.'or.w,oV"j Concluding Chautauqua SoccionbV "llMh 1 'Great Ppsachoro and Home XvJugic Tonight r - r Good-Dssl of Uncmnloymc v First Seotlori Pages 1 - to 8 i ... s ., . . . . . - -Three Sections Z4 , Pages "WEATHER FORECAST: , Fair; cooler; northwest winds; maximum femperature yesterday, 18; minimum. 58;. river minus 1 foot; atmosphere clear;' wind northwest. mm mm mmmm t- ?&i : atr j 1 a.... ; SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1927 PRICE : FIVE CENTS S WW I K, N COOLIDGEBIS f rnn niiiniw nrii n ; tUllJfbULU r' - - After Failiog to Land Trout inSlate Creek; President ! - Becomes Miner PUSHES WAGON UP HILL Doffs Coat and Aids 'Horses Get : RombUjig Vehicle Vp Tortnons Mountain. Trail; 4IJkes 1 Exercise. MYSTIC. S. D., July 23. (AP) In the heart of 1 the Black Hills near the head of one of -the most picturesque , canyons. President Coolidge today least a trout line Into 'a -tumbling; creek and later panned for gold Which 50 years ago made" this canyon famous. Perched on crags overhanging Slate canyon and on other points of vantage, camera men worked busily to record the first pictures ver made of Mr. Coolidge fishing, but when the waters, made muddy by an all night rain, declined to yield its quarry, the president tnrnea to a native proopecior iur " ; -detailed instructions on how to - nan eold. After an hour or' more "at Slate creek, to" which..he traveled nearly 70 miles from the summer White House, - a sparkle of metal came " - from the president's pan and he smiled broadly as .Uklrs. Coolidge looked on and congratulated him on his good fortune. - The president and Mrs. Cool Idge came to' the summer lodge of Sam, R. McKelvie. former gov .rani nf Nebraska, who is now -nubllsher of The Nebraska Farm -r, over a tortuous mountain trail hich led Itwo and a naif miles &tkto dense pine loresU from Mys . tic The last Jiageso the Jonr- - ney " were : made in a : rumbling J lumber waeon I drawn by two . hvv farm horses.' but "when" the .nimala nuffed from the long, rd null the . president stepped down, took his coat. bM and in. hi shirt sleeves, helped' push tne wag on un the hllL The road was rocky and uncer ' lain. Rain i caused . streams of water to run down the' ruts but for nrlv a mile the president atumm d and felt his way along the trail while . .Mrs. .- Coolidge. laughing heartily, looked ".'back at' him . "' (Com tinned on pc ) as A; M. LAFOLLETTE CRITICALLY ILL rHYSICIAB?slES'PAm OFFOR MER SENATOR'S RECOVKKY Served In State Legislature Until . Last Terms Prominent -In State Former State Senator A. M. La Follette. who has -been seriously 111 at his home, 1033 Chemeketa street, for some time, was report ed last night to have passed a hard day, with possibilities, that he might not survive the night. His life ihas been despaired- by physi cians in charge for several days. . Until the last session of the sen ate.: when his enfeebled condition made It impossible, for him to be a candidate. LaFoUetta ;-tas been found among the group present for a number " of years, earning for Tilmself the1 title of "Watch doc of the Treasury," because ,df hi vieilance in guarding against wasteful expenditures. , LaFollette." who la past 83 4 years old. Is a member of one of the nloneer families of the Oregon country. CHe was one of. the pio neers in the - loganberry Industry, srrowing the first berries on a c?m mmrcX&l 'scale for -the Portland .market frbmiplanta"ecured'frpm . Dr. J. Al Richardson, first .logan berry grower In, ther northwest. LaFollette jwaa also for many -ars a large" peach growern .this Tlstrict. ' . ' : ' ''. . ' " , : One of Senator LaFollette's ' sons' was at one time state repre sentative In the legislature. , from Yamhill jpounty while'the j elder LaFollette was in the senate. ' , Friends of Senator LaFollette 1 have been anxiously watching hU ". fight! for life during the past ifew weeks.' knowing, that his old age made recovery doubtfnL" Although given up by physicians' -week ago," ne Indomjtable , will which has characterized '- his whole lit has kept the spark of life from be ing extinguished.' ? - SPENCER NAMED U. OF W, HEAD WILti SCCCKKI DR. HKNRY I SUZZALO. DISMISSED Salary of Sevr President Stated a . f 12.000; ! Will Start September 1 SEATTLE. July 23. (AP) M. Lyle Spencer.' former vice pres ident of the Seattle chamber of commerce was tonight named president of the - University of Washington succeeding Dr. Henry Sutzallo. who : wa dismissed last fall. : ' The selection of Spencer, who was Head of tne university s school of journalism from 1919 to 1926, was made by the regents of the school. Dr. Snzzallo was dismissed by the regents on" October. 4 and since that time Dean David Thomson of the College of Liberal Arts has been acting president. In announcing the selection of Dr. Spencer the regents said that bis salary will be 112,000 a year. Dr. Suzzallo received $18,000. The . appointment of Dr. Spencer will be effective September 1 , of this year. Upon leaving the university in May of last year Dr. Spencer de voted his time to literary work and to his duties as vice president of the chamber of commerce. He retired from the latter position last fall. The new president, who is 46 years old was born in Batesville, Miss. He obtained academic de grees from Northwestern univers ity, the University of Chicago and Kentucky Wesleyan college. In 1917 he left a professorship of English at the Lawrence col lege, Appleton, Wis., to join the staff of the . Milwaukee Journal, where he. served, as reporter, copy reader and editorial writer. He is the author of several books on lit erature and journalism. ALL "READY TO HOP OFF 4 Whale" in Fir Cl&as Condi t km; ' Sow, Awaits Weather SOUTHAMPTON, JSngland, .July 23. -(AP) '"We are ready now to get off at the first sign of fa vorable weather. Captain Frank T. Courtney told the Associated Press late today after Inspecting the Whale, in which he is planning to hop off 'Monday , on his. trans Atlantic.voyage. E. F. Little, Captain Courtney's mechanic, said that , mid-Atlantic weather was atrocious at the pres ent time. "There is a 50-mile gale 1000 miles off the coast of Ire land. This would hit us head on, so you can see we don't want to take any unnecessary risk," said Little. "As Boon as the weather is good we'll go and , we'll get there." ' J 1 PETER B. KYNE SHIP SAFE Report That Schooner j Vigilant In ' - . Distress , Erroneous ASTORIA, i July 23. (AP) Considerable excitement flared here this afternoon with reports that the schooner Vigilant, com manded by Captain Matt. Peasley, famous as a result of .figuring in Peter B. Kyne's sea romances, was in distress off the Columbia river entrance. : The excitement died down, how ever, when it was found, that the "distressed" vessel ,was instead the six masted schooner Dorothy Sterling, formerly the t Oregon Pine, returning from a six months voyage to Oriental ports. The Dorothy. Sterling was towed Into the Columbia river; tonight. FIRE SWEEPS CITIES Loss in Central Oregon by Flames , Now . Exceeds 100vOOO. BEND. July 23. (AP) Fire loss in central Oregon reached the 1100,000 imark.for the past. -few weeks early ; today when flames swept through the business ses- tlons "of Prineville and Redmond, The Union church in Prjneville. built in 1878, was. destroyed, to gether with the :Towner. arage. In Redmond three stores, all .In one building,, were burned. t -'' , ;j .Tumalo :and Redmond'had auf fered heavy fire loss earlier; in the month. . , : - ' AGED :PI0?iEER PASSES First Marshal of Gold Hill Dies; , Jacksoa Connty Native ' MEDFORD,, July 23. (AP)- Franklin ,AI. Parker, aged;. 71, years, a native son of Jackson county, and, t be first marshal of Gold Hill, died at' his home In Gold IIJU. today. For many yeani he lived at Heppner, Ore. SITS ON OURB Crumpacker, Oregon . Repre sentative, Found Hi in San Francisco RUSHED TO HOSPITAL Knew He Was Going to Die Mumbles, Oregon i Legislator When Found on Street in Disordered Condition SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. (AP) M. E. Crumpacker, em ber of congress from Oregon, was found sitting on the street curb ing in the downtown district here tonight, talking Incoherently, and was taken to the central emerg ency hospital to be treated. Police first thought that Crum packer had been drinking, but hospital records classed him as entirely sober. The police were called by an unidentified woman who lived near the corner, ane Informed the authorities that the man had told her "he was going to sit there until he died." Resists Police Crumpacker resisted when po lice started to take' him to the hospital, insisting that he "knew he was going to die." At the hos pital he told attaches that he was going to die, but talked so inco herently that they were unable to get a further explanation from him. At the hospital Crumpacker gave his name, and said he was an attorney from Portland, but was unable to Identify himself further. Former Senator James D. Phe Ian. of San Francisco, learnedVof Crnmpacker's condition, and mem bers, ot k the Nicholas Jkeugworth party, here for" a -visit, arranged for '"the patient's care. Phelan said Crumpacker.was to have been (Continued on pj 8.) COUNTY la DEFENDANT Medford Youths Seek to Collect For Auto . Smashed by Banker MEDFORD, July .23. (AP) John Beall and Roy . Thompson, youths, have filed suit in the clr cult court against Jackson county, for the value of an automobile partly demolished when a county gravel bunker toppled down upon it a month ago. Negligence on the part of the county 1" alleged. as a 'basis for the suit. '- I'Mil, IMDAZEOSTftTE ( or. ; VYT RELIGIOUS SERVICE IN EVENING SUNDAY FEATURE AT CHAUTAUQUA ' Today' there will be two feature programs at the Salem Chau tauqua. The afternoon program will open at 2:30 this afternoon when the Allpress All. Stars will entertain. The evening program will begin at 7:45, IS minutes earlier than ordinarily. Tonight the Rev. Fred Taylor of the First, M. E. Church will lead , the devotional exercises;-the Rev. Mr. Tully of the Presby terian church will give a.lS-minute religious address; the choir of the First M. E. . church will sing three numbers; the Allpress All, Stars will entertain with special music and Dr. Alexander Cairns will lecture on "The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs."! No admission will be charged for either of the programs to day. ' Holders of reserved seat tickets will retain their .seats for the day, however. An offering will be lifted both af ternbon, and evening. Yesterday was a special feature day with the Haskell .Indian Symphonic band ; and Ned Woodman, cartoonist and lecturer as the attractions. Tomorrow will Bee the close of the Chautauqua with wonder ful programs both afternoon and evening. In, the afternoon the Scotts from, the Santa Fe artists' colony will give a program of interest, to evejy married person and those that expect to be. It will be a delightful little playlet that all will want to see. In the evening the jgreat play "Applesauce," the piece Ce resistance of t4ie week will bring to a fitting cose a fine week of entertainment. The Chautauqua this year has been meeting with popular fa vor. The attendance has been yery large and the interest good throughout. , . - GRAVEL PIRACY CHARGES FACED COMPANIES. CITED TO APPEAR .FOR t HEARING SOON. Operation in Columbia River Without Contracts Alleged by States." Citations will be issued here on Monday demanding the appearance of a number of sand and gravel operators at a joint meeting of the land departments of the states of Oregon and Washington to be held in Portland August 1. The joint session was called fol lowing receipt of reports that at least two .Oregon sand and gravel concerns had operated on the Col umbia river without first obtain ing a lease from the state land department as is required by law. It was said that these compan ies also operated on the Washing ton side of the Columbia river. Nlther-or the-eomjVanles reported the amount of sand, taken from the Columbia ; river either to the Washington or Oregon officials. Records in the state land de partment .here show that the op eration of sand and , gravel con cerns in Oregon are limited by contract to a part of the William ette river between Oregon City and Portland. No contracts have been executed permitting these concerns to operate on the Colum bla. river. In event It Is found that the operators removed sand from the Columbia river in violation of law they will be requested to pay roy alty on the basis of charges spec! tied in existing contracts. Officials (Continued n pip 8.) DOWN ON THE FARM mm VA r sv SCORES BARELY ESCAPE DEATH PORTLAND BUILDING BEING REMODELED, COLLAPSES Two Injured by Tumbling Bricks and Timbers; Automobiles Demolished PORTLAND, July 23. (AP) Scores narrowly escaped. death or injury here this afternoon when a two story frame and brick build ing in the heart of the business district collapsed as it was being remodeled. The roof and two walls crashed, sending tons of brick and debris downward and into the street. At a late hour tonight police had accounted for only two -injured. They were Jacob Letz, who suffered cuts and bruises and back Injuries, and Fred Roeling, 17. head injuries. :DyIsJWibley k jrserstaJtdt i lng at -the window of his office in. the Morgan building across the street, witnessed the crash. "I was just watching the crowds ; go. by," he said; "when a move ment of the roof of the building caught my eye. I . saw the roof slowly give way, then the second floor , began to splinter, all of which bulged the front wall of the building. . a mass of tumbling bricks and timbers out into the street," Two automobiles ' parked in front of the building were demol ished and a street car was jam med to a stop. f A slight quivering of the build ing before the crash gave those inside, a chance to escape. fry a -.- - a UGIOIMDHS THEN IiGOIE Vic Mckenzie National Com mitteeman, Irl S.;McSherry - Vice Commander LOVE STATE EXECUTIVE Mrs. Cleland of Salem Named His torian of Auxiliary; Portland Chosen for 1928 Oregon. Convention LA GRANDE, July 23. (AP) George E. Love of Eugene was unanimously elected department commander of Oregon, and the 1928 annual American Legion state convention was awarded to Portland at the closing session of the organizatiqn's 1927 meeting here today. Other Legion officers elected are: Irl. S. McSherry, Salem (Mc- Minnville post), vice commander; Thomas Stokin, Portland, finance of fleer; ' Dr. Schuyler Pratt, Hood River, chaplain; Vic McKenzie, Salem, national executive commit teeman for, two years. Auxiliary Elects New Legion auxiliary officers for the coming year are: Depart ment president, "Mrs. Rose Wil cox, Antelope; secretary, . Mrs Mabel Mclnturf f , Marshf ield ( re elected); "vice president, Mrs, Jessie ' Kelly, Baker; historian. Mrs. Cleland, Salem; district com mlttee .women, Mrs. Verona Net son, Newberg; Mrs. Belle Sheas ley, Hermiston, and Mrs. Nell Coats, Albany, Delegates to Paris convention: Mrs. Gerald Wilcox, Antelope; Mrs. Harold Herschner, Hood FIGHT .ON AGAIN FOR INCOME TAX BALLOT, TITLE . REQUEST DE FECTIVE; MUST AMEND Provides Exemption of $3,000 for , Single-persons; S5000 ,For(JHarried. Petition for an initiative meas ure providing 'for an income tax in the state of Oregon was filed in the state department here Sat urday ' by Uhe 4 State Income Tax League, of which H. W. Stallard of Portland la nreaident. The tax would be collectible m the year 1929 baaed on income for the year l?28i The' proposed measure is the -.same, as the one initiated by the - Oregon State grange two years ago with, the ex ception of the . rates of taxation and amount, of exemptions. The rate for the first 11000 net income above exepmtion was. fixed in the proposed measure at two per cent. For, the second $1000 or fraction, thereof three per cent, third $1000, four per cent; fourth $1000, five per cent, fifth $1000 six per : cent; sixth. $1000, seven per cent; seventh $1000, eight per cent;, eighth $1000, nine per cent, ninth $1000 ten per cent; and all over $9000 twenty per cent. '.The measure would exempt mar ried persons or heads of families from ; payment of the' tax 'on in comes np to $5000. The exemp tion' for single persons was fixed at $3000. Exemptions for de pendents Is $400 each. . The secretary of state said the petition was .not ; in proper form and , would have to be returned to the league officials for correction, George ; Bylander . of Portland Is secretary of the organization sponsoring the measure. . In ,rase sufficient signatures, to the peti tions f are; obtained the - measure would go on the ballot at the next V PROTESTS LAP. SITTING Hubby- Pushed Her Off; Woman. Granted Divorce. 'and Alimony . CinCAGO. . July 23 (AP) Afer she testified that her hus band embarrassed her before com pany by objecting to her sitting on his lap. an4 pushing her off on the floor rhen ahe did so. Mrs, Rosa del Boasberg waa today granted a divorce 'from Albert 1. Boasberg, Hollywood .motion picture writer. She ; was awarded $100 a week alimbny. They T were " married September 12; 192$ and separated lAcrll 12. IS2T," LEG FRACTURED r SWHENCARHITS RQBERT fW. CONN, CABINET MAKER, ACCIDENT VICTIM Trick, Drlyen by Young; Japanese Strikes While Avoiding Collision Robrt W. Conn, age 56, 703 N. High street, cabinet maker for , a number of years at the, Hanson Llljequlst planing mill, suffered broken leg and severe bruises yes terday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock, as a result of the second case of a pedestrian being struck by an auto within the past. three days. Conn was; struck at the, inter? section of Court . and Libecty streets by a truck, driven by . M. Furuyama, aged 17. garden truck farmer at Lake Labish. Furuyama. according to his own statement, was driving east on Court street, and at. the, intersec tion of Court and . Liberty, was forced to swing to the left to avoid being struck " by a Mack truck moving west, which had Btarted to turn . south of Liberty without signalling. On attempting to get back to the right side of the street, he says, he saw a number of people crossing the intersection, several coming from behind the Mack truck. Although he was only go ing' 1 0 miles, an hour. , his truck was heavily loaded, and he was unable to come to.an-immediate atop. Conn was crossing the street from the south, and was able to jump back out of the way of the front of the truck, being struck by the hub-cap and knocked down.' Furuyama stopped nis truck within a few feet of the accident, and helped to 4 carry the injured man into the Nelson and Hunt drug store, then going to the po lice station to make a report. He (Coanned a pg 8.) , COWS PHEW ,DYJIAMITE ... I,. . . , -- Explosive Chemicals KIR Bovinesi MEDFORD, July 23- (AP) A half dozen-cows, grazing In the Butte Falls district, ate dynamite a few days ago,' and have gone the way of all flesh. 'Four of the cows belonged to Mike Hanley, the oth er two were the. property of W. Allen. The dynamite was hidden be neath the root of 'a tree : by em ployes of the Owen-Oregon Lum ber company, where it was found by, the cattle, u They were hungry for ' salt, .and ; ate the ' dynamite, which . contains salt and kindred chemicals. About a dozen.' sticks of the explosive were eaten. ,'A post mortem was held to de termine the cause of death. In a rough and ; reckless 'inanner, but when the cause was ascertained, more caution was exercised. Claims for the deceased stock have been filed against,, and paid by the Owen-Oregon Lumber com pany HEARING DATE NOT SET -'. i . ' ... Public service -Commission ? to 'Conduct at L C C Request The public service commission has been requested' by the interi state - commerce f commission ' to conduct a hearing with relation to the application of the Southern Pacific company to abandon Its Alrlie branch in Polk;. .county. Members of the public , service commission said the request would be granted. .; 1 -;;..-. f it The time and place of the hear ing will be-fixed by the. interstate commerce commission.' .-:-!' LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN Resulting Flames ; Destroy ' Struc ture and Hay atr Eugene 4 ; 1 EUGENE, July . 2 3 w- ( AP) During a ,brief thunderstorm here wis evening, wnich was accom panied by a light shower of rain, lightning; struck' the barn , of G. F.' Blanton three miles from. Eu gene, setting' Are' and f destroying the barn. 'and ten tons of hay, . - . . f WANT!; DWELLINGS . RISE Record For 192 '.To- Be Passed ' . Early This Year, Seen ' V: Prospects for passing' last year's record - la number of ' dwellings greeted la-Salem. Comparatively early! thls year; are good, accord ing; to figures issued, at; the ,Sa- lem chamber of commerce off lees. The total for 1926 was. 392. resi dences, and 260 hate already been started this year, these figures show. The total np to the first ot July waa 227. A RECORDS FA IIERGUI HITSIOBQBK Salem Hottest City in Ore gon Yesterday; Exceeds Friday Mark 8 Degrees RAIN 'STARTS FALLING Slight ( Shower t Accompanied By Violent Lightning And Thun der . Storm .Hits Salem ; - t No Damage Expected ' i Heat records In Salem for all time toppled and fell yesterday when the official -weather bureau thermometer registered the un precedented . temperature of . 108 degrees. This exceeds by eight points the mark of 100 set Friday. The highest previous tempera- ture recorded in the 3 5. years the government, maintained a weather bureau here was. 107 degrees, on July 10. last year.. A mark of 105 degrees set August 12, 1920, was the record up to that time. Inci dentally,: according : to associated press dispatches, .Salem ,was ,the : hottest place in Oregon yesterday. No ! Prostrations Reported No . heat prostrations were re- , ported by the hospitals, hut sever al down town offices found It de sirable to close during the after noon,; and the . exodus - of people from Salem. and vicinity to the ocean beaches , and mountain re sorts Is expected to' rival , that on July 4th. . ' , , ' Swimming ; pools and river beaches were clogged with people seeking relief from , the hot eun. but no water accidents were occa sioned. ; , ". . . Rain Starts Falllnc ' : ; - An at i least temporary respite from the heat came when rain be- . gan taiHslastrnlght about . 7;3 0. with an accompanying storm ot . violent ' . lightning and - thunder, such as has not been experienced in Salem for .some years. .The showers 'continued at intervals throughout the early night, but the precipitation was slight. ; Unless the rain . continues, no , damage to crops Is expected. Quite a lot of grain ' and' hay are' down but;wllr not be hurt by he alight wetness. - '- ' : " ; Most of the eterrlas have been picked, but those .which are still on the trees may be cracked. -The rain will 'pro-re a "benefit to" the loganberries as s they have been getting d&ry inndert the prolonged heat spell-; : ' ' "" " The Lot spell has revived the.- business of the ice cream and coot drink dispensaries which have suf fered this season; because of the cool weather early In the summer. ; (boftthnwd ea par ' 4.) Chautai2f4uafroday f and ,Tcxnbrrow i -f S-i V This, Afternoon. ; ! The Allpress All Star Trio Is one' of those, big little compan ies, that represent "the very fin est' traditions' in the Chautau qua movement and appeal to every ..genuine - music lover. ; Allpress All Star Company ' ;;"l-;JThIs:Evenlng ' -.; '" - :TheAllpress 'Company gives aiprelnde of tuneful music "jUpress ATI Star Company C5hezC one "of the most elo quent preachers of the East, and writer of a widely read, syndicated column in the news papers, speaks. . : Dr. Alexander Calms. ? The choir of the First M. E. church will sing Sunday even ing and the Rer. Mr. Tnlly will apeak. No admission for Sun day programs, ' , .-i. Monday Afternoon "Earl Scott comes along with his merry Highland Scotch songs, reminiscent of Harry Lauder. Marion GalUgher Scott gives a few of her life-like impersonations.- Together, they present a playlet of Interest to every ' married person and those that hope to be. The Scotts (From Santa Fe's ; Artist Colony) - i - Monday Evening , ' T ' v, The "piece de resistance" as the French say, is the last night jlay the hilarious drama of American "youth and Amer ican homes ;up to the present hour slang, jaxx and all. So tremendous a stage success that Its Tery name U a house hold idiom.:- J , v .. f Applesauce ' - j