at the Silverton armory on Thursday. The Rev. Mr. Beard, whose home is in Portland, was the speaker of the day at the Sil verton program. "If a queen can keep a cigarette out of her mouth and can act with the nability of American woman hood, then she should be welcom ed as other visitors are. But If she had to stop to take a cigarette out pf her mouth and crush it un der her heel when she sees a slgn labeled "no smoking." then let her hurry back across Jhe water." Queen Marie occupied but a lit tle of the sneaker's time. " He quickly turned to other matters which his listeners could -plainly see he considered of more import ance than the tour of a visiting bit of royalty. Some time was spent in reminiscence of the "days across." He tpoke of America's part In the war, and ; suggested that the world In general, particu larly Etfgland and France, 4 stop and ask again: "After all. .who won the war?" In speaking of our government. Rev. Mr. Beard declared ' that as yet it was but an experiment, al though, he added, It was a splen did experiment, and so far a suc cess. X But it is possible for a gov ernment even as successful aa this to crumple to dust if not closely guarded, he continued. He sug- (Con tinned on page 5.) NEWSPAPER HAS CHANGE j. E. WHEELER ACQUIRES STOCK OWNERSHIP PORTLAND, Nov. 11. (AE) J. E. Wheeler, president of the Telegram Publishing company, to day announced that Wednesday he acquired complete ownership of the capital stock of the company through purchase of stock held by L. R. Wheeler, vice president, and his brother. -41 Mr. Wheeler, his brother, L. R. Wheeler, and John'F. Carroll ob tained the" newspaper July 27, 1914, by purchase from the Ore gonian Publishing 'company. Mr. Carroll died In 1917 and since thatr time the Wheeler brothers have been the proprietors. ; Announcement was -made that the Telegram will be republican in politics and independent in pol icy. The Telegram is a member of the ""Associated Press. (7, Ma re Nostrum, Meaning OurcSea, r ; k- Thereat' play of Blasco Ibanez, ' 'Who wrote "The . Four . Horsemen of -the . Apocalypse,V and produced j .by Her Ingram who fpro duced "The Four Horse men." with Alice Terry and Antonio Moreno la the lad ... ing roles, : at the Elsinoro - beginning Saturday. t'Mare Nostrum" has played to $2 seat packed" houses at the ' Criterian theater, Now York ' for six months, -and is still . going. . - , EMBE T EUEEIELEIEfJ GUI GIE Final Score 19-12. Many Fumbles Caused by Muddy field Mar Struggle LOCAL HIGH CHAMPIONS Vlsltors Put Up Great Game, tot -Speedy Work ou Part of Hunt ington's Gridsters Brings Victory ..i;,! (By Fred Andrus.) Salem high school's football team won the Willamette Valley championship-yesterday afternoon, by defeating the Eugene team 19 to 12 on Sweetland field. Tho local team found stiff opposition from the up-valley team, but won out in the end by taking advan tage of the breaks. Two of the local team's touch downs were scored as the result of Eugene fumbles, while the third was obtained by straight football and forward passes. Eugene scor ed its first touchdown in the first period by recovering a blqcked Sa lem punt behind the goal line, while the final score In the last quarter came after a march from midfield. , - , The field was watersoaked from heavy rains, and many fumbles on both sides mared the game. In spite of the wet ball; both teams -resorted frequently to forward passes In attempting to advanco the ball. Few of the passes wero successful. ' Both teams showed powerful defensive combinations, ' so that little yardage' could be made through the line, although O'Con nor, a slippery little halfback from Eugene, managed to tear off some big gains occasionally on end runs and -off tackle plunges. 1 .Cummings for Salem covered himself with glory by scoring a touchdown on a long pass. in this first period, ; while Drager made a 40 yard run for another after re covering a fumbled punt. Templo and Kelly both played well In the backficld. "For Eugene, Colbert - :wa the main strength on the line, whllo O'Connor and Manerud did most (Continued on paga 0.) SLAYINGS BAFFLE CHICAGO POLICE UNIDENTIFIED ASSAIL A N T SHOOTS SCHOOL GIRLS RiHo Bullet Pierces Ikdy of 13 Year Old as She .Works in . Field CHICAGO, Nov. 11. (AP) Two mysterious girl shootings confronted police of Chicago Heights and Blue Island, suburbs, tonight when Esther Hass, 13 year old- school girl, was probably fa tally wounded while working in the field near her home. : A twin sister working with her; escaped injury. " - The first shooting occured In a Chicago Heights street last night where Victoria Dorothy Delemata, 15, was slain by an unidentified assailant; as she' was returning home from taking violin lessons. The motive for the attacks re mains unknown. The Hass girls, who live on a. small truck farm, said that short ly before the shooting they ba;l noticed four boys all abbut 13 years old, several hundred yard;- distant. Shortly after they heard two rifle shots and Esther collaps ed, shot through the body. The hoys were later arrested: and. tho police said that none of them had a rifle. ' : Chicago .Heights police veert-I from a theory of t moron attack V one of niiftaken identity in thj slaying of tho Delemata girl. One man ; whose identity was closely guarded was in custody. Eleven men were arrested but 10 were .released 'after they we questioned. " No one witnessed tte slaying, so far : a3 police learned. Suspicion fell upon a young man known to have threatened the life Of Ibw Helen Laguna, '21, jw! o lives iibar tho scene of the shi Ingend whoreserobks! Victor;;: Dpro f hy. ii . . t Two years ago Victoria Dorc'-v ran away from home to entr t movies, hut were found in ?t; A; -toaio Texas, and nturci to'r NT bit n pir Jre recrtlJj . . . : S ' .