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:' t- V . - . I . .... , i . THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON ; i SATURDAY. MORNING AUCUoT 12. 1027 PEACE COrJFEREriGES CREATE ILL FEELING Japanese ; Representative Says So-called Peace - i 'Sessions r Usually Fail W- " ' 1 Iy CHAS. P. STEWART Exclusive Central Press Dispatch 1 4 The Oregon Statesman WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Teafe!' Everybody wants peace. Of. Course. - Bo peace J confer ences well ' ' And ! Viscount Ishii shrugged bis shoulders and made a face. was the same Viscount IshU we'T been reading about In the newspapers-, as the Mikado's rep presentatlve at the Genera con ference, which fizzled the other day, I after trying for months A to limttthe three leading sea powers navies Britain's, America's and Japan's , . BUt this was a long time ago abon lJj years before the war. i Viscounty lshii Ee-shee-ee, in three syllable? was Japanese'for eign minister then. s .The Chinese . revolution, which has been raging Intermittently ver since, had Just -broken out. Or .my way to give it the once overj I'd stopped off to see Tolcyo. i Those islanders ' are the most hospitable people on earth. ' - The minute Editor t Mitsunaga of theVNippoB Dempo Tshushln-eha-j-NIppon, Japan: Dempo, tel egraph:' Sshushlnsha, news com panyheard thre wa a visiting fellow scribe in town, ftora.lhe Oc cident, he was right op Band to do the agreeable. " ' " '' ' XnllT be told me.1 "speaks English. -Youll want to see him." Andihe took me right up to the foreign office. It: was no trick at ail. ' V'lr The talk was about nothing in particular. How the subject of peae conferences came up I don't .remember. Probably an attempt was being made to pull one off at The Hague. The air was full of peace Just Jef ore the war. The viscount was unenthuslastic to r if the least. ' : i e didn'fexpect to hare what he ald repeated and it wouldn t havs done then, but at this dis tant e of time, whocares! '4f peace conferences meant peate." he. said. Td welcome ibeb. Naturally. ,rm for peace, liki everybody else. - wr "tBut the trouble is. ther ? era ly develop awkward sltua- - irons. h - ' 4what riooks Oa one tountry like v a perfectly - beautiful, prac tical peace Idea may look threat ening to some other country. 1 lEach potthtry has its own pe culiar problems. which other countries -can't be made to under .. jt tiiat matter. k' nation s representative don't t necessarily care to: explain au u problems, to. the worm, fxhe upshot usually Isr com-1,Z,--a. viscount. Vthat some of I the negotiator ,'yleld ; against thir better Judgement and never gel over regretting ior else they oaf; and their motives. ?are us- pef ted, 1 1 i v'r .;" ; . . " 7i ;'One thing is about as bad as "the other.y " vrJ nWrrntlnn ofl peace COB- fereoces jas ibeen that' relations seldom are as pleasant afterwards a i they we're before' t. , , , i . ' 'V ;""". ' ' ;vireH.i.thtGenevc.otoie ended and f iscount Tsbtt. amonr the otherf delegates, is on his way 1 Betpreflf opened hi as agred 4 all bapd that an armed clash between thia country and the Brit ish was "nnthlnkable." No doubt it is yet. Yet. If It's unthink able' to the British, what the dickens are they so bound and (determined . to have a stronger nivy than we have? In Justlee to Viscount Ishii it should be said that he worked life a Trojan to bring about some pert of anagreement. but in spit of all he could do. the conference failed. . , h'-y. Palls City . Girl Crashes Grain Wagon with Her Car mmm . . Oregon NormaL School. Mon mouth. Auk. 12. (Special) Lu' rille Hubbard of FalU City who i is a student . at the Monmouth : normal school failed to turn ou far enough when passing a grain wagon on J the - Monmouth-Dallas highway last evening and crashed into the rear end of the wagon. Both the ' coupe and the wagon were overturned.. Miss HubbardV two small 'brothers being badl cut and bruised. The driver of the wagon.' Paul Riley. war pinned benea-Lh the heavy wagon and suffered : severe injuries to his back. The children were rushed 4 o the Dallas hospital for treatment and are reported af being out of danger; Miss Hub bard escaped without injury.- Hop Picking Under Way at Fields Near Silverton f SILVERTON, ORE.. Aug. 1 2 (Special.) Hop picking. has be gun in the early hop yards around fcilverton. : Oscar Satern Is one of the growers of early hops, rid licking began Thursday! - Sj P G U I G M T Kklnore Theater I One Is told the title of Thomas Melghan's latest picture, "Blind Alleys," and immediately! asks, "What does it mean?" 1 Those who attend the Elslnore theater today, where the picture is hav ing its Tlnal showing, will find the answer and lots of other things. Instance If you're shopping for 1 thrills you'll get one auto accident, one abduction, one hold-up. one rescue and a final well guess If you can. If It's beauty you seek you'll see one Cuban wedding, two gor geous leading women. 3reta NIs Wen and Evelyn Brent, and some attractive Interior . settings. If It's action Melghan will give you plenty because; Owen Davis wove a, number; of fast -sequences into his story and Direc tor Frank Tuttle saw to It that they were interpreted in the best possible manner! From ' all of which it would seem as though "Blind Alleys" 'might top even SAGCO STILL FASTS BUT ABLE TO WALK Convict Enters 27th Day of Hunger-. Strike; Wife Becomes Worried SOSTON, , AtfG. 12, (AP) Public attention, which for a week has been directed largelr to ward the attorneys active In'be Ealf of Nicola iJacco and Bartolo neo Vanzetti, today turned to the nen themselves during the lull in the courts and occupied itself with their health and soirits and tlTeir limited doings in their cells in state prison. Saeco himself set at rest rum nr of his collapse by writing In his cell and walking and standing while in conversation with the prison physician. Dr. Joseph Mc Laughlin. He maintained bis hunger strike, however, ' through Its 27th day. The length of his fast has brought real concern to his wife, although prison officials ?aid today that they had not yet begun consideration of forcible feeding. Vanzetti broke his fast, already several times interrupted since both prisoners first refused food, by accepting during the day, liquid foods recommended by Dr. Mc Laughlin as best suited to a stom ach v unaccustomed to ; nourishment.- As a result he suffered none of. the discomfort experienc ed when he broke a fast before, bv eatin e solids. Vanzetti. a.n ceared highly pleased when in formed that his sister was sailing for Boston tomorrow to see him. , It . was learned today that only in event of a deadlock will Judee Georee A. Sanderson of the Mas sachusetts susreme court be call ed upon to sit with his four as sociates who will consider the case next Tuesday morning. The law Provides that a Justice shall not sit on any re vie of any judg ment or ruling by him unless the other Justices be equally divided in ooinion DEDICATE STADIUM f IVEH BKXD PARK TO HAVE POMMK MORA TI OX PROORAM Dedication of the new water tad him at River Bend , Park : on Pudding River Aurora next Su day will feature an elaborate pro gram of aquatic entertainment -as well as a public address in com memoration of the resort's second anniversary. : . Kenneth H. Simmons, swim ming instructor at the pitk and holder of the Pacific coast .under water record of one hundred ei ghty four feet In three minutes and forty seconds, will present an exhibition of freak and fsncy div oig; as well as a demonstration of swimming strokes with especial reference to the advantages of the Trojan crawl stroke with which he has won several ' long distance channel swims. E. C. Robertson, ex-president Of he Aurora Commercial club and manager of the Molalla Electric company operating In the north part of Marion- county will give the dedication talk during the aquatic program. , .. , ' . ; .. , The new water stadium, as Its name Implies Js an- arena situated in, a natural cove in Pudding Riv er. Two large platforms: with Mgh and ; low diving U-. boards and towers together with a sUd Ing chute, for the swimmers con stitutes i the recently constructed equipment. - jt . . TOT TOSSED INTO DITCH Wind Scoops, up House in Arizona and Rolls It 10O Yard 1 PHOENIX, ARIZ.. ! 'Aug 12. (AP) A wind of terrific reloeitv cutting a path 5 of ; J destruction through the Glendale district, near here' last night caught up the house of Mr. and .Mrs. Price W. Nelson, rolled It over the ground for a hundred yards and tossed the youngest Nelson baby Into a ditch fifty yards away, : ; v HQ such, phenomenally successful pro ductions as "Tin Gods' or "The Canadian." ' - 1 Starting tomorrow .' Fanchon and Marco's idea Screens," said to be their most daring and beau tiful creation, will be presented on the stage, together with a spl endid picture program, with Adol ph Menjou In "Kvening Clollis." Or?jsoii Theater Syd Chaplin in Warner Bros, production of "The Better 'Ole,' which opened, at the Oregon thea ter yesterday scored one of the biggest of big comedy hits. Play ing Old Bill, the war veteran , of the Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons, he gives a tenderly human, hilar iously funny portrait that Is the center of a comedy that has more laughs per foot than most films have in seven reels. "The Better Ole" has about everything that belongs to a perfect picture, and is recommended highly for enter tainment purposes. DELEGATES TO MEET '-Speakers of National Prom- I inence to Address Ses- k,. sionaxat Portland PORTLAND.' OREGON-r-Aus. 12. (Special) -Elaborate prepar ations are being made by the Portland city league of savings and building and loan associa tions for the entertainment of about a thousand delegates from the building and loan associations of California. Washington. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming. Utah. Nevada. Arizona and New Mexico who are expected to attend the Sixth an nual meeting of the Pacific States Savings and Loan Conference, which will assmble here on Aug ust 29. 30 and 31. Speakers of national prominence beside building and loan leaders from the states mntioned. will ad dress the convention. Entertain ment will include, among other things, an automobile drive of 173 miles up the famous Columbia river highway, to and around Mount Hood. Otto T. Salick. president of the U. S. League of building and loan associations, which held its annual convention in Aheville, North Carolina, last month, 'fs coming from -Jt he east to attend this conference, as is Dr. Horace F.. Clark, .director of the American Savings, Building and Loan Institute. Stanley D. Decker, of Salt Lake city. Is president of the Pacific states conference. Lee C. Stidd. of Portland, is vice-president and James V. Whipp, also of Portland is secretary. The last annual gathering: of the Conference was in Salt Lake City last September. WILL PUT Oil PLAY "MY COUNTRY SCHOOL"WILX. BE GIVrKX TO RAISE FUNDS OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Monmouth. Aug. 12 (Special) "My Country School" is the title of an original playlet which will be given by a class of students under Thos. H. Gentle at the sum mer session of the Monmouth nor mal school. The object of the play is two-fold, first. It Is the de velopment; of a class project, and second, it will e given as a ben efit performance to help raise money for the associated student building fund. ; The co-authors of this clever sketch are Julia Spooner and Christina Camobell of Portland, and Ruth Olliver of Wallowa. The play will be given in the normal auditorium on the thirtieth of August and promises to be one of the most unusual and interesting projects worked out during the summer session. The committee on arrangements has been appointed as follows: general chairman. Grace Bridges; publicity, Genevieve ? Anderson; tickets, Bern ice Engebertson and Marion Ladd; stage director. Lor iae Gingrich, and stage .manager, Leon Blankenshio. Wife of Silverton Man r Hurt in Auto Accident! SILVERTON, ORE , Aug. 12. i Special.) Mrs. Frank Calahan was seriously hurt in an automo bile accident at Tacoma, Wash., according to word received here by. Mr. Calahan, district manager of the Shell OH company. ? Mr. Calahan left Immediately for Ta coma. The message - stated that Mrs. Calahan was in the hospital. A North Carolina colored baby fcas eighteen fingers. Think- what a jazz player she will aake when she grows up. "S)-fl S BUILD HD LOAN EDUCATO RS TD MEET MISCU8S.TE5TS Conference at Monmouth Normal School will Oc cupy Friday, Aug. 26th OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth.' Aug. 12 (Special To f oncentrate attention upon " the administrative phases of objec tive testing l.s the purpose of an Educational Conference , which will be held at the Oregon Nor mal School at Monmouth on Fri day, August 26. 1927. All school administrators of the state editors of general and professional publi cations, teachers of geography and history and the general public are urged to attend. The general topic of the confer ence will be "The Present Status of Objective Testiug in Oregon and the program will run from 9 a. nu through the entire day The general plan from 9 a. m. to 10:30 will be as follov A. Survey of the year's work from the viewpoint of: State Department of Educa tion. Educational Publications The County- Superintendents. The Classroom teacher. Oregon Educational Tests Asso ciation. " Portland Principals Commit tee on Tests. The General Public B. Discussion 10:30 11:30 a. Disadvantages o f Objective Testing. Advantages of Objective Test ing. C. Summary 11:30 12:00 Afternoon Session. 1. Problem of Scoring Objec tive Tests. 2. The Examining Board. n. snail History be the new field for Objective Testing in Ore gon State Examinations. 4. The Aim for 1933. 1. Elimination of Untrained Teachers in Oregon Schools,- both Rural and Urban. 2. Elimination of the Selec tion of the 8th grade as a dis criminatory focal point for State Examinations in second and third grade districts. Luncheon arrangements will be adequately taken care of by the School Cafeteria and the town's restaurants. FIRKMEX ADOPT RESOLUTION AGAINST WOODEN ROOFS PORTLAND. Aug. 12. (AP) The International Association of Fire Chiefs will go to the home city of its new president, Ross B. Davis of Philadelphia, for its 56th annual convention, it was decided today after a hard fought battle between Chicago and Philadelphia for the honor The 55th convention ended here today after the delegates had been in session since Tuesday. Many members left, for their homes tonight although a large party have planned to climb Mount Hood tomorrow. Pacific coast delegates made a strenuous effort to prevent the convention supporting a resolution condemning wooden shingles on the ground that a treatment for such shingles , has been discovered for making them fire resisting. They were not supported in this etfort, however, by President Mur phy of San Francisco, who said that one fire in his city had started 125 fires within a mile and a half and had called out all apparatus of the. city except one company. George M. Mantor, chif, Seat tle, admitted that untreated shing les constituted fire hazard but said tests had been made indicating treated shingles would stand fire better than some patented roof ings and that cheap patented roofing's were not as fire resist ing as untreated shingles. He West Coast Greater Movie Season i FIRST OF THE i BIG 4 "BEAUGESTE" I One Week Starting ; I Friday, August 19 Oregon Theatre 2005 N., Capitol. Phone 620 , BIG .DOUBLE BILL Saturday Only George O'Hara In "Timid Ter ror," ami pete Morrison , fj "West of Arizona. l- r Sunday Only ; Gene Stratton Porter's last 1 - Novel - . i 'The Magic Garden- with Margaret Morris, and Raymond Keane . , CONDEMN SHHES said red cedar shingles make the' finest roofing material, obtainable and for that reason iambermen were making an effort to tire- proof them. -Such shingles, well laid, would outlast the cheap pat ented shingles, he declared, '..u ' Chief Carlyle of Vancouver, B. C, admitted the hazard of wooden roofs when not. properly laid but contended that .well: aid shingle rcofs had fire resisting, qualities and that treated shingles, -were much better than some kinds of patented roofs. The ; convention overruled the Pacific eoast delegates on this pofnt and voted to adopt the reso lution, upon which cries of "steamroller," rang out through the assembly hall. LIBRARY TO SERVE OUTLYING DISTRICTS Good Work Accomplished Despite Drastic Reduc tion in Appropriation Before increasing its service to he cities, the Oregon state li brary will exert every effort to care for its patrons in the rural districts of the state not served bv other libraries, according to a rec ommendation made to the state library board here Friday by Miss Cornelia Marvin, state librarian. It was said that the board was agreeable to Miss Marvin's Bug gestion. Reports submitted by Miss Mar vin showed that despite the dras tic reduction in the appropriation for the library at the last session of the legislature, the institution has functioned to the satisfaction of its rural patrons. More books are needed, how ever, and a larger appropriation probably will be requested from the legislature at the close of the present biennium. While some of the library's functions have been curtailed be cause of insufficient finances, the accomplishments have been very satisfactory, members of the board said. The report of Miss Marvin snowed that of 1613 one room rural schools in the state 1297 were cared for by the state library The , children's libraries were stressed as being important in the early training of the youth. Ad ditional books were badly needed in, this branch of the library ser vice. Miss Marvin said. 1 Of 1 Disincorporated towns In the state of j Oregon, the state li brary serves 193 through mall orders and 90 through traveling libraries. A total of 690 of the 771 postoffices In the state are served through the mail order de partment of the library and 495 through the traveling library ser viced j'. Following the meeting the members of the library board were entertained a-L luncheon at the country home of Miss Marvin, a few miles west of Salem. Wives rand daughters of the board mem bers were also guests. SILVERTON. ORE.. Aug. 12. (Special) Mrs. Charles Hedges, who spend the early part of the summer in Camp 14 of the Silver Falls Timber company com ps. has returned to Silverton and will re main with her mother Mrs. George Imb, for the remainder .of tht camp season. ' : West Coast Greater Movie Season. FIRST OF TIIK, BIG 4 "BEAU GESTE" One Week Starting Friday, August 19 Oregon Theatre 5 -i l ICrauses Peanut j f Squares i r. Regular 35c a lb. Special for Saturday only 25c lb. . , I .':-....-;- - , ' ':' "" 2lbs.for45c 4 Only at 1 Drug Store Penslar ; Store j '... , 135 No. Commercial St.- ! Vv Original Yellow Front 5 . Phone 197 Scuaefer HOUSE DAVID HEAD . ADiTS STILL NED . ... Benjamin Purneli Testifies Secured No Divorce From First Wife . AT. JOSEPH. MICH.. AUG. 12. i AP -Benjamin Purneli. leadej of the House of David colonv. to dav broke the Rilence which has characterized his attitude during years of litigation. Taking the stand in hi own defense in the State's dissolution suit, "he readilv admitted he never secured a div orce from the Kentucky hills girl he married 50 years ago and later deserted to wed the present queen of the colony. State's attornevs had plumbed witness after witness in unsuccessful efforts to - sub stantiate their charge tbat Ben jamin was a bigamist. It was the first time Purneli ever testi fied in court proceedings. Aside from that lone admission JMirnell denied all state allega tions. With a monotonous reit eration of "No: and "I never" did" he classed the state's accusations and the testimony of former girl colonists as untruths. In cate gorical order he flatly denied he was familiar with girl members, that he taught or believed in mys terious; rites, that there was an Innercircie" of chosen Shiloh girl.-.lhat Hauor and beer parti es Ver.v held. He d- lured tiiat thojfolony never defrauded mem beriVof their property. "There were no-mock courts to teachmembers to f perjure themselveshe assert edi Stories of eec.rep tunnels, w&lled in hiding places, and wigs and disguises to facilitate his es cape in case of trouble, were branded as figments of someono's imagination The Purneli who once was a dominating figure - has shrunken to a gray haired. unKen-eyed feeble appearing old man. He is 60 vears old and looks 76'. His voico was so weak the court sten ographer, who sat alone beside him., was forced to repeat his ans wers for the benefit of counsel. Despite the outer evidences of weakness, however, his eyes when he chose to open them, flashed fire at his accusers. Although a nurse hovered at; his head, watching his every move, .he freauently swung viciously at flies which lighted on his thinning whiskers. Purneli was brought to the court in an ambulance, colonists carried him into the room on a stretcher. The witness stand was removed to make room for the ctj As he reclined and listened to the questions he rolled his head from side to side on the pillow as 2 TODAY i i i: On the Screen COLLEGE DAYS B Starring f 1 Marceline Day J J I EiMllllllliiliiiiuthiiyiJji i 3 f i I i 3 i i Famed Warn Vaudeville 1 1 :-r'lr tfM . . "Jelly Bean" Johnson, : cenbicTap Dancer . Ernest Charles,; Composer and Tenor -Sunkist Beauties in Elaborate I ' ; Ensemble and Specialty Numbers ' . ' . added : ' . . :-,-y ; ADOLPH MENJOU in "EVENING CLOTHES" : A smart 1 92 7 Paris model love-comedy, presenting Men jou as a gentleman whom ladies prefer. Smart and snap py! Glassy! Happy! . ' THOMAS i i Sink into one of III if- :Mrty I though impairent to have it over with. His attorney said Purneli Is suffering from diabetes and tu berculosis. . . Purneli married his rirst wif. Aneeiine Brown, when he was 16 years old, In Greenup county, Kentucky, .As a witness for the state his former wife described Purneli as shiftless and no good. He went on a visit and! forgot to come hack, she said.- A few years later he married Mary, St land, who now is oueen Marv "Hid you ever get. a fl'vorre from your firet wife?" asked At torney Nichols. "No. Ud'dn't need any. My at torney 'told.- me according to law it was not needed," Purneli ; re plied. "I suppose at that time yon wre an ignorant country boy?" "Yes " "But as the years passed yon learned that such a proceeding was contrary to law and a crim inal act. didn't yon?" At this point Defense Attorney Barnard interrupted with an ob jection. He insisted the Kentucky law permitted the separation of couples under -18 years of age without, formality of a . divorce. Purneli stated . a divorce action was started but, was never com pleted. RAINIER WOMAN KILLED Wife of PiMtmaoter Struck Car: Chest, Skull Crushed by RAINIER. AUG. 12, (AP) Mrs. A. L. Clark. 60, is dead as the result of. an automobile accl- Rum! Romance! genuine goods! Outside- the 12-mile limit of the law, and way outside the usual limit of thrills and ac ition! Gilbert at his 'finet! wKh KRXEST TORRK.NCE JOAN CRAWFORi STARTS SUXDAV directed by JACK CONWAY iMWWi!ffn!lji3ii rM Rum! Romance! The I Mii.i.wiiwi.MiiiniiiH.iiiiiimiiii iiiiiuiilMiiUiUMMwiiUiiiiiiiiiiuij.iit STARTING oin or r o TWO DAYS ONLY FANCHON-MARCO'S IDEA Most Daring and Beautiful Creation " SG;RE;EHS;r ,"The Gloria's"; v - Dancers - Direct frdm , - TOI)AY UXl.Y- : MEIGH AN in "BLIND the comfortable; chairs Enjoy the entertainment. " - 4 ' N . - ' . : . r ' . : : " $ , .: . : EJ sin ore : COOLEST SPOT IX TOWN ; dent on the Columbia highway two' miles east of here." Her hus band had stopped his car beside the road for minor repairs, and when Mrs. Clark stepped from be hind It she was struck by another machine driven by Mrs. L. Kauf man of Portland. Her chest and skull were - crushed. Clark is postmaster at Rainier. Buy Statesman Want Ads West Coast f Creator Movie Season FIRST OF TIIK BIG 4- "BEAUGESTE" . One Week Starting Friday. August 19 Oregon Theatre Make your shopping tour a happy event! Break up the strain by a visit to the Oregon or Elsi nore. NOW SHOWING POUNLAR PRICES Come on Down and Have the Time of Your life CHAPLIN in his Funniest Comedy BETTER w j New " York : t 5 f 1 X 1 I I. f : - - , r-v ALLEYS" and rest awhile. SYD 1 llfu cri jv f ItV Great! . BEAUGESTE j THE j FIRST OP i the mo ;. li - 1 " . M rwyn'iiiiiiii iiwiiimni"il""'"ll,l"llwr' ,..ii.ui.,.)f.i.:,.i,.iiinm ,,...,,u,,mi.i.iii. 3 .-.'.y-.ip"". .' ' 'y ' I 1 1 : I i i "';..'. I -.' t- I f I
