nemenapusly important, WeWo&w '-.Subject forext.,Thfirqy, The Seed Industry for 'fiqtitcf
i '-.V
Bkfe
Weather forecast: Generally fair; ; tem
peratures somewhat above normal; maximum
temperature &1; minimum 52; river minus
1.6; atmosphere clear; -wind west.'
.First Section Pages 1 to 6
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
;SAI;'OREG0N;UNDAYMdRG;AyGySTv7r.l927:
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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GESTURE flDE
TB OUST KlflH
SI SECTII
Harmony on Highway Com
mission , Augurs Poorly
for Change in Office 5
WILL SEEK EFFICIENCY
Members All Conversant With
Practical Affairs of Good ,
Roads Program and Deaf
to Political Pressure
' By Ralph Curtis
Whatever agitation there may
be floating aoout ior a change In
the administration of " the - state
highway department and for the
removal of Roy A. Klein as state
highway engineer, was branded
as a sectional political move with
no relation to the question of Mr.
Klein's efficiency in the office.
When the matter was discussed
Saturday among local persons con
versant with highway affairs.
Further than that. It was free
ly predicted that the agitation,
whatever its source, would carry
little weight with the members of
the highway commission toward
whom it is reported to have been
directed f
i Harmony In Commission
Significant of the harmony
which prevails among the highway
commissioners, is the7 announce
ment that C. E. Gates of Medford
and R. W. Sawyer of Bend, the
new members of the commission,
bare agreed to elect H. B. Van
Duser. the third member, as chair
man despite the fact that hi af
filiations are wJUithe. democratic
party." This harmony is believed
to extend to the personnel of the
highway department.
The office of highway depart
ment enginer Is not a political of
fice and its Incumbent is, or
should be, chosen on his ability as
an engineer and executive. The
present members of the highway
commission are all. men to. whom
political pressure means nothing
and the effective administration
everything.
t May Consider Personnel
witn two new memoen on me
commission, it is possible that It
may take up for consideration,
at Its meeting, the personnel of
the department, including its
head. But the members, all of
( Continued on page 5.)
VALLEY MOTOR
TO BUILD SOON
S13.000 STRUCTURE PLANNED
FOR CHEVROLET FIRM
Arraneemeiita Will Follow out
Suggestions Gained on
Recent Tour
Further plans for the block
owned by the Valley Motor com
pany which Is bounded by Com-
ter, involving the construe -
mercial, Marlon, Liberty! and Cen
ter- streets, were announced yes-
tion of a 115,000 building on
Commercial street to be occupied
by the Chevrolet Motor I company.
Bids for the construction of the
building, which will bet a 75x160
one story concrete structure, will
be received hv the Vallev. Motor
company -In August 15. The while officials of the theater de
building Is to be constructed be- clined to give .out particulars, it
tween the new Marion Market, WM learned Saturday night that
now under constrnction. and the tha afe at the Oregon theater was
service station on the corner at
Commercial and Center, on the
site for-iserly occupied by a Jap-
aiioae pressing parlor," The old
building is betas razed In nreoara -
i tion for the new building activity.
Plans for the new Valley Motor
I co in nan v ninnt. which is tn ncennv
I the major portion of the eastern
nair of the block, are being drawn
P by W. S. Pritchett, of the mo-
tor 'company, following an inspec-
tion tour of Ford garages through
out? tne northwest which was
made recently by Paul B. Wallace,
William Phillips, and Pritchett.
The plans, when completed, will
Include the best features of all the
plants visited, and will provide for,
one of the best Ford plants on the
coast. While, the details, ot the
nuuding have not vet been Bet
tied, it was announced yesterday
ma tne building u tn h
suxzzo concrete structure, with
one..tory. and, possibiy" large
XCnfimi 5S ts
BUDDING FLYERS
LEARN ART HERE
M.i;i OF JAXDINO ' FIELD IN
, jSALKM POIVTKD OUT
Graul Service has Seven Pupil in
County; One Only 14 Year Old
Salem is Ideally situated, both
from' the standpoint of location
and from that of space for landing
fields, lo be the centsr of an ex
?ujtve Wllllaraetto valley flying
sfcrvlc-, yesterday declared' C j.
Craul v ho. with Dick Rankin is
conducting an aviation school and
doing commercial flying at the
staff fair grounds.
"It can only bef a matter of
time." Graul said, "until this fact
is recognized by Salem people, and
adequate landing ' facilities for
planes are provided."
Graul and Rankin have been
conducting a flying school in Sal
em for the past three weeks, do
ing commercial flying when not
working with their pupils. Theirs
is the only aviation school outside
of Portland in the state, at pres
ent, and from the present; interest,
and the number of student flyers
enrolled at present, in all likeli
hood the school will be a perman
ent thing in Salem.
The flyers at present have t?f
students in Silverton. and five in
Salem, one of whom. Rob Miller,
Is only 14 years old. Young Mil
ler has shown a special aptitude
for flying, Rankin said, and has
already done two of the tea fir
ing hours required for the secur-
ine of a pilot's license. When the
course is completed, in a
-few
weeks, Miller will be the youngest
pilot in the country, Rankin de
clared. Disk Rankin is a brother of
Tex Rankin, nationally known fly
er now located In Portland, under
whom he secured his training in
flying six years ago. The younger
Rankin has , been doins commer
cial and stunt flying around Port
land most of the i time since then.
Graul, who is the owner of the
pTane used in Salem, is a student
of young Rnnkin, , and, is himself
a skilled flyer. '
The plane used by the flyers Is
a Waco biplane with a 90 horse
power motor, .nd capable of 110
miles an hour. Thf: Waco planes,
according to Rankin, have been
chosen by a number of av;r.t-r in
tie last few y-;aR because rZ thir
safety fea:i..-s and ease or con
trol. r w :M sis their .p-jwer ana
speed.
The greuM-ls usd by the flyers
have been temr-cran. leased from
the fair board, pending final ac
tion of that body at their next
meeting, this fall, at which time
(Continued on page .)
TWO BUILDINGS FALL
Capitol Publishing House, London
Bank Building Collapae
WASHINGTON, AUG. 9. (AP)
An old building asfew blocks from
hwyj. Jf.irt"
a iraternai uumirauuu, i a ij-
. . . Li: 1 .Allanoail
tonisht. Firemen and police Im
mediately began a search of debri3
to determine whether anyone naa
been killed or Injured.
t ftVTmN ' AUG. 6. (AP) The
Commercial Assurance building In
Cornhill within a stone s .hrow or
the Bank of England, collapsed at
midnight, shaking tbe wnoie ne
Urherbcod. The crash was heard
mile away. It - sai-i tnai mo
1 conap3i was probablv due to re
building operations at Lloyds bank
next doer.
FUNDS TAKEN, REQAIPJED
Oregon Theater Safe Entered yNo,
', Charges peirwu j s
entered that afternoon and that a
part of the contents, which were
not a large amount at the time,
were taken, but that bey were re
1 covered later in the day,
, It was Indicated that R ,was an
I Vinside job." but no charges have
I hn filed, and the theater man-
agement declined to give out the
I name of the person sumj,
QHI0 LAUDS LINDBERGH
Trans-Atlantic Flyer: WU1 pena
fr . Two Piiys in Cincinnaii
CINCINNATI. Aug. - AP)
Clnclnnati today greeted Colonel
Charles A. Llndberg 4rfd took fitH
.dvantase of Its opportunity by
giving him one of the tuost en
thusiastic welcomes ever ,vw
i-Tninr from ' Dayton on ws
f tour of the country in behalf of
ItloS Colonel . Lindbergh-, in
"511 of St. Louis" lauded
-St.LttSiW fUP2rt:s4 3 o'clock
ST: FLIES
Uncontrolled Blaze Sweeps
Thousand Acres of Tim
ber Near Eugene
FIRE FIGHTERS MENACED
I lock Creek Fire 40 Miles From
Portland Breaks Loose, De
stroys Equipment; Men Forc
ed to Flee for lives
EUGENE, AUG. i 6. (AP) A
fire that started in the timber
near Notl, 20 miles west of Eu
gene Wednesday, has burned ov
er one thousand acres of land and
is botti in green timber and on
cut over land. It is now burn
ing on land on which three lum
ber companies are operating and
it is not yet under control, ac
cording to word received from
there tonight. Between 150 and
200 men are fighting the fire.
Control Elk Creek Blaze
MEDFORD, AUG. 6. (AP)
Two forest fires, both attributed
to careless calipers, are burning
In the timbered areas of this
county tonight. One is at Elk
creek, being fought by 14 men.
the other on the Umpqua gap di
vide, and said to be under control.
Fire Menace Lives
PORTLAND, AUG. 6. (AP)
Forest fires attained serious pro
portions throughout Washington,
Oregon and Idaho today with re
ports of new blazes and old fires
leaping from control menacing the
lives of fighters. . ; . ,,. J .
The Rock creeTrflre In the Co
lumbia National forest of Wash-
( Continued on page 6.)
SALEM GETS 2ND PRIZE
United Artisans Drill Team Scores
At Seatle Convention
SEATTLE, AUG. 6. (AP)
Medford, Ore., to nigh:, was select
ed for the 1928 convention cf the
Order of United Artisans. The
1929 meeting will be held in Sac
ramento, Cal. ' ' '
A gt and conclave 'ball tonigh t
ended the three day annual . con-
vention of the V organization. At
the ball the Oregon patrol No.: i
ci roruana was awaraea a suver
ci'n as first award in team, drill
competition. Second honors went
to Salem patrol No.' 8$ of Saleui,
Ore. and the third prize was won
by Liberty patrol No. 588 of Port
land.
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THHOUGH STATE
nv- ww-?f&$y r.. xi ten la
.( ii',v -hy' . cvrrx - a
PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC COLLEGE c
SPKER OPEN AIR SERVICE
i ( Levi Pennington, "''well-known throughout Oregon and the
northwest as the president of Pacific College at Newberg, has been
selected as the speaker this afternoon at the fourth of the series
of Wlllson park Sunday afternoon services sponsored ,by local
chnrches.v; j-"''-r-' rfv ",i- - . .i , - - -,
For 16 years Dr. Pennington has been head of the Newberg
college, a Friends institution, and during that time has served in a
number of public capacities. For several years past he has been
one of the prominent speakers at the Willamette Valley cbautau
qua, at Gladstone.
Dr, Pennington is an allmnus of Earlham College, in Indiana,
and has a degree from the University! of Oregon. For several years
during his presidency of Pacific college, he served as head of the
Friends service work, a national undertaking of his church.
The theme of Dr. Pennington's address this afternoon will be
international peace. He will also speak at the South Salem
Friends church at the morning services.
Music for the services has been arranged by Joe Benner, who
will lead the congregational singing. A special series of instru
mental numbers will be given from 3 to 3:30, before Mr. Penning
ton's address. A vocalsolo by Miss Eva Miles Is also a featured
part of the program, i
B. C. Miles will act as halrmaU ofthe services, which are ex
pected to be well attended, because of the interest shown in the
previous meetings, and because of the outstanding reputation of
Dr. Pennington as a speaker.
BANDIT'S WIFE
TO KEEP NAME
MEETING WITH RAY IX OHIO
ARRANGED BY FATHER
De Autremont's Use of Peroxide
to Bleach Hair Aroused
Speculation
MEDFORD. AUG. . (AP)
The Mail Tribune tomorrow will
publish an interviaw with Mrs.
Ray DeAutremont, the girl-wife of
the Siskiyou tunnel slayer, now
serving a life sentence in state
prison at Salem, in which the
mother of 14 months old Jackie
Hugh, tells of her liie with the
notorious despeiado. and declares
that he will cli'ig to the name of
DeAutremont, despite the urging
the three bandits' fatfur, ahi
her own parents of Hanging Rock
Ohio. ..'
She is now at the home of Paul
DeAutremont. the father. Ir. Eu
gene, and Intends to move to Sal
em, as soon as the mother, -Mrs.
Belle DeAutremont, sells her store
ai Lakawood, New Mexico.
Mrs." Ray DeAutremont a&jn
that her meeting brought about
through the efforts of her father,
who met Ray and Rcy. the" twins,
while they were living in the bills
of Ohio, as tie cutters.- She de
clares her father was impressed by
their. industry and knowledge, but
that during the conrtshiD. a
neighbor woman warned: "You
better be : carefuL You don't
know anything about them. They
came from so far away, they
might have been in some trouble."
1 After the arrest of her hus
band, Mrs. DeAutremont says,
she was reminded of this forecast.
1 The girl-wife says that the
whiteness of Ray's hair was also
a topic of community conversa
tion, and "I often wondered about
(Continued on page 4)
IF, COMMANDER BYRD CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS I
LAW PROFESSOR
LEAVES FACULTY
DR. ROY C. HARDING ACCEPTS
HIGHWAY POSITION
Resignation of t W. U. Contract
And Tort Authority Occasions
I Regret
Another great loss to the Wil
iiaiueiie university acuity was
occasioned yesterday with the an
nouncement that Dr. Roy C
TT , I . .
ixucuiuk, iaw instructor in conr
tracts and tcrts, and professor of
history in the liberal arts school.
had resigned to accept a position
as counselor to the State Highway
department. r; Haidfng is the
fifth faculty 'member to sever
connection with the university thia
year
Flaee his appointment four
years ago. Dr. Harding has' estatt-
Ushed himself as an authority on
the particular features oZ the law
in which he specialized. Dean I
H. Van Winkle, of the law school
commenting last eight on Dr
Harding's retirement stated that
"it is a distinct loss." Students, it
is said, are unanimous ' in their
regret at the change.
Dr. Harding came to Wiliiam
ette" university four years aso
from the university of; Chicago
where he received his doctorate of
jurisprudence. He bad previous
ly graduated from Hillsdale col
lege. Two years ago, he married
N'adie Straver, daughter of Sen
ator W. H. Straer of Baker.
Other prof esse r3 who hp.vo re
signed, from the faculty this year
are M us Frances M, Richards
d9?n f women; R. Darwin Bur
roughs, professor of biology; and
W. L. Phillips, professor of mod
ern languages. Gustav Ebaen
head of the modern language de
partment, died recently.
TlUOTIOi
(g
Judge Thayer Again Will Sit
at Norfolk Superior
Court for Hearing
REPORT MADE PUBLIC
Governor's Advisory Committee
Declares Saceo and Vanzetti
Guilty of Murders "Beyond
a Reasonable Doubt"
BOSTON, Aug. 6. (AP) Judge
Webster Thayer, who presided at
the Sacco-Vanietti trial in 1921
will sit in the Norfolk superior
court at Dedham on Monday after
noon to bear any motions that
may be presented In connection
with the easel Chief Justice Wal
ter Perley Hall of the Massachus
etts superior court let this fact be
known tonight at his home in
Fitchburg.
The chief justice communicated
by telephone with Judge Thayer
who is spending a vacation at
Ogunquit, Maine, after he had re
ceived a visit this afternoon from
the Sacco-: Vanzetti counsel.
Another development in the
case came late today when the 10,
000 word report of the advisory
committee which Governor Fuller
appointed to make an independent
investigation of the case was re
leased for publication in tomorrow
morning's papers. In his recision
refusing clemency tne governor
said that the committee had un
anlmously reached conclusions
hich agreed with his own. .
The report says .that the com
mittee found tbat Sacco and Van
zetti were guilty 'of the murders,
"beyond a reasonable doubt."
Trial Summary Marde
The report summarizes the com
mittee's conclusions as to the trial
by saying:
"The committee have seen no
evidence sufficient to make them
believe that the trial was unfair.
On the contrary they are of the
opinion that the judge endeavored,
and endeavored successfully, to
secure for the defendants a fair
trial; -that the district attorney
was not in any way guilty of un
professional behavior, that he con-
(Continued on page 6.)
33.516 VISIT CRATER
Travel in July Shown Heaviest
In History of Lake Resort
MEDFORD, AUG. 6. (AP)
Travel during the month of " July
to Crater lake national park
shows a registration' of 33,516
people. This is the heaviest
month of travel In the history of
the scenic wonder, with an aver
age of over 1,000 people a day.
Seven foreign lands and every
state in the Union with the ex
ception of New Hampshire, were
represented.
California automobiles regis
tered exceeded by more than 500
these from this st.ue. In the
mlddlewest, Ipwa and Illinois lead,
and from the east. New York state
lead . , -;
Colonel C' G." Thompson, , su
perintendent ot the park, fore
casts that despite the late open
ing" this -season, all travel reef
ords tb the lake will be broken
this year. ...
Read work In tho park Is pro-'
ceeding without delay to the reg
ular traffic. - The roads to the
fake are in "excellent condition and
no detours are necessary. -
In the f monthly report; It Is
noted t.hat" fires hayo been main
tained logoff Ice -.stoves and .he
lodge fireplaces throughout the
entire month while a heat wave
swept the Pacific eoa?t districts.
a ' -
LUPER ON -TRIP S0UTH
Will Confer in Connection With
'f Reorganizing Districts . ;
Rhea Lu per, state engineer, will
leave here today for, California
where he will confer with a num
ber of bond holders In connection
with the reorganization and & refl
naaclng, of 6Teral Irrjgatloo dis
tricts In this state.,. ; . r
ReorganizatioilVliiShese irriga
tion districts is authorized under
what is known as the state reclam
ation act "passed : at the last ses
sion of the Oregon legislature. The
act created a -atate reclamation
commission . with , power to refi
nance and 1 roorganlzo : districts
which, its tldlBg BPSgttJ i- !
GUARD AGAINST
BOMB TOSSERS
14 HOUR SHIFTS GIVEN 14,000
NEW YORK ; POLICE
Take Precautions V Kverywuere
Against Sacco-Vanzetti
Sympathizers- v
By the Associated Press
Throughout the world - extra
ordinary precautions are being
taken wherever police think - it
necessary to avoid repetition of
such incidents as the bombing of
two New York subway stations.
supposedly by Sacco-Vanzetu
sympathizers.
New York's 14,000 police have
been nut on 14 hour shifts, an
vacations revoked and days off
cancelled and heavy guards put
on duty at subway, railroad, ele
vated stations, prominent build
ings and strategic points.
Close scrutiny of storage places
of explosives ordered, with dally
check of all withdrawn "under per
mit. Prompt report ordered of
any suspicious circumstances in
connection with fires, especially if
there is any suggestion of explos
ive origin. -
.Boston: National guardsmen
patrol federal building, public is
limited to, use of one door only of
pqstoffice, police vacations re
voked and policemen ordered to
sleep on cots at stations instead
of going home when off duty.
Rapid City,. S. D. President's
civilian guard increases vigilance,
but is not reinforced; military
guard increased from one to three
men. ' ,'
: Washington: Guards at public
buildings ordered to look out for
suspicious characters; justice and
state departments given extra pro
tection : watchmen assigned to
homes of officials.
Philadelphia: Clubs, churches.
subways, elevated and trolley lines
and prominent- buildings placed,
under tolice guard.' 1 4
'Baltimore: Guards ordered to
surround public' buildings; add!
tional ' police v ordered to attend
two meetings of Secco. Vanzetti
sympathizers.
Buffalo: Orders issued for
Inspection of all ' pedestrians on
international peace bridge after
1 p. m. Sunday, and heavy guard
arranged to protect Prince of
Wales. Premier Baldwin, Vice
(Continued on pg 6.) :
BALLOT TITLE PREPARED
Income Tax Measure May Go Be
fore Voters at Next Election
The attorney general Saturday
completed the ballot title for the
proposed state Income tax Initia
tive measure initiated by the
State Income Tax League, of
which -H. H. Stallard of Portland
Is president;
The tax rate under the propos
ed measure ranges from one to
1 0 per "cent. Single persons are
exempted from payment of -the
tax on the first $3000 of their an
nual income, while the exemption
for heads of families ,wa fixed at
$5000. The exemption for child
ren and dependents is $400 each.
In case sufficient signatures to
the" petitions are obtained the
measure would, go on the ballot at
t.be next general election.
The lax wouM bt payable ln
X'jZ'J. bfed on Incomes r.-r ' the
REALTORS VISIT SALEM
Caravan Stops on Way From Cal
ifornia to Seattle Convention -
A caravan of real estate .op
erators en route from California
to Seattle o a tend he annual con
venion of the national realors as
sociation, -stopped at the capitol
here Saturday afternoon and paid
their respects to Governor Patter
son and other statfe of f dais. The
governor Joined :he realtors in
posing for a photograph on the
west steps of the capitol building.
4 The '"" realtors " are "making -, the
trip by automobile and expected
to spend Saturday nght in Port
land. They will continue their
trip to Seatle early oday. ?: ?
CHOICE GIVEN APPROVAL
State Bankers' Association Com-
: mends . Selectioa of "Schramm , "
Members of the: state banking
t9ard v atuday' jreoeived fetters
from the. president and "secretary
of the Oregon State Bankers as
sociation complimenting, the ac
tion, of the board .in. electing, A.A.
Schramm of Corvallls as as state
superintendent of - banks , to suc
ceed Frank BramwelL who' has
resigned. vrfV -ifi 'v "' .lUr
; Mr Schramm is cashier of the
Corvallls State Bank and has bee q
active In the Oregon bankers as
eoclaoq for many yegrsj-v-'
- " ' t
mw BE
DOM.
Philippine Executive Suc
cumbs at Hospital Fol- ;
lowng Operation t.
TUMOR TROUBLE
PROVES FATAU
Admitted to Hospital But 2
Days Ago for Observation
CAREER NOTABLE
Rises from Obscure ; Post in
Medical Corps to Foremost
Rank of American Gener
als; Famous as -Author.
BOSTON, Aug. 7. -(AP)--Ma-jor
General ieonard Wood, gov
ernor general of the Philippines
tient at the Peter Bent Brlgbam
hospital here at 1:30 a. m. today,
following an operation at the In
stitution yesterday. '.
A bulletin signed by Dr. Alexan
der Lambert of New 'York and is
sued late last night' gave the first
inkling of tho general's condition
and a supplementary report from
hospital authorities at 1:30 a. m.
today said that there was "nothing
further to report" It was added
that . no. more- bulletins were ex- '
pected before morning.
' Presence First Denied
That General Wood was a pa
tient a tthe Peter Bent Brlgham
hospital was learned this after
noon after hospital attaches had
previously denied a. persistent re
port that he was at the Institution.
(The hospital statement said the
general was r admitted two days
ago for observation. Dr. Harve
Cushlng, noted surgeon who war
mentioned In tonight's bulletin oa
the general's condition, was re
(Continued on pago 5.) j .
NAVY HEAD WILL
VISIT COOLIDGE
SECRETARY WILBUR tO DIS
CUSS FUTURE STRENGTH
President Arranges Series , of Invt
- portant Conferences .Next
' Week
i
RAPID CITY. S. D.. AUG. 6.
(API The opportunity to dis
cuss plans for an adequate Am
erican navy in' view of the fail
ure -of the Geneva conference will
be ; afforded President Coolidge
early next-week when Secreury
Wilbur arrives to be a guest at
the summer White House.
- The conference with the navy
secretary is one' of several im
portant appointments arranged by
Mr. Coolidge for the week which
promises to be significant as re
gards the plans of the administra
tion with respect to its policy ia
the next congress.
; In addition: to Mr. Wilbur tho
president will confer with Secre
tary Work of the interior depart
ment concerning the Boulder Can
yon dam and other problems. In
cluding the proposal to place jur
isdiction of. all American insular
possessions under the Interior de
partment. Secretary Wilbur ar
rives at the summer White Honsa
Monday morning for a one day
Visit and Mr.-Work will reach the
Black Hills .Tuesday evening, ac
companied by Governor Fisher of
Pennsylvania, and a party of rail
road officials. 'i --;
An engagement has; ba'en ' list
ed on Thursday for Representative
Wm. E. Hull of Illinois whoj was
expected to discuss the Mississipl
river flood situation with Mr.
Coolidge The J Illinois represer
tative is a member of the boupe
rivers audi harbors V cbmtn'tteq
which will have an important part
in any of the-flood legislation to
comevbefore congress! Mr. Hull
took, a leading part 1n th at
tcmpiJIaii session to" frame a bUI .
for the' government manufacture
of medicinal whisky and it was
presumed he would hav -some
uggestioa for the president in
this connection. . -
At the end of tho week v ?lr. -
' " ' ' , 'jul .) ."