lvGii lyian Jock in Solcm Ought toe Out Shouting; i he Salern Chautauqua Opens Wednesday, July 20,and Lasts Six Day G ivihg Elcve n G reat Prog ra m c ,WEATHER.FORECASTt Fair, not much change In temperature; humidity near or slightly below normal; gentle variable winds In the Interior; -moderate northwest and west" on 'the coast; maximum tempera ture yesterday 88; minimum 51; river 0; atmosphere clear; wind weBt. It U just one tniag tTleNffffotner, Just -as the crest of the saxaphone wave seems to have passed there are indications, on the1, vaudeville stage, that the accordlan Is com ing back. rMMrr:,'-;. ! SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS v 4.,-..-?' -cPARLEY CRISIS r BECOMES ACM tiwi SULKY Pridgeman Alludes to United States as Stressing Ag gressive Aspect PROTECTION HELD AIM Britain Want Cruisers " Only for Defense Says Delegate. Japan jY and America Fear Bulld ' j tag' Progrnm GENEVA. July 8. (AP) The crisis in the trl-partite naval con ference suddenly became worse to night. , - Moving from defense to attack In explaining the British position, V. C. Rjidgeman, first lord of the British admirlty, used the words offensive" and "aggressive" in describing those large size types of warships and especially cruis- ,ers, which the American delega hi hMn Insisting; on the . rightffto maintain as best suited to 'the national needs of the United States. Pnints Security Need Mr. Bridgeman, talking to the Dress, painted a Great Britain which seeks only to protect her secnrltv by noBsessing a certain 4 desirable number of small-sized i"dfensive" warships, while al ttiding to the United States he de clared that it la impossible to re- fcfucelthe total tonnages in the var- ions categories of warsnips me maximum tonnage of individual warships is to be pushed up until thev become aggressive types The . first lord's declaration caused a -reaction In American circle, which he characterized as "unfavorable" at the least because erally in Geneva that to the Brit- . V, Ish way of thinking the United V f .. Rt&tes is. seeking larger sised ln- Xsr! JWJrtnal warcraft 'because such f warships are offensive and even I aggressive. Maximum Higher Mr. Brtogeman's statement Is understood to be founded on the ' fact that in discussing individual sizes of destroyers and submarines the American delegation advocat ed making the maximum displace ments slightly higher than the British and on the fact that the Americana adopted an unyielding attitude toward the British at temot to seeure an agreement wherebv the 10,000 ton cruisers authorized at Washington, would eventually disappear altogether in favor of 7500 ton cruisers. ' The American delegation has fought for an agreement to make (Continued on pf t.) r HILLSBORO MAN PROHI DIRECTOR GEORfiE ALEXANDER NAMED irrvTJHn IJ5VF.VS J CT. " w I .Will Take Over Duties July 15; .! Comes Earlier to Study New Duties - - The appointment of George Alexander of Hillsboro as state prohibition commissioner to suc ceed William S. Lavens, effective July 15, was announced by Gov ernor Patterson Friday. The announcement was unac fnmnanied by any explanation for nnitcr nf livens, who. it is Vnnwn did not resign ? Levens declared that he had no "plans.'for the future and was un decided as to whether ne woum return to Baker -where he was a practicing attorney before being appointed prohibition commission-, er by Governor Pierce in 1925 to ancceed George U Cleaver. . Alexanders a republican, is a dnntv sheriff of Washington couatr. He is expected to arrive - In Salem within the next few days n familiarize himself with the work of 'ine department before livens leaves. ' '- ' ' Levens. who took over the office U-i time when It was the center V.f much adverse criticism because v .'of the failure of Cleaver to coop- rate with other peace officer in the enforcement of the prohibition , ia. ' has olaced the department a 4hirhhr efficient basia nd is said to have the high regard of all V sheriffs, poflce officers and dis- i attnrneva - throughout ' the TEACHERS CLOSE ANNUAL SESSION MINNEAPOLIS CHOSEN FOR CONVENTION NEXT YEAR Education Outlay Will Double in Two Decades Declares President SEATTLE, July 8 (AP) The 1928 convention of the National Education association will be held in Minneapolis, Minn., provided satisfactory hotel accommodations are guaranteed by that city, the directors of the N. E. A. decided here late today. Selection of the convention citv was among the final acts of the directors in winding up the 65th annual convention of the N. E. A. here. Atlantic City, X. J., was the only other city which made a defi nite attempt to obtain the next convention, although invitations were received from Honolulu and Juarez, Mexico. Association rules prevent going out of the United States with the convention. The general session of the con vention was brought to a close to the introduction of new N. E. A. president, 'Ml9s Cornelia Adair, junior high school teacher of Richmond, Va. In a brief inaugural speech, iliss Adair heralded unprecedent ed progress for education. "Within the next two decades, we shall see education expendi tures doubled," she said. "Every child of school age shall be in school; we shall see a highly dig nified profession with Its own technique and code of ethics; we shall see a limited number of col leges devoted to research; a sec retary of education in the presi dent's cabinet, and a right stand ard of citizenship established." Miss Adair announced she had been given a year's leave of ab sence from her school room in Richmond, so thai she could de vote all her time to her associa tion work. Dr. Francis G. Blair, of Spring field, Ills., retiring N. E. A. head. automatical! became first vice president. Henry Lester Smith, Bloomington. Ind., was re-elected as treasurer. PRUNE REPORT DUE SOON Committee of Nine to Meet Today at Corvallis, Report PORTLAND. Ore., July 8. (A P) R. H. Klpp, manager of the marketing department of the Portland chamber of commerce, left for Corvallis tonight, to at tend the meeting of a committee of nine prune growers and ship pers of Oregon and Clark county Washington. Tomorrow, tnia committee will present to a parent rmmfttee of 100 Drune growers and shippers their completed re port on a plan for cooperative marketing of prunes. The board of directors or tne Washington state chamber of com merce will meet at Seattle tomor row. to decide whether it will ac cept responsibility for organizing the growers part of a Pacific northwest apple marketing asso elation. The shippers' part of the organization Is completed. RE-UNITED BY CHANCE Iowa Woman luckily Overhears Kemar wa ru w-r PORTLAND, July 8.--(AP) Mrs. C. D. Smith, of Sioux CUy. Iowa, here on an auto tour, heard a irl at a wrapping counter give her name to an inspector as Miss Atrhthald Mrs. Smith asked her If by any chance she was raleted to anyone named Mrs. m. akbi ttald. "She Is my mother." replied tne ?1rl "OTpII. T am youT aunt." tne shonner replied, "and I have been trying to get in touen wun your mother since we separated as hilir1ron rr Smhh and her husDana are m-oinnritir their stay so tne re united sisters may enjay their first visit in 52 years EXPENDITURES LISTED Nestucca Referendum Committee : Reporta Highest Total ; . : :? - ThA T&xnavers League of Port land spent $1279.36 In support of and oDDOsltion to various measure on the special election ballot ac cording to a statement wun Secretary of State Koxer Frway. A5 statement filed by tne es- m. tucea ; Referendum ' commmee shows the expenditure of if 1607 in opposition to the measure closing the Nestucca river to commercial fishing,. , , . ' A statement filed by the Home Owners': Tax club of Portland ac counts for the ' expenditure of 1228.17 in- the pre-election eam- .GAINST RACE AVERSION SEEN BY JEWS Repudiation by Henry Fprd of Anti-Semitic Articles Pleases Leaders SUIT MAY BE DROPPED Snpiro Declares Negotiations To Drop 81,000,000 Libel Case Under Way; Sees Lessen ing Of Harm NEW YORK, July 8. (AP) Henry Ford's statement repudiat ing anti-semitic articles, which had appeared in his Dearborn In- dependent, and giving assurance against any future resumption of such a policy, was accepted widely Xisl odical leaders of Jewish thought, as a decisive blow to radical anti (Continued on page 7) VESSEL IN BAD SHAPE Steamer Crescent City Has Six Feet of Water in Hold SANTA CRCZ, Cal., July 8. (API The freizhtPr Crescent City, aground on SfaVoni beach, north of here, has pounded a hole in her bottom, and has six feet of water in her hold. The vessel grounded early yesterday. Steamship officials announced tonight that the steamer Brokings and Barge No. 4 would arrive here tomorrow morning, to pull the stranded vessel free. .- K - H 1 Ty"""" " " " l ;.f. '111 W 4 UT- w w' rK p.qovuA s r p , CLIFFORD BROWN MEMORIAL HELD LEGION WORKER, DROWNING VICTIM HONORED Well Attended, District Meeting Held; Membership Record ' Reported McMINNVILLE, July 8. (Spe cial) Memorial services for Clif ford W. Brown, prominent Ameri can Legion worker of Salem who was drowned in the rapids of a Canadian river several weeks ago, were held here tonight at a dis trict meeting of the Legion, at tended by representatives of every post in the district which includes Polk. Marion. Yamhill, Washing ton and Tillamook counties. Mr. Brown was the first presi dent of the inter-county council of the Legion in this district. Business transacted included the reports on post activities and the report of district officers which contained mention of the fact that 'the district led the state in membership gain in the recent contest, and also is leading the state in community Bervice activi ties. Department Adjutant Carl Mo ser was present and was one of the speakers. Discussion of the department convention, scheduled for July 21, 22 and 23 at La Grande, occupied a considerable part of the time at the meeting. The McMinnville Ladies' Auxil iary served a luncheon to the vis iting ex-service men. About fifteen members of the Salem post attended. RIDE POSTPONED 60 DAYS Henry Jensen Had Car But Noth ing Else; Gets Jail Term Henry Jensen, of Salem, wanted to go for a ride, but lacked every thing except the car, and took steps to remedy the situation. He pleaded guilty in justice court yesterday to a charge of stealing ten gallons of gas, live pounds of cup grease, two gallons of motor oil. a crescent wrench and a five gallon oil can from El- JBtfig. Mind h, Rt. 3. on June 23. The ride was postponed for- 60 days, while Jensen visits with the county jailor. TOLEDO PIONEER DIES Injuries Fatal to Wiley Parrish, Prominent Oregonian TOLEDO. Ore.. July 8. (AP) Wiley Parrish, pro'minent Lin coln county pioneer, died here to day from injuries suffered in an automobile accident last Saturday. Parrish was justice of the peace at Toledo, a former member of the Toledo port commission, secretary of the local federal farm loan board, a prominent granger and secretary of the Woodmen of the World lodge. ANOTHER MODERNIST PROGRESS NOTED BY DR. YOUNGSON WONDERS OP MODERN CltlLI- ZATION DESCRIBED i ' Ability to Interpret Life Mast Ad vance Correspondingly, Declared America, as it was in the youth of the old pioneers of today, three quarters of a century ago, com pared with the America of today, with its wealth. Its inventions, its broader views of religion and liv ing in general, was the theme of William Wallace Youngson, noted traveller and lecturer of Portland, who spoke at the First Methodist church last night under the aus pices of the Oregon Chiropractic association. Mankind's conception of the universe has .grown by leaps and bounRs since the time of Galileo, he declared. Our civilization of today can almost be said to be a new one, by so much does it dif fer from the days of hand labor. and bound out apprentices. During this time the covered wagon has given way to the elec tric lighted transcontinental lim ited, the tallow dip and kerosene lamp to the electric light, the horse and buggy to the auto, air planes carry mail in a few hours where formerly months and years were, required. And with the material advance ment, Dr. Youngson declared. must go the open mind and heart. the ability to interpret life as it is today1 understandingly. The hoot ing mob of the past has returned often to revere the ashes of its victims. Dr. Youngson told of his trip on the Kyndam, the floating uni versity, pointing to this experience as a reason for confidence in the youth of today. The lecture was preceeded by a half hour pipe organ concert by Marian Boyle of Salem, which was greatly enjoyed by the audience present. The speaker was intro duced by Dr. Roy A. Peebles, pres ident of the chiropractic associa tion, who was himself intrtftfttSW by former Mayor J. B. Giesy. Dr. J. E. Long presided at the meet ing. The audience present was not as large as expected, due to the band concert and other meetings of the evening. - WILL START THIS YEAR Byrft Tells Newspapermen That South Pole Flight Coming PARIS. July 8. (AP Com mander Richard E. Byrd tonight told French newspapermen at a dinner in his honor here that he planned to start on his projected South Pole aerial expedition be fore the end of the year. WUAODA OtV'cviEAN CRlMt DOESNT PAV'P MEN TIDN THREE FOR PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION Warm Contest for Offices in Chiropractic Organization Promised SESSIONS ENDING TODAY Committee Reports and Selection of J28 Meeting Place Also Scheduled; Instructive Addresses Heard With a busy three days of con vention sessions behind them, the Oregon Chiropractic association enters this morning upon the last day of its twentieth annual meet- Dr. Roy -A.' "Peebles ing", with many Important buisi ness matters to be considered when Dr. Roy A. Peebles, presi dent of the association, takes the Foremost, perhaps, is the elec tion of officers. With three men actively mentioned as presidential possibilities. Dr. H. A. Reynolds of Prinevilie, present vice presi dent; Dr. Hary R. Mannell, of (Continued on nge 4.) REPORT LITTLE DRINKING Condition Described hy One Youth Not Found General PHILADELPHIA, July 8. -(AP) Liquor consumption by the youth of America was under dis cussi6n again today at the conven tion of the Baptist Young Peo ple's union of America in an open forum presided over by Represen tative Grant M. Hudson, of Mich igan. In marked contrast to the tes timony of some delegates yester day that there was much drinking among young people, speakers to day asserted that they had found but very little, especially among students. Mary Mackrell, a student at Temple university,, told the con ference that she had attended many affairs of her school and had never seen any student intoxi cated. TWO SMALL LADS DROWN Ten-Year-Old Gives Life in Vain to Save "Big Brother" ' LONGVIEW, July 8. (AP) Glenn McVey, plucky little 10-year-old, gave hia life today in a fruitless attempt to save that of his brother, George, 14, and the two drowned in a drainage ditch canal. The lads weYe picking berries on the bank of the canal when they decided to take a swim. - The eld er lad. shortly after, entering the water was seised with cramps and shouted to hi 'brother for help, Glenn divested himself of his overalls, and holding one , leg, threw the other to his sinking brother, who in his struggles pulled the younger lad into the water. : " ' DROWNED IN SPRAGUE Girl Swept Into Swift Current; . Resuscitation Fails ; - CHILOQTJIN; Ore.. July 8 (AP) Mabel . and Bernleal Ra xano, 15 and '12 years old, were drowned , in . the Sprague river, near, here today, when they were swept Into the awift current. The bodies had. been in the water 2 0 minutes before they were . jrecor ered, 'and. all resuscitation at tempts tailed. -YN i 4 -4. 1 1 Tfci i V f I .1 II I ... I ' ' ENVOY PRAISED FOR GOOD WORK SHEFFIELD COURAGEOUS AND ABLE BAYS COOLDDGE Mexico's Ambassador's Resigna tion Accepted; Successor Announced Soon RAPID CITY. S. D.. July 8. (AP) The courage and ability with which James R. Sheffield met difficult situations at Mexico City, has contributed greatly to the continuation of peaceful rela tions between the United States and Mexican governments. Presi dent Coolidge wrote Mr. Sheffield today, in -accepting his resignation as ambassador .to Mexico. The president notified the am bassador that his resignation would become efectlve upon the appointment and qualification of his successor. In a formal letter to Mr. Cool idge, Ambassador Sheffield thank ea him for the "unfailing kindness and generous sunnort" which made his service "in this impor tant and difficult post, always a pleasure." The post will remain for the time being in -the hands of the charge d'affaires as Mr. Coolidge has not decided when the resigna tion shall becqme effective. He does not anticipate that Mr. Shef field will return to his post after he makes a contemplated six weeks tour of Europe. Mr. Sheffield offered no explan ation for hfs retirement, except to indicate that it was not because of health or lack of support by tne administration. In his presence, Everett Sanders, secretary to the president, explained that Mr. Shef field and the president reached an agreement last summer that if the ambassador would consent to re turn to his post he would be re lieved this year. Several names "have been sug- (Oontinnad an Pss 1.) MAY CONSOLIDATE ROADS Permission Sought From Com- aiMWirBS' U. A. and X7TT WASHINGTON. Julv 8. (API Permission was sought from the interstate commerce commission today by thee Hill group of rail reads in the northwest to eononit date the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern railroads with their subsidiaries into a single system. , A new company, known as the Great Northern Pacific, has been organized under the laws of Del aware, the application said, and the majority of stock holders of both the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern have d stock In readiness to carry out the consolidation. SICK MAN MAKES RESCUE Leaps From Bed and Drags Ashore Two Drowning Girl ? GRANTS PASS. , Ore., Jtfly 8 (AP) Leaping from his bedr where he had lain ill for several days, C. B. Sapington today plung ed into , the Applegate river and brought to shore t WA vnnnr vtrla as they struggled against death; ln me stream. " v . The girls. Pessabla ' and. Una Summers, 8 and 10. ykra old. had been playing . by, he rlver wnen the younger go beyond her depth in trying effect a resc1ie th9 other gJ? i fen in. Their cries were ne,Vl by Sapington, who lives Nearby. Both girls had gone down twice before their rescuer reached them. THREE ACCIDENTS FATAL Wood Sawyer, Hatchery Laborer and Fire Warden Victim Three workmen lost their lives as a result of accidents In Oregon Industries during the week ending July 7. according to reports filed with the state industrial accident commission. They were John C. Perry, wood sawyer. Tillamook; Ben Klnzer. hatchery laborer. Hood River; Jonas Trump, district fire war den. Promise. A total of 681 ac cidents subject to the provisions of the workmen's, compensation act were reported for the week. CYCLONE DAMAGE GREAT No One Injured ", Though II age Y Hailstones Fall at Vulcan , . N VULCiUCAltaY July 8.(AP) A cyclone did widespread dam age In thia district tonight. - v Y Almost miraculously the storm injured no one.",.FranUc residents ran. about the town as fences, tel ephone poles and. -finally buildings began to totter and falL r v Hail atones; larg enough to smash through automobile -' tops, well while the twister raged. - ii i . i BILL 3FESSES i TOIMIG Clackamas Resident Calmly " Relates Details of Grue some Murder i '-I ; :rr, ADMITS CRIME LONG PL ANNED Officers Believe Obscessed Jealousy to Be Motive STORY REVEALED Waits Until Woman Asleep, Then Deals 3 Death Blows With Clawed Mallet and Fires Home; Hides. in Shed OREGON CITY, Ore., July 8. (AP) Calmly, in a matter of fact voice, wkh ho display of emotion whatever, Alvin McCurdy, 65, told how be had with three blows of a claw hammer, murdered lis wife today and had then set fire to their home at Canema, a village one mile south of this to vh. Speaks Softly ; ' - The little gray man spoke softly never lifting his voice ' over Us usual pitch. Cooly he -related the details of what has been described aa one of the most gruesome crimes ever committed in Claka mas county. Five of fleers listened to his statement..: Jealousy was the motive the officers said " to each other after the mill worker had ynHnrind,, JnnlftMnf -yah! y induced by a' baseless obscession. .Confronted by V tho ,i charred death weapop he -had ;used,V Mc- 4 Curd remarked easily that he had planned the murder . for sev eral days.' , ' ; " '. , Goes to Theater His wife, 45 years old, went to a theater last night,' accompanied by a group of neighbors, McCurdy related. At 10: 2 5. o'clock she re turned. The couple went to bed immediately. The woman slept. For three hours, McCurdy lay awake; then he arose. lie left the room, returning with a" hammer. When he left the bedroom, hia wife lay dead. McCurdy wrapped hia clothing up and took It outside, returning . (Continued on pAge 3.) ' I DEATH TOLL BIG IN CANADA FIRE 'M4 ROTCAL' ALEXANDRA ; APART--y f MENTS ' DAMLAGrD. V , Painter's Cigarette Starts Dlaze; Man Slaughter Chare :, . Placed ' j.f ' VANCOUVER, B. C, July 8. (AP) The death toll In the fire which destroyed the upper half of, the seven-story Royal Aletandra apartments, here, late today, was officially placed at seven tonight. David Henderson, a painter, who was working In the building, at the time the fire broke out, is under arrest on a manslaughter charge. The fire started, police, allege, when sparks from Hender son's cigarette dropped Into a can' of highly Inflammable ' paint re mover, i : h Y.r 1 i. ' . I v . f Search of the ruins tonight re vealed ho additional bodies. . It is feared,' however, ? that several of the ten Injured may die. " Jean Luckhart, 12, of Toronto, was missing tonight. Not only did the fire spread rapidly to the upper stories from (Coatinad ' par 8.) Wonderful Band Like a Symphony Orchestra - f The Luther College Concert Band will be at the Capitol theater this afternoon and , evening. It has pieces.. It "Vis one of the greatest bands in this con ntry. ; i : J It reproddces the effects of a," symphony orchestra; Is at tracting great crowds every . .where. ; ' - - - - K fit Me - t V - t . -. V ' '.V