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i Blopnft Sii Settle, the luinttar- f allrliL- 4 tU" hnS'iWw ' b:i&& . .ft tSlht S li'Ui nif AUvpphnim 1 - ' I 1 m .4 f ZflV: 9 -.J i i. WEATHER FORECAST; Hpnorallv fair- temperature- above and humidity below normal Jn the interior; gentle variable windsin the Interior;: moderate west and northwest on the coast; maximum tempera ture yesterday 87; minimum 54; river .1; atmosphere clear; wind northwest. The Kins of Italy has" been4 away from Rome on a vacation but the chances are,hat Mussolini was able to look after things dur ing his absence. ' ENTYEVENTH YEAR SALEM OREGON,. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1927 , PRICE FIVE CENTS yi a w a a a I s win 1 ?fflD SOLVE 'lLLS mmm jey.note. r of Chiropractors' Convention Sounded, by President Peebles URGES HIGHER STANDARD Association .Advised to Build For Itself, Not Seek to' Advance by Criticizes Other. Health Agencies. The keynote oftne convention of the Oregon Chiropractic asso ciation was sounded yesterday morning, with the address of the president. Dr. Roy A. Peebles, to Alie . delegates assembled in the chamber of . commerce rooms. J Physio-therapy, the use of nat ral agents in healing, he stated, is essentially sound. Healing, owever, cannot be limited to any ue field, and the work of any roup, whatever it may be, so long 'It brings about healing, must e recognized as worth while. ' Need Fairer 1a w. Y Dr. Peebles traced the develop i nent of the present modes of hiropractlc therapy, and made a i tumber of recommendations to i he association for work to be fol owed in the future. A basic law which is essentially : air to all schools of practitioners, te declared,- .must- be secured. . Uong this line," "he urged that the i issociation strive for higher stand ards In Its chlr6practlc school, so hat 'in all ways' It will , compare avorably with any medical school n the amount of preparation nec essary for entrance and the work tiered, for graduation. , . f ' School Support Asked. With this in mind, he recom mended that every member stand ' behind the school and give it full jupport. He detailed the advance made in the school during the past , years, and expressed confidence I in its future. :. Third, he recommended . that the association continue its policy) 1rf confining its efforts to its own jfvancement, rather" than adopt ing that of criticism of others. . "N Ethics Code Urged. Last, he recommended that the national code of ethics of chiro- (the state association; This code Includes among other things, a statement' of the responsibility of the doctor to consider first and above all the needs of the patient, to refrain from undignified and misleading forms - of , advertise ment, and to assure only Biich pe (Continued on pt ' EART13 TltEMlLES AT B AKERSFIELD THREE DLSTIXCT SHOCKS FELT; XO DAMAGE RESULTS Dishes Rattle and Chandeliers Swing; Auto Drivers . I 1 Feel Tremors ' DAKERSFIELD, Cal.. July 7. P)f An earthquake coming in mfjfree distinct shocks in rapid suc- ression, was ieu in iiaKersneid pfcod at other points in Kern coun ty at 4:47 this afternoon. . The tremors were f also' felt , in the Keru river oil fields, six miles north; and at Fellows to tho northwest, -it was reported . by L. E. Fetust, superintendent of the Associated Oil company. . Tho shock in Fellows, SO miles northwest of here, was pronounc ed, but the quake was not noticed at McKlttrick, a few miles north of Fellows, according i to- Inforroa tion received by the oil company official. .Dishes - rattled. chandeliers swung back and forth, and. some I buildings shook - as if hit by a i trucLaccordingto reports. . . In ? thoH no. damage .was reported. " - r'.J . . - ... , nor,H if . ana many persons aa '. not t,Hfe the sHock7- ; 1 ' ' Ont freak of the qnake.Was the .shunting of a heavy sedan from a narking place downtown ., for 15 feet along the curblag.w - - Several automobile drivers felt i&e shock' as if -anT impact had rbeen ' received from another ma chine In the rear. - 4 The movement seemed from the northeast to the southwest, .said Superintendent Foust of the Asso , cla'ted OH: company;. In comment? lng on the shock felt in the Kern river oil HeUs. WAR OF WORDS NOW FORESEEN STIFF CONTROVERSY AMONG KIH'CATORS KXPKCTED Resolution I'rg'ng Popular Choice FIuration Hoards May Evoke Fire Among Teachers SEATTLE, July 7. (AP) A proposed resolution urging popu lar election of state, county and city boards of education on non partisan ballots tonight gave indi cations of furnishing a controversy in the closing sessions of the Na tional Education association con vention, here. The resolution," generally re garded as having been inspired by an address of Dr. Henry Suzzallo, former president of the University of Washington, will be presented to the association by the resolu tions committee at one of the final meetings tomorrow. In , addition to recommending election, rather than appointment 6f educational boards, the resolu tion "deplores' the passage of laws which direct that certain sub jects shall or shall, not be taught in the- public school. Opposition to the first plank has been expressed by several del egates, who recall that Dr. Suzzal lo was removed as head of the uni versity by an appointive board of regen-ts. Passage of the resolu tion, in the opinion of those op posed to it would . constitute "meddling in Washington state politics." In today's Bession the delegates cast their ballots for officers fo the association. Miss Cornelia S. Adair, of Richmond, Va., was nam ed president; Henry Lester Smith, of Bloomington, Ind., treasurer and Dr. Francis G. Blair, retiring president, was selected as first vice president. All were unop posed. Selection of the 1928 convention city, with Minneapolis virtually assured of it, will be made late tomorrow by the directors of the association. More than 8000 del egates are attending the conven tion here. - ONE IN FIVE HAS CAR Total of 27,050,27 Automobiles Operating in World WASHINGTON. July 7. (AP The United States has one auto mobile in operation for each five of Its citizens, the automobile di vision of the department of com merce announced today, basing its figures on a recent survey. Statistics for the world as a whole, showed 27,650,287 ma chines in operation. at the begin ning of the year, or one for each 66 population. In Canada and Hawaii, there ii one machine to each 11 of popu lation, while New Zealand has one fo twelve, Australia and Denmark one to 17. Great Britain, 1 to 43; Argentina, 1 to 45. and France 1 to 46. ,., -r .' CHILEAN - CADETS KILLED Military Students on Way to Cele- j bration Involved In Wreck. BUENOS AIRES. July 7. fAPJ." Many cadets of the Chil ean military academy, on . their way to Buenor Alrelr to take part in the ninth of July Independence day celebration, were, killed or injured when their -special train collided with a regu Ian passenger train today at Arpatacal. Mendoza, a station on the Pacific railway. Twenty-four .bodies ' had- been recovered from , the wreckage ' up to mid-afternoon, hut among these are 10 members of the train crews. Headquarters of the Pa clfic railway give the number of dead as 24, seriously injured 16, and 35 suffering from minor) in juries, i tl 4 . , MRS. HARTLEY INJURED Washington jSoverttor,s Wife Hurt In Automobile Crash SEATTLE. July 8 (AP) Mrs. Roland H. Hartley, wife of the governor !of Washington, was injured in an: automobile accident eleven1 miles south of Seattle, late last night. She was brought to a hospital here early today. EXPLOSION 4 KILLS SIX Property - Damage j Im Brussels , Blown p Believed .Slight. r ; BRUSSELS,-July 7---(AP) Slx persons were killed in an ex plosion in a dynamita factory to day it Aretidonck, near TurnhouL The property damage was slight. BIRD IPS OUT GREAT PROG OF 1 FLIGHTS Flier Expects to Explore South Pole, Arabia, and Brazilian Jungles PRAISE SULL UNABATED Compliments Continue to Fall on Atlantic Conquerors; Expect To Start Home Tuesday on Leviathan PARIS, July 7. (AP) Unaf fected by the near tragedy of his trans-Atlantic trip, Commander Richard E. Byrd already has con sidered tentatively plans for aviation efforts even more spec tacular. The south pole, Brazil's wide jungles and the Arabian des ert, are included in areas which will hear the thrum of his propel lers if the "program" of the Am erica's skipper is followed. Will Devote Many Years The next seven or eight years would be devoted to these compre hensive schejnes for aerial explor ation of the less known sections of the world. Meantime Byrd and his com panion fliers keep up unabated the strenuous life demanded of public idols. Today they had lunch at that place, dinner some where else, and attedned recep tions in between times. They lis tened to thousands of words of praise from many tongues, cheers from tens of thousands of throats, and as they went along following their program they collected com pliments and kisses, medals of bronze, silver and gold. Leave Tuesday Tomorrow will be their last full day in Paris. They are leaving (Continued on page 2.) DUBY MAILS RESIGNATION Highway Commissioner States Re tirement Not Requested BAKER. Ore.. July 7. (AP) William Duby, chairman of the Oregon state highway commission. will mail his resignation to Gover- or I. L. Patterson tonight, effec tive when his successor is named. Duby stated that Governor Pat terson had not reauested his resig nation, and had expressed no de sire for a change. Duby was ap pointed to the commission by Governor Walter M. Pierce, April 19. 1923. and was elected chair man at once. 1 CHURCH DRINKING CITED BY YOUTHS KANSAS BAPTIST TESTIFIES TEMPLE USED AS CLOAK Young Peoples Union-Hears Del egate Say "Girls Teuipt Boys to Drink" PHILADELPHIA. July 7. (AP) Instances of drinking in church and among young church goers were cited tonight by dele gates to the convention of the Bap tist Young People's Union of Am erica, after prohibition had been defended by Congressman Grant M. Hudson of Michigan, as having brought about improved condi tions. The discussion took place in an open forum on law enforcement. Congressman Hudson had urged the young people to work against the election of f wets" to any pub lic office. I "In our church, the west side branch Baptist ; church,'' asserted Edgar R. May, Kansas City, "we discovered not only that many of the young folks were catering to evil for financial purposes and using the church as a cloak, but that a drinking party was held in the basement of the church build ing. "I made a tour of the southern states and when in Savannah, was introduced to young people sup posed to be the elevating group iu the Baptist church. I went on a party with them. I saw a young lady smoking cigarettes and an other stirring a punch-bowl that had everything in it but punch. "When I refused to drink and smoke I was unable to secure a 'date' with any of the girls. The (Continued on Pise S.) VESSEL AWAITS HELP Steamer (Yescent City Grounded Off Santa Cruz Coast SANTA CRUZ, Cal., July 7. (AP) The steamer Crescent City which went ashore four miles north of here this morning, was waiting tonight for tugs from San Francisco to pull it off the sand where it had been resting all day. The vessel and men are reported out of danger. WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY 'Prophetess of Doom' Admits Assault on Fellow Pastor LOS ANGELES, July 7. (AP) Mrs. Margaret Rowan, called the "prophetess of doom," after her prediction several years ago that the world would come to an end. today pleaded guilty to as saulting Dr. B. E. Fullmer, a fel low minister. Dr. Fullmer charged that the religious leader, with several col leagues sought to kill him because of church differences of several years standing. MORE BIRDS ABOUT TO COME HOME COOLIDGE HEARS MEXICO REPORT AMBASSADOR SHEFFIELD RE TORTS TO PRESIDENT S. Attitude Toward Oil and Land Laws Unchanged Says Sheffield RAPID CITY, S. D., July 7. (AP) A first hand report on the troubled relations between the United States and Mexico, was Kiven to President Coolidg3 at the Summer White House today by James R. Sheffield, ambassador to Mexico, but details were withheld pending further conversations. The ambassador had indicated before departing from Rapid City to be a guest at the state game lodge, that in his opinion, there would be no change in the Ameri can attitude toward the Mexican oil and land laws. Pressed for a statement regard ing frequent rumors that he in tended to resign, Mr. Sheffield de clined to comment, saying that he would not discuss the Mexican sit uation in any way until he had conferred with Mr. Coolidge. Reaching Rapid City shortly &U Ur midnight, the ambassador was driven immediately to the sum mer White House and retired without seeing the president. He arose just before Mr. Coolidge left for the executive offices, remain ing in seclusion until the presi dent's return at noon, when the twe held their first conference. At the executive offices, it was stated that some time before Mr. Sheffield's visit is over, he will make some announcement regard ing his future plans and his im pressions of the Mexican problems. Aside from his conference with the ambassador, the first on for eign affairs he has had since his summer residence, Mr. Coolidge put in a busy morning at his desk and with Mrs. Coolidge, inspected the Rapid City Indian school a government institution. There he saw how the native American is being tutored in the ways of the white man, and was presented with a peace pipe of cherry wood, decorated gaily in beads, porcupine quills and buck skin. DIES OF BROKEN NECK Physicians Believe Honolulu Avi ator Wasn't Drowned HONOLULU, July 7. (AP) Lieutenant Charles Linton Wil liams, whose plane dived into the ocean yesterday as he was circling the liner Maui, probably died of a broken neck, and not by drown ing. In the opinion of physicians here the impact of Williams' plane traveling 105 miles an hour, against the water would be fatal. TO ROOST FIRE DESTROYS DH3000! Stock and Machinery Total Loss; Blaze Breaks Out Second Time STARTS SPONTANEOUSLY Valuable Stock of Mattresses Gone; Office Records Only Thing Saved ;. Loss Partly Insured; Will Rebuild Fire yesterday afternoon com pletely destroyed the plant of the Capital City Bedding" company, at 1190 N. Capitol street, with a to tal loss of over $30,000. The flames were said to have started from "spontaneous" com bustion in a picking machine, about 3:30, and were almost ex tinguished by the efforts of em ployes using a small hose and chemical extinguisher, before the arrival of the fire engines. Break Out Again Breaking out of control, how ever, the flames quickly filled the Llrame building, with its extremely inflammable contents. Nothing was saved except the company's books and valuable papers. The blaze was spectacular, with flames and smoke rolling high Jn to the air. For a time several neighboring houses were threat ened, and a building belonging to the Gowen and Ritchie service station was slightly damaged, but firemen and volunteers succeeded in keeping the flames ' confined largely to the main plant of the bedding company. Mattress Stock Lost ' A $20,000 stock of mattresses was completely destroyed, as was all the machinery, including a re cently installed filling machine costing $6,000, and other equip ment valued at $2,000. The build ing was valued at about $3,500. The loss is covered partly by in surance, the owners said. The Capital City Bedding com pany is owned by E. W. Muller and D. Poulin. and has employed a force of eight workers. Building operations will start immediately to replace the plant, Mr. Poulin said, and every attempt will be made to catch up with or ders as soon as possible. The fire department was some what hampered by the fact that the closest hydrant was over a block distant. Three machines re sponded to the alarm. REVOLUTION! THWARTED Anns ' and Ammnnition Seized From Vessel About to Leave. NEW YORK. July 7. (AP). The seizure of 350 rifles and 100, 000 rounds of ammunition in a raid on a dingy little steamer about to warp out from an East rjyer pier for ports in the Carib bean sea today, convinced federal agents that another Central Amer ican revolution had been "nipped in the bud." Acting on a last minute tip, the government agents rushed to the dock and found the munitions se creted on board the freighters. Bales labeled "hardware" yielded the rifles, and the ammunition was found in the bales listed as "cotton batting." I DREW WEAKENS SLOWLY Will Live Through Night Though Recovery Not Expected SAN FRANCISCO. July 8. (AP) John Drew. 73; noted ac tor, who has been 111 In a hospital here since May 31. slept most of tie time today, and seemed weak er than he was yesterday. Dr. Lawrence Hoffman, attending physician, skid tonight that the stage veteran was expected to live through the night, however, al though hope for recovery had been practically abandoned. REELECTED GRAND CHIEF Alvanley Johnston Chosen Again t - to, Head Locomotive Union CLEVELAND, Ohio, inly T. ( AP) Alranley Johnston, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers and the senior officer or the brotherhood under a reorganization plan, was wnanimonsly reelected for a term of six years at the triennial con vention, here tonlsht, ; , FORD DEPLORES INJURY TO JEWS EXPRESSES REGRET FOR DEARBORN STATEMENTS Detroit Manufacturer Says So called Protocols Exploded as Forgeries NEW YORK. July 7. (AP) The New York American in a copyrighted article says Henry Ford has ordered the Dearborn Independent "to discontinue per manently all articles hostile to the Jewish people." has withdraw from publication the pamphlet im which such items were being dis tributed and in a signed state ment, has expressed deep regret for any Injury or hurt caused by the series. Mr. Ford's statement, according to the American, includes the an nouncement that "henceforth the Dearborn Independent will be conducted under such auspices that articles reflecting upon the Jews will never again appear in its columns." "Let me add," this version of the statement concludes, "that this statement is made on my own initiative, and wholly in the inter est of right and justice and in ac cordance with what I regard as my solemn duty as a man and as a citizen." The Detroit manufacturer was quoted as being "deeply mortified that this journal has been made the medium for resurrecting ex ploded fictions, for giving curren cy to the so-called protocols of the wise men of Zion, which have been demonstrated,- as I learn to be gross forgeries, and for contend ing that the Jews have been en gaged in a conspiracy to control the industries and capital of the world." "Had I appreciated Seven the general nature, to say nothing of the details of these articles," Mr. Ford is quoted as declaring, "I would have forbidden their circu lation without a moment's hesita tion, because I am fully aware of the virtues of the Jewish people as a whole, of what they and their ancestors have done for 'civiliza tion and for mankind, of their be nevolence and their unselfish in terest in the public welfare." DETROIT. July 7. (API William J. Cameron, editor of the (Continued on Pe 5.) WILL TRY 3 TOGETHER Motion to Quash Indictments in Adams Murder Case Denied BENTON, 111., July 7. The prosecution today leaped over the Kfcond big legal hurdle placed In ite way by defense attorneys of Charles Birger. gang leader, and two fellow gangsters, Art New man and Ray Hyland, on trial here for the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City. Circuit Judge C. H. Miller ruled late today, that "the trio must be tried together, after Bireer and Newman had each asked sever ances. Judge Miller, yesfrdiy. verrujed motions to quash the in dictment. PINS NOTE TO DEAD MAN Prosperous Farmer Found Mur dered; Believe Maniac Guilty ROCKVILLE. Md, July 7. (AP) Edward L. Mills, a pros perous dairy farmer was murdered today by a stranger who took time to pin a note to the body before escaping. The paper was written in the form of a possible confession in tended, for Mill's signiture. It was to the effect that he had been friendly with a married woman. The note contained- no names and police are of the opinion that the slayer was a maniac. PAPER SALE CONFIRMED Atlanta Constitution Purchased by Colonel Luke Lea ATLANTA, Ga.. July 7. (AP) Verification of report of sale of the ' Atlanta Constitution to Col onel Luke Lea, owner and publish er of, the NashtlUe Tennesseean, and Rogers Caldwell of Nashville, who with Lea recently acquired the CommerlaL Appeal' and j the Memphis - Evening Appeal, . was ?C0NfllE" TO FILE ; SUIT Popular , Film -Star Will Seek D4 tr Toree From Captain Husband. . LOS 'ANGELES, J nly- 7,' (AP). The - Examiner ?.aay Constance Talmadge, film star,' twice disap pointed in foreign marriages, will file suit for a divorce soon against Cajitaltt Al aster kfclntosh, former ly of the British army and native of Bcotlandr - HEAiili OFSUBIR Long Stretches Island Em pire Need Protection Asserts Admiral 70,000 TON TOTAL ASKED Demand Will Be Considered Prob ably in Formal Session Today; Concession May Be Blade to Nippon. rrvpvA t.. 1., r Am ' Having lost her battle for the UgUt IU UULJU AU UilllUlllCU u u 111 hr nf email Kiihmarinea "tha wasps that sting" Japan now has put forward a demand for a con siderably increased total tonnage, of submarines, for the construc tion of which she asks authoriza tion under the projected tri-par-' tite naval treaty. Only private conferences took for tomorrow. . Tonnage Fixed. The American delegation pro posed to the conference that th submarine tonnage for the United States and Great -Britain be fixed . at from 60,000 to 90.000, and that of Japan from 36,000 to 54,000. Admiral Saito says he wnts 70,000 tons of submarine for Nip pon, because of the long stretches of Japan's island empire,- and the, necessity of 'defending 'the coast against invading warships. Japan., thprpfrtr. naVa 44.000 more tons than contained in the American luiuimuiu ytvyvfai, ,uu mm j seeking a higher proportion - of submarines than the-5-5-3 ratio established " "at Washington "Tor capital ships. , Will Be Discussed. This demand will be taken as a basis in the discussion of the sub marine question, and presumably Japan will be given some satis faction in his direction. ' ' . In giving 1 a new angle to the aval . discussions. Japan has re verted to the' declaration she had made on the opening day of the conference, that-the status qua snouia De in oasis 01 any ar, rangement at Geneva and that none of the powers should adopt the building program or acquire ships for the purpose of increas ing thelr,naval strength. ' ; . . On this basis ' Japan estimates the British naval strength in cruis ers and destroyers at . 475, 000 tons. She suggests that 450, ttOU (ContIna pass ..). iV'"-i-j' : -'I DROUHIN CHOSEN FOR OCEAN TRIP, FRENCH ACE WILIi .PILOT COLUMBIA To' AMERICA ' t A Charles Le vino WD! Go Along as' Passenger; Plans About - ' .Completed l V;; f PARIS. July 7. (AP) Charles Levine announced tonight that ' ; .Maurice' Drouhin, noted French flier has been selected to fly the Columbla,to America, and had accepted. Levine will go as a passenger. .. : , , i:' Clarence. ; Chamberlin, Drouhin and Levine j will fly . to ', Croyden, England, tomorrow afternoon, so that Chamberlain can show Drou hin how to pilot the ship and en lighten him, on certain of its pecu liarities, x ' ..j -:: - Drouhin does not speak English and Levine does, hot speak French, but ; the owner of the . Bellanca plane tsaid he was taking a pocket dictionary -with him for. the trip, so he could keep up communica tion with the French pilot. - Maurice j Drouhin is one ot France's leading commercial avi ators. He has been planning for. a considerable time a Paris to New York tlight and it. was announced only a few 'days ago, that he was about, ready for the attempt. ' v Drrinhinfiwas born In . Paris in iSSlUThree itimes h held the wo'rlds .flight: duration record, losing? It a; few months ago to Clarence D. Chamberlin and Cert Acosta. ' . , . r On 'Wednesday. Drouhin had a long conference With Commander Byrd, 'from- whom : hd got all pos sible Information on routes; air currents and . phenomena observed oa Byrd's trans-AUaallg flight, , I1ES