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
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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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
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HILLSBORO MAN
PROHI DIRECTOR
GEORfiE ALEXANDER NAMED
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.Will Take Over Duties July 15;
.! Comes Earlier to Study
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Clackamas Resident Calmly "
Relates Details of Grue
some Murder
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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 .
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DEATH TOLL BIG
IN CANADA FIRE
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Painter's Cigarette Starts Dlaze;
Man Slaughter Chare
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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
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a," symphony orchestra; Is at
tracting great crowds every
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